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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-03-22

WAITED
FOR a R DAKOTA


= - . eH- ..L+tH" ~ -.N-E--.lN &
Between the age Of 3o-4o and
must he a business man. able to
bandle the position OPEN, The po-
sition requires some money. to
buyk out present holdings. This
proposition will bear the stric..st
Investigation and we car prove to
the man Interested that this is a
real Company and q real opportun-
Sity tofthe man fitted for this posi-
ton, and who can control and use
e2500.00 cash. which he VIII have
the disbursing Of. Good salary at
the start and more as the business
grows. which will be~very rapidly,
We will have at leastSsix offices,
with main office, inS5Minneapo-
lis IN about 60 days. This position
viii lead to a larger one about
July list. in another Company
without any Investment Whatever.
This change must be made at once.
so write and a personal interview
will be granted. at which time, the
affairs Of the Company will be ex-
planned to the man seeking the
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-03-22
$3.50

A s-room dwelling situated on
Alpha avenue. Modern except
heat. suitable location for board
ing house. Immediate possession
may be had. 100000 down and
balance on terms.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-03-22

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

MANUFAcTU-
els. Ereases. polishsse p etc, viii
have opening in North Dakota and.
Minnesota on OF before April i, for res
,ident travelling salesman Of proven
ord. + Line sold. to garages. auto supply
and hardware stores. repair shops. gem
ca! merchandise stores, q n others.
both retail and wholesale. ESTABLISHED
repeat orders. Only capable man with
successful selling experience need ap-
ply: Proft,sharing commission basis
with weakly statements ar drawing
details OF experience, & references
state II married. The r. NJ. Holdings
head Co. Branch. 9Th and Locust sts.,
st. Paul. MINI,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-03-22

UNPRECEDENTED OPPORTUNITY-
$500 monthly to live energetic sales
man. Call or druggists. general
stores. Nationally advertised fast
selling speciality. Every. sale means
continual recorders, n constantly
increasing volume Of business and in
come. Only capable man who can
DUALITY asA district sales manager for
North Dakota. South Dakota. Mon.
ANA considered. If you q prove
= sales ability send your record and. re-
~ferences. Sales Manager, 637>Andrus
BLDG. MinneapOlis. Minnesota
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-03-22
$4,000

International avenue. This Will
make a nne rooming house. All
modern except heat.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-03-22
$500

A fine modern hardwood finished
Groom residence in Riverside
Park. A real snap ut this price.
$2,500.OO down will take this fine
dwelling. :
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-03-22

HOUSES FOR SALE
ON EASY TERMS
$500. oo-Cottaee of s rooms in
null basement, sun paflor, and Is
thoroughly modern. B-2803.
$14oo. 0o--room house in North
End, N a 75x140 It. lot City wa
ter. B-1So4.
$3.50. oo-S-room house. No. 5th
ST., has city water. gas, sewer,
electric light. B-2780.
$4,000. oo-5-room house on No. 5th.
has, city water. gas sewer, cleo
trio light. B-236s.
1890. 0o-e rooms. all modern but
heat. on international Ave. B.
sssoo;o-Ne: 7th st.. Groom house,
downstairs. B-2S01.
$500. o0-7-room house, So. 4th
st. Hardwood floors downstairs,
modern but heat. B-2806.
$3700:00-5-room house, So. 4th
ST.. full basement, al modern
but heat. 'maple floors down
stairs. B-27ss.
Real estate Department
E. j.. LANDER & co.
414 Dellers Ave. Grand Forks.
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O SALE
$500. oo-s-room mouse on Bel
g %o e. A AZ all modern
''''''.''- $ s.; e. $. s $s;:r. & :
''''o'.oo- 81. IT, msd ss'' ! Sq 4esm. IN IN
each apt.
s,4,ooo.oo7Al modern Groom
W. house. % on No. 4th $50 ST.
,s.ooo.oo-An modern s1room
,5.ooo.oq1An modern 7-room
st.
house on walnut st.
.oo1 Mode except heat, &
< room house on Univers-
ity Ave.
$500. oozlS-room all modern
house on No. 9Th st.
$2,600.00-6-room house on Wal
nut St., modern except
heat. :
31,s o. .oo-3-room house on So.
Third St, water, sewer,
light. toilet.
81 o.oo-All modern 7-room
house ONT Chestnut st.
$1,000. oo--All modern s.room
house on No. 9Th st.
! The II. Bendeke Co.
Grand Forks. N. D. (
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-03-22

REAL: sALEsMEN, WIfH CAR PRE-
ferred, in your locality. $50 to 5000
weekly selling that wonderful "Coraja"
back; it's different: patented: nothing
y else like 1t on the market. No COM
petition. You can make a clean up;
best in the world, for automobile in
her. Mfg. Co, Deflas, Texas. p. S.:
Have several openings for state man.
ayers with $500 to $1,000 capital.
Should easily make $500 to $4,000 per
month. Be quick, or the, other fellow
will get IT,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-03-22
$4,000

A Groom dwelling in 1900 block
on lone avenue. In good condi-
ton; water sewer and electric
lights.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-03-22
$500

Modern hous 9 on North Sixth
street. Six rooms, hardwood
terms. b
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-03-22
$500

A modern 7-room dwelling on
Cottonwood street, 2 blocks from
the Roosevelt. school, This prop
erty is only 2 years old and is In
excellent condition. 1t can be
had on terms. Nd
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-03-22

statesmen WANTED-FACToRY RE-
built tires are in great demand; at
tractive proposition submitted upon ~.
800 weekly to start: territory assign
ed men who can produce; only hustlers
need apply. Necessary that you have
the. use Of an automobile. Eastman
Rubber Works. Inc, z13 w. 40th ST.,
New York City.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-03-22

RAILWAY NAIL CLERKS = GRAND
j Forks mail carriers, wanted by coy,
eminent. Commence 800 month.
: Men, 1915. List positions free. Write
Immediately. Franklin Institute. Dept.
S20-C. Rochester. N. ~.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-03-22

SALESMEN-A REAL OPPORTUNITY
Our Arm. a large Cleveland manu-
facturer, want IN able salesman. to
ed by ali retail merchants. Selling
experience an asset, hut not essential.
We will cooperate with you so you
will be able to draw larger commits
sion checks weekly than you ever
thought possible. Position permanent.
Address, D. ". Mathews, Sec'y. Box
176. Station CO. Cleveland, Ohio.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-03-22

ACTIVE MAN WANTED: MUST Be
good judge of land and have money to
assist, in closing deals, by large land
4 firm CT more than 20 wears. experi-
Northwest F. %. Box ST. Grand
Forks, N Oak. }y;-
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Address

LEARN AUTO AND TRACTOR BUsI-
ness in 6 to s weeks. Opportunities
everywhere Offering from $3.50 to $500
"a month. Twice more equipment and
floor space used in daily practice rain
ing than any, auto school in America.
Master mechanic INSTRUCTORS and same
method we used to train thousands Of
afs soldier mechanics in 60 day courses.
Write now for free cataloe. Rahe Auto
and Tractor School. 2136 Oak St., Kan
- sas City, Mo. \
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HOTELS
HOUSES Q SALE
FOR SALE

J eesN 70 :
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SALES MANAGER OR GENERAL AG-
ent for Grand Forks to SELL oil leases
checkerboarded throughout Texas. We
deliver direct. No stock. or Blue sky
laws to pass. Big payin0 position for
: denceS-past and present work. Bank
.ersf Securities Corp, t79 W. Washing
ton. ST. Chicago, =
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-03-22

siveiy owned dnd controlled byHus
clears upward Of $4,000 per day for
statesmen: most essential; government
: created demand; large territories to
line or full time; if you cannot sell
this specially you will fail selling life
~preservers on a sinking ship; definite
cooperation. Jerome Laadt. Pres. 8
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-03-22

TWO LOTS ON UNIVERSITY AVE-
Paving, $780, Strong Ave. 800. at
W Wins sPao school ,ac' ss9e.G eet. 1nsern AZ s.l
curity Bldg
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,WANTED-wIDE AWAKE SPECIALITY
salesmen for snappy line Of Temper
Easy sellers. ESQ commission: full
commission or repeat orders. $500
weekly drawing recount. Arlette Fruit
Products Co, 500 Title Guaranty Bldg.
st. Louis, Mo. &
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1920-03-03
Recipient of Old Honor.

Prince Ferdinand Radziwill, who re-
Gently presided at the opening of the
new Polish parliament, is a distant
relative of the Hohenzollerns and one
of the pillars of the old Polish nobility.
The honor accorded Prince Radziwill
was declared to be absolutely without
political significance, but entirely a
matter Of custom. The prince came
into the temporary presidency by rea-
son of seniority only. He is eighty
five years old and is the oldest member
on the floor Of parliament. By virtue
of similar custom the youngest two
members of the house, a socialist and a
Catholic priest, neither Of them more
than twenty-five Fears old. acted as
vice presidents and sat to left and right
of the old nObleman ali through the
first session, assisting him in the carry
ing Oh of his duties.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1920-03-03
Chinese RAILWAYS BUSY

Latest reports indicate that the 5000
miles of government railways carry
annually more than 25,000,00o passen-
gers total of 1.00o, 100000 miles.
Thirty-seven per cent of the receipts
of the government railways come from
the passenger service. On fxe of the
lines the passenger revenues exceed
those from transportation of goods.
Ninety-fve per cent of the passenger
traffic is third-class at an average fare
OF one cent mile. which means
large amount of travel by the poorer
classes.
Wide macadamized highways are
being constructed in the suburbs of
many cities. The coming of the auto
mobile will hasten this development.
An automobile service across the Gobi
desert connecting Picking with Urga
and the Russian railway has been in
augurated.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1920-03-03
MORE THAN MERE CHAUFFEUR
New York Merchant Has Driver VINO
Knows Business Methods and
Aids His Employer.

II don't believe in having too many
carefully worked-out methods for pre-.
venting errors In an organization.
writes l.. Wertheimer In System, the
magazine of business. Mr.. Wertheimer
is president Of concern which oper'
ates five big department stores in the
northern part of New York city. tie
goes on to tell the plan he uses;
zone OF the best checks thai get
on my business is through my chauf-
feur. | have to keep machine at call
all the time, so that can get from,
store TO store without delay Ny driv'
er is not simply driver; he Is a high
grade man who knows good deal
about my ideas of merchandising
man who conceIvably may some day
be manager of one of my stores.
while he Is waiting for me he does
not simply sit outside in the machine
He wanders around the store, looking
at displays. noticing how salesglrls
deal with customers, whether our
prices are by chance higher on this
Item or on that than they should be-
Every morning his written observa.
tons are placed on my desk; from
them ! have time and again Cleaned
pieces of information that made a big
difference in the profits of the store
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1920-03-03
UNABLE TO ANAlYzE DRUG
intoxicating Principles Of Powerful
Narcotic, "Cohoba," Remain
Mystery to Chemists.

When Columbus arrived at the Is
land of Haiti he and his followers
were interested to observe a curious
practice Of the natives, who were &C.
customed ON ceremonial occasions to
make use Of narcotic snuff produc-
tive of sort of hypnotic state, with
vision supposed to be supernatural.
The tribal wizards, or priests, while
under the influence of the drug, were
accustomed to hold communication
with unseen powers, and their NUT
terings were construed as prophecies
and revelations of hidden things.
The snuff was called "cohoba." and,
in the form of fine powder, was in
hailed through forked wooden tube.
the forks being inserted In the nos
trils and the lower end of the tube
buried in a little heap of the snuff,
which was held on a tray of carved
wood. Sometimes large snail shells
were used for snuff boxes.
The mimosa-like tree from which
the snuff Is obtained is plentiful along
the banks of the Orinoco and the
Amazon. 1t grows in Haiti, Porto
Rico and other islands of the Antilles.
The seeds yielded by its pods are
dried. roasted and ground to powder,
which is sometimes mixed with lime
from calcined snail shell.
Only recently has this tree been
identified by DR.. W. E. Stafford of the
government plant bureau as the
source of the snuff, the origin Of which
has hitherto been a puzzle. The
chemical properties OF the drug are stin
unknown and SO its intoxicat4pe prin.
ciple remains a mystery.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1920-03-03
NICKEL BY NICKEL
Newspaper Man Dribbled His
Profit to Beggar.
Little Transaction by Which Scribe
Thought He Was to Make S2.65
Didn't End in Just That
Desired Way.

"a newspaper friend of mine," said
Mr.. Goslington, tells me of an I'M
usual experience he has had, in fact is
still having with a beggar.
''He met this beggar first about a
year ago. The circumstances attend
ing this first meeting were novel and
interesting and my friend wrote a lit
tie piece about 1t which was printed
in his newspaper and for which he
received IS. AS he had given the
beggar a nickel he figured that his
net profit on this was S2.95. But:
"a couple of weeks later he again
met this beggar, who again asked for
a nickel. a request that my friend did
not feel warranted in refusing.
don't think he would have refused any
way. my friend being an easy mark
for beggars; but having proflted by
his original transaction with this beg
gar, he felt impelled TO hand over this
second nickel promptly. thus reducing
his net on this little piece to $500.
at wasn't long before my friend
discovered that this beggar lived some
where in his neighborhood and made
that part of the town his quarry; for
now he used to meet him here and
there by intervals. Not always. by
any means, when they met did the
beggar approach him; commonly they
passed each other as any other two
might do, with no sign of recognition;
but once In a while the beggar would
ask for a nickel which always my
friend gave. In this way in the course
Of three months he gave up IS cents.
thus reducing the net of that So to
S2.65. Then my friend had an idea.
HE foresaw that If this went on
indefinitely, as there seemed every In
dication It would do. the beggar would
get all of the So, which to my friend
seemed scarcely reasonable. But he
did think that an even division would
be no more than right to the beggar,
and so when the SO got down to S265
he set aside, in his mind S1.15 as a
drawing account to the beggar's credit,
and he said to himself that when thus
the original fund had been evenly d.
vided he would stop giving and con-
slider that he had done the square
thing.
well, my friend tells me that, count
ing nickel that the beggar drew yes
terday. he has now drawn S14o, so
that now it is a question of very few
weeks only, three or four at the ut
most, when the beggar will have drawn
his full share.
Then. my friend says, he is GO
ing to shut down and keep the rest
himself; but what l think he will do
will be TO keep on paying till the
whole three dollars is gone, his ,rig-
inal profit being thus wiped out COM
pletely. l don't know what he can do
then, unless he should write, covering
all his experiences with this unusual
beggar. another and longer story; NOV
ing then to another part of the CITY,"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1920-03-03
FIND MANY USES FOR PEAT
Great Development in the
Years to Come.

The output of peat in the United
States last year far exceeded that of
any preceding year and the general
increase. which was stimulated by the
war. was shared by practically all
branches of the industry. Though ex
senslvely used as fuel in Europe and
widely known In the United States as
a potential source of heat and power,
peat has been unable to compete with
coal and many peat operators have di-
reeted their attention to the utilization
of peat in agriculture with gratifying
results.
Peat fertilizer was first marketed in
commercial quantities In 1908. and
stock-food peat In 1912, and though
there is still some prejudice against its
use the agricultural branch of the in
dustry has been successful and the
quantity of fertilizer and stock-food
peat annually produced is increasing.
Large quantities of these products
were made last year, but the most
striking development was the produc-
ton of more peat in the New England
States than has been manufactured in
the entire United States in all proceed
ing years. Almost equally striking
was the widespread interest manifest
ed in peat resources which had been
generally regarded as Of doubtful
value.
Large quantities If peat or sphag-
mum moss were produced and utilized
for stable litter. packing material, and
surgical dressing. and several hun
bred thousand acres of peat soils were
used for the growth of crops. The
peat litter was produced by the own
ers of small hogs for their own use.
but the packing material was sold
to florists for S25 a ton. According
to j. w. Hotson of the Red Cross
more than half a million peat pads
were prepared in this country for that
organization. Most Of the moss was
gathered by volunteers from boys in
Washington, Oregon and Maine. and
the pads were used in military hos
pitfalls at home and abroad.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1920-03-03
WOULD BE FRIEND IN NEED
Grateful. CoIored Man Promised to
Go II Services Should
Be Needed.

The race riots in Chicago remind
me of the same sort of excitements
that ran around Atlanta when | was
living there as young man." said
George Mcdaniel of Metro. Cal, re-
Gently.
NMy brother and were both medi-
cos-owners of smooth and virgin
sheepskins. We shared the same Of
fee and lunched al the same counter
In the midst of wild confusion. one
day. wounded negro rushed into our
office and begged for protection. This
was freely granted. for we had no
race prejudices. in spite of our South
ern upbringing. We also poured salve
on the negro's bruises.
"'Yo' shuah been good to me- said
the grateful darkey, turning TO my
brother-who, by the way, is now
practcing In Los Angeles-'an' I'll
member II, doc. Say. II yo' ever kills
anybody nah friends and I'll get you
out If we have to bust the jail to do
it, LOS Angeles Times.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1920-03-03
TOWNS NOT FATED TO LIVE
Communities East and West, Founded
in High Hopes, Are Now Practi-
cally Things Forgotten.

Western papers tell their readers
that the town of Emerson. Okla, is
shortly to be a thing forgotten. re
marks the Hartford Courant. 1t was
mapped out as a town site shortly
after the territory was opened for set
Element, and the promoters had
dreams of a metropolis. In 1907 the
plan was abandoned. and now the dis
trict court has been asked to vacate
the land for town site purposes. when
what might have been a town will be-
come farm land.
The story of Emerson suggests what
came near happening to Connecticut
town in the beginnings of the colony.
Those interested In 1t showed rare
sense in their choice of a site, and in
their dreams planned not for town
but for city. Hampden and Crom-
well were to be among its citizens; the
cream of England so its promoters
hoped, were TO become its citizens.
Fate ordered otherwise, and the early
days of this dream town are remem-
hered now largely through Lion Gardi.
ner's account of his struggle to hold
the site against the attacks of the In
dams.
Other states, notably the mining
commonwealths of the West can du-
plicate the story from Oklahoma. but
few can equal the romance of the Con
necticut settlement.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1920-03-03
Transform Historic Westminster.

Prominent citizens of London are
planning to rebuild the district around
Westminster abbey as a memorial to
those who distinguished themselves in
the world war. The improvements in
clude the construction of great ave
nue., 100 feet wide, and a new Lam
beth bridge. The design for the bridge
will be chosen from plans submitted
by architects from all over the world.
Splendid buildings are projected for
the University of London, for a
Shakespearean tbeater, and for arts
and science exhibits. The new avenue
will contain groups of statuary COM
memorating the heroic deeds of the
British, Canadian, New Zealand and
Australian forces, as well as those of
Britain's allies. 1t is intended to make
this the finest and most impressive
monumental avenue in the British en-
pire.-Popular Mechanics Magazine.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1920-03-03

What was my most hrilling expe-
r1enceT unused the s1-pilot. "Ahi I
could never forget It. 1t was a bright
starlight night, but the lurid flashes
around us obs<sred all else as we
sped through tAe air. The advancing
enemy was hard upon us, while ali
around we heard the weird, savage
music so terribly familiar, and the
thud as u thousand falling meteors.
We divsd, looped, corkscrewed till our
senses were numbed. felt a sharp
pain In my right foot, a dull weight
In my side-I was falling, falling
and knew no more till found myself
lying on the ground badly smashed
some hours later"
And that was really your record
aerial engagement"
mo" he replied; at was my first
experiment with the pitts
burgh Chronicle-Telegraph.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1920-03-03
RobespIerre,s Curious Watch.

The number of watches of various
kinds and size and value which are
now seen In the windows of the jewel.
er-watchmakers of Paris reminds a
correspondent Of iEclaire of the watch
which once was the property Of Robes
pierre, and which the correspondent
saw at an exhibition of curios. II
surely should have long ago found Its
place In the Carnavalet The watch
was in the shape of a pear and of the
size of one, and was made OF silver.
1t opened In the center. the face be-
ing In the lower section. while the top
section was ornamented with pear
leaves wrought In silver. watch
the size of pear. and a good deal
heavier. is plainly indicative of some
what bizarre tastes on the part of the
Friend of the People" That is. at
any rate, how it strikes rEclair's cor
espondent.-Christian Science Moni-
tor.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1920-03-03
Long-Llved Superstition.

We wonder whether the Turkish
prisoner who foretold the end of the
war by means of the shoulder blade of
a sheep had ever read "Giraldus Cam
brensis' Itinerary Through Wales"
made in the year 11SS.
II SO. he would have read in Chan
ter XI that these people (the Elem.
ings of Pembrokeshire), from the in
speetion of the right shoulders of rams
which have been stripped of their
flesh, and not roasted but boiled. can
discover future events, or those which
have passed and remained long un-
known"
A footnote tells us that "this curl
GUS superstition is still preserved in
debased form among the descend
ants Of the Flemish population of this
district, where the young women prac-
tiee a sort of divination with the blade
bone of shoulder of mutton to dis
cover who will be their sweetheart.
1T is still more curious that William
de Rubruquis, in the thirteenth CEN
fury. found the same superstition ex-
listing among the Tartars." Now. in
the twentieth century, we find IL
among the Turks.-London Chronicle.