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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-25

too trying for him he would produce
his ear-stoppers and shut himself off
from the world of sound These ear
shoppers were formed of band almost
semi-circular in shape, with little
velvet-cOvered knob at either end,
which was pressed by the spring in
the band on the flaps over the hole of
each ear. Very practical and sensible.
no doubt, but irresistibly funny to see.
Each evening at 10 o'clock punct-
ually he rose, wished us good night"
and went to his room: His oddities
extended even to his sleeping arrange
mert, and as he insisted on his bed
being made in certain fashion of his
own he retired the first evening after
his arrival at an earlier>hou than was
his custom subsequently, in order to
see that the bed had been prepared
for him after the approved plan.
This was as follows: A hard bolster
was placed under the mattress, rails
ing thereby hump on which the small
of his back rested. The clothes had
pleat in them right down the center,
SO that they were never strained, but
fell in loose folds on either side of
him-an arrangement which, though
wv "SiS ooouA GU ~ was lllOSL
able and restful. certainly looked pc
culiarly untidy.
He was of course, fully conscious
of his reputation and knew that some
people regarded him as the greatest
living Thinker, while others looked
on him as Antichrist. The perpetual
adulation would have turned the head
of smaller man. One day the post
man delivered a letter addressed to
Herbert Spencer England, and if the
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-25
WITH HERBERT SPENCER.
Brighter Side Of Famous Philos.
Opher Revealed by Friends
Who Lived With Him.

[From Harper's Magazine for April.
Since the death OF Herbert Spencer
many anecdotes have been recounted,
but we have looked in vain for any
which reveal the brighter and kindlier
side of his nature. The great men who
knew him talked of his philosophy;
the little men, of his quaint peculiar
tiles.
In 1889 we-twO sisters-having met
with losses, made an arrangement to
take general charge of house where
for eight years we lived under the
same roof with the great philosopher.
The manner of his first arrival was
most disconcerting. At 20 minutes to
he drove rapidly to the door in his
carriage-a shabby little victoria
and, stepping quickly out, slowly as
cended the steps, leaving the innum-
cradle rugs. cloaks. ETC., he had
brought with him to follow. He shook
hands cordially and then, entering the
dining room, sank in silence into an
armchair. The silence lasted several
seconds. after which he informed us
that he had been feeling his pulse!
Luckily it had been beating regularly
and conversation. to use the Hackney
ed phase, became general"
He used to return from the Athen-
cum club at about o'clock in the
evening and sit with us for about an
hour, and if the conversation proved
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-25
Machine VS.. Hand Work in Mines.

Consul McNally of Liege reports
that while the advocates of machine
work in Belgium's mines assert that
the system will eventually supersede
hand labor, its merits have not as yet
warranted such a belief He writes:
THE present inventions, while maxi
ing marked progress in some coal
regions, are almost at a standstill in
others. This, however, might be due
to the peculiar formation of the coal
veins, layers, etc. The engineers of
the Pas-deCalais coal district are ever
on the watch for novelties in 'haveuse,
roilleuses and perforators,' and have
employed them with the success noted
below. In 1902 the mechanical out
put was 100000 tons; in 1903 it was
100000 tons, and in 1904 about 16O,-
900 tons. When considering the yearly
output of the district at 10000 900
tons, the mechanical percentage of
about l per cent is SMALL.
I'm England the machine work is
more successful. The total produce
ton in 1902 was .227,0S4, 81 tons, and
the machine product 4,161 ,202 tons. In
1904 the total production was 232 ALL
7S4 tons and the machine products
6,743,744. The machine progress is
steady, in 1902 being 1873 per cent;
1908, 2.27 per cent, and in 1904. $50
per cent The proportion of power
used in operating the machinery was
as follows: 1902, compressed air,
69.15 per cent; electricity 3OS5 per
cent; 1903, compressed air, 64.0S per
cent; electricity, 1892 per cent; 1904,
compressed air. 64.24 per cent; cleo
tricity per cent. The employment of
electricity and mechanical workings
in the mines is at present being studied
by the authorities"
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which will be two weeks later than
last year. The wheat acreage will be
very much less There will be more
macaroni seeded. There will be a
greatly increased acreage of barley
and probably flax this year, but about
the same of oats and rye. The land is
very wet, in fact, more SO than it has
been for many years.
CrookstOn-Seeding this spring is
slightly more backward than last year
Up to date there has been very little
done in this vicinity, though in west
ern Polk and in portion of Marshall
and kittson counties there has been
considerable seed sown. Work will be
general this next week.
The wheat acreage will be 25 per
cent less than last year, and the maca-
rOni acreage will be double what it
ever was before. The acreage of oats
and barley will be about the same as
last year and the flax acreage will be
about 25 per cent more with rye
about the same as a year ago. There
has been more rain than required, the
last fall having delayed seeding for
ten days. If the present favorable
weather continues the general outlook
is very favorable, though the total
acreage will be at least 10 per cent
less than usual because of the small
acreage plowed. To counterbalance
this. however. the acreage of grasses
sown will be double what it ever was
before. A vast amount of timothy is
being sown this spring, and the sale of
clover seed in this section is three
times greater than it ever was before
Browns Valley-Seeding in Traverse
county is ten to twelve days late. The
wheat acreage is about the same.
There will be more macaroni. oats,
barley and rye: less fax Too much
rain, soil too wet and cold Season
backward.
notwithstanding in this section
Of Big Stone county is very much later
than last year. While a few farmers
on the lighter soil have considerable
seeding done, generally they have just
commenced. and some have not start
ed. Last year many commenced seed
ing about March 81, and seeding was
all done by this time. The delay was
occasioned by the cold, wet March
| weather
The wheat acreage will be mater
tally less this year than last Corn will
! be planted instead.
There will be much larger per.
centage of macaroni wheat sown this
| year than last, probably ten bushels
this year where one was sown last.
The acreage of oats and barley will
be about the same as last year anC
there will be less fax and rye.
| of %h4 Co.
down more land to tame hay, such a.
timothy and clover, and adding more
cows and hogs, with view of aban
doning wheat as the staple crop. The
gradual decrease in yield and degen
GRAFTON in grade of wheat from 2;
years of wheat cropping, has made
this change absolutely necessary, ant
it is being brought about as fast as
possible. Many farmers will not SOW
this year to exceed fifteen or twnet,
acres of wheat
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-25
THIS DATE IN HISTORY.
ADril q.


17O7-Battle of Almanac, Spain.
1735-Samuel Wesley the elder, died
1284-Edward H., of England, born.
First to be styled Prince of Wales.
1342-Pope Benedict VII. died.
1379-A poll tax imposed by English
parliament.
1536-Eruption of Mt. Aetna. Church
of st. Leon destroyed.
1595-Toroquato Tasso. Italian poet,
died.
1599-Oliver Cromwell born.
1636-Earl of Carlisle, first Scotch
man raised to an English peerage, died.
1694-Bank of England incorporated.
1838-Moselle burned near Cincin-
natl, Ohio; 131 lives lost.
1843-Prince Alice of England born.
1854-Slaves Of Venezuela became
freemen by act Of emancipation.
1862-Battle of Fort Macon, N. C.
1872-Paran Stevens died.
1873-Attempted insurrection and
proclamation of Commune in Madrid.
1881-Statue of Admiral Farrague
unveiled at Washington, d. c.
1861. W., England, publisher of
New York Sun, died.
1886-Destructive tornado III Killeen,
Texas.
1892-William Astor died.
1893-Suspensi0n of London Chart
cred Bank Of Australia for $1,000, 900.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-25
SEEDING WELL ALONG IN
THE RED RIVER VALLEY
WHEAT ACREAGE THIS YEAR WILL NOT BE AS
LARGE AS LAST BUT THAT OF OATS, BARLEY
AND CORN WILL BE N EXCEss-WoRK NOW
WELL UNDER WAY IN THE VALLEY

A dispatch to the Minneapolis Jour
nal from points in the Red River val
ley gives the following upon the crop
situation and amount of seeding done:
Fargo-The spring seeding in North
Dakota is late. but the past week has
been ideally favorable in all parts OF
the state. Work in the territory along
the Red river valley has scarcely been
started, but it will be in progress this
week. On many fields the crop OF last
year was uncut and the lands were not
plowed last fall because of the mois-
ture and the covering of heavy straw
prevents the soil from drying as rap
idly as it would. and work is delayed
Seeding is being hurried rapidly
wherever the soil will permit. and the
farmers are fairly we'll satisfied with
the results. In the Red river valley
the greater the delay caused by
weather conditions the greater in
crease there will be in corn. barley
and oats.
The wheat acreage Of the entire
state is expected to show an increase
of from 10 to Is per cent, but the more
notable increase will be in durum. In
the central and eastern part of the
state it Is rapidly succeeding the blue
stem, because OF its increased yield
and rust-resistant qualities, and the
acreage of that breed will be fully 25
per cent more than year ago.
Halstad-Spring is backward in Nor
man county, owing to the recent SNOW
storm. Spring work has commenced
only on the highest and driest spots.
Here is much blowing to be done. and
not many farmers will put in full
crop. There will be more corn and
oats and macaroni wheat.
Wahpeton-Farmers of Richland
county are rapidly turning to corn
raising and stock. hogs. etc. There
will be large acreage of timothy.
clover, millet. etc. planted. Rust in
wheat the past two years has discour-
aged farmers from planting hard
wheat. This accounts for increased
acreage of macaroni and of corn and
grasses There will be SO per cent
more macaroni wheat. and less hard
spring wheat.
Breckenridge-The wheat acreage In
Wilkin county will be smaller than in
1905, because the wet weather of last
season prevented the plOWinE OF a
great deal of ground. There will be
more macaroni wheat seeded. also
more oats and barley and less fax
There has been too much rain, and
some sections of the country are
flooded, and it is doubtful if. even with
good weather. the fields will dry in
time to plant the crop. The general
opinion is that if we have good
weather from this time on, conditions
in this section of the Red river valley
will be fair.
The ground has been very wet here
all the spring and the farmers are be-
hind with their work. The outlook
now is that seeding will not be fin
ished much before the 18th of May
There is a little wheat, seeded early
that is up and looks we'll.
Stephen-Work will begin today
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-25

postoffices, and others. Representa-
tive Cheney, of Indiana, is the only
republican, who, SO far as known, has
pledged himself to vote for the appro-
priation, but the democrats who favor
1t expect considerable support from
the republican side, Notwithstanding
the positive opposition of Speaker
Cannon and the leaders who are
against this picayunish graft.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-25

In Switzerland a state monopoly
covers both the distillation and sale
Of all intoxicants, and much good had
already resulted, at the same time
bringing In an annual revenue to the
government of 100000. This money
Is distributed among the cantons, with
the proviso that 10 per cent be spent
in combating intemperance.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1906-12-28

In many parts OF England there ex-
lists even today a very curious custom
which makes II imperative for the girl
friends Of a bride TO drench the door
step Of her home with boiling water II
they wish other marriages to follow
very quickly. At the wedding. there
fore, great kettles OF hot water stand
ready for this strange ceremony. and
long after the rest OF the guests have
dispersed the young girls Of the party
may be seen keeping the threshold
warm as long as the water supply win
last. Likewise, in Iceland, where va
riOus interesting and fantastic super
stitlons abound, there is an ancient
custom that every bride must invite
all her friends to a dinner in her own
home. and every article OF food must
be prepared by the bride herself. II
she succeeds In pleasing her critical
guests she achieves not only praise for
her skill alone. but she helps along
her own younger sisters. who are then
assumed to be equally well instructed
IN the ~intricacies Of the culinary art
and consequently have their chances
Of Immediate marriage more than dou-
bled in this northern country.
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Pennsylvania LODE.

Covering 90 feet N. 81 degree So
minute e. from center OF discovery
shaft and 1905 feet s.. 81 degree SO
minute w. and more particularly des-
cribed as follows: beginning at corner
No. !, location corner; which is also
corner No. 4, New York Lode Of this
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NOTICE FOR APPLICATION FOR
U. S. PATENT.
SURVEY NO. 1887.
Mineral Application
No. $40.
! UNITED STATES LAND OFFIcE,
LAS Cruces, NEW Mexico.
Nov p, 1906.


Notice is hereby given that Harry
Wood, whose Post Once address IS
Pratt, Grant County, New Mexico.
has made application for a United
States Patent for the NEW YORK
GROUP OF Lode Mining Claims, Min
eral survey No. 1887, comprisinQ the
NEW YORK, Pennsylvania,
ERIE and CHAUTAUQUA lode min
ing claims, situated in Antelope Pass
Mining District, Grant County, New
Mexico, said group Of Lode Mining
Claims lying 10 S J OF Sections 20 and
N ! dissection 30, Township q S Range
20 w. n. NJ. p. M. tunsurveyedl The
said New York Lode Mining Claim
covering 10 feet N 81 degree SO minute
Il from center Of discovery shaft and
1925 feet In a SSI degree SO minute
w direction therefrom and more par.
ticularly described as follows: beginn-
Ing at corner No. ], location corner a
limestone 27x16xS inches chisened -
1887,
with mound Of stone along side, from
which the I section cOrne On N bOuD-
dairy section 4 township % S Range 20
w n Mex. p b & M bears S Al degree
06 minute E 6090 feet distant; thence
S 81 degree SO minute w 1888 feet to
No. 2 thence N. IA degree IA
minute w. 600 feet to corner No. g.;
thence N. 81 degree SO minute e 1925
feet to corner No. 4; and thence s. ID
degree IA minute e. 900 feet to corner
No. / the place of beginning, contain.
ing 10. 564 acres.
The notice of location of this claim
is recorded IN the ONCE Of the Probate
Clerk and Elk Oficio Recorder of
Grant County, New Mexico, at page
493 ia Book 20 of Mining Locations.
This claim In adjOined on the North
by the Pennsylvania Lode OF this
No other adjoining claims
known.
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cribed as follows: beginning at corner
No. /, location corner; which is also
corner No. 4, New York Lode Of this
survey, chiselled Cthereon- from
1887,
whence the I section corner on N.
boundary OF section.4, township % S.
Range 20 w. N. Mex. P. B. 81 NJ, bears
S. 38 degree as minute e. 6630.1 feet
distant; thence S. 81 degree SO minute
W. 1925 feet to corner No. 2, which
is also corner No. 3 Of New York Lode
OF this survey; thence N. IA degree IA
minute w. 600 feet to corner No. g.;
thence N. 80 degree Al minute E.
l430.9 feet TO corner No. 4; thence S.
IA degree IA minute e. 500 feet to
corner Nc. /, place Of beginning, con
tanning 1926 acres
The location notice Of this claim is
recorded In the office of the Probate
Clerk and Ex-Onicio Recorder Of
Grant County, New Mexico, at pages
507 and 500 in Book 20 of Mining LOca-
tions.
The adjoining claims are on the
South, the New York Lode, on the
East the Erie Lode, both of this sur.
vey; no other adjoining claims known.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1906-12-28
ERIE LODE

Covering 81 feet S. 70 degree 81 min.
ute W. and l254.5 feet N. 70 degree 81
minute E., from center Of discovery
shaft, and more particularly described
as follows: beginning at corner No. /
location corner, a granite stone 26x16-
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1906-12-28
1897

1887,
the t section cOrner on n. boundary OF
section 4, township % S. range 20 W.,
N. M. p. b. & M. bears S. % degree 10
minute i. 6I21.5 feet distant; thence
s. 10 degree 81 minute w. 1281,5 feet
to corner No. 2; thence N. IA degree IA
minute w. 1919 feet to corner No. 8;
thence N. s. degree 81 minute e.
1902 feet to corner No. 4; thence s..
IA degree IA minute e. 600 feet to
corner No. l place OF beginning, con
tanning 1870 acres.
The notice OF location OF this claim
is recorded ia the office OF the Probate
Clerk aud Ex.OficiO Recorder Of
Grant County, New Mexico, at page
607 10 Book 20 Of Mining Locations.
The adjoining claims are on the
north, the Buffalo Lode, M. Q. Venie,
claimant, on the East the Badger
Lode, M. @. Venie, claimant, on the
South, ChautauQua Lode Of this sur
vey, on the West, the Pennsylvania
Lode OF this survey.
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~OHAUTAUQUA lode

Covering 254 feet S. 70 degree 81
minute w and 1927. 8 feet N. 10 degree
81 minute &. from center OF discovery
shaft and more particularly described
as follows: beginning at corner No. /,
a granite stone, 26xl2xlO Inches, CHS
elled = from whence the / section
1887,
corner 90 N. boundary Of section 4,
township % s. range 20 W., N. M. p.
B. & NJ. bears y. 20 degree 80 minute
=. 5540.5 feet distant; thence S. 10
degree 81 minute w. l28l.5 feet TO
corner No. 2; thence IA degree IA
minute w. 600 feet TO corner No. 3;
thence N. 20 degree 81 minute e..
1919 feet TO corner No. 4; thence s.
IA degree IA minute r. 600 feet TO
corner No. !, place OF beginning, con-
taininR l7.006 acres.
The notice OF location OF this claim
Is recorded In the Office OF the Probate
Clerk and Ex-Omcio Recorder OF
Grant County, New Mexico, at page
493 Ia Book 20 OF Mining Locations.
The adjoining claims are on the
North, the Erie Lode OF this survey,
on the South, the Virginia Lode,
Hotchkriss and Frost, claimants, on
the West. the New York Lode OF this
survey. No other adjoining claims
known.
No conflicting claims to any Of the
locations contained In this survey
known.
EUoESE VAN PArrEE,
Register,
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