The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-02


I why here?" we asked. as it
because you mean to enclose the.
building in public park?" by
no means; the capitol is intended
to be in the center OF the city; it
is in this direction that the city
is to grow"
Bismarck has been a generation
in accommodating population of
5000, and can hardly yet be
termed the metropolitan hearth
of the worlds civilization, but
who will deny that its self-con-
fidence is worthy Of the doughty
statesman whose name it bears?
Now that it is no longer possible
to go long five thousand May or
pick up a few Minneapolis puts to
hold over night, members of the Du-
luth Board of Trade have to have
some other form Of recreation from
the daily routine.
They found it in making Red Cross
bandages.
One quiet Saturday they set a mark
of 1000 for themselves. The pit was
deserted for the long sample tables,
and the brokers and clerks hit the
line hard.
During the day, it became evident
that the 1000 mark was to be reach
ed, and the Jim Patten Of the Duluth
board offered $50 if they made it
5000. That mark was reached, and
then the fax king of the board of
fered a penny for every bandage
made over that mark. They rolled
the total up past the 5000 mark. The
Red Cross benefited to the extent of
more than $50 and more than 5000
bandages.
Then they all went out and had a
glass Of milk.
Gosh, but war and local option
have worked wonders with that town
Billy Sunday has thrived on the
criticism of the use Of slang in the
pulpit, and now he has added the
wrath of the literary critics by pro-
ducing a volume of the Love Stories
of the Bible" done up with a red
heart pierced with an arrow on the
cover, and presented in true Sunday
style.
Recall the dignity Of such a story
as that of Ruth: "Entreat me not to
leave thee nor to return from fol-
lowing after thee; for whittier thou
goest I will go; and where thou lodg-
est will lodge. Thy people shall be
my people and thy God. my God"
Imagine what Billy Sunday slang
would do to that.
Or again, take the simple dignified |
words of Joseph to Potiphar's wife:
My master hath committed all that |
he hath to my hand; there is none |
greater in this house than /; neither |
hath he kept anything back from
me, but thee, because thou art his
wife; how then can I do this great
wickedness and sin against God?"
And then compare Mr. Sundays
version of the story of Sarah and
Abraham. Here is a brief excerpt:
"A wife who is on the job
never needs a dictionary to read
her husbands mind.
What had happened now?'
she asked, leading him over to
the end of the veranda, where
they could talk privately.
i know you haven't been
speculating-for you have too.
much sense
mo. haven't been specuIat-
ing said Abraham slowly. But
it looks as though we've got to
pull up stakes, and sell out and
novel
IF Abraham hadn't been the
steadiest and most respected
business man in town, Sarah
might have thought that he had
been drinking.
Abraham didn't lose any time
after he had made up his mind
as to where his duty lay.
He was too good a man to
stall on an order.
He had been told to move
and the next days newspaper
carried an advertisement, putting
all of his property on the mar
ket for a quick sale.
THE announcement made some
excitement in the burg"
OF course there is no use arguing
with those who prefer the Sunday
Some people would prefer
1 Beethoven symphony ragged" and
4 Keats poem parodied. The 'rag"
and the parody are all right in their
place, but some things in life should ..
oe immune. Surely the Bible is one
If them. Il
Have you read Stephen Leacock on
he art of meeting people in the cur /
'ent American? Bits Of it are on a 9
oar with the best of his Nonsense
Novels" or Sunshine Sketches"
His imaginary conversation with !
somebody from his home town" to s
whom he has just been introduced, IS