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The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-05-09
THE FIRST puRE-EOoD LAW.

Tho the packers did not, they might
have said in defense that they were only
obeying the injunctions of Moses to the
Israelites in the first pure-food law, as
set forth in Deuteronomy. In the list
verse of the 18th chapter it is laid
down:
Eye shall not eat of anything that
dieth of itself; thou shalt give it unto
the stranger that is in thy gates, that
he may eat it or thou mayest sell it
unto an alien"
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-05-09

What seems a sensible business prop
osition is that of Dr. C. A. Rominger, g
member of the Council of Dowie's Chris.
tian Catholic Church, to remove the
famous lace factory from Zion t. Sails
bury, N. c., where it will have an ahun-
dance of cheap water power and also
excellent homes for it's people and O
good point from which to distribute its
wares. The water power at Salisbur!
is said to be second only to that OF
Niagara.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-05-09

Unaccountably, the Government is
having trouble to get sufficiency OF
Assistant Surgeons for the Army. For
some reasons the rank and pay of
a First Lieutenant does not appeal to
the young graduates of medical col
aeges There are now 33 vacancies to
be filled, but young doctors are not
showing the hoped for interest in the
examinations
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-05-09

Like the stamp tax the Pure Food
Law has the rare merit of being self
operative. There has been the most
marked change in the appearance OF
the ketchups, jams, pickles, sirups and
preserves exposed for sale, and in the
labels on the canned goods. No re-
taller will allow himself to become liza
BILE to prosecution by offering goods
that are Objectionable to the law.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-05-09

to the Union these provisions are i'm
mediatelNIenforceabl
Whether these stringent provisions
shall be nIade,to apply to Oklahoma as
well as In4liansTerritory is submitted to
vote of the people of both Territories
If a majority of the votes cast for or
against Statewide prohibition are for
prohibition the same provision shall be
a part Of the Constitution affecting
Oklahoma.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-05-09

If the President stands pat on the
Secretary of Agriculture's decision that
nothing is whisky but the old-fash-
toned pot-distilled article, it spells
as much loss to the offenders" and
"rectifiers'' as an appraisement of the
railroads does to the stock-gamblers.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-05-09

The New Jersey National Guard has
applied to the War Department for
horses for it's service, the same to be
charged to the militia allotment of the
State. but the Department holds that
under the law battery horses can
neither be issued nor sold to States.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-05-09

Ostrich farming has come to stay in
Arizona, where the climate seems all
that high-class ostrich can desire
There are 1900 of the birds now in the
country, most of them in the Salt River
Valley. They are such paying PROPOSE
tons that pair at four years of age
is valued at $500.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-05-09
NOTICE.

When you send in your subscription
always state whether renewal or new
subscriber.
When YOU renew from another posi-
office give former address as well.
When change of address is desired be
sure to give former address.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-05-09

Temperance keeps on making rapid
progress in Kentucky. Now IS of the
119 Counties in the State have gone dry.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-08
GREAT MENS FOOD.

Winston Churchill, when he has an
important piece Of writing before him,
eats very little meat and cuts his
allowance of tobacco in half. He finds
that this regime gives unusual clarity
to his mind
David Belasco drinks an occasional
cup of black coffee while at work. The
noted playwright has been known to
toll steadily at his desk for twenty
hours at stretch, taking nothing but
strong coffee-a large cup every Sec
ond or third hour.
Conan Doyle finds that he does his
best work in the late afternoon, after
having drunk copiously of Russian
tea.
Booth Harrington, when at work,
rises at S o'clock in the morning,
drinks little cocoa, and writes till 2.
Nearly all his best passages have been
written at sun rise.
Richard Harding Davis, strange TO
say, has great fondness for mince
pie, and in the midst of his work will
send downstairs for quarter section
every hour or two.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-08
To Grow Cotton.

.'.....'.'.. 100000. ........ 5000.
The French Colonial Cotton associa-
ton which was started three years
ago by the French cotton manufacture
ers, with the object of exploring the
French colonies for the purpose of
ascertaining where cotton could be adj
vantageously grown, has obtained
some surprising results, and seems to
warrant their confidence that in few
years the French colonies will be able
to supply considerable portion CT
the raw cotton consumed in France.
In round figures France bought over
$8O,000,000 worth of raw cotton last
year, chiefly from the United States.
Unlike the British Cotton Growers
association, the French society was
not organized with the object of profit
but with the purpose simply of fur
nishing free seed to the local inhabi-
tants of the colonies for test purposes
upon the understanding that the asso-
citation would buy all cotton produced.
Seeds were sent not only to hitherto
hntried regions. American seed was
principally used, the best results be-
ing obtained with Mississippi, Louisi-
ana and Sea Island.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-08
FRANCE IS ALARMED BY CRIME.
Bandits Plumber and Kill in Paris and
Through the Country.

Paris, Mar. 3.-The general feeling
of alarm created by the increase of
crime in France was echoed in the
chamber of deputies today by an in
terpellation of the government upon
the insecurity of life and property in
Paris and in the country. Along the
Belgian frontier bandits have been
robbing and numbering for two years
and are still at work, in spite of the
fact that the police early in February
succeeded in arresting the ringlead-
ers. During the two years this gang
committed thousands of robberies and
murders.
The streets of Paris, especially in
the Montmartre district, are terrorized
by "Apaches," as they are termed, and
are no longer safe for pedestrians. The
newspapers for weeks have been filled
daily with stories of robberies and
assassinations the victims being struck
down with knives.
M. Cochin, liberal, in the chamber
today declared that in many sections
of the country the gendarmerie were
utterly unable to cope with the brig
ands, and the Inhabitants were arming
for self-protection.
Premier Clemenceau said the gov
eminent was taking steps to cope with
the robbers and assassins.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-08

horses. Inc regulation space for o
horse on the boat is 2 feet, 6 inches
by 8 feet and in such cramped quar-
ters they stand until unloaded on the
other side Of the Atlantic. Each of
Mr.. Vanderbilt's horses will have
stall three times the ordinary size,
feet. 6 inches by feet, in which it
will be possible to lie down. Every
precaution has been taken against the
possibility Of injury or sickness during
the voyage.
The stalls are located on the main
cattle deck, where there Is plenty Of
light and air. In the event Of
stormy voyage horse would be less
likely to receive injury in narrow
stall. but trouble of this nature has
been guarded against by extra pad
ding and bedding. The stalls are bed
ded almost to the horses knees with
German peat moss, and the sides are
padded with half foot of excelsior
held in place by burlap These pre-
cautions, it ds expected, will obvtate
all trouble should the Minnetonka run
into stormy weather during the voy-
age.
Special food will be supplied during
the voyage. and it was stipulated that
the best possible hay and oats must
be provided. In order that the grooms
may be closely in touch with the ami
mails special quarters were arranged
on the same deck. with mess close
at hand, so that the grooms can keep
an eye on their charges at all times
during day and night.
Fourteen stalls were on the port side
and thirteen on the starboard. When
the weather permits the portfolios will
be opened on the main deck, but as
the horses are on the inside portion
of the main deck they will be out of
the way OF all draughts. Oxen will
be on the outer side of the main deck.
This will act as barrier for the Van
derbilt horses from the wind, as the
heat from the bodies of the oxen and
the ammonia will protect the horses.
The loading of the horses was at
tended with great care under the sup
ervision of Manager Wilson. A peat
moss passage marked the route Of
the horses to their quarters. Rustling
Silk was the first horse led aboard.
He was taken to the stall occupied by
Judge w. H. Moore's famous carriage
horse, Forest King, winner of the Wal
dorf-Astoria clup, when he was
brought from England. Polly Prim
will occupy the quarters during the
voyage that were used for James R.
Keene's Disguise II. Lady Kathryn
will enjoy the loose box once used to
bring w. c. Whitnews's Aceful, to this
country, while the great steeplechaser
John NJ P.'s quarters will be used by
Sweet Marie. On the starboard side
of the boat Gibson Boy will stand
where the jumper, Desert Chief stood
during his ten days voyage to this
country.
The consignment is valued at $780,
900 on which Mr.. Vanderbilt pays IN
insurance of $2,250. In addition SIS
passage is paid for each horse, which
is nearly three times the ordinary
charge. The fitting up of the stalls,
padding, grooms passage and special
quarters will bring the total sum for
the voyage to about $500.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-08
''''.''i.'. 1000. .......
BROADWAY HAS FEELING.


She was a little old woman with a
coarse shawl wrapped around her
shoulders and a knitted headnece
known as a nubia on her head. Bend
ing over she peered about the asphalt
pavement On total disregard Of the
dangers from passing traffic on lower
Broadway. Lost anything, Lady,"
asked policeman. Eyes, SIR" she
answered. some money" The blue
coat looked at her worn old face for
a moment. and then he, too, got busy.
A news5oy joined in the hunt. Pres
emily several citizens were partici-
pants. A street car stopped and then
another. The driver of a big truck
pulled up at the curb, clambered down
and became another searcher for the
lost coin. Several minutes passed.
There was partial blockade of the
street, and then the policeman picked
up dime from Its resting place on
the street car track. rs this part Of
it?" he said. Yes. sir" answered the
old woman, joyfully. Its all of it,"
An exclamation arose to the police
man 8 lips, laugh ran among the by
ISLANDERS, but it stopped at the glad
look in the old woman's eye as she
reached her gnarled hand for the little
coin. The policeman checked the half
formed utterance and solemnly escort
ed the old woman to the curb. The
cars ratified on, the big truck swung
on its way. and the policeman stood
silently at his pest. No one thought
to jtbe, no one thought to swear after
that look of JOY that came into the old
woman's eyes as her lost coin was re-
stored. Broadway had been incon-
venienced as Broadway seldom likes
to be. but who shall say that Broad
way Is 1.-The cold white path without
heart" after that exhibition?
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-08
The Red Riuer Ideal for Launches

"The desire to own and operate
launch is more than fad, and the de-
mand for launches will continue a
good deal longer than did the demand
for bicycles, when everybody was crazy
over Them" said N. w. Randall of De-
troit, Mich, at the Dacotah. There
has been an active sale of boats of this
class for several years past, and every
year it is increasing, instead of falling
of. This year we expect to see it larg-
er than ever before in the history of
the business.
"You will find that people living ad-
jacent to large body of water, or on
the banks of good-sized river, find
themselves puzzled when it comes to
choosing between an automobile and
launch, if they feel that they can af-
ford only one of these articles. OF
course, the launch is much cheaper
than the auto, but aside from this fact
1t probably wins the decision over the
auto in the majority of cases on its
merits as pleasure-giver alone.
II imagine that here in Grand Forks
the launch would easily outclass the
automobile at all stages of the game,
because facilities for the enjoyment Of
launching are among the best with the
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-08
Country Looks Toward Northern
Minnesota for White Pine Supply

sissippi river valley in northern Min
nesota.
Last year the district east of Grand
Forks produced S27.903,O0O feet and
the upper Mississippi river district
produced 576,641 900 feet, or a COM
bined output of 1,414,544,OO0 feet Of
lumber out of the 2,S03,S05,0O0 feet
that was produced for the entire re-
gion west of Chicago.
According to the showing Minneapo-
lis and the Wisconsin valley are only
rivals for second place in the magni-
tude of white pine production. The
1906 output of the Minneapolis district
was 291,0OO,00O feet against 255 ,2s9 900
feet in the Wisconsin valley. If the
product of the Minneapolis district and
the Wisconsin river district is added to
that of Duluth and the upper Mississip-
pi river districts. the total amount of
1860, 1853, 900 feet leaves only S92,S52,-
900 feet to be made up by the other mi
nor districts.
The statistics of the lumber industry
show that in 1892 the Chicago district
to the eastward, extending up to Lake
Superior, produced nearly one-half of
the total northern pine lumber, while
last year the same territory produced
for the markets of the territory scarce
ly one-seventh of the total product.
On the basis of these comparisons it
has been predicted that the dwindling
total Of tho nOrfhorn nino nrod,,o+ion
will be in ten years from now scarcely
moro than a gathering together If
the remnants, such as are now seen in
the older sections of the country once
logged for white nino
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-08

That the district directly east of
Grand Forks in the state of Minnesota
is now and will be for years to come
one of the chief sources of the supply
of northern pine is shown by the an
nual statistics report recently issued
showing the northern white pine pro-
duction of the United States for 1906.
Statistics compiled by the American
Lumberman, which is considered by
the lumber interests as good authority,
show the grand total of white pine
lumber in 1906 to have been 3,292,67S,-
900 feet. OF this amount 0S,S05,000
feet were produced in what is called
the district west of Chicago, including
that part of Wisconsin and Minnesota
west of the Green bay section. The
Chicago district was SO termed be-
cause of the fact that lumber was
mostly shipped to that point by boat.
It included the water-side mills of
western Michigan and those of Green
bay and the Michigan shore of the up
per peninsula, as we'll as the eastern
section of the upper peninsula.
The Chicago district reached its
maximum output in 1889, with 2,4S1,-
$4,000 feet of white and Norway pine.
Last year the district west of Chicago
produced 2,S03, $685. 900, or more than
the Chicago district in its period of
maximum output.
The district west of Chicago, how
ever, has large area. 1t includes the
greater part Of Wisconsin or the Lake
Superior country east of Duluth and
Superior, the western watersheds of
the Wisconsin, the Chippewa and st.
Croix rivers and the great upper Mis-
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-08
Weight Of a Crowd.

In designing structures of all kinds
to be used as audience rooms or points
of vantage for sightseers, the engin-
eer is confronted by the necessity of
providing for the danger of over
crOwding, since, as has often been
demonstrated, and not without serious
disaster, human beings show no more
discretion in this matter than do sheep
or cattle. The custom usually follow
ed by the construction engineers is to
provide for weight of eighty pounds
to the square foot, and to allow twenty
pounds additional for the always pos
sible emergency of crowding.
Experiments have recently been
made in the interest of public safety
which show that the latter provision
Is not sufficient to insure against dis
aster from overcrowding. In one of
these fifty-eight laborers of an aver
age weight of 145 pounds were packed
together within a space of fifty-seven
square feet. And this figure is by no
means the limit.
Lewis Johnson, professor of engi-
neering at Harvard, has shown this as
the result of exhaustive experiments
with men selected from among his en-
cheering pupils at the university. 1t
is held that there are many occasions
when conditions analogous to those
under which these tests were made
prevail, such as crashes at the en-
frances of theaters, massed sightseers
viewing a spectacular procession, and
on the platforms of railway stations,
especially in the early morning and
evening.
: 1t is evident therefore, from Pro-
fessor Johnson's investigations, that
weight of say 140 pounds a square foot
is quite feasible and not unusual where
there are throngs of people, while
load of eighty pounds square foot
Is quite common in buildings and pri-
vate houses where social gatherings
are freOuent
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-08
ARTIFICIAL LIGHT.

The sconce and the lantern were in
general use throughout the Middle
Ages. The sconce was light, covered
and guarded from the wind, lifted
down by handle and distinct from
the lantern, serving somewhat the
same purpose, but hung by a chain.
Lanterns in the thirteenth century
were made of gold, silver, copper or
iron, according to the means of the
owner. The light in the latter was
shielded from the wind by thin sheets
of horn. Lantern making was an i'm
portant industry in Paris.
Noblemen and rich merchants took
to having luxurious little travelling
equipments made for them, and among
these were travelling candlesticks and
wash basins in fine enameled work.
the secret of which is now lost.
The custom of having servants carry
fiambeaux at festivals also becaue
general about this time, and a strange
and tragic incident is connected with
this fashion. At ball given by
Charles vi. the torches carried by
some careless servants came too near
the headdresses of certain persons
dressed as savages and set them on
fire. The unfortunate guests we're
burned to death, and the King, at the
sight, lost his reason, a madness which
had serious effect on the history of
France.
Magic lanterns were invented in the
time of King Charles l. A device on
somewhat similar plan was used as
sign before shop doors to attract
custom.
Lamps fell into disfavor at the be-
ginning of the seventeenth century
and were only used by the poor and
in passages and in stables where the
smoke could evaporate and a great
deal of light was needed. Candles
had reached their perfection and can
dlesticks their most exquisite form. 4
candlestick of crystal given by Louis
XIV to LaVallere is still in existence,
and it was at this time also that the
crystal pendants came into fashion.
Street illumination was not serious
ly attempted in Paris until about the
middle of the seventeenth century.
In the first years of that notable CEN
fury the streets of Paris were dark.
The rich were escorted by lackeys
bearing torches, the middle class folks
picked their way, lantern in hand while
the poor slid along, feeling their way
by the walls. In his edict of Septem-
Der. the King provided that candles
in cage of glass should be hung by
cords at the height of the first story
Of the house, three lanterns for every
street, one at each end and one in
the middle. At the sound of a bell
struck by Waterman, they were
lighted.
Paris was, however, considerably in
advance of other cities of the world
at this time. In London link boys
stood about in public places, calling
out in lugubrious tones: Gentlemen
a light"
The origin of the phrase, holding
a candle to you," is somewhat doubt
full, but some authorities trace 1t to
the fact that as the small light stand
had not been devised, anyone who de-
sired to read in bed had to have a
servant stand beside him to hold the
candle One cannot imagine that rood.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-08

Red river so close at hand.
Owners of launches apparently do
not tire of the sport, for in great
many cases, possibly fifty per cent of
them, the purchase of the first boat
will lead to the purchase of a larger
or a more speedy one, or both, later
on. know Of scores of instances
where men have started out with eight
cen or twenty foot boats, and then
bought others running as high as thir-
ty-five feet. If he gets big boat 10
start with. the tendency is to make
second purchase, securing a more
speedy craft, but one seating fewer
people,"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-08
THE CZARIN.A'S CHARM.
A Beautiful, Graceful Woman Of
Winning Majesty of Presence.


The general appearance of the Gar
ina may be fairly we'll known in this
country although fewer pictures have
been published of her than of any
other crowned head. But no picture
that l had seen gave any idea of how
she really looks, seen thus face to
face. Perhaps this may be for the
reason that much of her beauty comes
from exquisite coloring, and there is
about her subtle charm impossible
to picture and difficult to describe. She
is very tall and very slender, yet al
most finely proportioned. Sier feat
ures are almost Greek in regularity,
. and the natural expression of her face
struck me at once as singularly
wistful and sweet sadness that never
went quite away when she smiled.
Her hair is strikingly beautiful and
luxuriant, long, heavy. glossy and
brown-gold in color. Her eyes are
large, soft, lustrous gray-blue with
long lashes, and painted them cast
down as they nearly always are, for
she is shy and hardly ever looks up
without blush.
Yet with all the Czarina's blushing
shyness, her bearing impressed me
with sense of something much deep
er and graver than mere admiration for
a beautiful, graceful woman. 1t is
difficult to define just what this i'm
preston was, but it may be termed
majesty, for lack of subtler term,
and the feeling of it increased during
the entire time that l was privileged
to enter her presence, although no one
could have been kinder or more simple
in all that she said and did.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-08
BLUE nlBBBON WINNERS.

How the Vanderbilt Horses Travelled.
Accompanied by Manager Charles H.
Wilson and eight grooms, Alfred G.
Vanderbilt's string of blue-ribbon win
ners on the Atlantic transport liner,
Minnetonaka, will arrive in England
on Wednesday. 1t is the invasion If
England, and the consignment con-
sisted of nearly one half of the total
entries from the United States to ths
first international horse show to be
held at the Olympia, London. the first
week in June. Mr.. Vanderbilt's coz
signment consists of twenty-five horses
and two ponies, making a total of
twenty.seven head. probably the most
valuable single consignment of horse
flesh ever sent to England.
Special arrangements were made for
the accommodation of Mr.. Vanderbilt's