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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-01-20

Germany it was a benefit that this ar
ray Of sixteenmo despots were obliged
to resign their power. It. is terrible
when we reflect on the number wnlcn
we poor Germans IRE obliged to feed,
for although these medatized princes
no longer WELD the scepter, stu
WELD knives, forks and spoons, n
do not eat hay, and, II theyfdid, nay
would still be expensive enough l
imagine that we shall eventually De
freed by America from this burden OF
princeA."-Outlook.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-01-20
Safe Farming
Ooyer Plant Shows Us How to
Get Nitrogen Out Of the All.
b r. q. HOLDEN.

For Thousands Of years sweet
clover, alfalfa, and other members 81
the clover family have been gathering
nitrogen out Of the air ana converting
it into fertilizer to enrich the soil and
increase the production Of farm
cropsy So quietly, so mysteriously
have the clovers- performed this
beneficial task that 1t was not until q
few. years ago that we v knew they
were doing 1t at all.
We have not learned even yet Just
how the clovers r able to do this
work, but they. showed us that 1t
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-01-20
THE BURDEN OF PRINoEs.

The desultory reader sometimes
comes across queer scraps in old books
that fling a prophetic light on our day.
Take this from Heine's Pictures Of
Travel" written in 1890: 1.-THE Ger
man~mediatized princes-these per-
sons have of late suffered great in
Justice, .inasmuch as they have been
robbed Of a sovereignty to which they
had as good right-as the greater
princes. But for the greatly divided
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-01-20

this afternoon when the plane he was
driving from Gerstner Field, Lake
Charles, La, to this city, fell 200 feet
ear the fair grounds park.
Sergeant H. C. Abrams, also in the
machine. escaped uEhurt.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-01-20

A Beautiful Field 81 Alfalfa, oneS Of
: the Nitrogen Gathering Plants-No-
tice the Evidence Of Prosperity
Which Always Follows Fertile Soil,
could be done and since then scien-
fists have been at work ~endeavoring
to find some method of converting the
nitrogen in the air into a commercial
product.
In this they have been successful.
Our entry into the war resulted in
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-01-20

youthful, good humored. CHEEKY army
whose every soldier is welcome in
castle or hut, and is offered as heart
,,v the best cake or the last crust; an
Immense army that grows ceaselessly
month after month-you sent over
double the number Of men Napoleon
Lad-at waterloo. Many French names
w,itten on your map recall Dur pres-
ence here at the time Of your night for,
independence, chief among them that
Of Lafayette. Many American names
mart YOU are taking in the d~eliverancs
Of France and Of the world. "--Youth's
Companion.
A miser is a man who carries his
money in a purse that closes eesier
than It opens. ~ A.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-01-20
JIIssERAND,s

JUSSEflANDs I1s1n011
A very eloquent Frenchman. Am
bassador Jusserand, has paid this
handsome tribute to the American
army In France: IA valiant army, the
praise Of whcih is on every lip. a
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-01-20

Little Mildred Harris won all our
hearts as "Linnie" in "The Price
of a Good Time" and as the little
sister in 'The Cold Deck.
The Lamar register., 1919-08-27
ABOVE ROUND OF ROUTINE
Men Who Do Things Are Not Those
Who Have Their Nose Constantly
on Grindstone.

A certain vice president OF great
railroad once remarked that he would
much rather have in his employ train
dispatcher who had cigar In his
mouth and his feet cooked up on
the desk than one who kept his nose
too closely TO the grindstone. As he
had come up through the ranks the
vice presidents opinion was seasoned
with accurate knowledge and expert
ence. His theory was that he dis
patCher with his feet cooked up had
his road In better shape than the grind
stone exponent. and could figure Out
the moves on the transportation chess
board better.
An official Of probably the largest
corporation in the world was reported
10 the head of the corporation by a
large stockhulder rs continually loaf
Ing and looking ont of his otiic, win
low. The president assured the stock
holder that the man was not louting
hut thinking. and that his plans had
saved in one year more than his salary
for twenty.
You can "a through the office Of the
National city bank Of New York. thu
largest bank in America. and ind mrr
sitting at gla.s-tnpped desks On which
there is not scrap of paper. Yet the
daily business of this bank would keep
dozen country banks busy to ca
paclty.
You can pick at random one hundred
of the highest executives Of the coun
try and find more than 30 per cent sit
ting ut desks absolutely bare.
The Lamar register., 1919-08-27
Some Watehl

While the latest thing in watches Is
the thin. round or octagon gold time
niece Capt. Martin Van 3uren Bates.
who died Mt his home In Seville. Ohio.
wore watch that weighed four
pounds. II was set with diamonds and
IA delicate set Of chimes sounded the
hours as the watch rested In his vest
pocket. II was gift from Queen Vie
toria.
1t may he explained that the man
who wore the fOur-pound watch was Il
famous giant. He stood ! feet Inches
and weighed $50 pounds. He was how
in eastern Kentucky. and served
soldier In the commander Ger
Morgan. the confederate cavalr'
er. He later toured the world
circus with his first wife, An6ie S"a
who was feet tall.
The Lamar register., 1919-08-27
Ola m,.io,n God 'unearthed.

stntu. of "Nochlpilli." Aztec god
of flowers, has been discovered by VIII
linn Nivan, nm American archeologlst
who has been in Mexico recently. The
statue. the representation OF the god
known To have been discovered In
virtually perfect state OF preserVa-
zion In modern. times. was dug up
at Atzcapotzalco. II suburb Of the cap
ital. and which. prior TO the coming OF
Cortrz. was the seat of u powerful In
dlansnution. but which. at the time OF
the conquest. was the great slave mart
OF the inhabitants of TenoNtitlan. home
OF the Aztecs and the site of the mod
ern city Of Mexico. In addition TO Its
slave trade. Atzcapotza!co was noted
for It's expert jewellers and wonderfully
cultivated gardens. "Nochlpilli" is sup
posed to have presided over one or
these ancient gardens.
The Lamar register., 1919-08-27

decanter stood ruddIIy filled, ready FOR
the resumption of our seance. But be-
fore we began l Of course accepted the
seer's invitation to join him and the
spirits In a friendly libation.
Then-I having closed my eyes-we
began again, and ii was astonishing
with what rapidlty the thick-coming
pictures began to crowd upon that in
ner vision with which the Lord had en-
dowed his faithful follower
or course was Inclined now 10 take
the whole thing as an amusing impos-
ture but presently, watching his face
and the curious "seeing" expression of
his eyes, and noting the exactltude OF
one or two pictures, ! began to feel
that, however much he might be In
venting or celebrating, there was some
substratum of truth in what he was
telling me.
The first pictures that came TO him
were merely pictures, though astonish-
ingly clear ones. of Webster's boat. the
Flamlngo, of Webster himself. and of
the men and the old dog Sailor; but In
all this he might have been visualizing
from actual knowledge. Yet the de-
tails were curiously exact. Presently
his gaze becoming more fixed:
81 see you anchored under little
settlement. You are rowing ashore.
Dere ARE little pathways running up
among de coral rock, nnG-a few white
houses. Seems to be a forest; big
trees-not like Nassau trees-and
thick brush everywhere; all choked up
so thick and dark, can't see nut'n.
Walt d minute, dough. Dere seems to
be old houses all sunk In and los, like
old ruins. Can't see dem for de brush.
'walt-Lord love you, sar, but Use
nfrald-I seem to see n big light COM
Ing up trough de brush from far under
de ground-just like you see old rot
ten wood shining In de dark-deep,
deep down. Didn't / tell you de Lord
gave me eyes to see into de bowels OF
de earth?-lt's de bowels OF de earth
for sure-nll lit up and shining. Praise
de Lord-it am de gold. for certain,
all hidden away and shining dere un-
der de ground"
"Can't You see II closer, clearerr /
exclaimed involuntarlly; "get some
idea OF the place It's inf'
The old man gazed with renewed
Intensity.
mo" he said presently. and his dis
appointed tone seemed TO me the best
evidence yet OF his truth, 81 only see II
little golden mist deep. deep down un-
der de ground; now it Is fading away.
It's gone: can only see de woods and
de ruins again"
This brought his visions to an end.
The spirits obstinately refused to
make any more pictures, though the
old man continued to gaze on in the
decnnter stopper for fully five min
utes.
CONTINUED next week.
The Lamar register., 1919-08-27

AS a result or vigorous propaganda
work Instituted first at Jackson, Tenn,
and then extended to cover all south
ern territory, the business men in the
states of Georgia. Alabama, New Mex
leo, North and South Carolina. Ten
nessee. Arkansas, Louisiana, okluho-
ma and Texas were aroused ana have
recently been making vigorous eTorts
to get ,he Interstate CONNER e Com
mission to extend its western rulings
to include the South. As AN illusIra-
ton of the growing interest in Thai
movement. Jubbers Association,
with membership of 5000. originally
organized IN Arkansas, has Joined In
the fight for fall rates TO inland cities
In the eastern states many Interior
towns and cities likewise suffer
through the discriminatory tactics OF
the railroads, and are looking forward
to relief through the enactment into
law OF the PoindeNter bill In western
Pennsylvanla. New York and other
states discr!minatory tariffs are In
force. As an example, number OF
smaller cities In western Pennsyl-
vania find IT impossible to sell goods
In Kentucky or Tennessee as cheaply
as merchants In New York city can.
who are located much further away.
Following the changes in the inter
state commerce act now proposed.
water transportation Will be quite
generally revived, especially upon the
larger rivers, such as the Mississippi,
Missouri and Ohio. Ii will also be
beneficial In every way to the COM
nlerc- II the country, especially to the
manufacturing Industries Of inland
sin,es, which will be greatly stlmu-
lated by reductions in tariffs and the
certainty that no future action of the
Interstate Commerce Commission Gun
,ver adversely affect their interests.
Hearings on Senator Polndexter's
amendments to this bill have begun
before the new Senate Committee oil
Interstate Commerce. There is
strong probability that Congress will
iake early action to enact II into law.
The I'LL was favorably reported by
tile senate committee at the last SEES
SION, but failed OF passage In the sen
ate owing tc the pressure OF war mat
ters end the congestion which devel-
oped during the closing weeks.
When the gross Injustice OF discrin-
inatory tariffs is finally ended. the cost
Of freight into the interior will be less
cned, saving the people of the hinter-
lands riillions OF dollars and enabling
the merchants to retail goods Mt II
lower hgure. The coastal cities will
Lave 10 stand their fuIr proportion
henceforth OF all transportation costs.
The Lamar register., 1919-08-27
THE
FIGHT AGAINST
unfair RATES
Congress May Soon Act on the
Poindexter Bill to Abolish Un-
just Railroad Tariffs.
TO Benefit INTERIOR CITIES.
Latter Have Had to Pay Excessive
Costs OF Railroads Fight on
Water Carriers.

Washington. d. G. (Special) )--I.iv-
ing Will he permanently cheaper In
hundreds Of interior cities and towns.
notably in the West and South, when
senator Poindexters bill To amend the
long and short haul clause of tie Inter
state commerce law is enacted. so rs
to finally abolish the power uf the IIi-
tersrite Commerce Commission Ia per.
nit determinations in railway rates.
As everybody knows, the Cohst ciIics
Of tlr country for years received uh-
The Lamar register., 1919-08-27
MILES PoINoGxTER
% a, AAc-AAah,

ior0ally low freight and passenger
with water transportation. the rail-
roads making up their losses on this
traffic by extorting money from tn,
Interior communities through the me-
lium OF excessive tariffs.
Three years ago Senator Poinde1ter
nrgnn his attacks upon these tarifr dis
ordinations. Supporting his activities
In the senate. number of western
states took steps to give him effective
aid. and applications were made to the
Interstate Commerce Commission for
r,.inedinl measures II was long and
determined fight before adequate rec
ignition from the commission was Sc
,ured Finally, however. after exhnus-
tive Inquiries. on March 10. 1918. the
Interstate Commerce Commission made
ruling which went part way towards
relieving cities In the intermountain
states, including those In Montana.
Utah. Washington, Idaho. Wyoming
Colorado, North and South Dakotn.
Arizona. Nebraska and Nevada. Under
his ruling cities I'm these states werr
allowed terminal rates-no more than
coast nlfes but they could he charged
lu To point approNimating such ter
ninal rites. Moreover. this schedule
Of rates is subject to reversal by the
Interstate Commerce Commission at
It's pleasure, thus creating an uncer-
tain situation lnimical to all manufac-
turing Interests.
The senator sought, however. to go
edy the situation, which was only par
TALLY relieved. His bill takes away
from the Interstate Commerce Com
mission all powers to permit discrim-
lnnriuns against inland cities In favor
Of coast cities. by enacting into law
tie provision that no railroad hence
forth shall receive any greater com
peusatlou for the transportation OF
passengers or freight for shorter
than for longer distance over the
same line or route, In the same dlrec-
tion. the shorter being included In the
I longer distance; or to charge any
/ greater compensation a. through
route than the aggregate of the inter
mediate rates: nor shall a common
carrier be authorized to receive as
] s'Sah compensation 'o' o"o' te' 40 ~
longer distance
Bur while temporary relief had been
| granted by the Interstate Commerce
/ Commission in the case Of western
states. the entire South and many por
] lions of the East were still left ut the
/ mercy of the railroads. no concessions
| being given them. The South, how
/ ever. was not slow In awakening TO the
! fact that the West had secured an
Improvement in railroad tariff rates
r" ~. financial benefit OF its cities
The Lamar register., 1919-08-27
PRESENT SUN SPOT
2s.ooo MILES LONG.
Disturbed Condition In Solar Area
Visible to Naked Eye

Charlottesville. Va. Especial )-The
great sun spot near the center OF the
sun has been measured at the Leander
Mccormick observatory at the Univer
Sity OF Virginia. The whole area Of
disturbance is roughly circle $4,000
miles In diameter, while the great CEN
tral spot is now about $1,000 miles
long and 5000 miles broad ut Its wild
est portion. This makes II one OF the
largest single spots seen for long
time. II can easily be seen just below
the center of the sun with the naked
eye, II dense Photographic plate or
some pieces of heavily smoked glass
are used to cut down the suns bright
ness.
Spots OF this size are OF rare occur
renee. With the telescope 16 smaller
spots are seen In the same area with
the great one and scattered over the
suns surface are tiye other groups
with ~ more spots. This means that
the solar surface is In very dis
turbed condition.
The Lamar register., 1919-08-27

ma II Tor you; sure enough. rd m.
1t II any man could-and 1t was de
Lords will. But mebbe l can see 1t
for you widout moving from dis chair"
do you mean. brother, that the
Lord has given you second sightf"
Dat am It'll Glory to his name. hall
lelujahi" he answered. 81 look in a
glass ball-so; and II de spirit helps
me / can see clear as a picture far
under de ground-far. far away over
de sea. It's de Lords truth. sar-
blessed be his namer'
asked him whether he would look
into his crystal for me. With a burst
OF profanity. as unexpected as It WINS
vivid, he cursed "dem boys" that had
stolen from him a priceless crystal
which once had belonged to his old
royal mother, who. before him. had
had the same gift OF the spirit. But,
he added-turning to a table by his
side. and lifting from 1t large cut
glass decanter of considerable capac-
ity. though at present void of con-
tents-that he had found that gazing
Into the large glass ball OF Its stopper
produced almost equally good results
at times.
First he asked me to be kind enough
to shut the door.
We had TO be very quiet, he de-
clared; the spirit could work only In
deep silence. And he asked me to be
kind enough to close my eyes. Then
1 heard his voice muttering. In a
strange tongue, n queer dark gobbllng
kind of words. which may have been
ancient African spell-words. or sheer
gibberish such as magiclans In all
times and places have employed to
mystify their consultants.
| looked at him through the corner
OF my eye-as doubtless he had antici-
pnted. for he was glaring with I'm air
OF inspired abstraction into the ball OF
the decanter stopper. So We sat silent
for I suppose some ten minutes. Then
heard him give another deep sigh.
Opening my eyes l saw him slowly
shaking his head.
''De spirits don't seem communicable
dis afternoon" he muttered fitting the
decanter slightly on one side and OBJ
serving It drearlly.
do you think, your majesty"
asked with as serious a face as
could assume, "the spirits might work
better-if the decanter were to be
filled?"
''Mebbe, sar; mebbe. Spirits is GU
rlous things; dey need inspiration
sometimes, just like ourselves"
"What kind of inspiration do you
think gets the best results, your maj
esty?"
"Well. sar, l can't say as dey Is very
particular. but Use noticed dey dc
seem powerful 'tached to just plain
good old Jamaica rum"
"They shall have It," l said.
had noticed that there was sa
loon few yards away. so before many
more minutes had passed | had been
there and come back again, and the
The Lamar register., 1919-08-27
WEST MAY CONTROL
ELECTION IN 1920
New York Times Says Political
Center Of Country Has
Shifted.

The New York Times calls editorial
attention to the fact that The Poiit-
Ical center OF gravity OF this nation
has shifted 10 the states that
lie between the Mississippi River and
the Pacific Coast
II says Chairman Homer :. Cum
nlngs Of the Democratic National
Committee is about to spend two
months eanvasslng that part Of the
country with q view of estimating Its
poreniinlities In the coming national
cufHpaign.
The Times says: THAT used TO he a
solid block OF states In which no Dem
ocrat had more than a languld inter
rst now and then, knowing that they
would all 20 Democratic because OF To-
al issues or mere deviltry. As Colonel
Roosevelt once said: Kansas has II
way Of going crazy. and may even vote
for me But whom Missouri suddenly
and unexpectedly went Republican it
was the beginning of Il change which
has made the Northwest and the Far
West debatable ground. Il political No
Mans l-Andr'
The Lamar register., 1919-08-27
Bio Dye EactorIes

Japan has 50 dye factories with an
annual capacity In excess OF lO,OOO.OOo
pouaas.
New-York tribune., 1919-06-22
BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN
CHANCE

8. Convenient to broadway and 1osrd
Street, apartment house (no elevator),
and rooms Rent $1S,500. Price
$4,000. Want offer; good PROPOSE
tion; easy terms.
$4,000 yearly clear income over ex-
peenses, oc: repairs etc. on investment Of
$4,000 in apartment house. and s
rooms, in vicinity of 1O2nd Street.
Rents $1,000. Price $5650O
Apartment house, g. 4 and rooms:
rents over $1,000; leased to one ten
ant for $4,000, Price s6s 900
Apartment house. and rooms
street. Rents $4,000. Price $4,000.
Corner apartment house, stores, 10
rooms Ono elevator). Low rents:
$25 600. Price s155,OO0.
.broadway corner apartment house,
stores and apartments. Rents S3l 900.
10y; 10y; Will be about ss5.OOO October.
Fine 9-story corner apartment house.
to rooms. Rents S7S.5OO: will be
over sSo 600 October. Price $500. 900
large and small. and desirable ex-
changes. Will pay you to investigate.
H. T. WOOD, 22o BROADWAY. N. Y
New-York tribune., 1919-06-22
Gentleman's
Country Estate

IA. way ar: Beautiful home located in largo
,, TX. CONVENIENT to station, trolley ana
scnoos' t, House frontage about 115 feet In
t,1 FIRST moor, large living room recenton
it'i, library with built in closets, drawing room
it "im.nE room with built in china and crvstai
@ waone''. conservatory off the dining room hou
Ton hjtah, music room, phone room buffers pantrv
i',onen i.''n pantry and laundry, wash room and
'".oiy also on same floor. Second Eloor-
,a,l' ,arse nVlng room, large sleeping rooms
r,nninc 'ren room wardrobes, clothes closet
lining water in all sleeping rooms Omen fro
places. high ceilings large porches who,e hn,,so
atfc aitne"eq. aro Eyery modern appointment Large
orran ,u an, ee.la r Home has beautiful p!po
edropn's beams, ana bath Housckeepers apartment
grounds with lawns drivewavs sh.Io sres or
hing Sr"9uTrS srqeam Of Gssden ana flower beds Run
hoaisd oraanh" ", wafer thru property, steam
satisfactorr 1yass ss and stables Price $500, On
New-York tribune., 1919-06-22
A Centleman's 5-Acre Farm

Located OH famous Lands Ave and is one Of thc
pcau spots "' this city: consisting of acres Of
,and all In croos and high state o, cultivation 4
mouse OF rooms With all modern convenience
Poultry buildings to house l. 900 hens barn garage
a, anu o'ncf ou'ouldings. n variety of fruit one
nan nan m''c from borough OF Nineland Ono OF tho
SI.aoo easy terms. Send for photo and full d..
,,crlpton or come inspect It, Also free iist or
farip RarHsins. FARMS AT FARWEp,S
rhicES" s. L. BEnlN. sos Lands Ave-. Vine,
New-York tribune., 1919-06-22
GREENWICH VILLAGE

hudson Park--Two 4-story private houses
good condition, suitable for alterations into
st"ulo apartments or residence: Immediate
possession: brokers invited PEPE Washo
ington Square. W "'A
New-York tribune., 1919-06-22

ORANGE. ~ j. Essex County Park Ror,.-
ward. Ten room house with all imnrovc-
ments electric lights, large screened piazza.
porte"cochere and shade trees To rent
Ao'"'s"co' tor 'he summer. $loo per month
w. A. LORD
2ts Park Avenue Orange. n. j.
New-York tribune., 1919-06-22
YOU NEED A HOME

send for particulars of our cozy 7-roo,n
l,IlcH Homes; glass and screen inclosed
e"b1.a; o"bbcnes; ready to occupy, on Brooklyn
SSuoWaS, 59 minutes from Times Square,
minutes from Beaches. &c. fare
ALCO BUILDING co.
Ell broadway, n. y. Barclay 4585.
New-York tribune., 1919-06-22
Attractive
Colonial Residence

beautlful surroundings, very
best. condition; between three
and four acres. Commodious
house Of twelve rooms. mas
ter bedrooms. 6 baths. all i'm
p!oNements and conVeniences
Large, dry cellar; servants
room in garage; rooms and
bath. Garage stable with ca
p.iciiy four cars and four box
stalls. Well kept lawna. ma
Jes'ic shade trees. beautiful
SHRUBS and hedges. Large
vegetable garden. tennis court
handsome iron fences and
gates. Convenient to Railroad
station and business part of
the town. Surrounded bv IN.
best homes in this residential
section. Price $4,000, of which
$4,000 to $4,000 can remain
on mortgage.
New-York tribune., 1919-06-22

CALDWELL, N. J.-Rent for
season or year, handsome
large house, extensive grounds,
garden, near station. Tenth
floor, Cd Wall St. Hanover
New-York tribune., 1919-06-22
COUNTRY HOME

garysan; rooms; baths: open fireplaces.
slaSptnE porch: plaza: garage: sc,n
nnAhrns on hill: near fsnekawapx r. g
kts<; hour out; Sf2.70o: cost owner st7. 900
sh.cefAi terms VIM. Is. Brokaw. Chatham
y. >. -
New-York tribune., 1919-06-22
A Big Money Maker

Thonpson Manson 21sx274 handsome old shade
tees; beautiful dwelling. and driveway
There arc twenty two three baths: rim
h'ns water in nearly floors metal
ceilings; and electric has
large rooms for dancing private dining rooms with
open fireplace This choice the main Auto
Line OF excellent I1opacong There mn
good roadhouse York and Morristown In a
dttion 1t would centre for this excluso
section for dinners and social s22ooo on
satisfactory terms