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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-18
THE DUKE WAS FAR-sEEING
Argument Of Wellington Settled Site
Of the Houses Of Par
lament.

Modern history of England tells of
moments almost as exciting as those
now being witnessed in Russia. Wei.
lington once declared that the most
exciting moment Of his life was not in
any of his great battles, but that in
which he had to forbid William Nv. to
attend a public banquet in the city
during a time of great national OK.
element.
OF the millions Of people who every
year see our houses of parliament,
says the st. James Gazette,
how many imagine that their position
was determined by strategic consid.
erations? No one nowadays can
think of the palace of Westminster
in any other position than that which
1t occupies. But when the old houses
were burned down and the task of re.
building faced, there was PROPOSE.
ton to establish them on or near the
site of st. James palace. Yelling
ton resolutely put down his foot on
the proposal.
The site suggested, its advocates
pointed out, would be better as re-
CARDS centrality and convenience than
the other. But to the argument of
the duke there could then be no an
swer. with a vast and growing
population, such as yours in London"
he said, you must never make it pos
sible that you can be surrounded.
You must build your houses of par
lament upon the river, so that the
means of ingress and egress are safe,
and that the populace cannot exact
their demands by sitting down around
you"
Sir William Fraser, in whose
memoirs the story is recalled, men.
toned it to Napoleon III. just before
the death of the latter. What wis.
dom!" he said-"what wisdom!" and
it set him musing upon the different
turn which the history of France
might have taken II in other ways as
great precautions had been observed
in his own case.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-18

town over the smooth prairie roads -of
the state; the real estate man has =
machine OF two to take his landseek-
ers 70 8see the best soil on earth; the
banker and the business man md the
auto q necessity to look after their
real estate interests; and the farmer
nndA NJ profitable to have e.bubblev
- order 70 ct around fsstsr than DO
otherwise could ~
The roads Oe the state arc ideal Tor
these improved machines, ana there n
pleasure and health II their ne hers.
q we'll ~ economy It q evident nm
the automobile u here to astay, and
nothtns but the best makes and latest
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-18
WEIGHED IN THE BALANCE.
New Minister Neither Kept His Hear.
ers Awake Nor Let Them
Sleep.

so hear you are going to part
with the new minister, the one that
came here from Brownsville"
Jest 80: he didn't suit our folks at
ALL" responded Uncle Jesse Putnam
promptly. relates the New York Times
We'll. you folks must be getting
hard to please. all of sudden. Now
you liked that old-fashioned man, Or.
Patterson"
Mice. easy sort of Teller; read his
sermons in cam, unconcerned kind
of way" interrupted Uncle Jesse. by
way Of comment.
Yes, and then you took to young
Mr.. Banks-I thought you'd object to
him. after DR.. Patterson! Why, young
Banks was regular frebrand, full of
vim and enterprise his SER
mons in q loud, excited voice. When
he, too. fitted into things here in Shell
byville, concluded you folks would
take 40 anyone that came along"
THAT'S just where you got fooled"
remarked Uncle Jesse. Nov, they's
lot of US old fellers-fact is, us old
fellers about run this She,byville
church. Old DR.. Patterson. cam and
soothin' like, he suited US. Then that
young Teller, Banks-I tell yoa, ne
made things hum. and US old fellers set
up and listened to the music! Time
church was over we was pretty we'll
stirred up4hungry fer dinner and he'd
good afternoon nap.
But this new mon. from over to
Brownsyille"-Uncle Jesse shook his
head-"W'y, he couldn't boiler up loud
enough to keep man good'n awake;
but that pesky voice of his'n, wy, It
was jest loud enough and jumpylike.
SOS TO keep me from gettin' nice
nap, like we used to get when old DR..
Patterson preached.
The trouble with this new Teller Is
that he amt neither one thing nor
t'other!"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-18
ANNUAL TREK OF cARlso on.


The great autumn trek Of the carl
bou Is just over, says q recent report.
In the third week Of November the
vanguard Of the deer was leisurely
making Its way south, feeding as it
went, its line extending for some miles
in depth.
Whenever watercourse went even
approximately in the same direction
numbers of the deer took its base for
their road. Perhaps this was in conse-
quence Of inherited fear of being
chased by animals following by scent.
Or 1t is possible that the abundance
of food supplies in the way of eel grass
and the moss on the submerged bowl
ders and banks tempted them.
To sportsman it was an impressive
sight to see these handsome creatures;
many of them with their neck mark
ings as white and Is perfect as white
cravats could be, all heading in the
same direction and travelling in simple
obedience to a primal law. The fawns
were fat and frolicsome and were In
many instances fully half as tall as
their mothers. The parents had their
horns fully developed, of rich brown
at the base, shaded to light drab at
the tips.
The long, loose hoofs clattered nois.
lily whenever the animals moved brisk
ly. When, as was often the case, SO
or 80 OF the animals went by together,
the rafting of their feet gave out q
curious sound, unlike anything else in
natures wilds.
The writer saw hundreds OF them
passing one day over the Topsails, as
the highest mountain ridge on, the
island is called. There is very little
shelter there, as, owing to the altitude.
the trees are dwarfed, but little If any
cover is needed by the hunter at such
times, provided the direction of the
wind is carefully noted.
More than ever was it made clear
upon this expedition that the caribou
does not rely particularly upon its
eyesight, but places its main depend
ence upon its sense of smell. For
hours the animals sauntered along,
many of them almost within touch,
dozens of them in full sight of their
human observers.
About the headwaters Of the Harry
river the caribou appear to herd more
closely than elsewhere, aud it was here
that 500 caribou were actually counted
at one time, no notice being taken of
fawns. Many of them had from 80 to
~ points on their horns, and when
several were close together they ap-
peared to be peeping out from under
dry thicket Of dead branches.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-18

providing for her husband as much as
he desires. The home dress Of the
Filipino Is artistic and attractive. con-
sisting Of transparent and primitive
outlines. The native costume il 1iour.
sacks tied around the body (Haris
brothers brands being preferred),
children under is years of age wait
until the next year for clothes.
81 The towns are aggregations Of
shacks full Of heas, cur dogs. cats,
h0rses, pigs. chickenS, carabaos, bed
bugs. and the families, al living ON
terms Of equality. Ri
The Philippine Islands 40 ai whole
are 9 forsaken. cannibalised. 7Aguinal-
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-18
RUSSIAN GHOST STORIES.
Murder Revealed by Spirit visitant
and Strange Warning
Of Death.

In certain town In the province of
Minsk, West Russia. peasant sudden
ly disappeared. He was last seen alive
leaving the church and going home TO
his sister, with whom he lived, relates
an exchange.
One day, in q dream, his sister saw
her brother. He looked pale, his eyes
were closed, and his legs were broken.
He told her that he had been MUIR
dered by her husband and his brothers.
He mentioned the exact date and place
OF the deed, and added that his body
was put into sack and thrown into the
river. He wanted her to find his body
and have It buried in the family grave.
The dream was repeated several
times. and at last the sister sought the
advice Of her aged father-in-law. He
told her that it would be difficult to find
the body, and If the culprits were
brought to justice her children would be
left orphans; so, after consideration,
the sister gave the matter up.
But her brothers spirit would not
rest, and appeared in a dream in the
above manner to friend of his. Soon
the news spread to the local authorities
who took the matter up. The river was
searched, and the body was found in the
exact spot indicated.
This discovery had such an effect on
the murderers that they at once con-
fessed. They gave all details of the
crime-how, after service, they took him
to mill where they all dined, and on
leaving for home they attacked their
victim. Finding that the sack was too
small, they cut of the legs, tied stone
to his neck, and threw him in the river.
The above is certified to be perfectly ac-
curate by the local authorities.
A Russian paper relates the following
as having occurred in an officers family
at the time of an outbreak of cholera.
The eldest son was in an Office in town
nearly 200 miles from his home.
One morning the family were visited
by an undertaken, who said he had re-
ceived orders from person, whom he
described, to make coffin for their ED
est son. The father replied that the son
was far away, and that all the family
were alive and we'll.
Directly afterward a message came
that the eldest son had died of cholera
at the same time that his exact SIM
ilitude had been seen by the UNDER
taker.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-18
HOW TO FIND BEE TREE.
Hunters Have a Simple Method
Which Is Almost Invariably
Successful.

Some bee hunters simply put outsa bit
of honeycomb, or even trickles of honey
on clean chip, never resorting to the
pungency of scorched wax And these
are apt to mark their bees with sprinkles
of flour In order to trace their flight.
Whatever the bait, says the Country
Calendar, it is set on stump, or stone,
or fallen tree, in some open glade of
deep woods. AS certainly as the woods
hold even one bee tree, there will soon
be a dozen bees sucking with all their
might. The bee hunter, stock still.
watches them narrowly, aiming always
to sprinkle those that come first, since
he knows they are from the nearest
swarm.
Commonly he follows the earliest bee
at its first rise. If he loses it he goes
back for another. He may wait to see
half dozen take fight from their lines.
making up his mind as to the bee trees
probable direction. If all of them take
one course he has plain sailing-it is
only matter of following that course,
keeping his eyes and ears the while very
wide open. II there are crosstiights,
Bees scattering in all directions, the
thing to do is to follow the best marked
line home, if possible in the wake OF a
laden bee, and put out fresh bait for the
others upon another day.
Following laden bee is not so easy.
The spiral rise is confusing-but mas
ter bee-hunter is apt to be hawkeyed.
He watches the black mounting speck
until 1t strikes line, then runs along it's
line, knowing we'll it will go straight to
within few feet of the hive. At the
home portal there may be a slight
swerve, even a lighting upon twigs or
the trunk itself before crawling in home.
The entrance may be knothole, or an
innocent looking crack or seam. What
ever it is, it is apt to show faint yell
low-brown stain, got from the passing
in and out of so many bees, wax and
honey laden.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-18

Northwest Passage1
ton was fitted out with financial as
sistance from King Oscar, some influ-
entail men of Norway and Sweden and
the Royal Geographical society of Lon
don. The coolest weather he expert
enced was in March, 1904, when the
mercury registered 70 degrees below
zero.
The existence of northwest passage
was discovered long ago. Earlier ex-
plorers succeeded in traversing it. But
to do this they had to leave behind
the vessels on which they had entered
the Arctic ocean, walk some distance
over the ice and get aboard vessels
which had come from the oppos. .e di-
rection. Capt. Amundsen won the dis
ttnction of being the first man in the
history of the world to navigate the
Arctic region from Davis strait to Beh-
ring strait in one and the same YES
sci. He has realized the dream of ages.
When Columbus sailed from Spain
in 1892 it was with the aim of finding
toward the west a shorter and safer
route to India than the one around the
Cape of Good Hope. He thought when
he reached America that he had ac-
complished his object. Years passed
before 1t became known that what he
had found was not new route to the
east, but new world. Efforts then
began to find northeast and northwest
passages from Europe to Asia. Adolf
Erik Nordenskjold, a Russian, COM
pleted the northwest passage in 1879.
The first great advance IN the explora-
ton of the northwest passage was
made by John Davis. who discovered
the strait named for him in 1885. Hem
rik Hudson followed him in 1907, and
In 1916 Baffin reached latitude II de-
.grees As minutes, record that stood
Nnequaled for 236 years.
There was great revival of Arctic
exploration in the early part of the
nineteenth century. Sir John Franklin
was sent by the British government
with two ships and 1923 men expressly
to make the northwest passage. Moth
ing was heard of the party from 1886
to 1854, when it was learned that it
had perished. Numerous expeditions
we're sent out for its relief, among
them that of Robert Mcclure, who
passed through Behring strait in 1850
and went eastward as far as Melville
island. Here 1t was necessary to aban-
don the ship. In the spring of 1854
Mcclure and his crew were met and
rescued by McClintock's party, which
had come up from the east, and taken
back to England. Mcclure was thus
the first to make the northwest pass.
age. For his achievement he was
knighted by the British government,
promoted to a captaincy in the navy,
and highly honored by scientific socie.
ties.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-18
Tommy's Conclusions.

Il just heard to-day, mamma" said
little Tommy, that sausages are made
of dogs, but it isn't so, is it,"
why. certainly it isn't so, Tommy"
said the little boys mother, smiling at
the open mouthed wonder in which he
asked the question.
Il didn't quite believe it, mamma,
but thought il it was 80 that the sau-
sages that come like fishballs must be
made of pups, and the long ones that
are built like bananas must be made
Of greyhounds. IN. Y. Times.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-18

The interior Of the island is COM
posed Of mud and mountains. The
population includes $4,000 carabaos
(water bufkaloes) and 5000 900 roost-
ers. OF the people, 10000 are insur-
rectos. 10000 are amigos (friends at
the muzsle Of q 40. and the balance
are Chinese gamblers and carineta
drivers. "a. III
The Philippine islands are nice
inats 8 pleasant and healthy for NOS
qnitoes, ants lizards. bats, scorpions.
snakes and carabaOs. 3, ~
ON many occasions the islands have
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-18
THE NEW REGIME N RUSSIA
What the Warrington Star Humor-
ist Thinks Hay Ds the Prev
alent idea. ~.

Well, Briski, how has she been head
ing in my absencei''
I'm the right direction, hope. AT
any rate, we've done our best. How's
PARISH"
Great! truly great! But there are no
particulars. was told there that a
Partisan record is cancelled when the
visitor leaves town. Still, I'm glad to
be back. even with the country turned
upside down. and people looking every
way for Sunday"
Get many pointers about free
press and all that?"
MY boy. had q strange experience.
met an American, who is the Paris
correspondent of one Of the leading
newspapers OF his country, and he
warned me against Partisan models.
Very bright fellow and talks like a
house a-are. Never heard man fuller
of his subject. He says the real thing
IN the free press line is in America
The newspapers over there have never
had bit in-their mouths. and 60 the
gait. He advises me to go over myself,
or send somebody, and says I'll thank
him later for the suggestion. How does
another trip to America strike you? I
can't spare the time"
Il should like it. That Portsmouth
jaunt was every pleasant"
"Well, this is the Americans idea,
He says that sooner or later we shall
have rings In this country, and when
exposed the need vigorous handling.
He recommends New York for study
of rings and how to rattle them. Then
when congress meets we shall want to
handle that in the best style. A visit
to Washington will help us out there.
Then we must boom our tow-keep It
before the public in the light of the
greatest ever. Let me see Where do
we go to study that trick? A big town
back in the country somewhere"
"Chicago?"
Spell it,
"C-h-i-c-a-g-o."
Pronounce It,"
"She-kaw-go-with the accent on the
second syllable"
That's the place-Chicago. Well.
we go there to learn how to boom a town.
And that's point we must cover par
ticuiarly. l want the Mail to lead in
ADVERTISING az potorch,rr N,.., w.,
Washington and Chicago, then, should
supply you with all you'll need, and
that''l give us lift. Well arrange
the trip. But not a word about it.
Just disappear when the time comes,
and .eave your cronies guessing. No
letters, understand, except few of a
private nature to me. giving SUCCESS
ton or two. as they may occur. Well
make the Mail bang-up sheet, Brisk,
or break the presses in the attempt"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-18
london suburbs.

Far, more sham culture is apparent
at gathering Of literary people in
town than is ever displayed by non.
literary people in suburban drawing
rooms; far more meanness Of outlook,
pettiness Of living, struggling for sole.
~ material ends are associated with
Belgravia and Mayfair than ever pene-
trate to those fearful wilds Of Brix-
ton or Crouch-end.-Lon Queen.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-18
schopenhausr il Japa.

schopenhauer II Japan.
Isl The works Of schopenhater ara ~
lng translated into japanese ~ :
young japanese professor At Toxin.
wno holds that schopenhauer,s & oc.
trines agree on; many points WITH ~
1 National religion OF japan.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-18
NOT Pillow WAC.

The head master Of school in An.
coats. the slum quarter Of Manchester
England, told an audience the other
night that the Ancoats lad was essen
TALLY stay-at-home, and his knowl-
edge Of the country was nebulous. Al
ploW, according to one boy, was a.
thing for flattening the ground. II cut
the grass short. and was like ! knife
on cart wheels B, q.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-18
Classiaed.

Binerley When you and your wife
were hrst married you used to call
each other "birdie." didn't you!
McSwatt-Yes.
EDO you still do it?' A!
We'll. / call her parrot ana :
rnagpie. and she refers to me - Jay,
Chicago Journal. /,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-18
Expert Testimon,,

G4PeIS AeotIuouy.
Higgins-Do you know anything
about young Borrow's ability as book
keeper?
Diggsby-Sure thing. l loaned him
copy Of Shakespeare more than a year
ago and he has kept it ever since.-Chi-
cago Daily News.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-18

In Praise Of the Physician.
Abuses exist in every walk OF life.
but NO class Of men work harder to
keep their profession clean than ply
sicians do Golfers Weekly.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-18
Between Friends.

Clara-Fred's mother called ON me
shortly after our engagement. She
says he is the flower Of the family.
Maude-I guess that's right. His
Uncle John. says he is blooming
idiot. Chicago Journal. -.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-18

do-infested blot on the earth al least
the marine thinks go when he has 20
long months to stay here. 81 p Il a
Do / like II? Guess.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-18
Are They All Herep

Bacon-The Tyre used to be very COM
mon in Europe. but now they say you
can't find any of them there.
Egbert-Yes; believe our emigra.
ton laws have been altogether too Lar.
--Yonkers Statesman.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-18
Lost His Balanc.

~ 10St d1S BALANCE. 44.l n,
Auntie, when Jack heard your foot
steps in the corridor last night he Vas
Just on the verge Of . proposal. Z,
Dear, dear! And my coming scarad
him hack! 3 & ~
Bless you, no. auntie. II scared
him over the verge. Chicago TriS-
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-18
Thsir Usual wranele

The Doctor-You drink too much tea.
Tea turns the stomach into leather.
The Professor-Welf. there's nothing
like leather for keepingAthe sole Of a
man above the Chicago Tribune.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-18

Blue Eyes Good.
\ Color blindness Is very rarely found
- pAranns with blue eyes.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-03-08

b. e. Morstad now runs two
harness shops in this city, one IN
his new locat ton, and one in the
room which he recently vacated.
FOR sALE-so square yards
OF linolenm, nearly as good as
lew at 80 cents per yard.
4. p. Slocum. Minot, =. d. II.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-03-08

Shepherd, of the company EMinot house.
has charge of the Sawyer yard The
Sawyer yard is fully equipped with the
best line Il farming machinery. The
Sawyer farmers will have Just as good
an Opportunity to purchase machinery
as tho they purchased from the Minot
house. t is the principle OF the Western
Implement Co once a customer, al
ways customer. because they sell
the right class of goods at the right
prices. The Sawyer yard is under the
management Of Mi. Shepherd.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-03-08

G. n. Johnston, Of Johnston Bros.
Columbus City Iowa. Importers OF
-Percheron Stolliops. VIII arrive Moraay
in Minot with a car load OF good heavy
mares and horses. Also viii have one
dark gray Percheron Stallion. VT. 1870
pounds. These horfes may he found at
Geo. W Hecker's farm i've blocks east
Of court house. tip.
Martin Torgensen. one OF the stock
holders in the Western implement Co,
who has been connected with H. y.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-03-08
NOTICE FOR BIDS.

Notice is hereby given that bids for
lumber to be used in the erection Of a
new school building will be received at
the Office of the clerk of Botz school dis
trict No. 10, up until o'clock p. m. of
Friday, April 6, 1906. The bill OF hm
Der may be found at the clerks office.
Joseph Korgel,
Clerk Botz District.
3-S-45 Minot, N. D.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1906-06-11

Ep!o.E- meets secont and fcrrth
Tuesday evenings each meath. II
Knights ~ pythias Hall Visiting
brothers are cordially invited.
RAr-iIETT RAyNoLDs.
Exalted Ruler.
r. r. Bl.ArvELT. Sec.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1906-06-11
ANNAPOLIS CADETS
HAVE CLOSING EXERCISES.

Annapolis. Nd. June 1.-THE an.
nual closing exercises at tie Naval
academy began today with the afrl
val Of the board Of visitors. In the
ordinary routine this would have been
graduation week at the academy, bLi
by special order the class of 1906 was
graduated In February, some three
months ahead Of the usual time. With
the exception Of the graduation Of the
cadets the exercises this week will
take place according TO the custom.
ary program.
The board Of visitors appointed by
the president this year Is as follows:
Brigadier General G. A. Woodruff Of
San Francisco. Strathrean Hendrie Of
Detroit, Alfred nj. Scales of North
Carolina. r. ]. Sprague Of New York
City, Ex-Governor Murphy Of New Jer.
sey. Charles +. Brooker Of Connecti.
cut and George p. Blow Of Illinois.
The senate Is represented BY Senators
Dick Of Ohio and Patterson of Cd1o-
RADIO, and the house Of representatives
by Representatives Gregg Of Texas,
Roberts Of Massachusetts, and Lilley
OF Connecticut.