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The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-12-07

bought for it's $4,000 members to the
equivalent of million two hundred
thousand dollars annually before the
war.
Our syndicates are not merely the
sales and buying agents OF the indivi-
dual farmer; they go farther; they
stand between the farmer and the man
from whom he buys or to whom he
sells in any misunderstanding, saving
him from lawsuits and expenses; and
they act as his banker, in way,
through the organization of mutual
agricultural loan societies which are
separate from the syndicates.
Any landowner can borrow the
money he needs to exploit his farm
from one of our 9S regional or 1000
local agricultural loan banks. whose
combined capital was 35.000.000 francs
in 1918: the state has also placed at
their disposition sums aggregating $685.,
900, 900. They discounted about 370.-
900. 900 france of farmers paper in
that year.
I'VE not only help the farmer, but
we help train his children to be farm
ers-do all we can to attach them to
the soil. We teach them the scientific
part Of grain and stock raising, and Of
butter and cheese making, we show
them how to keep farm accounts so
that they may know whether they are
making money out Of any given crop
the farmers daughters are taught
farm housekeeping with special atten-
ton to the rational utilization Of food
stuffs; when we get through with
them they have no longer any excuse
for haphazard or wasteful use OF
PROVISIONS S..- .
War prices have helped the farmer
in one direction and hampered him in
another. He gets the equivalent of
$1.97 bushel for his wheat, or AZ
cents more than before the war. He
gets the equivalent of S6 cents a BUSH
ell for oats as against "A cents before
the war. and. this year. the oat crop
was a record one. Wheat was def
cient as compared even to last year,
but the farmer probably realizes more
in cash than for last years crop. On
the other hand he pays a great deal
more for all that he buys--fertilizers,
fuel, salt, sugar, flour.
THE French farmer will after the
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-12-07
Farmers of France Are
Doing Well by Nation
(By Associated Press.)

Paris. Dec. s. - The farmers of
France have done we'll for the contry
and their efforts in the wheat field
as we'll as on the battlefield must be
recognized" said Chairman Brillaud
de Laujardiere. head Of the great ma
tional agriculturalists' society Of
France. to q correspondent of The AS
sociated Press.
Farm hands alone furnished more
than a third of our fighting strength
more than the men Of any other oc-
cupation. and their exploits have turn
ished pages of citations in The Journal
Oficiel. The peasants at home-parti-
cularly the women. have. in their way,
done quite as we'll. They have really
been the staff of life to France dur
ing these trying two years. since they
have provided the bread. but until
lately they got only praise while those
at the front get decorations.
Every peasant woman or farmers
wife or daughter who has replaced a
man called to arms shall have sort
of decoration. too. in the form Of a
diploma that will tell what she has
done for her country, just as a gener-
ais citation makes known an act of
heroism on the battlefield"
M. Laujardiere is qualified, to speak
for the rural populations he feels the
pulse of French agriculture every
morning when he opens the thousands
OF letters that come to his Office from
farms all over the country. He pre-
sides over the Syndicate Central des
Agriculteurs de France. This il not
quite the same thing as the National
Grange in the United States, but in
many ways 1t bears the same relation
to it's members. Its membership COM
prises more than thousand local
syndicates besides 1900 individual
members among the elite of the French
agricuturalists.
The French farmer was formerly
essentially individualist," said NJ.
Laujardiere, but he has learned the
value Of association and nearly every
farming community is organized.
There are 6,17S agricultural syndicates
in France with a membership before
the war of 1.250,000, assembled in IS
different unions of syndicates. -.
"A single one of these syndicates in
the department Of Loir and Cher
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-12-07
218 IN
NIGHT
SCHOOL
Supt. Arthur Deamer Says
Work for Adults is Prov
ing Great Success

The night school for adults is
proving more successful than was ex-
pected, according to a report or Supt.
Arthur Deamer of the Fargo public
schools, made to the board of educa-
tion last night.
Not only is the school held three
insily planned, but there are 21s en-
rolled, with, an actual attendance Of
14S at the classes on Monday night.
The school is filling a want that
has long been felt in Fargo, and is
being conducted along lines that will
give real results; Competent instruGt- 1S,t
cation.
In his report to the, board, superin-
tendent Deamer said that at the pres
ent time there are AZ enrolled in the
class in stenography, 36 in the class
in sewing, "a in MECHANICAL and arehi-
tectural drawing, 25 in cooking, Il in
advanced reading and civics, 36 in be
ginning reading and civics, and S5 in
bookkeeping.
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BOTTINEAU

Bottineau. N. d.. Dec. THE sec
ond annual Bottineau county short
course in agriculture is in session at
the state school OF forestry this week.
The enrolment on Tuesday noon lad
reached 155 and the total enrolment
will probably run about 175 or $780,
Those taking part in the program are
DIR. Don McMahan, j. w. McNary, @.
w. Porter and Botttneau County
Agents A. p Henderson and j. M.
Humphreys; and l.. A. Knoke. James
Thorborn, Alex Cranston, Col. A. j.
Milligan, Miss vina M. Brazelton, Miss
NJ. Beth Bailey, Prof A. @. Brown,
Prof NJ r. Shuler and President Fred
w. Smith. The course is in session
for four days The instructional work
consists of rope work, sharpening and
care OF tools, emergency treatment
Of farm animals. care and feeding Of
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hogs, cement construction, marketing,
windbreak lanting, labor saving de-
vices for farm homes. Especial en-
phasis is placed upon the new federal
farm loan act, with addresses by
County Agents Henderson and Hum
phreys.
information comes from Grand
Forks that Miss Rilla Woods, who SO
creditably played the part of Peg in
Peg o. My Heart at the Greiner opera
house last spring at the Greiner opera
peatedly to give that play as read
ing at the university in Grand Forks.
The Forestry basketball team play
ed a game against Souris, at Souris,
and came out victorious with a score
of % to 9. The lineup:
Forestry ........ Pos. ..... Souris
Oliver Moore .....lf.... III. Patterson
Norman Nordin ..rf. ......... Mellum
Isaac Bacon ......c. ....... Iyerson
Erwin Brander ..lg.. A. Fairweather
Howard Hagen ..rg...... G. Suefert
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TO ATTEND COUNTY
FAIR ASSOCIATION
Sec. Charles Nash Of State Fair. AZ.
sociation Will Take in Grand
Forks Convention.

Charles Nash, secretary of the North
Dakota and Cass County Fair associa-
tions will attend the first annual con-
vention of the Association of County
Fairs of North Dakota, which will be
held in Grand Forks on Dec. 13 and
IA. .....
The purpose of the association is to
bring about the Standardization OF
managements, arrange dates to the
best advantage and to discuss other
problems that the county fair officers
will find interesting. Among the sub
iects that will be discussed will be
Agricultural Exhibits. The County
Fair From the Exhibitors Viewpoint,
The Auto Problem, Amusements, Sum
mer Livestock Show, Practical Adver-
Using and other subjects.
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Substitutes-F'orestry Oliver Fin
stad, IL. Souris-Hedronson, rf.;
Brander. c.: Peterson. liz.
Bacon and Nordin starred in this
game, Bacon making six baskets and
one foul and Nordin making seven
baskets. Souris put up a good fight,
but the Forestry had the advantage
in height and team work. &
The Forestry boys are putting In "a
good deal OF time in practice and we
expect to have some interesting games
this season
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-12-07
GUILTY or SUITCASE THEFT.

Mandan. n. D.. Dec. Z. Three
transients. Thomas Jefferson Davis,
colored. Thomas Murrin and George
Dubois, were arraigned before Judge
III. L. Henke for stealing valise and
overcoat from Frank Jorden. an ex-
press messenger. The offenders were
fined S25 each and given o jail sentence
OF ten days.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-10-20
CHAPTER |.

So 1t was In him. then-nn inherited
fighting instinct, a driving intensity to
kill. He was the last of the Duanes.
that old fighting stock of Texas. But
not the memory of his dead father, nor
the pleading of his soft-voiced mother,
nor the warning of this uncle who
stood before him now. had brought to
Buckley Duane so much realization
of the dark, passionate strain in his
blood. 1t was the recurrence, hun
dredfold increased In power. of a
strange emotion that for the last three
years had arisen In him.
"Yes, Cal Bain's In town. full of
bad whisky an huntin' for you," re-
peated the elder man. gravely.
But what's he want me for?" de-
manded Dunno. ITO insult me again?
I won't stand that twice."
Hes got fever that's rampant in
Texas these days, my boy. He wants
gun-play. II he meets you he'll try
TO kill you"
Here it stirred In Duane again. that
bursting gush of blood, like n wind of
flame Smoking all his inner being, and
subsiding to leave him strangely
chilled.
xii mel What for?" he asked.
Lord knows there amt any reason.
But what's that to do with most of the
shootin' these days? Didn't FIVE cow
boys over to Everalrs kill one another
dead all because they got to jerkln' ut
"A quirt among themselves? An Cal
has no reason to love you. His girl
wns sweet on you"
81 quit when I found out She was
his girl"
II reckon she amt quit But never
mind her or reasons. Calls here, just
drunk enough to be ugly. He's achin'
to kill somebody. He's one of them
four-flush gun-fghters. There's lot
of wild cowboys who're ambitious for
a reputation. They laugh at the sher-
ifs an brag about how they'd fix the
rangers. Calls sure not much for you
to bother with. If you only keep out
of his way"
you mean for me to runT asked
Duane, In scorn.
II reckon wouldn't put 1t that way.
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all. And for that I've got to go on
tho dodge"
"Son, you killed him-then?" asked
the uncle. huskily.
"Yes. stood over him-watched
him die. I did as 1 would have been
done by"
II knew it. Long ago 1 saw it COM
In. But now we can't stop to cry
over split blood. You've got to leave
town an this part of the country"
"Mother!" exclaimed Duane.
"She's away from home. You can
wait. I'll break 1t to her-what she
always feared"
Suddenly Duane sat down and COW
cred his face with his hands.
my God Uncle, what have done"
His broad shoulders shook
Listen, son, an remember what
say" replied the elder man, earnestly.
Don't ever forget. You're not to
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-10-20

Just avoid him. Buck, Pm Lot afraid
Cal would get you. What I'm most
afraid of is that you'll kill Balm"
Duane was silent. letting his uncle's
earnest words sink in. trying to realize
their Significance.
Buck" went on the uncle, "you're
twenty-three now, an a powerful sight
of fine fellow, barrin' your temper.
You've chance in life. Bnt If you
20 gun-fghtin', II you kill man,
you're ruined. The rangers would
make you an outlaw. This even-break
business doesn't work with them. II
you resist arrest they'll kill you. If
you submit to arrest, then you 60 to
sail. an mebbe you hang"
"Td never hang" muttered Duane,
dRrkly.
II reckon you wouldn't" replied the
old man. you'd be like your father.
He was ever ready to draw-too ready.
In times like these. with the Texns
rangers enforcIn' the law. your dad
would have been driven to the river.
He was killed In q street-fight. An 1t
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-10-20

"WaI. Buck" said Stevens, in
friendly manner, II amt presumin' on
your time or company / see you're
headin' fer the river. But will you
stop long enough to stake n feller to
bite of grub?"
I'm out of grub and pretty hungry
myself" admitted Duane.
'Been pushin' your hoss, / see. Wal.
1 reckon you'd better stock up before
you hit thet stretch of country"
He made wide sweep of his right
arm, indicating the southwest. and
there was that in his action which
seemed significant of n vast and bar
rem region.
"Stock up?" queried Duane, thought
fully.
"Shore. A feller has jest got TO eat
can rustic along without whisky. but
not without grub. Thet's what makes
1t so embarrassin' travelin' these parts
dodgin' your shadow. Now, I'm on my
way to Mercer It's a little two-bit
town up the river n ways. I'm goin'
to pack out some grub"
Stevens tone was inviting. Evident
ly he would welcome Duane's compan-
ionship, but he did not openly say so.
Duane kept silence, however, and then
Stevens went on.
stranger, in this here country two's
crowd. It's safer. 1 never was much
on this lone-wolf dodgin', though I've
done 1t of necessity. 1t takes a mighty
good man to travel alone any length
of time. Why, I've been thet sick
was jest achin' fer some ranger to
come along an plug me. Give me
pardner any day. Now, mebbe you're
not thet kind of feller, an I'm shore
not presumin' to ask. But 1 jest de
clares myself sufficient"
'You mean you'd like me to go with
you?" asked Duane.
Stevens griDned "Wal, I should
smile. I'd be particular proud to be
braced with a man of your reputa-
tion.''
"See here. my good fellow, that's all
nonsense" declared Duane, in some
haste.
"Shore think modesty becomin' to
youngster," replied Stevens. 81 hate
brag. Buck, l don't know much
about you. But every man who's lived
along the Texas border remembers a
lot about your dad. 1 jest heerd thet
you was lightnin on the draw, an
when you cut loose with a gun, why
the figger on the ace of spades would
cover your cluster of bullet holes.
Thet'~ the word thet's gone down the
border. Now Buck, I'm not n spring
chicken, an I've been long on the
dodge. Mebbe a little of my society
won't hurt you none. You'll need to
learn the country"
There was something sincere and
likable about this outlaw.
Il dare say you're right" replied
Duane, quietly. "And I'll go to Mer-
GER with you"
Next moment he was riding down
the road with Stevens. Duane had
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-10-20
CHAPTER II.

When Duane came to the gate of
his home and saw his uncle there with
a mettlesome horse, saddled, with can
teen, rope and bags all in place, a
subtle shock pervaded his spirit. 1t
had slipped his mind-the consequence
of his act. But sight of the horse ana
the look of his uncle recalled the fact
that he must now become fugitive.
An unreasonable anger took hold of
him.
''That ID foolI" he exclaimed
hotly. Meeting Balm wasn't much.
Uncle Jim. He busted my boots, that's
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-10-20

blame. I'm glad to see you take it this
way, because maybe you'll never grow
hard an callous. You're not to blame.
This is Texas. You're your fathers
son. These are wild times. The law
as the rangers are laying it down now
can't change life all in n minute"
"Tm murderer" said Duane, shud-
dering.
mo, son, you're not. An you never
will be. But you've got to be an out
law till time makes it safe for you to
come home"
"An outlawT
81 said it. If we had money an in
fiuence, we'd risk trial. But we've
neither. Strike for the wild country,
an wherever you go an whatever you
do-be a man. You can't come home.
When this thing is lived down, If that
time ever comes, I'll get word into the
unsettled country. It'll reach you
some day. That's all. Remember, be
man. Good-by."
Duane, with blurred sight and con-
tracing throat, gripped his uncle's
hand and bade him a wordless fare
well. Then he leaped astride the black
and rode out of town.
AS swiftly as was consistent with a
care for his steed, Duane put dis
tance of fifteen or eighteen miles
behind him. He passed several
ranches, and was seen by men. This
did not suit him, and he took an old
trail across country. 1t was fiat
region with poor growth of mesquite
and prickly-pear cactus. Occasionally
he caught glimpse of low hills in the
| distance. He had hunted often in that
| section, and knew where to find grass
and water. When he reached this
| higher ground he did not, however,
halt at the first favorable camping
spot, but went on and on.
AT last he found a secluded spot, un-
der cover of thick mesquites and oaks,
at goodly distance from the old trail.
lie took saddle and pack off the horse,
made small fire, prepared and ate his
supper. This done, ending the work
| of that day he sat down and filled his
| pipe. When night set in and the
place seemed all the more isolated and
| lonely for that Duane had sense of
relief
1t dawned upon him all at once that
he was nervous, watchful. sleepless.
The fact caused him surprise, and he
began to think back, to take note of
his late actions and their motives. The
change one day had wrought amazed
him. He who had always been free,
easy, happy, especially when out alone
in the open, had become in a few short
hours bound, serious, preoccupied. He
felt tired, yet had no inclination to
rest. He intended to be off by dawn,
heading toward the southwest. Had
he destination? 1t was vague as his
knowledge of that great waste of
mesquite and rock bordering the Rio
Grande. Somewhere out there was
refuge. For he was a fugitive from
| justice, an outlaw.
This being an outlaw then meant
eternal vigilance. No home, no rest,
no sleep, no content, no life worth the
living He must be lone wolf or he
must herd among men obnoxious to
him. If he worked for an honest liy-
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-10-20
Both Riders Wheeled Their Horses
Sharply.

never been much of talker, and now
he found speech difficult. But his
companion did not seem to mind that
He was jocose, voluble fellow, prob
ably glad now to hear the sound of
his own voice. Duane listened, and
sometimes he thought with pang
of the distinction of name and heritage
of blood his father had left to him.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-10-20
CHAPTER III.

Late that day, a couple of hours be-
fore sunset. Duane and Stevens, hav-
Ing rested their horses in the shade of
some mesquites near the town of Mer-
Ger, saddled up and prepared to move.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-10-20

Do you believe that Buck did
the wrong thing by running away
from homer Doesn't It seem that
he could have proved SELF
deferse and saved himself from
the outlaw life7
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-10-20


This is a rushing story of the
wild border days in Texas In the
early seventies, with their des-
perate contests between outlaws
and rangers. Incident after Incl
dent crowd upon another-hair-
breadth escapes, deeds of thrill
ing adventures, manly chivalry,
and devoted love. The hero is a
murderer; a man-kiIIer not by
choice but by necessity. His
deeds In a wild country rival the
deeds Of Scotch Highland chiefs
which Sir Walter Scott has given
us In his great romances. You'll
want TO follow the fortunes Of
Buck Duane In "The Lone Star
Ranger"
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cTo BE coNTINuEp.1
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-09-28
THE FOOD OF THE FUTURE

A Los Angeles scientist named Adams Dixon Warner
he has solved the food problem Eight years ago.
inspired by perception of waste, expense and
general inecency attending dietary system he set
about to discover simple inexpensive and universal lily
adaptable food for mankind. last after many thou
sand experiments he has succeeded From peas beans
lentls walnuts peanuts cereals fruits and
vegetables, he has worked combination of twenty
food products which provides perfect proportion
the fourteen chemical elements are necessary to
sustain life. And only resulting masterpiece
chemically says Mr. Warner but it is dgestibe
and paIatabe.
With this food. ne maintains he could feed the hu-
man giving the greatest degree of health and
strength, at cost of less than cents "a day. He
lives n himself
With his food of the we should never have
TO think of restaurants cooks or kitchens and we
should he incomparably happier and more sgicient
Think of the time this will save women" ne urges
the hours that can be spent OF the kitchen the
money that will not the trust. why this
the one thing the world has waiting forts the
first toward the combination Of reason and
diet"
But alas, The world refuses to get excited about it.
You lead the human to a tablet embodying in
small compass at low all the nutrient elements
needed for life and work but you can't make the per
verse human race eat
ITS hard thing. the inventor truly remarks Ito
make the people who have aside three hours day
for stated unregulaed overeatng to eat scentiaa y
as they should instead of eating they like"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-09-28

of which certain that it was not.-and other
business personally asking him guest.
Huh
or would all like have the president Of
the United States visit South Bend He in In
dianapols the 18th deliver an address on Good
Roads day" Were a week earlier it might have
been possible week ago to hook the centennial
up with that trip to Indiana and by proper process.
induce him &c extend the length stay, his
trip through the Hooser state However the .ebear-
ersguardians OF that sealed silver casketwere not
worrying that phase Of it. having their
invitation rejected They merely wanted spectacular
trip to the capital; this along with the publicity that
would accrue having along with them in a
sealed silver asket"for Woodrow Wilson. president.
If the gentleman with federal military automobile
brigade his sleeve exploit it racing
the country with messages the president well and
good, and those who wish join him in his exploit,
have the right they needn't tack it the cen
tennal celebration excuse. The centennial man
agement has higher sense OF the propreties.
The centennial association can proudly dsclaim any
part in such propaganda. This method doing things
would be all right the invitation being extende 10
Jess Willard when is the president of the Unit
States. Why within left it would be almost
necessary for the 'joyrders' kdnap the president
and bring him back with them to get him here
and don't any such scandals connected with
the centennial as that
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-09-28

Now just what Mr.. Hughes is getting for us by
going around preaching high protection The British
that nation traders swinging around TO high pro
lection against us and the party who has and
must have the balance of trade against Europe.
London chamber of commerce demands abrogation
of the most favored nations" with us and the
adoption of graded tariffs which means abandonment
of Britain's free trade policies.
Mr.. Hughes probably convinced the British that
he foreigner pays the tax and, after the war, the
British are going TO be real savage get
ting all they can out the foreigner Congress has
empowered president to ''retaiate' This may be
fine in theory. only it happens that we have the big
trade and hence the other fellow can best
agord to bear Gown heavily on retaliation.
II is amusing, well serious, to note that that
London chamber commerce is shrieking for anti
dumping laws. Gosh. those Britishers going TO
make us swallow our own medicine bottle by bottle?
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-09-28
THE GREATEST BOOK.

Grand Rapids, Mich, Herald)
What is the greatest book in the
English language
An eastern publication is in the
midst Of the questions editorial dis
cussion. Yet there is but one ans
wer
The greatest book in the English
or any other language is the Holy
Bible. AS the written guide 70 the
tenets OF Christianity; as the com
handing code of morality and up
ughtness: as the inspiration for such
life on earth as shall deserve the
everlasting; as the souls guarantee
of immortality; as the refuge for
the faint. the weary and the heavy
laden as the ultimate in solace for
the scrrowing. courage for the fall
tering. and admonitiOn for the
mighty; as the oracle OF a phuos-
ophy which denies no heart and
which no true heart can deny; as
the Magma ChaTta Of salvation: as
the intimate reflection Of The Great
est Life; whether measured as re-
ligion. as history. or as education.
the Bible is incomparably the great
est book.