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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-09
THE CODE or HONOR.
Duelins - II Was In FraIce In the
Tine Of Rlchelieu.

Dueling - Il Was In France In the
Time Of Rlchelieu.
The passion for ducling, which had
cost France. 1t was said, between
1000 and 5000 lives during the twenty
years of Henry Tvs reign, was at its
height when his son came to the
throne. The council of Trent in 1915
had solemnly condemned the practice
Of single combat, impartially includ-
ing principals, seconds and spectators
In its penalty of accommodation. In
1902 an edict Of Henry pronounced the
"damnable custom of dueling intro
duced by the corruption of the CEN
tury" to be the cause of so many pite-
GUS accidents, to the extreme regret
and displeasure Of the king and to the
irreparable damage Of the state, "that
we should count ourselves unworthy
to hold the scepter if we delayed to
repress the enormity of this crime"
whole series of edicts followed to
the same effect, but it was easier to
make edicts than to enforce them.
Degradation, Imprisonment, confsca-
sSAA W. IAoPSheyS ioSo VI civil llSulS
and death were the penalties attached
to the infringement of the laws against
dueling. and still the phlctice pre-
vailed. In 1926 Richelieu published a
milder form of prohibition. The first
offense was no longer capital, third
only of the offenders property was to
be contiscated. and the judges were
permitted to recognize extenuating cir
cumstaDces.
A few mouths later the Comte de
Bouteville thought fit to test the min
ister's patience in this direction. The
Place Royale had long been favorite
dueling ground, and De Bouteville
travelled from Brussels to fight his
twenty-second duel here. in the heart
Of Paris. in deliberate defiance of the
kings authority. The result was not
encouraging Montmorency though he
was, the count went with his second
to the scahold, and the marked de-
crease from that time in the number
Of ducls may be attributed either to
the moderation used in framing the
law or to the memorable resolution
with which it was enforced.-Macmil.
lan's Magazine.
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Bra.en Theft..

During the South African war IN I'm
mense stone monument was removed
at Cape Town during the night, and no
one knows to this day by whom or why
1t was taken. Some years ago. in broad
daylight, a clever and bold gang of
thieves carried OF a valuable fountain
fourteen feet high from Uxbridge with
out exciting the suspicious Of any one
and quite recently an omnibus was
calmly removed, horses and all, while
standing unguarded outside public
house In London and has never been
seen or heard Of since. 1t would seem,
indeed, that it is often far easier to
steal big thing than a little one
London Telegraph.
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seemed to Have Him coruered.

The teacher was discoursing to the
class on the wonders of nature. Take
the familiar illustration of the sting of
a wasp" he said. las compared with
the finest needle. When examined
through Il microscope the sting is still
sharp smooth and polished, while the
neetile appears blunt and rough.
1T is so with everything. The works
Of nature are infinitely superior to
those Of art. Try how we may, we
cannot improve Oh nature"
ut isn't so with my eyes. teacher"
said a little girl in the class.
'Why, how is that. Nellie?", he asked.
"'Cause nature made me cross eyed"
she said. land the doctors fixed my
eyes all right"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-09

pictures taken. The kite which will do
this is named the Frost King, and it
recently lifted a man named Neill Nc
Dearmid. weighing 1855 pounds, to
height Of thirty feet and supported him.
The Frost King carried, in addition to
McDearmid, rope ladder and flying
lines weighing sixty-two pounds, and
its own weight is slxty-one pounds, SO
that weight Of 2Ss pounds was sus-
tained altogether This kite is COM
posed Of 1900 tetrahedral cells. A tet-
rahedon in geometery is a solid figure
inclosed or bounded by four triangles.
The cells give the Frost King a total
area Of 752 square feet of silk, or a
supporting surface Of 40 square feet.
Seven years ago Professor Bell an
nounced that he hoped to be able to
construct kite which would carry a
man and motor engine In a ten mile
breeze at the rate of ten miles an hour.
He feels encouraged by the success re-
Gently attained to continue experiments.
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PROFESSOR BELLS KITE.
He Has Invented One which win
Sustain . Large Weight.

He Has lntented One which VIII
Sustain . Large Weight.
Kitefiying Is not always mere boys
play. No less a philosopher and sci
enlist than Benjamin Franklin, the BIZ
centenary Of whose birth is being cele-
brated this mouth, INDUCED in It, As
4 boy Franklin was great swimmer,
and he invented kite which, when he
lay on his back and floated, would pull
him across a lake in which he was ac-
:ustomed to bathe Later In life he
made the famous kitedylng experiment
by means of which lie discovered that
lightning and electricity were the same.
Curiously enough a great electrical in
ventor Of OUR own time, Professor Alex
ander Graham Bell. is interested in
kites. He has developed the kite to the
point where it will sustain weight Of
over 200 pounds and remain stationary
In the air long enough to have several
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winding stairway. Sometimes houses
composed of blocks Of pumHe stone are
found in front of the cone dwellings
and connected with them, and, again,
cli6 dwellings are found in conjunc-
don with the abodes in the interior of
the cones. Rich cave jewellers some
times have houses made Of blocks of
stone, behind which their apartments
ascend into the cones above or run
back into the hillside or even beneath
the earth upon which their vineyards
grow or their flocks feed. This affords
very convenient means Of concealing
crops and wealth of various kinds in
. land where property is none too safe
and the tax gatherer is rapacious.
a a cone village presents very pic
turesque and fantastic sight. The
strange aspect which the cones would
naturally have is intensified by the
6oles in their surfaces for entrance and
egress. In some villages the cones are
now principally in use as dovecots
4 for the pigeons which abound and are
In great demand both as food and for
the eggs which they produce. In other
villages there are cones within which
are chapels or churches, and in some
Of the latter, which possess consid-
cradle degree Of architectural finish
and beauty, paintings Of Greek saints
may still be seen, while beneath the
Aoors repose In peace the bones Of cave
10, cone dweilers who departed this life
Centuries ago.
n Inhabitants Of these villages differ
snttls In appearance and habits from
t1ose Of ordinary Turkish towns. The
.Goil b the neishborhood il usually fer
Sli1a and many cone Or clin jewellers
slaye nne xardens.
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RAMON CAcERES.

The Santo Domingo situation and
the New President.
Ramon Caceres, the new head of the
government Of Santo Domingo, sue
ceeded to the presidency when Presi-
dent Morales fed from the capital of
the Dominican republic. He was the
incumbent of the Office of vice presi-
dent. and when the flight of Morales
left the presidency vacant the cabinet
issued proclamation declaring Gen.
eral Caceres president. The incident
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ivory IRON v.r1ou. Anim.I,.

Ivory comes from other sources than
from the elephant and is just as good.
Ivory dealers and workers in ivory
have long known this. Tusks from the
hippopotamus furnish just as good
ivory as comes from any one Of the
twenty-five varieties Of elephants. It
ID also proved that the boar, narwhal.
right whale and alligator furnish ex-
cellent ivory. Even the western hog
sives many an ivory tusk to the Chi
cago packing houses.-New York Her
aid. p !
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American Boys ana R.sli.h Lads.

American Boys and Easlish Lads.
Professor John Lester, an English
speaker at Friends educational asso.
citation in Philadelphia. fayorably CON
trasts the manners of American boys
with those of English lads. He says
that the influence of our mothers and
women teachers in the schools is re.
sponsible for the American advantage.
This point Of view he places pictur-
esquely by declaring that American
boys learn their first lessons Of moral
ity at their mothers knees. English
boys generally learn theirs across their
fathers"
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RUSSIAN PROVERBS.

Roguery is the last of trades.
Without cheating. no trading.
Every fox praises his own tail.
A debt is adorned by payment.
A good beginning is half the work.
Every little frog is great in his own
bog.
Trust in God, but do not stumble
yourself.
Go after two wolves and you will not
catch even one.
If God doesn't forsake us, the pigs
will not take US.
The deeper you hide anything the
sooner you find 1t.
Be praised not for your ancestors,
but for your virtues.
Send pig to dinner and he will put
his feet OH the table.
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Placing Him.

young man." began the dignined
gentleman in black dress, '.have you
fully considered the future? Have you
made provisions for the hereafter7 Is
It not time
Pardon me one moment, please, but
are you a minister or a life insurance
agent Sentinel.
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French Omcers.

Our ofhcers are now. hard to distin.
ghish from their troops. For the most
part. they have the same origin and
the same simplicity Of manners. They.
are, as It were. the brothers Of their
men brothers invested with author.
'ity and better instructed but without
pride. Paris Los Annales. "a
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-09
Cunid,al

I said to Cupid: Winter time
Your business slackens up 4 bit. ss d. = \
Does ftnot, Master Cupid?'' He. z
All smiling. answered: mot 4 Whit
NY arrows I DO not employ L
go much e IN the summer. but
When winds are cold and people. too.
Ana every dsor ana window'ssh shut. (,
Z tell you many 9 youngstsr Who
Han neyess dreamed him 1t i bride
Begins 70 think how nice IND warn
a cosy cottage y inside.9 ,sf i
IN. o. Timss-Democrat. ~
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He Ate Often.

Doctor-You must take quarter Of
an hours walk before every meal.
Stout Patient-But, doctor, you surely
don't want me to walk all day long!-
Eliegende Batter.
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New Forks new Police Commission
or smokes big black pipe. Nothing
has yet been said Of him swinging
from . big black bottle. But he q
new - yet. N
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Safer.

Patience Its a very bad sign to tum-
BILE upstairs. Patrice-Even go, I'd
rather do that than tumble downstairs.
-Yonkers Statesman.
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TUESDAY, JANUARY 8. 1906

IS ClassiAs ;45s n
Biferley--When you and your VIII
were flrst married you used to can
each other birdie. didn't you?
Ncswatt Yer. ssssl
EDO yon Sstill do II :"
''sWell, I call her . parrot and
maspie, ana she refers TO me . . Jay 7;
Chicago Journal
Genuine charity gives no street pa
rade. ii
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Affection soothes, 1t hallows, elevates,
subdues and bringetb down to earth
its native heayen.-Landon.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-09

& All things come round ITO him Who
x !. except the thing a q waiting
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-09
Hsttx Do..n,t c,l,b 8

4 Hstty Doesn,t Csls6rats. y
Hetty Green was 20 years old on No
vember b. On that day she denied
her self to all who called to wish her.
. "happy birthday" sorted out q
quantity Of books and papers, and gave.
orders to her several secretaries. - =
hsc usual custom.
The Panama Commissioners talk OF
using Spanish labor on the canal. 1t
seems possible to find more intelligent
and active labor nearer home.
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gubscrihe for Th9 Nyeaing Times.
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Genuine charity gives no street pa
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1906-03-02
EvENFALL.

Come. heap the logs, and send the blaze
up higher,
And make good cheer about the rearing
fire
Nay, but the bluebird's here! Or, stay, !
think
! heard the laughing Of tho bobolink!
Was that the ash upon q coal took
shape,
Or 40 T the blue hloem Of a .pulpy .grap pc
Within my chimney-corner's happy
CLEAN
a cloud Of wizard sprites the seasons
seem,
And all the year a many -colored dream!
Can mistake, or was t but yester-eve
! saw the freely dance the fairies weave ?
Was 1t this morn that from his sphere
Of fame
Love stopped, deifc, uttering my name ?
Surely no music or of flute or bird
Like the child's voice this afternoon /
heard!
Through what meridians of light you
fare,
oh, lovely Life, and through what, stress
My wondering soul to this serener air!
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I don't know" says he. 1.-THE doc.
tor was too wet to talk much" ,.
IT'S the Turkey carpet I've wanted
for the parlor this twelve months"
says my mistress.
Il think it is that, ma'am," says 1.
1T can't be anything but a carpet"
says she, and she went close to 1t and
put her hand ON it. I saw her turn
quite pale.
Eyes. it's the carpet" said she;
"let's 80 In; it's chilly"
Then she drew me back into the
parlor and put her hand over my
mouth.
Don't speak or scream, whatever
you think" says she.
Nancy, come out into the entry
with me, stand behind me and hold the
light high. Whatever do don't
scream until it's over.''
Then she took the masters big gun
from ever the mantelpiece and went
out into the hall. She lifted the gun
to her shoulder, took aim, and fred
straight into the bundle those men
had left for master. We heard a
dreadful scream, and the bundle rolled
over on the floor, and the next minute
there was great red spot on 1t. Then
We heard groan and everything was
still.
II knew there was a man In that
bundle" said mistress.
nd th4y.
as If I'd never stop. And my mistress
tied rope around the poor things
arms, which we could see now
through the cloth.
At daybreak Master Mullins came
and he called some men from Greg
ory's farm, and they undid the bun
die, and out of 1t took the worst look
ing robber I ever saw, with a black
brow and fierce eye.
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doctor had showed him where to put
1t. Mullins had gone on to see his
mother-and now or was the doctor
himself. And we women. my mistress
and myself. alone.
l remember how dark 1t was as the
long clock began to strike -. And
Just as it stopped there came a knock
at the door.
Invent to open 1t and there were two
men with a wagon. and in the wagon
a long bundle Of something sewed up
in cloth.
"Dr. James live here?"
"He does" says I.
Here's a bundle for him."
"Bless us, it's big enough" says L.
at is" said he. well. let's in
with 1t. old lady. Wen put it in the
corner of the hall. And your master
left particular directions that it must
not be opened until he came" says
he-"a sort of surprise for your mis-
tress."
"And what's In the bundleP
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In his annual report the Secretary Of Agriculture
presents most excellent summary of American agri-
culture In the 1905 The report includes forceful
comparisons by which the statistical commentaries of
niens Of tons and billions Of bushels and dollars
are translated into language more ineligible to the
average citizen.
Thus expressed the facts relating to our crops live
Stock and land values have been called 1.-THE Epic Of
the Farm" An epic we told by the lexcogra-
piers. Is presentation Of q great and noble theme
It narrates exploits benehcent and wonderful in their
results, ana no greater nober theme can be found
than the one which depicts the relations of these
achievements to human well being
Impressed In millions Of bushels the production of
grain In the United States was as follows: Corn
27os; oats, $780, wheat esq., barley 1885, and the minor
grains, including rice rye and buckwheat sucient to
swell the grand total to 1871 600 bushels or 225
0oeo00.OO0 pounds.
such quantity Of grain would require for its trans
pertaton by rail 6625000 standard freight cars which
placed end to end would encircle the earth one and
four-hfths times 1t is sufficient to give to every man.
woman and child on the globe $50 pounds or approx
imatey sne-ffth Of their annual supply of such ma
terial for their food 1t is enough the Amer
lean farmers with seed for their succeeding crops
give to the people Of the land all the b~eadsufr re-
CURED by them, and leave 100000 bushels for ex.
port to be used in the arts converted into second
airy or higher forms of human foed in the shape of
meat milk, butter, cheese eggs ETC. These grains
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FRESH AIR AND REST.

Common Sense I'm the Outdoor
Treatment of Consumption.
g. r. Pogue says that much harm has
been done to consumptives by the In
discriminate prescribing Of fresh air.
outdoor life and exercise, without prop-
er instructions and education on the pa
tent. together with consideration of
the extent of the LESSONS present. saws
the New York Medical Record. It is
folly to place patient with high fe-
yer. chills and sweats outdoors all day
long In cold weather and then REQUIRE
him to sleep in an open tent with no
provision made for the comforts of life
to which he has been accustomed. On
the other hand. the patient in the early
stages OF the disease who is told to
adopt tent life, without being given
definite instructions is very apt to shut
himself up tight at night In his tent
and so spends seven or eight hours a
day in a closed canvas box.
Patients must be kept outdoors all
day long in the open air, and pract1c-
ally the same conditions must prevail,
at night, but they must be made COM
Portable and be protected from cold
winds, rains and storms and, during the
summer months. from the direct .rays
Of the sun. The beginning Of the ont
door life must be made gradual. with
out abrupt transition from the patients
usual mode Of life. Similar failacies
exist in the minds Of the laity, and even
OF the profession also, regarding the
value Of exercise. The patient who 10
told to live out Of doors and trough ~,
usually does not live long to carry ont
the Injunction. OF sixty-two patients
In various stages Of the disease, whose
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by themselves have farm value of 81 1928 100000,
nearly three times the capital in national
banks.
In 1880 Mulhall English statistician, inserted the
following statement in his dictionary of statistics "In
the United States 100000 hands raised nearly half
much grain 60,0OO,OO0 in Europe" The average
grain product farm worker in the United States
the date mentioned than three times large
as that OF his European competitor I'm the inter-
venng years that product has materially increased in
the United States, while remaining practically
changed throughout Europe.
AS result we find that the 1881 900 900 bushels of
grain produced in 1905 by the 100000 toers is at
least one-ha the corresponding product of the 75OOO
GOO toilers employed on European farms One Amer
lean farmer produces not far and one half
times as much grain the average toier the farms
OF Europe. II the comparison made between the
United States and the European nations exclusive
Russia. the superiority of American farms would be
even more marked.
The grains constitute the most important single
source OF human food, and for this are first
considered. They also constitute large part Of the
food OF domestic animals and poultry. OF other crops
used for human and animal food the Department OF
Agriculture furnishes estimates for potatoes tobacco
and hay. The 1905 production of potatoes was GEO.
100000 bushels, worth $13sO00Ooo; that of tobacco
66oo00,000 pounds worth $5200OOO0 and that of hay
6oO00O0O tons, worth $6O5 OOOO.-L G. Powers.
chief statistician Of the Census Bureau.
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words are coming to pass. aid not Ink,
the job, can assure you; I have an
/ antipathy to graves and coffins and al
that reminds one of death, and / would
not have taken that picture for untold
gold, but that was enslaved BY ths
beauty Of the lady who asked me to dc
1t. Monsieur has not seen such another
tall, shapely, with eyes, hair and skin
perfect and her voice soft and sweet like
a silver bell. .,ne coaxed me to do II
against my will, and crept into the vii.
iage graveyard one morning at O'Clock
with my camera, before even the busy
sisters were out of their cells, and took
the picture for her. You may see how
imperfect the picture il, how many
blemishes 1t has, and you must not Judge
OF my usual work by It, for my hand
shook with fear" The soul Of the
artist was ousting the shade of the aris-
tocrat.
Never mind the blemishes, Senior Cas-
tellan," interrupted Mr.. Mallett. 'The
photograph rs good enough for my pur-
pose. l want you now to tell me the
name OF the lady who gave you the or
der, the name Of the convent where the
grave is, with directions for getting
there"
Castellan's hands went up in dismay.
You cannot get therel 1t would be
sacrilege. No man is permitted to en-
ter the gates but on two days in the
week, for couple of hours at visiting
time, you understand, when the holy
sisters are all shut in their cells at pray
ers."
Still l must get to see that grave
before sunset tonight, and 1 will give
two hundred francs to any one who will
help me-"
Two hundred francs! 1t is a large
sum here in Villa Silentio. There is a
servant woman who does the errands
for the convent ladies, with whom l am
acquainted, who might be induced"
He paused thoughtfully.
That is settled then. And now how
far is 1t, and how are we to get there?"
Mr.. Mallett asked, rising briskly from
his chair
CASTELAR, motioned him back to his
seat.
You must leave this to me entirely,
monsieur. One ill-considered step might
balk your plan. and rob the servant and
me OF our reward. 1t must be done
during vespers, If at all; and in the mean
time l must see this woman and make
my plans. 1t is now two, and, il might
advise refreshment and rest before we
start on our expedition, monsieur would
be more fitted for it."
"One moment" said Mr.. Mallett, as
CASTELAR, rose to- call his daughter to
their guest. ''Tell me the name of the
convent before you CO."
1T Is called the Convent of the Holy
Assumption, and 1t is but FIVE minutes
walk from here"
"And the name of the lady who or
dered that photograph"
"Ah, that l never knew! My accom-
plice managed all the business part of
the affair, as she will do now, and the |
lady's name was never mentioned"
Senior CASTELAR, went through tho front |
door into the market place, pausing on
the threshold, with his fingers on his |
lips, to say:
Until six and a quarter then, -au re-
voir."
w. a. A.