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FOR
THE SPECIALIST

Among a boat load of immigrants
a few years ago, says the Outlook,
was a poor young man who settled in
Kansas City and set up a small pea
nut stand near the entrance to the
Public Library.
Selling peanuts was his vocation;
his avocation, Or hobby, was the study
of languages, with which he put in
his spare. time, studying in his stand
books borrowed from the library.
Lots of people thought him a great
joke and there was many a laugh at
him. But the peanut seller went on
studying languages.
Today he is a teacher of languages,
and n of the really shining lights of
Harvard University. He knows
languages.
Cyrus Field devoted 10 years to
seemingly hopeless drudgery amid
SO times before he laid the Atlantic
so times before helaid the Atlantic
cable. But he laid it. He knew cab
les.
When George Westinghouse first
went to Vanderbilt with his air brake
the railroad magnate told him he had
no time to talk to FOOLS" But West
inghouse had, and he kept after Van
derbilt until the air brake was adopt
ed.
The most successful worker is he
who singles out from the vast number
of possible employments some special
ty and sticks to it.
Most men a do several things
passably we'll. Very few can do one
thing surprisingly well. The young
man who knows one good thing thor
oughly, farming for instance, knows
enough; he is a master among men.
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1unity as a community.

munlty as a community.
Then why not put the band ona good
financial basis as a community insti-
tuition? You take from the taxes
funds to make and keep a park; you
furnish the benches, you build a band
stand and you pay a caretaker all from
the taxes. Now do what is right and
put in an appropriation each year for
5000 to $500 or more, set aside for the
band that they can hire a competent
director or teacher buy new music, get
new uniforms nee in a while, buy
wood for the stove in the band room so
they don't have to practice with their
gloves and overcoats on, then in the
spring when the weather gets warn
enough for concerts, what an inspira-
ton to a community! What a boost
to a town is a good band stand we'll
lighted, well trained band, new clean
%uniforms?. The harmony that they
will unfold to that community and the
wealth of musical productions will
more than pay for every dollar invest
ed. As for me I know when my son is
in a band room practicing under a
competent leader, six nights a week,
that he is far from leaning over a pool
table, standing at the bar, or playing
cards, for the band is an antidote for
these allurements.
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SEEDING THE
+. SWEET CLOVER

Twenty to twenty five pounds of tie
hulled sweet clover seed should be
sown on an acre, while at least five
pounds more of unhulled seed should
used, according to the Grand Forks
better Farming Association Experts.
Frequently so per cent or more of the
seed is hard, which will not terminate
readily. For this reason more seed is
necessary than would otherwise be the
case. Although this rate makes seed
ing expensive, the general experience
has been that is is not too much under
average conditions. The seed may be
sown broadcast and covered with a
smoothing harrow set rather slanting
or else with a grain drill with grass
seed attachment. In either a s the
seed should not be covered more than
about three-fourths of an inch deep.
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METHOD To
HARVEST CORN

There is no more easier nor more
economical way to harvest corn than
to hog it off. The hogs, if permitted
to do so, will harvest the crop for
nothing and will make more economi-
cal gains than if they were fed in a
pen. This method Of harvesting, how
ever, necessitates a little fencing
which should not cost any considerable
sum-. One does not need to have
woven wire higher than 2 inches tor
this purpose, neither do the posts need
to be placed as near together as in
the ordinary hog pasture for the rea-
son that the hogs L abundantly sup
piled with feed and hunger does not
tempt them to try to get out. A
temporary fence may be quickly and
easily made by starting the holes with
with a ROY bar and finishing by
driving with a maui. The corner
posts should be as in any other fence,
we'll and firmly set.
If all or part Of the fence, is made
in the corn field instead of around
it, the fencing may be made easier
by cutting a row or two of corr where
the fence is to be. A little figuring
will show that a fence around a small
area is relatively much more costly
per acre than a fence around a large
area. With this in mind, some farm
ers, particularly those who have per-
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MICA DEPOSITS
IN THE ]. S.

Mica mining in the United States
began with the opening of the Rug
ges mine in Grafton County, N. H.,
about 1903. Later other mines were
opened in New Hampshire, which for
many years furnished practically all
the mica in this country. A report by
Douglas B. Sterrett, recently issued
the United States Geological Survey
as Bulletin 580-F, describes the Rug
giles mine as well as other mica depos-
its in the Uuited States.
Mica is a valuable mineral in the
industrial world, where it meets a &C.
mand not supplied by any other mat
erial, SO that the source of supply are
of both present and future Importance
Many good mica deposits are known
in the United States and the produc-
ton is increasing. The imports of
mica are generally greater than the
domestic production, but the mica
mines of this country could be made
to supply all but that small part of the
domestic demand which calls for the
softer Canadian Gambler" mica. Good
mica mines have been worked in
North Carolina, New Hampshire.
South Dakota, Idaho, New Mexico.
Virginia, South Carolina, and Alaba-
ma, and promising deposits are
known in several other states.
The occurrence of mica deposits in
many countries insures future sup
plies of mica for the world for some
years to come, and the numerous un-
developed mica deposits of the United
States may be considered among these
resources. Under present conditions
the mica deposits of the United States
will probably continue to yield a con,
siderable part Of the mica used in this
country.
A copy of the report may be OBJ.
tanned free IN application to the Dir.
ector of the United States Geological,
Survey, Washington, D. C.
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same thing in other communities until
the performers reach the zenith of
their %uninspired single ambition-fn-
ally a number get together, the band is
suggested-the boys chip in and buy a
beginners band book, one of the num-
Der attempts to direct them and they
collectively start all over again. By
this time the neighborhood sheltering
one of these young men, who has learn
ed by previous experience, all the diff
ferent shades and qualities of tone
that can be produced with Home,
Sweet Home, Marching Through
Georgia, and The Last Rose of Sum-
mer, is startled by hearing "Um-Tum-
Tum-Um -Tum-Tum" from: the same
source and nee more begins to inves-
tigate. The result is about the first
band rehearsal night every %unoccupied
man, boy and many times women and
girls r as close to the band room as
they can get and stay until the last
loot is footed.
The community has taken it's first
lesson in the school of experience
known as community interest.
Soon the boys have mastered their
first six or eight pieces and announce
that they will make their first public
appearance Saturday night, a few Ian
terms are hung on poles or held by adj
miring friends and the boys go after
it, and considering the time they have
been at it, they make a very creditable
showing and play with much vigor,
Up. S. Quickstep," "Our Drummer's
F~avorite," Oh, Have Sighed,-To
Rest Me-" sending a trombone over
the other side Of town to play the duet
etc., and when the concert is over that
town feels that it has advanced into
a new class-that of a live town. The
community has taken its second lesson
and likes it. Community pride is the
title of the second lesson.
True, there were many discords and
blur notes there, but also very true
that 80 per cent of those listening
could not distinguish them,
Now a few public spirited citizens
square their shoulders, talk about our
band with pride and arrange to. help
the boys along, take up a subscription,
get a band stand built; the boys give
la concert, with the assistance of local
talent, get a little money for music,
get a job a a neighboring town for the
Fourth Of July, work hard and soon
announce the closing concert for the
summer, at which very meritorious
Workissdome: The audience knows it
is meritoriolsssfor they have been
close observers and listeners since the
first blur note was played in the vii
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VALUE Of THE
TOWN BAND

What benefit to a community is a
band? Of the professional band whose
players I artists and whose playing
is a finished product there is no chance
for argument-it bears the same re-
lation to the community that the art
galleries and libraries do. So, there
fore, take it for granted that the above
query refers to the ordinary country
or village band, whose name is legion.
There is a bare possibility that I
may be biased in my ideas on this sub
ject, for from the time, when six years
old, the tuba player in the little coun-
try band in the little country town Of
Mosherville, Mich, sent me to his
home after his instrument, and l play
ed my W march to my own delight
(and no other's) on the way back to
the band room, which happened to be
the village blacksmith shop, and where
I sat in open-eared and open-mouthed
delight way beyond my usual bedtime
and in fact until I was led home by
the ear by my mother, l have been
the champion of the country band.
I have played in them and l have
taught them and I have laid under the
trees in the park Saturday evening
and listened to them, and it would take
mighty strong financial. interests to
make me live in a town that could not
or would not, support it's band.
"Of benefit to the community"
As the community is made up of in
dividuals, so anything affecting the
individual affects the community.
There is that in the human breast
that demands amusement, enjoyment,
relaxation, and if we cannot get it at
home we are going from home to. get
it. There are a certain few young
men in every village and town who are
musically inclined; it is just as natural
for them to play an instrument as it
is for others to add a column of figures
and all that is needed is training. His
longing is constantly that way; soon
you. find he has procured an instru-
menittj and. the trials of the community
begin---the probabilities are nothing of
the kind has been ever e e or heard
inithat community before, and the re-
suit is every neighbor within hearing
strolls around within f~orty-eight hours
and the proud p~ossessor has to deliver
a lecture on it's mechanism and deliver
samples of its; tones. Within thirty
days every one, within hearing delivers
a lecture on that same instrument and
consigns it to places thought but not
mentioned. But as that young man
begins to develop melodies the COM
munity sits. up and listens. Again,
other young men catch the inspiration,
more instruments are purchased; the
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Miss Betty Brink was burned out
a few days ago, but this fact did not
discourage her. Unless than a. week
after the first she had a new stock
of Millinery arriving by express, and
she already has her new millinery
store in operation in the Glerum
block . 1t only goes to show what a
little energy and push will do.
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manent fences, have fenced in from
twenty to forty acres of corn and
then cut with the binder that portion
of the field that the hogs will not
need. The cut corn must, however, be
removed from the field before the
hogs are turned in.
There are situations where no fenc-
ing will be required. Where the dis
tance between neighbors is sufficient
ly great, and where no appreciate
destruction will result from the hogs
running loose, they may be given
their freedom and be permitted to har-
vest the corn without it being fenced
1t may, for a time, appear that corn
is being wasted when hogged off.
However, it has been found that there
is practically no waste. Speaking on
this point a North Dakota farmer who
has hogged off considerable corn says
that we $500 worth Of corr could
be wasted per acre and one would
still be as far ahead as he would be
if the corn were hired husked. He
states, however, that his hogs have
always gathered the corn up with less
waste than there would be if it were
husked.
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Today, Messrs. Turner and Olson
took charge of the Charles theatre,
having recently purchased the same
from Mr.. and Mrs. A. P. Blonde.
They will conduct a frst-class show
house and will give the public the best
movies they are capable to secure.
They are both we'll known in this city
and should enjoy a good patronage. ,
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TO THE VOTERS OF DEVILS LAKE

l wish to announce that I am a can
didate for Police Magistrate. Owing
to the fact that my work kept me out
of town, I was a day late in Offering
my petition for filing and will be fore
ed to use "stickers". While I am not
a politician I believe l know what is
justice and will appreciate the vote Of
my friends and acquaintance.
Respectfully, G.. R. Sneesby.
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Attorney VIM. Anderson returned
the later part Of the week from Bis
marck, where he had legal business
before the Supreme Court.
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TELL It ALL: To
THE ASSESSOR

During the month of April the as
SCISSOR will call upon the taxpayers,
and this is the year in which he gath
ers the statistics which are tabulated
and reported to the governor. They
constitute the official statistics of the
state and receive the widest possible
publicity that the State government
"a give them.
1t is of vital Importance to the far
mer that he understands this propo-
sition, for instead of these figures
working against him, they are his only
protection against the Spectator who
arranges his figures to suit himself.
and which might work against the
farmer. If the farmers figures prove
inaccurate and unreliable, then his
aus and the cause of the county in
which he lives, and in fact the entire
state, suffers by comparison in the es-
timation of everyone who is seeking
knowledge Of North Dakota, her pro-
ducts and resources.
Commissioner Flint, of the agricul-
tural department, is guarding the in
terests of both the farmer and the
state, and is out with the request that
all farmers, for their own good if
nothing more, get as neal to the X
act figures as possible when the as
SCISSOR calls. :
The same applies to those in the
cities and villages who are engaged in
manufacturing and other enterprises,
in that they should make as good a
showing as possible, as every item of
progress is a recommendation for the
state. Everything showing industry
should be represented in the statis-
tics. -
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ARBOR n BIRD DAY


The beauties and resources Of nature are among the most es-
citizenship. North Dakota being a new and prairie state, has not
wealth and resources are most desirable assets in any community
The people of our state are a new people-thrifty, industrious
and progressive-and being a new people, have perhaps of neces-
sity, paid but little attention to this part of the development of
our commonwealth but, icing a progress loving people, we should
and must put forth our best endeavors in the propagation, care
and growth of natures resources.
A movement of this kind must necessarily include the subject
of birds and animal life and it's protection and the need of this
should be borne home to members of the younger generation. In
the growth and development of our greatest asset-our children
surroundings are everything; beautiful things tend to beautiful
thoughts and are rea mloulders of character.
Dakota, realizing our needs along these lines and in conformity
with annual custom, do hereby proclaim and set apart Friday,
May 18th 1915, as Arbor and Bird Day for the State of North Da-
kota.
I earnestly recommend and request that the people in their
homes, the teachers and pupils in our schools and all ohers give
this day to the Inauguration of a general movement for the plant
ing an cultivation of trees, shrubs plants and flowers, and that the
good work will be continued until North Dakota shall be the most
beautiful and prosperous, as well as the most progressive state
in the Union.
Done at the capitol at Bismarck,
this 25th day of March, A. D. 1915.
[. HANNA,
(Great Seal of the State) Governor.
By the Governor,
THOMAS HALL,
Secretary of State.
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All kinds Of legal blanks at. the
World Office.
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Let the World print your auctioa
postees. We win give you goos
work and reasonable prices.
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SUBSCRIBE FOR THE WORLD
Evening star., 1915-08-08
The Girl of the Nutmeg Isle

Isola Ravenna did not go on with her
Just visible in it's white dress against the
dense black of the sky, swung lightly to
and fro with the rolling of the steamer
once, twice, three times. The foam about
the bows made such kissing that could
not tell whether she sighed; yet somehow
thought she did.
"WELL!" she said presently. IL was
going to tell you. They were talking
about you. 1t was Richter, think-he
smokes those very nice-smelling cigars,
doesn't he?"
"Yes,' | said, remembering the sample
l had enjoyed that afternoon.
"And the tall, fair young Prussian,
Hahn-I know his voice. And several
Others They were in a private cabin
one that hasn't any deck outside it. Rich
ter sad-I must try to remember: Il
have talked to him, and he is no sleeps
head, that young Englander. Thou vast
right, Hahn, that was what he said,-
he is clever enough to play the stupid
game And, see thou, when man plays
even so, he has something to hide. Also,
he is not at all stupid And then they
said things could not catch. And then
| heard Hahn, and he said: Truly, sir,
did not do it on that account, but because
he had insulted Germany And Richter
said-oh, he said-I cant remember the
words, but it was about Hahn having done
right, although he had been hasty. Per-
haps should not have wanted it if the
youngster had been the common English
fool he said. But find him quite other,
and what Vincent Gore knows, be assured
Evening star., 1915-08-08

DON'T think the lessons of Red Bob
about being surprised and so on
had been altogether wasted on me.
IL answered at once, and quietly:
"Certainly, Miss Ravenna. What can
do for you?"-although it seemed as If
Il the blood in my body had suddenly y
lung itself in one wave toward my head,
md as if the sleeve that brushed accident
! lily at that moment against something
soft and near were charged with strong
! electric current.
"You can't do anything for me- said
the voice rather breathlessly; "but l can
do something for you-if l can speak
where nobody hears.
She was not whispering; she spoke in a
soft butrather high-pitched tone thatsome-
how made one think ofwinds and waters
as different from the carneying tones OF
Miss ,Siddis as morning dew from treacle.
"You are most kind" answered. "lf
there is anything you want to say, we had
better go little way back into the bows
or, indeed, no one can hear us here
ooh, but they could, said the girl, still
rather breathlessly. "You've no idea how
people can overhear on a ship-1 hadn't,
till tonight. That's what l want to
Please, in the bow. / won't be a minute,
but you must hear; it's important.
THERE was not a shade of self-con-
sciousness in her manner. Not the veri-
st coxcomb who ever limited at a hun
red conquests could have seen anything
altering to himself, or coquettish in
sr, at the back of the strange request.
took it as it was spoken. "Certainly,"
/ said at is dark; let me lead you"
Evening star., 1915-08-08

"Oh, is that the case?' said, laughing
little. perhaps | mean them some mis-
chief, too"
"You don't understand, she said, con-
sdering. Il will tell you just what it was.
| was lying on the deck, with a cushion
under my ad,-because | could not keep
my chair from slipping about, it was
dark. And my head was little over the
side of the ship, under the rail, to catch
the breeze. And there was portfolio just
beneath, and people inside, smoking and
talking. | heard what they said. 1t was
German"
"Do you speak German, them" | asked.
"Why, of course, she answered, though
| wasn't born German-perhaps you
know"
She paused for moment, and I, think
ing did know, answered.:
"Yes, Miss Siddis told me-"
Evening star., 1915-08-08

She gave me her hand with perfect con-
fidence,--it was a cool, firm hand, as
smooth as silk, but not soft t,-and helped
her past the covered-up donkey engine
and the coiling chains to the quiet place
| had just left.
"No one can see or hear us, | said.
took off my coat and threw it lightly
round her shoulders.
"The night air is sometimes chilly" l
told her; and indeed it was not so warm
as it had been. Then, standing by the
bulwark, - for she did not sit down,
i waited. l thought she might begin
with "You must think me very for
ward" or al hope you won't be shocked, "
or some cliche of the kind. But did not
know my lady of the mountain.
"Im afraid, she said, with simple di-
rectness, .that there are people on board
who mean you some mischief"
Evening star., 1915-08-08
By BEATRICE CRIMSHAW
illustration by Harrey 7. Dunn

his fathers Liverpool factory
under
immediately landing and also the discovery very thrilling to & oone & a t
Miss sddS The tension further increased when
which unmiakbe Late at ngn as
your
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-03-10
SOUTH WHEELOCK

Mrs. Lucy Weed, Correspondent
Mrs. Mary Weed of Greensboro
Bend is visiting at H. c. Sherburn's.
Harold Blake has been very sick
with the grip.
Mrs Win Parker and son, John,
of North Danville, visited at H. G.
Sherburn's last week.
Charles Smith has gone to the St.
Johnsbury hospital for treatment.
Walter Buckley was home over
Sunday from his school in Barton.
Henry Smith and wife visited rela-
tives in Greensboro Saturday and
Sunday.
Miss Charlotte Randall of Lyndon
has been spending a few days with
her sister, Mrs. John Rock.
DR.. Brown of Lyndonville is stop
ping at J. P. Rocks for a few days,
taking a much needed rest.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-03-10
WITH THE MOVIES
StOry's Please II Theatre

A fine bill is on the boards at
Story's this week in three vaudeville
acts that are worth seeing. Gwin,
Willis and Lang give good songs and
dances but the feature that makes
you hold your sides and laugh is the
tumbling act of Reece and Tinsman.
If you want to have a good hearty
laugh to chase away the blues, come
this "wednesday evening and see
them as it will be their last perform
ance. Thursday there will be an en-
tire change of program and the chief
attraction will be Burt and Blanchard,
comedy and singing, featuring Amer
ica's premier double voiced singer,
formerly with the "Lion and the
Mouse company. There will be
othA acts. Program for the week:
Wednesday, March 10, reels, 1.-THE
Trey O. Hearts," the 14th episode,
second, but don't miss it, last per-
Torrance of Reese and Tinsman in
their tumbling act, don't miss it..
Thursday, March IL, complete change
of vaudeville program, reels, "The
Whiskey Runner" "The Sheriff Of
Muscatine' and 1.-THE Mutual Girl. "
Burt and Blanchard Comedy Co.
Friday, March IL, reel, "The Master