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spots from the coarsest wool or the
finest silk. The price of this was one
dime; from a five-eent cake OF soap
Orlando could cut forty of the pieces,
sand. AS Orlando's time was worth
just about nothing per week the profit
on the Infallible was excellent, but AL
lie cared little whether she sold any
or not. She used the Infallible as a
means of opening doors and beginning
conversations
4. When Allie was younger, the three
lazy adults had already settled into a
regular life of medicine-faking. "Shag-
bark's boat was already known up
and down the river. When it reached
a landing the musical entertainment
was given. Orlando, the cook, became
the "world-famous guitarist, Orlando j.
Beethoven. nephew of the music writer
of that name" and Black Pete, the crew,
played his banjo and casoled a few
songs. Shagbark lectured on anatomy
of which he knew nothing-and sold
Shagbark liniment
When she was ten Sharbark had
gained possession of a set of soiIed-
creased and ragged chronological and
astrological charts and added to his
role OF medicine faker that of seer and
fortune teller. The shrewd child s.. w
greater possibilities. She invented the
infallible and went ahead of the boat
selling it and worming information ont
OF those who were most likely to pat
ronize Shagbark. For while she
did this investigating on the uuiet She
slipped out of the boat at night and
returned under the cover of dark
bringing Shagbark news of old ladies'
pains and aches, bits of past life his
tory and odd fact remnants he could
work into his life readings, 81 each -,
1t was thus that Shagbark had built
his first reputation as mysterious
man. He diagnosed cases at a glance
Don't tell me what ails you; I'll tell
you." he would say. and then he would
tell Mrs. Murphy what her ache was
where it was located. how much she
had slept during the past month and
SO on. until she sat with mouth aeape
Or he would tell Mrs. Higgins of things
that had happened in the past and add
detail to detail until her eyes bulged.
With his soiled charts and hashed-
up rigmarole and a red cotton dressing
gown on which moons, stars and comets
were painted, he astonished and fooled
those who had come to him wishing
to be fooled and astounded. 1t brought
In good money.
Shagbark loved it. His eyes twin
killed. behind their curtains of hair.
Soon Alice discovered that it made
little difference whether she was known
to be connected with the mystery man
or not If Mrs. Murphy remembered
that she had told Alice yesterday of
the symptoms Shagbark revealed today
and knew Alice was Shagbark's helper.
in the mystery. She wanted to be
humbugged.
One day when Alice had been work.
ing town with InfaIlible Grease Re
mover and her more infallible memory,
she had stumbled over a real mystery
Detectives had worked on it and had
failed. "A year had passed since the
crime had bee committed. and Time
himself had not solved the mystery.
Alice told Shagbark OF 1t when she
returned to the boat. That night Shag-
bark did not sleep. He lay on the
scayed lin sofa, combing his beard with
his nngers, staring at the. puzzle again
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I see before me. 1 looked at wheel
hoes with longing eyes. but the cheap
est was $3.50, with prices running up
to Sc or more One would be dandy
tool to have If / had more garden room,
but 1 don't see how 1 could expect to
get my money back in Vegetables with
no more ground than l have for culti-
walton. Besides. Mary is absolutely op-
posed to a wheel-hoe. She wants me
to work and sweat off some of my sur
plus flesh. She says she's tired of be-
ing a fat mans wife.
The mattock I had intended buying
would have cost me SIPS, with 25 cents
additional for the handle. AS a mat
took without handle obviously would
be of little use. asked the clerk why
they quoted prices on them separately.
He didn't know, he said, they just sold
them that way. / didn't buy the mat
tock. however. One OF my neighbors
offered to lend me one, and as l would
need it only to grub out the roots of
couple of little maple trees and pos
sibly TO help break up the ground. I
accepted his offer. I've got to save
wherever I can if I want my war gar
den to show anything on the profit side
of the ledger.
The tools We're delivered Thursday
and Thursday evening l sailed forth to
begin my agricultural career. The entire
family gathered to watch the opera
tions and we made quite a ceremony of
it. Little Bettina claimed and was ac-
corded the honor of breaking ground"
1t wasn't very big spadeful of earth
she turned over. but she was mighty
proud of her accomplishment, and it at
once with her became our" garden,
Mary and both the children wanted
gardens of their own and l had to agree
to set aside a piece of ground for each.
Mary is to have fifty square feet, Tom
twenty-five and Bettina ten. 1 hated
to part with that much land but a man
can't well be selfish with his own fam
lily.
I have reasons to hope that i picked
the very worst spot on which to begin
my spading operations. Tests made
elsewhere show a smaller percentage of
bricks and trash. Thursday evening
and again Friday evening 1 labored
with the spade and mattock among
those bricks. and three-fourths or more
of my garden still awaits the spade
The hole 1 made taking out the bricks
worried me lot until Mary called at
tention to the fact that there was a
rise toward the back of
the lot. I can pull the dirt from this
iown into the hole and my garden will
be nearly level.
/ realized that / would be soft" as
he result of my many years without
exercise, but L didn't suppose little
work would come So near to putting
ne down and out. 1t wasn't an hour
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mon red bricks, and he stopped and
lifted four from the pile and gave
them to Orlando. When they reached
the Mullarky house, Shagbark stopped
suddenly.
"Hey?" he queried. and he took one
of the bricks from Orlando and held it
to his ear, listening. He placed the
brick carefully upright before the gate
of the Mullarky ~place and went on.
Twice more he hardened to the bricks
and placed one before the deserted
kiln and one on the spot where Jim
Dunham had slept beside the pond
Each time Mrs. Mullarky, following
behind. crossed herself and cast hor-
riied glance at her husband. The
fourth brick Orlando carried until
they reached the side of the opened
grave.
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Shagbark looked down into the grave
He gave an involuntary start of sur
prise. The lid of the coffin had been
removed. and the face he saw there
was known to him, for one river rat
knows another, and more than once
Shagbark had met this man. The
mystery man seated himself cross-leg-
ged on the edge of the grave. He held
out his hand for the fourth brick and
set it on end at the edge of the grave.
In an easy, conversational tone he ad-
dressed the dead man.
Good mornin', Henry" he said.
Sorry to bother you when you wasn't
expectin to be disturbed. but these
folks amt got gumption to ask you
what they want to know. Did Jim
Durham kill you, Henry"
There was not a sound. The hairy
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The Adventures of War Gardener i'm Washington

until had blisters on my hands as big
as quarters and my back felt as If 1T
would break.
Despite all my clustering to Mary.
though, / haven't any real notion OF
quitting. The garden bug has bitten
me in vital spot and I am going to see
it through. be the sufferings what they
may. All of that stun Sherman said
war was isn't to be found in the
trenches. I kind of think Mr. Hoover
ought to give me a medal.
THE WAR GARDENER
ITO RE C0NTINITTEn
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there are concealed beneath the sur
face of my garden. 1 don't know of
any vegetable that grows especially
well on a brick pile, but the nature of
my soil. when all its hidden secrets
have been uncovered, certainly will
have a bearing on the crops / shall un-
dertake.
But there is one thing l had hoped to
grow which l am afraid ] will have to
give up. and that is sweet corn. There
isn't anything else l am SO fond of,
and Tom let out yell of dismay when
l suggested dropping it from the list,
but it is certain that either sweet corn
or something else will have to go. Mary
is SO insiStent on other things that l
wouldn't have room for more than
row of corn at time, and corn plant
ed in single rows doesn't do well. Corn
doesn't develop unless pollen from the
tassel comes in contact with the silk
at the end of the ears, and where there
is but single row the wind carries
the pollen away. Corn should be plant
ed at least four rows at time, and
four rows of corn 212 feet apart would
use up an awful lot of my garden space.
| might overcome the difficulty by dou-
bling up the corn into parts of rows
but that question can wait for future
decision.
Wednesday afternoon 1 went direct
from the office to a hardware store to
get some of my tools. And who should
l meet there but my old friend. High
SOSl Ol Inc clerk VINO waited
on me said many farm implements had
doubled in price in the last two years,
and that they were hard to get even
at the advanced prices.
The clerk gave me a piece of advice
which 1 accepted. with considerable
misgiving. but for which 1 now am
very grateful. I had picked out a spade
fork with a short handle, but the sales
man warned me. after giving my con-
formation the "once over" that if 1
had much spading to do to get a long
handled fork. l don't believe the gar
dening ever would have progressed be-
yond the first hour if l had tried to
spade up the ground with that fork
with a short handle.
The spade fork cost me s1.5o. bought
a rake for 80 cents, a hoe for IS cents
and a trowel for 25 cents, an initial
investment in garden tools of $780,
And I have all my seeds and plants
yet to buy. reckon the initial in
vestment in tools will have to be the
final one, II / am to get any return
in the way of profit for the hard work
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(To BE CONTINUED
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ing difficulties I did not antici-
pate, even in my most reluctant
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-05-18
NORTH DAKOTA'S ROLL
OF HONOR

(Note-The Forum is DESTROYS of compi-
ing complete list of the North Dakota men
killed in action or dying in the service at
home or abroad. and relatives of those who
make the Supreme Sacrifice are requested to
notify The Forum Immediately. The infor-
nation thus compiled will be classified and
at the end of the war turned over to the
state for its historical records. If any names
have been omitted from the accompanying
list, The Forum requests that the oversight
be called to It's attention at once.)
Pie Lyle V. Rich, Willow City. died Novem-
Corp Fred NJ CRUDE Dawson, died of pneu-
monia, Dec. 81 -
Pie. Arthur Johnson. Leonard, killed in ac-
ton, Nov. 3. 1917.
Pie. VIM. w. Whalen Grand Forks, died
Jan. 10.
ton, Feb 49,
Pie. II. B. saIzman, Beach, died Feb. 20.
Pte Clarence Evingson, Kindred, died of
diphtheria, Camp Devens, Mass. Feb. a.
Pie. Lloyd w. spetz, Bismarck, killed in &C.
ton March /.
Pie. Matthew Brew. Fayette. killed in action
Pie. Frank Midak, 1inot. killed in action
Pie. Fred Gard. Crosby killed in action
Pie. Claude Keller, Glenburn killed in ac-
ton March 8.
Pie. Lewis ousley, Wilton, killed in action
Pte. Frank Proisl, New Rockford, died of
wounds, March is.
Pie. Ernest Bryan Fulkerson, Southam, N
D.. killed by German she'll March 5.
Pie. Richard Anderson, Wilton, died, Camp
Dodge, April II.
Pie. Clarence "A, Larson Rugby, died Of
wounds. March 20.
Pie Al q. Thibert Of st. John, drowned.
April 81.
Pie. George Ward OF Baldwin, drowned,
Pie. Charles w. Lohr. Crystal Springs. died
OF pneumonia, Camp Dodge, April IS.
Pie. Arthur Stevens, Epping. died Of scarlet
fever, in France, May 4.
Pie. Melvin johnson. Of Hawley, MINI. mem-
Der Of Company 3, Fargo, killed in ac-
tion, May i.
Pie. Rolly w. Darling Berthold N. D., died
OF wounds, May IL.
Pie. Glen Bailey, Arvilla. killed Ia action
May 13.
Pie. Edgar r. Chandler, Fargo killed ia ac-
ton, May is.
Pte. Nelson Burchett. Granville. M. d.. died
at Fort Riley. Kan, Dec. rs, 1917
Pie Christian Al. Brekke. Granville N. D.,
died at Camp Pike Ark, Feb. 8. 1918
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-05-18
GERMANY'S PEACE TERMS.

Germany's purpOrted peace terms, as
contained in a paper found in a captured
German TRENCH seem almost too preposter-
GUS to be serious, but there is good reason
to believe that the German government is
trying to "educate" the German people to
hold out for just such terms.
The terms included the retention of Bel
GUM, or at least the Flanders coast; the
return Of all German colonies augmented
more naval stations; the retention of the
French mine fields; Tread ustments" of
the frontier in the Vosges; the retention of
the captured Russian Provinces the pay
ment Of an indemnity that would REIN
burse Germany for the costs of the war and
leave her with a debt of not to exceed five
billions; and the limiting Of commercial
fleets to 100000 tons for the allies and
l7,800000 tons for Germany.
The terms may sound preposterous to
Americans, but the German government is
taking active steps to exact them. Belgium
is being divided with the intention of
I freeing" the Flemish people by annexing
them to Germany, despite their wish to re-
main part of Belgium. There is little
doubt but that the captured territory in
the east will be retained unless it is
wrenched from Prussia's grasp. Without
an indemnity, Germany will be bankrupt,
and the other terms are certainly not out of
proportion with these.
& But Germany has way of raising her
terms when her price is met. Russia found
that the postscripts to the treaties took
more than the treaties themselves. The best
way to talk terms to Germany is with the
Kaiser on a scaffold and Allied armies in
Berlin. Germany ism t going to offer terms
ia this war. She is going to accept them.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-05-18
IN FAST COMPANY.

If Fargo is to take her proper place at
the head of the Red Cross campaign in this
state, she will know she has been in a race.
Any city that attempts to keep step with
some of the little communities that think
nothing of stepping out some afternoon
and raising $4,000 to $4,000 at an auction
will find itself in fast company.
Tonight will mark the opening of the
campaign for Fargo The mass meeting at
the Auditorium will provide the inspiration
for next weeks work and incidentally give
Fargo people an opportunity to hear two
returned Canadian officers tell their stories
The auditorium should be packed to the
top row Of the gallery.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-05-18
Our Forefathers' Memory

(Adapted from the Norwegian OF Vinje. on Nor
ways day of Freedom.)
Behold my noble father-of him will relate,
And what he has accomplished of splendid
deeds and great.
It spurred me ever onward to do what he has
1 count it no small heritage to be a brave mans
son.
My noble fathers equal is not by annals kept
For. like his flashing broadsWord, his words de-
fant leapt.
You never saw him cover. or whine in sorry
plight
Though mortal wounds were gushing, he TESTED
in the fight
He taught the Frenchmen swordscraft ana to
be brave and true;
The English to make verses and love the ocean
blue.
Then foremost 'mongst the sailors. to brave the
From Viniand to Messina. he ventured, gay and
free.
My noble father persisted, his glory sadly waned,
The heritage was squandered. yet may be
regained
Now. sometimes sad and weary, I mourn the
lost estate, s@
And think am so helpless. because he was so
great.
Shall we as sons Of Vikings. their glorious deeds
proclaim
Ourselves sit by as laggards when mankind
suffers shame?
No. neyer Long as tyrants. 'gainst human
rights strike low,
Shall Norsemen e'er in freemen's ranks stand
firm, give blow for blow.
May I'd 1915.
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intolerable gag upon free speech and a
free press.
The powers conferred upon the postmas-
ter general are most drastic, and make
him virtual censor of the press Of the ma
ton. For example, the postmaster general
may upon evidence satisfactory to him
that any person or concern is using the
mails in violation of this act" bar the pub
lication from the mails.
That is the power of life and death over
a newspaper, and it will be noted that the
decision is not left to the courts but that
the evidence must be sufficient only to sat
isfy the attorney general.
Even in war times there is grave danger
that the line between constructive criti-
cism" and violation of the terms of the
act would be wrongly drawn by the post
master. But most loyal citizens would be
willing to accept this risk during such
times as these, for the sake of getting an
adequate gag for the frankly seditious
paper,
While the country is at war, loyal news
papers are not worrying much about their
rights of free speech. At least they will
be willing to run the risk Of having par
tisan vengeance taken upon them, for the
sake of what the bill will achieve.
But newspaper editors are not the only
ones affected. Anyone who shall wilfully
cutter, print, write or publish any disloyal,
profane, scurrilous contemptuous or abus-
i've language" about the form of govern
ment, the constitution, the soldiers, or sail
ors, the uniform or the flag is subject to a
fine not to exceed $4,000 or twenty years
imprisonment, or both.
1t is a law with teeth in it, Indeed it is
a very grave question if the law does not
go too far and become real menace, but
it automatically becomes void with the end
of the war, and that feature saves it. Elk
traordinary times justify extraordinary
laws, and free people will submit to dis
cipline in wartime that would be intoler
able in peace times.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-05-18
A PITIFUL SPECTACLE.

So pitiful and contemplate was the at
titude of Governor Frazier in the Randall
and Horst incidents, that it hardly merits
discussion 1t was the attitude of a stub
born schoolboy caught in a shameful act.
He was trying to back more or less
gracefully out Of the Randall incident, by
explaining to the Fargo War Organization
that Randall, convicted and sentenced for
obstructing enlistments, was not going to
speak in North Dakota, despite the fact
that he had been advertised as one Of the
speakers along with the governor, by the
official league organ The North Dakota
Leader, when the delicious daily organ of
the league Numbered in with the an
nouncement that Mr.. Randall was so busy
preparing an appeal in his case that he
couldn't join the governor 8 uplift party.
Think of it. The governor didn t call it
off Randall did.
The Horst incident was equally exasper-
ating to decent citizens When confronted
with request to prevent this youth from
speaking in North Dakota, Governor
Frazier asked the war organization for
proof of the youth s guilt, 1t isn't the
province OF the organization to convict
Horst, any more than it is the province
of The Courier-News to acquit him His
case is in the hands of the courts. Whether
he is guilty or innocent is a trifing matter
to everyone but Horst and has no bearing
on the case. The only fact Of Importance
is that he has been indicted on a charge of
disloyalty, and the governor not only per
mits him to complete his program of
speeches, but permits his own name to be
used as a speaker for same cause.
There is just one punishment we would
wish for Mr.. Townley's governor. It is
that the men in France, when they come
home, all hear that the governor of their
state, during the greatest battle of the
war, not only countenances public speeches
by convicted disloyalist and suspected
one, but actually allowed his own name to
be associated with theirs as an added at
traction"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-05-18

Rev. &. {. Saunders delivery service for 70
years. and relates the
narkable record that from the beginning Of
that department not one man has died in the
service"
WILLARD H LINCOLN, $780, from Waseca
county, Mimi, to Webster township Cass COun-
ty Helped in organization Of township
veteran Of Civil war; in Co. f. 10th Mich. Inf
ROBERT M. POLLOCK, $780, to Casselton,
from Wisconsin, was mayor Of city, member Of
board Of education. and of the state constitu-
adoption of article 20" Of constitution and the
prohibition statute in harmony herewith and
opposed the Louisiana State lottery in its at
tempt to locate in this state. With his sons,
James w and John c., Mr.. Pollock this year
completes 38 years Of active practice in this
state. This worthy family is represented in the
American Expeditonary forces by their son,
Lieutenant Hal. Pollock. 1t is fair to say that
Mrs Pollock is also a persistent builder" in the
religious, civic and temperance field. She is
the editor of the white Ribbon Bulletin" and
a member OF the city school board. Mrs. Pol
lock is a jealous and consistent equal sutfrag-
list" and an active member Of the Presbyterian
church.
EDWARD c. GEAREY, 1888, from Wabasha
county, Mimi, under appointment as receiver
Of the u. S. Land office, was elected police JUS
tice in 1897 the first state chairman of the
Republican committee department commander
Of G.. A. r. and president of the bord of trustees
of the Soldiers Home. Lisbon. One son. Ed
ward c. Gearey, Jr, is now major Of the 147th
machine gun battalion, with the American EE-
peditonary forces. In the Philippines he
captain Of Company B, North Dakota infantry.
Another son, Hamilton W Gearey is vice presi-
dent of the Merchants National bank of Fargo.
Mrs Gearey, ST., has for many years been
enthusiastic member. Of the Womans Relief
Corps
N. Y. to Tower City homesteaded at Willow
Lake, Luverne, Steele county. and became
a prosperous farmer and was loyal Presbyte-
rian.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-05-18
In The Valley Of Decision

BY Charles Buxton Going. of The Vigiantes,
Have patience, Lord, while we, with blinking
eyes
Debate and argue, piling word on word,
Soon, now, some flaming prophet shall arise
And close our fumbling fingers on the sword.
A million different minds
A labyrinth OF ways
Then, the swift sword. that finds
Clean pathway through the maze!
Have patience, Lord let Thy judgment fall
Till all in whom the blood of freemen flows
Find common tongue, and tn the tyrant's call
Fling the curt answer that the cannon knows!
Babel: then one word Lord,
That he may read who runs,
Sharp spoken by the sword,
FLASHED from the one-voiced guns! -
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armies into one great. army is rapidly be-
coming an established fact and not just
a military theory.
About the only extensive infantry fight
ing of the week was on the Italian front,
where the Italians anticipated the Aus
trian offensive with an attack on Monte
Carno, which they took and held It is an
important position needed for the better
defense of the Trentino line.