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called his nephew to him. The boys
name was Archibald. Come here.
Archibald the cruel ruler called out,
and bring perfumed water with which
to bathe my feet. Take of my sandals
and fetch my satin-lined silver boots.
am going out for a stroll
But Archibald stood beside the tall
marble. pillars and never budged.
Are you coming this instantT roared
the cross grained old uncle No. am
not coming at ALL answered Archibald.
standing stock stiIl. I'll never wait
on you again
The. old rulers eyes blazed like fire.
. TIL beat you, You young rascal he
yelled out.
Z Come and try, IT. dared Archibald.
You see. the night before, while Archi-
bald was asleep in his cold dungeon
where he had not even a pillow, but
slept on the damp stone fioor-a beau
tiful fairy. had come to him and had
given him little gold wand. She told
him to make a wish, to look on the end
Of the wand while doing so, and the
wish would come true. So as quick as
ever he could Archibald raised the
wand. looked on the end OF 1t and
wished for a soft bed with down pill
lows. OF a sudden the room changed
to the grandest place you could fmag-
Inc, with velvet carpet, a brass bed
StedQ Win a lONely SOFT DeQ ana 0o-yn
pillows on 1t. Then, feeling awfully
hungry. Archibald wished for fine
lunch, still looking on the end of the
wand"
why didn't he wish for a Shetland
pony% broke in little Tim. his deep in
terest in the story causing him to for
get for the moment the big brothers
orders about keeping quiet.
There you got" said Bert, frowning.
Just 1 reach thrilling point in my
story you go and spoil it by butting in.
Now you get up and go right to the
house, for can't possibly tell a story
while you keep breaking in with lot
OF foolish questions. A shetland pony.
The idea! What could he have done
with a Shetland pony In a BEDROOM"
"He could have wished for a nice,
gold stable with plush stalls" ventured
little Tim. not rising. but settling him
self against the tree to remain, even
though he was invited In no mild
tones to betake himself of. He could
have wished for a gold stable and had
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the Shetland pony IN it-not In his bed
room." he persisted.
Maybe you're telling this story In
stead OF me-" said Bert, glaring at MS
young brother But II you're not
please keep quiet or scud for the nouse-
Now, are you going to behaveY
Little Tim fingered the small clods OF
dirt near him IN the grass and made no
reply Bert watched him for minute.
while Sally. becoming impatient. said;
"Oh. go on. cousin Bert Timmy isne
going to bother again He was Just IN
terested and forgot himself
We'll, he'd better remember himself.
said Bert, trying to look fierce. Now
I'll begin again. and this time III noS
be interrupted. As was saying
Archibald wished for lunch AS quick
as a flash the door 10 his chamber new
open and in came a black dwarf, pear
ing gold tray on which were pure
china and cut-glass dishes. In these
dishes were many good things. ike leo
cream, strawberry shortcake. mirce pie
fried chicken, sugarsd doughnuss-
Say, brother" exclaimed little Tim.
leaping to his brown. bare feet. u
going to the house. I'm hungry
Before Bert could reprimand the IRE
pressibIe little Tim ne had bounded
away toward the big farmhouse that
stood amidst a grove Of green trees on
nilL Into the kitchen he ran just as
his mamma lifted from the stone oven
a pan OF sweet-smel1ing gtngercake.
''Oh, give me some, mammal begged
the little fellow. dancing about witt
eyes sparkling as he noted the size -
the cake
Five minutes later little Tim ran
down the hillside waving a huge piece
of ginger cake in his hand as he called
out to Bert, sally and FIoss-e: Looks,
amt got a big piece? Mamma says II
you want some to come med ately,
while it's hotr'
Bert had just reached most tragical
climax to his fairy story at this mo-
ment, and Sally and Flossie were hang
ing an his words, but the sight Of ths
ginger cake caused ell three to forget
the victory of Archibald over his cruel
uncle. the ruler. and soon, with little
Tim beside them. they were all sitting
on the big kitchen porch enjoying thu
fresh ginger cake. which no one knew
how to make SO well as aid the boyR
mamma
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keT NEVER read a fairy story that
could come up to the mark" said
Bert, as he sat with Sally, Flossie
and little Tim, discussing fairy lore.
If / should ever write a fairy story
II would be-be-"
"ReaT?" asked little Tim, with won
dering eyes.
Bert glanced pityingly at little Tim,
while Sally and Flossie laughed out
right at him, Sally saying: Real?
What an idea! II the story were real
1t wouldn't be fairy story at all"
"Oh, Tins too much of a kid to
understand" declared Bert. Hell live
and learn. But, as I was saying, if I
should write a fairy story it would
be"
"somethin' wat isn't so an never
happened at al?" again broke in little
Tim. inquiringly.
say Bulger," said Bert, addressing
little Tim, you keep still and listen to
your elders. And say-you'd better
be taught right now that it's very bad
manners to take a persons words out
OF his mouth. as II were. by interrupt
ing In this way. Now, If you can keep
mann, you may stay; but If you keep
breaking in I'll send you along home.
Understand Z"
Little Tim nodded his head in silence
for he very much wished TO remain in
the company of his brother Bert and
cousins sally and Flossie. So he would
hold tight rein on his tongue and
be seen and not heard"
What kind of a fairy story would
you writer" asked Sally. turning to
Bert.
We'll, there'd be something Doing"
said Bert with an important pursuing
Up OF the lips and raising of the eye
brows. AT least. my fairy story would
make KIDS SAT UP and take notice, 1
can promise you that
Wish. you'd write one" declared
Sally.
so do T." agreed FIossie.s 1T would
be greatp
Ltt.se Tin, on the moments imse,se,
opened @his mouth to say, Yes, E4ite
one, brother" but quickly remember
ing Bert's orders he shut his little
mouth firmly and held the sentence a
prisoner.
We'll, maybe I WILL said Bert. But
what's tile matter with me just going
over II to you kids right now2 Then,
II II takes your fancy. I'll write IL off
with ink on nice blue paper and send
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that 1t made a great green tent, with
the tree that it grew on holding it up
In the middle. There was a door on
one side.
One of the sheep put its head in at
the door and Immediately changed into
a beautiful white horse, with ribbons
on its name and tail, and began gal
Looping around the ring inside the tent
The other sheep followed and they
all changed into horses like the first
until the tent seemed full of them.
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Then before Bertha knew. how 1t
happened, each of them had a beautiful
lady on its back dressed in fluffy skirts.
some white and others pink or blue.
They stood up on the backs Of the
horses, first on one foot and then on
the other, bowing and smiling and
throwing kisses at Bertha.
"Hoop-la" said the magician, crack
ing a long whip that he had in his
hand, and the horses began to go faster
and faster until you could hardly tel
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Look through that he said, hand
ing it to her.
Bertha put the end8of the telescope
TO her eye and she.5could not help CIV
ing small scream3'ot surprise. It
seemed to her that she was really in
Cloudland. pit brought everything SO
near. EFFf
There were the King and Queen just
as she.AarsalwRys thought they looked.
They were sitting on the castle wall
and the King had his crown on. He
was eating a large piece of apple pie
with one hand. and the Queen was
looking at him and smiling. She had
his scepter.
The Moon Guards were all drawn up
in long rows a little way off, shooting
at them with bows and arrows. There
was a general marching UP and down
in front of them and he seemed TO be
shouting orders, but of course Bertha
couldn't hear what he said.
The King and Queen looked very fat
and jolly, but the arrows came so very
1CaA AAN4L lnoN oCiNlA0 was ANllO
alarmed. One of them went through
the piece of pie that the King was
eating. and Bertha feared every mo-
ment that he would be hit, but he did
not seem to mind the soldiers at all.
"Oh, I'm afraid they'll be killed"
cried Bertha. why do the soldiers
shoot at them?"
There's no danger" said the magi-
clan. Those are only dream arrows"
But one of them went right through
the pie!" Bertha said.
IT'S only a dream pie" he replied
The soldiers came up quite close to
the wall and they all shot their arrows
together. There was so many of them
that the air was filled and Bertha lost
sight of the King and Queen entirely
Just then the telescope made buzzing
sound and ran down, so that Bertha
could not see anything more through
it.
7 hope they are SAFE" she said
anxiously.
They're as safe as cold water" the
magician said. What shall we have
now?'
4 never saw circus" Bertha said.
The magician looked around, strok-
ing his beard. The sheep had finished
nibbing the grass outside and had
come into the woods to see what was
going on there. The cows were also
coming along, walking one behind the
other after old Crumple Horn. The
others always did what she told them
/ to-
Il don't see why we shouldn't have
one" said the magician. Let me see.
/ it has been so long since I studied the
rules that I have forgotten"
He took a book with black cover
out of his pocket and turned the pages
over
Here it is" he said "Circuses-let
me see now" He read a few pages
in the book. making his lips move as
he spelled out the words. Bertha
caught a glimpse of the letters and
they were not like any that she had
ever seen before.
Il think we can manage it nicely
the magician said. He stood a little
way off and drew a silver rod out of
his pocket He waved it first on one
side and then on the other, very gently,
Bertha did not understand. The
grapevine spread out all around and
] came close down to the ground so
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1t to the weekly Gazette. .

II to the Weekly Gazette"
"Oh that'll be lovely1 cried Sally
and Flossie in a breath. And little
Tim, his heart beating with anticipa-
tion, nodded approval.
-All right assepted Bert. "All sit
up close here in the shade and I'll be-
gin. But nobody must disturb me.
Hear that, Tim?"
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~ about wizards and nagicians,
but she never saw one until
the day after the picnic, when
she went out by herself with
Rose. her doll, 70 take a little
stroll IN the pasture woods. She liked
those woods best. because they were
not very large and she could always
see the light on the otheE.side, so that
there was no chance os getting herself
lost there.
She was not afraid OF the cows,
either as she knew them oil and they
were well acquainted with her. There
were Br.ndle and White Face and Spot
and old lazy Crumpie Horn, who was
always chewing her cud. AS for the
sheen. OF course nobody was ever
afraid OF them. even when they crowd
cd all around. as they were very likely
70 Go when they were not too busy.
It was the sheep who ate all the
sDrigs and sprouts n the pasture
woods. so that the ground was quite
smooth there and easy 10 walk about
On. Bertha's favorite place was the
tree with the big grapevine on it. with
leaves so thick that you could not see
what was up among the branches. but
she never expected to find a magician
there She was sitting under the
grapevine singing Rose to sleep when
he climbed down one OF the stems He
was bald on the top OF his head and
In, hfS
hand.
Would you mind pinning that for
me?' he asked as soon as his feet
touched the ground.
Bertha saw that the elastic which
held the beard on was broken. so that
was the reason he had 10 carry it She
knew at once that he was q magician.
because he wore a long. loose robe.
fastened around the waist by a green
cord. and II was covered with curious
figures and shapes. Also he had verU
long. sharp nose: but Bertha didn't
know whether that had anything to
co with his being a magician.
She took a spare pin out Of Rose
and fastened the cord 20 the edge of
the beard.
Thank you" said the magician, put
ting on the beard That makes me
feel better. never could grow one
and we can't very well get along with
out one in my business"
u suppose you really are a magi-
cian," Bertha said
Yes" be replied; and so was my
father ] have a brother who is q
wizard. and two cousins. One Of them
IS z necromancer and the other studied
10 be a warlock, but he never could
make it pay. He gave it up and
opened a grocery store; but people
are beginning to complain, and I don't
know what he viii do next"
can you. do magic things?" Bertha
asked.
.'Oh, yes" he said. 7 took the regu-
lar course and can do most of them
What would you like, for instance"
Bertha did not know quite what to
ask. She looked all around, but moth
ing seemed to occur to her At last she
saw Cloudland. long distance away
all heaped up in great pink mountains
through the tree trunks
I'd like 10 see what they're doing
there" she said
That's easy enough" said the magi'
clan.
He took small telescope from inside
his robe and wound il up with key
from 2 large bunch which hung from
his girdle. 1t began ticking just lik'
q clock.
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This time Tim ventured his voice and
said yes" Then he drew close within
the round. black shade OF the big tree
under which they were seated.
Now, in the long ago." began Bert,
there lived In an ancient city in this
State, yes. in this county-right down
on the river where we go fishing and
swimming every sumner poor or
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phan kid who had no father nor mother
nor sister nor brother
Bert paused to let the story take
form in his mind, and as he did SO little
Tim held up his hand. as is the custom
In school when pupil desires to speak
What is it, Mugs?" asked Bert. who
had many pet names for his little
brother
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ERTHA had heard a great deal !
about wizards and magicians,
but she never saw one until |
the day after the picnic, when |
she went out by herself with
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slept and died. This dwelling was

slept and died. This dwelling was
carefully screened to prevent the en-
trance of mosquitoes. In the foul bed
ding the volunteers slept for two
months. Not one case of yellow fever.
developed among them. The other
house was kept as clean as sanitary
science could make it. Everything
used by the men who volunteered for
this part of the work was sterilized.
Into the room were introduced speci-
mems of the stegomyia mosquito which
had bitten yellow fever patients OF
the occupants of this room so per
cent developed yellow fever. Finally,
men who had lived unaffected for
twenty days. amidst the foul surround
ings of the first establishment, allowed
themselves to be bitten by the infect
ed mosquitoes. and 20 per cent of them
took the disease. No low order of
courage was required in those who
submitted to either test, since, on
the one hand. the fever was univer-
sally regarded at that time as a mys-
teriously air-borne disease, while on
the other, the physicians frankly told
those who submitted themselves to
the mosquitoes that they would prob
ably take the infection.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-06-14
EE COSTLY BUILDINGS-WATCH GRAND FORKS 6
STAND TRIAL.
Joe Shores Charged With Muir
der in Second Degree
Bail $4,000.

The preliminary hearing of Jos.
Shores, the Lankin, Walsh county
man, accused of killing his brother in
a quarrel over a fence, was held yes
terday afternoon at Grafton before
Justice Depuy. The accused waived
examination on a charge of murder
in the second degree and had his bail
fixed at $4,000. Bond was not fur
nished but it is expected will be Sc
cured before the end of the week. The
defendant was represented in court by
Attorneys JEFF NJ. Myers of Grafton
and E. Smith-Peterson of Park River.
States Attorney E. R. Sinkler of Graf
ton appeared for the prosecution.
The state agreed to the filing of a
murder in the second degree charge
and it is believed that If convicted at
all Shores will scarcely be found gull
ty of more serious charge than man
slaughter.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-06-14
CELEBRATION OF
FLAG DAY IS
GENERAL
But Has a Special Significance
in Philadelphia, Birthplace
of the Emblem.
Associated Pres. to The Evening Time.,

Associated Press to The Evening Times.
Philadelphia, Pa, June 14.-Prob-
ably in no other city of the country Is
Flag day" SO generally observed as
in Philadelphia and, quite naturally,
for 1t was in this city that the flag
was given birth. Congress. assembled
at Independence hall 129 years ago,
resolved, That the flag of the thirteen
United States be thirteen stripes, al
ternate red and white: that the union
be thirteen stars. white in a blue
field, representing the new constella-
ton"
At the beginning of the Revolution
airy war, and with the formal repudia-
ton of the flag of st. George and the
Union Jack of England, there was no
American flag under which the inpend-
ing battles were to be fought. There
conglomerate colonial flags, and here
and there a private banner of some
great landed proprietor. but no recog-
nized American flag.
There was no little worriment over
this fact, and the Continental or Con-
federate congress set about agreeing
upon the form, character and general
purport of one. Congress accordingly
appointed Benjamin Franklin, Thomas
Lynch and Benjamin Harrison as
committee to agree upon and formally
report flag design.
Near the close of the year 1775, they
reported in favor of adopting the Brit
ish union jack plus 10 stripes as the
flag. This report was never acted
on or at least was not adopted. Wash
ington wanted a five pointed star add
ed, others were inclined to adopt
modified form of the Dutch flag with
it's broad red stripes.
Finally, on June IA, 1777, congress
agreed upon flag of 10 stripes with
IL stars on blue field, thus appro-
priating little here and a little there
until the star and the stripe and the
colors red, white and blue appeared
upon the banner, and the "Stars and
Stripes" became the insignia of the
republic. OF course everyone recalls
the work of Betsy Ross, who no doubt
suggested much as we'll as did the
sewing of the first flag.
At the Betsy Ross house, 239 Arch
street, the national anthem was sung
today by school children and address
es appropriate to the day made by
representatives of various patriotic
societies. The house has been turned
over to the federal government by the
American flag house and Betsy Ross
memorial association and will be main
tanned as public memorial and
museum of colonial and revolutionary
relics.
Washington, D. c., June 14.-From
the Atlantic to the Pacific and from the
Great Lakes to the Gulf this mornings
sunrise was greeted by raising of
flags, in greater number and with more
ceremony than on any other day of
the year, except perhaps July 4. To-
day is Flay day, the 10th anniversary
of the creation of the "Stars and
Stripes" by the American congress.
Thirty-five years after the adoption
of the flag congress ordered that a
new star should be added for each
new state admitted to the Union. There
are 80 more stars in that field now
than when the flag was first raised and
this number soon will be increased by
territories.
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Cheap Rates Via the Northern Pacific
Railway.

Ashland and return, s1O45 Dates
of sale, June 20. Limit, June 25.
Miles City and return, s1715. Dates
of sale, June 10 to g. Limit, July 10.
Billings and return, 500 Dates of
sale, June 10 to 80 Limit, July 10.
Bismarck and return, $1,000. Dates
OF sale. June 26 and q. Limit, June
60.
La Crosse and return, s15.47. Dates
of sale, July to 6. Limit, July II.
Omaha, Neb., and return, $1,000.
Dates of sale, July to -. Limit,
July 20. Limit will be extended until
August Is on payment Of SO cents
additional.
Denver, Pueblo, Colorado Springs
and return, s29.S5 Dates of sale,
July 8 to IA. Limit. August 26.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-06-14
Proving the Mosouito Theory.

Samuel Hopkins Adams in McClure's.)
For the foundation of her defenses
New Orleans must acknowledge her
debt to three young United States
army surgeons, Reed, Carroll and
Lazear establishing near Havana in
1900 an experiment station to test on
human subjects the mosquito theory
suggested by Finlay and earlier OBJ
servers. Two adjoining houses were
selected presenting precisely the same
conditions of hygiene, sanitation and
temperature, and in these squads of
volunteers were domiciled. In one
were put the soiled sheets, pillows and
blankets from the hospital at Havana
in which yellow fever patients had
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-06-14
Alabama Politics.
lated Press to The Evening Time

Birmingham, Ala, June 1.-THE re-
publican party in Alabama is prepar-
ing to take an active part in the COM
ing campaign. Candidates will be put
up in several congressional districts.
The state committee assembled here
today to choose between the conven-
ton and primary methods of nominal
ing state ticket. .
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FATHER GAPON.

Official Inquiry DisclOses the Identity
Of His Murderer.
Annotated Press Cable to The Evening
Times.
st. Petersburg, June '14.-Official in
curry into the death of Father Gapon
has resulted in verdict that Gapon
was murdered by Gutenberg and two
accomplices. The government has
formally demanded the extradition of
Gutenberg from Switzerland whence
he fed from Finland
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-06-14
Geist Reaches Home,

MI. H. X. Geist arrived home this
morning from Lancaster, Penn, where
he was called some time ago by the
serious illness of his mother. He left
her quite improved in health. He visit
ed Philadelphia, Chicago and Mime
apolis enroute home. Returning with
him was Mr.. G. Warner of Lancaster
who will take position in the Geist
store,
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An Echo Alarm Clock.

President Murphy of the Chicago
National League club told at base
ball dinner remarkable echo story,
according to an exchange.
There was a man." he began, "who
had country house in the Catskills.
He was showing a visitor over his
grounds one day and, coming to a
hilly place, he said:
There's a remarkable echo here.
If you stand under that rock and shout
the echo answers four distinct times,
with an interval of several minutes
between each answer
But the visitor was not at all i'm
pressed. He said. with a loud laugh:
You ought to hear the echo at my
place in Sunapec. Before geeting into
bed at night l stick my head out Of
the window and shout, thine to get
up, William" and the echo wakes me
at o'clock sharp the next morning. I"
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
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In Mrs. Elford's Honor.

Mrs. J. NJ. O'Neale and Mrs. Allen
entertained yesterday morning at 10
o'clock at dinner given at the home
of Mrs. O'Neale in honor of Mrs. A. S.
Elford of Minneapolis, formerly of
Grand Forks. Covers were laid for
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PERS0 NAILS
Mrs. Peter Odegard of Thompson is
spending the day in the city.

Mrs. Peter Odegard of Thompson is
spending the day in the city.
c. R. Bierley of Larlmore. an en-
ploye of the J. B. Streeter. Jr. COM
pany, was visitor in town this morn
ing.
Mrs. J. G. Hamilton arrived home
yesterday from Washington. D. c. She
reports the major enjoying fair health.
Miss Gertrude Treichler of Niagara,
a university student, left this morn
ing for her home where she expects
to spend the summer.
Mrs. John Valley and two children
left last night for Ontario, where they
will make an extended visit with rela-
tives. They go direct to Ottawa.
Steve Williams was an over night
visitor in the city returning this morn
ing to Nelson county where he is run
ming crew of decorators for the ].
B. Streeter Jr. company of Larimore.