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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-03-06

Peg-Nayther am I in this-house-
couldn't we try to comfort each other?
Ethel-Comfort? You? - D.:
Peg-A beautiful thought makes a
beautiful face, they say. And, sure, a
kindly impulse gives We a warm feelin'
around the heart, and ye'd have it IL
ye'd only be a little kind to me some
times. -'
Ethel-I'm afraid I have been z; little
inconsiderate. -u -. =
Peg-Ye have.
Ethel-What would you like me to
do?
Peg-Just spake to me sometimes as
If / were a human bein' and not a clod
OF earth. viii ye?
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-03-06
BOYS WILL PLAY

The Employed Boys basketball team
at the "Y" will clash with the Tower
City quint on the "Y' floor tomorrow
evening. The boys are in good shape,
and Tower City is coming with a con-
Stunning ambition. to carry home the
scalps Of the locals. SO there is sur to
be a lively contest.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-03-06
on those studies for the past v
Scope Of the Work,

scope OF the Work.
II nave thought it best. to give
briefly an outline of what the Office
or grain standardization has done, and
Is at the present time engaged in do
ing. Attention is given not only to
conditions and methods at terminal
and export markets, but TO the meth
DDS OF harvesting, handling and stor-
Ing the grain on the farm-not from
a STANDPOINT of farm management, but
with a view of studying the influence
these methods have on quality and
grade. For example, experiments
have been conducted with wheat,
studying the comparative effect on
the quality and grade of tho grain
where left in the shock and when
stacked soon after being harvested.
There has been, and there still is,
much guess work and theory as to
the value of stacked grain, many
claiming that the quality is improved
by stacking, but little absolute infor-
nation has been available to substan-
tate this belief. TO get facts, this Of
flee has made some preliminary ex-
.perlments along this line n plans
on Continuing such work.
To get i'll touch with the actual
conditions as they exist at country
and terminal markets, laboratories
have been established at certain def
lAlLSe HILL hSLS representative OF Narl-
u conditions. Samples Of grain are
secured at these markets from cars,
from farmers wagons, granaries and
cribs and are tested for such factors
as moisture, weight per bushel, dam
aged grain and foreign matter such as
seed, dirt, ETC., found in grain as
marketed. Special attention is
given to corn, wheat, oats, bar
ley and rice, and samples OF
rye flaN and kafr corn are
also secured to study the relation OF
the above mentioned factors to quail
ty and grade.
Storage and Transportation Export
ments.
storage experiments have also been
carried on at the markets by our lab
o~rator1es in cooperation with the
grain trade. elevator companies and
railroads, to study the causes of de-
terloration Of grain in storage. In this
work different sorts of tests are made
using various types Of bins, as con-
crib type. ETC., and different
of corn having varying p~ercentag :
es of moisture are stored under the
same conditions in separate bins to
compare the relative length of time
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-03-06

Ethel-Very well, Margaret I will.
Peg-Thank ye. VIII ye give me an
other minute?
Ethel-Yes; what is it?
: Peg-Do ye know anything about
love?
Ethel-Love?
Peg-Yes. Have ye ever been in love?
Ethel-No.
Peg-Have We ever thought about it?
Ethel-Senimental nonsense that
only exists in novels.
Peg-Ye're wrong. Ye're wrong. It's
the most wonderful thing in the world.
To love a good man who loves you-a
man that made We hot and cold, burnin'
like fire one minute and like ice the
next, who made yer heart leap with
happiness when he came near re and
ache when he went away from We.
Haven't We ever felt that?
Ethel-Never.
Peg-Don't you like men?
Ethel-Not much.
Peg-Just dogs?
Ethel-You can trust them.
Peg-I like dogs, too. But I like
children better. Wouldn't ye like to
have a child of your own?
Ethel-Margaret!
Peg-T would. That's the real woman
in us. Ye only fondle that dog because
We haven't got a child Of your own to
take in your arms. All the selfish wo-
men have pet dogs. They're afraid to
have children. I've watched them. A
dog is all very well, but he can't talk
to We and comfort We, and cry to We,
and laugh to We like a child can.
Sure he couldn't be president Of the
United States. But il ye bad a baby
he might grow up to it.
Ethel-That's very Irish. 1..s"
Peg-Faith I think it's very human.
I wish you had a little of it.
Ethel-Tt is not customary for girls
to talk about such things. .
Peg-I know that, and T can't under.
stand why we should discuss events of
national importance. If there was
more honesty in the world there would
be less sin. n
Ethel-Really-- "
Peg-Now let us be honest with each
other.
Ethel-What do you mean?
Peg-You like MI. Brent, don't We?
EtheI-Certain1y I do. He's a very
old friend Of the family.
Peg-He's got a wife?
Ethel-He has.
Peg-And a baby2
Ethel-Well? f
Peg-Is it customary for English
husbands with babies TO kiss other
wonnen--to kiss their hands?.
EtheE-It is a very old and very re-
spected custom.
Peg-I'm not so sure about the re-
spect, but, NO doubt, IFS old. Why
doesn't he kiss aunt's hand2
Ethel-Oh, you don't understand!
Peg-Sure. I only saw the old rel
spected custom by accident when II
came in through there instead of goin'
to the back door. I couldn't help see
ing it, And as for being contemplate,
I'm not SO sure the custom doesn't re-
serve all the contempt.
Ethel suppose 1t is too much to|
expect that a child OF the common
people should understand the customs
OF decent people.
Peg-T suppose if is. But I don't see
why the COMMON PEOPLE should
have all the money and the ARTsTOC-|
RACY none.
Ethel-Oh, be good enough never toI
speak to me again as long as you're In
the house. If I had my way you'd
leave 1t this morning.
y q . q 1
fPeg has fallen In love with a young
man named Jerry, close friend OF the
family. and the night following this
scene secretly attends d dance with
him. Upon her return to the house
about midnight she meets Ethel, dress
ed for travel, just leaving)
Peg-Vhaa are you doias here atl
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-03-06
THE wv
Printers Set High MARI.

The Lokensgard team took three
ing quint last night on the Nestor al
leys, and incidentally hung up a new
record for the alleys for q five man
team which looks good for some time
to come. In the first two games The
men averaged 2o4 and 216, which is
some average, and in the last gains
they, came within five pins of a 200
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-03-06

this time Of night dressed like that,
and with your hat and coat on?
Ethel-G0 to your ROOM.
Peg-Do you mean to say that you
were
Ethel-Keep your voice down, you
little fool.
Peg-Why, he was here a minute ago.
Ethel-Who was here?
Peg-Mr. Brent. Were ye goin' away
with him?
Ethel-Take your hands ohFtae.
Peg-Were We? Answer mel
Ethel-Yes, and I am.
Peg-No ye're not.
Ethel-Let me go.
Peg-Ye're not goin' out OF this house
tonight if / have to wake everyone
in it.
Ethel-Wake them? They couldn't
stop me. Nothing will stop me now.
I'm sick Of this living on charity. Sick
Of meeting you day by day, and i'm
piled insult in your every look and
word as much as to say, "I'm giving
you your daily bread; I'm keeping the
roof ver your I'm sick of it. And
I end it tonight. Let me go or I'll
I'LL
Peg-What dye mean by insult? And
yer daily bread? And keepin' the roof
over We? What are We raving about?
Ethel-I'm at the end tonight. I'm
going
Peg-No, yer not. What dye suppose
ye'd be agotn' to? a wakin' and
sleepin' misery.
Ethel-I'm going.
Peg-Ye'd take him from his wife
and her baby?.
Ethel-He hates them and I hate
this. And I'm going.
Peg-So ye'd break your mothers
heart and his wife's just to satisfy
your own selfish pleasure? I'm glad I
sinned tonight in doin' selfishly what
I wanted to do since it's given me the
chance to save you from doin' the most
shameful thing a woman ever did.
Ethel-WiIl you-
Peg-Yeu stay here IL I have to
wake the household.
Bthel-No, no! You mustn't do that.
Peg--Ye just told me your own
mother couldn't stop you. ,
Ethel-She mustn't know--she mustn't
know. Let me go. He's waiting, and
it's past the time. '
Peg-You let him wait. He gave his
name and his life to a wom man, and it's
your duty to protect her and the child
she brought him.
Ethel--I'1l kill myself first.
Peg-No, ye won't. You won't kill
yerseif at all. We might have IL ye'd
gone with him. Why, that's the kind
Of a man that tires OF We In an
hour and leaves ye to sorrow alone.
Doesn't he want to leave the woman
he swore to cherish? What do We sup
pose he'd do to n he took no oath
with at all? You have some sense
about You. And u les no compli-
ment he's paying We, either. Faith, he'd
have made love to me if I'd let Mm.s
Ethel-What, to you?
Peg-Here in this room today. IL ye
hadn't come in when We did I'D have
taught him a lesson he'd have carried
to his grave.
Ethel-He tried to make love to you?
Peg-'Kiss and be friends" says he,
tryln' to take me in his arms, and in
you walk.
Ethel-Ts that true?
Peg--On my poor mothers memory.
Ethel-The wretch! The wretchs
Peg-That's what he is, and ye'd
give yer life into his keepin' to blacken |
it SO that no decent man or woman
would ever look at We or spake to ye
again?
Ethel-No. That's all over! It's overt!
/ hate myself. oh, how 7 hate myself
Starts to cry.1
Peg-Etheli AcusfIa. Don't do that!
Darlin', don't. Hes not worth 1t. KapeI
yolr life and yer heart clean Till the
one man in ain the world comes to We
with his heart clean, too and then
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CONFERENCE
CHAMPS, BANQUET

A$banquet to celebrate tbe a,ooass.
closing Of the conference sea son.
an which the Moorhead2 normal team
Won the championship Of the normal
conference was given last night by
MRS: J. v. Godfrey. 61l Eighth street
Following d very excellent, dinner,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-03-06
st. OLAF TEAM WILL PLAY.

The basketball quint Of st. Olafs
college will meet the Concordia team
tonight on the normal school floor at
9 o'clock. Both teams are quite CON
fident Of winning, and a spirited fight
is looked for. Saturday night the boys
from st. Olaf will play the Aggies.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-03-06

NJ. ID. A. wins Three.

! The M. B. A. team rubbed the Mac
cabees in the dust last night, beating
them In all three games by O. decisive
score. Olson was high man, with 2l8
Edlund tied for second place with 19a
each.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-03-06
AEG-Ethel, may I talk to you?

W%AEG-Ethel, may I talk to you?
- Ethel-You were told to study.
Peg-Won't you let me? We
are both girls in the same house,
of the same family, and you've never
said a kind word to me since I've been
here. =... las @l y.5
Ethel-We have nothing in common.
Peg-Sure, that doesn't prevent us be-
ing decent to each other.
Ethel-Decent! .a q IL. Tx
Peg-Iu meet We three-quarters of
the way il yeM just show one little
generous feeling toward me. With all
yer fine advantages you're not happy,
are We? ~
Ethel (slowly)-No, I'm not.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-03-06

International Har. Co. .... "a II 10
.............. "a 8 Is
walker Bros. q Hardy .... "a s 16
SLsFn Clothing Co. ....s... "a II
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-03-06
Modern Rrothcrbon1
Team Standings.

SHFH SEaIUTHSS,
The standings for the week in the
Handicap league are as follows:
P. w. L.
Reineke & McKone ....... "a is 6
Johnson Cycle Supply Co.. "a Is 8
Prtg.@Co. 49,. "a II 10
Union Light, H. & P. Co... "a IA 10
The Washington herald., 1914-12-06

provided both noblemen attended. She
agreed to SIT between the two rivals, and
she tried to give each like share of her
smiles and attention. 1t was a most tact
less thing for Mile. Plaskowieczka to
bring the rivals together. for men do not
like to share the favors of the women
they love.
Wine flowed freely. The count made
violent love. The duke made more violent
love. Stephanie was in a quandary. How
It happened even she never could explain,
but before she knew what had happened,
the duke leaned far over, kissed her lightly
on the cheek. and then the trouble began.
The count declared Mile. Plaskowieczks
had been insulted, and thereupon slapped
the duke squarely in the mouth.
Revenge" cried the duke. "I demand
satisfaction"
you shall have It." answered the count.
"When?" queried the duke.
AT dawn" replied the count. MY
seconds will wait on you"
And so the two rivals for the favor OF
the blonde beauty repaired to the dueling
grounds, each armed with pistol. Those
who had been at the supper party made
the spectators of the grim little atfaire
d'honneur.
The Count Vladimir was shot twice,
once in the arm and again in the abdomen.
He was hurried to a hospital and Mile.
Plaskowieczka went with him. For three
months she was constantly at his side
nursing him back to health and strength.
1t was common report that the beauty's
heart had been touched she will marry
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useless caring for wounded Erglishmen.
''oh, the cruel, cruel war;" said Mile.
Plaskowiezcka in her jargon, a mixture
of French. Russian and English, intel
ligible only to a few OF Mile. Pavlowa's
company. as she stepped onto the pier
when she arrived from Europe. How
1 pray 1t will end"
And then she inquired the way to the
Russian cathedral in 96th street, New
York.
She went there to pray for the safety
Of her soldier"
Cruel war It is indeed! II is cruel
enough for those who can sit at home
and hope and pray for the safety of the
loved ones who are at the front. But
for one who is in the position of Mile.
Plaskowieczka It is doubly cruel.
Night after night she is compelled to
entertain her audiences. No matter
what troubles are on her heart. no mat
ter how fierce the fighting has been in
the region where her loved one Is, she
must glide from the wings Of the stage
so many times each night with an ex-
ubersnce in spirit and body and with
smiles on her face that give the lie to
her real feelings.
VIII Mile Plaskowieczka complete her
American tour-will she have the cour-
age to remain on this side until summer
comes again? That is doubtful The
members Of the company who know her
. Il.
tifuI, graceful body which is In America.
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Count Vladimir" said the gossips. Even
Vladimir himself thought so. But the ways
Of a woman are past finding out.
The day Count Vladimir was discharged
from the hospital we'll man Mile Plas-
kowieczka gave him his dismissal and said
he was never to address her again. Al
ready the volatile young woman had dis
missed, with few curt words, the victor
of the duel. Always she thought Of and
loved her soldier"
For a time after the duel Mile. Plas-
kowieczka lived in seclusion. She even
left the Russian capital. following the
counts recovery. and went to Paris to ap-
pear. In order largely to get away FROM
the attention Of the dandies of Petrograd
she agreed to come to America with Mile.
Pavlowa. When war was declared Mile.
Plaskowieczka was at Mile. PaVlowa's
London home, Ivy House." preparing for
the forthcoming season. 1t was only be-
cause Of the impossibility of getting back
to Russia that Mile. Plaskowieczka did
not return and 80 to the front as a nurse
for she wanted to be near her soldier"
in his hour of danger.
One day a message reached Stephsnie
telling her that The troop to which her
soldier" belonged had been ordered to the
front. Mile. Pavlowa and others in Paw
Iowa's company argued for days to prevent
Plaskowisczka from going to the front as
9 Red Cross nurse from England. The
real reason for Plaskowieczka's not go
ing is that she can speak very little Eng
lish, hence she would be practically
The Washington herald., 1914-12-06
Use Freless Engine in Powder
Magazine

THE British admiralty has purchased
a ireless locomotive for one OF the
explosive depots, where absolute
safety from fire is OF the first Importance.
The locomotive, which resembles in ap-
pearance q miniature railway engine
minus the smokestack, is without fire or
heating apparatus Of any kind. Its reser-
voir, which is partly filled with water
Is charged with high-pressure steam from
a boiler placed outside the danger zone.
The locomotive can work on one charge
Of the reservoir for several hours on con-
tinuous hauling or for a much longer
time on ordinary shunting work. II Will
stand for twelve hours in ordinary open
air temperature, with small loss Of steam,
and can run back to the charging sta
ton under as low a steam pressure as 10
pounds per square inch.
In the trials made under admiralty
supervision all the test conditions were
surpassed, both as regards insulation,
loads handled and periods worked upon
one charge Of the reservoir. The locomo-
tive is easily handled and acts In exact
ly the same way as an ordinary steam en-
CINE. The rubbing surfaces. such as the
brake blocks and buffers. are rendered
sparkless By the use Of special factnEk
The Washington herald., 1914-12-06

bined with her exceptional grace as dan
seuse made an instant impression with her
audience. Her fame spread rapidly, and at
last reached the ears of Gar Nicholas him.
self. She was summoned, by royal COM
mand, to appear in Petrograd, which
was then known as St. Petersburg.
Car Nicholas openly showed his ad-
miration of the girls beauty, and she be-
came the toast of the capital. Wherever
she went she was hailed with acclaim. She
was courted by men Of fashion and wealth,
and homage Of a very unusual sort was
paid to her. But she turned a deaf ear to
all. There was a man-'her soldier"-that
had all her heart Not even the blandish-
ments Of a Grand Duke, who offered her
castle and a life Of ease, could lure her
from her soldier" She most fatty re-
fused the proffer of morganatic marriage
with the nobleman.
But Plaskowieczka's beauty was a mag
net which even her mo" could not lessen
in attractiveness. Two noblemen-Count
Vladimir aud the Duke Mikailovitch-re-
fused to take No for an answer. They
pursued the blonde beauty wherever she
went. So insistent were they that she
finally consented to being the guest Of
honor at q supper party after the opera.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-06

~ UGH is the history, briefly told, OF
- Mile. Stephanie Plaskowieczka,
premiere danseuse. Mile. Plas-
kowieczka has but recently ar
rived in America for a tour Of the
United States and Canada. Though she is
here, her thoughts and her heart are far
away on the battlefield where her sweet
heart, lieutenant in the Cars cavalry, is
leading charges day after day. In every
city Mile. Plaskowieczka visits her first
concern is to secure newspapers, for she
must know how fare the Russian arms.
Her emotions are divided. for she ever
hopes her soldier" will make a brilliant
record, but she fears that he may give his
life for that very record, and she would
have him turn aside from danger.
Mile. Plaskowieczka is a graduate Of
the Imperial Mariensky Institute-the
great Russian training school which gave
Pavlowa to the world. She entered the
school when but a mere child, and was &C
cepted because of her striking blonde
beauty rather than for any other reason
But her beauty has been, in a way, a
tragic asset.
Blondes-real blondes with golden hair
and blue eyes-are rare in Russia. Many
Polish women have reddish hair and black
or brown eyes. But they cannot be termed
real blondes. Mile. Plaskowieczka is a
true blonde as Americans know blondes.
She has the fairest Of golden hair, and her
eyes are cerulean. And thereby hangs
the tale of q bloody duel.
Mile. Plaskowieczka made her deput in
the Imperial Ballet at the opera house in
Moscow when she was scarcely sixteen
yeRrB Of age. Her striking beauty COM
The Washington herald., 1914-12-06

To BE- the most beautiful
blonde in all Russia:
To haoe been the cause of a
bloody duel betaOeen taOo mem
bers of the Russian nobility:
To haoe 4con the faUors Of
Nicholas, Czar of all the Rus
siaS:
To haze refused the hand Of
Grand Duke:
To haUe sent the man she loOed
a1cay to the aOar arith only a faint
hope of eOery seeing him again:
To haze uon faOor because Of
her artistic dttdtnment5::
AnG to be less than t7Uenty
years old:
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1914-09-10

State of Ohio, Insurance Department, Colum,
bus, March l. 1914.-I, II. NJ Small, Deputy
and Acting. Supt. in absence OF the Super
intendent OF INSURANCE OF the State OF Ohio,
do hereby certify that the
New England Casualty Company,
located at Boston, the State OF Massa-
chussetts. has complied i'll all respects with
the laws OF this State, applicable to il, and
is authorized during the current year to
transact in tins State its appropriate business
oil making insurance on the health OF indi-
viduals and against personal INJURY, dis
abemcnt death, resulting from travelling
or genera! accidents by land and water; max
ing insurance against loss or damage result.
other than fire or lightning, towit: insur-
ance against loss resulting from burglary,
robbery theft, and plate glass insurance;
guaranteeing the fidelity OF persons holding
places oil public or private trust, who may
be required to- or do, in their trust capacity,
receive, hold, control, disburse public or
private moneys or property; guaranteeing
the performance OF contracts other than in
surance policies, and executing and guaran-
tceing bonds and undertakings required or
permitted i'll all actions proceedings, or
by law allowed, prescribed in Section 9Sl0,
paragraph second, General Code OF Ohio. Its
condition and business on the thirty-hrst day
oil December OF the year next preceding tile
date hereof, is shown by its statement, re
quired by law, to be as follows: Aggregate
amount OF available assets, $2,j27, ,26S.79; ag-
gregate amount OF liabilities Except capitI),
including reinsurance, reserve, $ll7O SS6.zS;
net assets, Sl,lS0,SS20l; amount OF actual
paid-up capital, Sl,OO0,OOOO0; surplus Sl5O,.
SS2.Ol; amount OF income for the year III
cash, Sl,S5l,S95.9S amount OF expenditures
Tor the year in cash. Sl,l55, ,079.S5, In wit
ness whereof, have hereunto subscribed my
name and caused my official seal to be affixed,
the day and year first above written.
lsEALl Il. NJ Small,
Deputy Act Supt in absence OF Supt. OF Ins
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1914-09-10
CHURCH Announcements
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

Services will be held as usual next
Sunday beginning with Sunday
School at 9:30 q. M, w. H. Roose
Superintendent. The attendance
is growing but we haven't reached
the mark set by our leader, If you
were absent last Sunday, come
next Sunday. May we count on
you?
DR.. Peheley will occupy the pull
pit at the morning worship at 1870
You have a hearty invitation to be
present and worship with us.
Junior G.. E. Society at 2:30 p.
m. with Miss Beatrice VanNorman
as Superintendent. Let all Juniors
be present.
Senior Y. p. S. G. E. at the
usual hour, $50 with George Roose
as leader. "What is a Good Edu-
cation" will be the subject for dis
cussion. This is fine topic and
well worth the time every one
would spend with us at the even
ing hour. Our meetings are fine
but a few members still come so
that we are late in beginning, so
why not start this Sunday by being
on time, it will be worth the effort.
Remember the Chinese Social
on Friday evening September H..
You will be missing something if
you don't attend. There will be
surprises all evening. Come and
enjoy a new and novel entertain
ment. Church parlors, Friday
evening.