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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-21
Mud Houses Built BY wasp..

A naturalist has thus described the
habits Of species of wasp that makes
it's nest of mud, says the Dundee AID.
vertiser. The mud of which their
nests are composed. he said. is often
carried for some distance, and it Is
essential for them to use good. stiff
clay. At the edge of some pond or
stream you may see these insects roll
sticky little balls out of the stiff mud
with their strong jaws. With this
heavy load of mud they rise slowly.
and, having gained some height, they
get their bearings and fly in straight
line to their nest. In this they resem.
BILE the bees; indeed. all the wasps
and bees seem to have a wonderful
faculty for flying directly home from
any point When the wasp has gained
the place selected for a building site
she puts the tiny ball of mud against
the wall of the building and ribs it
tight by moving her head from side to
side very rapidly. The outer surface
Of the nest shows series of rings.
with sharply defined lines between
most of them, but the interior is al
ways extremely smooth and almost
perfect cylinder. While building her
nest the insect continually runs in and
out of the tiny cylinder, examining it
infinitely with her "feelers." If a
rough place is felt on the inner sur.
face she carefully sets to work and
rubs it smooth. When the cylinder is
finished the wasp goes hunting for
spiders.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-21
RARE APRON FOUND
BELIEVED TO BE HANo,WoRK OF
A QUEEN.
Minneapolis Woman Owns Embroidery
Probably Worked by Mary Of
the Scots-Famous "Lost
Stitch" Used.

st. Paul, Minn.-Through chain Of
unusual circumstances Mrs. E. H.
Evans, of Minneapolis, has come into
possession of treasure in embroidery
believed to be the handiwork or Mary,
Queen OF Scots, who, during her in.
generation in Lochleven, was known
to have passed many hours embroid-
ering.
During one of Lord Melville's visits
to the unhappy queen she besought
him to obtain a needful supply of raj
ment, of which she was almost desti-
tute. Among other things, the captive
sovereign obtained packets of colored
silks, which she used in making beau
tiful pieces of needlework, some of
which were sent to Queen Elizabeth.
One of the hapless queens gowns
came into the possession of a Mr.
Meyers, an American costumer, in the
lining of which a purple satin embroid-
cred apron was found to be sewed
hidden there. doubtless, from her Jail
ers by the queen herself, fearing it
might be taken from her. This apron
by Philadelphia named Sweeting.
Its counterpart in every detail, with
the exception of color, is in Minneap.
oils, and certain historians point to
the fact that the queen embroidered
two, one in purple and one in black.
They are both made in the famous
lost STITCH" which is unknown to
modern embroiderers.
Under microscopic examination it
is not at all like Turkish or Chinese
chain stitch, which resembles it close
ly, but is done in a series of little,
tight French knots, which are fastened
so firmly that it is impossible to un-
ravel the infinitesimal disks of silk.
There are myriads of them in flower
designs, in colors exquisitely blended,
encased by a running silken cord,
couched on. A marvellous design.
strangely artistic, yet conventional,
forming border and corner pieces
and four strips for the top of pleats
for fullness. The wonderful evenness
of the stitches indicates that the work
was done by woman with unlimited
time at her disposal
Mrs. Evans has every reason to be.
lieve her apron to be one of the two
embroidered by Mary Stuart. The de.
signs are identical, differing only lin
color. This exquisite piece of embroid.
cry came to Mrs. Evans as a present
from her sister, who gave it to her
when she was a girl of 16, with the
admonition to take good care of It,
Mrs. Evans did not fully realize the
value, OF her possession until she
CHANGED to see an article with an IL.
lustration of an apron 300 years old,
Of great historical value, the descrip.
ton tallying accurately with that of
her own apron.
A woman whose work received hon.
orable mention at the worlds fair
says she spent three months trying to
learn the "lost stitch" seen in the
apron. and, for all the writer knows.
Is trying still
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-21
USE TEN THOUSAND
TONS OF ICE
HERE
Hugh Dunlevy Says Most of
Frozen Water Has Been Put
Up This Season.

Hugh Dunlevy, the we'll known ice
man of East Grand Forks stated today
that he had about completed the har-
vest of Red River ice for the season.
On account of the poor train service,
nothing has been done as yet towards
putting up lake ice.
East Grand Forks uses annually.
according to Mr.. Dunlevy, 10000 tons of
ice. The many cold storages use Il
large amount OF ice. and the families
consume Il large amount OF ice dur
ing the summer months. Soon Mr.. Dun
levy will begin operations at Cannon,
where he will put up about 5000 tons
of ice for the Great Northern.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-21
PROVIDES FOR DOG IN WILL.
Pennsylvania Woman Also Makes Be.
quests to Charity.

Norristown, Pain the will Of
Mary Pechfn Ashbridge Of Rose
mont, recently admitted to probate,
provision is made for a public park
for Rosemont, the care Of q horse
and a dog. monetary rewards for for
mer schoolmates and Sunday school
pupils, and many charitable be-
quests.
There is a contingent clause in
the bequest If her sisters are alive at
the time of her death.
Jennie G. Kirk is made custodian
of Miss Ashbridge's driving horse
and fox terrier, she is to have the use
Of the interest of $4,000 for looking
after their comfort, and at their
death $4,000 is bequeathed to her out
right.
The members of Miss Ashbridge's
Sunday school class, who have been
faithful in attendance for q year, and
are at present MEMBERS" are each
to receive 500, and "any who have
faithfully attended for three years or
more, $780," with . request that
each of these sums be safely invest.
ed toward a rainy day."
Other provisions include 81 900 "to
our friend, Mrs. Jane lowering" to
her friend and schoolmate, Annie Els.
rey Johnson. now working in the Nc
All mission in France; to the Phila.
delphia McAll auxiliary, 1000; to her
schoolmate, Miranda NJ. Kirk, $500,
and $1,000 to Mrs. Kinks daughters.
Flora and Jennie Kirk; $500 to the
testratrix's farmer, Hobart Lewis.
and $1,000 to his wife; to Lower Mer.
ion Baptist church, $1,000.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-21
REDS ARE GROWING WISE.
Pile Up Minor Criminal Cases to Sc.
cure Witness Fees.

North Yakima, Wash.-How thor
oughly the red man is becoming
versed in the matter of the the pale
face. even in court matters, is illus.
trated by a late case in the superior
court. An Indian was about to be sen.
fenced for some crime and he could
not understand English. Seated In
the rear of the room was a young
buck who had been an interested spec.
tator. It was known he could speak
English well SO he was called upon to
interpret the sentence imposed by the
Judge, which he did.
AS soon as he did this he approach.
ed the clerk and demanded 81, saying
that he had been called as an inter-
prefer and was entitled to the same
fee as witness. Since he was called
as an interpreter in the court he will
probably receive his 81 when the war
rants are issued
1t is the delight of any Yakima In
dian to appear in court as witness
that So a day witness fee may be OBJ
tanned and mileage from the reserva-
ton to North Yakima. Whenever any
were involved in criminal action it
has been their custom to summon
many witnesses, having as many as
possible from their immediate family.
So frequent did the Indian cases,
such as horse stealing and petty lar.
ceny actions, become that it finally
dawned upon the authorities that the
pesky redskins were instituting these
suits that they might obtain witness
fees. Since then there have been
comparatively few Indian cases
brought before the court.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-21
Pecan Orchards in the South.

Just as the people of the north eat
peanuts in great quantities SO do the
people of the south eat pecans." re.
marked Allan Dupre. a merchant Of
New Orleans. ION the streets of New
Orleans are many vendors who sell
them in all sorts of ways-shelled
unshelled and in candy form. Pea.
nuts are sold, too, but pecans have q
far greater sale.
ITO meet the demand for them
which is growing, pecan orchards are
now being laid out in the bottom lands
of the far south. When old timber is
cut down pecan trees are planted
Many pecan orchards are gradually
growing up. They are of slow
growth. requiring about Is or 20
years to reach maturity. but they are
profitable. The main supply comes
from Mexico. some 60 carloads Of
sbelIed pecans being shipped from
there every year, for the most part to
be consumed in the south. but in a
decade the main supply will come
from the southern states. which will
thus gain new industry"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-21
Tower to Be ess Eest Hloh

New York.-Metropolitan Life insur.
ance millions will build the biggest
business structure in the world. II
will be tower 65S feet high to com.
plete the company's home building
overlooking Madison Square. It will
stand nm the sight NJ DR. Parkhurst's
old church at the southeast corner of
Madison avenue and Twenty-fourth
street. The base Of the tower will be
75xS5 feet. 1t will rise 65S feet from
the street From the cellar tn the
top will be $50 feet; from the founda.
tons to the top 690.6 feet. The clock
face will be 436 feet above the side
walk. To tell the time Diana on ton
Of the Madison Square garden tower
will have to look up, for she II only
332 feet above the street.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-21
"silenee curen the Latest

Ansonia. Conn.-Beginning with the
new year a number of society women
in this city will take the "silence
cure" The treatment is very simple.
and consists of keeping the mouth
closed. They claim that the results
will be marvellous, benefiting not only
the patient but In many cases bring.
ing recuperative peace to other mem.
bers Of the family. The women claim
that people talk too much, which
means tremendous waste of energy.
eventually undermining the health
and bringing along train Of ills the
cause Of which few suspect. The
T. p. r. association. the most promi.
nent club in The city, will debate the
subject ct its next meeting.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-21
Popular Dan.

Crookston Journal: Dan Sinclair,
the genial representative Of the Min
neapolis Brewing company, at East
Grand Forks, spent the night in the
city enroute home from Oslo, where
he spent yesterday on business. He
drove to Oslo yesterday but did not
relish facing high wind back home
and sent his livery rig back and
thought he would return via Warren
on the 500. The train was so late
however, that he was several laps
behind making connections with the
Grand Forks train, to the qualification
of his friends, was forced to spend
the night here. He is also a partner
in the livery business of Smith & Sim
clair of East Grand Forks, and is one
of the most popular men in western
Polk county.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-21
spoilina a War Story.

There is a certain war veteran in
Boston whom we will call William
Brown. He has an honorable record
and is fond Of relating incidents of
the rebellion. He often tells how he
got cut on the head from the sword
of a confederate cavalryman. There
is a small bare place which he says
was the scar of this wound. Many
time We who work in the same Office
with him have heard this story.
Brown has brother Charles who
came into the ONCE the other day
to make call. Bill was at his desk
writing when Charlie walked up be.
hind him and giving him a slap on
the shoulder, said loosely: "Well.
Bill, see you still have that scar on
your head where Buffers dog bit you
when we were boys!" From that
time one Of Bills war stories gets
little credence from u.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-21
a UNIQUE PHOTOGRAPH pARTv.
Two Girls Gave a Move, and Original
Entertainment with Pictures.

Two girls who are enthusiastic ANA.
teurs-in the use of the kodak gave
delightful and original party last
year says a writer in The Housekeep.
err. The Invitations sent out were
kodak pictures of the two entertain.
ers in different poses. hut in each in
stance a newspaper. book tan or nm.
brella concealed the faces The in.
vitations ran:
These headless ladies at home,
January l2. 8 O'clock"
Not little guessing and comparing
notes was necessary among those in
vited to decide with certainty upon
the identity of the would.be hostesses
The guests were received in pref.
~ room. half studio half sitting room.
where. after few minutes lively con.
versation. they were given cards deco.
rated with tiny photographs Of the
house in which the party was given.
with pencils attached
Their attention was then called to
the numbered photographs tackled up
on the wall. each representing soma
well known book The titles were ia
ne written opposite the number on
the card corresponding to that of the
photograph. In one or two instances.
where the book title was not widely
known. the name of the author was
printed on the card.
Miss Acott's Little Women" Lit.
tie Men" and "Old-tashionea Girl:"
Seton Thompson's Wild Animals
Have Known. and Holmes over the
Teacups" and "Autocrai OF the Break.
fast Table" lent themselves readily ~
Photographic illustration. Among
others were The Masquerader" "a
lady in domino and mask): Prince
tprints) Of Indian" The Crisis" Tin
fudge making). and TO Have and To
Hold" "a wedding).
Thirty minutes we're allowed for
making out the list Of titles The
prize for the most complete list was
handsome photograph in passepartont
of locally celebrated spot. The con.
ISOLATION prize. the photo of the family
cat, yawning prodigious1y
Partners for supper were selected
by matching kodak pictures cut in
half. The menu was written on the
back Of a mounted photograph of the
principal public building of the city.
The evening closed with fun and
flashlights.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-21
CHILD PULLED PLUG
AND,I||S BADLY
BURNED
Little Son of Mr.. and Mrs. J.
Schmalberg Victim of
Painful Accident.

Tim, the 2year-son OF Mr. and Mrs.
Jacob Schmalberg of East Grand Forks
was the victim on last Friday night of
a pitiful accident. The little follow
was in the kitchen while his mother
was engaged in using washing ma
chine. In some manner he pulled the
plug, and the hot water pouring out
We're painfully burned, and the hot
water burned the upper portion of his
body considerably also. The child is
resting as easily as could be expected
today.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-21
turkey TOO eIa to aaIl.

West Chester. PA 45.yound tur.
key, which was disposed Of here by
the raining process on Christmas aad
New Years. Is giving lots Of trouble.
Since then It has changed hands ten
times. and the present owner Gays 1T
10 an elephant on his hands. He can
not use It, neither can he sell It, be.
cause OF it, huge proportions. The
fowl 10 now to be disposed Of for the
eleventh tins, BY ranle. and what the
anal disposal will bs 70 The qussy Of
the hour.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-21
WorId's Largest IsIands.

Australia 10 now uniformly classed
40 continent. Madagascar ls now
ranked as fourth In size among the
great islands. Greenland comes first
with an area Of $4,000 square miles;
next follows New Guinea with 3D..
900. Borneo with 100000 and then
Madagascar with 100000. These lig.
ures are all approximate. for detailed
surveys are yet lacking. Great Britain
has an area Of no more than 5000
square miles.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-21
Broken Jaw Bone.

John Burton who is employed haul
ing ice at Crookston, met with an acci-
dent which resulted in the breaking
of his upper jaw bone. AS he was
driving out of the yard of Chas. Bah
cock he ran into clothes line with
such force that his upper jaw bone
was broken and his four front teeth
knocked so loose that they will have
to be removed. Mr.. Burton could not
see the clothes line on account of the
storm.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-21
Determine Boundaries.

Bemidji Pioneer: r. X. Biller left
last evening for Blackjack, where he
will run some lines for the Grand
Forks Lumber company, to determine
the boundaries of some land which
is in dispute as to trespass. Mr.. Bill
er returned yesterday from an extend
ed trip to Heart Lake, on the White
Earth reservation, beyond Itasca state
park.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-21
Will Hold Meeting.

There will be meeting of the board
of directors of the Red River Valley
immigration and Development asso-
citation within the next two weeks at
which time it is thought that a num-
Der of important matters will be
brought up for discussion.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-21
CROOKsT0N MAN IS APPOINTED
p. NJ. Ringdahl Of that City is a Mem.
Der of the State Board Of Control
Under JOhnson's Appointment.

Governor johnson has announced
the appointment of p NJ. Ringdahl of
Crookston as a member of the state
board of control to succeed o. B.
Gould of Winona, who died recently.
Mr.. Ringdahl was formerly a men,
Der of the state railway and ware
house commission under Governor
Lind. The salary of this position is
$500, and Mr.. Ringdahl will be re-
appointed in April when the present
term expires.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-21
Is Recovering.

Chas. Mercil, who is employed as
fireman on the Great Northern, has
been i'll for the past few days with a
severe attack of typhoid fever. He is
at the home of his parents near Cen
tilly and is reported somewhat better
today.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-21
New Wonders In suroerv.

Berlin.-Dr. Posner, professor of
surgery at Berlin university, says sur.
gerry is making such progress that he
looks forward to the time when sur
geons will be able to grow artificial
arms and legs to a body. He even
goes further and rays that in future
surgeons will find 10 dimculty in at,
taching beheaded head to the trunk.
provided the operation IL carried out
expeditiously enough.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-21
Sullivan Improving.

Frank Sullivan, who was injured in
an Idaho railroad wreck is believed
to be improving, insomuch as no word
has been received from him AS soon
as he RECEIVERS sufficiently, he will
come home for a visit.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-21
Getting Settled.

Harry McNichol is fast getting NICE
ly settled in his now location in the
new depot. The new quarters are be-
ing made quite comfortable, and the
genial agent will be as much at home
soon, as he was in the passenger
coach,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-21
To File Judgment.

The judgment in the Peet VS.. East
Grand Forks case will be filed in the
district court on Wednesday, and as
soon as this takes place an appeal
will be taken to the district court.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-21
Will Have Hearing.

There will be hearing in the Pom
thus land contest in the United States
land Office next month. Mr.. Pontius
filed on a homestead southeast OF
Bagley and a contest was started
against him last year by Dedrik ia
cobson. neighbor, but was won by
Mr.. Pontius. Mr.. Jacobson has filed
another contest, claiming that Mr..
Pontius was absent for more than six
months.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-21
Ia VERY iii.

Mrs. E. R. jacob is very i'll at aer
home in this city and Mrs. B. A. Fer
ris, sister residing at Ardock has
arrived here to take care of her.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-21
Is Improving.

Word received from ]. R. Jacob,
who is now sojourning at Poland, Ariz.,
is getting along very we'll, according
to- a letter received from him today.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-21
Is Paw DQy.

This is payday on the Northern
Pacific, and the many employees in
this city are feeling pretty good over
the fact.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-21
A Card Party.

The ladies of the Sacred Heart
church will give card party We'd
nesday evening, January 30, in Wood.
men hall.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-21
Visit Husband.

Mrs. F. w. Damphier and children
have gone to Winnipeg where they will
visit Mr.. Damphier, who is at present
employed on a Canadian road out of
Winnipeg.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-21

Times Want Ads get results.
Times Want Ads get results.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-21

A. w. Peterson of Fisher, is here
transacting business.
j. 8. Jacobson of Larimore is in
East Grand Forks today.
R. O. Rudolph of Grafton is in the
city.
Edward Frederickson has gone to
West Baden.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-04-02

The first step in carrying out the
legislative enactment for forming the
new county of Lee out Of parts oil
Moore and Chatham, was taken al RAJ
eigh Saturday. This was the appoint
ment of a Board of Elections who will
have in charge the elections to be held
on Tuesday after the first Monday III
July, 1907, at which the voters in the
territory 10 be created into a new conn
ty, will express their wishes at the bal
lot box.
The state board Of elections met
to appoint the board for Lee county,
and the men whom they selected were
Messrs. X. r. HOyle and I. n. Camp
bell, of Moore, and T. W. Wilkes, Of
Chatham.
The new county is to take on Official
life Oh the first day of ADrll, 1908.
County officers are to be named by
the governor if the measure is sane
toned bay a majority Of the voters Cf
the affected territory.
The county seat is to be at a point
midway between Sanford and Jones'
bCrO.-Moore County News.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-04-02
\ lively Capture.

Manuel Mathews, a resident OF Pilat
Mountain, made the air blue with "cuss
words on Main street, this city, last
Thursday afternoon, and when he saw
policeman w. L. Steele approaching
climbed in his buggy with a woman
friend and made a dash for liberty
down Quarry street. The officer Sc
cured a bicycle and gave chase TO the
fugitives and they had a splendid
rae down hill, with the spectators
placing odds on the horse and buggy.
Before the fleeing occupants Of the
buggy reached the corporate limits the
officer overlook them and pinched his
man Mathews deposited ten dollars
with the officer for his appearance and
was allowed to continue his Journey,
but he didn't seem in so great a hurry
before.-Mount Airy Leader.