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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-02-07
Daddy Bedtime
O. The Rabbits
OCOI W Iceboating
.Joli6cation.
The Boats SKINNED
Over che lee,

CT MUST tell you" said daddy. about the rabMts relocating party. "a
Dig pond, which was very near the Geld where a great many rabbits
ID hved-in fact so many rabbits lived in the field that it was called Rab-
bit vllage-had frozen over.
The rabbits wasted no time in sending out invitations for n iceboatng
branches OF evergreen trees. The rabbits are devoted to sports and an all
eheyd have their party in the afternoon, for then the wind blew the strongest
and in the evening it was apt ITO die down. ' ''''" ~ -
There were so many rabbits living in Rabbit village that the ones who
nfsE thought o. the party considered q long time before they decided whether
o 10 they'd invite any outsiders to the party. After a meeting Of some Of
the leading rabbits sin the village who had been chosen to decide this impor-
tan matter it was agreed upon that the postum family would be invited.
Now, the possuns lived cry near the rabbits. 10 near that they had been able
TO watch the rabbits make iceboats, and they wondered who would be in.
vtted to the party. for they were certain the rabbits were going to give a
party. So they we're pleased when they received their invitation. and when
they got to the party n found that they were the only outside guests invited
they were still happier
1.-THE wind was very high. And, oh. how the boats did skim across the ice!
Such squealso Of joy as you never heard In all your lives cam forth from the
rabbits and possums. But, alas. q dreadful accident happened. In sailing over
a bit Of thin ice the sail OF the boat containing Jimmie Poasum and Harry
Rabbit fell over, and the boat went through the ice. Such a cry a Jimmie
Postum and Harry Rabbit did let off! All the other possuns and rabbits hw-
rd Ito the rescue. Neither Jimmie Postum nor Harry Rabbit were good swim
mers, and the water was s o cold they would have drowned at once had not
old Grandpa Rabbit with great presence of mind, thrown out a pole, which
Jimmie Possum and Harry Rabbit got hold Of and SO were pulled out of
the ice.
"'Exercise. exercise; that's the best thing after falling in the icer cried
Grandpa Rabbit. And he produced a bag of skates. which he had brought
along in case the wind had gone down Or that iceboatng had grown tresome
to them. s". A*"*E |~"' \ v,~@ $ So. ..~.I
$50 they all skMed with as much vim a they had shown in the relocating,
and Jimmie Postum and Harry Rabbit who both quickly recovered, enjoyed
being the heroes Of the day"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-02-07
NEW ADVERTISING.

Business men are finding that there
is something more to advertising than
merely attracting attention and driv-
ing home a. few facts with a punch.
There has come about a refinement in
advertising; it is being placed on a
higher plane. The Minneapolis Tri-
bune takes note of this new idea in
the following excellent editorial:
One of the northwestern trade jour-
nails presents this week an ADVERTISE
ment that is down to the minute. In
style and Subject-matter alike it must
have been d Chinese puzzle had it ap-
peared ten years ago Today it arous-
les interest for it's excellence; out it
shocks nobody, not even the most ossi-
fed of hard headed business men,.
The page is DorGered with a deep
margin of white space. At the top is
a half-tone of a splendid building of
modified Georgian design. Beneath the
cut are four paragraphs of type-all Of
one face, as printers say, without an
underscore or a single word in blaring
capitals. spaced SO as to form a block
generally corresponding to the illus
ftration above.
!! A wholesale dry goods house is the
advertiser. 1t does not seem to ak
of itself very much. Read explicitly
what 1t says
4. The short course in merchandising
TO be held at the University of Mime
sofa, Feb. 3 to Ia, is of practical bust
ness interest to every merchant.
T. I'VE join the promoters in urging
you to attend. We believe it will be
OF great value to you The programme
DIS a remarkably attractive one, and the
leaders men of unusual ability in their
respective lines.
combine with your trip a visit to
our house during that important week.
I'VE have much to show you, both in
new goods n in special offerings In
Hseasonable items; careful buying will
save he expenses of your trip.
You visiting merchants will be well
coined as always and offered the best
We have. We hope to meet you. De-
q. The building pictured above these
paragraphs is, of course, one of the
university group.
! What is the effect Of such Advertise
fing2 Ask yourselves. Has not the
mere reading Of the text given you the
impression that here is a house
abreast of its times, that it is big
enough to cooperate with the state
university. that it has taste, and that
in your transactions with it YOU will
find reflected the most modern ideas
OF service?
II Does such advertising pay? The
answer is simple: Is it worth while
ito create such an impression on men
like YOU?
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EDITORIAL COMMENT
Democrats and Children

Chicago Post: Washington was
somewhat more than mildly astonisheu
the other day when Rep. A. Mitchell
Palmer, democrat, of Pennsylvania, in
troduced a child-labor bill, drastic in
it's provisions and following in a gen.
eral way the lines Of a measure pro-
posed some years ago by Sem Albert j.
Beveridge of Indiana, then a progress
sive republican, and now a. progressive.
The southern democrats have no Xix
ing for child labor legislation: It would
interiors with the profits Of Legitimate
industry in the Carolinas. in Georgia
and particularly in Alabama, which is
the state Of greatest SHINING against
childhood.
Representative Palmers bill would
| bar from interstate commerce the out
put of any plant employing children
under IA years of age, or which works
children under 16 years of age more
than eight hours a day" The demo
cratic party has shown no desire to en-
act child-labor legislation. A. Mitchell
| Palmer is a democrat of standing and
a politician whose influence is worth
having. Is it possible that his efforts
will lead the democrats in congress
and the democrat in the White House
finally to consider the children?
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SATURDAY, FEB. z, 1914.
THE LAW.

The Minot Optic calls attention tc
az rnatter which should be brought tc
tas attention of all the people of the
sIate in the following comment:
There appears to De ground IN
certain quarters for the belief that
the voters of North Dakota are
going to be considerably confused
this spring when making their
declarations OF party affiliations
to tho assessor, to be used in the
balloting at the June primaries.
There will be -four separate bal
lots this year containing respec-
lively the republican, democratic,
progressive and socialist candi-
dates, and when the assessors
start out soon, the voters will
Aave to tell them what party they
desire to be identified with.
There will be no trouble for the
regular republicans, democrats
and socialists to make these dis
tinctions, but it is thought that
there might be some confusion in
constituting the meaning of pro
gressive". For instance, there are
many republicans who call them
selves "progressivcs'. but who in
doing so mean hat they favor
progressive republicans, Suppos-
eddy represented by Congressman
: Norton and Helgeson, Senator
Gronna and others. At the June
!, primaries, however, the progress
siVe ticket ballot will not contain
the names of these gentlemen I'M
less they are endorsed by the pro-
gressive party but will contain the
j. names of the candidates of men
who profess to be f~ull-fledged
4 progressives, or in other words,
Bull Moosers". Thus when g. voter
g. tells the assessor that he is a
progressive" the assertion will be
. taken at it's full face value and
will mean that he intends to vote
for Bull Moose candidates.
The supreme court has held that
a voter must vote at the primaries
according to his declaration, and
that after once recording his pref
erence he cannot change.
The Forum believes this is a timel,
warning and one which should be con
sidered carefully by every voter befor
the matter is put up to him for a de
cision. The law was enacted to d
away with the evil Of having the vot
ers of one party name the candidate
of an opposing party. For example,
has been claimed that in some in
stances democrats have voted for tn
republican candidates at the primar
les. which is obviously unfair, as
gives them the chance to name q ma
they consider weak and thus easily de
feated at the regular election.
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make the spots worse and made some now
spots. The trouble caused loss OF sleer.
MY hands cost my father q fortune.
! used remedies for three and oae-talf
years but they made ME worse. 7 tiseG.
's which helped a little bit. but. In O
day or two it got worse: also ----- Later
on I beard OF Cuticura Soap and Ointment.
I used Cuticura Soap and Ointment 6wc
times o day. in the saornfrg ana at right
before going to sleep. Cuticura Soap and
ointrasat afforded Eeliefsn one BIZ two weeks,
n " only took two xnonths heSors tho
cure was complete" (Signad) Clement
Ievinson. Nov. 90. 1912.
Although the Cuticura Soap and Oins.
aaent are most successful In tho treatment u
affections cg the skin, scalp, hair and I,ands3
they are also most valuable for everyday use
i'm the tolIa5. bath ana nursery. because they
promote and maintain the heath or tho skin
and hair from infancy to age. Sold eyerya
where. Liberal,sampie Of each mailed areess
with 32-p. Skin Book. Address postcard
s..cuticura. dept. n, Boston.
AwsMen who shave and shampoo with Gus
ticusas osn win and III best SOC sidn ii
saBEN aGHM ~ N4
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CLOGGED NOSTRILS OPEN AT ONCE,
HEAD COLDS and CATARRH VANISH

dissolves by the heat Of the nostrils;
penetrates and heals the infiamed,
swollen membrane which lines the
nose. head and throat; clears the air
passages; stops nasty discharges and
a feeling Of cleansing, soothing relief
| come Immediately.
Don't lay awake tonight struggling
for breath, with head stuffed; nostrils
closed, hawking and blowing. Catarrh
or q cold, with it's rum: ng nose, foul
mucous dropping into the throat, and
raw dryness is distressing, but truly
needless.
Put your faith-just once-in "Ely's
Cream Balm" and your cold or catarrh
will surely disappear.-Adyt.
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JAPAN's GRIEVANCE.

Ss,r.EWBEA ~ .p|l gLr.aE- -" LI- -
4 isn't going to be war with
Japan. 1T would be UP to Japan to
commence the hostilities n that
country is hardly in position to do
that, even If it were so minded. But
the statesmen over there are not SO
minded, even if the lingo elements in
politics ar cantankerous. Japan feels
that it has a grievance III the Cali
fer1ias matter and it il easy to appre-
ciate this feeling when the situation il
viewed from the Japanese point. But
ism matter to go to war over.
me alien land law Of California ex-
tended the racial disabilities of Jap
aIisse residents in that state TO q point
which practically made impossible
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the conduct Of Japanese business in
the fruit regions.
1t is understood that the present
status Is not more extreme than that
visited upon Americans by Japan, but
there is a notable difference. The
only reason Americans want privileges
in Japan is for trade in the large
cities. For the establishment of ex-
port houses the ownership Of land is
Of no Importance. The chief reason
japanese wish privileges in America is
for fruit growing in which they have
shown unusual ability. From this
California has prohibited them.
The difficulty with this matter is
that Japan is offended by the act Of a
single state, not by the United States,
and yet as a nation it cannot deal
with a single state but must deal with
the nation, which has no jurisdiction
over the single state save where an
international treaty is violated, and
the contention is that the American
treaty with Japan has not been vio-
lated by h act Of the California leg
islature. This is q question that prop
erly be1onge to the United States SUI
preme court for adjudication and ia
pan has been invited to make a test.
But Japan doesn't see it that way. and
expresses discomfort over the present
status of the controversy. 1t COM
plains that Secretary Bryan has ne
cIartehJ ~ n NSytrAfs 4hA third y,n+. xF ~
imperial government, which nnoun
ed it's dissatisfaction with the position
of the. American government in the
controversy. That note was presented
to Secretary Bryan five months ago.
Mr.. Bryan doesn't explain why he
hasn't answered, but doubtless he has
his reasons, and he is not required to
make them public.
The next move is awaited with in
terest. Just what can be lone is the
question. Japan cannot afford war
ever were it in a position to hope for
success The United States is disin-
clined to arbitration. The CONNER
cial attacks which might be made up
on this country by the island power
would have as serious effect upon
them as upon us; and they are in a
position less able to stand it. A. new
treaty has been suggested, and that
may be the solution. If tho bargain
ing is good there may be a permanent
settlement. But Japan isn't going to
do anything rash.
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farmers up by giving them this great
boon, said MT. MacLean, and they
would become not only great WheaC
farmers, but great stock raisers. we
have got to make the west contented,
not only in the interest of the west,
but of Ontario as WELL" he said. MT.
MacLean also quoted figures given by
a Wisconsin paper to show that high
tariff, low prices Of farm produce and
high freight rates in Canada were con-
vincing Americans they were better
off at home. He hoped that the finance
minister in his budget speech would
announce the policy of free wheat.
Many Returning.
Mr.. Douglas of Strathcona said the
late government went down to defeat
in the effort to benefit the farmers.
His district was one Of mixed farnl-
ing and the farmers there We're as
strongly in favor of a. wider market
as were the wheat growers. In spite
Of free land and good general treat
enaent. many thousands Of Americans
were returning to the states, the rea-
son being the great value of the Arner-
lean market. In his opinion, ii. there
were no manufactures in Canada and
the people. devoted all their energies
to agriculture, it would be better for
.LhG COuAlLAy " Ht .%taarEs Ftma.- .EHT.t4EtEN
In regard to unemployment, he de-
cleared tina in the prosperous city OF
Edmonton the municipality had in
four weeks spent $4,000 in the relief
of the INDECENT unemployed.
Warnock. Makes Point.
DR.. Warnock of Macleod said that
the opening of the American market
had been Of inestimable advantage to
the stock raisers Of southern Alberta.
He would like to see the same market
Eopeend to the wheat growers. Owing
to short crops and low prices in his
district, he said, the farmers had sold
their wheat at a loss of from 81 to SIS
an acre on the cost of production.
The farmers would be going out Of
business if they didn't get the. free
American market. There was already
exodus back to the states. He
feared the Alberta conservative dele
CATION which recently waited on the
government was more concerned about
redistribution than about free wheat.
Mr.. Buchanan of Lethbridge COM
planned that the ministers who went
Que west did not get in touch with the
farmers. What the farmers wanted
were free wheat, reduced tariff ,cheap-
er freight rates and more RAILWAYS.
The house then divided Oh the
Nicely amendment, which was defeataiI
Ill 102 against 81, a majority for the
government of AS.
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might take charge of certain farms,
guaranteeing the owner a fair return,
and giving him advice in all his work.
East and West Consulted,
Mr.. Cruise of Dauphin, Man, said
that the organized farmers of the west
had consulted the organized farmers
Of Ontario before asking the removal
Of the duties on wheat and wheat
products. He said the farmers did not
require education, but a market. He
did not think the farmers would OBJ
ject if the minister Of agriculture took
some of his money and devoted it to
educating the manufacturers. If gov
eminent did not meet the reasonable
wishes of the farmers, there would
soon be a farmers government. Mr..
Cruise said that there should be free
trade not only in wheat, but in fax,
barley, oats and agricultural nipple
ments. '''''-'' '''' '
MacLean for Free Wheat.
W. F. MaeLean of South York de-
clared that the people of the west,
through the legislature Of Manitoba
and Saskatchewan and through their
organizations, had spoken in favor of
free wheat. The only objection to
that policy seemed to come from the
railways and the milling interests
That being the case, he hoped the gov
eminent would take it into consider
alton and come to the relief Of the
people. There is no relief like that
which came direct. He would certain
~ widen the market. To do so would
not be r~enouncing III right to make
our own tariff, but merely taking adj
vantage of an offer held out by the
United States The minister of trade
and commerce, he continued, had put
up a good argument in favor Of in.
creasing u trade with the West In.
dies by lowering the duty on sugar.
Now came the United States with {
proposition for free sugar, offsettine
the Canadian policy. But as protec.
~tionists it was the duty of the govern,
ment to meet the changed condition;
so in the case of wheat. mice Gus.
toms curtesy to great kings" TIL
great king in this case was the United
States, which came and said they
would take our wheat, INT we should
meet them in that respect.
Americans Better of at Home.
Let the government hearten tn
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UNSEXED

1t doesn't unsex her to toll in a factory
Winding the looms from the dawn till the night;
To deal with a schoolful of children refractory
Doesn't unseX her in any ones sight,;
Work in a store when her back aches inhuuanly-
Doesn't unsex her at all you will note,
But think how exceedingly rough and unwomanly
Woman would be If she happened to vote.
To sweat in a: laundry that's torrid and torrider
Doesn't. ssEbstract from her womanly charm; a"@
And scrubblng the flags in an echoing corridor
Doesn't unsex her-so. where is the harm? o
It doesn't unsex her to nurse us with bravery,
Loosing deaths hand from it's grip on the throat;
But, ah! how the voices grow Quivery, quavery,
Wailing, ALIAS, twill unsex her to vote!"
She's feminine still when she juggles the crockery,
Bringing you blithely the order you give;
Toll in a sweatshop where life is a mockery
Just for the %pittance on which she can live
That doesn't seem to unsex her a particle.
Labor is noble"-5o som ebody wrote
But ballots are known as d dangerous article,
Woman's unSeXed If you give her the vote!
-Berton Braley in Collies.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-02-07

Ottawa, Ont, Feb. T.--While the do
minion parliament has reJected the
free wheat proposition, in which both
American and Canadian western prov
inces are so much interested, the issue
will certainly come up again.
The debate upon the amendment ex-
pressing regret that the government
had not intimated an intention to re-
move the customs duties on wheat n
wheat products was participated In by
Thomas MacNutt of Saltcoats, Alta.
Mr.. MacNutt said that the views. OF
the men raising wheat should be need
ed when the tariff upon that commod-
itv was considered He maintained
that the United States market a in
the ten years before 1911 an advantage
Of 10 cents a bushel, over the Canadian
wheat market. He admitted that->tne
advantage was not now SO great. Rr1c-
es were too low to give the farmer the
right profit, considering the hlgn
freight rates the cost Of labor n the
cost Of machinery. I.r
That was the reason the western
neople favored free trade in wheat be-
tween Canada and the United States.
He thought. that the milling and rail-
wav interests. and not the farmers and
manufacturers were opposing the re-
moyal of the duties on wheat n
wheat products. The opposition OF the
states market was. the one to: which
Canadi.n trade should flow. He had
no fear that the b~y-products of the
grain would he lostEto the dominion.
Tells Of Sacrifices OF the East.
J. Fl. Rainville, of Shambly-Ver-
cheres. said that the east had made
great sacrifices to develop the western
provinces. Railroads and elevators
had been built to conserve trade for
Canadian ports, Canadian railways
and the Canadian people. The United
because they did not produce enough
Of the hard variety. Canadian hard
wheat shipped into the United states
would be mixed with soft American
wheat and shipped TO Britain. il
would lose it's present high position in
the European markets. ..#5
MT. Rainville said that In 1911 q
man buying hay had told the farmers
Of Charnhly- Vercheres that il the
reciprocity agreement was adopted he
would pay So a ton more for hay. The
United States duty on hay a now
! been removed and the price of hay
had fallen So a ton. The farmers Were
now able to see how false was the
promise made to them.
reciprocity in 1917 asked Mr., ProulS
Of Prescott. 5.&
Cost Of Living.
NO. replied MI. Rainville EN-
phatically. AT the first meeting
held in my riding at st. Lambert,
took a position against it, but WIer
we saw these fellows going aroure
talking about hay we were Obliged
sometimes to take a side track
(laughter). we didn't believe IN the
false representations they Tlade
however. Reeiproeity was NO wanted
by the people and 1t viii notSbe want.
ed BY the people
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FREE WHEAT ISSUE WILL BE-
RAISED AGAIN IN CANADA

high cost of living rested on the dwell
lers in the city rather than on the
farmers. The difficulty was that the
country did not produce enough, and
what it did produce was being drawn
away to the United States. The high
cost of living was due largely to three
causes: To unwise immigration, to the
need Of greater production, and the
need of better distribution and coop
Grafton. r..,E .-.- 49, r..
immigration into Canada had not
been directed to meet the best inter-
ests of the country. 1t should provide
men to help the farmers, not men to
fill up the cities. Mr. Rainville ia
vored the establishment of demonstra-
ton farms in every parish If possible.
He suggested that the government
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/. Can You. SnIxe lt2

Youths Companion: Al farmer ask
ed q blacksmith what he would charge
to join five pieces Of chain of three
links each. The blacksmith answered,
"A cent a cut. and a cent a weld"
Let me see,'' said the farmer, that
would be s cents "No. g. replied
the blacksmith. 1t took the customer
a long time to see how the q extra
cents. could be saved.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-02-07
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End such misery now! Get the small
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