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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-01

In the eloquent and impressive way
which is exclusively his own, the self
made man was holding forth on the
subject upon which he was best in
formed. and always more or less in
teresting to-wit: himself and his mani
fold virtues. His audience was a poor
old woman to whom he made a weekly
dole: but none is too lowly to be in.
structed and edited, sayeth the self
made man.
yes he repeated, "all that I am
i made myself. How did / do it, Why
have had my nose to the grindstone
tor thirty-four years."
Granny Goodman fixed her eyes
with awe upon the great mans nasal
organ
And you amt wore it down yet
she said, feelingly. Law, what OBJ
stinate things them pimples are, to
be sure"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-01

goods-not all of these, by the way,
munitions-though it must be said that
our shipments to entente countries have
far exceeded those to the rest of the
world. Our gains in trade with the part
Of the world at peace have hardly ex-
banded as much as might have been
hoped. though it Is hard to see how our
factory production strained as 1t was
further increased. Credits based on the
new and vast supplies of securities and
gold have expanded, and the country's
banking position has become one Of
Bank clearings for 1915 testified to the
enormous volume of the banking move
ment in a total of $260,000, 100000. q
sum never before equaled and gain
ord and of So per cent over 1914. II
| the normal excess of bank transactions
| over clearings at leading cities, 2h to l,
be regarded as guide, the country's
easily $3.50, 900, 000, 900. Stock specula-
| ton was more active than for a decade,
total sales at the New York exchange
aggregated 232.000,000 shares, a gain OF
was in the closed year 1914, and Only
| 1s per cent less than in the record high
year 1906. Bond sales aggregated ST.
| 160, 900. 900, a total showing a gain of
to 1909, compared with which year
| transactions fell off ~ per cent Gov
eminent bond sales, rejecting large
foreign flotations, were eighteen times
as active as in 1915. Money was easy
until toward the close of the year, and
collections were good, with many old
accounts hquidated, especially in the
south. Failures for the year. rejecting
the final closing out Of old, crippled
concerns and of new ventures insdff1-
GENTLY provided with experience, capi-
| tai or other requisites, were large in
number, second only in fact to 1916
from which they decreased Is per cent;
but the rarity OF important suspensions
ing the smallest with one exception
since 1909. 3S per cent below 1915, and
| less than half those of 1914.
Price Movements.
AS pointed out elsewhere, the crop
outturn was not in keeping with other
developments, and to this cause as
much as to active foreign demands
reached by many commodities included
| in Bradstreets index number, which
latter rose steadily early in the year.
faltered in the late spring and summer.
and then took new flight to still high
err ground as crop shortages became
rolls, and a snowstorm of wage adj
vances in the latter months BY a pro-
cess Of an endless chain character still
further advanced all price quotations.
This process, resulting in a reduction
OF the dollars buying ability Of 2S per
cent as compared with the years OPEN
Ing, was ultimately responsible for 9
sort of popular revolt against high FOOD
prices, petitions for embargoes against
food shipments: ana widespread 1 na-
hunts for the causes OF ADVANCING
prices That some Of the price ao-
vances were bred of speculation made
! possible ~ cheap and abundant money
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-01
CONTINUED on age So
THE COMEBACK"

The "come-baclS' man was realiv
never down-and-out. His wAalxanAa
condition because of over-work Iacl-
Of exercise, improper eating ana 1tti,.A
demands stimulation to satisfy the c1 ~,
for health-giyinR appetite and fhs
refreshing sleep essential to strenafh
GOLD MEDAL HARLEM oil Capsulea
the work. They are wonderful Thres
OF these capsules each day will puf )
man on his feet before ne knowa ~
whether his. trouble comes from ,,.slt
acid poisoning, the kidneys, grnyeI ~
stone in the bladder, stomach Geranpe-
ment or other ailments that befaIl IN
over-zealous American. Don't wait unit
you are entirely doWn-a nd--ouf ksst
take them today. Your Druggist vii;
gladly refund your money IL they d1
not help you. Csc, soc and Sion ne4
box. Accept no substitutes Lock Al
the name GOLD MEDAL on every bor
They are the pure, original, imported
HARLEM Oil Capsules. -Advf.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-01

A little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Matt Michaelski of Enderlin. met with
a serious accident. She was playing
with pair of scissors when in some
way the instrument pierced her eye.
While the sight of the eye may be
saved. there is yet some doubt
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-01

At Tower City Clifford Rice has
purchased half interest in the moving
picture theatre from r. B. Hustad
who has been associated with II. H.
Vowles for the past two years. Vowles
and Rice will operate the establish
ment in the future.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-01

The Northern Pacific hotel at
jamestown Is being remodeled and
the name has been changed to the
League hotel. Probably the initials of
the old name should have been used,
making it the N. p. League hotel.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-01

The Minnewaukan Siftings has
started the publication of volume "a,
Twenty-Five of these years The Stiff
ings has been under the guidance of
William Miller. This is a splendid
record and The Siftings has been a
splendid paper.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-01

A school teacher of near Portal.
Miss Huff by name, had lot of hard
luck while visiting a sister in Can
ada. She lost her purse with SIS and
had her grip with a number of valu-
able Christmas presents in it stolen
from her room,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-01

The Kukuk school souse in district
No. SO near Cavalier. was burned to
the ground, with all it's contents. The
fire is supposed to have caught from
the stove or defective stove pipe
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-01

Miss Emily johnson, teacher of the
primary department at the Prairie
Rose school, had the misfortune to
break her arm. She slipped and fell
while about to enter the Henry Ham
merlY home.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-01

Montpelier is to have a creamery.
Henry Gullickson, Don Hobkirk and
Severt Spilde are now making a trip
through Iowa making Investigations
and getting the necessary informa-
ton for opening up plant in their
home town in North Dakota.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-01

M. E. Urell, deputy sheriff of the
new county of Grant, is an old timer
in that part Of the country, emigrat-
ing forty years ago and taking up a
homestead in the Shields neighbor-
hood.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-01

Joe Augustine, who has been with
the Citizens State bank at Enderlin
for the past two years, resigned to ac-
cept position as cashier in the First
State bank of Orrin. n. d.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-01

Continued on age IS
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-01

While saving wood with a circular
saw. Clyde v. Snyder had the mis-
fortune to fall on the saw and receiv-
ed a severe flesh wound in the left
arm near the elbow.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-01

The opera house at Hurdsfeld is
being equipped with electric lights,
electric foot lights being installed on
the stage and clusters placed to light
the auditorium.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-01

Valley City Courier: The fire whistle
attempted to elbow" Christmas night
to notify the populace that there was
fire at the N. p round house, but it
was feeble effort We would suggest
the use of little Group remedy or
some cold congresses during the cold
weather.
Grafton Record: The freight
embargo is affecting business even in
Grafton On Friday the Grafton Roll
Ter mills were obliged tn shut down
because of the freight embargo east of
st. Paul. The roads will receive
only certain kinds of freight. The
mill will be closed down until condi-
tons become sufficiently normal to
admit of the shipment of flour without
interruption.
The Ordway new era., 1917-10-05
With the Fingers!
Says Corns Lift Out
Without Any Pain

Sore corns, hard corns, soft corni 4
any kind Of a corn can shortly h
lifted right out with the fingers u ~
will apply on the corn a few drops I
freezone, says Cincinnati AUTHORITY.
At little cost one can get small NJ
tie Of freezone at any drug store, Wild
will positively rid ones feet Of raJ
corn or callus without pain or ~
ness or the danger Of infection.
This new drug is an ether COMPOUND
and dries the moment 1t is applied an
does not infiame or even irritate ~
surrounding skin. Just think! Ya
can lift of your corns and callu's
now without a bit Of pain or soreness
II your druggist hasn't freezone be M
easily get a small bottle for you M
his Wholesale drug house.-adv.
The Ordway new era., 1917-10-05

brought the car to 4 full ps lse, thet
she might spy out the stu tion %
fore running on into possible peril.
She had brought with her, for Just
such use, pair of binoculars belong.
Ing to Donald. Now she unslung and
focused these.
on to the right, Mt the bottom Of
the cup, stood the unlOvely huddle of
mill buildings. Her glasses showed the
yard gates closed and guarded BY
armed sentries.
On her left the single-track railroad
SPUR issued from between hills and
sloped down across-country to the
mills. On this she discovered a train
consisting Of half n dozen cars and a
locomotive, all strangely motionless-
strangely, since the cars were out
ward bound, the locomotive had steam
up. and no reasonable excuse was up
parent, for the stop in that particular
place.
The circumstances made Pntria
wonder duly II, possibly, the railroad
people had Joined hands with her en-
ployees and declared sympathetic
strike.
Dismisslng this thought for the
nonce, she turned attention to the
town.
This last lay in the middle distance.
half concealed by an Intervening rise
of wooded land. But the smoke of Its
burning buildings was billowing up in
the still morning air.
A stentoriun putting called her inter-
est back to the train of freight cars.
The Ordway new era., 1917-10-05
Rat Deadly disease Carrier

The Spanish war developed the M
that the mosquito was the carrier e
yellow fever. writes E. W. Nelson
the National Geographic MasanA
Another type Of mosquito Is KNOW
to be the carrier Of malaria. The =
ropean war has brought to almost ~
versal public knowledge the fact t,a =,
body lice are carriers Of the oeaog
typhus and many diseases are KNOW
to be carried by other insects.
Among these deadly carriers
death and destruction none equals y
house rat In Its tremendous dram |"
the prosperity of nations BY in y
struction Of food and other propela
while at the shine time 1t is the asas
Hest Of all to mankind as q alse..
carrier. Within historic times =. =.
caused the death Of untold mlllO. %
of human beingD through its a's's'A
nation Of the bubonic plague.
The Ordway new era., 1917-10-05
A Near CALAMITY

wear Saiamity.
Little Mary was being initiated Ia.
the wonders Of the Pullman car ,Ss Sss
and her mother left the CITY ea,,, y. !.
the evening, each occupying a bio cu.s i
ioned seat In the car. Mary w,sh.s
to know at once where they wers -
sleep. and after five minutes eyns,s
ton by her mother she realized @ ,h.,
they were to sleep in II bed, made ava.
their two seats, which would no com
pleted by the porter about nine o'cloct
At the next stop n man entered n.
car and Mary was forced to give nm
her individual seat to him. He h,a
reserved the upper berth, which a.
did not know. The giving up Of n,
seat was for a time enough food 70,
thought, but she finally burst out WIN
this question:
Mamma. II We sleep here, and ali
those other people sleep where the,
are sitting, where is that man golps
to sleep?"
THAT man." and the rest In the c,r
laughed. The explanation process be
gan all over again.
The Ordway new era., 1917-10-05

The locomotive was getting under way
with vast complaints because Of the
strain Of the upgrade pull.
With a start Patria discovered that
the rear car had been uncoupled and
Its brakes thrown of. AS the train
moved uphill. it was moving downhill,
at first slowly under unasslsted mo-
mentum, but momentarily gathering
way through the attraction of gravity.
1t was at most mile from the
mills. By the time the car had COW
cred half that distance on that steep
grade 1t would be careerIng downhill
at express speed. When 1t struck the
mill-yard gates 1t would cave them in
like eggshells.
Horrors frigid hand clutched Mt
Patrla's heart as she realized that this
thing had come to pass through no ac-
cident but through deliberate and
fiendish design.
That freight car wns loaded to its
caves with high-explosive. When the
crash came, the Claiming mills would
be wiped of the face of the earth.
Without conscious thought the girl
released the brakes and swiftly coaxed
the motor to its utmost.
There was bare chance that she
might save the mills and the many
loyal men who guarded it-including,
doubtless, her Donald.
About IN eighth of a mile from the
yard gates the road crossed the rail-
road tracks; IL she could but forestall
the freight car at that Junction. /.
She had half a mile to go +; the freight
car was moving at good speed before
her racer was even started. 1t was
gambling with death, but Patria could
not refuse the game because the stakes
were high.
Miraculously. as 1t seemed to her
when she was permitted time for
retrospect, she made 1t.
| The freight car was hundred yards
distant and bearing down like a Jug
gernaut gone mad. when she stalled
the motor-car on the rails, jumped,
and ran for dear life.
The ensuing explosion was like the
trumpet Of Doom. Patria, lifted bodily
from her feet, was flung to earth again
with stunning force.
When she came to her senses again
mere was neither freight not motor
car % pc nothing but great
zap n the tracks, . cratsrllke hole In
the ground.
But that was nothing: Donald parr
Was bending over her. lifting her il his
esms and he was whole and nm
essmed = pale With 4bisht ~ ~ bs.
- ~ ~ ems ~ M MI y. !.
The Ordway new era., 1917-10-05
SYNOPSIS.

Baron Huroki. chief OF the Japanese Sc
cret service conspirins to emoroil the
United States with Mexico. and desiring
control of the great Claiming munitions
pla nts owned oy P~atriamiast ~ OF tne 'sha, s,h.
death Of the latter, and substitute in her
place Elaine. a notorious dancer and Pa
trta's physical counterpart. As 1t falls
out. It in Elaine who dies, Patria surviv-
ing accepted as Elaine by Huroki and his
rOu fAdpralaS.
The Ordway new era., 1917-10-05
how's This 2

We offer 10000 for any cas-. ease.GGI!s 81 cl.
ssss nHhsH sannSS Sapfc1Ss e sssd dhaELs z e
MEDICINE 70 taken interndMvyy Myyeous Bur
faces Of the System. ,orty yesiA
Sold By dru9Eists for over io'"
Price nc. Testimonials free. ohio.
r. J. Cheney q Co.. Toledo
The Ordway new era., 1917-10-05
ssls.consIderat1on.

Self. Consideration. !,
"How could you urge your au'y. s !.
to 70 to the war3 Won't 1t be ha'' :
you as wifer ..ds
Maybe so, but 1t will be iols e
for me as a widow"
The Ordway new era., 1917-10-05
A suggestive SLAP

A suggestive sap ~ rid
"You are my silvery-toned Oeile'
Sentimental Sammie. p,u,ius:
"Huh" rejoined practical WI L
sWbat Is the use Of having
you don't ring 1T"
The Ordway new era., 1917-10-05

Always De Fair. !, -
Try and md the good that y ..ts I
neighbor, even II you have -
microscope. 80
The Ordway new era., 1917-10-05

Red Cross Bag Blue. much bsttsf. n
farther than liquid blue. Get non
grocer. Adv.
The Ordway new era., 1917-10-05
THE CAST.

MRS. VERNON CASTLE a.
Patria channina.
MILTON SiLLS as Donald Parr.
WARNER GLAND as Baron
Huroki.
DOROTHY GREEN as Fanny
Adair.
The Ordway new era., 1917-10-05

decided character, the envelope was
superscribed:
The Ordway new era., 1917-10-05

Parr at the mills, Patrin left the tele-
phone and stealthily entered the bed
room which had been Donald's, which
now was hers.
From the adjoining chamber sound
ed an unmistakable snore: Anne un-
questionably slept.
With every precaution to avoid wax
ening her, the girl found sports-suit
and hurriedly dressed, interrupting
that process but once. and then to
telephone her garage to send her fa-
vorite motor car, a high-powered rae
ing machine, round to the door.
It was waiting for her when ut
length she crept quietly out of the
apartment house.
Dismissing the mechanic. she took
the wheel alone.
Constrained within the limits Of New
York to 60 warily, once across the
Hudson she gave the motor its head,
1 Patrfa knew that country well she
made no miscalculation - to her way
foe Ill that, she could not hope to
reach ~ nsighbofhood Of Channings
Ibe1oee fhe dawn.
I ygIth mAdIy thrubhine heart. PatfsA
beGAn n, fscagntpe lap1paris u ~
! ~ !. AZ u. N - - ~ slota
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-12-26
UNCLE SAM NEEDS F0xGL0VE
Wants Leaves for Manufacture OF
Dioitslis, Which Was Imported
From Germany Before War.

Does the foxglove grow wild In your
Deighborhood? II so. you can perform
a great service to Uncle Sam by col
lectlng its leaves and sending them to
the nearest college Of pharmacy. For
digitalis, the most valuable heart
stlmulant known to medical science, is
made from them.
Before the war most of the digi-
tails was imported from Germany, and
a little from England: the supply from
the former has ceased and the latter
can spare scarcely any, so the council
of national defense is calling urgently
for the domestic article, which is as
good as the foreign.
Foxglove grows abundantly in many
parts of the country. The first years
growth is a simple rosette of leaves.
The second year the plant sends up
tall Towering stalk, the upper part OF
which is covered with blossoms shaped
lik' the ends of glove fingers and
r4nging In color from pale pinklsh vio-
let to purple, the inside of the bell
being pale with dark red spots. One
variety has white blossoms.
The fresh green leaves both from
the basal cluster and the stalk are
gathered and dried indoors, either on
the floor of warm unused room or on
trays of burlap or canvas.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-12-26
FAKE WAR HEROES GET COMMISSIONS

Lafayette escadrille. and during all
that time had only about five hours of
flight and not one aerial duel. lie has
been made first lieutenant in the
United States army on the strength
of his assertions.
man who deserted from the French
aviation corps after France had spent
over $1,000 teaching him how TO fly is
today lieutenant and chief pilot at
an American aviation school. He never
flew at the front and was never under
fire, although he has given out many
interviews describing his heroic ex-
PLOTS while fighting the Germans.
A number Of other Americans who
enlisted In the French aviation corps
and were trained as flyers at the ex-
pense Of the already overburdened
French nation went to the United
States directly after being breVetted
without ever having gone to the front.
and have not yet returned to face the
German foe In battle. Some of these
men are so shamelessly lacking In
honor that even in the training camp
they announced TO their American COM
rades that they had not enlisted with
the intention Of fighting, but to learn
paying occupation, so as TO return 70
America and make money.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-12-26

War taxes swelled internal revenue
receipts to $500. 393,640, an increase of
more than 296,000,O00 over totals of
1915, according to the annual report of
Daniel c. Roper, commissioner of in
ternal revenue.
Staggering as Is this total. however,
IL Is less than one fourth the total of
estimated internal revenue for the cur
rent fiscal year. 1t is estimated that
S3.4Oo 100000 will be raised in the year
ending June 80, 1918, $500, 100000 of
which viii come from excess profits
and income taxes.
Illinois led il the production of dis
titled spirits with 79,320.617 gallons.
Indiana was second with 1885,, 276
gallons. and Kentucky third, with &c.
441,77S gallons.
The First and Second New York dis
tricts led in total collections, which in
cluded income-tax returns. The Fifth
Illinois or Peoria district maintained
its lead IN production Of distilled splr-
its with 62,230,254 gallons, as COM
pared with 51,607,972 for the fiscal
year 1916. This was nearly three times
the production of its nearest cOmpeti-
tor, the Seventh Indiana district.
Some Sources of Taxation.
The sources of internal taxation pro-
ducing the largest amounts of revenue
during the last fiscal year were: Dis
titled spirits and fermented liquors. ex-
elusive of special taxes, S27S,372. 760 (;
manufactured tobacco, including snuff,
cigars and cigarettes, $102. go. 205.35 !;
munitions manufacturers tax, s27, 663,-
939.63; various special taxes, including
tax on capital stock of corporations,
500. 371, 310.39; corporation income tax,
S1T9. 539. 831 .03; individual income tax,
$3.50, 108 340.10.
Commissioner Roper recommended
revision of the tax on oleomargarine,
production OF which during the twelve
months was the largest in the history
of this industry.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-12-26
Most Powerful Aggregation OF
Superfighting Vessels Ever
Assembled.
HOLD MOCK BATTLES DAILY
Is Governed by One OF the Most Eff
Gent Business Administrations in
HIstory-EVery Vessel ProVi-
stoned for Two Months.

LOndon.-Britain's grand feet Is not
only the greatest and most powerful ag-
gregatIon of superfghtlng vessels ever
assembled by nation but is undoubt-
eddy governed by one of the most eff
cient business administrations In naval
history. The enormous outpouring Of
treasure In money and supplies requir-
ed to keep the grand fleet in condition
to leave at a moments notice for an
enga cement with the enemy accom-
pllshes maximum results. After a
weeks visit with the fleet. the New
York Suns correspondent was able 10
obtain a general idea of the results at
tained and Of the plans upon which
- is enormous fighting force operates.
Primarily the grand fleet is protect
ing England from an attack by the Ger
man fleet Since the beginning of the
war Germany has known of the exist
ence Of this superior force lying silent
ly In wait at Its base In northern wa
tiers and the thought Of contact with 1t
has kept the Teuton navy well within
protected harbors.
Secondarily the British battle cruis-
er squadrOns are acting as protecting
force for the Scandinavian traffic. and
now that America has brought into be-
ing a line Of communications across the
Atlantic, Britain's fleet acts as guard