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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-05-16
MYTHICAL MILLIONS.

The sworn estimate placed upon the
estate of the late Frederick weyer-
haeuser, the St. Paul, Mimi, lumber
king" who wac written up" by a
sensational magazine a few a ago
as richer than Rockefeller, is $S7s,-
900. For reasons Of economy in tax
Eaying, the wealth Of the old lumber
and executors, but, unless there Is very
daring FRAUD, he cannot have ranked
above many another quite ordinary
millionaire. The stories widely circu-
lated after and before his death about
the size OF his fortune 1ook ridiculous
in the light Of the figures given when
his will was ~probated. .
1t is q striking instance Of the way
mythical millions grow as thew are
talked about. One Of the
forms OF gross exaggeration is the in
iation of large fortunes in the current
gossip of the times, in print and in
conversation. In all probability not one
of the largest estates in this country
is anywhere near the average esti-
mates in circulation. Often the wealth
OF a very rich man is doubled or treb-
led, in the belief Of the majority Of
those who like to tell how much mon
ey kings. are worth.
Such exaggerGtion has its serious
side, because it affects the feeling oi
s~ndlltons Of men respecting social and
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-05-16
THE MODERN ]PoLoNIoUs,

1t never pays to whine, my son;
The world has little Hme to hear
Complaints from those who have not
won
The prizes hat are scarce and dear.
The man who haunts a gloomy nook
Is never cheered and seldom praised;
Assume an air and try to look
AS If your pay had just been raised.
1t never pays, my son, to let
Your neighbors see your empty
purse,
Nor will it help your cause to fret
When things have gone from bad to
worse;
When luck deserts you as it will.
Conceal the fact from foe and
friend,
And try to look as if you still
Had money hat you wished to
spend.
1t never pays my son., to show
That fear is lurking in your breast;
When trouble weighs your spirit low
'Tis time to smile your merriest,
I cannot tell you how to strut
q With pride when trouble brushes
you
Or how to laugh while grieving, but
l know 1t is the thing to do.
Chicago Record-Herald.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-05-16

runs, through which n may walk
without interfering with the grain. 1t
will allow you to pull out any bad
weeds or scattered heads of other va
rieties difficult to remove by the fan
ming mill.
In so far as funds and time will per-
NIT, a crop inspector will visit the
farms of all those parties who prop
erly lay out seed plots This field plot
inspector will give special attention
to bromegrass and flax fields upon
which seed is to be grown for sale as
seed for sowing purposes with a view
Of aiding the owner to so purify the
plots that there can be no question of
the value of the seed for sale as seed
ed. This inspector will also be able
regard to weeds, n as to purity Of
crops in other lines as wheat and bar
ley.
No seed will be sealed or certified
under the sealing clause of the pure
seed law excepting it be thus field
crop inspected.
We wish to begin to lay out the
routes for the inspector. All those
who have seed plots or increase fields
which they would like to have ex-
amined should put themselves in com
munication with this Office at as early
a date as possible.
Address all correspondence regard
ing field crop inspection to H. L. Boil
ley, State Seed Commissioner, North
Dakota Experiment Station Agricul-
Itural college P. o. North Dakota.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-05-16
THE SEED PLOT

Dakota Experiment Station is plan
uing the work of field crop inspection
for the coming season so as to help
the growers Of seed for sowing pur-
poses as much as possible. There is
a large demand for pure bred seeds Of
high quality.
seed plot for the growth of a small
amount Of high grade seed for future
use on your own farm. This is also
the time to plan the increase field up
Oil which to grow seed which will be
clean and fit for sale as seed.
1t will be difficult to improve the
yield Of flax, wheat and other cereals
unless most farmers recognize that
seed must be specially grown, selected
and properly cured. Homee grown seed
is always best.
In fax, because of wilt and canker,
1t is strictly necessary to take steps
to get pure bred seed, more thar or
dinarily resistant. The same argument
holds for the cereals. because of special
diseases in those crops.
The seed plot on which each farmer
expects to increase the seed, either for
his own use or for sale as seed, should
be properly laid out to admit of ex-
animation without trampling down the
fax.
Do it in this way: Prepare the
ground so as to make a firm, clean
seed bed, well drained and well worked
for the kind of crop. In an eleven
foot drill, plug the seventh seed cup
from each end of the drill. This will
leave a strip where the empty shoe
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-05-16
The Story Of Phaedrus.

This little work with its many at
tractive decorations in color is per-
haps the most important of all of DR..
Newell Dwight Hillis's writings. Com
ing after a number of years of 81
lence, it represents the very best OF his
thought and expression.
The Story Of Phaedrus" is a blend
ing Of fiction, legend and history. 1t
may be read by the habitual novel
reader, the student Of old times and the
religious scholar with pleasure. Phae-
drus is a literary slave who, in the
days when Christianity was young,
comes under the influence Of it's teach
ings and undergoes a wonderful con-
version. What this conversion brings
with it and the labor which it imposes
which ultimately becomes a labor of
love-is told by DR.. Hills with a
wealth Of imagination and incident.
The tale serves to make clear as
never before the scenes and people Of
that age when a religion destined 10
sweep the world was shaping itself.
The Story of Phaedrus"' is not an
argument for any theological doc
trine; it is not a dry, u~nenlightened
historical survey of the past; it is
not an homily or a devotional exer-
else. 1t is rather, a dramatic, thor
oughly alive, absorbingly interesting
and most unusual narrative with
characters that are intensely human
figuring in the action. macmillan Co.,
New York;
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-05-16
Give It a Good Word.

New York Evening World: Early
effects OF the currency act on business
are bound to be Influenced by the way
business chooses to receive the new
law. Any indications that bankers are
ready to look at it in the best light,
Lassing owe minor criticisms, are re-
assuring.
A practical, sympathetic discussion
Of the act before a gathering Of bust
ness men was recently offered by
Newton d. Ailing, vice president Of the
National Nassau bank of this city,
who believes that 1t will be Of the
greatest benefit in relieving the bust
bumps and jerks. such as were bound
to occur 50 long as New York. st.
Louis and Chicago remained the only
reserve cities. These three cities car
ry over hall the reserve Of all other
banks, and AS Chicago and ST. Louis
banks carry large balances in New
York banks, New York suffers the
brunt of an serious strain"
BY providing the regional reserve
banks which may rediscount for other
banks, and supplement loaning power,
when necessary, by issuing notes
against business paper, the new law
gives banking conditions in the vari-
Gus sections Of the country a better
chance to sready themselves in emer-
SNiASACS ~ ~ OAS0 OA~StiS ~AN iNSSl
adjustments. without creating wide
disturbances.
Instead of being told suddenly that
there is no none to be had. business
men and merchants will learn that,
owing to a gradually rising interest
rate, they are to proceed with more
caution as to extensions and new com
mitments. Instead of a surfeit of
money being poured into New York in
one seaso to encourage expansion and
speculation on Wall street, only to be
suddenly Withdrawn with all the at
tendant effects of a panic, the appar-
ent supply Of money will always be
about the same and credits will not
display those sudden periods Of con
traction which have been experienced
in the past thirty years. :,
MI. Alling is hopeful that the day
will conc when "the bankers, big and
little, will rejoice that there was a man
in the White. House with the deter
mination and understanding to see the
bill through at this critical juncture.'
Meanwhile one thing Is certain. The
more promptly bankers and business
men Hedge themselves to give the new
act everv chance, the soone will it
settle the question of it's success.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-05-16
SAMUEL eoMPERs FREED.

Mr.. Gladstone, who more than any
human agency, advanced the great
cause of democracy throughout the
world, gave it as the judgment Of a
wonderful life, and a still more won
derful absorption of the worlds cul-
ture, that the United States Supreme
Court was the highest tribunal on
earth.
The American people will be we'll
disposed to agree with this view when
they take due note Of the scope Of the
decision in the case Of Samuel Comp
ers end othe~ labor leaders. prosecute il
and punished for contempt by a FEEDER
al court.
There is no more elastic term
known to the law than contempt Of
court. but most people will agree that
any unlawful interference with pro-
cedure, or any i~ndignity or disrespect
shown in the immediate. view and
presence of the court, should be sum-
marily dealt. with.
But as to what is called in law,
constructive contempt, there is a wide
difference Of opinion. While appeals
are possible, it is obvious that the
mandate Of no Judge Is infallible. Con-
.sequently, while all just court COM
mands should be obeyed, it is possible
to clothe the judiciary with almost
regal power by a too timid subser-
vience to the mere forms and pre-
cedents Of law.
Mr.. Gompers and MI. Mitchell were
unjustly convicted, and it with
good grace from the worthy son Of a
great f~ather-CIiver Wendell Holmes
that he should be the fountain and
origin OF the law hat proclaimed the
fact.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-05-16
The Reconnaissance

Unusual both in thought and in
character is this briskly moving story
of adventure in which a young man
ultimately finds himself. The action
is vigorous and the tale Of the
youths endeavors to overcome certain
deep-rooted traits of his nature ap-
p~ealing. The novel is distinguished by
the vivacity and crispness of the au-
thor's style. For the most part, Cord
en- Gardiner reveals his theme and
portrays his people through dialogue,
thus imbuing his boo with a liVeli-
ness and an alertness which the read
err will find most pleasant, Opening
on the veldt in Africa with a situa-
ton of striking power and original
ity, the scene in the course of the
plot shifts to other lands, bringing
in a variety of we'll drawn and inter
esting men aad women. Like "A. f.
| w. Mason's THE Four Feathers. to
| which 1t bears a slight resemblance
THE Reconnaissance" Is a story OF
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-05-16
THE N THEATRE

Commenting on The Little Countr!
Theatre, under that heading The Wo'
mans Home Companion says
A recent experiment in this dt-
reCtion is the foundation Of The
Little Country Theatre" at the
North Dakota Agricultural Col
lege at Fargo, where all eligible
students. who come from every
section Of the state n the North
west, may have an opportunity,
not only Of appearing in one play
2. year but Of assisting in the di-
rection or preparation Of a play.
The establishment OF this the
atre ia simply a recognition Of the
fact that (to quote the words of
the announcement) nothing in
terests people in each other so
much as habituaIy working to-
gether.' and that las a dynamic
force in bringing people together
and building up a community
spirit, the Importance of a genuine
home talent play cannot be over
estimated"
The Little Country Theatre, as
it Is called, Is a regular playhouse
in miniature. 1t has a stage thirty
feet wide and twenty feet deep,
and an auditorium seating two
hundred people, with no boxes or
balconies.
The object OF The Little Country
Theatre Is to produce such plays
as can be easily staged in a
country school, in the basement of
a country church. in the sitting
room Of a farm home, in the vii
lage hall. or wherever country
people assemble for social bet
terment. The character OF the
productions will be varied. En-
phasis win be laid on the one-act
play and scene taken from
dramas depicting the life Of vari-
Gus foreign people. Local play
wrights will be encouraged.
North Dakota is not unique in
having a population made UP Of
varied nationalities. The plan for
this theatre includes monthly ma
tiorality programs" in which for
eign students at the university and
representatives from the various
foreign communities in the state
will participate. In his and
many other ways The Little Coun-
try Theatre will serve as a socio-
logical experiment station.
Why should not this idea be
carried out in other communities?
Doubtless the North Dakota Agri-
cultural College will be glad to
furnish information regarding
costs, plans n other necessary
details,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-05-16
Imaeinary Heart Trouble.

Do you have pains in the region of
the heart? Does your heart thump?
Its 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. Meritol
Tonic Digestive is especially recon-
mended for indigestion and dyspepsia,
and for restoring the stomach to it's
normal functions and-no more heart
disease" Central Drug Store, 66
Broadway, Fargo. N. D., Exclusive
AgentS-AdVt.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-05-16
The Quest of John Chapman.

'"The Quest of John Chapman" is a
novel distinctly unusual and interest
ing. 1t contains at once a strong
story interest, historical interest of a
new kind, and the element of breezy
outdoor interest which has made some
recent books so popular and invigor-
ating.
It's scenes are those which sur
rounded the pathfinder of early
pioneer days in the Central and Mid
die West. full Of outdoor fragrance
and charm. The forgotten hero, is a
mar well known and liked in his day,
who spent his life introducing fruit
trees, especially apple trees, in Ohio,
Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, and other
states in the Middle West in pioneer
days. His life was one of great hard
ships; but those who came after him
loved him for his labors. A thread
of love story rum through the book;
and the whole tone Of the story is
romantic and pleasing. The average
novel reader will like it: and it will
appeal especially to those interested
by early history or the romantic side
of religious teaching. macmillan Co.,
New York; ,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-05-16
TEN A

Ten years h not a cry long time
when one looks back over 1t. The
wear 1904 does not seem to be Very
far back in the annals Of history, but
North Dakota has made a wonderful
advance IN those short ten years.
The Forum Is moved to these re-
marks by an item from the correSA
tpondent at Verona published this
week. It reads as follows:
Nh. WHITE has purchased the
Sw IL 2-1S3-59, LaMoUre county,
". D. It 10 reported Mr.. White
raid $4,000 for these premises, and
the farmers around this village are
Of the opinion that he bought
cheap at the above figures Mr..
White sold lands around Verona
about ten years ago for $12 to SIS
per acre ard coTnplimented himself
on getting such figures for real
estate at that time. What would
he have said TO o had you asked
him g. decade & woUld he in the
wear 1914 be ready and willing TO
paw $50 an acre for wild land? We
will venture a prophecy. lands ad-
Joining the tOwnsite Of Verona will
command $96 to 500 an acre in
the year 1920.
That prophecy Is not nearly so hard
to believe today. as it would have been
to believe that land would be selling
for $50 an acre around Verona-iD
1914-ten years ago.
There is nolonger any question about
North Dakota land reaching the 800
mark. In fact hand has been sold in
this state-large tracts Of farm land
for that tgure already. Who will pre-
dict the progress that will be made in
this state by 1924?
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-05-16

Rasmus Born Anderson.

Rasmus Bjorn Anderson, an Ameri-
can author and educator of note, was
of Scandinavian descent.
He was bern at Albion, Wis, in 1S46
and was educated at Luther college in
Iowa, and the University of Wisconsin.
At the latter institution he was pro-
fessor of the Scandinavian language
for eight years.
In 1874 appeared his first published
work, The Younger Edda. The same
year the work which created for him
a national reputation was issued, en-
titled America Not Discovered by Co.
lumbus. t
In 1877 he wrote Morse Mythology
and Viking Tales from the North.
When Grover Cleveland became
president or the United States in 1885,
Professor Anderson was appointed
United States minister to Denmark
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-05-16
NOSE and HEAD STOPPED UP FROM
COLD OR CATARRH, OPEN AT Once

bottle of "Ely's Cream Balm" at any
drug store. This sweet, fragrant balm
dissolyes by the heat Of the nostrils,
penetrates and heals the infiamed,
swollen membrane which lines the
nose, head and throat; clears the air
passages; steps nasty discharges and
a feeling of cleansing, soothing relief
comes Immediately.
for breath. with head stuffed; nostrils
closed, hawking and blowing. Catarrh
or a cold, with it's running nose, foul
mucous ~dropping into the throat, and
raw dryness is distressing but truly
needless.
Put you, faith-just once-in "Ely's
Cream Balm" and your cold or catarrh
will surely disappear.-Adyt.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-05-16
bib VOLUME XxxVlI, NO. 1856.

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address slips,
Address all communications to The
Forum publishing Co, Fargo, N. D.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-05-16
A RaliahIa. Hair Tonic.

1t is an easy matter to prevent di-
seases Of the scalp by using Meritol
Hair Tonic. 1t should be used reg
ularly to keep the scalp free OF
germs, as these germs are the cause
Of the majority of cases of dandruff
and later, badness. We are author
lied to guarantee Meritol Hair Tonic.
Central Drug Store, Sc Broadway.
Fargo, N. d. Exclusive Agents.-Advt.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-05-16
Health a Factor in Success.

The largest factor contributing to a
mans success is undoubtedly health.
1t has been observed that a man is
seldom sick when his bowels are reg
ular-he is never well when they are
constipated. For constipation you will
find nothing quite so good as Cham
berlain's Tablets. They not only move
he bowels but improve the appetite
and strengthen the digestion. They
are sold BY All Dealers.-AdYt.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-05-16
GREAT ~NORThERN.
In Eject Nov. 2. 1s1s.
Eanh Rnnnn grain,

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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-05-16
SATURDAY, MAY is, 1914.
LAND GOING UP.

! Ten years, looking backward. does
not seem a long time. The year 1904
Is not so very far In remote history,
and yet In ten years this state has
made wonderful strides. Ten years ago
land was selling in this part Of North
Dakota for about SO or SIS.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-05-16
My Cleansing, Healing Balm Instantly
Clears Nose, Head and Throat
Stops Nasty Catarrhal Discharges.
Dull Headache Goes.
Try "Ely,s cream Balm.

Get a small bottle anyway, just to
try it-Apply a little in the nostrils
and instantly your clogged nose and
stopped-up air passages Of the head
will open: NoG will breathe freely;
.dullness and headache disappear. BY
morning the catarrh, cold-in-head or
catarrhal sore throat will be gone.
End such misery now! Get the small
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-05-16

industrial problems. The facts are
quite disturbing enough without the
fiction so freely circulated and so
widely believed.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-05-16
From The Forum Book Shelf

courage, raising in p%replexing fash
ion the question as to whether the
winner of the Victoria Cross is a
hero or a coward, and answering It
in a way likely to be satisfactory to
all. Macmillan Co, New York;
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-05-16

- - =erved throughout the nrst
Cleveland administrator, Grea his
return he edited a Norwegian w
paper, Amerika, at Madison for many
Years -- 49, - 49,.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-05-16
Robert AndArsosa.

Robert Anderson, American soldier
and military writer, was born near
Louisville, KY, in 1905.
In 1925 he graduated from West
Point where he was instructor in ar
tillery from 1886 to 1897. He served
with credit IN both the Seminole and
Mexican wars.
At the cloes of 1860 he was in com
mand of Fort Moultrie in Charleston
harbor, but soon transferred his gar
rison to Fort Sumpter. Here he with
stood the bomlbardment by the con-
federates on April IL and Is, 1851, but
was finally forced to evacuate the fort,
his garrison, which had remained in
tact, being allowed to retire with the
honors of war. For his defense of the
place he received the nations thanks,
with appointment to the rank of ma
ior-general.
In 1863 i'll health compelled him to
retire from active service, when he
devoted himself to the writing and
translating Of military text books. He
died in 1879.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-05-16

On June 8, Houghton Mifflin Co.,
will publish the following books:
"Clark's Field" a new novel by Robert
Herricka What is it to be Educated ?"
education and the Larger Life"
1.-THE. Sister of the Wind" a. collection