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A NEW BUFFALO ROBE.

A recent announcement is to the
effect that western rancher has sue
ceeded in developing cross breed of
cattle which will furnish robe equal
In efficiency to that of. the buffalo. 1t
has long been recognized among scien-
lists that many of the wild animals
possessed qualities eminently fitted for
service to man. The great task has
been to develop from them without
waiting for the slow process of evolu-
ton.
In this connection special efforts
have been made to save the buffalo
from extinction by crossing it with
some other animal which would leave
the desirable qualities of the buffalo,
and at the same time obliterate some
of the undesirable ones. There $has
always been, so to speak, barrier to
this process. The animal so produced
is practically hybrid and therefore
incapable of reproducing its species.
This has been the great rule of nature
which science has not been able to
fully overcome.
The new breed of animals, which it
is thought will be able to reproduce
the valuable as well as useful robes
of the buffalo, are not subject to the
reproductive law of hybrids. The
originator has merely crossed two
breeds of cattle and by the process
OF natural selection has in a few years
secured a number of individuals
which give the desired results. There
will of course be returns to the an
cestral breeds until the new ones be-
come fixed. In the meantime the Sc
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-07-20
OPIUM.POPPY CULTURE.
Turkey Supplies America With Vast
Quantities Of the Drug.

Consul Thomas H. Norton writes
comprehensive article on the culture
of the opium poppy in Asia Minor with
processes of extraction and COM
mercial handling. This data he COL
lected for an American manufacturer
who was visiting Smyrna. Mr.. Nor
ton is of the opinion that the United
States offers an admirable field for
opium-poppy raising, the Importance
OF the product being evident by the
statement that the American imports
OF opium amount to about 81 300, 900
annually.
The total opium crop of Turkey for
the past ten years has been as high as
1900 "couffes" Or baskets of 165 to
IT'S pounds each (the crop In 1902,
but the crop of 1906 totaled only $500
baskets. The average annual exporta-
ton of opium from Smyrna amounts
from 200 to 225 tons, ranging in value
from $1,400,O00 to $1,600,000. Meso-
potamia also averages 100000 in
opium exports per year. Another
opium region is Malatia, near Harput,
where the best grades assayed 10 per
cent morphine. From Samsoun, in
Northern Asia Minor. about 20 tons are
exported annually. in European Tur-
key the opium is marketed at Saloni-
ca, where some grades have assayed
as high as 10 per cent morphine. A
large proportion of Turkeys opium
production is exported to the United
States
Mr.. Morton suggests that for poppy
culture in the United States the num-
erous upland regions skirting the
Appalachian range and adjoining the
Rocky Mountain and coast regions
offer climatic conditions closely re-
sembling those which exist in the
favored sections of Asia Minor. In
Turkey the old-time methods of opium
poppy culture are still in vogue. which
the consul believes American lngenu>
ity could greatly improve upon. The
American department of agriculture
has already been experimenting with
growing the opium poppy in Vermont,
Texas and California, the greatest sue
cess having been attained in the first
named state. They announce that
they have already been successful in
producing morphine directly from the
poppy and are looking for further
favorable results from experimental
work.
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TELLS ABOUT HIS TRIP.
Gen. c. c. Andrews Travels Hundred
Miles in Canoe,

Gen. c. c. Andrews, forestry COM
missioner of Minnesota, furnishes the
following short accounts of his recent
trip of upward Of 100 miles eastward
along the notheren border of Lake and
Cook counties. He says:
Starting from Eastwood lake INV
o. with four persons and two canoes.
and going eastward along the inter,
natlonal boundary, l reached Grand
FORAGE near the east end of Cook
county on the 14th, having been &C.
cupled Twelve days. The route was
over nineteen lakes and connecting
streams and twenty-four portages.
some OF which were long and difficult
Inc weather was favorable. Several
OF the lakes are large, studded with
rocky and wooded islands and beau
tiful. The shores are rocky and eyery-
Where covered with green and growing
timber-pine, spruce, cedar, balsam,
birch and poplar predominating-and
nave an elevation varying from so to
5OO feet, the highest point being 1000
feet above the sea. Occasionally there
are precipitous cliffs of dark gray
granite facing the lakes.
"Gunf1int, North and South lakes
contain trout, and the water like most
OF the others is pure and cool. North
lake, which has an elevation of 1850
feet above the sea, is the source of the
waters flowing westerly into RAINY
lake, while South lake with an eleva-
ton of 1853 feet above the sea ia the
source OF the waters flowing easterly
into Lake Superior.
twenty years ago the late Alex
ander Winchell of Michigan made a
geological examination of much of the
country and in respect to general an
pearance pronounced it desolate and
unacceptable. But the great forest fires
OF 1881 had occurred only six years
previously. Most of the present forest
appears to have grown since that time.
II gives the whole region a changed
and more attractive aspect Most of
the country visible from the route is
100 rocky and broken for agriculture:
but it is valuable for the production of
timber. Also, its elevation, pure wa
Ter and salubrity will make it valuable
as health resort.
The only settlers seen along the
route were at Gunfiin, lake. Before
reaching Grand Portage less than a
dozen Indians were seen, either singly
or two or three together. Looms were
seen and heard on every lake, and &C.
casionally few ducks. On South
Fowl lake there were number of
swallows. and about that locality an
occasional white gull was seen. In
the woods on some of the portages the
notes OF the meadow lark and the
oriole were heard. Some of the small
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-07-20
STANDARD OILS DOOM.

The fact that the Standard Oil mo-
nopoly is being investigated attracts
but little attention from the general
public. Yet as a matter of fact the
federal government is now pursuing a
policy which if it brings the results
which the officials in charge believe
1t will, will enable the government to
strike a fatal blow at this father of
all the trusts.
While it is true that the formation
of the corporation has been so care
fully considered with reference to the
technicalities of the law that there
would seem to be no loophole through
which it could be reached, the govern
nent now has in its possession evil
dence which indicates that the Stand
ard Oil Co. can be convicted of con-
spiracy in restraint of trade and COM
merce and a judgment can be obtained
under which the gigantic corporation
will be compelled to divide into it's
component parts-in other words, to
return to conditions which prevailed
In 1870 before the Rockefellers began
their move to secure control of the oil
Industry and when competition -four
ished. ..
4. II the result should be such as in
dicated, and the Standard Oil monop-
oily should fall to pieces it would
seem that the trusts in this country
were doomed. The same ruling would
apply to the railroads in a large meas
ure and they, too, would be compelled
to become competitors rather than
single units as is largely the case
now.
In fact the trusts seem to be failing
because of their own weakness. Thew
have fiourished only by paying heavy
tribute to others in some form. Thew
have stif1ed competition, it is true, but
they have paid good price. It was
necessary that they be ever on the,
increase, for wherever competition
showed a hand it was necessary to
secure control of the competitor. They
have in this way been increased to
such proportions that, they have be-
come unwieldly and it has been i'm
possible for them to keep their busi-
ness. SO close that no leakage could
occur.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-07-20

Mayor Duis: l hope that the bust
ness men and people Of this city in
general, SO far as possible, will
decorate their residences and places
of business during the coming Red
river valley fair. Nothing adds so
much to the attraction of a city at 80
small a cost. as decoration. In addi-
ton to stores and other places of
business being draped, hope our
business men will see that streamers,
red. white and blue. are stretched
across Third and Fourth streets and
DeMers avenue-these at least.
Marshall Mcclure of Minot: l am
Just returning home from a visit at
st. Paul. Last week, while at the
jamestown convention, I hunted up in
the files of the Alert of that city an
account of a trip l made into the
Mouse river valley in 1884 with Alex
Mckenzie and a party of old-timers in
this country. At that time there was
nothing to be seen in what Is now
Ward county but wild animals and a
boundless prairie untouched by pillow.
Our party was out about two weeks.
There were plenty of antelope, wolves
and foxes and beaver on the Mouse
river. and none of the party ever
dreamed that within twenty years the
country would be as we'll settled as it
now is. with Minot tourishing in
the region. | intend to reproduce in
the Eagle at Minot some of this mat
ter, written twenty-five years ago.
was the first man, l believe, to write
descriptive article on western
North Dakota.
Bismarck Tribune: Silver Dick
Shadrick, a peripatetic orator, who is
without doubt an extremely good fell
low, but whose political judgment is
bad, announces that if the democrats
of the state select the right candidate
they have splendid chance for sue
cess this year. Shadrick is the man
who shouted for Bryan and free silver
in 1896 and predicted the election of
the silver candidate just as cheerfully
and enormously as he now predicts a
chance for democratic success. The
republicans of the state will go into
the campaign this year united and with
splendid state ticket and the major
| ity will be larger than ever before
Whatever comfort Silver Dick gets
out of the situation he would do we'll
to extract it before election day.
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formation open to the wheat rings,
this would be a decidedly good plan
to follow. at least until the price was
such as would give the wheat growers
a fair remuneration for their product
But the actual conditions cannot be
hidden from those who are speculat-
ing in the products of the farm. The
ablest estimators obtainable are sent
over the wheat growing section and
it is upon their reports that the guam
tity of the crop is based. The agents
OF the elevator companies throughout,
the state Immediately report any dan
ger from rust or loss from hail. so that
the buying market is always in close
touch with the crop conditions.
The key note of high prices for
wheat is the control of the selling
market by the producers themselves.
There is now in the granaries of the
northwest considerable portion OF
last years crop. 1t was held because
the farmers did not have to sell it,
and it was just as convenient to keep
the wheat in the elevators as it was
to keep the money in bank. The same
conditions will be true in a large sense
this year. A large percentage of the
farmers are so we'll fixed financially
that they can hold their present crop
till next year or for several years if
necessary, in order to force the buying
market to a fair price.
Rust is not impossible There is
so far no serious indications. But
not until the crop is in the shock is
there any guarantee against its raw
ages. 1t will not, even if it should
come, likely affect all the wheat grow
| ing section. If the crop should be re-
duced in quantity because of such an
agency, those who held their wheat
from last year will realize good
price. If it does not. it is evident that
there will be large crop this year
and if nothing is done to prevent the
crop from being rushed into the buy
ing market from the threshing ma.
chimes the supply will be greater thar
the demand and the price will bt
forced downward.
If the wheat growers can increase
the number able to hold their cror
until next year, over those who hello
it from last year, the danger will be
avoided.
Consideration of this matter is ia,
more important to the farmers as a
matter of discussion than that of the
probable rust, for they can in time
control the former, but never the lat.
ter, except as it is done by the ap-
plication of science.
The interesting thing is that re-
port of rust was sufficient to send the
wheat market upward, when it was
the merest guess. If a report like
that can have such an effect-if the
wheat buying market is sensitive to
such slight influence-what would
be the effect If a report reached the
exchange that the farmers of North
Dakota had decided to sell no wheat
except at a certain fixed price? If
the one can have the result indicated
yesterday, the other should add sew
eral cents to the price fixed by the
buyers.
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REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET.

10000 y . {. :. y 9 . . . . . 9 . .
Congressman
. A. J. GRONNA. of Nelson. .
. T. F. MARSHALL, OF Dickey. .
. Governor
. E. Y. SARLES. of Trail. .
. Lieutenant Governor .
. r. S. LEWIS. of Cass. .
. Treasurer
. A. PETERSON, of Sargent. .
Auditor .
. H. l.. HOLMES. of Pembina. .
. Secretary of State 9
= ALFRED BLAlSDELL, of Ward. 9
Insurance Commissioner 9
E. c. Cooper. of Grand Forks. .
. Attorney General .
. T. F. MCUE. of Foster. :
Supreme Court Justices :
. D. E. MORGAN, of Ramsey.
. JOHN KNAUF, of Stutsman. :
Commissioner Of Agriculture .
w. C. GILBREATH, of Morton.
Railroad Commissioners {
c. S. DlESEM. of LaMoure. Z
ERICK STAFNE, of Richland. Z
. SIMON WESLEY. of Pierce. ::
90 . o 9 o 9 9 % o g
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Sentiment to be lnculcated.

Let reverence of law be breathed by
Prattles in her lap; let it be taught in
the schools, seminaries and colleges;
lot 1t be written in primers, spelling
books and almanacs; let it be preached
from pulpits and proclaimed in legis-
lative halls and enforced in courts Of
5uetice;. in short. let it become the
political religion of the nation"
Abraham Lincoln.
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to the manipulation of the wooden cir
cles entirely, but is an expert juggler
as we'll, one of her favorite tricks is
juggling small rubber ball, is
pound club and hoop every one can
realize the difficulty of this trick when
they think of the difference in weight
of these different articles.
Corinne will sing her new illustra-
ted song, entitled Kate Kearney.
Mounts and Del Mar are a clever
team and are known as the Fun Jug
glers. Their rapid fire singing and
comedy being greeted with enthusiasm
wherever they appear. Get the habit.
IL
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-07-20
Stories of the Hour
Her Promise.

Edwin had a great opinion of himself
and was most unbearable young
man. The girl on whom he lavished
his affections resented his conceit, and,
being sensible young woman prompt.
ly snubbed him. But he had his re-
venge in way that took Ethel by sur
prise.
The telephone bell rang.
us this 17S06?" inquired voice.
Yes" replied the girl.
I'VE are testing the wires; will you
be good enough say as distinctly as
possible, I will be good?'"
Il will be good" she said.
Say it again, more distinctly"
'I-will-be-good," said the girl,
slowly, wondering at the selection of
the words.
Dear me-" said the voice, these
wires are dreadful; once more please"
II will be good!" declared the girl,
loudly and angrily.
Il am glad to hear you say SO, Ethel,
replied the voice of her young man.
You were decidedly unpleasant last
time I saw you. sincerely hope you
will keep your promise"
Ethel is waiting for Edwin to call
again.-Answers.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-07-20

The Mexican government is seek
ing to develop the cultivation of ba-
nanas in that country. For several
years experiments are said to have
been successful, and 1t is intended to
start two establishments on the gulf
coast in Mexico for the purpose of
converting the banana into a -four,
and of shipping the product to the
United States. AS the flour is ex-
ceedingly nutritious 1t is anticipated
that there will be no lack of demand
for 1t
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GRAVES OF HEROES.
United States and British Naval
Commanders Lie Side by Side.

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One of the most interesting spots to
visitors in the city of Portland, Me-, is
the Eastern cemetery. There are the
graves of Captain Samuel Blythe, of
his Britannia majesty's brig Boxer, and
of Lieutenant William Burrowes, the
valiant commander of the United States
brig Enterprise. which vessel met,
fought and conquered the Boxer twen-
ty miles to the eastward of Portland
harbor on September 5, 1913. Side
by side lies the dust of two captains
in the famous cemetery.
In this same lot is also buried Lieu
tenant Kirwin Waters, who was NOR
tally wounded in the fight when mid
shipman on the Enterprise and only
sixteen years old. A few steps away
rises a shaft in memory of Commodore
Preble, who taught the Algerian and
Tripoli pirates a much needed, lesson,
and near it is shaft to Lieutenant
Commander Preble, also of the United
States Navy. Nearer to the graves of
the two captains is the monument COM
memorating the valor of Lieutenant
Henry Wadsworth, who, when only
twenty years old, volunteered to take
a fire ship into the harbor of Tripoli
and was blown up with the vessel.
On the monument to Captain Blythe
Is painted the cross of st. George, and
before it on every Memorial Day morn
Ing Is placed small British flag and
wreath-the tribute of the Grand
Army men of Portland On the graves
of the others the usual American flag
and wreath are placed. Captain Bly-
the was only twenty years old when.
as master Of the Boxer, he met the
Yankee brig Enterprise on that Sum
DAY afternoon In 1913. The command
er OF the Enterprise. Lieutenant Will
lam burrowes, was only twenty-eight,
ana IN that engagement was MORALLY
wounded and died shortly afterward.
His monument bears the following
inscription:
Beneath this stone moulders the
body of William Burrowes, late COM
mander of the United States brig
enterprise, who was MORALLY wound
ed on September s, 1873, in an action
winch contributed to increase the fame
OF American valor by capturing his
brltannic majesty's brig Boxer, after
severe contest of forty-five minutes:
aged twenty-eight.
"A passing stranger has erected
this monument of respect to the name
OF patriot who, in the hour of perii
ooeyed the loud summons of an IN.
Jured country, and who gallantly met
fought and conquered the foeman."
Beside this monument is another
with this inscription:
Beneath this marble, beside the
side of his gallant commander. rests
the remains of Lieutenant Kirwin
waters, a native of Georgetown
u. C., who received a mortal wound
on September s, 1873, while a midshin-
man on board the United States brig
enterprise in an action with his
britannic majesty's brig Boxer. which
terminated in the capture of the lat
Ter: He languished in severe main.
which he endured with fortitude! mn
I'll september Is, 1915, when he died
with Christian calmness and resiena-
ton, aged eighteen.
The young men of Portland erec+
.nis stone as a testimony of respect
for his valor and virtue"
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Anusen1ents
VAUDEVILLE.

The spectacular comedy that is the
feature act on Monday at the Metropol-
itan theater with the Orpheum COM
pany is one of the biggest in scenic eff
feet that has been seen lately in the
northwest. The title is Seth Spinney's
Troubles and is produced by Lewis &
Lessington. The electrical effects re-
quire the services of an expert cleo
trician who has been with this team
for over year.
Nine. Aline is billed as the Lady Hoop
Roller but she does not confine herself
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-07-20
The Right Age.

Among the litigants before the Eng
lish courts some years ago was Mrs.
Weldon, who, indeed, was so constant
ly at law that Baron Pollock once re-
marked: This lady has now such a
very large business at this bar that we
must give her every indulgence" Mrs.
Weldon was not abashed by the judges
and said many clever things in court.
The "reminiscences of the late John
George Witt, X. c., includes an anec-
dote of one of her appearances in the
Court of Appeal. She was endeavor-
ing to upset judgment of Vice-Chan-
cellor Bacon, and one ground of COM
plant was that the Judge was too old
to understand the case. Thereupon
Lord Esher said: 1.-THE last time YOU
were here you complained that your
case had been tried by my brother
Bowen, and you said he was only lit
tie bit of a boy, and could not do you
justice. Now you come here and say
that my brother Bacon was too old.
What age do you want the Judge to be-?
your age" promptly replied Mrs. Wei
don, fixing her bright eyes on the
handsome countenance of the Master
of the. Rolls.
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THAw LOANS FROM THE TOMBs.
He Sends Check to Friends Who.
Played the Races.

Associated Press to The Evening Tlues.
Pittsburg. Pa. July 1s.-Prison
bars and prisoners sometimes are not
proof against a desperate man when
he wants to make a touch. According
to story that is going the rounds of
the hotels. Harry Kendall Thaw, since
he has been imprisoned in the Tombs.
has made numerous loans to some of
his western friends who were in hard
luck. A Pittsburger and his friend.
who live in the suburbs of that CITY.
according to the officers of the prison.
went broke on the ponies at Grave-
send last week, returning to New York
with scarcely enough money to send
a call of distress to Pittsburg. The,
first man they thought okin New York
was Thaw. They sent him a request
by special delivery and the answer
was accompanied by a check,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-07-20

When child is taken on visit, it's
parents might as we'll leave it on the.
car seat when they return, or give it
away, for 1t is so spoiled it isn't worth
taking home.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-07-20

The interest the women folks
show toward a mans clothes shows
itself oftener in suggestion that he
have his old suit cleaned, than that he
get a new one.
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The Irish Bull in Journalism.

OF we'll known reporter of the past
generation many curiosities of style
are still repeated with zest by Dublin
Journalists. 1t was this man who ex-
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me car Of Russia has four separ-
ate. services" Of horses and Carriages
the Russian, English, French and
gala sets. Each set comprises at least
81 horses. The Russian set accom-
panies the emperor wherever he goes
and at Gatshina 1t is used together
with the English set. The gala and
French horses and carriages are
housed at st. Petersburg, in the winter
palace stables. The cars gala tnrn-
out consists of so Hanoverian horses.
which are perfectly white, with blue
eyes.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-07-20

II boy had half the pride in his.
younger brothers and sisters that his
mother feels, he would shut them up
IN the barn and charge two pins ad-
mission to see them.
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Left Friends Forlauehan.

4 poor little fellow named Vaughan,
Was playing one day on the laughan.
When whirlwind came nigh.
Took him up to the skigh.
And none could tell where he had
gaughan.