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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-22
\ Strnnge Family

The following experience, says a writer in the January Strand, I have recently had may be of interest to readers. l have two small fantail pigeons, both male birds, and I noticed one day that they built a nest and then were sitting on it Alternately, as if they were going to hatch eggs. It struck me that it might be good idea to put an egg of my bantams into the nest to compen- sate the pigeons for the trouble they had taken in building it. Apparently they ap- preclated my doing so as from that time they never left the nest for about three weeks, when, to my great surprise, l found q little chicken peeping from the pigeons nest. It was touching to see how the pigeons tried to feed the chicken by opening their beaks, like pigeons do. and inviting the youngster to help himself to the contents of their crops. which. of course, 1t refused to do, because it is a chicken and not pigeon. The pigeons are very fond of the little one, and take it under their wings to keep it warm whenever it wants it, exactly like a hen treats her chicken
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-22
PAINT WI!Hou1 0IL Remarkable Discovery That Cuts Down the Cost of Paint seventy-Fiye
 Per Cent
Free Trial Package Is Mailed to Everyone Who
 Writes

A. |. Rice prominent manufacturer of Adams N. Y has discovered process of making a new kind of paint without the use of oil He calls It 1'owdrpant. It in the form of dry powder and all that is required IS cold water to make a paint weather proof fire proof and as durable as oil paint It adheres to any surface. wood stone brick spreads and looks like oil paint and costs about one fourth as much.
 Write 10 Mir. A. l.. Rice Manufi. i69 North St. Adams. N Y,, and he will send you free trial psckase also Color card and full information showing pcu how you good many dollars. Write today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-22

New York, January 21.-Dr Elizabeth A. Bruyn has just been appointed as sur geon in the ambulance corps in Brooklyn. At the Williamsburg hospital she was the recipient of many congratulations. To all she declared she had no doubt but that she would like her work. despite the fact that as an ambulance surgeon she may be called out at any hour of the day or night.
 Like her sister surgeon. pr. Mary Craw- ford, she is a graduate of the Cornell Medical school, completing her studies there last year. Though she Is only 22 last year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-22
ooeding wroth against Geoffrey. s

ceeding wroth against Godfrey, say ing he lied saucily and shamelessly, and thereby discredited their profes
 sion; but he has long ago been fore given, for he started the legends on their literary career, introduced us to Arthurian cycle of romance. furnished the material for Lear" and Gym bleine.p and generally laid the founda- ton for the dominance of Celtic in fiuence on English literature
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-22
Man Without n Hand

Still more unoanny is the tale of the handless man. IL is told among "Phan- tasrns of the Dead" by Manchester man who lived at Levenshulme at the time of the occurrence of this extra ordinary episode. It is best related in his own words:
 T was going from my office in merry mood one morning to give an order for stationery at a printers down the street Crossing P-- street from left to right, whom should I meet Cor, as l thought, meD but an old jerry shopkeeper. went up, called him by his right name, and shook him by his left hand-for he had no right hand since it had been cut off in an accident wien a youth. Instead of a hand he had hook. He had very red, coun- trified sort of face, and dressed in quite country style, with felt billycocl hat 8 thick blue silk handkerchief, with round white dots upon it, round his neck, a 'chedle-swinger' sort of coat and a gold watch guard. When he saw me he evidently recognized me. for his face beamed with pleasure. Now. this was in broad daylight, and you may be sure I did not stand in the middle of the street for seven minutes talking to and shaking hands with myAelf
 Buried Alive
 No, 1t was certainly an old d a1quaint- ance, with whom I even ex hanged gossip respecting the approach St. Leger race, the horses that we run ming, and the odds. He knew lot
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-22
Ghost From Battlefield

Here is 0 stronge story of the South African war, told by a matter-of-fact army officer:
 We had been brother officers in tlI same regiment, J. P. and I, and the game duty that kept me here at home sent him to the front. It was al his last morn ing in England, and we breakfasted at the ciub together never doubting-or hoping. anyway-that we should meet again Those were our last words as A hanson Wnlried him away from the club steps. At the height of the war it became a habit Of mine to sit late at the club. read ing and awaiting news as it came from the Transvaal over the tape.
 Tt was after one of these evenings mat returned to my rooms and went straight to bed. I had been soundly asleep for three hours or so when I aWoke with start The gray dawn was stealing in through the window and the fight fell sharply and distinctly on the military chest of drawers that stood in the corner Then I observed, standing be- tween the chest and my bed the tall fig ure of J. P. He was dressed in khaki: the brown leather strap of his field serv- ice glasses crossed his breast: his sword was at his right; a white pith helmet was on his head; he had grown a full black beard; and his eyes shone keenly.
 Thinking. in my sepy state, that we were back in the old days at the Cur raugh together. when our regiment was, ouartered in Ireland, I said:
 Hello, F.. am I late for parade?
 ]. P looked steadily at me and mere ly replied: I'm shot
 Shot! I exclaimed. Good God, how and where?
 Through the lungs, was J DIS re- ply. as his right hand moved steadily up his breast till his fingers rested over the right lung
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-22
SPECIAL RATES
 Via kg!gNSl N

Special H0nescci<ers' Rates to point. In the west and northwest. Tickets on sale first and third Tuesdays of each month, limited for return 25 days from date of sale.
 Winter tourist rntes to many points in the south and southwest. Tickets on sale until April 30, 1911. Good to re- turn to May 31. 1911.
 MARDI GRAS Mopiie ....'..''''.'.''. s.35 Pensacola ............... Soo Tickets on sale February 21 to o7 inclusive, limited for return March IT 1911, with privilege of extension to March 27. 1911, by deposit and nav ment of $1.00.
 For further information call on or write to P. Sid Jones, D. P. A., both phones DIT. Birmingham. Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-22
Coffin Cast It's Shadow

This is the narrative Of a lady living at Shepherds Bush, London:
 "One morning as I awoke I saw the shadow of very long coffin cast across the ceiling of my bed room. As lay gazing at this sinister shadow, marvel ing at it's length and wondering whose death it could foreshadow, my eyes fell on the shadowy form of an absent nephew. His back was turned toward me- but I could see that he seemed to be searching in a bookshelf that stood against the wall. I rose and dressed. and did my best to throw an unpleas- ant foreboding from my mind. On the breakfast table lay the morning letters the post had brought me news of the death of my nephew in Australia Ire dear lad was the giant of the famly-,le was feet inches or 6 feet inches in height And suddenly I remembered that my last present to him before he sailed had been a book taken from that very bookcase"
 This singular story, according to which body dying in distant Australia projected its spirit over the seas into wis ible form in a London bed room, is no fiction but is chroniced in it's full details in black and white in volume III of the proceedings of the Society of Psychical Research.
The Dickinson press., 1911-03-04

Mayonaise ham sandwiches and a cup
of delicious coffee or chocolate are so
good. You can get these any time at
the Dickinson Candy Shop. 3-4-tf
Wednesday, the first day of March.
was Ash Wednesday Tand With came
the lenten season. which lasts until
Easter Sunday, coming on April 10th
this year.
Chas. Zebbert, from five miles north
of Taylor, made Communication proof on
Tuesday at the Dickinson U. S. land
office. L. ]. Stoxen and Herman Tin
mons acted as witnesses.
Mrs. W. c. Crawford entertained
several ladies end gentlemen at her
home on Saturday evening, for Mr..
Crawford. Cards were enjoyed and Mrs.
Crawford served a luncheon to the guests.
T. j. Greene went to Los Angeles the
past week on account of his health. He
has been in poor health for a year or
more and his doctor advised an i'm
mediate and complete rest from business
cares.
w. B. Howe. Jr., is out of the Stein
hospital and says that he is feeling fine.
He plans to return to Hettinger the last
of the week. Mr.. Howe has spent some
time on the Sioux reservation the past
year or two and he says Mcintosh, Nc
Lauehlin and Wakapala gives promise of
being lively towns. Mcintosh seems to
have a good water supply and is a divi-
sion point of the Milwaukee.
The Dickinson press., 1911-03-04

Sir Knight C. A. Hale was in Dickin-
son last Friday night for inspection Of
members of Temple Commandery No.
IL. The Temple degree was conferred
upon Rev. J. s. Brayfeld. after which a
luncheon as served. Inspector Hale was
well pleased with5theW work of the MEM
bers.
SSSupt. L..;R. ssAaNfaldrona has received an
invitationetot take part in the Dry Farm
ing Congress. for Morton county to be
held lin s1Mandan ION thefsth and 9th.
President Worst. Prof. Thomas: Shaw.
Supts: st1overstad and Palmer are among
those who arc expected to take part in
the meeting. It is hoped that q number
of Stark county people can attend this
very important meeting.
The Dickinson press., 1911-03-04
LOCAL NEWS

c. B. Hanson sells farm lands on easy
terms. 2-1I-tf
For sand, gravel and hauling of all
kinds. Call up 154. 4-5-1tf
Furnished House-Belfeld, 8 rooms,
nearly new: Apply to John Orchard,
Dickinson, N. Oak. o-17-ft
Modern house in Dickinson for sale
or might consider trade for good u sec.
of land. See c. B. Hanson. 2.11-4t
Farmloans. quick action. H. X. Nichols.
Staff
Quarter section six miles from Dick
nson. $40 per acre. Box 90, Dickin-
on. 2-4-4p
Money to loan on farm property
Three, five and ten year terms. See
Dickinson Land & Loan Co., or Louis
Petricka. 12.3.tf
Those desiring to take instructions on
the violin can make the arrangements
with Mrs. Christine Messersmith at the
Simpson home. Phone 8: 3-26-tf.
Send your clothes to the Fargo Steam
Laundry for washing. The Pantorium
has the agency and will call for and de.
liver every week. 3-4-2,
Wheat quotations at the Dickinson
elevators the past week have been from
Bic to $50 flax, ST.. IS to 81. 40.
Sheriff j. A.. Wiech was initiated into
the Odd Fellow order on Tuesday even
ing.
Geo. N. Frye was called to St. Pau
on business Thursday evening. He ex-
pected to return about the 9Th.
Miss NADIA Radzom returned Thursda!
from Minneapolis, where she went Il
attend her sisters wedding.
Mrs. Benjamin Webb of Richardton
was visiting friends in Dickinson the
past week.
The Dickinson press., 1911-03-04
Always buy pure candies. Made only
at the Dickinson Candy Shop. 3-4-tl

Always buy pure candies. Made only
at the Dickinson Candy Shop. 3-4-tf
W. L. Roger of Taylor was attending
to business in the city on Wednesday.
Roadmaster and Mrs. c. Nelson went
to Mandan Saturday.
Mrs. J. G. Wall of Richardton has
been visiting at the home of Mrs.
Hazenwinkle in this city the past week.
Margaret Blanche is the name given
the little daughter of DR.. and Mrs. H.
Anderson. who was christened OF Tues
day afternoon by Rev. J. S. Brayfield.
C. A. Bradley, formerly cold storage
expert with H. S. Russell in this city,
was in the city Wednesday en- route
from a visit at points in Montana to
his home in St. Paul.
DR.. L. C. Smith returned Wednesday
from a trip to Eugene, OREGON. Brooks
and j. W. Goodall remained several
weeks longer, visiting their father in
Southern Oregon.
The Girls of St. Johns church will
hold a food sale every Saturday after
noon during lent at the Office of j. P.
Tingle, under the Merchants National
bank. Sales commencing at 2 O'Clock.
Frank Trinka and Miss Josephine
Tuna were married on Monday after
noon at St. Johns rectory, by Rev. J.
S. Bray6eld. The groom has q farm
several miles north of the city on which
they will make their home.
Word was received this week b!
We]ton Mcdonald. deputy grand master;
that an Odd Fellows lodge would
probably be instituted at Belield on TIN
evening of the 9th. The Odd Fellows a
Belield have purchased a fine equipmen
and hope to be ready for work next
Thursday night.
The Dickinson press., 1911-03-04

The Ladies Aid society of the Congre.
gational church will meet Thursday
afternoon, March 9, at the home Of Mrs..
A. Dingman.
Ed. Partridge and Bill Weathers
attended the Miles City horse sales on
Tuesday. Bill McCarty of Medora went
along but none of the people from this
way bought. The sale was a fair one
considering the season of the year.
Frank Hutchinson If Taylor was in
Dickinson on Wednesday on matters in
connection with the telephone company
of his village. The company has just
closed for the Richardton exchange and
it is planned to increase the capital
and extend lines in the country.
The domestic science class of the high
school paid q visit to Parker & Co.'S
meat market on Wednesday and listened
to an explanation and demonstration of
meat cutting and where the various
meats are found on an animal, by
William Wandrei, head meat cutter at
that market.
Lawrence Frank was in from south Of
Antelope creek on Wed nesday to make
five year proof on his homestead. Franz
Knapp and Steven Frank acted as wit
nesses. Lawrence Frank has $50 acres
of land, and raised wheat on his home.
stead last year that averaged "a bushels
to the acre. - .
W.. r. Holgate came up from Grand
Forks on Thursday and left the next day
for Lewiston, Mont, where he intended
to spend several weeks visiting a
brother, Bliss Holaate, who is a civil
engineer at that place. Mr.. Holeate is
having a leave of absence from his
duties in connection with the university
on account of ill health.
The Dickinson press., 1911-03-04

FOR SALE
A new sewing machine. Inquire at
or address Dickinson Pantorium. 2-lI.tf
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-23
FORMER RESIDENTS
ORGANIZE new
SOCIETY
North Dakotans in Oregon
Banded Together-Om-
GERS Elected

Starting With a charter membership
of forty-five, many Of whom r from
this city or vicinity. the North Dakota
Society Of Oregon was organized last
Saturday evening. The meeting which
was held in the Commercial club
rooms at Portland was attended by
many we'll known former residents.
Short addresses were made by Fa-
ther E. J. Conaty, NJ. II. Kiff of Tower
City, Bert T. Townsend and B. G. Sku-
Jason. The meeting was one Of the
enthusiastic ~get-together events that
characterize the assembling of North
Dakotans away from their native
state.
The following are the officers elect
ed:
President-B. G. Skulason.
First Vice President-Dr. J. w. Sif-
second Vice President-Mrs. S. z.
Third Vice President-r. w. Rorke.
Secretary. L. Cashel, Jr.
T'reasurer-H. Rostad.
The following are the charter m an
bcrs of the society with their former
North Dakota addresses:
Elizabeth Allen, Grand Forks. N. D.
Burke E. Thompson. Grand Forks,
N. d.
Mary A. Conaty, Grand Forks. N. d.
NJ. ]. Cashel, Grafton, N. d.
Jas. O'Loughlin, Grand Forks, n. d.
Mary f. Lane, Grand Forks, N, D,
Mrs. w. u. Bates, Grafton, N. ID.
Pearl Shaffer, Grand Forks, N. d.
Otto D. Krogstad, Grand Forks. N,
Z. A. Clelland, Grafton, Fargo, N. d.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-23

L. G. Clement, Fargo. N. d.
Margaret Clement, Fargo, N. d.
Mrs. T.. C. Clement, Fargo, n. ID.
II. Rostad. Edmore, N. D..
B. G. Skufason. Grand Forks. n. d
James S: Robbie. Park River, N. d
f. l.. Bohn. Fargo, N. d.
Harry Atkinson. Manson, N. d.
p. King, Glendale. N. d.
Wtlllelmina q. Carothcrs, Grand
Forks, N. d.
Mary E. Carothers, Grand Forks
N. d.
Chas. Carothers. Grand Forks, N. D
Edwin II. James. st. Thomas, N. D.
G. r. Butson. Hillsboro. N. ID.
Edwin Lindstedt, Grand Forks, n. d,
Author Eckern, Grand Forks, N. D.
Annie Burby Root, Walhalla, N. D,
II. NJ. Velzy. Valley City. N. D.
Herbert r. Dewart, st. Thomas. N,
y.
Minnie NJ. Barringer. strecter, N. D,
+. Fl. Gaulke. Ross, N. D.
$. Fl: Saunders, Ross. N. d.
-. w. Clark, Tower City, n, ID.
Hcnriettc Beatrice Honey, Park Riv-
or. n. ID.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. D. An Dyke, Grand
Forks, n. D..
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank carnathan,
Grand Forks, n. d.
ID. c. Bates. Grafton, N. d.
Mr.. and Mrs. T.. A. Clyde, Grand
N. D.
Mrs. +. +. Barry. Grafton, N. d.
Edith l.. Catherwood, Park River,
N. D.
Thos. Catherwood. Park River. N. D,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-23

conditions. The work at this plant
will be under the supervision of Dean
Babcock. and the personal direction
of William Bulge. who rs u graduate
Of the school of mines.
Wide Variety of Tests.
The product of the Hebron plant is
to be utilized IN the making of a
wide variety of tests to determine the
value and worth of this new fuel as
a producer of heat and power. 1t will
be tried out in stoves Of all types, in
furnaces and heating plants, in power
and manufacturing plants of many
kinds and full accurate data will be
kept in II of these tests covering ev-
cry possible line of inquiry. The sur
plus of the product of the Hebron
plant, not needed fnr these tests. will
hes old in the open market and the
people Of the northwest will thus be
given an opportunity to make similar
tsets for themselves. Tests already
quettes arc almost the equal Of
htracitc coal as producers Of heat, and
by means of these exhaustive expert
n1ents, the practical possibilities OF
this new fuel will ke still further made
apparent.
10 supplement the practical work
ut tho Hebron plant. q smaller expert
menta plant is being equipped at the
university, partly with machinery
from the Hebron plant and partly
with new machinery, built specially
for the purpose. The %briquetting ma
chimes and the gas plant arc located
in two new wings that have been adj
ded recently to the school of mines
building. This plant will serve Il
double purpose by being used for on
detrimental work and as Il teaching
laboratory for instruction in this new
phase of mining engineering. The
we'll equipped chemistry laboratories
in the same building will also add to
the convenience Of the location. In
addition to the briquetting Of Ignite,
the possibilities of is proce when
applied to other Goals will be studied.
A small sized ria s is enrolled for this
work during the present school yea;
and the demand for this work will in
crease as the possibilities in this big
new field of effort becor:c moro APP
parent.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-23

The Marquis, failing to get an apol-
osy. o0<cd upon it as an insult both
to himself and his country. Tho bad
feeling engende"ed spread to the
courts and other subjects were drag
ged into the dispute. which WIS not
settled without the intervention of
the great Duke OF Marlborough and
his brilliant campaigns.
But the most curious war ever wag-
ed over Il little matter occurred in
the sixteenth century. 1t was carried
on singieharded for about six Years
between !; bankrupt grocer of Berlin
and the clector of SaXony. The im-
mediate cause of the quarrel was the
arrestins of twu of the bridesmaids
horses in the electors territory. he
being Il subject of the emperor OF
BrandenburG.
Failing to get redress. he adopted
what WAS then Il perfectly legal *
pedient. and declared formal war on
the realm of Saxony. The declara-
ton WAS accepted in due form and
The war began. The grocer burned
farms and eve villages. employed
m~crcenaries after the fashion of tho
times and made himself the terror
of the district.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-23
TESTS Of NORTH DAKOTA Ignite
bR|QUETTES WILL Be CONDUCTED
State Experimental Station to Try Placing Them on the
Market at Various Sections of the State-Making
Good Progress in Widening the Scope of Work

coal famines and the high prices of
fuel due to shortness Of supply, and
length of haul will soon be a thing
of the past in North Dakotu. This
state has within her borders over 49,
600 square miles of coal alnd UNDER
laid with rich deposits of Ignite coal
and The total supply available has been
100000 tons. The problem of how
to make the best use of this vast store
house of energy has been occupying
the attention of the business and scien-
ltfic men of the state for some time
and it is now in a way toward a prac-
ttcal solution as a result of the work
that is being done by the state school
OF mines under the direction of Dean
Earl j. Babcock.
For some time past an experimental
station has been in operation at Heb
r6n. in Morton county, in the very
heart of the richest coal belt of the
state and in territory that is easily
tributary to the Missouri river. Here
he details Of the briquctting process
have been carefully worked OFT and
now 1t cmai only to be demonstrate
ed just how cheaply this new fuel can
De produced in a plant of larger size
for commercial purpc es. Dean Bah
cock and his staff of assistants arc
pretty we'll satisfied that the briquettes
can be turned out at a cost of from
S4.4O to $3.50 a ton, but they mean to
demonstrate the matter fully by
means of a series of exhaustiev tests
from which accurate data covering
every phase of the work will be OBJ
tanned. This done. the way for future
development by private enterprise will
DE safe and easy.
Carry on Practical Tests.
The practical tests are to be carried
on the plant that is now being
equipped at Hebron. The old plant
Is being rcmodeled and its capacity is
being increased so that it will be pos
sible' to turn out twenty IONS of the
b%riquettes in the ordinary working day
ce ten hours. This capacity wifi rep
resent one-half Of the output of a
commercial plant and will serve as a
safe basis for the determination of
the cost of operation and Of produc-
ton. as we'll as a means Of working
out all of the details of the operation
of such a plant under actual business
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-23
DOG TRAVELS 2s7 MILES.
Weary and E'ootsorc 1t, Made Journ,
From Evansville 10 CHICO.

Weary u EOotSOrc It Made Journey
From Evansville To CHICO.
It's q walk of 2S7 miles from
Evansville. Ind. to Chicago. a1d there
aren't any sign posts; on the way that
a. dog can read, but this is the trip
that John Cummings. .ianitor of Il fiat
building. says his dog @ completed.
Rex disappea' cd two months ago
and hadn't been seen at the Cummings
residence since until he appeared
gaunt and footsorc. but with wagging
tail and happy eyes. His ELUSIVE
greetings to the members OF the Cum
minss family left M doubt in their
minds that he had worn himself thin
just to get back to his old home again.
He took UP his duties where he left
them Off when he went away, and al
ley cats left his neighborhond and late
pedestrians heard the growl thai told
that the Cummings watchdog was
again on the job.
Mr.. Cummings insists that there
isn't any doubt that the dog Travelled
from southern Indiana to Chicago,
because he recently received informa-
ton that the dog had lecn sent to
that place.
When the animal first disappeared,
Nr. Cummings thought the dog catch
ers had captured him. a hurried triD
to the dog pound was made but no
trace of the pct could be found. Then
his master received information that
a former owner of the dog had him.
The man denied this report when Mr..
Cummings asked about it. Then an
other tip came to the effect that the
dog had been sent to Evansville.
Anyway. Rex has returned, and if
he could talk he would tell a long
story of his travels. if his starved BODY
and worn feet are any indications OF
the length of his journey.
"He won't lack for ANYTHING to cat
from now on" the happy ianitor said.
land I'd like to see any one else get
that dog from me-"