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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-14
GAS mAn1LEs ONLY ASHES.
invention Due to the Experiments Of
Vienna Chemist.

The gas mantle is nothing but ashes
and It 10 wonderful how science makes
It's particles cling together as long as
they do.
The gas mantle was invented by a
chemist of Vienna. He noticed the
intense light given out by a small
quantity of thorium thrown into
stove in his laboratory. He realized
the importance Of the discovery and
in 1880 began q series Of experiments
to utilize this remarkable quality of
the element in intensifying light. He
found that pure thorium would not
cohere we'll enough to be of use, and
he then began searching for q com
bination of elements that would an.
swer.
In 1887 he produced his first man.
ties, but they were 30 delicate that
they could not be transported, and
were delivered by hand. A boy was
trusted to carry two, one in each
hand, for delivery about the streets Of
VIENNA In the early eos he found
that q good mantle could be made
from q combination Of the two sub.
stances, thorium ovlde and cerium OK.
ide, and that q coating Of collodion
would give sufficient firmness to al.
low it to be transported. Since then
gae nantes have gone into general
use in nearly all parts of the world,
and thousands Of factories are pro.
ducing them.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-14
Great Heat In peep Mines.

The latest determination of rise in
temperature in descending under
ground gives 243 feet for every degree
centigrade or 1876 feet for rise of one
degree Fahrenheit. The difference in
temperature of different rock sub.
stances is almost inappreciable.
Experiments made in deep mines to
prove that the heat of the rocks does
not preclude mining operations at
even 1000 feet, because If the recog-
nized formula Of 1875 degrees Fahren.
heit at $500 feet, demonstrated that
such temperature is not reached.
The assertion sometimes made that
mining might extend to as great a
depth as 10000 feet If haulage could
be accomplished is untenable. The
difficulties would not be in haulage,
but, first, that Of breathing under the
enormous atmospheric pressure, and,
secondly, increase Of temperature. A
mass of air in down-cast shaft Of 60
degrees Fahrenheit at the surface at
a depth of 10000 feet would attain
temperature of 80 degrees by its own
weight. Healthful mining would be
impossible.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-14
Real and Bogus Relics.

A tooth alleged to have been drawn
from Napeoleon's head at st. Helena
was sold for $3.50. For Rants wig
only $40 could be obtained, but
sterne's wig was valued at $1,000.
Two hundred dollars Is said to have
been given for Descartes' skull
whereas $500 was given for one Of
Sir Isaac Newton's teeth. and $4,000
was offered for one Of the teeth of
Heloise at the time when her body
was exhumed. The waistcoat worn
by Rousseau has been priced at $3.50,
his watch at 500. Not all the relics.
however, in which there has been
tafic have been genuine. Voltaire
Lannot have owned more than frac-
tion Of the walking sticks that have
been sold as his and q tradesmsn in
France used to boast that he had dis
posed Of 1872 "last walking sticks" car.
ried by Jean Jacques Rousseau. A
Paris tradesman for long time did
an equally lucrative business in ''the
last pair Of trousers worn by Victor
Hugo"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-14
cL ock AL 81 oLAss.
Bohemian Workman Produces Work
Ing Model After sIx Years Of Labor.

A somewhat futile feat Of painstak.
ing ingenuity has been accomplished
after six years Of continuous work In
the construction Of q working clock.
every part Of which except the springs
II made Of glass. The constructor 10
q Bohemian glass polieher named
Joseph Bayer, VINO lives In Theresien-
thai and who IL now. Il years old.
The plates and pillars which form
the framework are Of glass and are
bolted together with glass screws. The
dial plate. hands, shafts and cog
wheels are Of glass. and glass wedges
and pins are used for fastening the va
rious parts Of the running gear to-
gether.
All these parts are ground to the
average proportions Of the metal parts
Of other clocks Of the same size. The
teeth Of the cogwheels are cut with
minute exactness. Only the balance
wheel 10 heavier and thicker than it
would be in an ordinary clock, but It
Is fashioned 30 as to properly con-
troll the movement Of the machine.
Like the clock itself, the key with
which It is wound is Of glass. The
completion Of the work was mat.
ter of infinite pains. Some Of the
parts had to be made over and over
again as often as 40 tines before q
clock that would 60 and keep time
was produced. The builder sets q
price on the finished model Of $500
marks, or about $625. Labor Is cheap
In Bohemia.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-14
Battles In the Blood.

An interesting record of what may
be called the battles that occur in
the blood of fever patient between
noxious and benign heterogeneous
was presented at a recent meeting of
the Royal Microscopical society.
The patient in this case was suf-
lering from malarial fever. The oh.
servations were made at intervals of
a few minutes during q period of five
hours. The defenders of the patients
life were kind of leucocytes, which
destroyed the malarial parasites.
A leucocyte would engulf a para
site, which would then be seen under
going q process Of disintegration in
side the leucocyte, and only the pig
ment granules were left. Afterward
other leucocytes would approach and
absorb even these granules.-Ex.
change.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-14
FIRST SIGNS OF LOVE-.
elderly Man Recalls an Event Of the
s Long Ago.

Speaking Of boys" said an elderly
man whose son was walking briskly
down the path, II remember the first
social call I ever made on . young
lady. I guess I didn't look quite a.
slick as my son does this evening,
but know felt full as uncomfort-
able"
1T was about two hours before the
usual time for giving up work when
I jerked the plow out Of the furrow
and drove the old mule toward the
house. Mother was at the woodpile
gathering chips into her apron. MY
,and!' she exclaimed, in amazement.
What's the matter, Henry?'
Nothing I answered, and start
cd the mule for the barn, filled his
manger with hay and walked reso.
lutely toward the house. Mother was
inside now and I was thankful. At
the sink I secured a bar Of yellow
soap and towel. I filled the tin
basin with water ana carried it up
to my room. Usually I made my
toilet at the bench in the yard.
Il struggled into a stifay starched
shirt and assumed my Sunday dag.
onals. had trouble with my shoes.
for they were tight at the best of
times. By this time I heard my
fathers voice, and in a moment my
mother called, Supper, Henry!'
Il wasn't hungry. My father was
seated at the table. Both he and
mother looked at me. There was an
awful silence. I tried several times,
and at last managed to say, You don't
care II I take the sorlel mare and
the buggy, do your
Certainly not, my son. said faith.
er. Presently he coughed.
Going to q political meeting.
Henry?
CHOW. father said mother.
Il got up and pushed my chair
back.
"T was just asking said father
I didn't mean any HARM
Il shook my head and hurried out
to harness the sorrel. And, dear me!
Here's my own boy beginning to gel
notions into his head"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-14
Confused Emotions.

Confused Emotions.
"How is your boy doing at col.
lege?"
WELL" answered Farmer Corntos.
gel, Il don't exactly know whether to
compliment him or make fuss. He
came out first in his class, but he
vas last in foot race"
Mendfno Day n Labrador.
The following morning Duncan an
nounced 1t would be necessary for
him to mend his sealskin boots before
beginning the days work. He had
pretty nearly worn them cut on the
sharp rocks on the portages. The
rest of us were well provided with oil.
tanned moccasins sometimes called
larigans or shoe-packs), which ex-
perience has taught me are the best
footwear for q journey like ours.
Petes khaki trousers were badly torn
the day before by the brush and were
pretty ragged. and he wished time
to mend them. SO I gave the men q
little while in which to make necessary
repairs before breaking camp. Rich.
ard and Easton wore Mackinaw trous-
ers. This cloth had not withstood the
hard usage of Labrador travel week,
and both men, when they had spare
hour, occupied it in sewing on canvas
patches, until now there was almost
as much canvas patch as Mackinaw
cloth in these garments. Richard,
however, carried an extra pair of mole
skin trousers. and l wore moleskin.
This latter material is the best OBJ
tainable, so fur as my experience
goes, for rough travelling in the bush.
and my trousers stood the trip with
but one small patch until winter came.
Dillon Wallace in 1.-THE Long Lab.
rador TRAIL" in The Outing Maya
zine.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-14

Avoiding Vengeance.
After Miss Screamer had sung ''by
request" a gentleman was observed to
leave the room with considerable ce
lerity.
81 call that rudeness." declared one
guest. Don't you?"
Cant say" answered the guest ad,
dressed. 1T may be prudence. He
looks to me like the man who did the
requesting" Courier-Jour.
nal.
Hardest Of Hard Luck.
"Some men," said Uncle Eben,
complains about hard LUCK when all
dat's to blame is DER own foolishness.
But, after all, dar ain no harder luck
dan bein' born foolish"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-14
Safes for Wales.

. The number of combination safe,
n use in Wales is limited. Many
causes have contributed to this re
suit. In the first place burglary is
not common, and "cracksmen" are
practically unknown. Then. the dan.
ger from fires cannot be great when
practically all the buildings are built
II stone OF brick. Police protec-
ton and fire prevention leave little
to be desired along that line. Last
ly, the conservative methods and the
economical bent of business men Of
all classes make them satisfied with
lock and key safes, some of very
ancient patterns. Notwithstanding
these facts. there is an opening for
combination safes on account of the
number of new enterprises estab
lished annually, for safe dealers re.
port that they frequently take orders
for such safes. Ordinarily such safes
are made to order, and the cheaper
price of American safes should give
them an advantage with such pur.
ehasers.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-14
Has the Wasp Affection9

Has the Wasp Affection?
A colony Of wasps made nest In
the dark room of a studio last sum.
mer, says writer IN the Outing mag
azine. At first the party who used
the room did not relish their com.
pany-but for certain reasons he did
not modest them. He paid no atten-
ton to the little buzzers, and they
came and went at their own sweet
will.
After time he began to study
them and soon came to the conclu.
sion that they were gradually becom.
ing acquainted with him, his ways and
his dark room. One day stranger
was seated on the window sill. The
FIRST wasp entering the room paid no
attention to him, but made for the
old crack in the wall. Then out came
. big fat fellow who darted through
the open window like q bullet. With.
In five minutes halt a dozen wasps
came with a rush at the stranger and
two Of them located him. But tho
writer has never been touched BY
his wasp colony.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-14
WANTED 70 KNOW HE DOOM.
sRambunctlous Bruddsr" Began %
Get Slightly Uneasy.

During the recent revival in Eben.
ezer chapel, certain somniferously.
inclined member Of the congregation
fell into q doxe while earnest but
long-winded Brother Quackenboss was
leading In prayer, and upon being
'udsss5 aroused by the vicious bite~o Of
horsefly on his bald head and for,
getting for the moment the solemnity
Of his surroundings. audibly ejacula-
ted. % he resonantly slapped the
offender, "Ding-bust de hies!" where
upon Brother Quackenboss, who had
nearly run down, gladly grasped the,
situation, and without appreciable hes.
ttation droned on:
"And, fuddermo', Lawd.uh, we would
pray thee to fuhgive our well-meanin'
but rambunctious brudder for his
pdoriferous remark! puhvide him wild
de eye Of de eagle.uh, dat he may spy!
his sin afar OF; give him de legs-uh.
Of de kangaroo-uh, dat he may 'scape
1t de 'proach of temptation.uh: nail
his yeahs.uh to de trunk Of de gospel
tree.uh, dat he may listen to nuthin'
but de whisperin's Of troof-uh; glue
his tongue-uh, to de roof Of his mouf-
uh, dat he may say only de Yea!
yas:' and Nay! nay!' Of de Scrip
cers.uh: 'noint him, Lawd-uh, wa de
kur'seen lie o. salvation-uh, and sot
him uh.fiah wild lightnin' fun on high.
oh; and"
'well.uh. dess looky yuh minute.
Brudder Quackenboss!" bit grimly
interrupted the victim of the TRADE.
who had begun to squirm under the
castigation. II doesn't want to be
ambiguous, or nothin' dat-rh way, but
I'd dess like to auspiciously ak, sab.
In view Of de exterminatin' circum'
stances dat de flies sho'ly is bad, dess
what sawt o heenyus c'lamity yo'd
uh.felt called to ak de Lawd to po'
down upon me II I'd uh-happened to
say damn instidder ding as come
pow'ful nigh doin'?"-Judge.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-14
woak N tn rIowEa GARDEN.
The Beauty Of Golden GLOW, Some
LoW.oroWins Plants.

Rudbeckia golden glow ID q wonder.
ful plant. It blooms profusely through
out August and September. It multi
plies remarkably. You are able to
divide 1t after the first year, increase
your border and share with your
friends. The plants are 80 hardy that
you need never give them an anxious
thought. Its "habit" is good and its
foliage handsome except at the bottom
"a shortcoming which can be hidden
~ planting something else in front.
In the hardy border 1t makes an ad-
mirable background against . fence.
A large number Of plants Of few
kinds usually makes better effect
than . few Of, each Of great many
kinds, says the editor Of the Garden
Magazine.
In front Of these very tall plante
should come the larkspurs, foxgloves
and others, that grow to height of
three feet or SO. In front Of these
come columbines. bleeding heart. day
lilies. lupines and score of medium
sized ones. Low edging plants, either
annual or perennial, come right down
10 the edge Of the lawn. English
daisies, pansies, primulas and low
aags s-e used for this. Sweet alyssum
Is good, too. It has delightful habit
Ut self-sowing, so that it may fill all
the space available, covering the
ground between the taller, more
"stemmy" plants. Most good garden
ers have prejudice against bare soil.
They would almost harbor a weed
rather than an unproductive square
foot in the border. I like to raise .
great many seedlings Of forget-me-nots
and pansies and poke them in
wherever there is q gap. The first
year It is well to SOW Shirley poppy
and zinnia seeds broadcast among the
perennials, which are, very properly,
planted far apart to give them room to
expand, and thin them out when they
crowd.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-14
Since His Mother Died.

A smart lawyer had been bullyrag.
ging the witness in laundry case.
Finally he asked: "How long have
you been getting your washing done at
this placer"
Ever since your mother died." an.
swered the witness.
What do you mean, sir?" asked the
lawyer, firing up.
Just what I say. sir" calmly re-
piled the witness.
do you mean to insinuate that my
mother ever did your washing? You
-you@
mo: l mean Just what l say. Your
mother died six years ago. Since
then have had my washing done at
this laundry"
Then the witness was allowed to
step down amid the glggles Of the mul.
titude.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-14
COOKERY FOR THE INVALID.
Nice Soup and Broth, strengthening
Essence Of Beef, q custard.

ESSENCE OF BEEF.-Lean beef.
chopped fine. Put sufficient guam.
tity into bottle to I'LL up it's body;
cork it loosely and place it in q pot
Of cold water, attaching the neck BY
means Of q string to the handle of the
vessel Boil this for an hour and .
half or two hours, then pour of the
liquor and skim 1t. To this prepare.
ton may be added spices. salt, wine.
brandy, ETC., according to the taste Of
the patient.
VEGETABLE SOUP. - Take one
turnip, one potato and one onion; let
them be sliced and boiled in one quart
Of water for an hour. Add as much
salt as 10 agreeable, and pour the
whole upon piece Of dry toast. This
forms an agreeable substitute for
animal food, and may be given when
the latter is inadmissible
CHICKEN BROTH.-Cut up fowl
and break the leg bones. Put It into
. stewpan with quart Of cold water,
. teaspoon Of salt, and the same
quantity Of white sugar. Boil gently,
simmering constantly for four hours
Then strain into . basin. When cold
take OF the fat. When required for
use warm cupful.
SAVORY CUSTARD.-A savory cus.
tard, much relished by sick people.
Is made in the following manner:
Take the yolks of two eggs and the
white of one, and put in a small basin;
add Qua Gill of hoof ron ond a nnar<ap
of saltspounful of salt; whip up the
eggs and the beef tea; take q small
cup which will hold the mixture and
butter It: pour the mixture into the
cup and cover by tying a piece of
white letter paper which has been
buttered over the top. Put the cup
into saucepan Of boiling water; let
It simmer for quarter Of an hour;
ssrve hot-Chicago Tribune.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-14
November Nomenclature.

November was called by the an.
Client Saxons the whit monat, or wind
month, on account of the gales thea
prevalent. It was also named tue
blot monat, or blood month, from the
ancient practice Of then slaughter.
ing cattle for the winter provisions.
It is said that the Roman senators
wished to name the month after
Tiberius, as months had already been
named after Julius Caesar and Au.
gustus. but the emperor. like Canute,
felt that it was possible to have too
much flattery and refused, remark
Ing: What will you do, conscript "a,
theirs, If you have 10 Caesars?"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-14
An Easy Matter.

The man was playing euchre with
the latest belle Of the Mountain house.
while his bride of three months vas
trying to busy her mind as well as
her fingers with piece of embroid.
cry.
Suddenly the husband turned toward
the wife with a patronizing air.
Pardon me-" .e exclaimed; 81
hadn't noticed that l was between you
and the light"
"Oh, pray don't novel" the little
woman replied. q can see through
you perfectly well!"-Lippincott'a
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-14
Up Against II.

Here's a story" said Mrs. Nagget,
looking UP from her paper. "of a man
who begged the Judge to send him to
,ail in place Of his wife,
"Ha!" exclaimed Mr.. Nagget, "and
yet you say we men never sacrifice
ourselves for
"Wait minute. This woman stole
some clothes she was given to wash.
You see, she couldn't take in washing
while she was in jail. and so ne would
beve had to work"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-14

Wants Grandpa to croak.
Johnnie-Grandpa, will you make
noise like frog?
Grandpa-What for, my boy?
Johnnie-Why, pa says we'll get ten
thousand when you croak.-Judge.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-14
UNJUST j 10 FRID Az.
LirTLE SASS ron DEL,EF THAT.
DAY 70 a tloopoo.
Some Of the Most Momsntous Gvsnts
Ii ths. History Of the World Have
Occurred on That Oay-A
Few Instances.

OF Ill the days Of the week. Friday
10 the hoodoo: there 10 no supersti-
ton that ID more prevalent than that
which ascribes Ill luck to all under.
takings which, are inaugurated upon
that day Of the week. Primarily this
superstition has its origin In the fact
that the crucihxion occurred on Fri.
day, and those who are thoroughly
welded te he belief assert that Eve
and Adam ate the apple one Friday
afternoon, 30 great IL the burden that
Friday must bear. It 10 . singular co.
incidence that the Buddhists and the
Brahmins hold the identical distrust
Of Friday that the supersdtious
among US maintain. The fact that 1t
% hansman's day. is rather the re.
suit Of the superstition than one Of
its causes.
rof all the nations of the Christian
world, the Scotch alone have fond
pess for Friday; with them the day is
the favortte one Of the week for we'd
dings, but, this 10 only another In.
stance Of the contrariness Of the peo-
pie Of the land Of the heather. A die.
tionary Of dates, recently published.
presents come arguments in favor Of
Friday witch show that the Scotch
people are warranted in their afiec
ton for the day that IL elsewhere re-
garded with suspicion. Among the in.
cidents that directly affect us as
nation, many Of the more important
have occurred on Friday.
Columbus, according to his author
ity, discovered America on Friday; BY
the same authority the Pilgrim Fa
theirs landed on the Massachusetts
coast one Friday morning; George
Washington was born on Friday; the
battle Of Bunker Hills was fought on
Friday, and 80 was the battle Of
New Orleans; the capture Of Rich
mond, which marked an. important
epoch in our late history, occurred
upon this supposedly luckless day.
In European history the day has
been no less important. The birth Of.
Queen Victoria occurred on Friday;
Shakespeare was also born upon this
day; the Bastile fell one Friday morn.
ing; the execution of Charles I. was
on Friday; the battle Of Morengo wae
fought on Friday, and the burning of
Moscow, which turned the tide of
conquest against Napoleon, occurred
on Friday as we'll.
The adherents Of the Friday super.
stition will argue that, while these
events mark important steps in his.
tory, and while they brought good
luck to some people, they were ex.
ceedingly unfortunate for others
While the burning of Moscow, for in.
stance. was instrumental in quieting
Europe, It was q stroke of the worst
kind Of luck for Napoleon. But while
1t 10 true that each of the incidents
mentioned were unfortunate for some
body or other. 1t is also true that each
brought about results that are for the
general good. It was rough on King
Charles that he was killed, but his
death was decidedly an event that
furthered the cause of liberty. All in
all. It seems that Friday has reputa.
ton that 1t does not deserve.-Ana.
conda Standard.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-14
Flower IL a Freak.

At stonington. Conn, DR.. G. O.
Maine has curiosity in his dollhouse
in the shape Of night-bloomipg cereus.
which, instead Of opening its blossoms
in the evening, according to the regu.
lar custom. takes the daylight to dis
play its flowera
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-14
Find $4,000 Fortune in Barn.

Winona, Minn.-Believing that Lem.
del Hill, an aged bachelor who died
IN this city seven years ago, went to
his grave with secret regarding .
fortune which relatives supposed he
had saved during his long life of a
recluse, search was begun on his farm
At Pleasant Hill, MINI. The searchers
were rewarded after an all.day hunt
by finding under the floor of the
barn personal property belonging til
he dead man valued at about $4,000.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-14
Puzzle for corean sesrs.

Puzzle for corean sesrs.
A good deal Of curiosity was aroused
a few days ago near the ONCE of the
Chosen Shimpo by the birth Of kit.
ten with two heads and three eyes.
The Coreans, who are very supersti.
tious, are wondering what this por.
tends.-Corea Daily News.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-14

The Mode.
Johnny has got the political job he
was after and he's kicking all the
time. What does he want, anyway"
IA bigger one, Of urse."-Detroit
Free Press.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-14
Hasty Reinsurance.

Hasty Reinsurance.
IT was so glad to meet your mother"
said Mr.. Newcomer. by the way,
didn't think she was-er-so very
stout"
"Oh," interrupted Miss Yerner.
I'm sure I'll never grow to be like
her. I take after pa. you know"