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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-05-25

Capt. Grant Marsh is the first =
man on record as a licensed =
pilot on the Yellowstone. The
y license was received by him
when the boat was recently ly-
ing near the mouth of the Pow
der river, 235 miles up the yell
lowstone, and was issued by Sit
4" ting Bull, the boss Indian of
y that region. We give the doc
ument in full below:
"To whom it may concern:
"This is to certify that Capt.
= Grant Marsh has given satisfac-
y ton to man-general inspector
of his capabilities to navigate
y the waters of the Yellowstone
* and is hereby duly licensed to
Il run, buck and warp up said riv-
err to his hearts content.
His
Sitting x Bull
Mark.
Inspector general Of the
Yellowstone and chief scalp lift
= err of the hostiles.
"May IA. 1873"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-05-25

The most aggravating kind of a
person to live in the house with is
one who always has his own way,
and yet goes around with an abused
air,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-05-25
A VALUED MEMENTO.
License Issued by Sitting Bull to
Capt Grant Marsh to Navigate
tho Yellowstone River.

Bismarck Tribune: Among the
days, in the possession of Capt Grant
Marsh, is the following license from
Sitting Bull to the captain to navigate
the Yellowstone river. The Bismarck
Tribune had correspondent in the
far west, when Captain Marsh made
the first trip up the Yellowstone riy-
er with Gen. Phil Sheridan on an ex-
ploration trip. and the following was
part of his report to this paper in
May, 1873:
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-05-25
NATIONAL LEAGUE

ssss - = y I
STANDING OF THE TEAMS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-29
Lees Favorite War Horse,

General Lees favOrite war horse
Traveller, WAS almost as well known
to the soldiers of the Army of Northern
Virginia as the majestic form of the
great commander himself. Captain
Robert l.. Lee. Jr, youngest son Of
the general in his 'Recollections and
Letters of General Robert Z. Lee" has
much to say of Traveller. To an artist
who wanted to paint the horse General
Lee wrote:
IF | were an artist like you l would
draw Il true picture of Traveller, repre-
senting his fine proportions, muscular
figure, deep chest and short back.
strong launches, fiat legs, small head,
broad forehead. delicate ears, quick
eye, small feet and black name and
tail. Such a picture would inspire Il
poet, whose genius could then depict
his worth and describe his endurance
of toll, hunger. thirst, heat, cold and
the dangers and sufferingS through
which he passed. He could dilate upon
his sagacity and affection and his in
variable response to every wish of his
rider. He might even imagine his
thoughts through the long night march
es and days of battle through which
he has passed. But l am no artist
can only :Gay he is Confederate gray"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-29

habit has not yet been fully acquired
by all our race, for we see even at this
late day many persons of human status
to whom the shelter of Il roof is abhOr-
rent and who prefer in the worst of
weather to lie out under a hedge side
rather than submit to the restraint of
roof and walls.
1t is to the imperfect acquisition Of
this later instinct 10 seek shelter in
confined spaces, or, rather. it is to the
reassertion over it of the more remote
and earlier instinct of craving for the
open sky and irksOmeness of cOnfine-
ment that the malady of Catastrophe
bia seems to me TO be due. In the sub
ject of this malady is revived in its
original strength that craving for open
sky and open air, for possibility of
movement in every direction, which
We're ingrained in our ancestors by
their free arbOreal lives and which
were overcome with such difficulty
when first they descended to inhabit
terra firma. Like the sufferer from
agOraphobia. he who suffers from
SlduStioPhopid experiences iue ieNiSal
of an ancestral instinct that has been
obsolete for untold generations, but
that has been lost more recently than
that revived In agoraphobia. Since II
existed down to 4 later date. since il
has been more recently lost, il is more
easily revived, and this is the reason
l think. that clauStrophobia is so much
less rare than agOraphObia.
Whatever their origin, the two mala
dies are equally inveterate. They are
refractory 10 remedies. They are re-
calcitrant to treatment. They endure
for years and often for lifetime
London Lancet
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-29
SOME USES OF TEA.
Many Ways In Which the Leaves Are
Employed In China.

In China tea leaves from the cup are
used in sweeping floors, as they are
sometimes used in the United StJRes,
but this does not end their utilitarian
purposes. In regions where fuel is
scarce the refuse leaves are pressed
into bricks, dried and used in the same
manner as blocks of peat. This fuel
is particularly priced for pork curing.
and the tea cured or tea smoked meat
is to the Chinese what beechnut and
sugar cured bacon and ham are to the
American. The ashes from the fuel
are used as Il fertilizer. But even be-
fore its use as fuel the refuse tea serves
another purpose. The leaves are Wig
OrouSly stewed or allowed to steep in
cold water in order to recover the tan
mic acid which they contain, about T.
per cent
This is used in tanning leather and
in dyeing textiles. 1t gives fine, per
manent nut brown color. requires no
mordant and is unaffected by sunlight,
bleaching or washing. Sometimes the
refuse tea leaves are used as fodder
for farm stock. at least providing bulk
if not much nutrition. Again. they
may be dried, mixed with the low
grade, factitiously scented teas of com
merce and are then known as lie tea
| The decoction resulting from such tea
| cannot be far superior TO one made
| from hay.
Brick tea even serves as money. II
! is still in circulation as Il medium OF
| exchange in the far inland Chinese
| towns and central Asiatic marts and
| bazaars. Between the Monaghan town
| of UrgaS and the Siberian town OF
Kiakta (?l there is usually as much as
100000 taels ($S5,OOO of this money il
| circulation. At the latter place II
| ceases to be used as currency and Ell
ters into the regular brick tea trade OF
Siberia and Russia. AS brick tea it Il
largely used in the Russian army, 10y
survey engineers. tourists and hunters
Chicago News.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-29
The Bahamas.

A most curious utensil of a Bahaman
dwelling is a big cement oven, like a
cone, at the back of the house. In this
the faslily bread is baked. Bahamans
are physiOlogically starved, and their
thin, attenuated forms show it. An
unvarying diet of fish and fruit is not
nOurishing enough. and the fact speaks
for itself in these islanders. The white
BahamanS are homely and sallow I'M
less burned so that the complexion Is
thing Of the past. They rarely, some
never, wear shoes; hence feet in these
ATTITUDES are feet and not merely the
ends Of legs. l used to gaze in admira-
ton at the feet that daily and nightly
visited our schooner. The owners of
the appendages could walk where a
shod foot could not bear to tread. The
skin becomes tougher than leather.
Black Bahamas are the finest speci-
mems of the negro race to be seen out
side of Africa-strapping fellows, with
magnificent arms and cheSts-.but they
are dreadful beggars and dreadful
iiars.--Montreal Star. ~ g.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-06-28

President Gillis, the retiring pres
ident of the Flremen's Association
and the remaining portion of the
Mitchell fire department, came home
Saturday from Watertown, where
they attended the state tournament
The attendance was very large, al
though there We're not many running
teams. James spry was presented by
the iitchel firemen for election on
the state board of control and he
was elected TO The position.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-06-28

G. D. Tousley, one of the boosters
for the travelling mems convention,
was unable to be present during the
convention, and arrived home Satur-
day evening, just as the whole show
was Owe His house had imperative
demand for his services out west of
Pierre on the reservation, and it was
necessary to have Mr.. Tousley on the
ground at once, and he started for
his destination the day before the
convention assembled. Mr.. Tousley
said he met some of the people who
were here the first day and they were
singing the praises of Mitchell to a
high degree for the splendid enter
tainment given.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-09
WAREHOUSE FIRE
THREATENS DAMAGE
Burning Out of Fuse in cohn's Storage
Building Destroys Five Hum
dred Dollars Worth
of Groceries

A fire which broke out yesterday al
ternoon in the warehouse of Albert
Cohn on Mott alley, between Second
and Third streets, threatened to de-
stroy the building, containing about
$40, 1000 worth of merchandise. 1t was
only by the prompt efforts. of the fire
department that serious fire was pre-
vented.
Shortly after o'clock smoke was seen
coming from the elevator shaft in the
rear end of the warehouse. About fifty
employees formed a bucket brigade and
passed up water until the firemen ar
rived on the scene.
The warehouse is directly in the rear
of Cohn's store at 219-221 South Main
street. In it Mr.. Cohn kept his stock
of matches and dry goods, patent
breakfast foods, crackers, etc, and this
merchandise was badly damaged by
water. The builing is a three-story
affair, brick, and well constructed.
The fire chief declares that the blaze
was caused by crossed wires in the
third story of the building and that
$1OO would cover the damage to the
building and $400 to the contents. Cohn
insists that a fuse blowing out in a
motor on the second floor caused the
fire, and that the building was dam
aged $4,000 and the contents $4,000.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-09
DANISH ACTOR FINED $1,000
BECAUSE OF HIS MAKEUP

Special Gable to The Herald.
COPENHAGEN, June SIT behooves
theatrical companies performing in
Russian dominions to bestow anxious
care on their makeups. A Danish COM
pany, which has just returned from
Finland, found this out to their cost.
After the first performance the actor.
Bewer, who acted the part of the am
bassador, was summoned by Governor
General Gebard, who addressed him in
Russian. Bewer, who had seen the
governor general in the audience,
thought he was complimenting him and
received the remarks bowling and smil-
ing.
His smiles however, suddenly stopped
when the interpreter translating the
utterances into Danish, revealed the
fact that the governor general had fined
Bewer $1,000 because his makeup too
nearly resembled the governor him
self, who, like Bewer, is extremely fat.
The levying of the fine was accom-
panied by a peremptory direction that
Bewer citer his makeup before appear
ing in the character again.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-09
SENATOR JOHN w. DANIEL
AND THE PRESIDENCY
From the New York Sun.

Should the senior senator from Vir-
ginia authorize or even connive at the
use of his name in connection with the
Democratic nomination next year all
question of Mr.. Bryan would be per-
manently set at rest. To say that Vir-
ginians respect and admire Mr.. Daniel
is to put the case inadequately. The
truth is that the feeling is something
far deeper and more possessing than If
it were based upon the familiar ground
Of affectionate confidence and esteem.
John w. Daniel has not only won the
implicit faith and the unqualified ad-
miratfon of his people, but he has also
appealed to their sentiment and imag-
ination as to occupy position wholly
his own.
His services to the state, rendered at
a time and under circumstances that
tried mems souls, make brilliant ana
memorable chapters in the history OF
the proud old commonwealth. He made
his record on veritable battlefields,
when the stake meant more than a
hundred party issues-when 1t involved
the honor, welfare and perhaps the
social salvation of Virginia, the peace,
the freedom and the rescue of genera
ton. Virginians remember their debt
to him. Gratitude has been bequeathed
to them along with the liberties and
the opportunities he did so much TO
win for them; and as they see him
now, growing old in their service and
poorer as regards this worlds goods
than he was the day he made his first
appearance in the senate, their hearts
go out to him with a fervor unimpaired
and with warmth which neither time
nor change will ever moderate. He has
but to say the word and Virginia DEM
ocrats will rally to his standard re-
sponsive to an instant impulse.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-09
HUMANE SOCIETY
HAS BUSY MONTH
investigates Fifty-five Complaints In
voIvins Cruel Treatment OF Chill
dren and Violation of Laws
Involving Minors

"The Humane society has been very
busy the past month";" said R. w. Key
nolds, the recently elected humane JILL
cer yesterday. Ar povrolds
"as our Incorporated huiliane o.,,eIty ouy
imnlies is for the prevention OF cruelty
and neglect of children and tne en-
forcement of all laws relating 10 MIN
ors the most important of Whlcn are
the child labor law, the law pronlpitilis
the employment of children unoer 10
years Of age in theaters OF puoi.S
places of entertainment; keeping tneni
out of saloons, brothels, pool rooms anu
other places of vice, and to prevent
sailing to children liquors or tobacco as
forbidden by the state law anu oi'S
ordinance. 49,, e.
"The society has investigated the past
month fifty-five complaints 1nvoIVins IN (
1888 calls. 1t has also 1nvestlgateu
more than forty laundries, factories
stores, etc, for violation OF the cnlluo ~
labor law, besides investigating all .iie
theaters for violation of the law re-
garding children.
"There have been three prosecutions
under the child-labor law and three
convictions with fine of $50 each. one
prosecution was for the VIOLATION OF tnt
child-labor law, which is still penolhS
lin court. We have made one pool room
prosecution for permitting boys TO play
who are under IS years of age.
"There were 115 children involved In
the complaints of which relief was nee
essary and given to seventy-sfx OF
them. Some were helped by having
conditions in their homes changed, and
| in some cases children were left in their
homes on probation under the care of
the humane officers. Others were placed
in various institutions or private homes
according to the requirements of the
cases.
GAS the law is no respecter of per-
sons and ignorance of the law is no
excuse for it's violation, it stands ev-
! erybody in hand to keep posted re-
garding it with all it's changes, espe-
[cially when it is of such vital i'm
portance as to strike the children pre-
sumably in charge of older people sup
posed to be within the grasp of the
| law"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-09
DRESS RULES SHOCK
BRIT0NS' STAlD CUSTOMS

Special Cable to The Herald.
BERLIN, June S.-Paternalism, which
is inherent in all forms of government
in Germany, sometimes extends itself
amusingly into minor matters which in
vite control. There is evidence in this
connection in the current visit of Eng
lish newspaper men to this country.
The official program for their enter
tainment contains rules prescribing the
costume to be worn at each function.
Thus, visitors are notified to don
travelling suit when a railway journey
is to be undertaken, promenade suit
for luncheon and frock suit for after
noon parties. They are adjured to re-
member to wear cylinder hat with
frock coat.
1t even is thought necessary to re-
mind them to adopt evening dress for
night ceremonies. They also are called
upon sometimes to violate sacred
British tradition by complying with the
continental custom of appearing In
evening dress at certain daytime func-
tions.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-09
FENDER PROBLEM
STILL UNSOL WE'D
COUNCIL HEARS BOTH SIDES
DEBATED
Plan to Name New Fender Commits
sion Is Temporarily Dropped
by Laying Over Question
a Week

After debating from 10 o'clock till
Yesterday, the committee of the whole
adjourned without settling the fender
question, laying it over for week.
This delay also necessitated laying
over all other questions that were to
have come before the committee.
Attorney William Dunn spoke for the
trolley interests, while the opposing
side was represented by President John
r. Haynes of the Voters league and
Secretary Robert Loucks of the same
organization.
The issue was whether interurban
cars should also be equipped with
Eclipse Tenders as is required of all
CITY cars. The engineers of the trolley
roads say that the interurban-the
large. fast going, pilot-equipped motors
coaches should not be equipped with
the light tenders because they would
merely buckle under when striking an
object and derail the car, killing the
passengers They maintain that cow
catcher which would crush and brush
aside any object with which 1t came in
contact was the necessary safety guard,
Last week the emergency clause was
removed from the law just passed regu-
lating the carrying of Tenders for all
cars so that the Los Angeles compa-
MES will have a months time in which
TO change their eqipment. The compa-
nies are now pleading for exemption
for suburban cars.
After the debate yesterday had pro-
gressed an hour Councilman Lyon
sought to end it by introducing a reso-
luton naming a commission consisting
of Councilmen Wallace, Dpomgold and
G Blanchard, DR.. Haynes and a repre-.
sentative of each of the chamber of
commerce, Municipal league and Mer-
chants and Manufacturers association,
to study the interurban fender question
and suggest way out
Councilman Healy wanted to amend
this by inviting all those who nave
patents on Tenders to appear before
the commission to air their views.
Later this motion was withdrawn and
the whole question was laid over TILL
next Saturday.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-09
YOUTHFUI, PRISONERS FILL THE
DOCKET IN JUDGE ROSES COURT

who was again hanging on to the
counter with his toes. -
II didn't steal no wheat, either
shrieked little Teddy.
1--WE all took the walnuts. Yes, sir,
we did"
Seven reproachful faces turned to lit
tie Eugene What you want to be a
want to, but leave me out"
Didn't you all help take the wal
nuts?"
"Um-well-yes. I carried one end
Of the sack"
"And I the other"
Eyes, sir. 1 held my finger in the
hole in the sack so they wouldn't all
be lost out" triumphantly added Ellis
worth.
you all helped?" Then the chorus
began to work again.
Eyes, SIR
"And you'll never do it again?"
"No, sir"
"And you are sorry you did it?"
Eyes, SIR"
"And you will never eat another
walnut so long as you live?"
Eyes, SIR" they answered quickly. A
litter in the court room made them
think they had made a mistake. Each
changed his mind and shrieked mo.
SIR" Justice Roses genial face broke
into smile.
"well. boys, I'll let you go this time
on probation
"Probation?" each mumbled to him
self whats that? Wonder If it's
some kind of a wagon?"
"That means you must never do 1t
again. If you do Major Dodds will
lock you up in the big house on the
hill for your vacation, and that's no
light matter"
Gee! don't want to lose my vaca-
tion,' said Frank Mitchell.
"Den you'd better stay away from de
apricot orchard and dem apple trees
in de next block" blurted out Ellis
worth Blinkenburg with amazing
frankness.
"If we don't close yer trap and keep
de flies in I'll knock re stuffin' out O.
you when we gifts out O. here" was the
quick answer.
Bailiff Hubbard got ready for action.
Things looked serious for a combat of
"braye companions" was impending.
Here, you kids quit your scrapping
and listen to the judge" And all was
calm again.
GAS I was saying" resumed the
justice, "this is no light matter but if
you are good in the future I will let
YOU go this time. You will be good?"
"Yes, SIR" they fairly shrieked.
"You may 60"
Eight little lads rushed back to
mother. One would have thought each
was going to get piece of bread and
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-09
EACH SMALL BOY COMES WITH
PROTECTING MOTHER
Trouble Aros, Over a Sack of WaInuts
and Other Produce PurIoined
by Young Ones from
Neighbor

''My little boy had never been away
from home a night in his life before.
The matron at the home said he cried
all night"
"My boy didn't cry a bit. He's a
little man-aren't you, Teddy"
Teddy smiled approval.
''Your kid amt any better than mine,
even if mine has been here before, "
broke in big Irishwoman.
well, my William didn't stole no
walnuts. PLY shouldt / know? Veil,
he doesn't like dem und he viii not
stheal dose dings he docs not like"
And so they ratified on, eight fond
mothers with eight petted "darlings'
smuggling under the maternal arm.
Finally Bailiff Hubbard of Justice
Roses court broke up the mass meet
ing of photographic femninity by tell
ing the boys to "Come in, kids, for
your trial"
Before the bar of justice the lads
lined UP. Frank Jefferson. 10 years
old; Eugene Davis, s; Terry Emery
s; Leon Baker, 10; Frank Cummings,
10: Ellsworth Klinkenburg, lO, ana
David West, II years old. Roy Mitchell
was to have appeared, but was excused
because ''he had de chickenpoX.
Never did a more frightened band OF
malefactors appear for trial. Eugene
Davis was so IrlSnteileu ho III - ~ ", W
old he was and his mother had to tell
the court for him. Leon Baker was
so short and so small he could not raise
his voice above the counter (his head
was several inches below it,.
Leon, can't you tell me your age?"
asked the justice.
A slight noise was heard and then
scraping of bare feet, and then-a
towseled head appeared over the coun-
ter. The little voice half shrieked
"Ten." There was a slip and fall
and Leon was back on the floor .,
Nov, boys, you are charged with
stealing one-half of sack of wheat,
one sack of walnuts and three-quarters
of a sack of barley from William Ben
son, who lives on West Twentieth
street. Did you do it?"
Eight voices in eight different keys
answered in unison, "No. sir"
at didn't take no barley" said Leon
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-09
BILLIE BURKE COMES
BACK HOME AS A STAR

Special Cable to The Herald.
LONDON, June S.-Miss Billie Burke
a young American actress, VINO is play
ing the leading comedy part at the
Vaudeville theater in "Mr. George" has
been engaged by Charles Frohman as
the new leading woman for John Drew,
beginning at the Empire theater, New
York. September 2. Seven years ago
she played in pantomime in the prov
inces and was secured by George Ed
wardes for "The School Girl" in which
she made hit with the song My Lit
tie Canoe" Afterward she played at
the Apollo, Lyric and Coliseum, and
six months ago took Edna Mays part
in "The Belle of Mayfair" Her first
appearance in comedy without music
was in the present play with CHARLES
Hawtrey. she will sail in August.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-09
AMERICAN WOMAN
CRUSHES PARIS MASHER
necial cable to The Herald.

Special Cable to The Herald.
PARIS, June S.-A well known Amer
lean society woman is proudly telling
her friends of a retort she made re-
Gently to an acquaintance-seeking
Frenchman.
"One morning I was walking in the
Bois," she said, leading my three
dogs on the leash. AS 1 turned into a
secluded pathway a smart looking
young Frenchman passed and muir
INJURED: Good morning, mademoiselle.
1 stared at him and went on. He fol-
lowed and began again: Good morn
ing, madame. 1t is a beautiful day,
nest ce pas?'
'aThen l determined to put ar, end to
these annoyances. / faced him and
looked him over and began: Monsieur
sees I am accompanied by three dogs.
They are English. When 1 need a
French dog for an escort III send
monsieur my card.'
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-09
WILL PROCLAIM JUNE Ia
NATIONAL FLAG DAY

Mayor Harper will proclaim Friday,
June IA, as flag day in accordance with
the suggestion of President Ralph e.
Prime of the National Flag associa-
ton.
Flags will be raised on all the city
buildings that day as is the custom in
many cities.
June IA will be the both anniversary
of the adoption of the stars and stripes
as the flag of the United States, and
the object is to give to the flag a
deeper significance and to inspire
patriotic thoughts.