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The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-09-13
AGENTS
TO AID
new PLAN
County Agricultural Work
ers Will Help Farmers
On Rural Credits
COOPER TO CALL MEETING
Will Bring Men Here for
Conference on Credits
Work

County agents will aid farmers in
organizing to obtain the benefits of
Federal farm loan banks, in the opin-
ion of Director Thomas Cooper of the
North Dakota Experiment station.
The act which creates the Federal
land banks, provides that the depart
ment Of agriculture shall assist the
federal farm loan board in disseminat-
ing information relative t. the act and
shall aid in instructing farmers how
to organize and conduct Farm loan as
soctattons. The county agents are
joint employees of the federal depart
ment of agriculture, the state agricul-
tural college, and the county employ
ing them.
Mr.. Cooper interprets this section of
the act to mean that 1t will eventually
become the duty of the county agents,
who are the local representatives OF
the United States department of agri-
culture, to instruct farmers in the or
ganizing and conducting of the Farm
Loan associations.
A general field meeting of county
agents will be held in the near future
at which time instructions will be
given relative to the different features
of the law and the steps that it will
be necessary to take in the establish
ment of local loan associations. 1t
may be that the county agents, as fed
eral employees, will become the prin-
cipal local agencies whereby the fed
eral farm loan board will maintain
direct contact with the farmers of the
state. The fact that a county employs
county agent may mean a great deal
to farmers who wish to take advan-
tage Of the provisions of this law.
Heretofore, a county agent has been
employed chiefly, calling attention to
the fundamental principle of good
agriculture in the state, in order to
bring about more profitable methods
of farming This new activity is a
very natural development of this
sphere of the county agent, and in this
new work the county agents will rem
der the farmers of their county an i'm
portant service. Each agent has been
supplied with copies of the law and a
brief preliminary statement of its ap-
plication. In addition he has been
instructed to give farmers all possible
information relative to this act
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-09-13
Nine Tons of Iron Crosses.

PHILADELPHIA Public Leader: Ac-
cordine to The Kiel Zeitung the kaiser
has distributed 100000 Iron Crosses
weighing in all nine tons. The query
suggests itself, is not the value or such
a decoration considerably leSseneo py
this promiscuous distribution? The
Victoria Cross is coveted because II
is hard to win, and he who OBTAINS IL
is a marked man indeed. From 1856,
when it was instituted, until the close
of the Boer war, nearly half century,
the medal was bestowed about hve
hundred times-thrice upon civilians
and once upon a chaplain. Many times
the award was made when 1t could
only come as q poSthumous recogmuon
precious to those who mourned a gal
liant memory. In such circumstances
little of the pride of life or or vain
glary attaches to the public exhibition
of the symbol. But men are or dill
ferent proclivities. One shrinks from
advertising a great distinction, and an
other noisily parades a little one. NO
monarch of Europe is more hberalIy
bedizened with orders than Ferdinand
of Bulgaria when he has his pictures
taken, yet perhaps no monarch is less
worthy of the blazonry of honor. 1t is
an amiable infirmity in lesser person
ages to hang badges and buttons up
on themselves as though the larger
part of a man were his lapel. In pro-
portion as one is a minus quantity
intellectually one is likely to confound
the eye with external trappings. The
wholesale business done in distribut-
ing the Iron Cross seems to indicate
that one who knew the foibles and
frailties of human nature sanctioned a
mintage so lavish that it would have
gladdened the heart of an apostle Of
free silver.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-09-13
A Matter of Doctors.

From The Senate Proceedings: Mr..
Thomas-WiII the senator from Rhode
Island yield to me for a question?
Mr.. Lippitt-I yield the floor.
Mr.. Thomas-I wish to ask the SEN
ator a question before he yields the
floor.
Mr.. Lppitt-I will be glad to reply
to it il can.
Mr.. Thomas-The senator has criti-
cised very extensively the policy of the
present administration in Mexican af-
fairs. My question is whether in the
event the Republican party is success
full at the coming election 1t would be
the purpose OF the Hughes administra-
ton to declare war on Mexico or to
intervene in its affairs?
MIR. Lippitt-The question of the
senator from Colorado it is manifestly
impossible for me to answer.
Mr.. Thomas-The senator's opinion
would perhaps be Interesting.
Mr.. Lippitt-I will tell the senator
what my opinion Is about the Mexi-
can affairs. When a man is sick. and
his doctor prescribes various remedies
to him, all Of which leave him in a
worse condition than he was before. ]
imagine he would usually send for an
other doctor. My opinion about Mex
lean affairs is that the friends of the
American people ought to send for an
other doctor.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-09-13
THE COWARD?

Dear God! 1 hate to hear that fellow
groan!
I'll stop my ears and try to get some
sleep.
l thought that was hardened into
stone,
But he has set my nerve-roots all
a-creep.
Their shrapnel sweeps this cursed hill
1t whizzes past in perfect gusts of
lead!
And yet, and yet 1 wonder, should I
dare?
1t can't be done-I hope the chap is
dead!
TIL think Of happier things. 'Tis good
H.r ,s3tfss to feel u +na n.o... no.u ,,,
heart;
Her love has held me firm as wall OF
steel.
Has spurred me on to do a soldiers
part.
wonder. were she now beside me
here,
Would she lie close and let yon soldier
groan,
Or would she think my prudence kin to
1SdT,
And risk a rescue, though she went
alone?
know the answer-she who ever
dared,
Who gave the largess Of her love to
me,
Would call me coward-I for whom she
cared!
Her scorn would drown me deeper
than the sea!
I'll venture nowhere seems to be a
A wellflled glass may help him
through the night
hate to stir. my very brain seems
lull!
Out Stacker, out! You've but yourself
to fight!
To fall and fail! I'm glad. though,
that I tried!
My love will know. and she will under
stand
Her proud heart Joy that thus her man
has died,
Her letters warm and wet beneath his
hand!-G. c. A. Child in New
York Times.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-09-13
HIGH CLASS BILLS
ASSURED AT GRAND
Manager Fowler Comes to the Front
With Splendid Offers for Fall
and Winter Season.

Manager Fowler announces a
change in the vaudeville policy at the
Grand theatre which assures an
abundance of fine attractions for that
house. Beginning Sept. 25, one week
from next Monday, the regular pro-
gram will consist of five acts, instead
of four, in addition to the pictures.
Twice each week the entire program
from the Hippodrome theatre, st, Paul,
will be transferred direct to the Grand
here, making the regular twice week
bills at this house. The Hippodrome
presents the best vaudeville bills in St.
Paul at popular prices so that the
Grand is assured of high class attrac-
tions at all times. One pleasing fea-
ture of these bills is their uniform
strength throughout every act being
strong and no fillers-in being used.
This arrangement will continue
through the fall and winter months at
the Grand, and assures the patrons Of
this house the best there is in vaude-
vile at popular prices.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-09-13
THE GARRICK

Robert Edeson, who plays the lead
ing role in the new Blue Ribbon fea-
ture. Fathers of Men, in six parts, un-
derwent peculiar experience in the
enactment Of his part.
When Mr.. Edeson was travelling in
at the side of erava Which wa a. ne ~
ed with a rude, wooden cross. Seeing
his deep grief, Mr.. Edeson tried to con-
sole the man who he afterwards learn
ed was weeping over his little daugh-
ter's grave. The mans story was like
this: He had been called to a trading
post a number of miles distant, leav-
ing. his wife and baby daughter at
home. When he returned, he found
that his wife had deserted him, run
ming away with one whom he had be-
lieved a great friend. He had started
at once in pursuit, and this little grave
was the first evidence of their cruelty.
Although Mr.. Edeson accompanied the
man for over 100 miles, they found no
trace of the false friend upon whom the
man had determined to be avenged.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-09-13
THE Ry-PRopucr COKE OVEN.

Metallurgical and Chemical Engi-
neering: The iron industry Of this
country has been adopting the by
product coking process at a marvellous
rate. There are practically no by
product coke plants in the United
States which do not recover ammonia
tar and light oil (crude benzoD.
In the vast majority of the plants
also surplus gas is recovered and util-
lied either at the plant itself or by dis
tribution to outside consumers. There
are possibly two or three very small
by-product coke plants at which tar
and ammonia are not recovered for
disposal to the outside markets, but
these would certainly represent con-
siderably less than l per cent OF the
total py-product coking capacity
There is not over per cent Of the by
product coke oven capacity OF the
country that is not now equipped with
benzol recovery plants, and the by
product coking plants now under con
struction have either contracted dor
benzol recovery equipment or lnolcat-
ed a strong probability that such pro-
vision will be made.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-09-13
THE ISIS

The Devil at His Elbow, a startling
hve-part Metro wonderplay in which
CLIFFORD Bruce and Dorothy Green, two
supreme dramatic artists, are seen in
attraction at the Isis theatre on We'd
nesday and Thursday. This production
contains scores of big situations pre-
sSnted on an elaborate scale in genuine
settings on New York's waterfront, on
board big steamer at sea, and on q
submarine obtained from the United
States navy. The story was written by
the features for Mime Petrova since
she has been appearing in motion pic
lures. 1t deals with the subject Of
drink and its evil influence when taken
by mechanical engineer as a stimu-
liant to continue in an almost super
human endeavor to complete plans for
new submarine.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-09-13
The commonest Mistake.

E. w. Howe's Monthly: Being color
ed, Lady Preston, our cook, has good
many false notions; more, I think,
than are warranted, when it is remem-
bered that she is half white.
For one thing, she believes those OF
her white neighbors who live in big
houses are happier than she is. They
are not; L do not enjoy life any more
than Lady Preston.
Most people, when they realize that
they are not happy, believe they are
victims of fate, and this conviction
causes them to be more discontented
than they need be. The fact is, no one
is happy. We may avoid unhappiness,
but happiness is beyond US, and we
should not expect it. Perhaps few OF
my age live more peacefully and con-
tentedly than / do, but am not happy,
and have never been, except that i
have known the usual and infreduent
bursts of sunshine that come into
every life.
Lady Preston is a good old woman,
and popular, as she deserves; there is
not a kitchen in the neighborhood
where she is not welcome, and, IL the
mistress hears Of her presence, fire.
Quently exchanges white domestic
philosophy for black. / receive no at
Preston receives; at the end of the
week her accomplishments have equal
ed mine. She finds as much in hel
world as find in mine; when she puts
on her best dress. and makes an
excursion to town. she finds as much
Of interest as / am able to find on my
excursions. Nature is inexorable in
that it gives us all about the same
chance at contentment-
do not believe the big folks in New
York are happier than 1 am; Lady
Preston should know that the big folks
in her world are not happier than she
is.
1 have heard her gossip about heI
acQuaintances. hear exactly the
same talk in the circle in which
move; the Marshall Fields hear it In
Chicago, and the Vanderbilts in New
York. with a little gliding that does
not materially change or improve 1t.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-09-13
WHAr A LITTLE CITY CLAIMS.

Bradstreet's Weekly: Winston-Sa-
lem, n. c., has a Board OF Trade that
knows how to sing the praises of the
city. In a public letter recently is
sued. it is confidently proclaimed that
Winston Salem in 1914 turned out
manufactured products worth S37,2SS.-
600, the equivalent of s., ,2S6 per capita
for the entire population of the city
The increase in annual value of factory
products from 1900 to 1910 was 243.2
per cent, and from 1910 to 1914 the in
crease was 13o per cent. The Board Of
Trade asserts that these are record
figures for ratio of increase and per
capita value, and that in these two re-
spects Winston Salem leads the United
States. If the statements are incor-
rect the Board Of Trade wants to be
set right, and it offers a prize of 800
to the first authentic claim Of better
record for any city in the United
States. the federal census reports now
being published to. be decisive Of the
facts. 1t also is declared that Winston
Salem leads any city as regards the
value of manufactured tobacco, and, In
addition, 1t boasts of its factory out
puts Of furniture, wooden blankets, knit
underwear, hosiery, other textiles, and
a wide line of diversified products, IN
Guiding a high-grade iron ore that is
obtained from the by-products of the
sulphuric acid plants of fertilizer fac
tories The Board of Trade, believing
that wholesome surroundings develop
efficient workers, seeks to make the
city a healthy place In which to live.
1t is declared that the Moravians, who
had much to do with settling the city,
beoueathed their habits of industry to
their descendants.
NEW GEoRGEiTB CREPE AND
CREPE DE CHINE WAISTS, 1898,
AT HERBSTS.-Advt.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-09-13
THE ORPHEUM
"kICk IN"

A new thrill is promised theatre
goers of this city when that powerful
comedy drama entitled Kick In is
presented here by the Orpheum Stock
Co. for the opening play Of the season,
Sept. %, and a new series Of laughs
will accompany the thrill, for Kick
In. is known to be a perfect blend Of
thrilling situations and laughable cpl
sodes, projected across the footlights
by a set Of characters as original as
thew are crooked.
1t must be known that Kick In"
deals with number of crooked peo-
ple some respectable ones, and the
police department of New York.
About this latter much has been writ
ten and presented on the stage, but
1t is said that it remained for the
author of Kick In to show the
Central office force up in a new and
unique light.
What the crooked people and those
who have reformed do to the police,
makes the story of the play, which
is told in style so new and refresh
ing that blase New York sat up and
applauded Kick In" for a solid year
at the Republic theatre.
There is so much action IN this
play, so many stirring situations, so
much of dramatic and comic value,
IIldI dl VI lIlc plOt lcoNSS lhC
reader with absolutely no idea of the
enjoyment in store for him. One must
see Kick In to appreciate it and to
understand why several New York
critics were stirred to write that 1t
succeeded in carrying the first-night
audience off it's feet.
Perhaps the success of Kick In"
was due in large measure to it's strong
undercurrent Of sympathy. Certsinly
no two characters could be placed in
more predicaments than Chick Hewes
and his beautiful young wife find
themselves during the course Of this
unusual play. Although they are re-
formed crooks who still associate with
criminals, the spectator cannot help
sympathizing with them when he
learns they are trying to live straight
and at the same time befriend former
associates. 1t is this softness of heart
which finally entangles Chick and
Molly in set of circumstances the
parallel of which has never been seen
on any stage heretofore.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-09-13
A FATAL LACK OF FRANkNEss.

New York Herald: Mr.. Chl in his
dispatch to The Herald from Wash
ington deals with one aspect of the
strike situation which throws a flood
OF light on the present plight in which
the administration finds itself. He
says that the president at the outset
when he failed to obtain arbitration.
made the mistake of not telling the
country frankly that what the railroad
men wanted was a wage increase and
that they were entitled to 1t. Instead
he talked about society" being in
favor of the work day OF eight hours.
The work day OF eight hours had MOTH
ing to do with 1t. The men wanted an
increase OF pay Of % per cent and the
eight-hour day was merely a cloak for
that increase.
Plain dealing with the public and
businesslike dealing with the question
of railroad charges and railroad rates
could easily have brought a solution.
Now the subject is being made the
football of politics" and nobody Is go
ing to get what Is wanted.
Meantime everybody concerned
seems to be skulking behind the con-
stitution. 1t was the late Timothy ].
Campbell who asked Mr.. Roosevelt
Whats the constitution bechune
friends"
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-09-13

The old farmer had been hauled be-
fore the magistrate to show cause
why he hadn't taken out a license for
a pet terrier.
"Whoy, he's nobbut a puppy" he ex-
claimed in defense.
Yes yes, so you say" said the
clerk. But how old is hep
Il couldn't tell to a Bit" he re-
piled.
Il never was much good at dates,
but he's nobbut a puppy"
On the other hand, evidence prov
ed that the dog was long past puppy
hood, and the bench inflicted the usual
fine.
Talking it over afterwards, the
farmer exclaimed: "'Ang me If I
can Understand it! Last year, an
the year afore that, / told the same
tale bout same dog, an 1t wor allus
god enough afore! Who's bin med
din wi I law since last year?"
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-09-13
Youthful StrategY.

A speaker in an address on prepared
ness said:
Before the looming danger of inva-.
sion the pacifist and the preparedness
chap are, respectively. like Willie and
Johnny.
willie and Johnny had been very
naughty and were sent to bed by their
mother. AS they lay side by side FOOT
steps were heard-it was now evening
and the two culprits realized that
their father was mounting the stairs.
They turned pale.
I'm goin' to fold my hands as il
I'd been prayin',' said Pacifst Willie,
and then I'll pretend to be asleep when
he comes in
But Preparedness Johnny was al
ready bustling swiftly about the room.
" Tn goin' to put on my pants he
said, and line 'em with a newspaper +"
John Ruskin: Whether IT be for
life or death, do your own work well" /"
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-09-13
Out of the Mouths Of Kids.

Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph: 90
O-O-OO-OH! Bo-o-oho-
AS the childish wall rang through
the house the anxious mother sprane
TO her feet Rushing into the hall
she met her little daughter coming
in from the garden and carrying q
broken doll by the leg.
What's the matter, darling?" she
asked.
"O-o-oh, m-o-other," howled the
child, .'Willie's broken my do-oIl-"
The naughty boyi How did he
do it?''
I'll hit him on the head with
iti" was the slow response.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-09-13
Out of the Mouths of Kids.

A senior pupil teacher, who was
noted for his dilatory habits and
s1ovenly appearance, was one day in
structing his class in the art of
economy.
Boys" he said, extending his not
overclean fingers in the direction of
the class. boys, in addition to being
a total abstainer and a nom smoker,
am a vegetarian. Now, Johnny
Brown, tell me, what is q vege-
tarian2"
IF you please, sir" answered
johnny Brown, glancing toward the
extended fingers, 1T must be q man
who don't use SOAP"
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-09-13
ONE EXCEPTION.

New York Globe: We've come" said
the chairman of a political committee
in a south of Ireland city, Ito ask you
to take this nomination. The city
needs a man like you-strong, brave,
self-reliant. owninfi no master, fearing
no man"
The great man was visibly touched.
Til not deny" said he, that your
kind words have shaken my resolution.
trust that If elected, l may justify
your confidence and prove that l am,
indeed, strong, brave, self-reliant; that
l own no master and fear no man. Sup
pose you wait a minute till see IL my
wife will let me accept"
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-09-13
Some Salesman.

Here you are, sir"" cried the
hawker, extending a bouquet. BUY
some beautiful flowers for your sweet
heart"
Nothing doing responded the
young man. 4 haven't got a sweet
heart
Il see!" was the prompt rejoinder
Of the hawker. Buy some flowers
for YOUR wife,"
Wrong again! I am not married"
well, then, guv'nor," exclaimed
the resourceful hawker, buy the lot
to celebrate your luck!"
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-09-13
A WOMAN IN THE VALLEY.

Cora Harris in The New York In
dependent: The people who live on
the farm at the other end OF the valley
are Methodists.
The patriarch of this family was
woman, one of those unknown great
women who determine SO much the
better qualities OF this civilization.
When l came to live in the valley
she had finished the years OF her
strength, Nothing remained OF her
out a pleasant, artless, childish sim
pncity. She was very tall and thin, as
il she had put off the flesh and the
things of the flesh down to her very
spirit, which was q smiling spirit. her
figure was bent, warped by the loom
of life. Her face was beautifully
wrinkled like a very ane script which
meant something good to those who
could read IL. When she sat down to
rest. she had a habit of keeping a little
old Bible open upon her knees. Not
that she read it-she knew much OF 1t
by heart But she told me once she
liked to have it where l can lay my
hand upon 1t and feel the word
She was not only at peace with God;
she was at peace with the earth and
the sky. She had a queer companion
shin with Just the weather. She could
look at the heavens early in the morn
ing and tell which way the clouds
would come late in the afternoon. On
dark winter days, when no one else
dared hope for a clear sky, she would
whisk out of doors, sniff the air, feel 1t
with her fingers as IL God had wrap
ped the world in silk, then she would
declare the sun; we always had
bright afternoon on these days, even
if the weather bureau predicted a
storm.
The family gathered in her room
morning and evening, and the son who
lived with her led in prayer" But
once when we had long drought she
said she would lead herself that eve
ming. 1t was as If she thought some
things had been omitted lately in these
petitions which she desired to bring
to the remembrance of God.
We knelt in the soft candlelight, 8
wide circle before the old split bottom
chairs.
She began at once. in the sweet
monotone of the saint accustomed to
pray in secret.
She mentioned those things first for
which she wished to give thanks, just
the natural blessings like health, food
and "raiment." She was also thankful
for her sons and daughters, whom she
praised, politely reminding God of how
good they were. She remembered
'those in affliction," and she passed
over the heathens lin the uttermost
parts of the earth" with lick and a
promise so to speak.
Then she came to what was really in
her mind. She spread the wings Of
her prayer over the drought smitten
land as If It were a living thing tor
tured by thirst. She prayed for "the
spring beneath the rocks" that it's
waters might not be quenched; for the
grass, as IL undoubtedly the grass must
be very dear to God, since it was the
first Rfe upon the earth that he had
made. She desired his mercies for the
corn that it might not wither and die;
and for the trees that their roots
might drink deep" and fer the beasts
of the fields that they might have kind
masters"
When we arose from our knees felt
as IL the spirit of all things had been
drenched with dew. The very air was
perfumed with that perfect prayer.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-09-13
Rest Needed.

Chicago Herald: The pretty
restaurant cashier had applied for a
holiday.
Il must recuperate," she said. MY
beauty Is beginning to fade"
That so?' said the proprietor.
What makes you think So?
The men are beginning to count
their change"
She got her holiday.