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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-05
MORE JIM KEY SHOWS

Because so many have been un-
able to gain entrance to the Audi
torium to. see Jim Key, FIVE addi-
ttonal performances will be given
Saturday, at /, 2, 8, 4 and 8:15
pm. Admission, children 10 cents,
sale on Saturday only, and must be
obtained at the box office.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-05

Laundry service that satisfies. Vests,
15c. The Palace Clothing House.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-05

Chamberlain IS Cough remedy Favor1te
owe prefer Chamberlain g Cough
Remedy tooany other for our children, }
Mich. cit has also done the work for
us in hard colds and Group, and we
take pleasure in recommending it. e.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-05
HINTON FILES
Martin County Man Is Out for State
80. Senate. >~19Zi ~

W.. A. Hinton of Truman. a house member in
today candidate for the senate in the Mar
tin Watonwan district. Senator Thomas Torson
has announced that he will not be a candidate
again. .--... --- . = ~
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-16
Bagpipes and Gardeners,

tom" Jenkinson, head gardener at
the Peacock Conservatives, whose
chrysanthemums are on view to the
number of $500, is an ardent Scotchman,
with passionate love for all things
that come from the Land O. the Heather.
He and few kindred souls have organ
lied a bagpipe band that will soon show
Psttsburg the possibilities in untamed
Highland melody. Mr. Jenkinson is the
leader and every man of them wears
kits after the manner born. 1t is one
thing to play the bagpipe, but to do it
properly one must have the blood of
proper clan in ones veins to give the
true ''skirl.' Mr. Jenkinson holds that
. Scotchman and only Scotchman can
be a good gardener or a piper. "An
Englishman learns to be a gardener
from the top down." says Jenkinson.
"A Scotchman starts from the bottom
with spade digging vegetables. That's
why so many gardeners come from
Scotland. They learn bit by bit over
there. "-Pittsburg Dispatch.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-16

How Witch Hazel Shoots It's Seeds.
Do you know that the witch hazel
shoots its seeds ten or fifteen feet? If
you want a brand-new sensation, bring
home some branches of witch hazel hay-
ing both flowers and unopened seed pods
on them and put them in vases of water.
The pods burst at the most unexpected
times, waking you in the night and pep
pering you with their hard, shiny, black
seeds. Branches that are to be used for
party must be selected with care, to
be sure of having perfectly fresh flowers
and seed pods that have not opened. II
! 1t is possible to do 80, cut them the same
Sd day they are needed. II they must be
scut the day before they are needed, put
them in cold place in water and wrap
= damp cloth around the branches, in
order to prevent the flowers from with
ering and to keep the seeds from being
expelled too soon. Country Lie in
AnericA
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-16
THAT WAS ONE TOO MANY
Providence Did a Whole Lot for HIM.
But Sort of Twisted
Things,

"Speakin' Of what they call dispen-
sations of Providence" said the old
farmer, 1--WE had some experience in
that direction. l once mad $500 barn
insured for $3.50. After a few days I
heard of man who had a kicking
COW. She was warranted to kick over
any human being who sat down to milk
her. went to see the man and the
COW.
How much?' says l.
Take her for $10,' says he.
II paid the cash and took her home
and l says to my hired man:
Jim, you needn't milk the kicker
until after dark. Then take a lantern
with YOU
All right says Jim. And he fol-
lowed my instructions.
And he was kicked over, the lam
tern was smashed and the barn
burned?" was queried.
Exactly"
And the insurance was paid?"
THAT was where Providence took a
turn" replied the farmer. providence
got me the insurance; Providence sent
me after that kicking COW; Providence
burned the barn. but, durn my hide. if
Providence didn't twist things around
SO that l had TO take 5000 insurance.
and was almost three years getting
it,"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-16
INDIANS THUNDER BIRD.
Tradition of the Passamaquoddiss
Accounting for Elemental
Disturbance.

Many Indians believe that thunder
Is caused by the action of a huge bird
which they have named the thunder
bird. When he is angry his great eyes
hash and the lightning we see is
caused by the Tapping of the wings
of the bird. The Passamaquoddies be.
lteve that the spirit of the children Of
katahdin are thunder and lightning.
In defense of this belief they tell
this story: An Indian-great and
powerful-had been seeking game
for weeks without any success. One
winter day he saw the footprints Of
some creature. the first he had seen
for many weeks. Looking closer, he
discovered that the footprints were
made by snowshoes, though no hui
man being had ever been known to
have passed through this country be-
fore. Next morning the tracks stu
appeared. though in different places,
greatly adding to the wonder Of the
Indian hunter. He searched many
days for the object that was making
these tracks, but without success. One
day when he had about given up hope,
he was able to follow these tracks to
a precipice on the other side of the
mountains. He was lost in wonder
when his football aroused maiden
who stood beside him. He was awed
by her beauty, which was greater
than any he had before gazed upon.
Her voice was low and sweet and
the warrior could SCARCELY believe
that he was not dreaming when she
babe him go with her. He ap'
preached the rock with fear, for he
expected that every minute the love
ly vision would fade away. The
maiden, seeing his hesitation,
touched his arm, when he became
mist, and in this form entered a
great cave in the heart of Katahdin.
There sat the god Of the mountain.
He welcomed the maiden and eager.
ly inquired if her brothers were
coming.
II hear them coming now" she
replied.
With a binding flash and a deaf
ening roar of thunder two men.
giants in stature, of beautiful faces
and with cheeks and brows of stone,
stepped into the cave.
"These," said the girl to the hunt
er, are my brothers. Thunder and
Lightning. Our father sends them
forth whenever there is wrong to
redress, that those who love us may
rot be smitten. Whenever you hear
thunder in the future you will know
that my brothers are shooting our
enemies"
The stone-faced sons of the noun.
tain adopted the hunter. After
roaming seven years with Thunder
and Lightning, at the end, while
fierce storm ragged, he was allowed tt
fall unframed in his own village.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-16
FUTURE OF SIBERIA.
BELIEVED TO BE WORLDS GREAT
GRAIN PRODUCER.
It Is a Land of Promise Where Polar
Lights Make the Night Beau
tiful-9reat Fur
Country.

"West Siberia will be the America Of
the future. In spite of the adverse con-
ditions wideawake people of foresight
will settle and encourage settlement in
that part of the country and its great
advantage will soon be felt and appre-
ciated."
This, says the New York Sun, is the
prediction of Oscar Eden-Zeller, who
recently returned from an exploring
extending through a year and half.
He bases his assertion upon the vast
extent of Siberia, the adaptability Of
west Siberia for grain raising and the
great practically untouched mineral de-
posits of east and north Siberia.
West Siberia promises to become
the grain belt of the world" Mr.. Eden
Zellsr says. "The land is suited for
grain raising and because of its vast
acreage it will ultimately produce
grain for all nations.
"Of course, for the time being, only
the rich tracts of land situated on botn
sides of the great Siberian railroad will
be considered by settlers. 1t is splen-
did lakeland, awaiting only Tie thrifty
farmer to bring it into prominence.
AT the beginning Of September last
year l arrived in Yakutsk, the most
important town in northeast Siberia
and the principal headquarters of the
northern fur trade. 1t Is also the most
northern telegraph station in the world
situated at 62 degrees north latitude.
The place at the time of my arrival
contained 800 Russian political prison.
ers.
THE steamers on the River Lena
run from May to September and during
that time of the year things are very
lively in Yakutsk. But in the winter
months everything is very quiet in
deed. The only hotel in the place was
sold at auction while was there and
institutions of that kind are seemingly
out of place in Yakutsk.
From Yakutsk | went to Wercho-
jausk, the coolest town in the world.
The first part of the trip was made on
horseback. We then went as far as
the Allan river on Russian peasant
sleds and from there over the mountain
range of Werchojausk by reindeer con-
veyance. There was no path, no trail
no indication of road, only the end
less white glittering snow-plains, in
terspersed very seldom with little
scrubby trees or bushes.
I'VE arrived at Werchojausk at mid
night, October 81, having left Yakutsk
October 10. The place is hardly larger
than the smallest American village.
The roofs Of the poor-looking, tiny log
huts are merely frozen snow and for
windows blocks of transparent ice are
in use.
1.-THE place is situated at 81 degrees
north latitude and 1873 degrees 81 min
utes east longitude. The polar lights
scintillate there with a splendor and
beauty seldom seen by human eyes. A
light vapor of ice crystals hovers a
short distance above the ground con-
tinually"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-16
Mczaro Reed as a Hunter,

john S. Wise used to be at one with
Thomas B. Reed, the former speaker,
In the opinion that hunting of all
kinds is cruel sport. The two were
talking on the subject once when the
big man from Maine said: II never
shot hut one bird III my life. l spent
whole day doing that. It was sand
piper. I chased him for hours up and
down mill stream When at last 1
pottei him and held him up by one of
his poor little legs, never felt more
ashamed of myself in all my life. I
hid HIM in my coattail pocket for fear
somebody would see how big 1 was
and small the victim, and / will never
be guilty again of the cowardice Of
such an unequal battle"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-16
POSTAL SYSTEMS ABROAD.
Profits Are Much Greater in France
Than They Are in Ger
many.

Consul E. Theophilus Liefeld. o;
Frieburg, Baden, sends comparative
statistics to the department of com.
merce and labor on the activities of the
French and German postal systems. a
specially interesting fact is found ir
the tremendous quantity of picture
postal cards OH, S4O,000) which an
nually cucumber the German mails. HI
writes:
"The German papers have been Civ
ing their readers a comparative study
of the post Office departments lin the
two countries, much to the advantage
of the German system. In Germany
there are 56,367 900 inhabitants, while
in France there are only 3S,962,OOO IL
Germany the number of post offices il
0.s2 to every 1000 inhabitants, and as
officials to every 1000 people; IL
France the number is only 0.29, anc
only 81 officials to every 1000 inhabi
tants. In Germany there were 7S,431
letters to every 1000 persons, and III
France, 64,552. Germany far surpasses
France in the sale and manufacture OF
picture postals, which probably &C.
counts for the fact that Germany sent
1.171,S40,OO0 postal cards and France
only 73,600,OO0.
"As regards packages with value
stated, 367 for every 1000 inhabitants
were sent in France, with value of
$30.259.89, ana in Germany with 23s,
but with value of $77,369.26.
Germany sent 2,944 postal money
orders for every 1000 persons, repre-
senting value of s42,O72.26, and
France sent only 1908. representing a
value of $S,700.44, from which it would
appear that in France more than in
Germany large amounts are sent by
means of bank drafts instead Of money
orders. The German post Office also
makes more use of the system of COL
Letting on delivery Of packages or let
tiers (Post-Nachnahme). The German
seems to make more use of the tele-
phone, while the Frenchman prefers
the telegraph.
although the work of the German
post Office is much greater than that of
the French, the net receipts are far
less, from which the conclusion is
drawn that the German post Office is
managed for the benefit of the people,
and the French post Office for the finan-
cial gain of the government. During
the year from which the above facts
are taken the receipts of the German
post Office were $119,274,0OO, and the
expenditures amounted to $107, 3OS, 900
d net income of $l1,966,000, while in
the case of France the amounts were
respectively, $66, OO6, 900 and $41, 6ss, 900
leaving net profit of $24,318, O0O."
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-16
CHINESE AWAY FROM HOME
Treatment Of Them in Foreign Coun-
tries Arouses Retaliatory
Spirit.

Most English-speaking persons think
that the best place foc a Chinese is in
China. He no sooner migrates to
country inhabited by users of English
than they begin to tell him how unwel-
come he is says Youths Companion.
The history, of Chinese immigration
in the United States is familiar. La
borers were needed on the Pacific coast
and the Chinese came, or were brought,
in large numbers to supply the demand.
Then the white men began to protest
against the competition of the Asiatics
and after time Chinese laborers were
forbidden to enter the country.
The situation in the gold-mining re-
gion of South Africa to-day is similar
to that in California when the Chinese
began to flock there The mine owners
have not been able to get white or
black labor enough to work their mines
to their full capacity. A year ago the
importation of Chinese coolies began,
and now there are $4,000 of them in
the district. They were admitted
against the protest Of the British colo
mes in the Southern Pacific and in spits
of the objections of public men in Great
Britain.
Already the question of discontin-
ing the policy has become party is
sue in england. The liberals. who hope
to come into power, declare that the
condition of the Chinese 10 practically
one OF slavery. Moreover, they assert
that the Chinese have made life unsafe
in the mining district; that men are
afraid to leave their families alone, and
that is has become necessary to barri-
cade the doors and windows Of the
houses at night, and to sleep with fire.
arms within reach.
All this is denied by the adherents
of the government, who maintain that
the situation is exaggerated or wholly
misrepresented, and that the introduce
ton of Chinese labor has made South
Africa prosperous.
4 most serious phase of the situation
is that the 3OO,0OO,0O or 400, 900. 900
Chinese at home are beginning to take
note of the treatment of the Chinese
away from home. and are resorting to
retaliatory measures against foreigners
N China =.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-16
BANDIT PICTURES HARMFUL
Sensitive Child Raises Valid Pro-
test Against Blood-Curdling
Pictures.

Gov. Hoch's paper, the Marion
(Kan.) Record, has started a crusade
against a certain class of moving pic
lures. It relates this story to sus.
tain ITS position:
A little five-year-old Marion boy
who has always shown extraordinary
fortitude in dealing with the inevitable
bumped head, bruised nose, slivered
fingers and stubbed toes, announced
some time back that he was ''goin' tc
be a doctor when he got big" The
other day he was going over the
grades in school that he would have to
pass before he could go into the nigh
school, land then where'll go when
get fru high school?" he asked.
why, you're going to a medical
school and learn to be DOCTOR" his
mother answered.
"Oh, but amt going TO be a doc.
tor, though" he said.
you're not! Well, then, what are
you going to be?" she asked.
why, I'm going to be burglar"
was his astonishing reply, and from
the way his little eyes bulged out you
would have thought he meant it.
He saw ''The Train ROBBERS" during
the street fair this summer, and this
new ambition" was no doubt kindled
within him at that time, such is the
impressionable quality of the child
mind, and to these imaginative little
! beings the robber in the moving pic-
ture is as much reality as though the
men were there In the flesh, and the
picture money is real money to his
limited little vision. "a.
II We have moving picture shows, let
them show something beautiful beau
tiful to the eye and capable of ilspir-
ing beautiful, helpfu! things. The pos
sibilities Of the moving picture ma
chine In an educational way are great,
but we don't want to educate our chill
dren to be bandits.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-16

here for q time before accepting
position at Bismarck. Later he moved
to Mayville, whore he engaged in the
real estate business with great sue
cess. He was colonel ON the gov
errors star and was reduced in rank
when he accepted the position Of
agent at Standing Rock. the 0mcial
title Of that ONCE being major.
Colonel Steen was appointed to his
present ONCE q little over a year ago
and the report that he was about to
resign has caused considerable specu-
lation here.-Fargo Forum.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-16

are no proper quarters at that place
for q man with q family. ,,}
The Examination to secure eligibles
TOR the positions Of teachers III the
government service will be held In this
city February and y. At the same
Z to secure eligibles for the position 81
enEineer II the Indian service, 80
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-16
Baby Chief Of osaees,

Emery Gibson, ten years old, has
been chosen baby chief" of the Usage
Indians in accordance with an ancient
triennial custom of that tribe. Every
third year new baby chief is selected.
and this year the title was bestowed
on the Gibson boy, whose father, q
white man, married a full-blooded
Osag maiden. The lads Indian name.
conferred upon him 10y. Tom Tall Chief.
is Skinkz Kah- Hah-He-He. A five-day
feast celebrated the new baby chiefs
elevation to the honored position.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-16
WEDDING GOWN PUT ON ICE
Maids Error Makes the Bride Un-
happy During Several
Hours, e5.i

Among her friends girl who lately
returned from New York, where she.
was present at fashionable wedding,
Is telling good story OF an Irish maid
who came near having the wedding
postponed by blunder she made. The
bride ordered her gown and veil from
her regular dressmaker, and after It
was finished the maker packed the
dainty garments, to be worn at the
wedding, in q decorated box, with the
result that there was CONSERVATION In
the brides home and the pretty girl
wept bitterly over her disappoint-
ment
When the order for the brides gown
was left it was understood the gown
was not to be delivered until the af-
ternoon of the wedding, which was to
have been fashionable one The day
before the gown was to be worn thes
girl who was to wear 1t called at the
establishment to have a last fitting.
and arrangements were made to have
1t at her home by three p. M, al the
wedding ceremony was scheduled for
six the same evening. The dress was
finished at two p. m, and with the
wedding veil was packed in q hand
some box, decorated beautifully with
flowers and sent by the most reliable
delivery boy in the establishment.
When three o'clock arrived the bride
telephoned and was very cross, saying
her dress had not arrived. The clerk
looked up the boy and he said he had
delivered the box. The customer was
telephoned to, but she was almost dis
tracted and suggested the box had been
delivered to the wrong address, as she
had not seen it. The boy insisted no
delivered the box at the address given
him and as 1t was getting late there
was great excitement. The customer
was good >one and the house could
not afford to lose her patronage.
The delivery book was next consult
ed AMI it was found the box had been
delivered at the right address and
signed for by the person who received
1t. Then the girl was notified and
everyone in the house was asked II
they had received the dress, but all
said 10.
With the guests arriving, the bride
crying and the house in confusion at
the last minute the bride. was pre-
vailed upon to go down among the
guests in one of her old gowns and
without veil. She had to face the
most fashionable society people in the
city, but the ceremony was gone
through with.
Later in the evening, while the for
list was arranging the floral 'decora-
lions in the BRIDES home, one of the
maids suggested that some flowers re-
ceivsd in the afternoon be used and
the florist asked where they were. On
being told ION the ice in the cellar"
he went down to get them and on
opening the box found the gown and
veil. When questioned as to how she
had come to make such a blunder the
maid replied:
''Oh, there were flowers on the out
side of the box, so I was sure there
were flowers inside and put it on the
ice," -.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-16
Emery In Africa.

The British commissioner of Ugan.
da, Africa, reports that the natives are
adopting clothing, have taken to the
use Of soaps and scents. and are even
using bicycles. But regret is expressed
that the natives have weakness
for American yunbleached calico and
other American goods, preferring them
to British, -ssgisss &: 81 IS III 81 s
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-16
Teachers wanted.

Uncle Sam wants some school teach
ers and heiwants 'em married. Az an
inducement to matrimony, IN, addi-
tional 80 month Is offered the fell
low who can produce his marriage
license. Besides the teacher viii be.
allowed go e month for = housekesp-
or and the government suggests that
the money might just a. wolf 10 kept
In the family. Il sS s3:
At Rapid CITY, 8. D., thss govern
ment wants q male teacher Who II not
married. The reason y because Tiers
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-16
logically Demonstrates.

she-I can prove logically and
fundamentally that women are worth
more than men.
Held like, to see you do it. my
dear.
Isn't miss as good as miller.
$50 they say"
"And doesn't 1t take q whole lot OF
men to make , league? "-Baltimors
American.