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allied to the usual modes of pro-
.cedure which would have required long
and laborious calculations; while
prime numbers cannot be recognized
by n known rule.
The strangest theories have been adj
vanced to account for that abnormal
instinct" which enabled the boy to
perform these wonderful mathematical
feats. The most plausible conjecture
is that of Prof. Bailey, who remark
cd that it seemed to point to the exist
ence OF properties of numbers as vet
undiscovered.
This theory is the more reasonable
since some of Colburn's calculations
might have been performed by an.
even shorter process than he employ
ed. Take for example the feat of
|squaring nine hundred and ninety-nine
thousand nine hundred and ninety.
nine. Any one who notices that the
squares of nine, ninety. nine, nine
hundred and n%inety-nine and mime
thousand nine hundred and ninety.
nine are respectively eighty-one, nine
thousand eight hundred and one: nine
hundred and ninety-eight thousand
and n and ninety-nine million nine
hundred and eighty thousand and one.
will easily discover the property Of
numbers to which reference is made.
The square of any number which is
written wholly wit hnines may be
found instantly. Write down nine one
less in nubmer than the number to be
squared. an eight. as many ciphers as
you have written mines and the num-
Der ends with the figure one.
Then If you multiply the squares Of
several numbers consisting of mines
by forty.nine-the square of even
you will see that, they are much
alike: Thus; the square of %ninety-nine
multiplied by forty-nine is four hun
dred and eighty thousand two hundred
s I'D forty-nine; the square of nine hun
dred and n%inety-nine. similularly treat
ed is forty-eight million, nine hundred
and two thousand ana forty-nine; and
these W numbers are. of course, the
squares of n%inety-nine multiplied by
seven, or six hundred and ninety
three and six thousand nine hundred
and ninety-three. The similarity of
these numbers to those in Colburn's
answers will be recognized at a glance.
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Philadelphia Record)

Hcrbivorous animals evince an al
most unerring instinct in avoiding poi
sonous plants, yer those which, to the
human palate, would fail to betray
their noXious properties. Monkeys
may nibble at an unknown fruit, but
they generally pause to study the re-
suit of that test n nearly always
manage to arrive at q correct cOnclu-
sion.
Such facts suggest a sagacity which
seems to indicate the existence of a
sixth sense" The ordinary senses
of our fellow creatures may receive
warning from indications which we
have not yet learned, or else have for
gotten, to head. The superintendent
of the meteorological observatory at
San Salvador noticed with surprise that
beth the beasts and the agricultural
Indians of the neighboring mountains
seem to recognize the Omens of an
earthquake which. he himself would
have been unable to predict without
the aid of his barometer.
There will be a temblorito "a lit
tie shock) before long," the Indians
would remark, in a matter of fact way
on the probability of a rain shower.
What makes you think so?" he
would ask. the prophets. us there
anything unusual about the weather
or the looks of the skye" ...f.
Don't know" was the invariable
reply, but I hav felt that way be-
fore every earthquake"
The weather, at such times. might
appear clear and calm, perhaps even
cooler than usual; but soon after sun
set the predicted temblorito would
rattle along the streets and shake
the loose rocks from the cliffs of 81
neighboring quarry.
In the reign of the Emperor JUS
tinian the coasts of western Asia were
visited by II series of destructive earth
quakes and Il few days before the first
shock the citizens of Antioch are said
to have received Il warning of it's COM
in gin the sudden departure of a large
flock of rocks that had long made
their nests in the city walls. The
credibility of that seeming miracle has
often been questioned; but is it not
possible that experience may have
taught the birds to connect certain
conditions of the atmosphere with he
idea of an impending quake?
Carpenter mentions the ease of a
wren tina build her nest in the slate
quarries Of Penryn in a situation liza
BILE to great disturbance from occa-
sional explosions. She soon learned,
however to take warning by the
sound of the bell which was rung
to give notice to the wOrkmen when
ever Il blast was about to be fired, and
would quit her nest and fly to a little
distance where she would remain until
the shock of the explosion had passed
off.
Storms. too. are tru evidently anti
cipated by various species of animals
and birds and it is by no in
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the valley, two Of them on tho merits
Of the articles exhibited, and two on
the sectional display in which a cer-
tain amount of art in arrangement en-.
tered.
The two cups won on wheat-one
for he best bushel of North Dakota
grown wheat and the other for the
best bushel of wheat on display
mean much to the valley as advertise.
ments. because there has been a la
tent belief That the wheat growing
era in the valley was a thing of tho
past. The sweepstakes cup for the
best bushel of wheat on exhibition
vas Il victory for the valley in a rom
test with the wheat growing states
of the northwest. 1t was won over
the Montana wheat which captured
the Hill prize in the great New York
show in which the entire United
States competed. The result of the
st. Paul show makes the Red river
valley the prize winner in wheat
growing quality inc justifes the per-
p%etuation of her title as the bread
basket of the world.
The valley won this great distinc-
ton because of the new methods Of
wheat growing. Those who have be-
lieved the land along the Red river
was wheat dead have awakened to
a realization of heir error. Constant
cropping of one grain has had the
same effect on the land it has any
where. The available soil elements
for that n crop have been exhaust
cd. Valley farmers were among the
first in he state to realize his ron
dition. and set about vigorously to
remedy it. II was not necessary to
spend half the value of crop in fer
tiliZers. 1t was only necessary to
change the methods Of cultivation and
rotate the crops. The results have
proven the correctness of the theory.
Rotated land in this valley is pro-
ducing twenty-five to thirty-f1ve BUSH
els of wheat per acre. That is as
much as the early Yields were.' The
rotating crops not only put the land
in the proper condition for wheat,
but they pay n profit within them
selves when properly utilized. The
quality of the wheat has increased
under the new system. as the awards
at the st. Paul show prove. The Red
river valley ran raise cattle and hogs
and sheep; 1t can grow corr and
clover and a score of other products,
and 1t can raise the hest wheat in the
United States at the same time.
Such a reputation must increase
the market value of valley land. The
soil fertility is ineXhaustiblc. The
diversity of profitable production is
greater thar ever. The quantity pro-
duced can he made equal to the bo-
nanza days. The investment in valley
and is, under these conditions, an
investment in a productive and lasting
enterprise. The amount of productive
ity is largely a matter Of enterprise.
If twenty bushels of the best quality
OF wheat in the United States can be
raised on an acre Of valley land. it
is paying a pretty good return on one
hundred dollars an acre investment,
especially as the property, in which
the investment Is made appreciates
rather than depreciates in value.
When the Income is increased to thir-
ty-five bushels, which is not unreal
sonable. the advantage OF a hundred
dollar an acre investment is more
apparent.
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theatrical cat family. was owned by
MIR. Harris.
This same belief is Just as prevalent
in England as it is in this country and
the story is told that one night Harry
lauder WIS singing in Il small town
songs n black cat belonging to the
thcatcr walked out OF the stage and
sitting down near the footlights COM
%rlacently blinked at the audience. A
friend of Mr.. LADDERS told him after
the performance you will be called
upon 10 appear before IL, king" and
about three weeks after he received
the command to appear at the palace.
There was Il deep calm last week
among the theatrical producers in
New York and IL reviewer had little
to chronicle. The Irish players were
seen in "A Mixed Marriage" that was
IL mild attempt to deal with the prob
lem of marriage between Catholics
and Professionals in Ireland. 1t ended
tragically though in the course Of the
play there is Il certain amount of very
mild humor. TIE author ia Sir John
Ervine, who as a iranatist is not very
secure. Neither is his light very am
bilious.
The Jackdaw" by Lady Gregory
was produced on Thursday night and
proved to be Il satire on the effects
of minding other peoples business.
Miss Grace laRue made an appear.
ancc in Il piece called Betsy" care
fully titled Il comedy with music.
After n careful survey it vas found
that no great injustice vas done to
Miss LaRue liz eithc, author, COM
poser or stage director.
The Typhoon" now running at the
German thCatcr. has attracted the at
@tention of several managers and it is
announced that the rights for its pro-
duction in English haNr been acquired
by Walker Whites; side. MI. .Whitcside
is now on tour but will return very.
shortly and put h play in rehearsal
early in January for immediate pro-
duction.
We often hear of the persistence of
he pass fiend but l think the limit
was reached the other day in a Vest
ern city. The business manager of n
certain theater was out walking the
other day when Il prominent citizen
Il riding in his motor car. ran him
down and injured him severely. The
manager was removed to a local los
pital and the merchant called on him
the following day. IT, the course of
II conversation the merchant learned
the managers occupation. so you
are the manager of the - the
alter" he said. We'll l am glad to
meet o Will you tix me out with
a pair foc tomorrow night?"
would like TO write Il lot more but
! am forced TO quit md begin resting
up for the attack that | hope to make
ON turkey and trimmings sometime
on Mand"y. Yours truly,
The Lounger.
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would have been taxed to its utmost
and l think that II it were possible TO
get the show back again in a short
time there would he no trouble to
fill The house to overlooking.
The Deep Purple" that is to be
seen here on December 80 will prove
just as big a drawing card las it has
been in all other places. One OF the
interesting plans of the authors was
to give a performance With real police
men parts aud real crooks in the parts
of the crooks. the proceeds to 20 to
a society Interested in procuring the
release of prisoners innocent of the
crime for which they were convicted.
The police fell in with the scheme.
az the New York policemen have a
very ambitious dramatic society. The
main difficulty lay in securing the
crooks. Paul Armstrong. one of the
authors. secured the release of one
offender ON probation. promising to
give him work INC to care for his
moral welfare. The crook repaid the
trust by smashing the plate glass WIN
aew or a Jewelry store in an endcavor
to ROB the place. He was caught and
sent back to Jail. Since then no fur
thcr effort has been made to secure
crooks for this special performance
and the project has fallen through.
On January 4 Grand Forks people
VIII have then first opportunity to see
The Talk OF New York which has
quite Il big record of success to its
credit.
January 5 James Forbes great cons
edN. THE Travelling Salesman" will
be presented. The second act in this
play Is one of the most natural ever
presented on the stage. and in ii Is
shown a party OF. travelling men who
are Kept on the road at Christmas
'1mc and are c~ndcavoring to while
W. the lonely holiday with a poker
game. The dialogue is breezy and so
true to life that it makes an instant
appeal Ia every man and woman in
the audience. The two leading char
acters are taken by Don Macmillan
ana Dorothy Grey. I suppose the
most OF the readers OF this letter
would sooner see me devote nv space
TO the news to be gathered from the
ma nycities and leave the local news
10 Il regular stories, so l will get
unto that part of my work at once.
Did YOU ever hear hat one of the
pct superstitions of the theatcr, is
That black ctas art mascots? Well.
It's so. David Belasch always has II
on hand on an opening night. and the
paNrolls of the Republic and Belasco
tneaters contain the names of two
glossy black ats. who draw their sal
airy. which provides for their board
and keep. the same as the stage
hands and The rest of the help on the
stage. Henry h. Harris has a num-
Der of black cats in his various the
alters, and the mother of the original
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Wonderful Animal Sagacity
CASES IN WHICH THE INSTINCT OF BEASTS is SUPERIOR TO
THE KNOWLEDGEO OF CIVILIZED MAN.

conceivable that even their supposed
ability to forecast the approach of mild
or severe winters ma ybe in some
measure a fact.
Even some of the far moro myster-
ious instincts of the human mind
might be explained on the same the
Ory; the existence of unknown
though not unknowable-relations in
the connection of events. in the prop
critics of numbers and other things.
A Special instinct" would otherwise
be the only explanation of such I'M
doubted facts as the achievements of
the American farmer boy, Zerah Col
burn. who could give off-hand an
swers to arithmetical questions which
in the customary way could have
been solved only by hours or days of
intricate calculations.
Prof. Francis Bailey, an eminent
British mathmetician, who had first
doubted the truth of the miraculous
reports. examined the boy in the pres
ence of several competent witnesses.
He asked him how many minutes are
In forty-eight years and before the
question could be written down the
hoy replied, twenty-five million two
hundred and twenty-eight thousand,
eight hundred" and Immediately after
ward gave the correct number of Sec
onds.
To the question what is the square
root of one hundred and six thousand
nine hundred and twenty-nine?". Col.
burn answered three hundred and
twenty-seven," before the original
number could be written down.
On being requested to give the fac
tors which would produce the num-
Der two hundred and eighty-three
thousand four hundred and eighty
three, he promptly named nine hum
dred and forty-one and two hundred
and sixty-three. which are the only
two numbers from the multiplication
of. which the given number would re-
; suit. He was then asked to give the
factors of thirty-six thousand eighty.
three but Immediately replied that it
had none; which is really the case, this
being a prime number.
On being asked to tell the square of
nine hundred and ni%nety-nine thou
sand nine hundred and ninety-nie, he
Obtaied the m result, inc hun
dred and ninety-nine billion nine hun
dred and ~ninety-nine million and one
by twice multiplying the square of
thirty-seven thousand and thirty-sev-
ell by twenty-seven. He then of his
own. accord multiplied that product
by forty-nine and said that the result,
namely, .fOrty-eight trillion nine hum
! dred and ninety-nine billion, nine hun
dred and two million and forty-nine
was equal to the square of six mil
lion nine hundred and ninety mine
thousand nine hundred and ninety
three.
In the act of multiplying two num-
bers together 1t was evident from the
motion of his lips thai some operation
was proceeding in his mind. yet that
operation could not have been at all
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MONDAY we join heartily In wish
"~ ing ali our friends, customers and
competitors a very Merry Christmas and
a Prosperous and Happy New Year.
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Christmas in Bethlehem
CHRISTMAS AND IMPRESSIVE SCENES WITNESSED IN THE CITY
WHERE CHRIST TWAS BORN,

priests, headed by the patriarch and
followed by as many If the people as
can crowd in. descends the stairs to
Grotto of the Nativity, the verita-
Die spot where Jesus vas born. Each
person carries a candle and the huge
olsan IN the Latin chapel peals forth
me music of the midnight mass On
THIS occasion the Greeks permit the
CatnoAcs to use Il portion of their part
III n church for the professional, A
ciupet is laid down and the Catholics
walk on it. 1t is lined on both sides
by rows of Greek priests. who keep
careful watch lest any Catholic should
step on the carpet and thus desecrate
the holy place.
Inc patriarch halts first at the
SHRINE or the manager, a spot possessed
exclusively by the Latins. The wood
en- manager in which it is believed that
ca centuries ago, to Rome. where 1t
IS exhibited every Christmas. The
manger in the church of Bethlehem is
punt or precious marble. The process
sion again halts at the altar erected
where the three wise men knclt to
make their gifts to the infant Re-
deemer.
Al last the patriarch comes to the
Grotto, and here celebrates the mass
IN me sanctuary of the nativity. The
Grotto is packed to %suffocation by the
cro"d, the air is filled with the smoke
or the candles, it is impossible to hear,
and the celebration is anything hut inn,
pressive. After the patriarch has
Withdrawn there is usually a long line
OF visiting priests from every country
n desire to celebrate mass on
Christmas day in the birthplace of the
saviour. They take their turn, and
the mass is repeated over and over
again all through the night and until
noon on Christmas day.
Those who have assisted i'm this
Christmas celebration declare that
Wherever there is Il Catholic church in
a!l the world and wherever the mid
night mass is said or SUNG under prom
er conditions, the occasion is more
solemn and impressive than in this
suifocatlng cave, which was a stable
1906 years ago.
The Roman Catholics obtained nos
session OF the principal control of the
church of the Nativity in the year
lo99, upon the success of the cru
saders invasion of Palestine, Baldwin,
King of Jerusalem. was crowned in the
Church OF the Nativity OH Christmas
lay, 110l. The church was made the
seat OF the Episcopal See of I;ethle-
mem IN the twelfth century. and so
continued until 1872, when the Greeks
n other oriental sects dispossessed
the LIatlns. The Catholics were not
again permitted to have any share in
the church until 1852. Ever since the
time when st. Louis was king of
France. the French nation has beer
the titular protector Of the Latin
christmas in Palestine. This fiction
was made a reality ip 1852 by Emper-
! nv Nnnn1nnn III -
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RED RIVER VALLEY PRIZE WIN.
MING; WHEAT.

The Red river valley has cause 10
feel proud of the laurels 1t captured
in the Northwest Land Products show
at st. Paul. This Ia no reflection on
the other sections of the state which
had such magnificent exhibits. just
nov We ARE considering only the Red
river valley. -Four cups were won by
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The Travelling Salesman.

A marked feature of "The Travel
ing salesman James Forbes latest
comedy. which will be presented nj
the Metropolitan on Friday, January
5. Is Il large number of lauEhablc
slang expressions. entirely new to
those who find much to interest them
IN the works of celebrated slang au-
thors of the day. MIR. Forbes is a
creator of risible expressions; he
sprang into prominence by reason of
The Chorus Lady" but he has more
IMAM duplicated his first success in
The Travelling Salesman"
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SATURDAY, DEC. %. 1911.

.
Inasmuch as there will he no
; issue on Christmas day, the Times
, extends the seasons greetings
; to it's readers, business patrons :
, and friends. May the Christmas I
) happiness find a response in h :
, joys of everyone. May the sea-
> son to all be ono Of peace and
, good will.
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THE LOUNGER d

What a pity 1t was hat Alias Jim
my Valentine" had to come to- Grand
FORKS ON The worst week in the
whole year. II 1t could have seen any
other date the capacity VI the thcater
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You are not old yet. and have n
good chance Of living to see the time
when the magazines will have no
more stories by the late u. Henry and
David Graham Phillips,
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The Talk Of New York.

With a star c:::. supported BY
a large chorus OF singers and dancers.
The Talk of New York." Geo. NJ.
Cohan's latest musical sensation and
Eeralded as a merry, mischeyious.
musical melange. ONE to the Met
rop"l1tan theater Thursday, january
4. n cast includes a number ne
clever people well known both in the
east and the west. and the chorus is
said to he n of the best singing ag-
Kregations ever brought this far from
the metropolis.
The play is said to be a remedy for
tina tired feeling and as a musical
comedy the happy marriage Of mirth
ana music. 1t Is primarily a comedy
turn. ''
BESIDES the principals and chorus
the other speaking parts arc taken BY
capable artists.
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Play With a Curious Title.

The Deep Purple" is the name of
the new play coming to the Metro
Eolitan on Saturday. December 30,
ana II there is anything in the nomcn-
clatnrally odd. the play ought to
arouse curiosity on all sides. Paul
Armstrong wrote it. in collaboration
with Wilson Miner. Some folks
Man." or "A Frustrated Deception"
or Love Among the Lowbrows'' or
ayn one of a dOz l titles with only
ALTERATION. or cnventionality to rec
ommend hem. Good Master Arm
strong. however. has an Apply habit
of projecting a title that stimulates
curiosity and sends friend reader to-
wards the box office. One of these
was The Heir to the Hoorah." No
body could figure out from that title
what the play was to be about, SO
they ven to see ii. and Armstrong
got a lot Of money. 1t was the same
way with Going Some Likewise
with Alias Jimmy Valentine" Two
lays before the opening OF that never.
to-dle drama. there hadn't been found
d name for 1t. Finally. George c.
Iyler, managing director OF Liebler
q Co.. the firm which owns the play,
suggested Jimmy Valentine. Alias
when eau of Its awkwardness,
hiiiSiIucu I'D Alias JIM
my Valentine" And now 1t is "The
Deep Purple" which Is to set audiences
guessing as to what is back of the
tie. Back as far as the DAYS of the
old Romans. when the senators a
AIDED r~esplcndcnt in tunics adorned
with purple bands, that trying shade
has been the symbol of aristocracy.
And to this day. people born in the
purple are supposed to have a shade
on their fellows. In The Deep Pur-
pie. there is a gentleman named as
William Lake. whose stirring deeds
OF manly good entitle him to the com
mendation OF his associates who agree
deep. deep purple.
The Deep Purple has been Il ROYAL
success. It had long and profitable
It's last is splendid. including many
PLAYERS known to all regular theatcl
I"ers. Among them are Anne Suther.
bers. Harry billiard, Frank Currie,
and Madeline Louis.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1911-03-24
Will Organize New Lodge.

Mrs. Grace McCullom and Mrs. Sa-
die Golfer have been in Caldwell the
past ten days in the interests of the
Fraternal Brotherhood, an insurance
lodge. They will install a lodge of
so members at the old K of P. hall
in the Picard & Roberts building this
evening. On this occasion Mrs. Mel
dig of Los Angeles, founder of the
order and Mr.. Chas. M Dempster,
Supreme Master of Arts, will be in
Caldwell at the installation of this
lodge.
The Fraternal Brotherhood has all
the features of social and insurance
fraternities. 1t is distinctly a western
organization although it is rapidly be-
coming national in its scope and in
fuence. The head Offices of the order
are at Los Angeles. Financially the
lodge is very wealthy. Particulars
may be obtained from the organizers
at 900 Dearborn street.