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The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-08-10
COURT PRACTICE
CHANGES PLANNED

Duluth, Mimi, Aug. 10.-Suggested'
changes in the practice and procedure
of the Minnesota courts4 were dis
cussed at length today in an address
given by Calvin L. Brown, chief JUS
tice of the Minnesota supreme court
before the delegates of the Minnesota
state Bar association.
He declared the Minnesota supreme
court though conservative when it
comes to notifications in the long es-
tablished practice, is not a blind wor-
shipper of its forms.
He did not believe that four instead
of two terms of the supreme court
each year would work out satiSfactor-
lily and advocated the usual vacation
for jurists and attorneys.
He discussed the subject of decreas-
ing the publication of unimportant
opinions advocating the affirmance of
particular cases without the formality
of an accompanying opinion.
The wOrkmanS compensation act
has not lesSened the work of the court,
he said, and the hurts of the transient
from other states remain to claim re-
dress
The committee on legislation made a
report in which it was urged that bills
be introduced not later than the first
two weeks Of the session, in order that
they should receive proper oonsidera-
ton before the press of other busi-
ness.
For State News Read Tho Forum.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-08-10

officer OF the board. Several cities
have petitioned the board to be desig-
mated as the location Of one Of the
farm loan banks, which are to be
twelve in number. Before making any
selection of localities, however. the
board expects to make a thorough
canvass Of the qualifications of each
of the cities which has petttioned
After the members Of the board had
been sworn in and the board duly
created, Secretary McAdoo addressed
them, saying:
1T is q statement of an old and
recognized truth to say that the farm
ing industry is the very basis Of the
| life and prosperity Of the nation, and
| this statement is more particularly
true in the United States. because of
| its agricultural development, which,
although great, can be made vastly
greater If our farmers are provided
with the long time credits at low
rates Of interest which are so essential
to the further development Of the
farming industry. There is no induce
ment to greater farm development
unless it can be made profitable, and
it cannot be made profitable unless
the necessary capital is available al
ways to farmers upon reasonable
terms. 1t is amazing that since the
establishment of our government until
this time, a period of 127 years, alb
soIutely nothing has been done by
way of legislation to assure abundant
farm credits on reasonable terms to
our farmers. On the contrary, they
have been the preferred sufferers
from a scarcity of money for farm
development and agricultural pur-
poses, and have been, as a class,
particularly oppressed by high, and
ottentimes extortionate, rates Of in
terest and shadowed constantly by the
fear Of mortgage foreclosures.
To EmanciDate Farmers.
THE farm loan act or rural credits
bill. which it is your privilege to ad-
minister, will emancipate the farmer
from the disadvantages he has so long
endured 1t will, when fully establish
ed, unquestionably provide an abun-
dance of credits. available at all times
to farmers in all parts of the country
upon long term mortgages at low rates
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-08-10

will put into effect 1t has been said
ably will not be in a position to extend
land credits until some time next
summer.
The five members Of the new board
are Secretary of the Treasury Nc
Adoo, chairman ex-officio; c. E. Lo-
bell George w. Norris. Herbert Quick
and w. S. A. Smith. Mr.. Norris was
selected commissioner, or will, in
other words, be the chief executive
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-08-10
Farm Loan Board Will
Emancipate Farmers,
Claim of Sec. McAdoo

Washington, Aug. 10-Members of
the Federal Farm Loan Board. which
is to organize the new rural credits
system, were told by Secretary Nc
Adoo that the new farm loan act would
"emancipate the farmers" The first
work which the board took up after
it's organization was the selection Of
a secretary. The other work Of the
board will progress slowly in view Of
the newness of the organization and
Of the mortgage plan which the board
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-08-10
Not His Fault.

Boston Transcript: Sergeant (dis-
gustedly to Private Jones): stop!
Don't waste your last bullet. Nineteen
are quite enough to blaze away with
out hitting the target once. Go behind
that wall there and blow your brains
out"
Jones walked quietly away, and a
few minutes later a shot rang out.
Good heavens! Has that fool done
what l told him." cried the sergeant,
running behind the wall. Great was
his relief when he saw Private Jones
coming toward him.
Sorry, sergeant" he said apollo
getically, another miss"
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-08-10
Liver Trouble.

Il am bothered with liver trouble
about twice a year." writes Joe Ding
man, Webster City, Iowa. Il have
pains in my side and back and an
awful soreness in my stomach. l
heard Of Chamberlain's Tablets and
tried them. By the time 1 had used
half a bottle of them 1 was feeling
fine and had no signs Of pain" Obtain
able YerYWhere.-AdVt.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-08-10

crude rubber the latter in much re-
stricted proportions. Much has been
done since the outbreak of the war, and
especially in the last six months, to
facilitate the use of steel-tired motor
road vehicles in private enterprise"
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-08-10
In a, Nice Neighborhood.

How do you like your new homer"
a friend asked a woman who had re-
Gently moved into the village.
Pretty we'll"
Have you called on your neighbors
YETI"
NO" the newcomer admitted. "J
haven't. But I'm going to if any more
of my wash is missing
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-09-26
Feeding Dairy Cows.

One of the most common mistakes in
the feeding of dairy cows on the farm is
that the good cows are not given suffi'
cient quantity of feed above that requir'
cd for their physical maintenance to OBJ
tain the maximum quantity of milk they
are capable of producing. Successful
feeding of dairy cows involves the pro-
viding of an abundant supply OF palat-
able, nutritious feed at minimum cost
and feeding in such a way as to receive
the largest milk production from tn.
feed consumed. Feeding for profit is
defined as liberal feeding, or feeding to
the full capacity of the COW, in q new
Farmers Bulletin of the department
No. 743, The Feeding of Dairy Cows
which discusses many of the factors in
volved in economical feeding.
From the standpoint of economical
milk production, dairy COW general J
should not be fed more than she will
consume without gaining in weight
There are times, however, according te
the bulletin, when it is desirable te
make exceptions to this rule.
Practically all heavy milk producers
lose weight in the early part Of their lac
tation period; that is, they produce mils
at the OK pense of their body flesh. Wber
such cows approach the end OF then
milking period they normally regain the
flesh they have lost, and the farmer car
well afford to feed them literally, will
the assurance that he will be repaid II
the form of milk when the cows agar
freshen.
Pasture is the natural feed for cows
and for average conditions, with ample
pasture of good grasses or legumes II
good, succulent condition, good produc
ton can be secured.
The cost of land Is factor In TIT
economy of using pasture, however. Il
pastures are depended upon entirely To-
from four to six months of the year, ant
production is kept up to q profitable
standard, anywhere from to 4 acres O
more must be provided for each COW
saws the bulletin. This is assuming tha
a permanent pasture is Of good, clear
turf. with few or no waste places, or tina
a temporary pasture has good stand o
grass or legumes throughout. Lant
that will provide such pastures frequent
ly is high priced. :
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-09-26
Something for Nothing.

In answer to an advertisement my
daughter sent to certain land company
The correct solution TO a puzzle. They
notified her that she had won as a free
prize lot 25 by $50 feet. Her only cost
is to be $3.50 for deed and clear title.
The land is located in Maryland. Is
this company all right?-W. E. B.
We imagine that the above Is exactly
AZ stated and that upon payment of this
81. so the deed and abstract duly record
ed will be furnished. This does not
mean, however, that you are really get.
ting something for nothing. In reality
this is one of the oldest of real estate
schemes. Thousands of acres of sand
dunes and swamps have been sold fol-
building lots under this plan.
Take pencil and do little figuring.
In an acre of land are As, $50 square feet
| In lot 25 by $50 feet there are 375(
| SQUARE feet. For every acre, therefore
there are between II and II lots. Call j,
| IL. even. At $3.50 for recording these
lots and furnishing abstracts the COM
pauy disposes of its land at the rate oi
SS2. so an acre.
1t requires no great stretch OF imsgi
nation to suppose that the abstract com
pany and the land company are ths
same. 1t does not require much imagi
uation either to picture thousands Of
acres of sand dunes that the owners
would be glad to sell for SO an acre. It
therefore, is profitable business for rea
estate outfit to buy this land by the acrt
aud .'give it away" by the lot, providing
they can rake in the 81 so fee for furnish
ing abstract and the title to each lot
The ehapces may be that $3.50 repre-
sents more nearly the value of an acre
than a building lot.-New England
Homestead.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-09-26
CHAPTER II.
Mr.. Bllthers Goes Visiting.


A YEAR of grace remained. The
N minister Of finance had long
~ since recovered from the delu-
sion that 1t would be easy
to borrow from either England or
France to pay the Russians, there be-
ing small prospect Of a renewal by the
czar, even for q short period at high
er rate of interest The great nations
Of Europe made It plain to the litt}e
principality that they would not put a
finger in Russia's pie at this stage Of
the game. Russia was ready to 60 to
war with her great neighbor, Austria.
Diplomacy-caution, If you wtll-made
It imperative that other nations should
sit tight and look to their own knitting,
so to say. Not one could afford to be
charged with befriending even In a
roundabout way either Of the angry
grumblers.
It was only too well known In diplo-
matte circles that Russia coveted the
railroads Of Graustark as q means OF
throwing troops into q remote and al
most impregnable portion Of Austria.
If the debt were paid promptly it would
be impossible. according to interna-
tonal law, for the great White Bear to
take over these roads and at least q
portion Of the western border OF the
principality. Obviously, Austria would
be benefited by the prompt lifting Of
the debt, but her own relations with
Russia were so strained that an oher
to come to the rescue Of Graustark
would be taken at once as an open
affront and vigorously resented. Her
hands were tied.
The northern and western parts OF
Graustark were rich with productive
mines. The government had built rail-
roads throughout these sections so that
the yield Of coal and copper might be
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-09-26
The main point is that the prince was

Iue udlu I)OluC IL CuaC Tue prince was
now rusticating within what you might
call stones throw Of the capacious
and lordly country residence of Mr..
Blithers; moreover. he was an uncom.
monty attractive chap, with a laugh
that was so charged with heartiness
that It didn't seem possible that he
could have a drop Of royal blood in his
vigorous young body. And the perfect
ly ridiculous part Of the whole situa-
ton was that Mr.. and Mrs. King lived
In a modest. vine covered little house
that could have been lost In the ser
wants quarters at Blitherwood Espe-
cially aggravating. too, was the Kings
attitude. They were really nobodies.
80 to speak, and yet they blithely
called their royal guest Bobby and
allowed him to fetch and carry for
their women folk quite Us If he were
an ordinary whippersnapper up from
the city to spend the week end
The remark with which Mr.. Blithers
introduces this chapter was in response
to an oft repeated declaration made by
his wife. Mrs. Blithers merely had
stated-but over and over again-that
money couldn't buy everything in the
world, referring directly to social emf
nence and Indirectly to their secret
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-09-26

given an outlet to the world at large.
In making the loan Russia had de-
manded these prosperous sections as
security for the vast sum advanced,
and Graustark In an evil hour had
submitted. little suspecting the trick
that Dame Nature was to play IN the
end.
Private banking institutions In Eu-
rope refused to make loans under the
rather exasperating circumstances. pre-
ferring to take no chances. Money was
not cheap In these bitter days. neither
in Europe nor America. Caution was
the watchword A vast European war
was not improbable. despite the sin.
cere efforts on the part Of the various
nations to keep out Of the controversy.
Nor was Mr.. Blithers far from right
In his shrewd surmise that Prince
Robin and his agents were not without
hope In coming to America at this par.
ticular time. Graustark had laid BY
barely half the amount required to lift
the debt to Russia. II was not beyond
the bounds q reason to expect haI
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-09-26
PROLOGUE.

+ After a lapse Of a very few
+ years, 10, here is a story about
+ a Prince Of Graustark who is
none other than the son Of
+ Princess Yetive, the heroine
+ of "Graustark." He is q full
+ grown man, very much full
+ grown, and very much Of a
+ man. Moreover, there is a
+ beautiful girl in the of1ng,
+ whose relation to Beverly Of
+ Graustark is that of daughter
+ to mother; also there is q
+ very shrewd, forceful, power
full American multimillonaire
+ with a brilliant and lovely
+ daughter. Now, given these
+ ingredients, so to speak, and
+ the reader may trust McCutch-
con to mix them up to give
them just the right flavor, to
+ cook them to just the right
+ turn and to serve a story pip
ing hot, which will give as
: many million hours of thor
: ough enjoyment as "Grau-
: stark" and Beverly Of Grau-
: stark" did in their time.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-09-26

q matter Of fact, he witnessed the foot.
ball match from the ordinary stands,
surrounded by thousands Of unsuspect.
ing Britons. but carefully wedged IN
between two generals Of his own army
and fanked by minister of police, a
minister Of the treasury and a minis
ter Of war. all Of whom were exces.
sively bored by the contest and more
or less appalled, by his unregal enthu-
siasm. He had insisted on going to the
match incog. to enjoy It for all 1t was
worth to the real spectators-those who
sit or stand where the compression Is
not unlike that applied to a box of
sardines.
The regency expired when he was
twenty years Of age, and he became
ruler IN fact Of himself as well as Of
the half million subjects who had wait
ed patiently for the great day that was
to see him crowned and glorifed He
was their prince. and they loved him
well
Mr.. Blithers was very close to the
truth when he said Ito himself, II you
remember) that the financial situation
in the far Off principality was not ull
that could be desired. It is true that
Graustark was in Russia's debt to the
extent Of some 10000, 900 gavvos-about
$30.O0O,OO0. in other words-and that
the day Of reckoning was very near at
hand. The loan was for q period Of
twelve years and had been arranged
contrary to the advice Of John Tullis.
an American fnancier. who long had
been interested in the welfare of the
principality through friendship for the
lamented prince consort. Lorry. BE
had been farsighted enough to realize
that Russia would prove hard cred
itor. even though she may have been
sincere In her protestations Of friend
ship for the modest borrower.
A stubborn element in the cabinet
overcame his opposition. however. and
the debt was contracted, taxation in
creased by popular vote and period
Of governmental thriftiness inaugu-
rated. Railroads. highways, bridges
and aqueducts were built, owned and
controlled by the state, and the city Of
Edelweiss rebuilt after the devastation
created during the revolt Of Count
Marlanx and his minions. There SEEM
ed to be some prospect Of vindication
for the ministry. and Tullis, who lived
in Edelweiss. was fair minded enough
to admit that their action appeared to
have been for the best. The people
had prospered, and taxes were paid in
full and without complaint. The re-
serve fund grew steadily and surely.
and there was every prospect that
when the huge debt came due 1t would
be paid in cash. But on the very crest
Of their prosperity came adversely. For
two years the crops failed, and a pesti-
lence swept through the herds. There
was not SO much as a penny left over
for the 80 called sinking fund.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-09-26

A dsiryman recently condemned Ger.
tain feed, for be thought 1t was the cause
of producing off-favored milk, although
there was no basis for holding the feed
responsible for the peculiar flavor OF the
milk produced BY the herd Of this dairy
man. 1t was q good, wholesome food.
Upon close search for the cause OF the
of f-flavored milk 1t was found that the
water was responsible.
1t isa mistaken judgment OF many
that COWS may drink any kind OF water
without affecting the flavor of the milk.
Cows should be provided With good,
clean water not only for their own sakes,
but also that they may yield good flavor
ed milk.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-09-26

"Those who have used silos are boost
ara for them, and those who argue
AGAINST them have never used them.
These words by j. E. Dormsn present IL
a nutshell the controversy about silos
We we'll recall the time when silos wer'
a rarity, when the men who wasted
GOOD corn in them were "hsirbraipec
fools" yet with growing experience ane
With the teaching of years, there Ia not
farm In that particular community with
90. its one. two, or more silos.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-09-26

Eight tons of corn silage can be stored
In the same space required by ono ton
Of hay, or approximately 400 cubic feet.
One ton of alfalfa hay contains about
$500 lbs. dry matter, or 1000 lbs. diges.
tible nutrients; 8 tons of well matured
corn silage contain about 420O lbs. dry
m attsr. or $500 lbs. digestible nutrients
therefore the same space will store near
10 three times as much digestible nutri'
ants ip the form Of corn silsge as In the
form of alfalfa.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-09-26

The man who day after day lets sun
down find him digging in for dear life,
will surely como to time when sunrise
will look 10 at bis window for many .
week and find him fiat on his back. Be-
fore sundown 10 good time for every
farmer to lay Oh.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-09-26

ambition to capture a prince Of the
royal blood for their daughter Maud.
She had prefaced this opinion. how
ever, with the exceedingly Irritating
insinuation that Mr.. Blithers was not
In his right mind when he proposed in
viting the prince to spend few weeks
ut Blitherwood, provided the young
man could cut short his visit in the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. King, who, he
had asseverated, were In no position to
entertain royalty as royalty was IN the
habit Of being entertained.
Long experience had taught Mr..
Blithers to read the lip and eye Ian
guage with some degree Of certainty,
30 by watching his wife's indignant
face closely he was able to tell when
she was succumbing to reason. he
was burly. domineering person who
reasoned for every one within range Of
his voice. and It was only when his
wife became coldly sarcastic that he
closed his ears and doomed his opin.
Ions into her very teeth, SO to say. Joy.
fully overwhelming her with facts
which It were futile for her to attempt
to deny. He was aware quite as much
30 as II he had heard the words that
she was now saying:
"Well. there Is absolutely no use
arguing with you, WILL Have 1t youl
vvav If II pleaseS you"
Eying her with some uneasiness, he
cautiously inserted his thumbs In the
armholes of his brocaded waistcoat
and proclaimed:
"As said before, Lou, there isn't q
foreign nobleman, from the emperor
down, who is above grabbing a few
million dollars. They're all hard up"
I'VE were speaking of Prince Robin,
remarked his wife, with slight shud
der. Mrs. Blithers came Of better stock
than her husband. His gaucheries FIRE
quently set her teeth on edge. She wal
born in Providence and sometimes
mentioned the occurrence when partic
ularly' DESTROYS Of squelching him, moi
unkindly perhaps. but by way Of max
Ing him realize that their daughter hat
GOOD blood In her veins. Mr.. Blither'
had heard In roundabout way that III
first saw the light Of day in Jersey
City, although after he became famous
| Newark claimed him. He did not both
er about the matter.
"Well, he's like all the rest OF them,
said he after a moment Of indecision
Something told him that he really
ought to refrain from talking abou
the cost Of things, even in the bosom
| Of his family. He had heard that onl!
vulgarians speak Of their possessions
"Now, there's no reason In the worlt
why we shouldn't consider his offer
He"-
"OnerY' she cried. aghast. He haI
| made no offer, Will. He doesn't evel
know that Maud Il In existence. Hov
can you say such a thingf"
II was merely looking ahead, that
all Ny motto Ii Look ahead. Yo'
know It as well as do. Where woult
| be today II hadn't looked ahead ant
seen what was going to happen befor'
] the other fellow had his eyes open
WIN you tell me thati Where, ! say
What's more, where would ! be nov
| Il I hadn't looked ahead and seel
what a marriage with the daughter o
Judge Morton would mean to me In tn
long runT He felt that he had uttere'
very pretty and convincing compli
ment. IT never made a bad bargain u
my life, Lou, and It wasn't guessworl
when I married you. You. my dear oil
giri. you were the solid foundation q
- r. - - = -
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-09-26
tTo N ooKfINuYn.1
Postal savinss Danks.

All the money the postal savings
banks receive they Immediately rsds-
posit In national reserve banks and -
keep II In circulation instead Of allow.
ing It to remain boarded and hidden.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-09-26

The manufacture Of heavy wagons 10
increasing Notwithstanding tho growing
popularity OF motor trucks, and that
means IN Increasing demand for heavy
horses.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-09-26

Clean, fresh clothes have an animating
effect on the wearer. So the clean door
ysrd consciously or unconsciously eug-
sests home we'll ordered on the inside.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-09-26

OF all our inhrmides, vanity y tho
dearest to %. A man win starve biz
ether vices to keep that alive-ytAAk-
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-09-26
Pleasure and Profit.

GENUINE SATISFACTION IN SUCCESSFUL
MANAGEMENT OF A PROFITABLE
DAIRY BUSINESS.
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AMONG THE FARMERS.
"sPEED THE PLow."

correspondence on practical agricultural topics
Is sonclted. Address all communications In
s9noed Tor this department to HENRY ID.
ocras. Paris. Ne.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-09-26

The cost Of gasoline 0utruns that OF
oats, and the horse II still . good propo-
sirion.
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CHAPTER !.

+ + + + I. /. + + + I. + + + + /
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-27

Mime. Anna Meitschik
Orencio Constantine
Richard Hageman
Mime. Giannina Russ
Mime. Elvira de Hidalgo
Adam Didw
Leon Rothier
Pasquale Amato
John Mccormack
Enrico Caruso
Amadeo Bassi
Mime. Maria Labia
Mime. Henrietta Wakefield
Mime. Marie hatfield
Clarence Whitehill
Mime. Eleonora de Cisneros