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Advertisement copy should be in tue office by 10:00 o'clock in the morn mg to insure proper insertion. Entered as second-class matter. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS. A TEN ACRE TRACT "Mine be a cot beside the hill A bee-hive's hum sha.ll soothe my ear A willowy brook that turns a mill With many a fall shall linger near. "The swallow, oft, beneath my thatch Shall twitter from her clay built nest Oft shall the pilgrim lift the latch, And share my meal, a welcome guest." The English poet who voiced his simple wish in so beautiful a manner, has pictured to the workaday world of the modern age a quaint rural scene, truly typical of many lands of the Old World. To North Dakotans, active, aggressive, and vitally progressive, the idyll seems visionary, a mere dream portrayal of the Never-Neyer Land. It conjures up memories of the Cotter's Saturday Night, so impressively narrated by the Scottish bard. One sees in memory's eye the lowly thatched cottage, nestling comfortably in the midst of a ten acre plot. The big hearted, broad-minded, business like, masterful North Dakotan scans the lines, fails to appreciate their •poetic beauty, and shakes his head in vigorous negation. But the fact is indisputable that a ten acre tract, properly cultivated, will yield larger re turns than 160 acres, or an entire section, worked in the manner that farming has been conducted in this state in the years past. Leading agri culturists have accepted this axiom. There is a farmer in Illinois who has a little plot of ten acres. He has a wife and four children. He is reputed to be well to do in his com munity. He keeps a cow and a driving horse, a few chickens, and a couple of pigs. He raises his own vegetables, and markets those which he does not need for his family's personal use. He sells a few eggs, some poultry occasionally, and every now and then a hog or a calf. He raises a little corn and timothy. And he puts away a little money in the bank at the end of every year. Intensified farming as practiced in many of the European lands, would put North Dakota methods to shame. Extravagance, wastefulness, "land piracy," are unknown in those countries. North Dakota as a state is but in its youth. Its farmers are still some what in their infancy in learning how to handle their land. Everyone admires enterprise. The great wheat kings who harvest thousands of acre3 every year occupy pedestals of their own. Homesteaders come to North Dakota, scratch the surface of the ground, scatter a little seed abroad, and reap a fair harvest from the virgin soil. They cease to be satisfied with their quarter section, and are not contented until they can add another quarter or possibly a half or a full section to their possessions. Lax farming methods continue in use, until the time comes when Nature rebels against giving something for nothing, and the yield diminishes suddenly. The farmer becomes discouraged. Not only that, but the average resident becomes discontented when he sees that he cannot become one of the wheat kings or flax kings of the state. Enterprise is a valuable asset. Enterprising men are entitled to all the homage which is paid them. But enterprise which has for its object quality rather than quantity, that is, the farmer who puts forth his best efforts to treat his land in the proper manner, and secure the highest possi ble legitimate yield, rather than endeavoring to see how many acres he can purchase, that is the enterprise which should be more heartily commanded. During the year 1910 there were in North Dakota 13,042,173 acres of farm land under cultivation. Had this immense area been split up into ten acre tracts, carefully farmed, and, allowing the government's average of Ave people to each family, had there been settlers enough to dwell thereon, the state, exclusive of its urban residents, would have had a population of 6,521,085. In years to come these figures will prove not only possible but very probable. But a century may roll by before its realiza tion is assured. Success will come to the man with the ten acre tract if he devotes his time, labors diligently and uses common sense and care, in tilling the soil, sowing the seed, and reaping the harvest. But in one sense, this is looking too much into the future. The man of today with the quarter section farm occupies a position parallel to that occupied by the man of tomorrow with the ten acre tract. There is a ten dency in this state to belittle one quarter section, but these same 160 acres will return a small fortune to their owner if he handles them as he should. It is better by far that a man owning an entire section should farm a quar ter section properly and let the rest of his land lie idle, than to use im properly all of his acres. The leading agricultural authorities are preaching diversification, and experience is proving, stronger than any lecture or news article, that they are correct. The raising of corn, alfalfa, timothy, more vegetables, cows, hogs and chickens, should be practiced by every farmer in the state. There is money in diversifying. Three Btorleigh county farmers did not secure grain enough this summer to assure them seed for next year, but they are not complaining. One has sixteen milch cows, another eighteen, and the third twelve. They made enough from their cream shipments to tide them over until another year, besides furnishing them with a liberal amount of money for their everyday expenses. Stutsman county points with pride to the fact that her farmers marketed $100,000 worth of cream this past season. Other counties are doing the same. The industrial exposition made public North Dakota's supremacy as a corn state. The samples of alfalfa and forage crops were also splendid. To raise corn and alfalfa the farmer has to look for a use for the product. There is no better usage for them than to feed them to pure bred stock. In turn, feed the fertilizer back to the soil, and work it in properly. Success will come. A ten acre tract to the North Dakota farmer would mean a lot of "puttering around." That is, there would be a whoie lot of labor in attend ing to all of the smaller details of the farm work. That is what North Dako tans do not do. The typical western farmer is by no means lazy. He labors hard. Yet as compared with some of the eastern agriculturists he does not work hard enough. He works in the wrong way. He should be content to labor diligently, but devote his efforts to a smaller patch of land. That was why corn was not introduced into the state sooner. There were too many farmers who said to themselves that it was a whole lot easier to sow the grain in the spring, rest during the summer and harvest and thresh the fall. They made fun of those few beginners who labored in the J|j&l 187J 50 cents a month 54-0° a a ....$1.50 a year I Stories of Curbstone and Corridor C. L. Pine, who travels for the Hormel Packing company, says North Dakota girls bave some advantages over the young creatures of his home state of Minnesota. Back there they address you as "kiddo" and have a way of stretching their gum which is anything but inviting. The work of the North Dakota girl, according to Mr. Pine, who probably speaks from experience, is much smoother and polished. She makes love by sug gestion. Mr. Pine does not describe her in these exact words but in sub stance he does: She called herself a silly goose He did not venture to reply She moved a little closer then And called herself a goose again, Indulging in a soulful sigh. She called herself a foolish girl. And on his hand her hand let fall But still he had no word to say, And was not when he went away, Requested to repeat his call. There was a discussion in the corrV dor of the postpffice between two men who have long been in public service and they both agreed that it does not pay to enter politics with a view of office getting. One grey beard, who is known as a political wizard, produced these lines from his scrapbook and while insisting that they have no local significance som? will think differently and even go far as to pick out the young men the verses so aptly describe: "Oh, the young politician, with brow serenely high, Applies himself to labor as the days go by. He gets a little office and he has the term renewed, And the bosses hold him up for -ever lasting gratitude. He dreamed of sounding plaudlt3 from appreciative throngs, And of his name repeated in the pa triotic songs. The compliments and carols are but meager at the most, Though his name is often mentioned in connection with a roast. "He comes up for promotion, but be finds with deep regret That he can't have what he wanted and must take what he can get. He keeps up his endeavors for the struggling masses' sake. But he doesn't get much notice till he makes some slight mistake. And there's influence in waiting to hold down his motives pure, While carping critics vow his job is just a sinecure. No more he hopes to be the theme of eulogy and toast, He thinks he would be lucky to •escape without a roa3t." "The above poem is all right," de clared the other veteran of many a campaign, "but they do not fit all cases. Look at Teddy, Buffalo Bill, Abernathy and others I might name. Somebody must run th-e affairs of our government and it is the young men who must make the great sacri fice. I started as a precinct commit teeman back in Ohio," and the old man's voice broke and he hesitated, but after recovering himself by a mighty effort he continued, "I soon became a ward leader and then other promotions came and I found nays-elf on the state committee. It was dur ing Garfield's term that I held my first political office. I was made township assessor. From this on my rise was rapid. County commissioner, probate judge, deputy revenue col lector and finally a seat in the state legislature. While on a visit to my native state recently I was handed I this touching memorial: 'Fame placed a crown upon his brow And brought him majesty serene. And so he is the hero now Of many a moving picture scene.''" sun during the hot summer days in the corn field. But the success of the latter has made all realize that corn raisers were in the right. It is an interesting fact to note that in some localities the banking institutions and business concerns are using some of their wealth to purchase pure bred cows to distribute among the farmers of their commun ities. This shows that the business prosperity of the state is interdependent upon its farming prosperity, and the business men want the farmers to suc ceed. They are interested. The principal problem is that of interesting the farmer in himself. When this is done, when he diversifies, and not alone diversifies, but applies scientific farming methods to his own work, when he gives to each acre that painstaking and careful attention which is absolutely necessary for permanent success, then the day of the big farm, and rough and tumble farming methods will pass. The greater wealth obtained will attract the attention of people from outside the borders of North 'Dakota. More settlers and immigrants will hasten thither. The size of the farms will be cut down. Communities will be formed of thrifty, diligent tillers of ten acre tracts. It is bound to occur. Nothing succeeds like success. The magnificent crops which would be obtained by the employment of proper farming methods would be the biggest and best advertisement this state could desire. The country would be filled with settlers and the population would be increased by lea and bounds. North Dakota would take its place among the larger states of this great nation. In spite of the local agitation in all parts of the country over the liquor question, prohibition has never managed to break into big politics. Even the most earnest advocate of the picturesque will not insist on President Taft's coming back from the west in a cowboy outfit. Next year is going to be a bad one to accuse any voter of party irregularity and more, it will not be fashionable as in years past. It seems to be pretty well settled that the temporary exposition will be made permanent. Congressman L. B. Hanna has announced his candidacy for governor and declares his intention of making a vigorous canvass. A tendency to eliminate the free-lance war correspondent from affairs may promote the impression of peace, if not the real article. 'saqoa ojnB £OUBJ JO &UV6 -moo 3je.Mip.iBH jpjBinsiH aqj a»g BISMARCK DAILY TRIBUNE .»#»#'#^»*^#i#^*»'»«#^**r»«»#^^*»#^*^**^i Th Capito Ru The North Dakota railroad com mission ha3 been assured of the as sistance of the Wisconsin commis sion in arriving at a system of ac counting in dealing with corporations. The Wisconsin commission is regard ed as the strongest in the country and is composed of the most able minds to be had. North Dakota is to get the benefit of the Wisconsin board's experience in dealing with railway rates. Expert Little has the tariff reports from nearly all the state commissions and he hag made them a study. They have been of great as sistance to the North ftakota board in arriving at conclusions. The North Dakota commission will be in posi tion to deal more justly with the cor porations as well as the public, and the lignite coal rate cases will be the initial test. The state board of control found everything satisfactory at the state reform school at Mandan. The board visits the institution each month. Governor Burke, by invitation of the faculty, this afternoon addressed the members of the high school of Bismarck. He took for his subject the "Conference of Governors." The first conference was held in 1898 and has been continued each year since that date. The governor outlined the topics discussed and considered by the state executives at the recent meeting in New Jersey. He also made plain the chief questions which con cern the people at the present time. Governor Burke refutes the published statement that an attack was made on the supreme court of the United States by the distinguished assem blage. The court decision in the Min. nesota rate case was frequently re ferred to but not in a spirit of un favorable criticism. It was b-ecause the issues involved in that case and Judge Sanborn's decision attempting to define the rights of states to fix rates. The United States supreme court will be called upon to decide where state authority leaves off and federal authority takes hold. It is a great and serious question and one which must be settled. At present no lin-s is fixed, hence the confusion. Governor Eberhart has called a conference with the governors ot North and South Dakota for October 30 to determine the part to be tak-en in the so-called goevrnors' train which starts at the Pacific ocean and runs to the Atlantic. Governor Burke says he will be unable to make the trip, but may send a delegate. The ex pense of such a jaunt is an item to be considered. The governors' train will make the trip in November. Commissioner McDonald of the land office has a busy force these days. The employes of the depart ment are divided into groups and are working in relays. It happens to be the busy season in land matters. With drafts of nearly $6(1,000 on the state treasury yesterday and to day the balance at the end of the month will be too small to worry over. Some of the big bills are for buildings and additions to buildings provided by the legislature. An ap propriation of $10,000 was mad© for a hospital department to the state nor mal school at Mayville. The hospital is to care for the sick pupils of that institution. The Mayville institution is not a large one on account of its location. Deputy State Audior Jor genson thinks with the use of the oil inspection fund and the taxes com ing in they will be able to pull through. NEVER MET DEFEAT. Three great generals who were nev er defeated: Alexander the Great, who lived from 356 to 323 B. C. Julius Caesar, born 100 B. C. and died 44 B. C. Arthur. Duke of Wellington—1769 1852. r+++++++++++++**-*+*»*+++* BOO REVIEW ARE WOMEN'S FEET ATTACHED TO THE ANKLE THE SAME AS MEN'S? OR ARE THEY AT- TACHED WITH LOOSE, WEAK RUBBER. "No article of women's attire has quite the appeal to men that a dainty boot has. Even that particular abom ination to doctors and ministers, the French heel, has a charm of its own when properly navigated," says Er man J. Ridgeway, publisher of Every body's, in the November Delineator. "But not one woman in a thousand can navigate them. "I saw a pair going up Fifth Aven ue last evening. The boots perfect. The navigation amateurish. The left boot was not permitted to vary a hair from a deadly straight line. The right foot was lifted at each step con siderably higher than the left, as if a heavy sea were running. Seemed to waver in the air a second unstead ily, as if in doubt whether to go for ward or back, to the left or right, then with a circular motion swayed and settled to rest, toeing in at an angle of forty-five degrees, barely es caping the trim and strait-laced left. "The foot appeared to be attached to the ankle with loose, weak rubber. Each time the foot came down, it seemed to beat the ankle to the pave ment, and each time the lady seemed just barelv to escape stepping on her self. "Women's feet seem to be attached to the ankle differently than men's. "Most women give the impression that they are totally unaware they have any feet." THE MYSTERY OF THE RAVENSPURS By Fred M. White. Do you like mental surprises? Sur prises that make your eyes openj wider, that caus-e you to asaume at changed position to continue your reading, that lifts you out of your' world of care and business, and trans ports you to another land, clime and scenes? Then don't fail to read "The Mystery of the Ravenspurs." It is a romantic tale of adventure, mystery and amateur detective work, with scenes laid in England, India, and the distant and comparatively unknown Thibet. A band of mystics from the latter country are the prime movers in the various conspiracies, and their new, unique, weird, strange methods form one of the features of the story. Mr. White has done himself proud in this latest story from bis facile pen. He stands in the forefront of the mystery and detective story writers of the English speaking world today. The book is published by the J. S. Ogilvie Publishing company, 57 Rose street, New York. MOST SEVERE GOLD IS EASILY BROKEN Pape's Cold Compound is the result of three years' research at a cost of more than fifty thousand dollars, and contains no quinine, which we have conclusively demonstrated is not ef fective in the treatment of colds or grippe. It is a positive fact that a dose of Pape's Cold Compound, taken every two hours until three consecutive doses are taken, will end the grippe and break up the most severe cold, either in the head, chest, back, stom ach, limbs or any part of the body. It promptly relieves the most mis erable headache, dullness, head and nose stuffed up, feverishness, sneez ing, sore throat, running of the nose, mucous catarrhal discharges, sore ness, stiffness and rheumatic twinges. Take this harmless compound as directed, with the knowledge that there is no other medicine made any where else in the world, which will cure your cold or end Grippe misery as promptly and without any other assistance or bad after-effects, as a 25-cent package of Pape's Cold Com pound, wlhich any druggist fai the world can supply. SUCCESSFUL ECONOMY IN BAKING Most housewives assume when they buy a big can of baking powder at a low price that they have been econom ical. They have to a slight extent— but when they use 4hat cheap "big can" baking powder, and find it so un even in quality, or so unreliable that the baking falls, there isn't so much economy in it after all, for the wasted materials far outweigh the few cents saved in the price. Successful economy is in the reach of every woman that desires it. She has only to receive Calumet Baking Powder and use it according to in structions. Then she will achieve economy. For not only does Calumet sell at a reasonable pripe—25c per pound—but it is so carefully made by experienced chemists that failure is impossible. Only the best materials are used and the proportions of the ingredients are so exact and so uni form that every baking comes from the oven light, sweet and beautifully raised. Calumet guarantees you against failure, and that is what con stitutes real economy in baking. Why not use Calumet, a baking pow der that you can always rely upon? You can get no better at any price, for at the Wolrd's Pure Food Exposi tion. Calumet received the Highest Award. THE TRUTH ABOUT BLUING. Talk No. 9. This common article fools many Think of it, large bottle, little pinch of blue, filled up with water. There you are. Does it look good to you? Buy RED CROSS BALL BLUE, a pure blue, makes beautiful, clean white clothes. You will like it. Large package 5 cents. ASK YOUR GROCER. YOU CAN HAVE HEALTHY HAIR Use Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur, a Harmless Remedy that Makes The Hair Grow. What a pity it is to observe so many people with thin and faded hair and then realize that the most of these people might have a fine, healthy head of hair if the'v would but use the simple "sage tea" of our grandnu thers combined .with otaer ingredients, for restoring and ores rving the iiair. No one, joung or old, used nave gray hair, weak, then or falling hair, dan druff or any troub'e ol the sort, if they would but use Wyeth's Sage end Sulphur Hair Remedy. On the con trary it. is possible to have healthy \:goroiiG hair, c: pe.fec: color, by a few applanations rsf this icuarkable preparation. Wyeth's Sage and Stilphur Hair Remedy quickly removes dandruff, the scalp clean and healthy, promotes the growth of the hair and restores the natural color of the hair which has become faded or gray. It is a clean wholesome dressing, which may be used at any time and with perfect safety. Dont neglect your hair. Start today with Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur. This preparation is offered to the public at fifty cents a bottle, and is recommended and sold by all drug gists. Cowan'3 drug store. g» »j» *2» 2» 2 g» «g 9 THE WAY IT IS. While living on earth, where most people dwell, You often times think of a place that's called hell, For merchants and tradesmen and those of that craft Are working each day some neat lit tle graft In hard times. The tailor who mends the small hole that you tore. While doing the job will make twenty more. And good, honest cobblers when mending your shoes Will tack in more paper than large dailies use In hard times. 'he grocer sells eggs just before they are hatched, And decayed vegetation that couldn't be matched, While often a lawyer's or clergyman's fee Is bigger than most of us poor cusses see In hard times. The banker is pleasant while making a loan, But when it is due wears a face like a stone, And if you get something that's called a disease The surgeons will slice you all up as they please In hard times. Even judges of courts who sentence the vags Will give you a year because you wear rags Collectors and doctors are ^?ter your skin When the milk from your cow is get ting most thin In hard times. You can't get away from the grafter today— He is sticking around intending to stay If you want to get even before you are broke Get your eye on some easy one whom you can soak In hard times. —J. S. Knauss. Sunday afternoon next, between the hours of 2 and 5, our greenhouses will be open to the public and all are invited to see our growing Stock. HOSKINS FLORAL CO. Dakota Block Dawson's Money Savers Fine, Fresh Country Eggs—Order Now Continental Corn Starch, full pound pkg. for 5c FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1911. r+e++*0++++o++*++*++++~+++,+++++++*i AMUSEMENTS GRAND The Alamo Trio. The best act that has played Bis marck for many moons is playing at the Grand for the balance of the" week. The Alamo Trio, black and mulatto negro impersonators, have a singing, talking and dancing turn that is great. Don't miss them as they are a real treat. The picture program is well arranged and the subjects are all good. Mabel Degnan Barnes made a hit with her new song. Be on hand early tonight if you wish a seat at the first performance. ORPHEUM The Two Scotch Macks. The new program that is on at the Orpheum for the last end of the week is very well arranged, contain ing a neat Scotch singing and danc ing act that appeals to all classes. If you are Scotch then do not miss seeing the Scotch Macks. A photo play program that can not be heat will be seen for tonight and tomor row night only. Ethel Moore Bauer will have a new song tonight. If you enjoy comedy then it is the Orpheum you want to go to. 8» 8» 2 fi O 4 N O E S O O N A »j» «2» «j» .j .j« «j. »j» .j »j. »${• •$ Mr. John Larson has been enjoying a visit wth a father and a friend from Nebraska for some time. Cal Denniston and Ray Crandall were business callers at Stonton Saturday. *£i Gay and Zema Lloyd, Eugene and ••".Edith Crandall attended the lyceum course at the Bowdish school house Saturday night. S. W. Dennison and family spent Sunday at the Hollister home, across Knife river. Roy Robinson has a sale of stock, machinery and household goods billed for Oct. 20. Mr. Charlie Leach arrived Sunday night from Jamestown, N. D., where he has been working, and will spend a few days here with his family at the Geo. C. Lloyd home. POPULAR FALLACIES ABOUT THE WEATHER. •-7 1 fr A mackeral sky will leave the ground dry. Between 12 and 2 you can tell what the day will do. When apple skins are tougher than usual in autumn a cold winter may be expected. Cold weather is nigh if sparks be found at the bottom of a tea kettle just taken from the fire. Rainbow in the morning, sailors take warning rainbow at night, sail ors' delight rainbow at noon, rain very soon. The day of the month on which the first snow storm comes indicates the number of storms that may be ex pected that season. Mineral Microbes. Some interesting experiments have been made with ancient medals, vases and so forth of lead that are gradually disintegrating in the museum of Clu ny. After a certain number of years they fall into dust. The cause, It is thought, lies in the presence of minute quantities of saline matter with which the objects have become impregnated during their long burial in the soil or under water. These microscopic im purities play the part of bacteria and microbes in living bodies. In other words, the lead is "sick" and unless the noxious matter can be removed will inevitably perish. Curiously enough, it is found that if traces of salt are imparted to a fresh mass of lead it is attacked and eventually falls to pieces like the objects in the mu seum at Cluuy. Soap |Here's a Snap Calumet, per box $3.00 I for Saturday Lenox, per box $3.50 Santa Claus, per box $3.50 jUllly—Grab It The Quarter boxes Banner Oats, here for 20c COFFEE has gone up. The price higher this but we can sell you 40c coffee at per lb 35c as we bought it before the raise. Do you drink tea? Royal Garden Tea in the 1-2 lb. package at 25c Our standard 25c Catsup, 20c per bottle. Raisins for cooking, fancy seeded at 2 pkgs. for 24c BALE HA S S S BALE HAY it is here, the right price to pay is only per bail 65c DAWSON'S CASH GROCERY t\ Phone 121