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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-17
BISMARCK PRINTER ON
NONPARTTSAN TICKET

Frank Milhollan, Bismarck, a
printer, will be a candidate for state
railroad commissioner on the Nom
partisan ticket. The league leaders
had the convention. recently held
here, leave one place on the commits
sion open for organized labor, and
Milhollan is their candidate.
Milhollan already has been endors-
ed in Fargo, Grand Forks, Bismarck,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-17
$500 Fine Gowns

$500 grade Gowns in new
patterns, lace and embroidery
trimmed, at, each
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-17
1853 Vote IN FARGO
SCHOOL ELECTION

One hundred and sixty-eight per-
sons, 12b men and 43 women, voted in
the Fargo school election Tuesday,
according to a canvass made by the
CITY commission at its regular meet
ing this morning. The three candi-
dates, ]. w. McHose, NJ F. steele and
Mrs. r. NJ. Pollock, none Of whom had
opposition, were declared elected.
The election expense has not been
audited, but will total about $500.
making approximately SO for every
vote cast.
The commissions canvass follows:
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-17
twin CITIES TO
STAGE TITLE BOUT
tBy Associated pressn

Minneapolis. April 1.-THE Jess
Willard-Fred Fulton worlds heavy
weight boxing championship sched-
uled for July 4, will be staged In an
arena to be erected in the Midway
district between st. Paul and Min
neapolis, according to an announce
ment made here TODAY.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-06-28

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The daily Alaskan., 1918-06-28
Meat Ia Scarce,

Patrick J. Kennedy and Thomas Carr, farmers Of Templeton, Ind. came to Indianapolis with three carloads of hogs and cattle, and after waiting all day at the stock yards were told that there was no demand for them, says the Indianapolis News. The price on hoEs fell on from $17.6e to $17.1O while they were at the yards and finally they had to sell F of the choicest hogs from one car at $17. They were told that these hogs were too fat. The razor- backs, comparatively speaking, brought S17.1O. The cattle could not be sold
 After this experience the two went to stock yards restaurant nearby and ordered steak. It was Tuesday andr therefore, a meatless day.
 "We can't buy beef or pork" said the waitress. 'All we have for you Is fish and oysters. Meat Is very scarce, you know"
 "Yes, we know" said Kennedy, as he gave in and bought substitute.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-06-28
He Got q Seat

Speaking of street cars reminds one of the latest-the very latest-thing in wording heard on local traction line.
 This was sprung on an unsuspecting world the other night-morning, rather about three o'clock.
 The springer told about It to his of flee mates the next morning as fol. lows:
 "Pm so used to standing up in the street car that don't know how to sit down any more, actually" he said. T feel more rested standing up than sit' ting down. We always like what we grow accustomed to, of course-sOrt of force of habit; strong thing, you know as all our well-known psychologists agree.
 "The other afternoon stood up for two miles, and finally a lady got out, aid a motherly looking woman said to me, Here's a seat and l said, It's q pretty seat, all right
 But that night I started to tell you about-belleve me, boys, If you want to get a seat on a Washington street car go home at three o'clock in the morning. It Is pretty late, I'll admit. but the lateness of the hour has It's compensation.
 q got on, and there wasn't anybody else on the car, but got seat, boys 1; I got a seat atw--Washington Star.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-06-28
IF WOMEN
 ONLY KNEW
What a Heap of Happiness It Would
 Bring to skaSway Homes

Hard to do housework with an aching back.
 Brings you hours of misery at lei sure or at work.
 If women only knew the cause that
 Backache pains often come from weak kidneys.
 'Twould save much needless woe.
 Doan's Kidney Pills are for weak kidneys.
 Thousands of grateful users en- dorse them.
 Mrs. A. R. England, 72s w Oak St., Hillsboro, Ore, says: 1.-TWO years ago had such 9 bad. attack of lumbago that l wasn't able to get up or down stairs. When I sat in chair I could hardly Eet up again. sharp pains. like 8 knife sticking me in my back, nearly killed me and could hardly drag myself about. had taken only a few doses of Doan'a Kidney Pills when my back got stronger and one box made me able to get about as we'll as ever. Since then have never had any trouble with my back or kidneys"
 Price soc. at all dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy = get Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that Mrs. England had. Foster Mnburn Co.,, Nfgrs., Buffalo, N Y.
 Advertisement.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-06-28
eusinessIIko and Efficient.

It is considered worthy of notice in the papers that a woman has "held down" job as agent at railroad sta ton somewhere in the West and that a woman was agent at Maine station for Few weeks. People must have short memories not to recall that the agent of the important Grand Trunk station at Lewiston a dozen years ago was a woman, who held the job for some time. And the writer can testify that she was businesslike and efficient, for she once kept him waiting at the ticket window for ten minutes by the clock while she finished the job she was doing on the books.-Onord (Me.) Democrat. ;.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-06-28
AWAKE" IS OLD INSTITUTION
Custom Most Prevalent Teaay In ire land We'll Known to the Egyptians,
 Greeks and Romano.

HThe custom of Hwaklng the dead, with the drinking. smoking and con Versati0n of the large company oi neighbors' who assemble in the house of mourning, appears incongruous and t repulsive to those who are unacqualnt ed with its remote origin or the kindly and humane motives which underlie : it." says Michael Macdonsgh, in the English Review. "The wake Is very old institution. It existed among the Egyptians, the Greeks and the Romans Shakespeare and Scott give instances of medieval revels In honor of the dead. The custom survives in a diff , ferent form, but with somewhat identi' cal motives, among the Irish, almost alone of the ancient peoples.
 r~s" Waking means, for one thing, watching The English way of leaV' ing the body shut up in a room. all alone, would be most repellant to the Irish nature. It would be regarded as desertiOn. The Irish keep close con- pany with their dead until the very last moment of the burial.
 ~The body Is clothed Id shroud made in Imitation of the habits worn by certain orders of triars and In the hands, crossed reyerently on the breast, Is placed cruclfix. The walls near the bed are hung with clean white sheets on which are pinned punches of flowers, laurel leaves and holy pictures. Lighted candles, seven in number, are on the table. They are symbolIcal of hopes and aspirations relating to the dead. That he or she has been cleansed of the seven deadly sins, possessed the seven gifts of wis dom, understanding, counsel, fortitude, knowledge, piety and fear of the Lord, and the seven principal virtues.
 First entering the room where the body lies the visitors kneel and say prayer for the eternal salvation of the departed soul. Afterward in the kltch, en, snuff, pipes and tobacco, whisky and stout are served to the company. The dead person Is ln his house for the last time. and, as host for the last time, diSpenses hospitality.
 Memories of his klndliness and good nature are revived by the neigh bors. Iris he that had the bright smile and cheery word wherever you met him, and no matter what you might want of him, sure You had only to say the word to get It with heart and a half.'"
The daily Alaskan., 1918-06-28
Flowers and Blood.

A superstition dating from Olden times exists to the effect that roses and flowers generally attain greater beauty fin soil fertilized by blood. especially by human blood. than elsewhere. Persons who have visited New market, England, know of the so called bloody flower of Newmarket" wlich is for i'd nowhere else than in the old moat, now filled up and In which, according to tradi- ton. a very large quantity of human re- mains Is inferred. Ihe"e flowers bloom an June md July aud ny the iloodhke hue of their blossoms sugge.! the name which has been given tD them
The daily Alaskan., 1918-06-28
CULTURE HERE BEFORE 1892
Did Amerlca's Pre-Columblan civlliEa.
 ton Come From EgyptH Ia Now Question.

Prof. Elliot Smith developed in an extraordinarily interesting manner the thesis that the pre-Columblan ciyiliza- tions of America-or at least many iH- portant features in those civilizations were not truly aboriginal, but came in a cultural wave from Asia across the Pacific ocean, the original starting point of the most remarkable charac- teristlc being Egypt. a G-ga
 Professor Smith believes, says Sci- ence Progress, that the extremely pe- Culiar culture of Egypt was spread eastward by mariners, mainly Phoeni- clans, for several centuries after B. O.. 800. To quote the authors own words, he thinks that "the essential elements of the ancient civilizations of India (the pre-Aryan civilizations), further India, the Malay archipelago, Oceania and America were brought in success sion to each of these places by mari. ners, whose oriental mlgrations began as trading Intercourse between the SbSlSTH nLu ALuii k'OLAS time after 800 B. C., and that the highly complex and artificial culture which they spread abroad was derived largely from Egypt (not earlier than the twenty-frst dynasty), but also in- cluded many important accretions from other sources, and that after tra- versing Asia and Oceania and becom- ing modified on the way, the stream finally "continued for many centuries Co play upon the Pacific lttoral of America, where 1t was responsible for planting the germs of the remarkable pre-Columbian civilization"
 1918 A. G. .Spaulding & Bros. Championship Tennis balls now in stock at Keller Bros. Adv. tf'
The daily Alaskan., 1918-06-28
AddInu to it.

q fear you are too pretty a nurse for this case"
 "Why sop
 ''The patient already has palpltation of the heart."--L0uisVIlle Courier Journal. TT
The daily Alaskan., 1918-06-28

1918 A. G. Spaulding & Bros. Championship Tennis balls now in stock at Keller Bros. Adv. tf'
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-01-19
Death of Mrs. J. S. Webster.

The host of friends in this COM
munity of Mrs. James S. Webster, for
merly of Ascension, were deeply
grieved to learn of her death, which
occurred at 4:30 o'clock Monday af-
ternoon at the home Of her sister,
Mrs. Joseph L. Rolling, ON Alhambra
plantation, Iberville parish. Mrs.
Webster had been sick about three
weeks. She was native of New Or
leans, nee Catherine Davis, and was
81 years old. Her remains were
taken to New Orleans Tuesday for
interment in Metairie Cemetery.
Mrs. Webster resided for many years
on the Point Houmas plantation in the
fourth ward Of this parish, which was
owned by her first husband, the late,
j. c. Cofeld, and which PASSED into
her possession upon Mr.. Cofield's
death, together with the fine Terre
Haute plantation in st. John parish.
Besides her second husband, Mr..
Webster, who is now located in Texas,
and her sister, Mrs. Rolling, she leaves
to mourn her loss two nieces, Mrs. E.
F. Gaskins and Miss Josephine Freret,
of New Orleans, and several nephews.
The memory of this gracious, noble
woman will long be cherished in the
hearts of all whose good fortune it
was to have come within the sphere
Of her kindly influence.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-01-19
Found First Diamond.

The first diamond discovered In
Griqualand, South Africa. was found
by the children OF Dutch farmer,
who for a time used 1T as plaything,
The stone was later sent to Cape
Town, where Its true nature was rec.
ognized, and It was subsequently for.
Warded to Paris, where it was ex.
lifted and sold for $500. GO yalu.
able discovery soon led to othefNs
searches. and diamonds were un.
earthed In various places In Griaua.
land West, with the result that. 48
years ago, the country OF the Griquas,
mixed race sprung from Dutch set
tiers and native women, was annexed
By Great Britain. y
Diamond hunting was at first con.
fined to the banks Of the Vaal river.
but In the year Of the British occupa-
ton mines were opened 10 the locality
Known as dry diggings, which has
since received the. name Of Kimberly.
In 1872 the world was startled by the
discovery Of the Stewart diamond Of
2S8A carats. The daily output Of the
solidated mines at Kimberly Just
prior to the outbreak Of the war was
vRIued at $40, 900.
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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-01-19
Remember the Sailors.

Great Lakes, ILL.,, Jan. 9, 1918.
Editor Chief:
1t is with distress that one picks up
a newspaper, or, going along the
streets, sees posters about sour boys
in the trenches" or "Buy bond to
put pep into the soldier boys" or
else, Soldier boys, have your photo
taken for the girl you leave behind"
Doesn't anyone ever think of the
sailor boys? Answer, me this: How
would the soldier Buys reach the
trenches if it were not for the sailor
bovs who man the ships that carry
them over and act as conveys to see
that they arrive in safety? And re-
member this, there is not man in the
navy who is not there of his own free
will, having ENLISTED voluntarily.
Can that be said about the soldiers?
More than half of them were drafted.
We have noticed that the papers
seldom praise us and that not word
of heroic fighting is even connected
with our branch of the service, either
by the papers, movies or the public in
general. @.
Even the tobacco fund being raised
in the theatres is said to be for the
boys in France. Sailors, I suppose,
Gre not to have any.
The public should awake and think
of the boys who spend many lonely
nights on the deep blue sea for your
safety.
WALLACE BERGERON,
Co. 4, Camp Farragut, Great Lakes, Ill.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-01-19
TAKING THE HUBBY SHOPPING
Big Chief of the Household Learns
What Trouble The Wife Always
Has to Experience.

AS to the ACCESSIBILITY Of taking ones
husband to the. shops, much may be
said on both sides, observes Simeon
Strunsky, in Harper's Magazine. On
the one hand. it is certain that after
he has spent three hours in chair
while his wife tries on spring suits, a
man will have very definite idea of
what women suffer In the daily task.
The next time his wife comes home
from the shops with a headache he la
likely, to be more sympathetic.
But then again 1t may be that the
memory Of his own bitter ordeal will
prevail and he win carry away with
him more vivid sense OF the utilities
In which the life OF woman is spent. It
all depends on the man, OF course But
the husband endowed with just bit
Of philosophic reflection, planted three
solid hours in tapestry chair, in an
audience Of 300 women and SO sales
girls, will watch the strained and
tired faces, the tryings-on and diyest-
fngs, the search after the unattainable
ideal, the final purchase made more
out of WEAKNESS than out. of satlsfac-
ton; and he cannot help asking him
self; s'For whom is it ALT" And he
will say to himself, .For us males?'
And it will make him thoughtful.
Taking along ones husband to the
store as critic and appraiser is Of NO
use at all. In the first place, his prin,
ciples Of criticism are utterly unlike
a Woman's. His criticism is OF the 70.
mantle, impressionistic school. He
looks at his wife In the green cloak
with fur edging and says, II like that"
Or else he says, aYou look well In
that" AS II the mere fact that q
woman looks well In green coat or
that she likes 1t were the deciding
factor!
Woman belongs, In the matter of
dress. to the scientific school Of criti-
cfsm, which bases itself on universal
Tame, Bruno
there. 1t Is criticism which does not
ask whether a worm looks well In
q green cloak trimmed with fox, but
says: "HoW does this green cloak fit
into that woman's life, her tempera-
ment, her likes, hel friends, her duty
Of being duplicated by the woman next
door, on the other hand?'
A man likes his Wife'0 new dinner
gown when 1t looks well on his wife
In the shop. A woman is bound to
think of the gown in relation to the
and the lights at home, the
TACT that she bad dark-red dinner
gown year before last. the fact that
her color is somewhat higher than T.
was two years ago, that she has taken
% three pounds In weight, that her
husbands income has materially in
since last year. and that next
year people will be wearing greens
and puppies.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-01-19
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RED CROSS NOTES.
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By MISS FREDA SINGER.

As result of good New Year reso-
buttons, most of the local members are
attending the bi-weekly meetings, In
terest is keener, the bandage class has
increased in size, and more sewing
and knitting is being done. The New
Year shouldn't prove the only slim
illus. If everyone will stick to their
resolutions throughout the year, think
what a marvellous amount can be &C
complished.
Again must we praise our loyal CO.
workers, Miss Todd and her efficient
class of knitters at Lake, La. Since
Dec. /, they have knitted and sent us
80 sweaters. Isn't that wonderful?
Such enthusiasm on their part moves
us all to greater effort.
st. James is unfailing also in its
splendid work, cutting out, sewing,
knitting. The cold and rainy weather
has prevented a larger attendance and
the return of finished garments.
Mr.. Stier, secretary of the New
Orleans chapter, will address our To-
cal branch Monday, at the regular
meeting. Members are urged to be
present. The officers and workers
must not fail to appear in uniform.
Mrs. R. A. Singer, chairman Of sup
plies, sent the following articles to
headquarters: "a sweaters, mufaers,
81 Ded sox, pair pajamas, 8 knitted
sox, Is bed shirts, 9 convalescent
robes.
1t is hoped that this will mitigate
in a measure the sufferings Of our
boys that the lack of sufficient cloth
ing has brought about.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-01-19
DO YOUR PART NEXT MONDAY.
Help Your Country, Your School and
Yourself by Buying War Stamps.

onE@oiA ny ouysh8 wax Ss@"Ps'
To the Citizens of Donaldsonville and
Vicinity:
More than one hundred patriotic
young Americans, pupils of the DON
aldsonville High School, will call on
you Monday in the capacity of agents
Of the U. S. government to sell you
war savings and thrift stamps. These
young Americans receive no commits
sion on their sales and expect no re-
ward for heir efforts. They are
actuated only by a patriotic zeal to
serve their country in it's hour Of
need. They are asking you neither
favors nor charity, but only that you
do your patriotic part by investing
your surplus savings in a loan which
in point IF interest and security is the
best that any government has ever Of
fered to it's people.
This loan, which totals $2,000,000,-
900, is here, as elsewhere through our
broad land, being placed as far as
possible through the agency Of the
school children, and it behooves you
as loyal citizens of country which
has vouchsafed you such blessings of
liberty and prosperity as you now en-
joy, to respond literally to the urgent
needs of your government, while at
the same time encouraging the lauda-
BILE efforts of these young patriots.
Respectfully, s
R. S. VICKERS, Principal.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-01-19
Methodist Conference Held.

Rev. W. W. Holmes, presiding elder
of the New Orleans district, preached
at the local Methodist church last
Sunday morning and held the first
quarterly conference of the present
year in the afternoon. There was a
good attendance Of officials and mem
bers, and much interest was manifest
ed in the proceedings. Reports show
ed marked progress in all lines of
church activity, and plans were laid
for making 1913 the best year in the
history of the Donaldsohville charge,
which includes PIattenville, Labadie-
vile, White Castle, Vaeherie ST.
James and Burton Arrang nents
have been made to have services here
every Sunday mornirg at Ii o'clock.
and Sunday school at 10.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-01-19
ELECTRIC RAILWAY FOR BAYOU
LAFOURCHE.

Active steps are being taken by a
number of prominent citizens residing
along Bayou Lafourche to build an
electric interurban railway from DON
jacksonville to Lockport. The per-
sonnet of the company behind the
movement warrants the confidence of
the public in an early realization Of
the undertaking. We have heard be-
fore Of similar plans, but heretofore
we have not had interested in the road
men with the means and ability to
make a success of the project. It is
gratifying to learn that the manage
ment of the concern rests with local
men whom we have known by reputa-
ton for so many years.
The organizers have had engineers
in the field to make preliminary sur
veys and estimates, have secured
rights-cf-way, and have already sign
ed their charter. Furthermore they
tell us they have taken up the matter
of financing with eastern capitalists
and have the assurance that if they
secure subscriptions to the amount of
100000 locally the balance neces-
sary will be forthcoming. The COM
pany is to be capitalized at 100000,
and construction work will start as
soon as sufficient stock is sold to as
sure the complete subscription of this
We trust our people will appreciate
the numerous advantages Of having
such road and viii freely give their
moral support and lend their financial
backing to the enterprise.
Be booster and help yourself by |
helping the road!
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-01-19
Binninzs--Burke.

It will be of interest to the mum err
GUS friends here of Lieut.. Glen:
Binningsys the gallant young son OF
Mrs. Glenn. Binnings of this city, to
learn that he was married last Satur-
day night to Miss Marjorie Burke,
the lovely young daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Burke, of New Iberia.
The ceremony was performed at 10
o'clock by the rector Of the Catholic
church of New Iberia, and the young
couple left Immediately afterward for
Waco, Texas, where they will reside
temporarily with an aunt of the
brides. Lieut.. Binnings is stationed
at Camp Macarthur, near Waco, and
secured 36-hour furlough to go to
New Iberia and respond to Cupid's
call. His train was several hours
late, which accounts for the late hour
at which the nuptial rites were solem-
nized. The Chief joins in extending
cordial congratulations and good
wishes to the happy pair.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-01-19
Alien Enemies Must Register.

Women excepted, every German
citizen residing in Ascension parish,
IA years old or over, must register at
a postoffice in the parish between Feb.
and 9, inclusive, according to an
order ISSUED from the Office of the
United States attorney general on
authority of an act of congress. At
ter Feb. 8 any male German without
an official registration card will be
arrested Immediately and detained.
Registration will commence at s a..
m. Feb. and continue on each day
thereafter between the hours of s a.
m. and 8 p. m. up to and including
the 9th day of February. First pa
pers taken out for naturalization do
not exempt German aliens from regis
tering. They must have converted
themselves into bona fide AmeriiG;77SSLL
citizens to avoid placing Their "9es
on record. NY