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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-11-28
THE WATERPROBLEM
BEFORE THE
COUNCIL:
No Solution Made and Coun-
!. Gil Will Await Arrival Of
/ Expert

n The condition of III city water sup
ftp]y claimed the attention of the u
Eil and Il good portion Of the inter-
.hSstcd public at the special session of
Ahc city council last night. The source
Ut the present contamination was To-
Gated in the report of DIR. Ruediger
published in yesterdays edition of The
Times. but the means Of removing that
contamination are in allegiance pending
1.-THE arrival of an expert from the firm
which constructed the present filter.
sS Mayor Murphy stated that while the
&prcScnt filter that he was not going to
Sthruw the blame on anyone. He said
that it was true that the filter had
not done the work properly and that
recently the city engineer under his
direction had AIKEN the matter up
with the company. They promised to
send IL mar but wanted the CITY to
wait until their best expert, c. A. Cur
tbs, now at St. Louis, could come here.
Mayor Murphy said thai in his opinion
.he best thing to do was to wait until
MIR Curtis came because Grand Forks
needed the best. The mayor then
called OIL DIR. Ruediger,
Ruc(igcr Talks.
Or. R%ucdiger opened his remarks
by declaring that he didn't want any
one to labor under tho idea that the
committee OF the former counci was
responsible for the filter. He said
that Inc a u member OF the commit
tee aud that the recommendation of
tina committee was to retain the old
saudi litter and utilize II by building Il
mechanical gravity. filter above it,
using - double filtration process. He
further wanted 1t distinctly under
stood that he was not tor the hypo-
chlorite process, but that this was thc
only way the water could he purified.
Iic said the filter had never been any
where near up to. requirements. The
present unusually unfortunate condi:
ton he ascribed to the burning saw
dust pile and showed some water talk
en- near the sawdust pile.
City Engineer Talks.
City Engineer l-ykken contcnded
that the water is as good now as it
was when the old slow sand filter was
IN operation. lie discussed the matter
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-11-28
ELECTED CAPTAIN.

Evanston. ILL.,. Nov. 2S.--Andrcw
Johnson. left end of the Northwestern
university football eleven. was elected
captain for 1912 on Monday b! the
1911 squad. Johnson played in only
two conference games. those with In
diana and Wisconsin. In the latter
game hc was injured.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-11-28

Der L.. Tentative dates for next years
amts the possibility of bringing the
University at Michigan into the con-
ference. summer baseball and the re-
lationS nj Minnesota and Wisconsin
will he chief questions to be settled.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-11-28

pounds. the same weight which Kos
sick will make. Manager George
Sa,lmwrhcr for kussick last night
signed the articles,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-11-28
.BlG EJGllT" MEEr DEC. ~.

ference of the big Eight football
teams will he held in Chicago Dcccm-
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-11-28
EVERY PIANO GUARANTEED.

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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-11-28
DOGDEN

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The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1911-12-16
SOMETHING ABOUT FISH
Interesting Facts Of Sea Life No. O..
orally Known.

Sir John Murray called ot,s,.s-
the fact that the temperature ~ y,
ocean Is changing. The Atlantic a.
are colder now than ut the Tim.
the Challenger expedition. thir,vaS
years ago. and there apparentlv ~
cycle Of this change in the north =.
lantic. "
In the North sea the spavnA
grounds are distinctly the pIacos
current from the Atlantic and for A.
different fish correspond with tho A.
gree of sallnlty of the water w.
the reason for this Is has not vet Io.'
determined. but it is important fros
the food of man standpoint to kno~
where the fish are to be found a.,
why the places to which they reso,.
change.
The different fish select spawuID,
grounds. and they distribute themselr~,
from n given center. this having less
determined by means of marked ma,
viduals. To tell the & Of fish N. 49,
liths. or. as they are popularity callod
carbones. can be used on mueb a.
same principle as the trunk OF = ,,n.
gives evidence of its growth. In loci
there are rings. one for each rs..
The scales of certain OF the fishes g,ra
similar Indications. The herring ma.
grow 10 eleven en- twelve Years D.
the width In the earlier rings ;ba All
may be located rs to spring or Fan
hatch. Further than this. there Is av,.
dence of certain years being better far
the propagation of fish than othars
The catches of u number OF sp,snns
point 10 1901 ms n prolific year. and
the fish born In that year formed an
important portion OF the catch mn
within n year or two.
The sea is crowded with life. "a
minute are the forms that nets a,
hardly greater ~coarseness than q six
pocket handkerchief are used. II hav.
ing been found that what were for.
merly considered TO he fine nets caught
less than = per cent of the actual lfs
in the water through which they were
taken. The surface Crowth-planktm
II is callel-consists OF plants and ami.
mails. and these require food Just as
any other plants or animals do. The
surface OF the sea Is Il great fioutlh.
meadow" said the speaker. "and there
is more vegetable matter In Il. Inclnd.
ing to the depth of n hundred fathom
than on any meadow or forest tract
on land."-Boston Transcript.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1911-12-16

One of the most peculiar formations
in the way of magnetic earth and rock
Is Bornholm. an island In the Baltic
sea. The island is very rocky. and the
greater part of the formation is so
magnetic that the needle of vessels
sailing near 1t is diverted to such an
tainty is impossible. and stationary
objects have to be used as guides. \
short distance from the main island
the vessels car, pass directly over Il
rock which is so strongly m~agnetized
that a needle will be drawn straight
downward.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1911-12-16
nine DAYS
OF YULET|DE
IN MEXICO.

The word Christmas brings to us n
host of memories. 1t is redolent with
the spicy fragrance of the Christmas
tree and the mistletoe. 1t paints vivid
mental pictures Of scarlet holly ber-
ries, Of jingling bells and hanging
stockings and childish fancies of San
to Claus and sleighs and reindeer.
And to be an ideal Christmas the air
must be crisp and cold. and a soft
white carpet of newly fallen snow
must lend mystery and beauty to all
the out of doors.
But to a child of Mexico all this
would be nothing more than a strange
fairy tale, and the same great holiday
Of the year brings a very different set
Of customs and fancies. The very
name Is different, for in Mexico
Christmas is called La Navidad. the
Nativity, says the New York Post.
During the last busy days before
Christmas in the United States streets
and shops are thronged with belated.
hurrying and often. to Jul shame be it
said, careworn and irritable Christmas
shoppers. And omnipresent and eff
fective are the elbows In our great
Christmas crowds. But in Mexico the
air is balmy and la%nguorous. laden with
the perfume of orange blossoms. Not a
snowflake or a ~raindrop dims the deep
blue of cloudless sky. for this is the
dry season In Mexico. The streets are
gay-even geyer than usual.
Flower and ribbon decked booths are
numerous under the arched portals,
where are sold all manner of gifts such
as delight the heart of the universal
child.
But In the streets Of Mexico there Is
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1911-12-16

no jostling. bustling, elbowing crowd.
The Mexican child is more fortunate
than the American in having nine days
Of Christmas gifts instead of one. On
the nine days preceding Christmas the
Mexicans celebrate what they call the
posadas, the word meaning. literally,
taverns. Frequently nine intimate fam
lilies, or, better. nine related families.
take turns in preparing the entertain
ment, and on each of the nine even
ings all gather at the appointed house.
The posadas are in commemoration
of the nine days wandering of the Vir-
gin Mary and Joseph when at the de-
cree that ''all the world should be
taxed they went from Galilee to Ju-
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1911-12-16
A CHRISTMAS LEGEND.

A SOLDIER in a scarlet coat
"A One winter long &
|. Went out and met a pretty maid
!. In woodlands white with snow.
She stood beneath an ancient oak.
Her name was Mistletoe.
HER cheeks and lips were glow
IL ing red,
. Like peoples in the wheat.
Her locks We're twined with milky
pearls.
Her eyes were blue and sweet.
He looked and loved and. kneeling.
laid
His saber at her feet.
IRON Icy regions of the pole
L The norther blew all night
And hung the branches of the pine
With tinkling fringes bright
And made beneath the aged oak
A frozen mound of white.
RUT when the panels are thick
- with frost
And nights are bitter chill
And silence in a crystal coat
Has eased the silver rill
The pair OF faithful lovers haunt
The wintry woodland still.
WHEN with the burden Of its
w years
The oak is bending low
The soldier holly, stif and straight.
Stands bravely in the snow.
Its slender saber still unsheathed
To guard the mistletoe.
-Minna Irving In Criterion.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1911-12-16
PURSUED BY INDIANS.
Camera Mans Hair Raising Adventure
After Swapping a Squaw.

SItcr ~ondPpln9 q oqud"'
when | was passing through the
Dakotas | wanted some Indian poses.'
relates an amateur photographer in
the Chicago News. Il had snapped
several Indians from the car window.
but wanted some characters at close
range. Well. I got them all right-in
this way:
AT one station | saw an old squaw
numbering along. and as the train
would stop n few minutes | knew /
could take the time to slip out. shoot
the woman and hurry back to the train.
Mrs. Squaw was headed for II 'dobe
hut. and | started after her. She was
about to round n corner when | called
to attract her attention. | wanted a
face view. She took one look at the
camera and her let a yell that
would have done credit TO a Co
manche. / kept up the chase. but
stopped short mt the corner. There
stood three big bucks. and they were
waiting for Inc.
Il took a snapshot of them and start
ed back for the train. but AT a much
faster pace than l left 1t. the red men
and squaw after me. hurting clods Of
dried mud and rubbish at me. When
| caught the already moving train /
was bleeding and dusty.
An Indian despises a camera and
few will not fight when a machine Is
pointed at them. / know that now"
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1911-12-16

dea, where they found Bethlehem so
full of people that for nine days they
wandered without finding shelter in
any taver or house.
At 8 o'clock at night the Mexican
ceremony begins. Forming in Il pro-
cession, marching two by two and car
rying lighted tapers. the assembled
family and the guests wander from
room to room all through the house.
singing the litanies as they go. Often
the children are dressed as angels with
white robes and tinsel wings. Finally
the procession stops before a closed
door. Here a shower of fireworks is
sent off over their heads.
Then a group of the women of the
family appear, dressed in shepherd cos.
tune. All unite in a hymn. supposed
to be the voices of Joseph and Mary
imploring admittance and a nights
shelter from the cold and darkness.
Within the room a chorus of voices re-
fuse shelter. saying that there is no
place for them. Again those outside
the door beg shelter and are again re-
fused. Still again they sing, saying
that she who is without is the queen
of heaven, who has nowhere to lay
her head. At her name the doors are
thrown open wide and all enter sing
ing.
Inside the room is a beautiful scene
which the Mexicans call a nacimiento.
Temporary platforms are erected all
around the room. The walls are deco
rated with green's and flowers. On the
messy platforms are wax figures In
tableaus illustrating various scenes in
the Bible.
Then there is a tiny cradle. in which
is to be laid the figure of the child
Christ. All is in a blaze Of light. A
priest steps forward and. taking from
one of the angels a figure of the infant
Christ. places it I'm the cradle. and the
posada is over for that night.
At midnight on Christmas eve itself
ia Misa del Gallo"-the mass Of the
cock-is celebrated In cathedrals heavy
with incense and the perfume of flow
ers and lit only by the pickering light
of the countless candles burning before
the affairs.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1911-12-16
RAeTIME MELODY.
An Exaggerated Form OF syneopa''o"
Which Even Beethoven Used.

svncopation in music-and ragtime as
known in America is only an exagger-
oted form of this-is found In aimos'
all musical literatures. especially III
those of Hungary and Scotland syn
copation is a marked popularity OF
Hungarian music and gives 1t much OF
its propulsive power. The so called
Scotch snap or Scotch eaten Is
most common in the songs OF Scotiahd'
OF which the effect is similar To ina
obtained by American ragtime. though
not so greatly exaggerated.
The Italians. too. have used syncopa-
ton abundantly. and the rhythmical
effect. which is the germ OF ragtime
was as common in the Italian operate
music of the middle of the eighteenth
century as il Is in negro music tElay'
DR.. Burney. the first great English mu'
seal critic, writing in lIls. declared
that the Italian operate composers
made too much of "the Scots snap or
cutting short of the first two notes OF
q melody"
Even Beethoven has not feared TO
use syncopation. and Dvorak uses il
often in his From the New World
symphony. Stephen Foster. though
he did not employ ragtime In its exag.
gerated form. did use the Scotch snap,
as in his way Down In Cairo" 80
ii is easy to see the syncopation Is by
no means Incompatible with good mu-
sic. says the New York Tribune.
Ragtime as II Is known in America
today is undoubtedly derived from the
negro melodies. The negroes use IL In
their slow songs as well as in Their
dances. and it seems probable that II
began in Africa. In its progress from
the cotton fields and negro cabins OF
the south to the vaudeville houses and
cafe chantants of the north and west
the syncopation has changed. not in
kind. but in degree. 1t is the exagger
alton of the rhythms of the negroes
that has created ragtime.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1911-12-16
SOME CHOICE PICKINGS OF BREEZY HUMOR
And the Nurse Was DISCHARGED.

Her husband had just come home
and had his first meeting with the
new nurse, who was remarkably pref
ty.
"She Is sensible and scientific, too"
urged the fond mother. 'and says she
will allow NO one TO kiss baby while
she Is near"
NO one would want to-" replied the
husband. while she is near
And the nurse was discharged.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1911-12-16
Howl

The other morning at the breakfast
table Mr.. Skillings. who was In n high.
ly self satisfied mood. remarked to his
wife:
What il | were one of those hus-
bands. my dear. who get up cross In
the morning. bang things around and
kick because the coffee is cold?"
Why responded Mrs. Skillings
sweetly. Il should make it hot for
you.'-iouth's Companion.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1911-12-16
Odd and Ends.

The red hand in heraldry Is the Dis
tinctive badge OF baronetS.
Whales are not able To swim faster
than ten or twelve miles an hour.
\ ton of oil has been obtained from
the tongue Of n single whale.
Seven million persons are employed
In the cultivation of the vine In
France.
The title admiral" Is derived from
nm Arabic phrase meaning ruler OF
the sea"
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1911-12-16
Not NJ u Left

Whats the matter here?' asked the
caller. noticing the barren appearance
OF the house. Send your goods away
to be stored?"
NO, replied the hostess: mot at
all. My daughter was married last
week. and she has merely taken away
the things that she thought belonged
TO her.'-Detroit Free Press.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1911-12-16

Emperor do not care to hear your
proposition. sir. Everything thai !
submitted must first be put through
the prime minister.
Subject-Nothing would please ne
better. | wanted to show you the new
bayonet which ! have invented |
army use.-Judge's Library.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1911-12-16

Braggs-lt is positively absurd 10
talk about a money power III this
country. There is no such thing.
Nnsgs-Td just like TO discuss thht
with you. Have you got II minute 10
spare?
BragSs-No n minute. I've got a
note due nj the bank. and they're botn'
ering me To death about it.-Life.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1911-12-16

Host lin n low voice TO his wife'-i
have n fearful headache. Do get rid "
our guests MS soon MS ever you can
lIostess-Well. I cannot put theu'
out.
Host-No. my dear. but you can pay
the piano.-Paris Figaro.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1911-12-16
He Slammed Il.

John" called his wife from the WIZ
dow. you forgot something
He returned.
We'll. what did I forget?' =.
"You forgot to slam the front door.
lie slammed it.-Seattle Post-inteii'
gencer.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1911-12-16
Best Cure

Toper-What shall l take to remove
the redness from my nose?
Doctor-Take nothing.-Atlanta Con.
stitution.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1911-12-16

Gle the fireplace up and figure how old Sanity
~ could
Manage to come down the chimbly like they said
he would;
VISIT that I could hide and see him-wundered
what he'd say
If he ketched a Teller laying fer him that away.
But I bet on him and 'lieved him, same as if he
had
Turned to pat me on the back and say: Look
here, my lad;
Here's my pack. Jes' hep yourself, like all good
boys does"
Long afore
Sanity Claus wuz.
W ISN'T that yarn wuz true about him, as it
w 'peared to be-
Truth made out O. lies, that un's good enough
for me!
Wisht I still was so confdin'-I could jes' 60
wild
Over hangin' up my stoekin's, like the little
Climbin' in my lap tonight and Begin me to
Bout them RENDERS and old Sanity that she loves
SO we'll.
I'm half sorry fer this little girl sweetheart of
his
Long afore
She knows who
Sanity Claus is.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1911-12-16

Haven't seen you somewhere be-
fore. my boy?'
shouldn't wonder. lady. / circulates
around in all kinds of society."-New
York Journal.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1911-12-16

ES' a little bit o. feller-I remember still
y Ust to almost cry for Christmas, like a
y~oungster will.
Four o. July's nothin' to it; New Years amt a
smell;
Easter Sunday, circus day-jes' all dead in the
shell.
I ust, Thought night, you know-to set around
and hear
The old folks work the story of about the sledge
and deer
And Sanity shootin' round the roof all wrapped
in fur and fuzz-
knowed who
Sanity Claus WIZ.
ISL to wait and set up late a week or two
Couldn't hardly keep awake ner wouldn't go
to bed;
Kittle stewin' on the fire and mother sittin' here
Darnin' socks and rockin' in the skreeky rockin'
cheer;
Pap'd gap and wunder where it wuz the money
went
And quart with his frost heels and split his lini-
ment,
And me a-dreamin' s~leighbells when the clock d
whir and buzz
Long afore
Sanity Claus wuz.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-09-20
oLcoTT HERE TOMORROW.
Well Known Actor Will Present ma
cushla" at Theater.

In "Macushla" pulse of My Hearth,
which Chauncey Olcott will present at
the Calumet theater on Thursday
evening, Sept. 81, Mrs. Rida Johnson
Young has written a romantic drama
which stands on it's own artistic merit,
and she has we'll fitted her dramatic
garment to the manly form of Mr.. OIL
colt. In the new play Olcott seems to
have come into his own as an actor,
and he makes the most of every dram
attic possibility the playwright has
given him.
AS usual Mr. Olcott's new play is
superbly staged AS a young Irish
American of the early nineteenth CEN
tury period. the hero, Brian Fitzgerald
(Mr. OlcotD has opportunity to wear
the picturesque apparel of that period,
and needless To say he wears his gay
habiliments becomingly. With eXccp-
tional beauty. Miss Gail Kane com
bines dramatic talent of a high order,
and so adds to the charm and interest
of Mr. Olcott's play, and many persons
who have gone to their local play
houses year after year to see Chauncey
! Olcott and hear him sing, say his new
sorgs are the best he has ever had.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-09-20

British cotton exports this year
show a marked gain, particularly in
South America, and Japan.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-09-20
MUCH ATHLETIC
WORK PLANNED
COMMITTEE cHAlRMEN NAMED
BY Y. M. c. A. AND REGULAR
FALL WORK is NEAR
AT HAND.

The physical department of the Y
NJ. c. a. Is busily engaged in preparing
for the fall and winter schedule of ath-
letic swimming, and other classes.
1t Is the intention to introduce Cor
nish wrestling in the athletic depart
ment. and a committee consisting of A.
Koski, DIR. John Miller, c. hilbert and
"A. Moore has been appointed To secure
the jackets and make other arrange
ments.
The bowling alleys will be opened
Saturday evening and II is likely that
matched game will be arranged
Arrangements have been made for
the organization of indoor baseball and
basket ball leagues. The baseball
league Will consist of four or six
teams, and every member of the assoc
citation will be eligible. 1t Is the inten-
ton to make the teams as near even
as possible in point of playing ability.
The schedule will call for games be-
about the middle of October
and lasting up to the middle of jan
uary. Each player will be asked To
contribute a small fee. so that a suita-
bic trophy can be purchased An Of
the games in the league schedule will
lee played i'm the Y. NJ. c. A. gym.
The following chairmen of commit
tees have been named, who will have
power TO name their respective COM
Indoor baseball and wrestling-Will
Bowling committee-Ira Penberthy.
Aquatics' Committee-Curtis Dun
stan.
Athletics and Basket ball-T. G..
Brown.
Extension Work-Dr. X. u. Neil.
Physical Department Committee
DR.. w. Il. s. Gregg.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-09-20

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