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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-24
KNEW ALL ABOUT THE AUTO.
Another Sample Of the Man Who
Can't Be Wrong.

: The other afternoon a single-seated
automobile, driven by a well-dressed
woman, stopped in the middle of the
car tracks at Sixteenth and Curtis
streets. and refused to bulge The
woman pushed levers and turned
cranks, but there was nothing doing.
After two street cars had come to
stop and a crowd of perhaps Is
persons had gathered near her, she
requested some of the spectators to
push the machine to the curb. This
was done, and the woman continued to
tinker at it. Just then one of those
men who knows it. all came along.
1.-THE sparker's busted" he said, tax.
ing a look under the machine.
"1s that so?" said the woman, sjk
tinkering.
eyes," said the man who knew II
all. THAT machine will never run
until new sparker is put in. You
see know. I used to work in fac
tory where machines like that are
made. I understand the automobile
thoroughly. I saw at once that the
sparker was out of commissions and
that there was no more rum in that
machine" Here he looked about him
for the appreciation of the crowd. The
woman kept tinkering.
mo use" he continued. 1T won't
go. I couldn't be wrong. A man who
knows the gasoline auto as thorough.
ly as I do couldn't make q mistake.
T."
Just then the machine began to
puff. The woman got In and away it
went. There was a joker in the crowd.
Stepping up to the man who made
the big talk, he said: my friend,
you're right. That machine will
never run until a new sparker is nut
in It,"
A policeman happened along in
time to prevent fght.-Denver Post
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-24
Pointed Query.

The late Thomas Flatley of Bos-
ton, the we'll known Irish lawyer and
wit, was acting for the defense in a
divorce case, and during the cross-ex-
animation of the plaintiff asked the
following questions:
"You wish to divorce this woman
because she drinks?"
Eyes, sir"
do you drink yoursclf?"
That's my business. said the wit
ness, angrily.
Whereupon the lawyer, with face
unmoved, asked one more question:
"Have you any other business?''
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-24
Ways Of the LordIv sex

The ordinary man would still much
rather glorify women and set them
on mock throne, whence he can de-
pose them at will, than have to &C.
knowledge in them a real title to re-
gard. 1t is difficult for a man to over
come his essential self-importance.
Most of us, perhaps, prefer to have
interiors round us-an abject trait Of
character, but natural. And only
very slowly have we men been get
ting to prefer our womankind as
friends and equals rather than as
queens and pets. ruling us as a baby
or spoiled dog does.-London Satur.
day Review.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-24
Preservative for Eess.

A simple solution of salt and lime
10 q good preservative for eggs. Put
into stone jar lump of lime weigh,
ing about two pounds. Pour on this
one quart of water and stir until lime
is broken up: add one gallon of water
and one pint of salt. Place the eggs
In this jar and keep them well GOV.
cred with the solution.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-24
Parsnip Cakes.

For this purpose they must be
boiled until tender. pressed through
q colander, and to each four good
sized parsnips well beaten egg and
one tablespoonful Of flour should be
added: mix, form into small round
cakes and saute in little beef drip.
ping.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-24
HERE'S AN HONEST lNJUN.
Found In Far North, Where He Breaks
In, but Not to Steal.

~, OUT NOT TO steal.
Many curious instances Of the man.
ner in which the honesty Of the In.
dams manifests itself are cited in the
north country Of the Canadian north.
west, says writer in the World to-
day.
One Of the tales is Of native who,
desiring food and tobacco and blank
cts. broke into the store of a remote
trading post which had been locked
and abandoned for few weeks while
the white man in charge transacted
business elsewhere. The Indian sup
piled. his needs and he left pelts in
payment for what he took and months
later he came back to ascertain If no
had left enough.
The Indian found a post closed when
when he went to it to dispose of his
skins. Being unwilling to wait he
forcibly entered and left his pack, but
nothing with it to indicate his identi.
ty. Then he retired, fastening the
door as best he could and not until
year later did he return.
When he walked into the post and
told his story, the price of the skins
was handed over to him without
question. The accounts of the white
man had been carefully kept, and he
was certain that no claim but q just
one would be made.
An unsual degree Of confidence H.
reposed in the half-breeds, who ara
lieutenants of the white traders. In
Edmonton I saw a trader give one Of
his half-breed employees $3.50 to be
taken to a distant post and there dis
tributed as wages to others. The two
shook hands and parted, not to meet
for a year. and the white man said
he was sure not a cent of the money
would fail to reach its rightful desti.
nation.
In the town Of Edmonton itself hon.
esty seems to vie with hospitality for
the credit Of being the most prominent
trait Of the citizens. Scores of thou.
sands of dollars worth of furs are
stored there in warehouses, which are
seldom or never locked or guarded.
Only the most valuable pelts ara
put under lock and key, and then the
purpose is more to protect from acct.
dental damage than from possible
theft.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-24
Proof Of Birth,

talk about aristocracy! Were not
our first parents laborers working for
j their daily bread in the sweat Of
their brows?'
But still you can't deny that they
belonged to one Of our very first
families"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-24
WHY, What Did He Go Forl

Why, What Did He Go For!
Bobby. did you have good time
at the party?"
Eyes, mother"
"Why didn't you stay until it was
over?"
What was the use, mother? I
couldn't eat any more. STRAY Stories.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-24

Meet Universal Appreciation.
Talents of even the highest order
are criticised. But the simple little
home graces that make a woman
sweet and lovable are seldom-if ever
subjected to adverse comment-Chi.
cago Record-Herald.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-24
Bank Of England Notes.

Bank OF England NoteS.
The ink with which notes of the
Bank Of England are printed is made
of charred husks and stems Of RrenisA
vines, and the recipe, like the manu-.
faeture Of the paper, is carefully
guarded secret.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-24
Life Not Wholly Wanted.

Ute Not Wholly Wasted.
One of the beauties of thrift has
been illustrated in the case OF
New York manufacturer. who by liv.
ing on IS cents day, managed to
leave loving relatives 100000 over
which to fight.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-24
New York,s Oldest Street

New York's Oldest Street,
Crooked, narrow, busy Nassau
street is the Oldest thoroushfare in
New York city to preserve its original
form. 1t has always been a comnoer.
cial mart.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-24
soIled Clothes.

No receptacle for soiled clothing
should under any circumstances 10
kept In q bedroom.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-24
HELP WANTED

335-wEEKLY FOR FAIRLY GOOD
all round printer, capable Of man
aging small business. Experience
and ability desired, but not as nee
essary as willingness to work hard
NO boozer or loafer need apply. Write
giving references and past history
In few words, to Box PA, Grand
Forks. N. Dakota.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-24
FARM ovERRun BY CATS.
New Jersey Man, In Effort to Get Rid
Of Rabbits, Increases Troubles.

Morristown, N. J.-Dr. Joseph Ward,
Of the Lyons farm, near Newton, is in
a sad predicament. The farm is over.
run with cats. There are cats every.
wherein the house, the barn, the
hennery, the pig sty, the corn crib
and also in the we'll. Everywhere are
cats-black cats, white cats, blue cats,
brown cats and cats of other shades.
And all because the doctor tried to
rid his strawberry beds of the rabbits
which destroyed large quantities of
the fruit.
Under the game laws the doctor
could not shoot the rabbits or drive
them away with dogs, SO he had re.
course to cats.
DR.. Ward went out into the high.
ways and byways and gathered in all
the felines he could beg or borrow.
Soon he had his farm overrun with
them. They exterminated the rabbits,
but now the doctor is looking for
some way to get rid of the cats.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-24

wANTED-aooD GIRL FOR GEN.
eral homework, COL South Fifth
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-24

wANTED-coMPETENT GIRL FOR
general house work, 716 North Third
street.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-24

wANTED-GooD COOK AND HELP.
er for Railroad Tie Camp. Permanent
garden, 3O8 Cottonwood street.
Ladies' need only apply.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-24
Samoan National Beverage.

SdTHVdU NdStVHdI 0eVSVd1S.
"A quaint feature of Samoan life is
kava drinking. This beverage is
made from the root of the angona
shrub, which. being pounded and
mixed with water. ferments and forms
mild intoxicant. It tastes like soap
suds and ginger ale mixed. and the
relish has to be acquired. 1t is drunk
with solemnities at meetings Of chiefs
and at conferences generally. its alb
sorption being governed by strict
rules Of etiquette. It must not be
slipped. but swallowed at a gulp. as an
American cowboy assimilates his
whisky.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-24

wANTED-F1Rsr CLASS MERGEN-
thaler operator. Steady position for
right man. Union shop, $22 for 48
hours. Address Evening Times
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$500 yearly. Examination soon.
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for daily paper. Apply at Times Of
fee of r. v. Simmons.
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perating Industrial railway and min
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tives on a high renumerative basis.
Box 2416, Boston.
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SITUATIONS WANTED

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OR PER-
manent position as office assistant by
bright smart young man. Excellent
penman and typewriter, but no
shorthand. Address "F." Evening
Times office
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-24

wANTED-BELL BOY AT DAcoTAH
Hotel
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FOR MAPLE LAKE OR RIVER ICE
Phone Vic Chaffee, ITO or 6S9M
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-04

By increasing the precautions which he had taken before, and because of the in- creased watchfulness of Bendel. Peter s terrible secret remained undiscovered. as he thought, by all. But Bendel warned
 him that Rascal had of late been acting in a very suspicious manner and was. moreover. making himself rich at the ex-
 pense of his master.
 With the greatest lmpatlence Peter now awaited the coming of the date when the
 mysterious gray man had promised to ap-
 pear again to him. He would have back hls shadow at any cost, and sure of Min mas love would marry her and live hap oily with her ever after.
 Many times he was on the point of confessing to her his horrible shadowless
 condition, but the hope of the return of the gray man made him pause-such q
 confession might not, after all, be nec- essary. When he had his shadow back he might tell her and they would laugh
 together over his adventure.
 As the time for the return of tho gray man came nearer Peter made his pro- posal in form to Minna's parents. who received . 1t with humility and joy. He
 also gave the ranger large sum Of
 money with which to purchase a castle and estate in Minnas name, and as he sat one night with the fair young erea- ture in an arbor In the garden he told her Of his wish to make her his wife. "But Minna." he said, "the last day Of
 next month will decide my fate. If it
 is not changed for the better l will re
 lease you from your promise. would die sooner than render you miserable."
 She laid her head upon his shoulder as
 she replied: "Should your fate be | changed I only wish to know that you
 are happy. 1f your condition is an un- hanpy one I will share it with VOL"
 "AIinna. Mlnna" he exclaimed. recall those rash words Did you but know the misery and the curse! Oh there IS
 a secret in my breast which you cannot 1 peoetrate''
 .Ijnna sank sobhing at Peters fAet and
 renewed her vows and entreaties. Just | then the noon began to appear above the hor,zon and schlemlhl dared not finger longer. Next evening Peter went again to the forester's garden. He had wrapped himself closely in his cloak slouehed his hat over his eyes and advanced toward Minna
 As she raised her head and looked at him ebo started involuntarilv. That dreadful night when he had been seen hv Fanny without his shadow came back to him. and Tn tho startled Minna he seemed to see Fanny over again. The girl was silent and thoughtful and Peter felt a load at his heart Minna laid her head on his shoulder and burst
 into tears He arose and went away. From that time on he found Minna 'n tears freouently, and surmlsed that she
 at least guessed his secret. But the dear girl was still true to him, and with him awaited the fast approaching day when 1 hiq fate was to be decided.
 1 The day came The day passed. Though Peter waited from midnight to mldnight. every Dass.ng minute going 1 throuoh his heart like a dagger. the
 twelfth hour struck and the gray man
 had rot anneared. He sank weeping in ! agony rpon his bed. and not before ! dawn did sleep close his eyes.
 ! Early the next morning Rasea. forced
 his way into his masters presence and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-04

said abruptly: Count Peter. would you be so good as to favor me with view of your shadow"
 Peter was like one struck by thun- derbolt, but exclaimed at last: How dare you speak in this manner?"
 "Oh as to that" replied Rascal. "I must refuse to longer serve a shadowless man" And, putting on his hat, and Whistling a tune he left the room.
 Peter determined at all hazards to seek the hand of Minna. At the forester s house he found the family assembled In the arbor, which had come to be known as Count Peter's arbor. Mlnna was weeping, while her father paced mp and down fin agitation. occasionally glanclng over a written paper that he held In his hand.
 Count Peter said he. "do you hap pen to know one Peter Schemihl?"
 What if I were the man himself?" asked Schlemihl.
 'You?" cried the forester. "Why. he has no shadowi'
 oh" exclaimed Minna. "I have long known 1t. He has no shadow" and re- sumed her weeping.
 Well" said Peter desperately. what is lost today may be found tomorrow"
 Be pleased to explain" said the for ester sternly, "how you lost your shadow"
 A boor Of q fellow" said Peter. lone day trod so rudely upon 1t that he tore a great hole in it. I sent it to be re- paired--for money can work wonders and yesterday I expected it home again"
 Very well" returned the forester. "I will give you three days to find your shadow. If at the end of that time you are not here with a well-htting shadow my daughter Minna becomes the bride of another. On the fourth day, remember she marries-and marries a man with q shadow"
 Overcome by the horror of his posi- tion, Peter, after vanly attempting to address some words to Minna fled wildly from the arbor ard plunged into the neightoring wood. Here, as he wan dered frantically about, he suddenly felt his sleeve pulled and looking around found himself face to face with the gray man.
 "I had" said the weird stranger "ap- pointed this day for our meeting. but In your anxiety you made a mistake in your calculations and thought me due yester- day But now all will be right. All you have to do Is 10 sign this document. No keep the purse, it could not be in better hands"
 On a parchment which tho stranger held out was written: By virtue Of these presents I hereby bequeath my soul tC the nOfuer dIter us natural sep aration from the body" The man dipped the pen in a drop of blood which ap- peared on Peters hand where he had scratched 1t with a thorn, and offered it to him.
 Trembling in every limb Peter refused to sign Threats and entreaties were useless Even when the stranger called to his mind the fact that his signature meant marrying Minna, who would other wise soon be the bride of another, his resolution was firm. He would not sign. At last the man drew Peters shadow rom his pocket. and casting 1t upon the ground. called upon him to see what a fine shadow It was and how well it would look joined 70 It's former owner;
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-04
How the Stormy Petrel Flies.

From Everybody's Magazine
 A naturilst visiting Algeria bought from a sailor four captive stormy pe- trels They weighed about 1.s5 pounds apiece, their wings were five Inches wide. and had spread of four feet. The ability of the petrel to breast the most furious storms has been universally admitted. It's name is derived from its power of walking on the waves. like the Apostle Peter. and it's courage and strength in plant ing It's footsteps on the erests of tho most tempestuous sea have given d text to many writers. The naturalist. wishing to release his captive petrels. threw one of them into the air. It tried to fly. but fell headlong. went crashing against stone wall. and bat tered out It's brains. He took the sec ond petrel 10 upper story and launched it from window, but having no initial velocity, it. too, fell like a stone. The third bird he took to the top of an observatory and pushed it out into space. II Tapped it's wings desperately, but neverthel lunged downward and broke it's wings against A post.
 The naturalist was now convinced that the stormy petrers feats at sea are made possible because 1t first gets up momentum by running along the top of the water. Wishing to give the re- malning bird a chance to demonstrate his theory, he took It out into desert like plain, bare of grass. smooth as the surface of q calm sea. Here" the naturalist reports. "I set my fourth petrel down. It squatted at first and then turned with It's beak to the wind and it's wings outstretched. and started running. beating It's wings, not ham pered by any herbage. It ran a hun dred yards, carrying its weight less and less on its feet. and finally all on it's wings, but all the time skimming the ground. At last with single bound catching the wind. the petrel rose sixty feet. careened around and flew past mo overh cad and glanced at me on its way, as if to say, Success in flight is all based upon momentum"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-04
Curates In England.
l, London Standard.

From the London Standard.
 Complaints are again being raised as to the scarcity of curates. This Is a per ennial source of inconvenience to rec tors and viears, who with every year find more difficulty in securing assist ance ir their parochlal work. Devon- snire incumbent has been driven to de- clare that curates will soon be as ex- tinct as the dodo He suggests that Tn a short time specimens will be stuffed and exhibited in glass cases, but there will Do no live one
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-25

I have found that II we resolve to be
vigorous or body and mind. calm, col
lected. cheerful. etc. We eau effect
marvels, Tor Il e certainly true that
after awhile the spirit or win does
haunt rs unconsciously and marvel.
ously. have. / believe, half Changed
my nature under this discipline. win
continually to be free from folly. envy.
irritability and vanity. to forgive and
forget and have found. By willing
and often recurring to II that. while
FAR from being exempt from fault
have eliminated a vast mass OF II from
my mind. It Is certainly true. as Kant
wrote 70 Hufeland. many diseases can
be cured by resolving them away. he
thought the govt could be.-Letters 81
Charles Godfrey Leland,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-25
The pituitary Drath Sentence.

You know how a soldier traitor IS
put 10 death" said the colonel. The
trailer stands bllndfolded, and half a
dozen prlvates shoot at him stimuli.
taneously. But perhaps you don't
know that each or those prlvntes.
though he take the most careful aim,
may afterward shy without fear or
contradiction that the traitors blood
does not stain his banda This Is tie
reason: Two Of the rides Tor this ghast-
y shooting are always loaded with
blank cartridges Then they are shuf-
ded. and no one knows which the
harmless ones are. The executIoners
draw, and each Is as IKE as not to
draw a harmless gun. So when they
shoot they can solace themselves With
the thought that maybe they are only
shooting blank cartridge at the poor
hlindfoIded wretch before them"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-25
70 Cut DC Nlrht u rre.

Professor Victor Hallopeau. member
Of the Paris Academy Of Medicine
says:
The true secret Of long continued.
valuable brain work is 70 cut the night
In two. The scholar. the inventor. the
nnancier, the literary creator. should be
asleep every night by 10 o'clock. 70
wake again At say. In the morning.
Three hours work. from . to 5. in the
absolute tranquility or the silent hours
should mean the revealing or new pow,
ers, new possibilities, wealth OF ideas
undreamed Of under the prevailing sys.
lem
From . to s or $50 sleep again. TAX
IA up then the days work. the brain
win be sim saturated with the mental
fruits Of the midnight vigil; there VIII
lie no effort IN putting into practice
Or carrying further what was plzuned
Or begun those Few hours before.
The habit may be hard 10 acquire.
but mechanical means OF waking at
frst win induce the predlsposl;lon.-
New York World.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-25

n Hungry rey as not eat fr&sh
hread Whether L : hec4nse the Hun
garians believe II hygiene more than
Eheir American q European brothers
and sisters y not has neve- been tod.
but The Magyar Is partial 70 stale
bread. and the stnler the better. HIS
'.rozskenyer.- or ordinary black bread.
as II y eaten By the very large ma.
Jorlty Of the Magyar population. Is
laid away on 4 shelf and dug
out Tor consumption months and
months after Il has come out OF the
great ovens. II the huge loaf. weigh.
Ing something Ike I've pounds and for
which tie Hungarian pays or Z
kreutzer. equivalent 70 about 3 Or 4
cents In American money, has careful
y been hidden away Tor two years. Il
Is considered an the better. The Hun
garian never thinks Of where the
bread i to come from tomorrow. he
thinks OF where Il + to come from
next year. for be has At least a years
supply on the shelves. The Hunga-
rian hakes her bread SO days ahead Of
time. Her Wednesday baking i FOR
the Wednesday or a year to come. hes
Thursday baking FOR the Thursday az
year to come.