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Evening star., 1912-10-06
BY DEWEY AUSTIN COBB

only representative of the pachyderm fami-
ly in the New World. 1t is very timid and
perfectly harmless animal and yet there is
no creature on the western continent so
capable of soaring a man into a state of
hopeless idiocy. How! 1t is very simple.
In the day time he sleeps under some bush
just big enough to hide him; and, though
you are sure to waken him as you 60 pro-
fanely crashing through the brush a quarter
of a mile away, he will lie and watch you
approach until you are about to step on
him. Then, with "Woof-woofl" and
shril whistle, away he goes, never following
the neat little paths that he keeps trimmed
out to his watering places, but plunging
through the jungle, knocking over trees as
big as your wrist. And while you are pick
ing up your hat and gun, and hunting in the
fallen leaves for your spectacles, which fell
off when you jumped, you hear him half a
mile away, still in full career, and, let us
hope, safe and happy.
People who ought to know about it say
that tapir captured in maturity cannot be
tanned. But baby tapir is the "cutest little
cuss" you ever saw. He is spotted, like
fawn, with white, and is as clumsy as a real
baby. Next to his mother. he loves human
guardian. If his mother is killed or cap
Evening star., 1912-10-06

TT was only after / had learned little
about the anita, the grambeStia, and the
vdcd del monte that some one inadvertently
disclosed the fact that this imposing array
Of names all applied to the animal that my
school geography called just plain "tapir."
He is an odd beast, and deserves all the
names that have been bestowed upon him.
In my mind, the word "tapir" stood for the
chunky little beast l had seen wandering
about at the Zoo, like a lost fat boy looking
for his folks. The freak l first saw on his
native heath was a very different PROPOSE
ton. He looked like mud co1ored baby
elephant, minus the "two tails" of his big
relative. He is queer, even to his toes; for
lie has only three on his hind feet, and four
on the front ones. He measured about six
feet from tip to tip, and stood three and
half feet high, and he weighed between four
hundred and five hundred pounds. His nose
IS sort of rudimentary trunk, flexible as
snake. and can be extended six inches; he
can pick up pin with it, or break branches
from trees. Nothing is taken into his mouth
until it is examined and approved by this
sentinel.
The tapir is the largest animal indigenous
to South America, and shares with the white
Tipped peccary the distinction of being the
Evening star., 1912-10-06

seen Waverton crossing the park, and was
wondering what measure of success had at
tended Mrs. Waverton's ruse to waylay her
husband, when he heard the dogs uproar,
and he fancied he could distinguish his mas
ter's voice raised in anger. Hardly knowing
why he ventured to interfere, he hurried out
of the house and across the garden. Then
he distinguished something unusual in the
aspect of an approaching figure; but before
he could make out what was happening
Doris had recovered her senses and was on
her feet again.
To be continued next Sunday
Evening star., 1912-10-06
HOW THE GLORY BE CAME BACK
Continued from page 10

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to the reception room, and gives him the
whole tale from start to finish.
He SHE'D some at Mr.. Peppers name first
off; but when I'd supplied all the details
about how he'd given up the mine as a bad
job, and how it was me first discovers the
platinum item, Mr.. Robert begun to get in
t'rested. He read the report all through
and held the specimens under a glass, and
fnlly l was sent out to tow in Belmont
Pepper
A Ii that seemed like it happened ages
ago, though. Must have been week,
anyway; for it took two days before Mr..
Robert could get private report of his own
and the third day we spent organizin' the
concern. And here | am, the big boss and
actin head of the Glory Be Platinum Com
pany; even if am doin it under guardian
act, which Mr.. Robert said he was proud to
apply for.
But you should have seen Belmont Pepper
just before he caught the Chicago Limited
yesterday on his way West.
"Gee." says l. "You don't look like YOU
was goin out to start a mine. You're COS
tuned to open pink tea"
II know" says he; "but the fact is, Tor
chy, after wearing flannel shirt for twelve
months, l couldn't resist spending my first
months advance salary on a civilized outfit
You should see what have in my trunk too
1t may not be the custom for mine superin-
tendents to appear in frock coats and patent
leather shoes, but that is precisely what is
going to happen in my case
~That'll be something for the Glory Be to
live up to, anyway" says l.
"And it will, Torchy' says he earnest. II
feel sure that it will. For this is chiefly your
find, you know, and I'm banking on your
wonderful luck, my boy. Well make the
Glory Be win out for us. It's got to, that's
ALL"
Well, there it stands. It'll be months, l
expect, before we can tell whether we've
picked pippin, or puckered Our mouths on
ounce. 1t may turn out only a chance
pocket, or the vein may pinch on us, or
dozen other things like that; but we've got
a bet down, with the ball still roln'. Mean
while I'm still holdin' the chair behind the
brass gate and shuntin' butt-ins as skilful as
ever.
"By-by, Piddie," says I, here only yester-
day noon. aAnd while you re out there hop
pin around the branches of your family tree
think of my case. Mines just breakin'
ground"
Evening star., 1912-10-06

prowling creatures of this type" he began.
Then he leaped forward to catch Doris be-
fore she fell; but he was too late, for she
swayed and collapsed in a dead faint on a
small bank of turf that ran by the path on
the park side.
Bob was anxious to gnaw his PROSTATE
enemy; so Waverton, holding his wife, limp
form in his arms, was compelled to shout
an imperative command to the dog to leave
the man alone. 1t was distinctly awkward
situation, for Bob's fighting blood was
aroused yet Waverton was strangely re-
luctant to lay his helpless burden on the
grass so that he might hold the animal until
the spy could scramble to his feet and stink
off. He solved the difficulty by lifting Doris
bodily off the ground and striding away in
the direction of the house, meanwhile calling
loudly to the dog to follow.
WHEN the astounded rufian ventured
" to lift his head, Waverton had already
carried his wife a considerable distance, and
the setter had gone with him. Then Joe
Brett tenderly felt the bridge of his nose, and
produced soiled handkerchief to mop the
dark fluid pouring from that damaged organ.
He knew too that when morning dawned he
would find himself decorated with pair of
spectacles of Natures own contriving But
the mans low organism was governed by an
innate love of sport, and he was actually
more concerned with the style and force of the
blow he had received than with its effects.
injured right arm, has he, the paralyzin'
dude?' he muttered, scrambling to his feet.
well, may 60 plumb to blazes, if he can
hand out that sort of punch with the right,
what in thunder would have happened if
he'd dealt me one with the left?"
He went to the lake and dabbed water on
his face; then, hearing voices, he dived into
the wood and vanished But his warped
mind recurred many times to the pugilistic
science that lay behind that half-arm blow,
and he even waxed enthusiastic over it next
day when Rice was sent to the village with
a ten-dollar bill as solace for the unknown
man "who had accidentally sustained two
black eyes on the Waverton place the pre-
vious night
Rice argued that Brett had been mistaken:
Mr.. Claude must have used his left hand.
Whereat the rascal laughed scornfullv.
"Dye think don't know how he hit me?"
he said "That' Jim dandy of tale, that
is! l can take chances meself when the other
feller doesn't prance into the argument like
an injia rubber mule; but take my tip, Mis-
ter, if Mr.. Claude G. Waverton ever sets
about you, dodge his left, or he'll knock you
bughouse, he WILL straight
The valet was puzzled. Wavertons only
acquaintance with the noble art during re-
cent years had been confined to a fairly regu-
lar attendance at those New York and
Brooklyn entertainments in which prize
fighters hammer each other cheerfully with
eight-ounce gloves. But watching these
events is not boxing. 1t was manifestly i'm
possible for man whose right hand could
neither hold pen nor press the keys of a
typewriter to blacken the eyes and bruise
the nose of featured rascal like Brett
with that same member.
Still, he did not give much heed to the
matter. His thoughts were engrossed by
more important developments. He had
Evening star., 1912-10-06

Why is the soda cracker
to-day such a universal
food?
People ate soda crackers
in the old days, it is true
but they bought them
from a barrel or box
and took them home in
a paper bag, their crisp
ness and flavor all gone.
Uneeda Biscuit-soda
crackers better than any
ever made befOre-made
i'm the greatest bakeries
in the world-baked to
perfection-packed to
perfection-kept to per-
fection until you take
them, oven-fresh and
crisp, from their protect
ing package. Five cents.
NATIONAL BISCUIT
COMPANY
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-07-24

SA1 JNAA@SOA1 u tSSLNA IA 49,
plant of tenant of apartment
house, 1925 Dearborn av.
Theodore Gordon, 1915 Jack
son blvd, has sued DR.. ]. S. Good
ridge, dentist, 22O4 S. State St.,
for $500, because Goodridge lac.
Grated his nerves in pulling wis
dom tooth.
Sen. Joseph M. Dixon has
warned state progressives that
Gov. .Deneen will try to pack pro-
gressive state. convention, Aug 3.
Dixon directed his warning to
Medill Mccormick. Why warn
Mccormick? Mccormick will be
in on any packing that goes on.
Tribune now is trying to take a
dignifed stand on third party
state ticket question-says it will
have to support best man.
Father O'Callaghan last night
said the Tribune was guilty of
"phariseeisn, which is below the
crime ofmurder."
It looks like Roosevelt and the
real progressive leaders were
mighty liable to find out the truth
of this before they're through
with the left-handed Support" of
the Tribune.
About the only thing Turkish
some people remember is the
cigaret.
Judge Robinson, of auto court,
says joy-riding on motor cycle,
with woman seated behind, is be-
coming greatest speed evil of age
John Boyd, go, run over and
fatally injured by Chicago Amer
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-07-24


visible to the naked eye.
Judge Caverly dismissed
charges against R. Mccoy, A. J.,
Mack and Geo. Hennessy, Hearst
thugs, who shot up Murray's sa-
loon, Wells ST. and North ave-,
because union bartender would
not serve strikebreakers.
Joe Canteau, 1914 w. Madison
ST., run down and badly injured
by motor cyclist, who put on full
speed and got away.
The people would be ahead if
every darned federal judge in the
country would resign. We might
get few square ones among the
new ones.
Frank Gregory, Solomon, Kan,
died today of wound suffered
when he allowed Herman Schroe-
der to examine" his revolver.
Thirteen bartenders who were
on duty, at Riverview picnic OF :
Federated Trades Saturday, have
given one days wage each to
locked out newspaper workers.
Geo. Kraupe, IL, 1904 Gren-
shaw ST., run over and killed by
Burlington switch engine at Ho-
man ave. and TavIor ST.
Dominic Pasinchi, Tribune
slugger, ordered round of drinks
in Mrs. Rosa Albert's saloon, 1914
w. Harrison st. When asked to
pay, showed his special police
mans badge. Mrs. Albert not
satisfied. Pasinchi flashed his
gun. Fined ST by Judge Dicker.
Woman's Auxiliary of FEEDER
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-13

cision of a well-staged drama. The
jury. after twenty-five minutes de-.
liberation. announces Crippen guilty.
The clerk says. "Gentlemen, have
you agreed on your verdict"
Foreman-We have.
Clerk-Do you find the prisoner
guilty or not guilty?
Foren1an-We find the prisoner
guilty OF willful murder.
n clerk turning to Crippen)
says: Prisoner. tand up. What have
you TO say why judgment according to
law shall not now he passed upon
Il still protest my innocence" says
Cr1ppen with firm voice.
The clerk takes from his desk the
square foot of black cloth. nothing
more. He hands it to the lord chief
Justice. who puts it upon his white
Wig; the cou chaplain in black sur
pllce appears on the dais and stands
at the right of his lordship. who says
IN solemn. measured tones to the vet
n prisoner. "Hawley Harvey
Crippen. YOU have been convicted up-
on evidence which a leave no doubt
IN the mind Of any reasonable men
that you cruelty poisoned your wife.
and to conceal your crime mutilated
her body and disposed. piecemeal, Of
neT remains to possess yourself Of her
property and use it for your own pur-
poses.
1T was further established that a.
soon a suspicion was aroused YOU
fed from justice and took every
measure to conceal your flight. on
the CHASTITY and wicked nature of the
crime l will not dwell. only tell
you O must entertain no expecta-
ton or hope that you will escape he
consequences of your crime. and I
lmplore o to make your peace with
Almighty God. Tho sentence Of the
law is that you he taken from his
place to a lawful prison. and then
to q, place of execution: that YOU be
there hanged by the neck until YOU
are dead. and that your body be
buried within the precincts Of the
prison i'm which you shall be confined
before your execution. And may the
Lord have mercy on your SOUL"
The court chaplain in sepulchral
voice avs. Amen"
Crippen. V vet undisnnaycd. i.
Immediately led by his warders down
the steep stone steps of the prison-
ers' dock to be seen no more of men.
Three weeks later he is hanged in
~Pentonville prison.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-13
LAZY MEN MUST MAKE GOOD
Charity Worker Believes in Putting
"Giving'' on Business Basis
Must Show Right Spirit.

Giving money to a big husky man
who says he won't work because he
can't ret over q dollar a day. is throw
ing money away and is not the right
system, in the opinion Of ]. NJ. Smith
of the Associated Charities.
Mr.. Smith says he has numerous
calls for assistance for needy families
and in every instance he makes an
investigation to determine the exact
situation. Sometimes, he says. he
finds that the family Is really in need
of help. but that the head of the
house. who is usually we'll and strong.
has objections to working for little
pay and will only do certain kinds Of
labor.
This 10 all wrong" contends Mr..
Smith: I'VE are willing and glad to
help any person In need, but we insist
hat the right spirit be shown. 1t is
not business to give a man money
when that man will not make an eff
fort to work and will hang about the
house. waiting for a good fat Job to
knock at the front door. We do help
just such families when they are hard
pressed. but we do 1t on a business
basis and when the man of the house
does get work he is expected to make
good with this department.
II have beer surprised at the mum.
ber Of families that have evinced q
willingness to repay Is for the help
that has been given them; this Is real
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-13
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GREATER HARMONY A
RESULT Of MASS
MEETING
Republicans Express Prefer
ence For Party Mamie
Candidates Named

Republicans to the number of about
sixty attending a mass meeting held
Monday evening in. the basement of
the Security block. expressed them
selves as preferring to support a Re-
publican candidate for mayor OF
Grand Forks. should any Republican
who is as we'll qualified as other can.
didates. enter the race.
The adoption of a resolution stat
Ing that the sense of the meeting was
unanimous. H.. a. Bronson was
chairman of the meeting, William
Morrow was secretary and among the
speakers were p. o. Thoreson, j. d.
Bacon. A. G. Sorlie, DR.. j. D. Taylor,
II. L. Wilson. w. P. Davies. o. b,
Burtness, Prof. Vernon p. Squires, NJ,
w. Day, Leslie Stinson, j. w. Ogren
and several others.
That the meeting was successful In
bringing about greater harmony
among the Republicans of the city il
the general belief of those attending,
placing all on a common ground.
No steps We're taken at the meeting
towards nominating candidates for city
positions. the meeting going no fur
Their than to express its preference in
the matter of candidates. 1t was urg-
ed that Republicans of the various
wards investigate conditions and, II
deemed advisable. contest for council
position.
n several speakers who addressed
the meeting generally recognized the
Importance of harmony in the party
in the city and urged that every step
possible with that end in view be TAX
en-.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-13
PRAISE YOUNG o
Dinner Served by Domestic ScicnC
Glass Was Without q Flaw,

h0s Wa -
The members of the board Of edu-
cation and others who We're guests
Monday evening at the dinner served
n the domestic science department Of
the high school by the girls of the do
nestle science classes having nothing
but the greatest praise for the sue
cess these young ladies nave gained
under the instruction of Miss Suther-
land and her assistant. Miss Florence
Opsahl. Every appointment was per-
feet and the dinner courses were de-
ltcious and prepared in the most in
viting and tasty manner. That the
young hostesses could be capable of
serving such an elegant repast was a
great surprise to the ladies Of the
company and they complimented the
girls in generous terms. those to
whom credit was due being Misses
Helen Young. Elizabeth Kelly. Ruth
Oven. Alice Bulge. Thelma Thoreson.
Helen Engstron. Marguerite Fretz.
Mildred Bulge and Margaret Suther-
land.
The decorations arranged under the
direction of Miss Mcneil. supervisor
OF drawing, were in keeping with the
significance of the day. Lincoln's
birthday and the guests were DIR. and
Mrs, A. A. Westeen,s Mr.. and Mrs. p.
o. Thoreson. Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Nor
man. Mr.. and Mrs Don Mcdonald.
Mrs. Frederick slyield.' Mr.. and Mrs.
Dean and Mrs. Joseph Kennedy, Mr..
and Mrs. e. J. Lander, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. p. Davies. Mr.. and Mrs. W. c.
Stebbins. Mr.. and Mrs. F. F. Burch-
ard and Superintendent and Mrs. j.
Nelson Kelly.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-13
COUNTY FAIR" MADE A Hi
Presentation Of Homo Talent Produc.
ton al the Metropolitan Greeted
by Fair Sized Audience.

The presentation Of THE County
Fair" at the Metropolitan Monday
evening under the direction of st.
Paul's Guild, before a fair sized audi
ence, was no mean success. the parts
being quite we'll taken in almost every
instance. This evening the final per-
Torrance will be given.
1.-The County Fair" is everything
that has been claimed for it, being a
burlesque on practically every feature
of the real old time fair, and it was
presented in such name that the au-
dience found no little enjoyment in it.
Stage settings were quite in keeping
with the story of the play. and there
was really nothing missing that would
add to the completeness of the situa-
ton.
Several of. the vocal numbers rem
dered during the evening were distinct
hits, and the chorus work was also
very good. In addition to the regular
show numbers there were added musi-
cal features.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-13
IMPLEMENT DEALERS 0PEOGO THE
ANNUAL MEETING THIS AFTERNOON
Is Big Feature of Gathering - Commercial
Club Will Entertain Visitors Good Attendance
For First Day--More Will Come Tonight
With a splendid REPRESENTATION of

With a splendid representation OF
machinery men present from two
states. tho thirteenth annual conven-
ton Of the North Dakota and North.
western Minnesota Implement Deal
ers' association convened at tho audi
forum at $3.50 o'clock this afternoon.
The business meetings Of the con-
Nention were to have been held at the
Commercial club, but this morning 1t
was decided to hold the sessions at
the auditorium where the big exhibit
ton Of farm implements and vehicles
Is the attraction. All of he business
meetings will be held in the gallery
OF the auditorium. which affords an
excellent place for the gatherings.
With the dealers in their conven-
tivcs Of the leading implement
houses. The statesmen are helping to
make the visitors feel at home.
Of the absence Of President
d. Il. Towle of Park River, who is
in Oregon. the initial session of the
convention was called to order this
Afternoon by Vice President F. A. IL.
smith of Botttneau, who presided
throughout the meeting.
The first speaker was Mayor M. r.
Murphy of Grand Forks, a former i'm.
PIGMENT dealer. who turned the keys
or the city Owe to the visitors and
wished them the best time they "
had at a convention.
PaulsOn Reported.
John Paulson of Hillsboro, respond
cd to Mayor Murphy's welcome in be.
! OF h visiting dealers. He men
toned In particular the pleasure, it is
for delegates to any convention to be
entertained in Grand Forks, where, he
said, the welcome is always right from
the heart. MIR. Paulson also spoke
briefly on the implement business in
this state and northwestern Mime
sofa. calling particular attention to
the rapid advancement made in the
industry in this section in recent
years.
The problems of the business and
the past year in the industry in this
part Of the country were taken up
by Vice President r. A. II. Smith.
III annual report of Secretary r.
A. tathrop Of Hope, N. D., was not
read this afternoon, but will prob
ably he submitted at the session We'd
ncsday afternoon.
A feature of the first session today
will be the debate between c. 0. Rus.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-13
IN THE CLASS
knights of Columbus Ceremonial Scs.
sion Next Sunday Bids Fair to
be q Success.

Forty-one candidates will take the
first three degrees of the knights of
Columbus at the ceremonial session
which will be held in Grand Forks
next Sunday. the plans for which have
been completed by the several CON-
mittees in charge. There will be a
alone having promised a delegation
of fifty.
At 1o:3Q o'clock Sunday morning
the members of the order and the
candidates will attend solemn high
mass at st. Michael's Catholic church.
Monsignor j. A. Lemieux officiating.
Commencing at 1 o'clock at the Odd
Fellows hall the initiatory work will
be commenced continuing till Is
O'Clock when the members and candi-
dates will be banqueted at the knights
of Columbus hall in the Metropolitan
opera house building.