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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-09
Curious CONVERSATIONS
tT'aken from Exchanges.)

The southern tip of Florida is the
only portion of the United States
which never has experienced freezing
weather.
a metal box in which an i%ncandes-
cent lamp can he inserted for warming
a bed has bcen patented by an Idaho
a museum of words is planned by a
Paris scientist. who hopes to collect
monograph records of all forms Vt
speech.
a acuum cleaner that a he plac-
ed upon and operated in connection
with an ordinary carpet sweeper has
been invented.
The events in Tripoli have shown
that in the next great European war
the flying machine must be reckoncd
with. The Italian commander knows
as much about the position and
strength of the Turkish forces as the
Turks themselves.
Won Bolton thinks that diamonds
were formed in nature by action of
metal NaporS. Such as iron or magnc-
Stun on carbon dioNide. He has sue
cc"ded in making microscopic dia-
monds by tho action of mercury vapor
on carbnn--Scientiiic Americans.
When equippins the Fran for the
expedition to the South pole Captain
Itoald A~mundscn decided to use oil
engines. because. with the same ca
pacitN for the storage of fuel. the oil
engines gave Il far greater radius of
action than bulky steam engines re-
uuiri1c coal.
The latest appropriations with re-
gard TO aviation in France ar" S+,S00.-
600 for ~acroplanes and $1,60o.no for
airships. Fifteen of the latter type
will he constructed and at the end of
1872 i, is proposed 10 have 334 areo-
planes in operation. AT present the
French army has over two hundred.
The question has been raised i'm
France whether slNrerin can he re-
gardeti as a food material inasmuch
as it enters into the composition of
certain candy and similar materials
for consumption. The final decision
reached is that glycerin has little or ma
food value. and that its habitlIal in
gestion may not he without evil cf-
teCts.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-09
\ NECESSARY TEST.

1t indicates Il rather peculiar frame
of mind to find such publications as
the New York Medical journal
ascribin- III" death II General T.. u.
Grant t" the strain imposed upon
him as we'll as other army officers
approaching retirement age by the
endurance tests tn which they are
all annually subjected. ON this SUBJ
.jcct the New York Times. after rails
ing an indefinite question as To the
relativ" value ST young and old Off
GERS remarks. surely ii is desira-
he to treat men beyond 45 or so
with some g~entlencss. and surely i'll
t" impose upon them necdlessly heart
strains that even young athletes
would find severe"
With regard to General Grants
death. the alleged responsibility Of
the riding test for his death cannot
obtain nue. weight until there is pos
tive disproof of the circumstantial
ard apparently authoritative state
mcnts that he died from the result
of an operation to remove a growth
highly akin to that which caused
the death Of his father. II is true
that the words heart failure" were
used in connection with his death:
hut Il medical journal should surely
nnow that all deaths are Immediately
due to heart failure. and that inclu-
sive term is rcsorted to TO cover eth
er medical ignorance Of the real
cause or the desire not to make it
public.
That is. however. a much less
broad question than the purpose of
the endurance tests. These arc to de-
termine the physical preparedness
of officers TO endure active service.
On that point there is hardly room
for question. Talking about auto
mobiles as taking the place of horses
in future wars is not only imagina-
tive. but absurd. Automobiles might
take the place of horses if the en-
m would be so obliging as to stick
to macadamized roads and kindly
abstain from scattering glass M
tacks or the unique caltrops thereon.
Blu an army that undertook to oper-
ate in western Montana by automo-
biles for it's field officers or cavalry
would be more useful in a handbook.
1t is self-evident that while officers
of advanced g may have their
uses in war. if they have not the
physique to ride ninety miles in three
days they should not be called upon
for active service. 1t is better for
them and the country to have their
weakness shown in a test that can be
stopped when the fact appears than
to develop in a juncture where their
own ives n that of the nation
may be endangered. Now is there are
either old generals OF young athletes
who would find it a severe hear,
strain to ride thirty miles in a day
those tender athletes should be adj
vised to keep themselves safe from
the rude shocks of war.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-09

descended to his son. Mir Shah Rukh.
and i'm due time to his son and sue
cessor. Mira Ulugh Beg. BY this
time the Tartar empire was on the
wane. and in the general dislocation
during one of the wars between the
Tartars and the Persians the ruby
anne into possession Of the kings of
Iran. Shah Abbas L.. the greatest
of the Safavi kings of Persia. who,
in conjunction with the British forces.
took the island of Ormuz from the
Portuguese in 1922. was a constant
friend and ally Of the Mogul Emperor
Jehangir. and presented the ruby to
him in 1912. AT that time the gem
was inscribed with the of
Thurs son inc grandson and of
Shah Abbas himself. These inscrip-
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Nov York World !

'.Nt" NpIlN.l
A definite attempt to reform the cal
endar is 10 he made this summer by
an international conference that will
take place AT Geneva. Switzerland
Many suggestions will l,n discussed.
hut tn" most interesting because the
most rational, seems to be that of Lee
roy s. Boyd.
TIL" calendar. as he would reform
IL, shows Il Year of thirteen months.
tW"nty-"ight DAYS to the month, and
one extra day. New Years not ountnd
in amy month. hut observed AS n uni
Nersiil holiday. This day comes ma
turallN before the first of january, and
is neither Saturday nor Monday. nor
amy other day of the week, but simply
New Years day.
Every nonth contains exactly -four
weeks. begins on Sunday and ends on
Saturday. The thirteenth month is
called Solaris. and is inserted between
June and July.
Mr.. Boyd provides for leap wear 10y
an extra day each fourth year. com
ing after the end of December. and
not counted as a day of the week. nor
of the month, but merely as extra hol-
iday. known as Lcap-Year day.
The wear 1915 may he taken as an
Illustration, for ii would he an ideal
year to commence the reformed calen-
th' ~ uiiS w tHe present ar
rangemcnt. it will begin on Saturday.
which. under Mr.. Boyd's plan would
become New Years day, and the fol-
lowing day. Sunday, would become
January /, 1915.
The advantages of this reformed
calendar arc obvious. Each month
has the same number of days. Every
month n every week begins on Sun
day and ends on Saturday. The same
date in each month falls on the same
day of h week. a printed calendar
Will he unnecessary, as every month
will be identical and every year will
be the same as any other.
There are a few ]curiosities about
our present calendar. Thus. January
and October always begin on the same
day Of the week. This is also true
OF April and July. September and De-
cember. February. March and Novem-
Der. This is not so. however. in lean
wears. A century can never begin on a
Wednesday,. Friday or Saturday. Ex-
cept in leap year, the first and las,
days of the year fall on the same dav,
a report has been printed that the
pope has decided Il make Easter a
fixed date. and that this will begin next
year. Roman Catholic bishops of this
country say they have not heard of
such a plan and do not believe it.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-09

So wrote Robert Louis Stevenson.
and the only possible fault to be
found with the sentiment is that we
ought to be happier than kings, who.
after all. do not have" much of a
time. at least not in these democratic
days. Time Was when the job of he
ing king was a VERY desirable one.
and men fought for it and locked
their relatives UP in donion keeps and
cut off tho heads of rival claimants
and generally tcstirred themselves.
But today the velvet upholstery is
worn thin on most of the thrones of
the world. and the springs are all
aWrN, and altogether they are not the
thrones have shown a ~deplorallc ten
Gency to fold up their legs like the
camp stool n collapse. bringing
their occupants to earth With Il dull,
sickcning thud.
:" ~ present a good many nt the
throne warmers of Europe arc sitting
lightly in their Gildcd chairs. poised
and ready tn jump as soon AS their
ancient seats show signs of giving
way.
If YOU look back NC your history
book YOU will sec that it WAS tho
conservative English who first began
nv uSiiitH vi iilIOiit NItt hIIlS. ~
rude person named oliver Cromwell
dragged King Charles 1. from his
throne, kicked him out the front
door of the palace and threw the
throne out after him.
Subsequently tn" kings son. Charles
H., took the throne to n nearby car
pcntcr. had i, patched up and sncake,l
II in the back door after Crnmwells
funeral. Rut the throne never looked
the same. and when James H.,
Charles brother. got ~obstreperous i'm
it a few years later and began pound
ing on the arm of it and iumpins;
about. il showed a pcrilous tendency
tn collapse and was saved only by
removing James and substituting Will
liam Ill. Il p%caceahle king who would
sit quiet and stand without hitching.
France had a terrible time with its
kings and tried overa brands before
giving them up altogether and calling
for a new deal from a deck tina CON
tanned no kings. There are still a few
persons living around france who
fancy they ought tn he kings because
their ancestors failed to make good
on the job. hut nobody takes then,
seriously amy more. except Il few ricl,
Americans who love 10 mingle with
the titled poor,
Germany. of course. has a tolerahly
NiIlie TulCI, bul ne mas Had NlSlon
enough to adapt himself to the trend
of the times and ALLOW the reichstag.
or German congress-, to do most of
the governing of the country.
Besides the kings of Europe there
are in various parts of the world a lot
of kinglings whose ancestors amount
ed to a good deal more than their
descendants are likely to. India used
to he governed by a bunch of prom
Using little tyrants. and England still
permits these native kings to PLAY at
ruling in some parts of the country.
4 British official acts as oNersecr and
makes ont report cards for these
klngS one" every So often. Their chief
duty is to Toll around a thrcadbare
palace and figure out new STYLES in
elephant %trappings. and if they are
naughty and try To busy themselves
with ruling they are spanked by the
hand of the paternal British govern.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-09
fLondon Times.

Every %schoolboy knows that the
celebrated diamond known as the
kohinoor Mountain of lightD has
formed part of the British rcsalia
since 1880, hut the general public has
been unaware that the gem known
in the days of the Mogul empire as
the khirai-i-Alam tTribunte of the
Worldl n tn European experts as
the Timur Rugby. has been included
among the crown jewels of England
for nearly as many years. Some ex-
perts. indeed, have supposed that it
had been lost. 1t is the largest spfnel
ruby Known, weighing Just over 1852
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-09
THE WORLDS LARGEST RUBY
WEIGHS 800 CARATS.

Carats. uncut hut polished. and was
probably discovered in one of the
old ruby mines of Radakshan.
The romantic history of the jewel
has been recently investigated in con-
nection with the imperial tour i'm In
dia. The earliest Historical records
show that il was seized along with
many other precious stones by the
Amcer Timur. commonly called Tam
erlane by European historians. when
he %plundered Delhi in 1898. The
great Tartar connueror stayed in In
dia for little over Il wear and return
ed to Samarkand. taking all his booty
with him, ON his death the ruby
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-09

The Jungfrau railway on it's compile
ton will be the highest in Europe.
The final station will be WI thousand
feet above the present end Of the line,
and from the station. which will be
cut out of the solid rock. an elevator
will carry passengers $40 feet to the
summit of the Jungfrau. which stands
at an elevation Of 1909 feet. :
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-09

More people regard contributions
to the campaign fund as an inves-
lnent than as a donation.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-09

Love may De blind. hut you are
safe in betting that jealousy isn't,
and the two often travel in pairs.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-09

Members of a mothers club should
have something more than a canary
bird to take care of at home.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-09
NO Reform the
Calendar
1916.
NEW YEARS DAY

January. February. March.
April. May. June. SolariS.
July. August. Srptrmbrr.
October. November. DCrcmher.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-09
Kansas City. Star

III N-TtN TfI'
The world is So full of a number of
things
I'm sure we should all be as happy us
kings.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-09

The southern Tip of Florida is the
only portion of the United States
which never has experienced freezing
weather..
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-09
Waists CSC

Ladies waists made from fine persian
lawns. Indian linen. mulls. ETC.. daintily
trimmed with fine laces, insertions and
embroidered. An extra special values at
each 95c.
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Little Notes of Money-G Gains

Dress trimmings very special at per
yard. &c
Ladies collars at each. ........ 1Oc
Remnant at exactly half price.
Curtain Swisses per yard .......12Hc
Ladies linen suits each .........S1 9S
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-06-13
Canyon County Delegates

The democratic and republican county
central committees met Tuesday for the
purpose OF selecting delegates TO the
state platform conventions to be held at
Boise June %. The democrats selected
fifteen delegates, as follows; G. B.
Compton, Mrs. Walter Burk, W. T.
Calendar, II. c. Prescott, Walter Grit
fiths, NJ. r. Lawson. w. P. O'Connor,
W. W. Smell, R. B. Wilson, Harry SEQ
will, 7. A. Walters, d. 6. Ruby, George
Lamson, Fred Davis and Guy Graham.
The republicans also selected fifteen
delegates; n. Jenness, G W. Snow, 7
S. Jackson, J. B. Gowen, II. A. Part
ridge, c. r. Hickey, c. j. shorb, 1. S
Biniord, II. II. HarIand, H. L. Settle
f. X. Hays, Carl Zimmerman, P. A
Watkins, d. w. Drysdale, J. f. Kerrick
F. W. Howard.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-06-13
LOCAL AND PERSONAL CHAT

One Of the new artistic street sign
posts has disappeared from its moorings.
A team ran over it the other day and
it was found leaning against telephone
pole on the other side of the street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto NJ. Jones of Boise
visited in the city the latter part of last
week.
Travelling Passenger Agent Newton of
Salt Lake was in Parma Tuesday. Mr..
Newton will visit here once month
looking after the interests of the Short
Line.
DR.. r. J. Cluen left Monday evening
for business visit to Los Angeles and
San Francisco. He expects to be gone
about ten days.
Mr.. and Mrs Elof Anderson and Mrs
II. A. Taylor motored down from Boise
Sunday for two days visit with Will
7 Skillern and wife. Mrs. Skillern re-
turned with them to Boise Tuesday.
Governor Hawley has proclaimed Sat
urday, the 18th, as Pioneer Day and a
legal holiday.
The Odd Fellows and Rebekahs will
hold memorial services in the l. 0. o. F.
hall Sunday afternoon at 2.30. All
members, visiting members and the
public are cordially invited to attend
the services.
The farmers OF this section are getting
ready to put up their first crop of hay.
Several Parma people attended the
dance at Nyssa Tuesday night.
Miss Louise Blackwell, who taught
English in the Albany, Ore, College
the past term, returned home this week
and viii spend the summer with her
parents.
The Indian who lept into whirlpool
at the bottom OF Shoshone Falls last
week died in Boise hospital Monday
Mrs. II. c. Andersen left Sunday
morning for Seattle, where she will
visit with relatives. She will be gone
about a month
Yesterday Marshal Boyd received q
$50 reward for the apprehension and de
livery of Truman ]. Kimble, desertei
from the S4th Company Coast Artillery
Kimble escaped from Fort Stevens or
May 9th and last week surrendered him
sell to Mr.. Boyd, who took charge o
him and returned him to the post.
W. B. Mitchell is transacting business
in Caldwell today.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-06-13
Homesteaders' Day

Homesteaders' Day, which was cele-
brated at Caldwell last Thursday, was
attended by one OF the largest crowds
ever gathered in Canyon County. The
day was big success, everybody enjoy
ing himself from beginning to end, and
the program prepared by those in
charge went long way toward making
the occasion an enjoyable one. Appro-
pirate speeches were made by Governor
Hawiey and Judge Ailshie OF Boise and
were fayorahly received by the large
crowd which gathered around the plat
iorm The barbecue at noon was one oil
the biggest events ever held in Canyon
county and was partaken Of by large
crowd One Of the most enjoyable
events Of the celebration was the dance
in the evening at the Armory. which
was attended by large crowd OF lovers
Of the Terpsichorean pastime.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-06-13
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Department of the Interior, U. S.
Land Office at Boise, Idaho, May 3,
1912.
Notice is hereby given that Fred Will
liams. of Nyssa, Oregon, who, on April
Z, 1910. made Homestead Entry No.
OS70s, for nwz swl4, Section 2, and
ne14 se14. Section 3, Township North,
Range West, Boise Meridian, has filed
notice of intention to make Final Com
mutation Proof. to establish claim to
the land above described. before the
Register and Receiver. U. s. Land Office,
at Boise, Idaho, on the 26th day Of
June, 1912.
Claimant names as witnesses: Charles
f. Smith, Dave Johnston, Wesley Row,
Guy Thomas, all of Nyssa Oregon.
Vim. Balderston, Register
First publication, May l6, 1912.
Last publication, June 20, 1912.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-06-13
missouri Hikers" Pass Parma

The ''Misfouri Hikers" of the Brook
field, Mo-. lodge of Elks, passed through
Parma Sunday on their way to Portland
to attend the grand lodge convention of
the Elks, beginning July sth. The par
ty was composed Of II. F. Clark, extra
train dispatcher of the Burlington rail-
road 7. S. Lyon, wire chief OF the same
road, and G. D. Stone, an accountant in
the Wheeler Savings Bank of Brook
field One member, G. B. Johnson,
was compelled to drop out at strangl
Neb., on account of sore feet.
The three who arrived in Parma
Saturday had completed about l75C
miles.of their journey and had 20 days
in which to travel the remaining Az
miles. They left Brookfield April Sth.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-06-13
Notice to Sewer Contractors

Sealed proposals will be received by
r. L. Stockton. OF Parma, Idaho, the
clerk of the Sewer Committee of said
village until 7 80 o clock, p. M, on the
first day OF July, 1912, for furnishing
the material and constructing the sew
ers in Local Sewerage Improvement
District No One, in the Village Of Par
ma, Idaho.
The village engineer estimates the
probable cost of the sewer at 1000 90.
Forms of proposals together with the
plans and specifications may be obtained
at the office OF the Village Clerk, the
plans. profiles, etc, may be seen at
his Office or will be furnished any con-
tractor who deposits with the Village
Clerk check to the amount of $500
to guarantee safe return Of plans, etc.
Each bid must be accompanied by a
certified check in the amount of five
per cent. Of the bid, as a guarantee oi
the bidders good faith.
The contractor will understand that
payment for this work will be part
cash and the balance in Special Sewer
Improvement Bonds, bearing interes,
at rate not to exceed eight per cent
per annum.
The committee reserves the right tC
reject any and all bids.
BY order of the Sewer Committee o
Local Sewerage improvement District
No. One Of the Village of Parma, Idaho
Fred ]. Walmsley, Chairman
OF the Sewer Committee
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-06-13
Announcement

After thoroughly considering the
matter and with deep realization of
the responsibility OF the position,
have decided to become a candidate for
the republican nomination for sheriff Of
Canyon county.
/ believe that my record as republic
can and officer, and my experience in
the sheriff's Office, having served in that
capacity for two years, entitle me to
the respect Of the people of the county,
and | trust that NAV receive considera-
tion at the primary election to be held
July 30th.
My personal and political life is known
to the people of the county, having lived
here for many years, and if nominated
and elected, promise that the Office
will be conducted absolutely in accord
ance with the letter and the spirit of the
law | believe in the strictest economy
in the conduct of public affairs, and in a
just regard for the rights and welfare OF
the general public
/ shall devote my entire time to the
office and give my personal attention to
the details thereof, as well as exercising
my best judgment in administering the
affairs with which the sheriff has to do.
l invite the public to examine my rec
ord as sheriff for two years, and if after
having done so, they feel that their con-
fidence has not been misplaced, trust
that may have their support.
Respectfully,
Frank NJ Breshears
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-06-13
Hotel Arrivals

The following is the list of arrivals at
the Hotel Illinois during the past week
w. d. Buckham, Jas. Mcnamara, W.
w. Brookins, Otto M. Jones and wife,
John vogt, Boise; F. V. Larkin. St.
Paul; Tom Welsh, Big Bend; ". c.
Andre and wife, Chicago; d. L. Cam
eron, Denver; F. NJ. Williams, Kansas
City; j. NJ. Smith. Helena; c. C,
Searles. Fred A. Webster, Salt Lake
Fred Duckett, Dwight, ILL.,; f. H. Sal
isbury, Payette; d. NJ. Neator, L. J
Higginbotham, Ogden; Fred L. Gun
drift, Baker City w. G. Audrey, Cleve-
land; w. W. Flerring, North Yakima
Wash. Chas Classenir, Cambridge.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-06-13
Boise River Very High

Boise river has reached the maximum
height for this year, and is at present
higher than it was at any time during
1911. At the mouth of the canyon the
water is flowing at the rate of 1000 feet
a second. The waters Of the Snake riv-
er are also reported as approaching the
maximum height.
The continued warm weather, and
the melting OF large quantities Of snow
in the mountains is given as the cause
Of the rise Much snow is reported in
the mountains, and it is not probable
that the water win go down for some
time.-Statesman
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-06-13
Serial No. os751.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

NOTICE FOR PUBLlCAIlON.
Department of the Interior, q. 8.
Land Office at Boise. Idaho, April 10,
1912.
Notice is hereby given that Irwin Al
bert Bartholomew, OF Nyssa, Oregon,
who, on April 8, 1910. made Homestead
Entry No. 0s75l, for Lots and 3, Sec
ton 7, Township North, Range 5
West, Boise Meridian, has fled notice
Of intention to make Final Commuta
tion Proof, to establish claim to the
land above described, before A. l..
Trenam, U. S. Commissioner, at Weisel 4,
Idaho, on the 2nd day of July, 1912
Claimant names as witnesses: Harry
w. Greenway. Of Parma, Idaho; Walter
F. Johnson. Peter B. Ewing, and Fred
Powell, of Nyssa, Oregon.
VIM Balderston, Register.
First publication, May %, 1912.
Last publication, June 27, 1912.