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the burning OF red fire. when Little Eva to
heaven. Now we behold elaborate systems OF
special lamps and colored globes that reproduce
the effect OF dawn, sunset, twilight and moonlight
to say nothing of the glare of the MONDAY
And. as has been hinted. all this challenging
OF nature costs pretty penny Indeed. the mod
ern manager will often spend much a sim
gle production" would have suficed to pay
all the expenses of theater for an entire year
In the old times. An expenditure OF 100000 on
painted canvas and tinsel and gilt and costumes
ds nothing unusual ere the public gets much
as peep at the gorgeous array. and then when
the manager undertakes to transport all this para
phernalia from city to city he finds that he must
needs charter special baggage cars. which adds
to the expense. Then. too much time is required
TO produce such stage pictures The player folk
and the opera singers enjoy long vacations IN
the summer time but the scene painters and the
property" manufacturers and the costume max.
never idle. Why. only recently one big
firm In New York spent three years in prepara-
tion for stupendous stage spectacle and they
even sent their scene painters to the heart OF
the African desert in order that they might study
the sand wastes they were to depict on canvas.
The painting OF the scenery might be desig-
mated the first step in the preparation for the
atrical or operate production. as It is, in point
of magnitude. one OF the most important. The
biggest undertakings in scene painting are those
In preparation for productions OF grand opera as
given In our largest cities. The explanation is
simple-the grand opera house stages are so
much larger than the stages OF ordinary theaters
or auditoriums that infinitely greater expanses
of canvas are necessary to I'LL the space. Why,
Just by way of illustration 1t may be noted that
the painted palace which is conspicuous in the
opera Aida" is sixtysix feet long and thirty-six
feet wide The monster picture OF the harbor OF
Nagasaki. Japan. which forms the background for
scenes In the operate version of Madam Butter.
hy" measures 2.70O square feet.
There many preliminaries connected with
scene painting for the managers and directors OF
opera and payhouses must approve OF the de-
Gilpin observer., 1912-01-25
DIsFIGURED WITH cRUsTs

Some time ago I was taken with
eczema from the top of my head to
my waist. 1t began with scales on my
body. 1 suffered untold itching and
burning, and could not sleep. l was
greatly disf1gured with scales and
crusts. My ears looked as If they had
been most cut OF with a razor. and
my neck was perfectly raw. suffered
untold agony and pain. I tried two
doctors who said had eczema IN its
fullest stage. and that 1t could not
be cured. l then tried other rem
edies to no avail. At last, tried a set
Of the genuine Cuticura Remedies.
which cured me of eczema when all
praise them too highly.
II suffered with eczema about ten
months, but am now entirely cured.
and 1 believe Cuticura Remedies are
the best skin cure there Is" (Signed)
Miss Matte ]. Shaffer. R. F. D. 1. Box
8, Dancy, Miss. Oct. 81. 1910.
II had suffered from eczema about
four years when boils began to break
out on different parts OF my body. II
started with fine red rash. My
back was affected first, when 1t also
spread over my face. The itching was
almost unbearable at times. l tried
different soaps and salves, but nothing
seemed to help me until l began to
use the Cuticura Soap and Ointment.
One box Of them cured me entirely. l
recommended them to my sister for
her baby who was troubled with tooth
eczema, and they completely cured her
baby" (Signed) Mrs. F. L. Marber-
ger. Drehersville. Pa. Sept 6. 1910.
Although Cuticura Soap and Oint-
ment are sold everywhere. a sample
of each, with 32-page book. will be
mailed free on application to CUT
cura,," Dept. L. Boston.
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Their slender Income.

On his way homeward from the
shop where he toiled at his daily vo.
cation Mr.. Billiger McSwat, carrying
into effect stern and sinister pur-
pose he had cherished for months,
stopped at a barber shop and had a
portion of his beard removed.
Half an hour later he entered the
humble dwelling which, in bristling de-
fiance OF newspaper style cards. he
called his home.
Mrs. McSwat was sitting in an easy
chair and gazing pensively at the fire
that burned 'cheerfully, but economi ,al.
ly. in the crate.
"Lobelia. my dear" he said. Took
at mel" She arose to her feet and
looked at him. Then she sank back
nerveless into the easy chair.
During the twenty years OF their mar.
ried life, as II may be necessary to ex.
plain, sinking nervelessly into chairs
had been one Of Mrs. MsSwat's lead.
ing specialties.
"Billinger," she gasped. 1--WE never
can live up to that pair Of side
whiskers."
Gilpin observer., 1912-01-25

the ruins we're all occupied at the
same time and for century after CEN
tury. They say that the population
Of the arid southwest must have
amounted to many hundred thousands
decidedly more in all probability
than the country supports today. Fur
thermore. II this were so. although
the type Of civilization may have been
most primitive compared with ours.
yet It was by no means SO low as
that OF the modern Indians II must
have been OF the rame grade as that
Of early Babylonia. Egypt, Palestine or
Greece before the art OF writing was
invented People who could dwell
peacefully r. centuries ~ 80 per
Gilpin observer., 1912-01-25
Scientists Do Not Agree

Mexico. were not all Inhabited at one
time. so they tell US. Most represent
more temporary stopping places where
migratory bands of people supposed
to have been ancestors OF the Indians
settled for a few years and then
moved on At the outside limit. 30
ray these archeologists. the entire
population never amounted to more
than few score thousands. whose
civilization was OF the loweW and
dents. fewer in number than the ortho.
doa s''.o' f0'd that the majority Of
Gilpin observer., 1912-01-25
Poor Tommy.

Tommy had been spanked by Miss
Manners. his first grade teacher. but
his next teacher had not reached the
point where she felt she could do JUS
tice to him In spite of all his naughu-
ness.
"Send him to me when you want
him spanked" said Miss Manners one
morning, after her colleague had re-
lated his many misdemeanors.
About II o'clock Tommy appeared at
Miss Manners door. She dropped her
book, grasped him firmly by the hand.
letd him to the dressing room. turned
HIM over her knee and administered
punishment.
When she had finished she said,
Now, Tommy. what have you to
say?"
"Please, miss. my teacher wants the
scissors" was the unexpected reply.
Gilpin observer., 1912-01-25

manent communities. and could build
great communal houses and long sys-
TENS Of canals. were by no means un.
tutored savages. Civil order and sub
mission to the will Of the majority
must have been as we'll developed
among them as among US. Such q
view leads one to believe that. II only
we could trace II. the history Of the
primitive Americans would prove
quite as interesting. and to US possibly
more interesting than that of the ear.
ly oriental peoples to whom our schol.
ars devote 30 much time and our mil.
lionaires 30 much money.-Harper's
Use .salt and water to clean willow
ware Apply with brcsh and rub dry.
Gilpin observer., 1912-01-25

moving picture hall ever bestows
passing thought upon the time and
work and money that is represented
by the setting of pleasing
scene" Yet 1t is in this rather
than in any other phase of the en-
tertainment world that we find the
evidence Of twentieth century prog
ress. Our grandfathers and our
great-great-grandfat may pos
sibly have seen acting as good as
any we may witness today, but as
suredly they never beheld the
make-believe stories enacted before
such marvellous backgrounds.
1t is indeed a far cry from the
days of long ago when the player
folk, having no scenery whatevert
had to content themselves with dra-
peries and common boards, to the
current stage spectacles wherein it
puzzles the spectator to determine
what is real and what is artificial
Yet as a matter of fact, modern
stage scenery, for all that it is so
important. is only one of several
factors in the creation OF the mas
terly stage pictures of this age
Quite as important are the proper
ties. the furniture, the art objects
and the thousand and one other
things mot painted, but reaD which
have places in the stage counter
feits of gardens and palaces and
temples and prisons. Even the light
ing facilities play an important
part. Possibly you can remember
the time when the only lighting er-
Gilpin observer., 1912-01-25
The Trust Test.

Mother" said Bobby. after a full
week Of obedience. have | been q
good boy lately?"
"Yes. dear" replied his mother "A
very. very good boy"
And do you trust me?" he contin.
ued.
why. of course. mother trusts her
little boy!" she answered
But the chastened child was not
pacified.
II mean, really, really trust me. you
know" he explained.
Yes, really. really trust you."
nodded his mother. "Why do you
ask?"
Just because" said Bobby. diving
his hands into his pockets and look.
ing at her meaningly in the face, III
you trust me like you say you do, why
do you go on hiding the jam?"
Gilpin observer., 1912-01-25
The New and the Old.

Governor Foss of Massachusetts
tells OF a well known divine who was
visiting a state prison when he came
across prisoner whose features were
familiar to him.
What brought you here. my poor
fellow?" he asked.
"You married me to a new woman
a little whole ago, SIR" the prisoner
replied. with a sigh.
"Ah. see." said the parson, "and
she was domineering and extravagant.
and she drove you to desperate
courses. eh?"
NO." said the prisoner, my old
woman turned up"
Gilpin observer., 1912-01-25
Lost!

"Well, Tommie." said the joyous
Slithers. you must congratulate me.
l am going to marry your sister,"
20! thunder!" growled Tommie.
"Why, Tommie." protested Slith-
ers, don't you like me?"
"Oh, yes; like you we'll enough"
said Tommie. but l bet Mabel pound
of candy you wouldn't be fool enough
to ask her, and she bet you would"
Gilpin observer., 1912-01-25
Divide Into Two Camps on the Cues
tIon Of History Of the Earliest
Known Americans.

How long were the ruins OF the
southwest Inhabited? and. how dense
was the population in ancient times?
Some of the best arche>logists have
strongly insisted that appearances are
deceiving The hundreds. and indeed
thousands. OF sites Of ancient villages
In Colorado. the Texan Panhandle.
Utah. New Mexico and Arizona 2s
well as In similar parts of northern
Gilpin observer., 1912-01-25
Youthful Wisdom.

Father-Why did my little boy send
his papa letter with only capital
T written on the page when he way
away?
Little Son-Because thought you'd
go around among your friends with 1t
and say: "My boy is only four years
old, and just see the capital letter he
Writesi"
Gilpin observer., 1912-01-25
The NeaIectful Cook.

At Sunday dinner the other day
little fellow was picking the drum
sticks of chicken and swallowed one
OF the tendons. After much difficult
ty it was removed from his throat,
when he looked ed and said:
"Oh, mamma, it wasn't the chickar
biddy's fault; 1t was because cook for
got to take off it's garters."
Gilpin observer., 1912-01-25
One on the Teacher.

:"Now in order to subtract" the
teacher explained, things have always
to be of the same denomination. For
instance, we couldn't take three ap-
pies from four pears, nor six horses
from nine dogs"
"Say, teacher" little lad excitedly
interrupted, "you can take four quarts
Of milk from three cows"
Gilpin observer., 1912-01-25
Maybe He Will.

Barber: Will you have something
on your face when l have finished \
sir?"
Victim: 81 don't know, but hope
you'll leave my nose at least"
Gilpin observer., 1912-01-25
One on Pop.

"This picture is not complete. my
boy"
"Oh, yes, 1t is, pop"
"Why. you have drawn the horsN
but where is the wagon?"
ooh. I'm going to let the horse draw
the wagon"
Gilpin observer., 1912-01-25
Her Logic.

Her Logic.
II was the week before Christmas
Emery and his younger sister. Mildred
were debating very seriously the real
ity OF Santa Claus.
There isn't any Santa Claus" sale
Emory, with finality.
why. there must be-" insisted hit
sister. How could they make pic
lures that look Just like him?"
Slow.
"Myra. how long has Joe Nevius
been going with your"
About 18 years"
"That seems an awful long time"
Yes: sometimes wonder II Joe's
ever going to ask mo to marry him."
Gilpin observer., 1912-01-25

T is the beauty and
perfection of modern
stage pictures, quite
as much as the art OF
the singers, the musi-
clans, the actors and
the actresses that
make for the enjoy
ment OF present-day
entertainments. Yet 1t
is pretty safe to say
that not one in a hun
dred of us who enjoys
an evening at the the
ater. the ODera or the
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-07-27
RED RIVER WILL Be
SURVEYED BY
EXPERTS
Bill Has Been Passed by
Congress Making Approp-
ration For This Work.

Word has been received at the
Grand Forks Commercial club from
Congressman Helegson to the effect
that the river and harbor's bill has
passed congress. This bill provides
for an appropriation for a survey of
the Red river from Wahpeton, N. D.,
north to the Canadian boundary line.
The local commercial club has been
pushing the matter for about eight or
nine months.
The Canadian government has
spent about 100000 at the present
time for the Red river north Of the
line and the construction of dams and
in cleaning the stream for navigation.
There is n Canadian boat being
u on the Red river which carries
1000 people and there is over $50
miles of n%avigable water to travl on.
The Canadians are now proceeding to
improve the river towards the bound
airy line. The plan of cleaning the
stream originated in Grand Forks and
Winnipeg and both cities have been
working hard to have the entire river
cleaned u The bill recently passed
by the United States government do
not make allowance for locks and
dams, but the chief engineer Of the
var department will make a survey to
find out If it would be feasible for the
government to made such construc-
ton in the Red river. Congressman
Helegsen has an appointment with
the engineer and he will do every
thing in his power to help the plan
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-07-27
LIGHT HAIL HITS THE.
COUNTIES BUT
NO DANCE
Terrific Rain Storm Hits the
Northern Part of State
Last Evening.

A terrific wind and rain storm, ac-
companied by light hail is reported
the northern part Of the
state. The storm evidently formed in
Bottineau county and swept south
Hail "a reported at Dun
ming and Maxbass. but luckily the
fall vas light and came when the
wind had quieted down so there was
little Or no damage done. Devils
Lake was struck with a light hail
stor NEARLY this morning but the
damage there was only nominal.
Lightning struck the home Of Nick
Busch, damaging 1t to some extent.
The storm Of last night continued
southeastward from Bottineau county
Rolette. Pierce and Benson and
also touched some parts of Cavalier
county. At Rolla there was a heavy
rain; st. John, light hail; Rugby, a
drenching rain; Churchs Ferry, a bad
wind storm and heavy rain: Park
River. half an inch of rain and wind
and lightning; Maxbass. light hail:
Elkwood, heavy rain and hail near
there, but no damage; Gardena, light
hail southeast.
At Hannah lightning struck the
Winter and Ames elevator, causing
some slight damage.
The rains throughout the storm
section, while not needed. neverthe-
less will not do ny harm. They were
preceded by hot weather and today
the sur is shining strongly and taking
away any i'll effects Of the deluge.
The wet weather is coming too late to
cause any rust scare, according to
advices received today and taken all
in all the crop prospect throughout
the state is the best ever.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-07-27
NORTH DAKOTA MEN
TO ATTEND WORLD
CONGRESS

The fifteenth international congress
on hygenie and demography will be
held at Washington. d. C., from
September % t 20. Several North
Dakota men have been invited to at
tend the congress and they will prob
ably appear on the program. Among
those who may be present are DR., q.
q. Ruediger and President F. L. Nc
vey Of the state university and DR.. ].
Grassick of this city.
This will be the first time that the
meeting has ever been held in the
United States and it will probably not
be held here again for another gen.
Grafton. This will be the most dis
tfnguished body of scientists and
health officers that has ever convened
any place in the world. Twenty-fv Ave
foreign countries and forty-ive states
Of the union have already appointed
delegates to the meeting. The con
gress has a broad International scope
and everything pertaining to general
hygiene and prevention of diseases
will be discussed. Occupational dis
eases and the various phases Of hous-
ing peaple, especially in tenement dis
tricts. will be prominent on the pro-
gram.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-07-27
JUDGE BRUCE GUEST
OF MAGIC CITY
SCOTS
Burns Club at Minot Have a
Big Picnic-Forrner Law
Dean Speaks.

Judge Andrew A. Bruce, formerly
dean of the university law school in
Grand Forks, then appointed to the
supreme bench was the guest of hon.
or Of the Burns club Of Minot at their
annual picnic. The following account
of the event is taken from the Minot
Optic:
Minot cheerfulness and fun in plen-
ty reigned yesterday at the annual
summer gatherin' O. the clans. at
Wildwood park when the Burns club
had their picnic. The hospitable Scots
and their friends held forth at the
park all day with plenty of good things
to eat and good old fashioned amuse-
ments. The party went out in cars
and launches in the morning, and had
a picnic dinner at noon, and the after
noon was given over to the lazy en-
joyment of the swings and hammocks.
Athletic stunts into which every one.
men, women and children entered
took up the latter part of the after
noon. and Judge Palda. Judge Bruce,
who was an honor guest, and DIR.
Archie MCDANIEL and several of the
others, laid aside their dignity and
cars and displayed considerable agili-
ty in the standing broad jump. run
ming high jump, running race, and
the other events. After the picnic
to the skillful Scotch cook made the
long table fairly groan with it's weight
of good things. Nh. Allan MacDougal
GAGE a group of characteristic selec-
tons OF the bag pipe, and his grand
daughter. Miss Jessie MacDougal,
danced the Highland fling very grace
fully in the Scotch costume. Mr.. VIM.
Hetherton, ST., sang some delightful
songs that took all Scots straight back
to the land of their forefathers, and
Mr.. Hetherton also introduced Judge
Bruce. who gave a splendid address.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-07-27
.KNUTE NELSON WILL
RUN FOR REELECTION

Knute Nelson will run again for the
United States senate, n will file
with the secretary of state within the
next two weeks.
This is stated by Senator Nelson
over his own signature in a letter re-
ceived at the state capitol yesterday,
and puts at end speculation thai has
been INDUCED since the opening of
the campaign.
The silent senator from Alexandria
has considered retiring from public
life n has so stated to his friends.
knowledge of this caused many per-
sons to believe that he would not
make the race this year. His align
ments with President Taft. it has been
urged, would precipitate a bitter fight
against him in this state and many
believed hat rather than wage a
strenuous campaign, he would doff
his senatorial toga and return to his
farm to rest the remainder OF his
years.
Persons who have watched the
drift of political events have Won
dered whether he would return and
take up the burden for President Taft
in the Gopher state, but If he expects
to do this, the letter received in st.
yesterday makes no mention of
1t. Those who know are inclined to
believe that he will make the race
for reelection with little or no refer
ence to the national situation.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-07-27
EVENING TIMES
REPRESENTATIVE
WITH MESTASCH

G. q. Branham. city editor of the
Evening Times. arranged with Avi-
ator Mestasch at Fargo this after
noon for a flight with an Evening
Times representative as passenger.
Mestasch flies one of the prettiest
monoplanes in existence, the machine
having been built in France and
brought to this country by Mestasch
himself. The 100 horsepower Gnome
engine furnishes enough power to
easily carry an extra passenger and
Mestasch will extend that courtesy to
a representative Of the Evening
Times, the fair association having
given their consent this afternoon ia
the arrangement.
Aviator Mestasch will arrive in
Grand Forks tomorrow with his ma
chine. He will not make the flight
from Grand Forks to Fargo on ac-
count of the extra wear on his deli
cate high power engine, and as a re-
suit will give the fair patrons here
much better flights during the after
o
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-07-27
UP TO FARGO TO GET
BUSY OR LOSE
COMPANY B
Colonel Frame Has Recon-
mended that Militia be
Mustered Out.

The Fargo 'Courier-News of this
morning has the following regarding
the militia situation in that city,.
Col. John H. Frame of the First
North Dakota regiment, was in the
city yesterday enroute to the east.
He was asked what action he had
taken in regard to company s, the
local militia company, and in reply
said:
II have recommended that the
company be mustered out of the state
guard unless assurances are made in
the near future hat it can comply
with the military code and the army
regulations in regard to an armory
and attendance at camp, so it is up
to the company OF the people of
Fargo to get busy at one if they
want to retain the company here.
1T appears to me that the people
of Fargo are not behind the local
company" the colonel continued. "I
am told it is very difficult in most
cases., and impossible in many, for
the members to leave their employ
ment to attend the encampments and
If this is true it Will be impossible
for a company to be maintained in
Fargo, for h state will not permit
a company to exist merely for the
honor of a town unless the full mem
bership is permitted to perform all
the duties incumbent on a member
of the guard.
Every time company B has started
an agitation for an armory immedi-
ately an agitation for an auditorium
commenced with the result that one
has Offset the other and neither has
materialized. 1t has never been
found that these two propositions go
we'll together. and in my judgment
an armory will have to be provided
before the company can be expected
to reach the required efficiency.
There are several cities ready and
anxious to get a company under
pledge of supplying an armory and
1t is a certainty that Fargo will lose
her company if something is not done
promptly"