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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-16
CLEAN PARAFIN.

Washington, D. C.-Parafin that
has become unclean through usage
in canning and preserving, may be
cleaned and reused. Don't throw it
away because dirt and trash have
become mixed with it. Many times
paraffin can be cleaned with a brush
in cold water. If this does not re-
move all the dirt. says a specialist
Of the United States department of
agriculture, heat the paraffin to boil
ing and strain it through two or three
thicknesses Of cheese cloth placed
over a funnel. Or thin layer of
absorbent cotton over one thickness
of cheesecloth may be Used as the
strainer. One straining should be
sufficient ordinarily but if the paraf-
fin still is unclean heat and strain
again. Any paraffin lodging in the
strainer may be recovered by heat
ing the cloth and pouring off the hot
liquid to another strainer.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-16
GCROWDS Hear
SPEAKERS OPEN
STATE WIDE TOUR

Big crowds greeted W. J. Arnold
and Smith Stimmel this morning on
the first leg Of their state wide patri-
otto tour, conducted under the direc-
ton of The North Dakota Standard,
a prohibition paper of which Mr..
Arnold is editor.
Travelling in an automobile, ap-
propriately decorated with banners
and carrying chimes as a means of
drawing the attention of people in
the towns and cities that they visit,
the patriotic lecturers and tourists
departed from Fargo about 10 o'clock
this morning, making two stops be-
fore dinner, at HARDWOOD and Argus
vile, and at each point they were
well received.
At Harwood, a big crowd gathered
in a few minutes. and at Argusville,
a crowd had already gathered when
the tourists arrived.
Urges Town Cooperation.
Mr.. Arnold, in his address to the
crowds at both points. urged that
the towns cooperate with the farm
ers in handling this years crop, de-
claring that by so doing, a great pat
riotic service would be rendered.
There is real demand, he said, for
farm laborers, and Mr.. Arnold pro-
posed that each town organize to the
end that every man and woman who
is able to do so. volunteer for service
soTi the farms If there Is need for their
help.
Mr.. Stimmel, in his address, deals
with President Lincoln. and the
trials he had to face in the great war
crisis of his day, showing how some
of the conditions then fit with pres
ent day conditions.
Have Lengthy Schedule.
The tourists have a schedule that
will keep them out for some time.
They aim to visit Gardner. where
they spoke early this afternoon;
Grandin, Kelso and Hillsboro, today.
Tuesday, they visit Cummings,
Caledonia, Buxton, Reynolds Holmes,
Thompson and Grand Forks.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-16
STORAGE HOLDING
OF EGGS GREATER
Company Fails to Make
Showing at Orders of
Food Commissioner

Washington, d. C.-Holdings sof
eggs in cold storage were reporteu
greater on June Is. than at any cor
responding time last season, for the
nrst time since storage reports on
eggs were begun in August, 1916. on
September i. 1916, holdings reported
by 1S5 houses were 1872 per cent iess
than on September /. 1915. On March
/, at the end of the season. they
March / last year. On June Is, how
ever, 5,151, 421 cases of eggs were re-
ported by 264 storages last year and
5,239s9S5 cases by the same firnts
this year, an increase of II per cent.
In spite Of the low stocks on hand
on September l, 1915, the ratesi.of
withdrawals were proportionateIy
larger during all of the winter
months than they were during tho
corresponding period of the previous
season. During january 1917, Tor
example, stocks on hand January l.
decrease 1871 per cent, whereas
during the same month last year, the
percentage of decrease was only 66H
per cent, though larger number sof
cases of eggs were withdrawn last
year than during January, 1917s1E
During March, April and May and
the first two weeks in June, the
rate at which stocks of eggs have
been placed in storage has been pro-
portionately larger than during the
same months last year, though the
actual number Of cases placed in
storage was larger during March and
April. During May, 1916, 2,140,0fS
cases were placed in storage in 2S6
houses, whereas 2,621.S56 cases were
reported placed Inc storage during
May this year in 323 storages. Dur1
ing the first two weeks in June,
571, 524 cases more were placed 2 in
storage as reported by 81 storages
this year than were reported by 2f9
firms last year. The total holdings
on June Is, were reported by 3Sa
storages as 5,752,225 cases, 477,602
cases more than the holdings re-
ported by 252 storages August T.
1916, the date of the maximum hold
ings of last season. ~
Butter Holdings in Storage. ,S
Total butter holdings in cold stor&
ages on June Is. 1917. as reported by
2S4 houses were 23,057,122 pounds.
Holdings reported by 214 storages
show 4,429,527 pounds on 1913 per
cent less than reported by the same
firms last year. srs
During the period June 1 to June
Is, holdings in 254 storages increased
14,O74,19S pounds, ASSESS pounqS
less than the increase during the
corresponding period last year. 55rQ
From September /, 1915, to ApFp
4, 1917, stocks of butter in storage
ranged from 80 per cent to 1874 per
cent less than for the correspondents
months the preceding year. On April
/, 1917, 6,022,216S pounds were .ref
ported by 214 storages, which was
2,676, 499 pounds or 500 per cent more
than the same storages reported on
April /, 1915. The larger part Of the
increase of 2,676,499 pounds re-
ported April /, 1917, was held in the
New England, Middle Atlantic Rnd
North Central. East sections, ain
which are located respectively the
cities of Boston. New York and CHR
cago. BY May /, however, storage
holdings of butter in these three sec7
tions had decreased approximately
3,500,0 900 pounds. auA
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-16
CAN CREAM PEAS,
ADVICE OF u. 5.
Easy Task, According to
Method Given Out by
Federal Department

Washington, D. c. Housekeepers
can easily can surplus green peas
and snap beans, which are begin
ming to appear in home gardens in
many sections The season has been
unusually good for peas, and home
gardeners in many localities are re-
porting Unexpectedly heavy yields.
Either of these products readily can
be canned with no other home equip
ment than jars or cans and wash
boiler fitted with a false bottom of
Stats to keep the jars from resting
on the bottom.
Here are directions given by the
United States department of agri-
culture to the members of girls cam
ming clubs in the northern and west
ern states:
Do not try to can peas or beans
that have been long off the vines
the fresher the vegetables the better
the product.
Shell peas. In case of beans, string
and cut them as If for cooking.
Put the prepared vegetables in
cheesecloth bag or colander and
water for from five to ten minutes.
Next dip the blanched product
quickly in cold water and remove it
almost Immediately.
Pack products Immediately into
hot scalded glass jars or tin cans.
Fill the containers completely with
boiling hot water to which has been
added one level teaspoonful of salt
per quart. Place rubber rings on
jars and screw tops almost, but not
completely, tight. The water in the
boiler will not enter these partially
closed jars. Seal tin cans completely.
Put the jars or cans in boiling
water in the wash boiler so that the
tops are partly or wholly covered.
Sterilize for 1870 minutes in the boil
ing water counting from the time the
water begins to boil again. If other
canning outfits are used. sterilize as
follows:
Minutes
Water seal, 214 degrees ......... $50
pounds steam pressure. ........ go
10 to Is pounds steam pressure. 40
Wax and string beans as well as
young, tender peas may be sterilized
in 100 minutes.
Remove jars from boiler or ster-
ilizer, tighten covers, invest to cool
and test the joints for leakage. Ex-
anime cans for leaks. Even the
slightest leak if not closed complete
ly at once, means that the product
in all probability will not keep.
Do not place glass jars to cool in
a draft which is liable to cause them
to crack. Wrap jars in paper to pre-
vent blanching, and store in cool
place.
If peas are roughly handled in
blanching or cold dipping, or split
or broken peas are not removed be-
fore packing, the liquid in the jars
may have a slightly clouded appear
ance. If sterilizing has been prop
erly done, cloudiness is no evidence
that the product has spoiled.
For further information on canning
these and other vegetables or for
advice in overcoming difficulties,
write to your state agricultural col
lege, or to the United States depart
ment of agriculture.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-16

finite continuance of war and the
political and economic ruin of the
Germans. a..- ..r
DR.. Michaelis is father of fam
lily of a size encouraged by Emperor
William. He has six children, but
one son has been killed in the war.
Two daughters are engaged in pub
lie welfare work and the third daugh-
ter is in charge of a soldiers con-
valescent home.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-16
BOY soMEMHAT lMPRovEn.

The condition Of George Zuelsdorff.
the Moorhead boy who suffered an
attack of lockjaw on Friday morning.
is reported to be somewhat improved
this afternoon. He had a bad attack
about 8 o'clock this morning and
during the morning his condition inn
proved noticeably.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-16
DENIES GENERAL STRIKE
OF LUMBER WORKERS
Haywood Diselaims Any Knowledge
Of Plan TO Tie Up Lumber
Mills Of West.
az Associated Press. )

Chicago. July ia report that all
lumber workers affiliated with the /.
w. w. west Of the Mississippi were
to strike beginning tomorrow was
disclaimed today at the l. w. w.
headquarters here William Hay
wood, secretary Of the organization,
said he had heard nothing of the re-
mort
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-16
AMERICAN SHIP SUNK
Three Men, One of Them an Amer
lean, Are Killed and Two Injured,
(By Associated Press. !

Washington. July 16.-The sinking
Of the American steamer Great and
the killing of three men, one of them
an American, and the injury of two
members of the naval armed guard
department.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-10-24
DoubIy Proven
Bedding Readers Can No Longer
Doubt the Evidence

This Belding citizen testified long
ago.
Told Of quick relief--of undoubted
benefit.
The facts are now confirmed.
Such testimony is complete-the
evidence conclusive.
1t forms convincing proof Of merit.
A. M. Simmons, painter, 121 East
Isabelle ST., Belding, says: my kid
neys used to bother me quite little
and the kidney secretions contained
sediment, and passed too often. /
had lame back and when / stopped
over, sharp stitch seized me. had
rheumatic pains, too and l tried al
most every kind of medicine without
being helped much. Finally / used
Doan's Kidney Pills and they soon re-
lieved me. have had hardly any
trouble since"
In September, 1916, Mr.. Simmons
added: II am just as glad to recom-
mend Doan's Kidney Pills today as
ever. When / take them the same
good results always follow"
Price Coo, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
oDan's Kidney Pills--the same that
Mr.. Simmons had. Foster Milburn
Co.. MfRrs., Buffalo, N. Y.-Adv.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-10-24
LESSON FOR OCTOBER %
EZRA RETURNING FROM BABY.
LON.


LESSON TExT-Ezra s:15-36.
GOLDEN TExT-The hand of our God
is upon all them for good that seek him.
Ezra 6.2.
An interval Of some fifty years In
tervenes between the dedication Of the
temple and the journey of Ezra to Pal
estine. Some stirring events In the
world occurred In this time which
greatly helped the Jews. 1t was dur
ing this time that the episode of
Esther's being made queen and the ele-
walton of Mordecai occurred, which IA
vorably disposed the Persian govern
ment toward the Jews. The time was
suspicious for Ezra TO make his re-
quest unto Artaxerxes. The supreme
aim of Ezra was the restoration of the
true worship of Jehovah, for it is evil
dent that the work done by Zerubbabel
had largely failed of its aim. In order
that Ezra might be an efficient instru-
ment in the hands Of God for the ac-
complishment of this purpose, he "pre-
pared his heart to seek the law of the
Lord and to do II, and to teach in Is
rael the statutes and judgments"
(7:10). There are three stages in the
experience of every true teacher. First:
to seek the law of the Lord. Second:
to do 1t. Third: to teach 1t to others.
The last is impossible without the first
two.
The royal commission granted to
Ezra embraced
4 he nf a1l xrh MI
prompted them to do so q :13).
(2) Ezra's being given magisterial
authority over the district beyond the
river" e rs, 26).
(3) Exemption from taxation to the
Levites (7:24).
(4) Conveyance of offerings from the
king and his officers CHS, 19).
!. Register of Ezra's Companions
Q-14) Doubtless this is a representa-
tive list of those who joined Ezra.
There is clear implication that the
twelve tribes are represented among
thoseswho returned. (See 2:70; GIG,
17)
II. Ezra Sends to lido for Ministers
for the Temple Service wv. 1920. Be-
fore the journey to Palestine was ac-
tually begun, Ezra gathered about him
his companions who were to accom-
pany him, to see whether they were
representative. In this review he dis
covered that none Of the sons Of Levi
were In thescompany. So he sent chief
men to lido, who was doubtless the
president of the school of the Levites,
for ministers for Gods house. In re-
Spouse to this appeal, 3S Levites and
220 Nethinims Joined him.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-10-24

The term "tillage" has been APP
piled to the different methods of
working the soil in order to secure the
conditions needful for the growth of
cultivated crops. The chief objects
which tillage aims to secure are:
/. To destroy and prevent growth
of weeds and other vegetation not
desired upon the ground.
2. To place beneath the surface
manure, stubble and other organic
matter where it will not be in the
way and where it may be converted
rapidly into humus.
3. To develop various degrees of
openness of texture and uniformity
of soil conditions suitable to the
planting of seeds and the setting of
plants.
A. In still other cases the object
Of tillage may be to so modify the
movements of soil moisture and of
soil air.
5. In still other cases the objects
of tillage may be to so change con-
ditions as to make the soil either
warmer or colder.
1t must ever be kept in mind that
wherever weeds are allowed to grow
Jney are TeilONlHS lTOui IliS SUI DOIii
available moisture and plant food In
the form of soluble salts and, to
whatever extent this is permitted, to
that extent is the possible yield of
any crop lessened. No soil can ma
ture a maximum crop Of corn when
weeds are permitted to grow with it.
Neither is it possible for an orchard
of any kind to come into bearing as
quickly or to produce as vigorous
trees where the soil between and be-
meath them is occupied by either
weeds or grass. 1t may be thought
that so long as the weeds are de-
stroyed upon the ground they return
to it whatever they have taken out
and therefore cannot leave the soil
poorer. To this it must be said that
whatever moisture is removed is
positive loss because it is carried
away by winds; the nitric acid that is
taken up and the potash, phosphoric
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-10-24

Some Car. She is bran new, and he
hath been up in the Woods on Fish
ing Trip, and we had a Blessed Time
Hooking it on; for the Clutch was
New, and worked Hard, so that we
had to Bump it again and again be-
fore we got Hitched on.
And | looked out, and it was even
as he said. She was Some Car, Be
lieve him or me, just as thou dost like.
And / said, Behold this Road hath
paid no Dividends for Four Years,
and hath well nigh gone into Bank
ruptcy, yet doth its President build
New Car out of the money which /
pay for Nights Ride, and Herewith
doth he knock my Nights Rest into a
Cooked Hat.
And when we came to the City
whittier we were bound, the Presi-
dent of the Road and they who had
been his guests got off the New Car,
and they stood and spake pleasantly
Of it, and praised it that it was the
Very Latest and Best, and they thank
ed him for the jolly Time they had
had.
And they knew not that they had
knocked my Nights Rest into the
Middle of Next Week.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-10-24
Agricultural Department

acid and other ash ingredients are
also largely a positive loss SO far as
that season is concerned for they are
removed from the soil moisture and
converted into dry matter in the It's
sues of the weeds where the crop cam
not use them. Even If the weeds are
killed while the crop is yet on the
ground they cannot furnish food for
it for they are likely not to decay soon
enough to become at once available.
The best time to kill weeds is just
as the seeds are terminating or while
they are yet very small. When this is
done but little moisture is lost
through them and they render but
little plant food insoluble. In the
thorough and early preparation of
tn seed-bed many weeds are destroyed
by killing them just as they are COM
ing up. So, too, i'm the case of a
grain field, which is rolled after be-
ing seeded and is then narrowed, the
rolling hastens the termination of the
weed seeds and the narrowing then
throws the mout into dry soil which
kills them. If such a field is again
narrowed just after the grain is up a
second crop of weeds may be destroy
ed and the yield made greater as a
consequence.
In the case of potatoes and corn it
is very easy to destroy at least two
crops of weeds before the corn or
potatoes are large enough to culti-
vate, by narrowing before and just
after the plants are up. This is very
important because it not only saves
plant food for the crop but it can be
done so much more cheaply and rap
idly with the broad light harrows and
weeders than it can later with the
cultivator.
1t must be remembered in handling
soils to kill weeds that the seeds do
not all terminate at once. The first
narrowing which is done to kill weeds
may itself bring up from below seeds
which were too deep in the ground to
grow or it may cover some seeds
which were lying upon or too close to
the surface to terminate, hence fire.
quent cultivation for hoed crops are
needful.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-10-24

/ journeyed upon the Railway, in a
car that is called Sleeping Car, but
things are not always what they are
called. Yet in that Car were men
who slept. Some slept like Christ
ians, and others slept like Fiends, and
snored Something Fierce.
And about Midnight as we journey
ed, we came to Sidetrack up in the
Woods, nigh unto place where they
go fishing. And the train had no
License to Stop at that Place, but it
stopped. And it stopped with Dull,
sickening Thud. And when it had
stopped they loosed the Engine, and
laid hold on Car, and Bumped it back
against my Car like the shick of a
German Submarine. And 1 had been
awakened by the stopping of the
train, but that Bump Weakened me
some more. And the Engine took the
car and backed off and Hit us again
like the smash of Torpedo as if it
had hit us amidships. And then it
was done again. And afterward they
did it again. Four times did that
Car Bump into the car wherein i did
sleep. And sleep was driven from
mine eyes and slumber from mine
eyelids.
And / rose up early in the morning,
and the Pullman Conductor sat on the
Leather Seat in the Wash Room. And
he said, We took on the Presidents
Car last night, and believe me, She is
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-10-24
POULTRY
CONSUL TING DEPARTMENT
Economical Egg Production

EtOitOuiCdi LIB AiOuuNtiOh
With eggs selling at from forty to
fifty cents per dozen, there is furnish
ed some food for reflection and due
consideration.
Not nearly enough eggs are pro-
duced on the farms, the ideal place
for egg production. With the free
farm range, the natural instincts of
the hen are met and the highest in
dividual egg production is obtained
with a little sensible help from the
keeper.
Any farm of forty acres or more
should provide a run for at least 125
hens, which number is about seventy
in excess of the total kept on the
average farm.
Under ordinary conditions, very
large proportion Of all the food con-
sumed during the open season from
April to December we will say, is a
free meal ticket. Even in the winter
time there are many ways that much
of the feed for the hens can be provid-
ed for from otherwise wasted feed.
Where the hens can get at the straw
stack, or the straw stored in the barn
there are multitudes of weed seed, in
addition to the grains wasted at
threshing time, that the hen gets, as
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-10-24
F A r. Nj A NJ d
O r CHI A r d


An effort towards assisting Michi-
gan. dairymen in the solving of their
feed problems is being made by the
Michigan Agricultural colleges ex-
tension agent in dairying. After
carefully looking over the list of
feeds! which it is possible for the
Michigan farmer to buy, series of
rations have been arranged from
which one or more that may be most
suited to the requirements of a given
herd can be chosen.
These rations were planned for a
1,000-pound COW, producing about 30
pounds Of 3.5 to 4 per cent milk, or
rs pounds of AS or per cent milk,
and may be increased or decreased
proportionately either as the weight
of the animal for whom the ration
is intended is more or less 1000
pounds.
First, in the case of the dairyman
who has alfalfa and corn silage on
hand for roughage, any of the follow
ing may be used to balance the ra-
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-10-24

The more the hens pick up Of their
own keep, the less you will have to
feed them of otherwise valuable food,
and the greater the net profit. There
are many ways of economizing on
the keep of the flock, ways that just
need little common sense TO apply.
Any farm that is not keeping the
maximum number of laying hens
loses just that much of its natural
production. The farmer who buys his
groceries, and many other little liv-
ing necessities with the chicken
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-10-24
THE BELpING BANNER MAGAZINE SECTION

money, does not have to dig into the
returns from his main crops every
time ne needs pound Of sugar. This
often explains why some farms pay
SO much better than others, why
some farmers soon get out of debt,
while il is a constant struggle with
Others to just make ends meet.
In conclusion, / wish to say that j
believe that there is no one phase of
farming that presents the POSSIBLE
ity in the way of increased receipts
with so little added expenditure as
producing more eggs.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-10-24
FINES SHERIFF.
LAWYER AND JUROR $40

Ludington.-Justice V. A. Finch
late Friday held lawyer, the sheriff
and a juror for contempt of court
and had scuffle with the attorney
after the sheriff had refused to ar
rest him.
The justice ordered the sheriff to
arrest Attorney w. G. Away for con-
tempt. The sheriff refused and was
promptly charged with contempt him
self.
"Your honor" interrupted Juror
Fred Swanson, "may / say word ~
"Ten dollars for contempt of court"
shouted Justice Finch.
All three had to pay $40 each on
the spot before the case could go on.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-10-24
CHURCH OF CHRIST

Regular services on Sunday, 1880
a. m. Worship and communion.
1900 noon, Bible school,; 600 p, m,
senior c. E.; TOO p. m, evangelistic
service.
Mid-week prayer meeting and
training class Thursday at 1870 p. m.
You are cordially invited to all SER
vices Of the church.
Chas. M. Pease, Pastor.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-10-24
FREE METHODIST CHURCH

Sunday school, 1000.
Morning worship, 11:00.
Class meeting, 1900.
Evening service, 700. Sermon by
the pastor.
Holiness meeting, Tuesday evening,
1880.
Prayer service, Thursday evening,
7:30.
You are welcome.
J. Fred Iulg, Pastor.