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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-16
Curious CONVERSATIONS

Russian state forests cover $751;
600, 00G acres.
There are eighty thousand kinds of
beetles.
At Its nearest point. the sun is 91.-
100000 miles from the earth.
Turkeys army, placed on a war
footing. totals 100000 men.
The first birds Of the earth were
IN the form of flying reptiles.
The energy released by a candle
burned steadily for two full days is
equal TO one horsepower.
ticia. rubber invented in Holland is
said to be freshly caught sea fish,
To cure ringing noises in the ears,
due to the displacement of tiny bones
IN the organs. a French scientist has
invented an electrical apparatus which
uses sound waves to replace the bones.
Bombay. India, is enjoying its first
scenic railway" such as are found
so plentifully in American amusement
parks. The few accidents that have
occurred have not seriously impaired
its popularity.
German manufacturers of ginger
bread and spice cake use quantities
OF Chinese albumen.' and even the
large restaurants and hotels use some
of it. Chinese albumen" is the dried
whites of hen or duck eggs.
Australia's new stamp has a picture
OF a kangaroo gravely contemplating
a tuft of kangaroo grass" as the
government calls it, but scoffers say
1t looks more like a rabbit sticking
its head out Of a burrow.
Scotland is estimated to possess
l,ooO,OOO horsepower from water
Even half of the amoun wou,d rem.
resent on a ten-hour working day
pasis throughout the year power equal
70 that obtained from $4,000 0 tons
of coal.
In accordance with Canadian re1u.
iatlons as to the packing and shipping
OF fruit, every closed package (box
or parrel) must be plainly and indeli-
oiS r with the name and ad.
dress of the packer. the name of ~,
variety, and the grade.
The London Evening Standard saws
mat a letter intended for an inha6i-
tant of Zurich reached him. although
1t r no name 1t described his an.
pearance, stated that he had rayeled
In Russia, and married an EnRlish
woman and never touched beer.
The worlds leading exporters q,
IRON and steel. according to oficia]
ngures covering the latest period 70
Wnich statistics are available. are the
United Kingdom, Germany and III,
United states, with totals ranpin1
from a little less than $40. 900 one
Gown to about $3.50. 000.
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POLITICAL MENAGERIE,

When the bull moose jumped into
the political arena only a few weeks
age some persons who never before
had questioned how or when the ele-
plant and donkey had arrived began,
says the Chicago Record Herald, to
show curiosity. Possibly ninety-nine
out of every n hundred voters and
as large a percentage OF the popula-
ton not voting have accepted the
ties as part of the particular economic
system with which certain persons
become saturated and have looked
upon them with the regard due to a
statutory monopoly.
Nearly two generations of voters
have passed by in the great annual
spectacle of saving the nation at the
ballot box since the elephant and the
donkey became conspicuous at the
polls. They had been preceded by
the tiger and all three had been driv-
en- into the ring by a little Bavarian,
VINO soon became known the world
over-Thomas Nash, master Of satire
and g~rotesquerie.
You must GO. back to the days of
Boss Tweed in New York to find
Nast's first use Of the tiger cartoons
that did more than any other agency
to expose the nefarious methods OF
the men who for years had been mis-
ruling and robbing the municipality
You may not remember that William
NJ. Twede. son Of a chairmaker. chose
politics for an occupation ana Deva4.
an %autocrat under one Of the mos,
complete plants Of public spoliatio,
ever devised and executed in any lane
Tweed was a member Of q fire com
pany-the Big Six-before he helG
high offices in the state and city, and
the Biz Six had as an emblem d
tigers head. 1t also was adopted by
the Americas club, which later adopt
ed the name of Tammany Hall. Whe,'
Nash began his war against Tamm
Hall he cast about for an appropriate
symbol and naturally hit upon the
head tigers head. He attached a
body to the head, and the Tammany
tiger lives today, as every school boy
knows.
Although the tiger was first used by
Nash to symbolic a political party, he
had previously made use of the DON
key to symbolic the element that was
attacking Secretary of War Stanton
as he lay in his coffin. In Harper's
Weekly. Jan. 10. 1870, he had a
small cartoon entitled, "a Live jack
ass Kicking a Dead Mule" The jack
ass was labeled 1.-The Copperhead
Press" Two years later Nash utilized
the donkey for h emblem of the
democratic party when the national
campaign came around. A few years
later 1t had become the party SYM
Dol.
When the politicians were looking
forward with the uneasiness Of I'M
certainty to the campaign following
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LABOR COST IN PRODUCTS.

1t is characteristic of the tariff cam
paign by the democrats that the arti-
Gle OF Mr.. Lauck in this months At
lantic is widely and a%pprovingly
uoted by newspapers supporting that
party. Yet thai article largely turns
on an error that everyone who looks
see for himself.
Dealing with the question of labor
cost MIR. Lauck makes several rather
ultra assertions of very small labor
cost in products that sell for nan
times the amount that he states to be
the wages paid. The basis of his as
sertion is the labor cost. which he
states is that obtained by dividing the
total outplt into the total wages. en-
tirely regardless of the important
item OF labor cost in the materials
used. Yet this ignores the chief fac
tors in that item. especially for fin
ished articles. To illustrate: The
labor cost of converting billets into
steel rails is a comparatively small
amount; but the labor cost of maxi
ing the billets. before that of making
the pig iron. and before that of min
ing. and transporting the ore, coal.
coke and limestone. will sum up a to-
tai much larger than he states.
Even if the case were as Mr.. Louck
represents, that should make the tar
if extremists more ready to accept
the republican principle of revising
the tariff on the principle of the diff
ference in impartially ascertained la
hor costs. If the labor cost is as small
as he says, the reduction of the tariff
by that policy would pe greater. But
the fact is that his statements on
that point reveal so shallow a knowl-
edge of the subject that reputable and
informed papers should be restrained
by self-respect from endorsing them.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-16

Following this Nash made a prac-
tice of using the elephant to symbol
lie the republican party. for a time
labelling it, so that none could mis-
take it. Then he marked it Grand
Old Party" which later was short
ened to &c. o. p" other cartoonists
were quick to adopt these symbols
and for more than thirty-seven years
the tiger, the donkey and the elephant
have been as securely established in
the American political zoo as are the
lion and the unicorn on the escut-
cheon Of John Bull. Whether they
will admit the bull moose to all the
rights and privileges of the zoo re-
mains to be seen. New arrivals sell
dom find old residents who have es-
tablished an aristocracy all their own
disposed to extend enthusiastic well
come
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-16
DRAWBACKS TO VICERoYA1rY.

Our Canadian neighbors are not so
enamored Of having a royal duke and
court ut Ottawa as they were when
his hishifess of Connaught first ap-
peared among them. The Toronto
Weekly complains bitterly that the
viccreeal party arriving late at the
Canadian national exhibition. the
part OF the program that had been
rendered was repeated for the benefit
of the royal visitors, so that the ordi-
nary spectators were surfeited with
a secon appearance of what they had
already seen and had their plans up
set. Further. 1t is protested that plain
Canadians, anxious to view the art
CALLER. at the exhibition, were con-
frontcd with barred doors at a time
when it should have been open. and
upon inquiry learned that the duke
n party We're inside viewing the
exhibition.
The Toronto paper sadly observes
that it was no SO when Lord Dufferin
was holding the Office of governor
general and visited the exhibition.
The Earl of Dufferin and Ava, a
statesman Of the first rank, although
not a royal duke. brushed shoulders
with the plain people and did not
seem to lose dignity or loyalty in do
ing it. But that, says this Canadian
journal, was before tie days of mod
ern feudalism and f1unkeyism."
If this is the way the Canadians are
coming to look at the device Of
strengthening the ties to the mother
country by importing a royal duke to
reign at Ottawa. perhaps the sooner
the governor g%eneralship is restored
to a non-royal statesman the better.
Even among the Canadians who
were most delighted with the estab-
lishment Of semi-royalty at the capital
there are similar qualms. A recent
vice-regal .lunt on the estate" Of a
Canadian %courtier was attended by
disclosures that the host had invited a
number of paying guests to join the
ducal chase in order to help defray
the cost of this state function. The
sum mentioned AS desired from the
paying guests was the princely fee
of $4,000. which struck the Cana
dian mind al coming rather high even
for the privilege of being in the en-
tourage of a royal duke.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-16
Grants last term the New York Her.

Grants last term the New York Her.
aid started and kept up an outcry
under the general head of Caesar
ism." of the possibility of a third
term under Grant. This cry found
an echo in various places and led
Nash in 1874 to frame a cartoon to
ridicule the idea. He pictured the
Herald as an ass in lions skin fright
ening other animals with his braying.
Here for the first time the elephant
was employed to represent the repub-
lican party. The big. unwieldy, but
timid creature was on the brink of
a pitfall. Democracy in this cartoon
was represented by a fox-the donkey
and the fox was made to resemble
Samuel ]. Tilden. The elephant was
shown disappearing into the pitfall
and again climbing out to safety and
happiness.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-16

Reports that the old-time democratic
chiefs are in a conspiracy to take
charge of the Wilson campaign away
from Chairman McCombs because he
Is a newcomer in the game may re-
fleet accurately enough what they
would u k to do. but besides the ad-
age about the poor judgment of
swapping horses crossing a stream
the less some of them figure in the
campaign the better it may be for
their candidate.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-16

gay plumage floated in the sea 100
miles from any land. according to Of
ticers and passengers of the steamer
Limon. just arrived at Boston from
Jamaica. The tree was encountered
off the west coast of cuba. About 80
feet of 1t was above the water line.
and 1t stood upright as if embodied in
the ocean bottom. The officers think
the tree went afloat in Il cavein on
some shore line and retained sufficient
soil and rocks in its roots to serve as
ballast,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-16
Out OF the Ordinary
Thrive on spineless cac,,.

cows put on a rigid diet of
splneless cactus at Santa Rosa, Cal, a
Week ago. with the object Of exhibiting
mem at the state fair. are attracting
the interest of dairymen. On the third
DAY their milk output had increased
ilve pounds: on the fourth day seven
pounds. Two hogs also fed solely m
on the spineless cactus are said to be
thriving. W.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-16

Eleven hundred dollars. the savings
of a dozen years. was spent by Gut
seppe Annello. Il Kansas City laborer.
when his daughter Mary. 16. became
the bride of Vito Campanello. 10.
l'ifty-nine motor cars hired by An
nello whirled wedding guests over
the city's b~oulevar6s, and the festivi-
ties ended in an elaborate banquet
and grand ball. Allenno said he had
been saving for the event since Mary
was q little girl in Sicily.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-16

from one-third to a half short this
season. n the hay crop fully one
half less than last year. il not more.
OF course. this will make the prices
higher. but reports from the west that
the corn and hay crops are big will
offset the shortage in I'LL state to n
large extent"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-16

Mayor Gaynor says he went ahead
as IL nothing had happened" That
is precisely what the complaint is
about. He should have acted as If
something had happened. 1t certain
ly did.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-16

The New York experiment Of trying
to inject education into backward pu-
pills with electricity implies a confess
sion that all other ways have failed.
But 1t may be that the fault was with
the brand of education as much as
with the child.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-16
Craxcd Reading Record.

Reading the Congressional Record
and numerous other publications sent
him by Congressman Anderson for a
drove Carl Hessenmeyersof San
duskN. Ohio, insane. according to his
" statement in probate court. He
said he got so he read nothing else.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-16

Hesitation among campaign fund
treasarers about what to do with
contributions over 10000 seem to
have been largely unnecessary.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-16

The assumption hat any campaign
contributor has any conception Of
getting something when he fattens
the total, is a sad establishment to
the theory of public spirit and pa
triotism actuating this support of the
party. Nevertheless both Hartman
and Archbold reveal a lurking
thought that after putting the war
on Easy street, they ought to
come in somewhere.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-16

If the Roosevelt men continue as
electors on the republican ticket.
Chairman Hilles will probably retail
late by writing Chairman WATSON an
other letter.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-16

Mexico affects to disbelieve those
rumors of intervention, but just to
make certain the fight is being NOV
ed away from the border.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-16
CirI.s Toncuc Sc,v,L On.

Five-year-old Elsie Jewul of Gull
ver's Lake. n. j., bit almost an incl
of her tongue off when She fell from a
landing into a boat. He powers of
speech. however. will not be impaired,
as DIR. Edward \. Ayers sewed the
severed mart on aEain.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-16

in Greenland, should report at Tam
many hall before November S II they
want to cast their votes for presi-
dent,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-16

The withdrawal Of Nine Nordica's
husband from the New Jersey sena-
torial contest may have been due to
the lack Of harmony between the gov
ernor and former Senator Smith.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-16

Maybe that Long Island husband
who refused to cook for his wife SIM
ply was taking IA precaution against
becoming a widower.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-16

Denver is now added to the list of
cities with a graft investigation. And
all involved at that altitude are nee
essarily "men higher up"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-16

When a bride insists on taking fif-
ty pet dogs on her honeymoon. it's
time for the young husband to learn
how to bark.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-16

The courts say that the socialists
have a right to display a red flag as
the party emblem. but what about the
red bandannac
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-16

One good thing about the Maine
election is that all three parties insist
that they are very happy. thus setting
a bright example Of optimism.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-16

elections to come We may hope for
a rest from the political mathematic-
ians and the soothsayers until Novem.
Der.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-16

With the totals so far reported
there does not to be any reason
for much alarm over campaign fund
corruption this year.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-16

The question Of Intervention could
be settled satisfactorily by sending
the boneheads into Mexico.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-16

1t is some consolation that if Eu-
rope is now leading in aerial speed
it is also away ahead in the mortality
list.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-16

The laborers on John D. Rockefel-
ler's estate evidently think that every
day is Fourth of July.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-16
Crazed by Experiences.

clarkson Nicholas. a wealthy young
FARMER OF J~efersonville. n. Y, is in
inc Middietown asylum. having gone
ries Of experiences during the past 48
hours. His fancee. Miss Ada Jacobs.
was visiting at his home Sunday night
when she dropped dead. Physicians
thought h girl had been poisoned
and Nicholas was arrested. An autop-
BY proved death was due to heart dis
ease. The young woman's death and
his arrest proved too much for Nicho-
las and he went insane.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-16

a St. Louis minister saws that un.
married men are towards, but, oh.
you %henpecked husbands!
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-16
Talks With Men of
National Prominence
At Washington. D. q.

Prince Andrew Gagarin of st. Pet
ersburg. Russia. a prince of the royal
blood. is II of the distinguished
members of the party of engineers
who are visiting Washington. The
prince is accompanied by the Princess
Gagarin. He is at the head of the
Russian delegation of engineers. Their
principal mission to America is to
make a study of the sewerage systems
of the large municipalities. the sky
scrapers and American railways.
"St. Petersburg has an ancient sys-
ten of sewerage" said Prince Gagarin.
lit is all surface sewerage. and doubt
less it is due to this condition hat dis
ease frequently visits St. Petersburg.
We var to rid Russia Of the cholera,
and the first step toward this is to inn
prove our sewerage.
Another improvement We contem-
plate is the revision of u skyline
regulation, so thai we may construct
buildings higher than five stories. the
present limit under a ukase issued by
the car many years ago. We have
visited most of the famous skyscrap-
ers in New York. and have been much
impressed. Emperor Nicholas is anx-
and We shall probably begin by in
creasing the height of u buildings.
Russia is one of the richest coun-
tries in the world in natural resources.
but development has been retarded
because of the lack of adequate rams
portation. We haven't the railroads,
and so we are studying the American
system Of railways. We have found
your railroads wonderfully efficient.
1T is proposed to spend $40. 900. 900
in the improvement of the sanitary
conditions of St. Petersburg. inc a
large part will. of course. be expended
in improving the sewers"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-16

The official investigators at Ben
ming ought to pick up some good tips.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-16

Even the crop reports have gone in
for aeronautics.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-16

Tree Growing at Sea.
with its branches alive with birds of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-26
BOWLING Votes.

Brrrrr. How them Cubs am a-gOing.
When 1t was learned that Woltmann
was to bowl with the Stock Leaders, a
special session of the league was
called. Had those who issued the call
waited till the games were over they
never would have thought of a meet
ing. Notice Woltmann's score.
The work of the Stock Leaders last
night was as poor as it was good a
higher than 465, which is some low
score. Bleuer was low with 395, while
Captain WITCH only made 433. Van
Hecke was initiated into the league
and was second high with the Stocks.
Wonder who the next Stock Leaders
will be? Some other method than
getting new players will have to be
adopted.
Wilson's POI ties Mixers high score
for league hOnors and his $50 for the
series ties Potter's high score fol-
league honors. Guess that's cracking
into the records with a vengeance.
Claussen's second game resulted in
us pins and his last with 124.
At that league meeting it was de
cided that anybody who enters the
league after Feb. l will not have the
right to compete in the medal scores
The Stock Leaders, including Hill
debrandt, F. WITCH and Joe WITCH
Charles Wilson, Walter Bleuer anC
Herman WITCH go IN Clinton Sunday
to meet a team in the Clinton CITY
league. The bowlers leave on al
early car so that they can practic,
and become accustomed to the al
| leys.
The team from the Commercial
league that makes all these side trip
after honors is going to Clinton Sun
day to bowl with team up there. TIL
Commercial team consists of Stouffel
Donahue, Huston, John WITCH and A
William Salzmann.
The meeting of the league last nigh
was called for the purpose of cor
testing Woltmann's right to bowl i
the league. He is an old timer il
bowling circles here. 1t was decide
that he was eligible for membershi
after a lengthy battle The scor
which he posted last night on tn
Harms alleys sort of reconciled tn
other teams to his membership in i
The bowlers expect that he will max
a fair average on the Harms and nc
quite SO good on the other alleys.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-26

was decided upon yesterday by JACK
Curley, acting for the promoters ana
Flynn, and Johnson. The amount to
be put up Feb. 16, the day selected
for posting forfeits, is $4,000, $40
900 coming from the promoters and
$4,000 each from the principals.
The boxers are posting the large
amount for appearance and the pro-
moters to insure Johnson his $780,
600 purse. The final $4,000 will
be in Tearney's hands on the day of
the battle.
Detroit, Jan. 26.-Seven members
of the Detroit American league base
ball team were released yesterday
Six 20 to the Providence club of the
International league recently pur-
chased by Mr.. Navin. Outhelder
Drake, Infielder Lathers and Pitcher
Lively go to Providence in trade
for Outfielder Perry. The SAME CHM
secured by outright release Catcher
Schmidt, Pitcher Renter and Catcher
REYNOLDS. Ralph Stroud has been
released to Buffalo.
Lafayette, Ind, Jan. 26.-Hugf
Nicol, athletic director at Purdue
university, has signed a contract tc
act as scout for the Brooklyn base
| ball club next summer. Last season
he was chief scout for Cincinnati.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-26
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-26

chael and the westerners immediate
" advised Charlie that they had not
done SO.
With Prendergast, Tammen, Nc
Grew and ker of last seasons staff as
a nucleus, Sits is not going to have
very much trouble landing a fine
squad of twirlers. In Orth, who
comes from the Nebraska State
league, the local manager believes he
has landed a winner, while Goessler
and Federson are both good pros
poets. Kuepper is a brother of Hen
ry Kuepper a former Distiller twirl-
er, and has a good record as a semi
pro pitcher.