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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-08
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An interesting decision was rendered
last week In the probate court in New
Haven. 1t seems that certain man
made will, duly signed and attested.
In that will he made provision for
his partner. Some time later the part
ner died and the testator, without con-
sulttng a lawyer, wrote the word Mrs"
before the name OF his partner so that
1t should read that she was to have
the legacy. that he had intended for her
husband. It was brought out in court
that the interlineation was made after
the will had been witnessed and SO
Judge Cleaveland admits the will, but
declines to admit the interlinal part Of
it, thus cutting off the widow Of the
partner from what was intended for
her. No doubt; everybody will cali this
perversion. Of Justice. But. it is APP;
parently strictly "a legal decision. Prop
erty can only be handed along by the
dead in accordance with certain rules
of law. A man on his death bed can
say he wants all he posses to 60 to
Trinity college. but. If he does not put
this wish on paper in the prescribed
form, 1t will go to his heirs, in accord
ance with the law. The law requires
that the will shall be signed by the tes-
tator in the presence of three other
persons who also as witnesses must
sign it. Obviously this interlineation
was not witnessed. The person maxi
ing the will should have gone about his
business in the proper way. He ought
to have made a codicil and had that
witnessed. 1t seems unfair to cut peo-
pie OF from property that was intended
for them, but it must be remembered
that giving by will is entirly a privilege
granted by qaw-an artificial condition.
The state that grants the privilege Of
transmission by will has the right to
regulate the will as it sees fit. Any
body who is alive and compos mentis
can give away his possessions; that's
the time to do untrammeled. After
you are dead, you can't do much of
anything. 1t is best, therefore, in maxi
ing will not to be too wise. Hire
lawyer-HartfOrd Courant.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-08
HOLSTERS
Rocky Mountain Tea Nuggets
Busy Medicine ios Busy People,

A specific for Constipation. Indigestion, Liver
and Kidney troubles Ptmples. Eczema. Impure
Blood. Bsd Breath: Sluggish Bowels. Headache
and BnckGche. Its Rocky Mountain Tea in tab
let form. IS cents box. Genuine made BY
HoILlsTER DRuo COMPANY. Madison. Win
GOLDEN NUGGETS FOR SkLlOW PEOPLE
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-08
Arnold In Jail.

mite suicide at Larimore yesterday.
was brought to the county Jail this
morning and will be given Il hearing
tomorrow morning.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-08
Shoes Repaired.

Il you want your shoes repaired
promptly call on Fred Smith at No.
2 South Fourth street.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-08

II you wish to know some pertinent
facts abeut Grand Forks, read Kelsey
Development Co.'s I'D In this issue.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-08

ANY thin or undeveloped girl or, wo-
man will be benefited by taking Hol-
listers Rocky Mountain Tea: 1t is one
Of the greatest known remedies for
making people strong. healthy and
we'll. Tea or tablets. 35 cents.-Lion
Drug Store.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-08

Mrs. F. Roberts of Minneapolis is
visiting her sister, Mrs. A. Greenberg.
Fred j. Traynor the DEVILS Lake at
torney was a visitor in the city last
night. -. &.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-08
NEW ARRIVALS

New Hlppodrome and tight fitting
coats arriving every day at Benner,
Begg & Garvln's.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-08
Returned From CHICAGO.

A. D. Baughman has returned from
Il business trip to Minneapolis and
Chicago.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-08

NEW ARRIVALS.
New tight fitting coats for ladies'
arriving every day At Bcnner, Begg s
Garyin's.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-08

THE WEATHER.
. . . o o o q O o o . o o @ o . o Q
. North Dakota-Fair tonight and o
o Friday; colder tonight o
. . . Q . y . . . . o . o 9 o o 9 q
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-08
MIR. HOTEL MAN

Write for sample and price on our
special Hotel Blend Coffee. This
should benefit you.
Home Tea Co., ROasters, Grand Forks
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-08

1t costs more to avenge our wrongs
than 1t does to protect our rights.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-08

II you want to know how to make
money, see Kelsey Development Co.'S
nd on other page.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-08

FOR" RENT-THREE FURNISHED
inquire at room No. Z.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-08

HOUSE WANTED-sMALL HOUSE
close in, furnished or unfurnished,
James Twamley. Room 2 Beare block.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-08

BOY FROM Is TO 18
years old: experienced In clothing and
E GENT ~ fnuarnn1Iisshingss; good wages:
Times office. ,s -,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-08

WANTED-A BOY FROM IS to II
years old to do janitor work, apply
at the Times Office.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-08
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

FOR SALE-SHOW CASES, POOL Ia
and stock of general merchandise
for sale, belonging to Bell & Co,
Thompson, N. ID. Address JOS
Twamley trustee, Beare block
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-08
Making Wills.

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The Forrest City times., 1906-01-05
ONE WAY TO MAKE LIVING.
Shells from the Red Sea Carved h. to Crosses by Bethlehem
 Workers.

The chief inGGstry of Bethlehem of Judea is that ot the mother-of-pearl workers, writes Marion Har!and iu Lip pincott's
 The shells are brought from the Rcd sea, and in the hands of native artisans are polished and carved. the larger into elaborate designs; the smaller are cut up for rosaries and eros scs. The work is all done hy hand, and the methods are amazingly primitive t0 a spectator frola tho home of steam and electric power. But the results are extraordinary. The largest shell We saw was carved il scenes from the birth of Christ. the Agony in the Garden. and the Cruci- nxion. and had the general effect of deii- cate frostwCrk. Under the magnifying glass every detail was seen to be per- feet in outline and In finish. It was exc cuted to order for Q wealthy American. and was 10 cost $l6o.
 About l5o people make a living by this industry. which is 5e0 years old. Tn the shops the work en sit upon the floor, their benches in front of them; the air is full of whitish dust. and tha light. admitted by the single window and the open door. so dim that the exauis:tc tracery of the wrought shells i5 mye- tery even before the visitor notes how few. simple and crude are the instru. ments employed
The Forrest City times., 1906-01-05
NEW SYSTEM OF NOTATION
Extra Copvea'encc n Calculation Is Offered by English Ed
 uca tots

naodeeinais instead uf Lccimals are offered from England \ rotation founded on 12 instead of ten is believed .o have been in use by the Chaleeans. ind since l2 is divisiblc Ey two. four ana six this is manifeStiy superior to ten, which is divisible only by five. IL would be necessary tp forego the use of the Arabic system of numerals and have II new ones and zero hefsre the undoubt- cd advantages of the Guodecimal sys- tenn could be realized in practice tIt is Argued that there Is no necessity of dis placing the old notation but merely to teach every child the new system also. The extra convenience in calculation would soon leave the Arabic figures stranded as historical curiosities. It is inconceivable once n man acquires the habit of reckoning by twelves that ne should ever voluntarily return to tens. II k suggested that q beginning be made with scientific and technical students. picked. class of intelligent minds which would readily understand the value of a duodecimal notation and not grudGe the small amount of trouble necessary for mcmorizing
The Forrest City times., 1906-01-05
INCREASE OF INSANITY.
Problem Which Confronts the Mu- nicipal Authorities of Eng
 lands Capital.

London has 2G. .39 persons on it's lists of lunatieS. Of these a4 .2S2 are supported by the rates. The county council + at it's c.itS' end trying to de- Nise accommodations for the rapidly increasing number of the cjty's insane. Jarlary 1. 1901. England and Wales. with abou. 52 600 ,o00 inhabitants, had 1T. l3a insane personS--an increase of a.23s over 1908. The ratio of the in- sa1c 70 every 10000 Cf the populatio went up frsm Fl to 34..t in l2 months. This almost incredir.e and dangerous increase l. Tar beyond the recorded increase in he kingdoms 3 population Indeed, the decade l894- 1904 shows that the number of the in. sane was as to 327 in 1894 and as l to 2Ss in 1904. At this rate O. increase the end of Englanis supremacy in many lines k. in sight Luckily, bcfore 1t Is too late. legisla ion may devise methods of meeting the matter and se- curing remedy. Up to date ali of- forts al a successful explanation have been rnavaiiing. The expense of fit- ting up Quarters fo. these people fias forced London and other yiaces to a serious consideration and invcstisa- ton Of the whole plabiem and all poin,s connected the, eWith.
The Forrest City times., 1906-01-05
HUMAN THERMOMETERS.
First Used n Edinburgh Hospitals Not Moro Than Forty
 Yerrs Age.

Pretty nrct every ore has had occa. sion some tirae or other to handle. or It least see the modern clinical thermon- eter used by physicians for tiadiIs the tempera >ure of their, patients. todics. It Is in it's case somewhat smaller than an ordinary stylo9raphic pen, says the New York Globe The following descrip- ton of the first clinical thermometers used in he Edinburgh hospitals 10 years ago was recently given |: Sir Lander Brunton:
 The use of the clinical thermometer had just been introduced into England by the late Pro. Aitken. of Nctley. and the clinical wards of the Royal mfr mary at Edinburgh. being set apart spe- cially for the instruction cf university students. were provided with two ot these tiera.ometcrs To the Gcst of my knowledge they were the only two in Edinburgh perhaps in Scotland. One wac ben, anu the other was straight: Eoth were between a teot and IS inches long, and psei 10 walk proudly about the ward with them contained in some thing resembling an ordinary gun case under my arm. But each observation re- Quircd ten minutes. SC that he number il was possible to maze during Il visit was every limited
The Forrest City times., 1906-01-05
VITALITY OF YELLOW RACE
More Vigorous Than Caucasians It Flourishes in All Ch-
 mates,

Before the foundations of Rome were laid there was homogeneous people dwelling in China with a form of government and no mean degree of civilization. Rome fiourished for II centuries and became the empire of the western world. then decayed and passed away and her civilization be came the heritage of others. But China remains as united empire to this day. In this marvellous continuity in the past lies the promise of the future.
 It took the nations of Europe 1000 years to advance from harbarism to their present position. It took the Japanese, branch Of the yellow racs. generation to adopt and apply all the best results of this long struggle We are told that when the present emperor of Japan was boy the sort of training that was supposed to At him for the part he was to be allowed to take in the government of his country was making artificial flowers He is only now just over middle age, yet he rules as a constitutional mon arch over an empire with which tho most advanced and most powerful em- pire of the west was glad to form an alliance as with an equal. His navy has driven the Russian lag from the China seas. On land the tactics and strategy. the endurance. selfsacrifics and bravery. the care for the wound. ed in the field and the splendid hos. pitai arrangements of the Japaness army are the admiration of the >lvil ized world.
 In the worlds history there is noth. ing like the advance of Japan in the last generation. We see some of the results of the adoption of the ciyiliza- ton of the west by 30.000,00O of tho yellow race. Will anyone who really knows him venture to say that the ChiDaman is less we'll equipped mental. ly and physically!
The Forrest City times., 1906-01-05

there man ia the crowd speculative enough to buy it? Well. just to show you that some one has made mis- lake, l will clip of the end and show you"
 Then he cut of the end, unfolded the wrapper and exposed the 320 bill Gentlemen, a faint heart never won tair lady" he called out. Nothing ven tured, nothing gained. Remember, my friends. what your eye sees. your aeart must believe. Fortune favors every scheme. and it's long road that has no turn"
 Then taking out his immense roll or oiiis. he put back the $20 and SC. iected $i00 bill, which, as before. he wrapped around the soap. in such a manner that there could possibly be no deception. Again he held the piece of soap in his left hand. his pocket knife in his right.
 Who in this crowd has speculation
 enough to give me sS0 for this?" ha
 would cry. "Remember. it's the soap
 I'm selling. and nothing else. Who
 will give Ee SIS for tt before l cut
 the end on?"
 Usually. by this time the merchant
 would say: "I'il take it and If he did.
 that instant the ggafteT would clip
 on 1e end ana say:
The Forrest City times., 1906-01-05
ITALY GUARDS TREASURES.
Works of Art Are Jealously Kept Within the Couatry's
 Boundaries.

Italy desires the keeping of it's art treasures within its own bound aries and sometimes with rather odd results. The ether day a farmer, finding his nransa low. yielded to the solicitation of an art deal er and sold him the removable masonry of two ancient windows belonging to the fragment ot an ancient abtey, now an outEouse, in his grounds. The govern nent commissioner, hearing of the transaction. visited the farm. and off ciai.y prohibited the removal of the Windows. The farmer was in despair. he had received his QUO Francs and. like the lrishman. had squandered his for tune in paying his debts. 1'hc eoE,mis- sioner nsed comfortable words: You have sald the windows and he has paid you money which you have prndently spent. Be content But the buyer was Tot equally conteH1ed He sough: out the commissioner, who blandly con gratulated hiri on having become the owner Q. the windows. which. however. ne cous. not remove, ShyiCclt's pound or flesh hai.dly repeats itself ia d t,p oe masonry
The Forrest City times., 1906-01-05
ARCHDUkE NOW A CITIZEN.
Leopold Of Austria Marries Beneath Him and Is Doing Mental
 Work

According 10 I.e Petit Parisien. tn. ex- Archduke Leopold of Austria. who mar. ried Fraulien Adamovitch and became naiuralized as a Swiss citizen under the Hame of Leopold Woifing, is now sery- ing as a common soldier in Swiss regi- mcnt Of Geneva in accordance with the law which requires military service from oil citizens of the confederation. The eX-ar3hduke. we are told. has 10 perform all the duties of his new position. help ing ;o scrub the floors of the barracks and 10 sweep the yard. besides partIci. patine in several hours drill each day Through practical joke played upop him hy some comrades he lately incurred the punishment of four days arrest, b,, |; was not carried into effect. as suitable explanations were forthcoming. Curi. ohs!y enough. this Eew Swiss recruit for meriy held the rank oi major general io the Austrian army
The Forrest City times., 1906-01-05
EQUA. TO THE OCCASION.
pesrtante Who Was Prepared for tha Advances of Money
 less Men.

If vas the sweet scene Of the lilies ln the conservatory. the beauty Of the young girls gilt hair. or the excellent champagne he had taken with his SUD. rer-at any rate. after the two-step, as they rested in the shadow beneath a ralD', he proposed to tAe debutante in white.
 "it cannot be- she sail T am un- worthy Of you"
 Or. rubbish" said he
 "it is true; it is too true" And she sighed.
 You arc an angel" he said ar deotly
 Nc. DO. you are wrong" said tho young girl. "f am vain. idle. silly. ut torly unfit to be your hclomate through life"
 He laughed lightly, He said In a soothing voice:
 Why, this iS sheer madness. What sort of wife do you think I ought to hage?"
 "A very wise, deliberate practical woman" she replied; one able to live on your small salary"
The Forrest City times., 1906-01-05

iiisposinE of this large fortune. l woulc hardly be expected to hand 1t out pro- miscuously to Tom. Dick and Harry. In fact, one of the stipulations made by my uncle was that it should be given to worthy. responsible persons. and not 10 shiftless paupers. There fore, in order 10 draw the line. Q charge of one dollar for each cake of soap will be made during the first ten minutes. after that charge of 5f' cents will be made during another ;eH minutes. By the way" he went on that no hard feelings may be caused by some getting more than others. the understanding must be that no mar is to open his cake of soap until h. leaves the crowd. Also. no one eill hc permitted. under any consideration. to purchase more than one cake of soap. Now, gentlemen. get your dollar ready and be in line to receive your part of this donation"
 By this time every man who had A dollar held it up. and. crovding toward rhe buggy. yelled at the top of his voice: Give me one, Here, Here! and to say that the grafter was kept busy. would be putting 1t mildly.
 To keep mp the excitement. every few moments he called to some particular fellow.
The Forrest City times., 1906-01-05
Ships Built il 1904.

According 10 Llo:ds the United Kingdom launched 7i2 new ships ag sregating 1.205. .l62 tens displacement during last year. Shc also laYnched Si ships of war. accrcgating l27.lT5 tons. One. the Caronls. displaced 2o.000 toas: another. the Victoria. IT.. Goo tons. is the largest turbine shlr atioat. The United States launched 22i merchant ships oi more than iOc tons each. with total tonnage Of a3s :. 5lS Besides these the re vera launched l9 war vessels, agc-e gating ls0,ss' tons. Germany came third. with 14s nerehan. yesesls. asgregat.ns 20o.0e. tons ard II ships Of wal. assregatina 449To tons. France &as fourth. with S0.n03 tons in G merchantmen. and 43 600 tons in nine ships of war ltal, was 6fth-eight merchant vessels. az. sresatiHg so.o0o tons. anu eight war ships. 2f.G92 tons.
The Forrest City times., 1906-01-05
had q whole bar of ordinary laundry

had a whole bar of ordinary Iaundry soap. and a basin of hot. soft water: Now watch me. Remember. I use only this tiny piece of soap. Get out your watches and time me"
 Dropping the soap in the basin. and the handkerchief. also. with both hands he began scrubbing. Instantly the pa- gin was full of soapsuds. and. inside of one minute by the watch. the hand nerchief was as clean and white as the day 1t came from the factory.
 A yell went up from the crowd. Now" said he. "I will pass it put at 9 cents per cake. or three cakes for 5a cents"
 In less time than it takes to tell l.. the half-dollars were simply pouring into his coffer
 Keep up the good work" he cried. Remember. economy is wealth. and the only road to success-one cake of my wonderful compound. double dis titled laundry and toilet soap will go
The Forrest City times., 1906-01-05
No. sir; you have had one ca,.

No. sir; you have had one cake, and you can't have another: or you. either" pointing to still another. .Rs- member, gentlemen. you can't impose upon me; l am watching you. Doa'. try to buy but one cake. this must be fair distribution. Who will haze the next cake?"
 All this by-play only urged them on. and he was kept busy handing ou, soap. until it looked as if he had taken IF more cash than the circus.
 When the first ten minutes had elapsed there Sas no soap left for ,he next ten minutes safe, which he grafter had promised.
 During the sale. if man handed him large bill or anything over 4 dollar lie would refuse to take it. say ing:
 "Gentlemen make your own change. Don't give me anything over a dollar: ii you do I'll not change it. Remem- Der this is a donation. not specula.
The Forrest City times., 1906-01-05

Co7"rishs. ..es. hF Jeeeph D. Baw}es) When was selling Yankee notions a. auction in Michigan encoun;ere l a grafter whose special victims were |,ae leading merchants of small towns. His was shaving soap graft. However, the soap Vas of small con- sideratlon. It was his skill in palmins and manipulating dollar bills that brought him success.
 He carried a single valise and a |small tin box. the latter filed with livery small cakes of soap, cut from bal ; |of ordinary washing soap. Each caxe was wrapped in a piece of paper. Upon reaching town he called mon Ethe most prominent merchant ard re- |Quested the loan Of a barrel. This he would roll out directly Il front of the merchants store. and. turning t bot tom side up in the street, he placed |his tin box upon t. His plan was 10 begin operations about two o'clock iE the afternoon. when the merchant 2 as least likely to be busy.
 AS soon as aa audience of two or
 more persons was secured. he would |expatiate upon the wonderful merits of his soap. After removing the wrap-
 per from a cake of soap, he t6ok a
 large roll Of money from his pocket.
 Then, folding a s20 bill ienathwise. and
 wrapping Il around the piece of soap
 In plain view of his audience he folied
 up the sOap and jhe S20 bill Tn ,ha original wrapper. Usually by t1Is time the merchant he grafter has se- leeted as lis victim Was an interested spectator. The grafter took the piece of soap in his left hand and held his pocietknife in his right. so that he could easily clip of ore end of the piece.
 Who vii! give me ten dollars for this piece of soap" he cried. 'Ts
The Forrest City times., 1906-01-05
farther than a dozen bars of ordlnar,
Factory.

farther than dozen bars of ordinary soap
 When he had finished. every man was soaped. and the grafter was loaded to the brim with half-dollars
 Like all other "grafters,' ono night was as long as he could remain iL . tom.
 few days after he had gone ,he livery man, from whom he had hired h.! buggy said to his foreman:
 Say. Jack. that little red geared buggy needs oiling. It came in squeak ;ng end groaning a few minutes ago"
 ''Oh, yes" said Jack. You know that soap man who was here the other niglt? We'll, he took off one of tho hind wheels. wiped of all the grease and eli. and put on lot of tar soap Tn It's place"
The Forrest City times., 1906-01-05
SkY-Scrapers in London

The sky-seraper,' saA9 the loadon Express. "il casting a long black shad- ow over London. and it's native friends declare that before loEg the buildings of London will be as lofty 2s those of New York. They may be right. They have forced our hands h the matter of underground electric transit What they have doue below the earth they may be able 10 accomplish above it."
The Forrest City times., 1906-01-05
New National Yary

Colorado Is discussing the plan lo make 900. .000-aere nationa, park of tho White river plateau. ono of the tin- est natural bits of country in tho whole Of Colorado. On the western slope of the divide. and as yet unsettled. 1t covers more than 3.000 square miles of snow capped pea'ts and mountain val- leys. whose scenery Is uneq,.alcd in the entire ~es;.
The Forrest City times., 1906-01-05
Alter Election.

"There's only one way 10 get any. thing nowadays. and that's to work for it." said the first citizen.
 "i guess that's right" admitted the gIafter. gloomily. "i wouldn't hays agreed with you a few days ago. but times have ged."-Detroit Free Press.
The Forrest City times., 1906-01-05
Most Powerful Cruiser.

The Natal, launched in England Oh September 30. is the most powerful cruiser in the world. Her tonnage is 1850. she has a speed of e2 knots and she carries six S.2inch and four 7.5-inch guns. All her guns are loaded aaA rotated by hydraulic power.