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The Washington herald., 1912-04-07

the robbery, and there left them, with
orders to give the alarm when / had a
quarter of an hours start. dropped the
silver into the pond, and made off for
Sydenham, feeling that for once in my
life / had done real good nights work.
And that's the truth and the whole truth,
Mr.. Holmes, II II costs me my neck"
Holmes smoked for some time in sill
ence. Then he crossed the room, and
shook ouT visitor by the hand.
That's what | think" said he. Il
know that every word is true, for YOU
have hardly said word which did not
know. No one but an acrobat or a sail
or could have got up to the bell rope
from the bracket, and no one but a sail
or could have made the knots with which
the cord was fastened to the chair. Only
once had this lady been brought into
contact with sailors, and that was on
her voyage, and il was some one of her
own class of life, since she was trying
hard TO shield him, and so showing that
she loved him. You see how easy it
was for me TO lay my hands upon yop
when once / had started upon the right
trail"
II thought the police never could
have seen through our dodge"
And the police haven't nor will they,
to the best of my belief. 1. Now, look
here, Capt. Croker, this is very seri-
Gus matter, though l am willing to ad-
NIT that you acted under the most ex-
treme provocation to which any man
could be subjected. / am not sure that
in defense of your own life your action
will not be pronounced legitimate. How
ever, that is for British jury to decide.
Meanwhile / have so much sympathy
for you that, II you choose to disappear
in the next twenty-four hours, | will
promise you that no one will hinder
you"
And then it will all come out."
Certainly II will come out"
The sailor flushed with anger.
What sort of proposal is that to make
man? / know enough Of law to un-
derstand that Mary would be held as
accomplice. Do you think | would leave
her alone to face the music while slunk
away? No, sir; let them do their worst
upon me, but for Heavens sake, Mr..
Holmes, find some way Of keeping my
poor Mary out of the courts"
Holmes for second time held out
his hand to the sailor.
Il was only testing you, and you ring
true every time. Well, it rs a great re-
sponsibility that / take upon myself,
but have given Hopkins an excellent
hint, and if he can't avail himself of
il | can do no more. See here, Capt.
Crocker; we'll do this in due form OF
law. You are the prisoner. Watson,
you are a British jury, and never met
man who was more eminently fitted
to represent one. / am the judge. Now,
gentleman of the jury, you have heard
the evidence. Do you find the prisoner
guilty or not guilty?"
Not guilty, my lord" said ].
''Vox populi, vox Del. You are ac-
quilted, Capt Croker. So long as the
law does not find some other victim you
are safe from me. Come back to this
lady in year, and may her future and
yours Justify us in the judgment which
we have pronounced this night"
Next week "The Adventure of
The Washington herald., 1912-04-07

In the Seattle assay office receipts II
virgin gold average 100000 a month.
That is more than a man will make clip
ping curious condensations.
The Washington herald., 1912-04-07
The Adventure of
The Abbey Grange

Continued from Page Two.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-31
DRINKING LESS COFFEE.

While the United States is still tho
greatest coffee drinking country in
tho world. So far as aggregate con
sumption is concerned. we are now
consuming one-tfth less than ten
wears ago.
of the two and a half billion
pounds of coffee that figure i'm inter-
National comn,erc the United States
takes more than on"-third. We CON
sumo half as much rs all Europe.
Yet where our imports in 1907
amounted to 1.021.nO 900 pounds.
this Year they will not much exceed
500. 600. 600. This decline i'll consump-
;ion has been cGinriIent with rising
import prices. Nine wears ago COT
foo averaged. when imported. siN and
"ne-hAif cents a pound. Ey 1910,
thanks L" the brazilian government
squeeze. which has limited the On
p%ortatinn of coffc" to a tenth of tn"
production. il had risen In eight cents.
in 1911 to ton centS and now To thir-
teen. In the meantime our d"nles-
t!~ consumption of coffee per capita
had shrunk from 1891 pounds to nine
and onc-half last Year and probably
loss nOw.
II might h" hastily concluded that
the coincidence between the drop of
nnc-tifth in the consumption and the
jump I" double the import price was
explanatory. but is it? The increased
prices must certainty have borne
hardly upon consumers. but in most
cases probably the adjustment has
heen 10y buying an inferior grade at
the old price. Whether this has led
to less drinking is a question. But
within the period cited there has
been a marked Increase in the use of
other beverages. Cocoa, which in
1871. was only imported tn the eX-
tent of 3.5oo.0o0 pounds. has now
reached 40. 900. 600. Everyone must
have noticed too, the increasing use
of tea in this country. Judging from
the figures the brazilian monnpulists
seem to have selected a Very bad
time to try and queeze the American
nSum
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-31
President Worst
Says World Owes
No Man a Living
Too Many Have Idea That Educa-
ton Means an Easy Living,

1t is quito during the
early spring. avs President Worst of
the y. C, to receive communications
similar to the following. from many
quarters:
1--WE take the liberty of encroach-
ing upon your valuable time to as
certain if there are II under your
tuition who are in "A position to en-
tortain a proposition for the summer
months. which would not only enable
them To pay for their tuition for the
coming season. hut enough besides TO
llN" on in a WAY betitting their station.
tn" work is rongenial and
the compensation greater. etc. Z r s.
Prom the foregoing n numerous
communications of like rharacter," he
continued. the general public seems
IN have formed the opinion that stu
Gents are not expected to engage in
manual labor during their summer va
cation or do anything that looks like
productive work.
PERSONALLY. I consider it minen
proper for a student t" engage. dur
ing his summer vacation. in work re-
curing more or less vigorous ONT.
door exercise and no better place can
ne found than on the farm. especial-
~ TOR students pursuing the courses
IN aericulture or engineering. 1t is
nigh time to dispei the idea that edu-
cation and productive work are in
compatible. The educational energies
of the country are being directed al.
together TOO much toward making
easy paces for men and women rather
'hah preparing them both practically
and svm%patheticallv for doing some
thing the world wants done.
Above all things" declared Presj-
a"nt Worst. the school should pre-
pare its students TO render service 10
society rather than to fill their heads
WITH th" idea that society is indebted
I" them. Their" are too many who
hcllcTe that the world owes every man
4 living. IL does nothing of the kind.
n world does not w a man any
thlng that he does. not earn. The pub-
us Is injured by any class it sup
ports. hut does not actually need
Moreover. the nice precautions fire.
quentl% thrown out by reforrners warn.
ing educated people not to succurh
to money making habits or material
thlngs. etc, is pure huncombe. What
the country wants is men and women,
educated. refined and efficient in ever.
duty. whether performer in overalls or
in boiled shirt: whether with blistered
hands or blistered brain. The n
maker should be as spiritual as tho
money beggar, and those that create
wealth by labor should rank up with
those that get the same thing by their
wits.
There is a lot of rot preached bv
those who, because they think they
are educated. would escape, and en-
courage others to escape the ordinary
services that our civilization do
mands," he concluded.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-31

On May 3, 1908. a duel from bal
ICONS took place in Paris. The par
Elephants. NJ. de Grandpre and M. lie
Pique. were armed With blunderbusses.
with their seconds they assembled to a
height OF 500 feet. when they fired
simultaneously. G%randpre's shot
penetrated lie Pidue's balloon, which
collapsed and fell, dashing it's occu-
pants to death on a housetop.
NJ. Lefant and NJ. Melfant in Sep
TENDER. lS43. q%uarreled over billiards
and forthwith selected the balls Of
that game for a duel. They drew lots
for the first throw. Melfant won, and
SO accurate was his aim that the
missile struck Lefant in the forehead.
killing him instantly.
A bloodless duel with pepper took
place in a foreign restaurant. 1t start
cd when a native o the plaudits OF
his countrymen by s%prinkling an in
his food. which he swallowed without
batting an eye. This nettled an
American guest The latter saw the
trick and went it one better. The
foreigner retaliated with a sitter
jorum of cayenne. The American ther
came back with a dose of fiery stuff
that completely discouraged his op.
ponent from further effort.
An affair of honor was arranged in
the south once between Captain Bragg
and Swashbuckler Ned Bolts. Bragg
left choice of weapons to his second
The second. a veritable fire-eater, pro-
posed broadaXes. Bolts objected
Bragg's man. Disguised. said he would
nave satisfactory weapons on the field
He built two roaring fires, and over
the1n hung pots Of water which, When
at a boiling point. he would have eacil
duelist squirt owe the other at shor,
range with a big syringe. Bolts balk.
ed a second time.
Still more ridiculous was the duel
Genera Israel Putnam arranged when
challenged by an English officer. The
general was to provide weapons. Ar
rived at the spot selected. the Eng.
lishman found old Put serenely
smoking by the side of an open pow.
derkeg, into which he had stuck a
match. Requesting his antagonist to
be seated on the other side of the key.
General Putnam lighted the match
and smoked on unconcernedly. The
Englishman for a moment watched
n lucifer working its way down.
ward. then beat a hurried retreat. The
key contained nothing but onions
with a sprinkle of powder on top.
There was fought in Tennessee. not
long a duel between women. They
met after church service, setting upon
each other with knives. Friends at
tempted to part them. With leveled
revolver the man over whom they had
quarreled ordered that the fight be to
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-31
\. ~DlSCoURAGING ATTITUDE.

The outcome of the method for set
tlins the labor Goa strike in Great
Britain by parlia mentary action does
not appear to he wholly reassuring as
to the efficacy of that method. The
award as TO the rate of minimum
wage in the Northunlberland district
by Lord Mersey seems to he general
ly accepted, But in the south Wales
district Lord st. %.Aloysius' decisions
are rejected by the miners and seem
to he %provokins a greater struggle.
The national conference of the
miners federation have adopted =
protest against the award in this dis
trict and have asked that parliament
amend the law to meet their views.
with an accompanying intimation of
..nother strike to enforce the demand.
We do not assume at this distance
to either affirm or deny the correct
ness of the award. 1t may have been
absolutely just: il may have been ma
terially unjust. But the point hat %
i~ndisputable is that it VAS the award
of a tribunal established for the de-
termination of issues thai: employers
and employed cannot decide by pri-
waite negotiations. and established by
legislation passed i'm the Interest of
the miners themselves. 1t is prac-
tically official arbitration designed TO
take the place of private negotiation.
with its resultant consequences If
strikes ans the suspension of indus
try.
If the award of such a tribunal is
not binding on both parties alike the
whole scheme is a failure. No intel
ligent persons can advocate a plan of
arbitration that is to be binding on
n side. hut can be rep,diated by the
other. Such a plan would make the
conduct of industry Impossible. EN-
ployers can, and undoubtedly will.
conform their enterprises to the
award of an arbitration that is bind
ing O both parties and furnishes
ome assurances of stability: how can
they do it if the awards are valid as
against them, but are without force
as against employees.
1t is hardly disputed that the plan
adopted in the minimum wages act is
a great advance in the interest Of the
miners over the old way of long
strikes. with loss and suffering to
them and their families. That consid-
Grafton should certainly inspire them
to accept an unfavorable award rath-
err than destroy the plan at it's very
inception.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-31
Ridiculous Affairs
of So Called Honor
o Putnam Scared the English.
man Who Had Challenged
Him to a Duel.
New York press -,

Near the middle of the last century
the Lord Rosebery of that time was
called out by a butler in the serv-
ice of the Earl's most intimate friend.
This butler had been an officer in the
French army. Two shots were fired
without result. Fearing his antagonist
might later lay aside his army rank
and thus expose an Earl to the re-
proach of having fought with a butler
$3.50 upon the man on condition that
ne would not return to domestic EN-
ployment.
The essence Of chivalry was display
ed by William Smith O'Brien, the
leader of Ireland's National party in
the %forties. On facing his man
OBrien called out: stop; no signal.
pray" His opponents second ad-
Nanced. saying: This is irregular. sir.
What do you wish:" The gentleman
opposite me-" answered O'Brien, has
let the cap fall from his pistol"
Humphrey Howarth. a surgeon ia.
nous IN the poe Rogers day. appear
ed on the field arrayed only in ma
ure's garb. What does this mean? %
asked his challenger. amazed. 81
know" was Howarth's reply, IF any
clothing is carried into the BODY by
a gunshot wound. fostering ensues
Therefore. / ave met you thus" The
duel VIA declared off.
Marquis Merle de Sainte Marie and
PIerrot d1saac. French masters OF the
code. me- in an engagement remark
. because the principals were post
ed IN trees. Their names, Merle and
Pierrot. signify blackbird and spar
row. Sparrow put Blackbird to night
by winging him. And because Spar
row chirped when Blackbird toppled
from his perch there must needs be q
second duel. this time with swords,
and sparro~'s plumage was sadly
rumpled.
When Prince Pierre bon.parte and
fired. missing his man. Then the
prince fired. his bullet f~iattAnine
against a f1ve-franc piece in de Ia Val
cites vest pocket. Sir said Prince
~Bonaparte. let US be friends and al
low me to congratulate you on the
foresight with which you have invest
ed your money"
John Eagen. a county judge, and
Roger Barrett. master Of the rolls al
Donnybrook, participated in an affair
that has been handed down as a fine
example Of Irish humor. AS quick
as the ~belligerents placed Bar.
rett blazed away in the air, vowinR his
honor was satisfied. He would have
walked of. but Eagan called on him
to stop until he might be shot. Fire
away" commanded Barrett, hating
conveniently a After taking de-
liberate aim Judge Eagan lowered his
pistol. mo. Roger, I won't he both.
cred shooting you." he said. whereup-
on the warning pair shook hands
warmly.
Vastly more dangerous to the Sec
onds than to the principals was a COM
bat at Naples some years Ago.. At Is
PAGES 40 shots were exchanged. The
duellists escaped without a scratch,
but three Of their numerous secondt
were badly wounded ana One killed
Ioutrieht.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-31
a finish. Soon mi of the women lay
dead and the other was badly wound.

oSAN Au lIS III was DdOIN W0lnns
At Edinburs two Italians met at
midnight to settle a dispute. Having
but n pistol. they drew lots to see
Which n should shoot first. Tho
winner fired and missed, and then
politely handed over the pistol to his
adversary. The econd shot likewise
proving abortive the bloodthirsty COM
Datants fell upon each others .necks.
taen quit the field arm in arm.
First shot was decided by lot also
IN a duel between NJ. de Girardin, IA
ther of the author. Emile de Girardin.
and a stranger whose skill with the
pistol was being Haunted in a gallery.
Yes. he shoots WE'LL" remarked De
Glrardin indifferently. but it's quite
another thing to hit a man in a duel.'".
A challenge was inevitable. Tho
marksman fired first. his shot going
VIDE. Why don't you shoot?" asked
the second of De Girardin. as the lat
ter calmly walked away. There ia
no reason why he should kill this gem
leman was De Girardin's reply. III.
must now be convinced was right"
Ever churchmen have deemed IL
necessary to defend their honor. Many
Years g a MARYLAND minister chal-
leged a laymen. whom he shot through
the heart. At Williamsburg, XIV. two
mountaineer preachers fought a duel.
one cutting the others throat from
ear to ear. In 1882 Rev. MIR. Allan
Killed Lloyd Delaney. ESQ.,, in Hyde
Park. London. The clergyman wa
arrested. tried and convicted Of man
slaughter. his sentence being "a fne
OF one shilling plus six months in
Newgate prison."
A famous Hungarian duellist cele.
brated in 1856 his thirty-ffth encoun-
ter. He gave a banquet to which only
those were hidden who could provo
six duels. An exception was made in
of a woman who had met and
killed her man.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-31

Tor themselves in property and lives
saved . But even without such a serv-
zee, members of the Maritime Ex-
change and others conversant with
with maritime affairs point out that
II all vessels in the deep-sea trade
are compelled to carry wireless, and
to have operators at the receivers day
n night. these rules, alone. almost.
would he sufficient in the ordinary
course of circumstances to prevent
the, recurrence of anything like the
tragedy of April IA. 1912.
And here o come to the ever
present human equation, that UNI
~avoidable hazard which will prevail
as long as man lasts. 1t will always
be a matter of chance whether res
cue comes to a ship in time or wheth-
err it does not. Even with a patrol
system. if Il ship on the run between
New York and the Mediterranean
should meet with an accident to her
hull while the guard boat was at the
opposite end Of her beat. it would
be touch and go whether or not aid
came in time.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-31
IOWA PRIEST DEAD

Troy. n. Y. May 31.-Rev. Father
Bernard Sheridan of the Davenport.
Iowa, diocese, died here today at the
home OF his brother. Father Sheri-
dan came here three weeks ago to re-
cuperate, his health having been poor
for some time. He was connected
with the Davenport diocese Tor more
than twenty-eight years.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-31

A few days ago a candidate fol
office in this state received a letter
from a voter in which the writer stat.
ed that he had intended to vote
against the man addressed, but that
a certain newspaper had done sc
much mud-slinging at the candidate
that the writer had decided to vote
for him. 1t V pays to throw dirt
There is plenty Of the truth to be
told and it is the province of the
press to give that to the public. It's
what they pay for.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-31
NEW SUICIDE METHOD.

Calumet, Mich, May 31.-Otto
Tourmala. aged % of Calumet killed
himself today on his mothers farm
near here by exploding a farm dyna-
mite bomb beneath his body while ly-
ing down in h field. His left side
was torn away. death being instan-
taneous. Ill health prompted the ac-
ton 1t is believed.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-31
EMENTS
Nlav IinhsON

MaE Robson has achieved tho I'M
usual distinction nf being the host de-
lin"at"r of eccentric having "A
quaint hnnnor, II has been stated and
the Statement, frequently repeated.
That m in general have no keen
sons" of hum"r. Miss Robson is as
.ur"dly =; living contradiction TO this
assertion. MAY Robson is an actress
of exquisite pose. enumeration clear
and distinct. and her transitions from
touching path"s to iovialitN is "A rcvel-
;lti"n. In tho now PLAY. "A Night
ont sh" will appear in the character
of a good natur"d. hut eccentric old
lady VII" is held in great esteem by
h"r two CranCsonS. since she simply
dots on them ANA enters into their
love troubles. acting as a sort of a
guardian: therefore,. she easily per-
slad"S tlnt bows To take her TO a fash
ioll"hlc restaurant in New York. She
is entirely innocent of tn" character
of the place, and is ENJOYING the nov
city of the surroundings. when the
polio" raid the place. "Granmum"
and tn" boys are hustled into the
street by Mitza. tho dancing girl. and
a policeman. whom Granmum has
hrihcd. Arriving HON" they find the
doors locked and the lights out. The
hnNs overcome this by climbing up
tn" ivy and assisting tiranmum
through tn" window. Her hat is
crushed. jacket torn. appearance gem
orally NOT of the VERY best. The COM
plirations arising from This early
morning return forms the basis of tho
hum"r ludicrous situations. The
chHrartcr OF "Granmum' affords Miss
Robson fun opportunity for her nat
tural gifts in the portrayal of eccen-
trio characters. in which the express
Si"ns of patl1os and humor are alter
natcly and naturally expressed. Miss
Robson will appear at the Metropolis
tan on Monday. June 3.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-31
15c Handkerchiefs lOc.

Included in this assortment are
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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-31

Have you noticed that those demo.
Gratis who a few weeks ago were talk
ing 10 loud about Roosevelt not be.
ing able to get any popular support
are decidedly silent now? Some oil
them who put their money on the
LaFollette color are trying to back
out.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-31

The candidate who relies upon his
factional fealty instead of his quali-
tications for the office sought tn nomi-
nate n elect him is catering to the
worst influence in politics.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-31

The falling off Of the vote in the
several state primaries can be read
lily traced to the fact that the peopls
are getting surfeited with an endless
GUN of politics.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-31

If the Taft managers are certain
they have thirty more than a major
ity nf the Chicago convention. why
are they making such = desperate eff
fort to upset the result of the Ohio
primariesr
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-31

There is n Way the democrats
could easily win the election this fall
hire Walter l.. Houser to run the
epublican camnaivn.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-31
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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-31

Darrow's loudly professed public
purity did not prevent him from try
ing to win his case AS a lawyer by
h jury ~corrupting route.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-31
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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-31
Children's Sandals 48c.

Children's summer sandals with
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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-31
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