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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-01-28
WHAT Is THE COST?

The state Of North Dakota, through
its BODYBUILDING department, has
bought, built, or arranged for the
construction of 81 houses. A firm of
certified accountants properly &C
credited, and having the reputation
of being thoroughly competent, has
been checking up the accounts of
that department, together with 9TH
ers. 1t was instructed to &C ahead
and make the same kind. of ~investi-
alton of the business and accounts Of
the department that it is accustomed
to make of large business institutions
all over the country. It has spent
several weeks on the work. Some
parts of the work it vas obliged to
postpone or abandon because of lack
Of time. But it has taken sufficient
time to go quite thoroughly into the
affairs Of this particular department,
and has examined all the material on
file.
AS a result OF its Investigations it
reports that there are no figures any,
where among those submitted to it
which show how much money has
been spent on the construction of my
one Of the houses which the state
was erecting for its clients. There
is quite an array OF total figures. It
is shown, for instance, that there has
been paid for material $165,91s.11.
There is nothing to indfea@e into
what houses this material went.
Basement work was done at a cost
of a little over $1,000 but the state
does not appear to know oh whose
Easements. Over $4,000 worth of
labor is repored, but nobody seems
to know where It went. This is true
of all the other items. All the infor-
nation available is that over $a11,-
600 has been expended for labor and
material, but to what particular prop
critics it is to be charged is left unde-
termined. 8
A private business operated in that
way would be in the hands Of the
sheriff in a month, as it ought to be.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-01-28

ecatasv az 10y over tho Part they had
flnaily played In tho c~elebraffonss
1tared IN au1axement at Nancy,s 90p-
pressed peals OF laughtAr, to when
she Eave way only When me AZ W.
dove Of peace had tradled on toward
the hotek And not only Dayy q
Monte stared; from out OF the specee-
tors came Peter Hyde. ~.
Il have cooked my goose-now..
|hoidinR out a hand. '"she was 20
funny! But / have outraged Free.
dom's. noble history" Nancy twisted
her lbs to resemble MIRA Eaton'a.
IF you'll let me heap you down We
might hurry and hear, some OF n
Honorable Jeremiah Todd's grafton.
suggested Peter Hyde. actS sFg
Nancy Jumped hghtfy t. the
ground. II wouldn't dare. stie. an.
tear me limb from limb! I saw 4 IN
I've done! Davy, you and Monte car
nv these flags carefully back to the
Sunday school. And what do you say
in celebration Of THIS cay-to q
|swim-this afternoon. at the Cover"
They exclaimed their approval OF
the suggestion. Nome fingered.
DO you know what I pretended
them" she asked, aft~ecttonately grip
ping Nancy's arm. Il pretended I
was Joan of Arc. all in white. riding
on a big horse with bugles, calling to
my army. Miss Denny read to me all
about it, Oh, it was grand! She
sighed, because the moment had
passed. Davy pranced lmpatieOtly.
ooh. come 'long-stop yer actin
lies!" Then. to Nancy, with q cues
tioning look that said such fortune
seemed too good to ne true: Hon
est? 2 Bout the swinymin'."
Continued in tomorrow
ne EVENINGS herald,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-01-28
CHAPTER KIM.
The Fourth OF July.

B'lindy had said. truly, that she
guessed IL Webb got up the Fourth Of
July doin's they'd be doin's no one'd
forget"
Webb's "doin's. took the form Of 4
|pAEade-a parade in which the very
young and the very old should take
part. At It's head Webb hifiself
would march. with the two recontly.
returned soldiers. one on each side.
The young people would come IL cos
tunes depicting the characters Of the
men associated with the Island his
tory.
Mrs. Eaton wants you to help her
dress the children, Anne Miss. "a
brina had announced. the day before
the Fourth. she asked me to ask
you . BE- y fiseting house ct 8
ose1ock. go
oh. Tdsioye To-" Nancy lad1 70
sponded eagerly. 3.
y y very nice Of 1her, i am sure
49, Sabttna had added. ..She gwantS
~ ~ pleasant" And q hint of
EaDology IN Miss aabr1na,s voice made
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-01-28
HILARITY

After looking en- . carefully, we
have come to the conclusion that most
compilations are put on by union
painters.
II might be cheap s..
To 60 to sleep
And dodge expenses mighty.
But those awake
would surely take
Your pillow, bed and Mighty.
A smile beats. barrel Of liver med,-
cine.
Mother-Mary. what. are vow. doing
out 50 late?
Mary-Looking ct tho beautiful
MotherMWell, it's - o'clock. You
had better send the moon home!
No mar will be down. and out Il hes
up and doing.
Times are getting worse every day
for the married woman. Since the
saloons closed she doesn't know where
to find her husband.
He kissed her on the cheep.
Is It seemed a harmless frohc;.s
He's been laid up a>WeeK 49,
They say with painters collie.
Sticks and stones may break your
bones,
But you can't get stewed OF ice cream
cones.
Because you have seen q woman
fish, is no sign you have seen a mer-
maid.
About the best thing out these days
is an aching tooth.
Troubles.'
His horse went dead and his mule
went lame,
And he lost his COW in a poker game;
And a cyclone came n an autumn
And blew the house where he lived
- away.
Then an earthquake came, when that
was done, t,
And swallowed the ground that the
house stood on.
Then a tax collector he came around
And charged him up with a hole in
the ground.
When q man reaches for his hip
pocket these days you can't tell wheth-
!er it's a threat or a promise.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-01-28
Continued in tomorrow
Evenings herald.
MANY FI1R FARMS.

Ottawa, Ont, Jan. 28.-Statistics
on the fur-bearing industry in Can
ada, issued by the dominion govern.
sIient- show the value Of this industry
during the year 1920 at $3,968,591
There were Ala fur farms in. opera
ton, including 249 in Prince Edward
Island, 48 in Nova Scotia, 81 in New
Brunswick, So in Quebec, 10 in On
wan, II. in Alberta, 8 in British Col
umbia, and Is in the Yukon. The
number Of silver foxes on farms was
6,443, with a total value Of $3,013,-
115. OF the total number Of silver
foxes, Prince Edward Island possess
sed 4,705; Nova Scotia, $50; New
Brunswick, AT; Quebec, 318; On
tario, 1870; the prairie provinces, $50;
P~ttish Columbia. IS. and the Yukon,
lis. a.. iii .SisuGl EEaa&
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-01-28
have Thought did not fnd expression,

because OF the pins she was tearing
roughly from Non.e's cape and
off now" she painted between the
shining row. go off where you came
'front.' aa
Then. almost simultaneously with
the approach Of a ~dishevelled Indian
hollering between cupped hands that
"p'rade's goin' start" n Webb's
warning whistle from down the street.
Mrs. Eaton straightened to an appro-
pirate dignity Of bearing. She made
her little dears that Ignored Nancy,
standing back, dumb with the cruelty
Of It all. :
But Monies c%restfallen face stung
Nancy to sudden action. While the
band Of peace fluttered wildly back to
its position, Nancy, with an arm about
each. moved with the children to-
ly. too. for a sudden inspiration had
seized her. She remembered three
flags on standards in the Sunday
school room. She babe Davy get
them.
do just what I tell you," she
commanded. "The cat!" she threw
over her shoulder. \.
All Freedom wa too intent upon
catching a first glimpse of Webb's
notice the orange sipnt ~ Nancy and
her c~ompanions racinr through. fire
back Yards and fields that skirted lie
main thoroughfare. A long tear in
Nancy's skirt testified to the speed
with which she had climbed all OBJ
stacles. Such was the fire in her soul
that she could have climbed a noun
tain!
Tn the shade Of a. vide manle tree
|Biindv. ~resnlendent In fresh bingham
and her
watched webb's doing" with .. heart
that futtered with nride. No town in
|the whole island could turn ont more
folks! But, then, no town on the
With his hadees r1itteriny IN h
faded blue coat Webh marched At the
head ~ his "n,rade,, N h;s n%nifornn nf
ffhe Grand Armv ~ the Ranmhiic a.
either side Of him stepped the recent
Nv returned soidiars thefr worn t,,nics
tn other ,tnes of march
ithrourh other village streets. Re-
hind them were the three soldier boys
eniovment If the occasion thew had
I~forrotten the resentment aeainst fate
thew had cherisher
a Grain of hovs Inc r1r,. IN Indian
costume PORTRAYED that epoch OF,
Freedoms history. One Great wan
!rior brandished a tomahawk that had
been dug nm in a. nearby f;e1d and was
now kent in a suitahle setting at Inc
n%os+ofHca riosa ~ thefr heels ~
inwed fo,,r stain Pnr,tan man hrnaaa
white collars mined over sunday
cnats Ecthan AIIan arS -. hrn4ha.
Ira. beloved heroes Of the little
1sianas wara +hara - c~haracter Two
iankv 1as. wore the uniform If. 1851
Mrs. Eaton.s "band Of peace" in
GreataS from, each SIDE hv i,,stv
cheers, through a ciord ~ dust 10
the tan.a-tan.tan Of three nro,,d
dr,, the napean ~ mnved do,an
the street II had haan Isl Man
that tho ..n,radan shn,,Id haIt hafnra
the stoon of the hntai where , M,
Todd. Il postmaster. IA q collar
mich tno bieh ana . cnat ,n,,ch I'm
tieht' waited 70 give an address IF
welcome. - -
donab,e = bride Msec oye ry tie rim frtnxe " Of sp psc
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-01-28
With Grimm and common alfalfa
seed selling at such high prices, there

With Grimm and common alfalfa
seed selling at such high prices, there
should be a great deal more seed
grown. It is a wonder to those who
have watched the rapid increase in
acreage Of alfalfa that the price of
seed has held up to where it is.
However, when N begins to grow
the seed, and encounters the many
difficulties and failures that occur. it
is n Q such a wonder that the seed
prices have been maintained so high.
The large yields of seed that are fire.
quently reported are evidently not SO
numerous as the many failures which
we neve hear anything about. II
For some reason alfalfa is rather
uncertain as to seeding. This is parz
ticularlS true in sections, Of rather
heavy rainfall, such as theSRed Riveg
Valley, and all sections south and
east. e; ~ &etuots 70 y
Seed Production Limited to the Drier
Regions. =
+. Apparently the production Of alfal-
ia seed is limited to regions Of rather
Night rainfall, or where irrigation may
be practiced. While there has been
a great deal of time devoted to the
study Of alfalfa seed production, there
seems yet to be much that is not I'M
derstood about this subject. That is,
it is not understood why alfalfa does
not seed regularly.
For the past eight years we have
tried to, grow a small a%n1ount~of seed
on the I. H. G.. Farms at Grand Forks
amount grown has not nearly paid
for the trouble and losslof hay. From
our experience it. would be more pro-
fitable to buy the seed and make the
alfalfa into hay, and It Is probable
that this will be true to,a great ex-
tent in all regions with 20 inches or
more of rainfall per annum.
In the central and western parts
Of North and South Dakota, and in
ada the production of seed is appar-
emily more certain. It seems also to
be true that the best method for pro-
ducing seed is to plant the alfalfa
very thin, SO as to give some inter-
cultivation. This cultivatio keeps
down the growth of weeds and re-
tains moisture, so that h e-seed crop
is more certain. AS a general thing
the alfalfa is cut once for hay. al
though if the a is rather late it
is probable that the alfalfa should be
cut rather early. or the seed crop
will be so late in maturing that it
will be caught> by FROST! In some
places the alfalfa is not cut at all,
but the first crop allowed to go to
seed.
Our method in attempting the
growing of seed has been to cut the
first crop for hay about the goth of
june. We then give the alfalfa which
is in rows q good cultivation with a
spring tooth harrow, to destroy any
weeds that have started, and then not
out again until apparently the, larg-
est part Of the seed is ripe.
Watch the Alfalfa Bloom.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-01-28
Watch the Alfalfa Bloom.

It can readily be told within
short time after the alfalfa has
bloomed whether or not there will be
a seed crop Of any consequence. The
which curl up like a sleeps horn.
Within q short time after the bloom
appears, II it Is noticed that the
blooms have all fallen OF, there will
be very little seed produced. n
The alfalfa flower Is; Of very pecu-.,
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-02-24
OWE CAPTURE TO CURIOSITY
Simple Process by Which Natives Make
Prisoners of Active Denizens of
the Jungle.

The native method of capturing the
bowling monkeys Of South America is
by placing some sugar inside a nut
shell which is very large and at the
same time has a small opening left in
one end when the meat IS removed
These hunters watch the trees, and
after spying one or more monkeys Sc
lect a time when the little creatures
are watching them and put the nut
shells on the ground. Then they walk
away, and are scarcely hidden when
the monkeys cautiously descend from
the trees and begin to examine the
shells. Curiosity and the lump of
sugar inside prompt them to slip their
hands into the openings, ard after
grasping the sugar they endeavor to re-
move their hands, but while doubled
up they ars too large to come out. OF
course, the monkeys could release the
sugar and withdraw their hands easily,
yet their inquisitive nature and love of
sugar are so strongly developed that
they refuse to do so. The hunters arc
peering through the underground, and
just as the animals get their hands
into the shells they leap out and give
chase to them, knowing thIt as long
as their curiosity has not been salts
fed they will cling to the lump of
sugar. These bowling monkeys are
clumsy enough on a level surface, but
when one hand is incased in 4 big shell
glove as large as a coconut, 1t is
comical sight to see these active crea-
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-02-24
WELL To- Do FARMER
GAINED 20 POUNDS
H. w. Boring Says He Is In
Better General Health
Than He Has Been in
Years Since Taking Tan
lac.

"Since Tanlac has overcome my
troubles have gained twenty pounds
in weight and am in better general
health than for years past" was the
straightforward statement made a
few days ago by II. w. Boring, a
prominent and well-to-do farmer liv-
ing at Overland Park, Kans.
During the two years L suffered I
tried everything 1 knew of to get re-
lief but nothing seemed to reach my
case until L tried Tanlac. Ny appe-
tite was poor and my digestion was
so bad l could hardly retain my food.
Nothing agreed with me; in fact 1
was almost a confirmed dyspeptic
My whole system seemed to be out of
shape. would have pains across the
small of my back so bad at times 1
could hardly move around.
MY nerves were all unstrung and
1 would become upset at the least
little thing. I seldom slept wen at
night and, finally. became so weak and
rundown that I lost weight rapidly.
I was also troubled a great deal with
catarrh and of mornings had to spend
a half hour or more clearing up my
head.
''This is just the condition I was In
when l began taking Tanlac and it
certainly has been a blessing to me.
1t just seemed to be made especially
for my case. improved from the
very first. My digestion now is per-
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-02-24

which she lay inert like something
submerged in a tepid, black, viscous
fluid, from which she emerged with
throbbing head and sluggish pulses,
unrested, enervated, respondent
Fosdick called up about mid-morn-
ing and, hearing her report on the
effect of the drug, told her to discon-
tinue it, promising to bring a sub
stitute when he called in the evening.
She promised to be at home to him
alone.
Later her maid summoned her to the
telephone a second time. Mr.. Chill
vers was on the wire. "Tell him I've
left town for the summer" Priscilla
said, too depressed to feel annoyed by
his persistence.
But when she was leaving Altman's
in the afternoon after an hour or two
of perfunctory shopping, Mr.. Chilvers
waylaid her in the carriage entrance.
He saluted with wide flourish of
his beaming topper and smirk of
poisonous amiability.
"Saw your car up the street." he an
nounced cheerfully-'' thought perhaps
you wouldn't mind givin' me a lift"
She stopped, reading darkly his
shrewd, narrow, rat-like face, reading
the threat and triumph in those small,
black, close-set eyes, surmising that
without public scene there could be
no escaping the interview he de-
manded.
She shrugged, and in silence led on
out to the sidewalk. Her car was
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-02-24
Best Judgment Should Be Used in Sc
Iecting Shades That Suit the
Complexion.

A girl with delicate coloring and
transparent skin should choose tints,
rather than colors, lest she detract
from the delicacy of natures endow-
ments, whereas the girl with the clear
olive skin and Sunkissed complexion
can wear the vivid and intense colors
that challenge her own.
Yellows, ochre and green's call for
a very clear skin, whereas reds and
its derivatives len6 a glow that is
fiattering as do also the warmer shades
of purple.
The eternal blue and green color
scheme for the red-haired girl has at
last given way to a range of colors
in perfect harmony with or by con-
trast. running the gamut from a pale
and faint pink to brilliant orange
which well offset the rare coloring of
hair. which the minority Of us, alas,
are favored with.
As ever and ever in matters of
taste and dress let US watch what
the Parisienne does and what results
she achieves with her enviable gift
of sayoir-faire in this field. Would
she wear an unbecoming color? Not
she. Yet she will, at times, f1aunt
a color perhaps unsuitable to her gen.
eral style, yet so daringly will she
wear this, so utterly regardless of
consequences, that her very indiffer-
ence becomes audaciousness and Gre
ates what is known as the bizarre.
But unless this is done with super
skill, it creates a vulgar, unpleasing
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-02-24

waiting across the way. Seeing he
the chauffeur pulled round to tb'
curb.
Mr.. Chilvers slipped a gallant han
under her arm to help her in, but bt
fore he could follow Priscilla pulla
the door to. Immediately his manne
changed. Scarlet with anger, he lal'
hand on the ledge Of the window.
whats the big idea?" he demand
ed. ''You ought to know better thai
to think you can gyp me without
struggle"
"There will be no struggle" Pris
ella replied quietly, talking from the
window. You see, for reasons OF
my own, day before yesterday, ]
who 1 am not. These reasons nc
longer exist. 1 let you believe / was
Leonora," Priscilla explained coldly
''because I wanted to shield her"
"Oh, no doubt, no doubtw
"But my motive doesn't matter.
Leonora died yesterday. So there's
no more need of my pretending. One
moment, please" She forestalled a
threatened interruption. Listen to
me! 1 am not Leonora. My name
is Priscilla Maine. 1 have lived all
my life in New York, in the Park ave
nue. house which belonged to my
father. Should we ever meet again.
don't presume on the acquaintance ]
have permitted you 70 claim but which
is now closed And before you threat
en- me again. let me advise you to find
out the truth about Priscilla Maine.
She put her finger on the telephone
button.
"Let go of the door, please" she
said, looking calmly into his infuriated
eyes. "Will you oblige me? Or shall
send my chauffeur to ask the police
man over there to step this way for
a moment?"
Mr.. Chilvers opened his mouth, but
shut it without speech. A second at
tempt was more successful.
'If you think you can put it over
on me like this-i"
But Priscilla was already speaking
into the telephone:
"All right, Arthur; to the studio
please"
The car swept forward so suddenly
| that Mr. Chilvers was almost dragged
off his feet before he remembered to
loose his hold.
Satisfied that she had seen the last
of him-he would hardly find sec
ond opportunity to annoy her that
day, or neglect to make the inquiries
| she had advised and tomorrow
would see her well beyond his reach
In Southampton-she sank back in her
seat and once more delivered up body
and mind and soul to melancholy.
i At the mouth of the alley she dis.
missed the car. 'Mrs. Trowbridge
will use you for the rest of the after
noon," she told Arthur. "Tl call
taxi to take me home when I'm ready
Her business in the studio proved
more exacting and fatiguing than she
had anticipated. Weary to start with
she worked steadily, needless of the
passage of time. 1t was something
! past six, when pausing to survey the
/ result of her labors, she discovered
| there was little more to do. 1t once
she realized her WEAKNESS like drag
ging weight, and felt that it would be
utterly impossible to continue before
she had rested for a little.
The invitation of the divan proved
too tempting. She lay down, signing
Sleep possessed her without any
warning, without an instant'
| grace
CTO BE CONTINUED)
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-02-24
Nv. DEFIANCE,

Late in the evening the telephone
interrupted the supervision of her
backing, with which Priscilla was en-
deavoring to divert her weary thoughts
and with no great success.
Her maid being busy at the moment,
Priscilla answered in person, and suf-
fered a slight shock when she heard
the studied accent of Mr.. Harry Chill
vers-so completely had she forgotten
the man. Mr.. Chilvers chirped
briskly:
"Oh, hello, Moral This is Harry.
What happened to you this afternoon?
Forget our date for tea? Or did some
tfing get in your way?"
Quite evidently Mr.. Chilvers was
prepared to be good fellow and over
look that slight. But Priscilla replied
with an apathy nothing short of Gym
ical:
Miss Maine is not at home"
An oath of resentful incredulity was
cut in two as she clicked the receiver
into its hook; but the picture suggest
ed, of the Nut raging at mute and
Unconditional telephone, failed to excite
even the ghost of her smile.
The death Of Leonora had bereft the
man of all claim upon her considera-
ton, rendering him hopelessly incom-
petent for harm. He had become moth
ing to her, less than nothing. The
incident served merely to remind her
that she had neglected to tell Fosdick
about the fellow, his effrontery, the
insolence of his ill-veiled threats.
Now the bitterest melancholy op-
pressed her, a desolation indescrib-
able; the vision Of the pool was con-
slant in her imagination, obscuring
even material objects that passed un-
der her regard; the sense Of loss, Iv-
ing anguish from which there was no
escape.
Only in sleep did she find surcease ;
then there was Oblivion Of sort in
sleep heavy and hot and thick, in
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-02-24
But Superstitious Railroad Man Who
Shot 1t Down Was Certainly
Scared for Time.

"The shooting" says a Texas man,
occurred some years ago on the Pan
handle branch of the Santa Fe, and
the hero of the tale was a superstitious
engineer who believed in warnings
"One night he was rolling along at
a good speed, when he saw a clear,
white light. like a will-o' the-wisp,
dancing over the track few hundred
feet in front He shut off steam and
came to stop as quickly as he could.
The conductor and train crew came
running up to the engine to see what
was the matter.
"'There is some one swinging a Ian
tern across the track said the engi-
neer, and the crew went ahead to in
vestigate.
"'We can't find anyone reported
the rear brakeman, and the engineer
pulled out again, but he went slowly,
and in a few minutes stopped again.
The crew went ahead once more to
see what was the cause of the light.
The conductor. who was a good shot,
drew his revolver, and at his second
shot there was a crash, a scream, and
the light went out, and something
white came fluttering down from the
clouds.
"The engineer was scared. You've
shot an angel, sure he said to the
conductor, with face as pale as
death.
Investigation brought out the fact
that a small boy, with a lantern tied
to the tail of kite, was the cause OF
the trouble; but for a long time II
teased the engineer to be asked about
shooting angels"