The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-07-08
Curious Conversations
tTsken from Exchanges.)

Wy itH ItltttttO WAS lltTbtlllCGu llt'
Europe every effort appears to have
been made hy those opposed to its
use to put it down. 1t is said that
more than a hundred pamphlets were
put forth in condemnation of the use
Of tobacco. foremost mons them be
ing the celebrated "Counterhlaste to
Tohacco' of James /. in hich work
the use of the weed is referred to as
a custom loathsome to h eye hate
full to the nose. harmful tn h brain.
dangerous to the lungs. and in the
black, sinking fume thereof nearest
resembling the horrible Stygiar
smoakc of the pit that is bottomless.
one portion of the British Isles is
not likely to take much interest in
the hill for reforming the calendar,
which is to be introduced into par
lament. The act enforcing the Gro
eorian calendar was passed 161 years
ago, but il is still ignored i'm Shetland,
Almost all through the group of is
lands the old style of reckoning time
Is still followed. What We call jan
uary IL is New Years day among the
Shetlanders. and celebrated by them
with all manner of old o~hservances.
including the solemn drinking of the
national tnast-"health to man and
death to the gray fish"
Canada raises a good deal of h
Tobacco" Whl'h Is consumed IN inc
country. TIE Improvement of the
quality may he imagined. says tho
London Globe. when it is stated that
some fifteen years g samples of the
tobacco then row hv the Quebec
farmer for his own use. upon being
submitted to several of the leading
tobacco manufacturers in the United
Kingdom. was pronounced to be of ii
quality quite unfit for their purpose:
that in their opinion a use for it
might be found for fumigation pur-
poses. as an insecticide for green
houses: and that is commercial value
was about Id a pound. Tobacco is at
present raised almost entirely in Que
bee and Ontario. The total crop last
year was 10000. 900 pounds.
washing day, or rather washing
work. is so important a period in the
Balkan region that all family and So
cial obligations retire to the back
ground when it has to he considered"
writes a traveller. II have known a
cabinet minister's wife to excuse her
self from attendance at a court func-
ton because it ccllided with the ap-
rointment made With her laundress.
This, too, in spite Of the full quote
If servants, footman. cook, house
maid and old man. None of these
was either privileged or efficient
enough 10 meet the formidable laun-
dress and satisfy her requirements.
Therefore. the lady stayed at home
to fill the breach. and a sympathetic
queen accepted the explanation with
Il readiness born of full understand
ing"
The namc of Dr.. Sun Vat Sen is
significant of his life. The word Sun.
DESCENDANT He has borne three
given names within the last twenty
years. The first is Vat Sen, "Da,
New" or Daily Renewal" or Daily
Reform" Another name is Mar.
which is the character for ''literary,''
ny which he was chiefly called after
his Punishment. o. he bears an
other name of Vat Sen, which means
DAYS Gent" or the Suns Immor-
tai One" In all these names there
is a s.mhlance of his character, and
If the republic of China lives it will
be due to his untiring zeal and self
a%bnegation for the good of his own
countrvmen.
The Vancouver and San Francisco
trade in New Zealand butter is grow
inc fast and will be of greater i'm
p~ortance TO New Zealand butter fac
tories in the future, SO much so tina
i is worth the consideration of butter
Factories now whether they should put
all their egg in one basket by tying
themselves up to sell or consign the
whole of their seasons output to
London. Probably it will be we'll TO
reserve a part of these outputs for
Vancouver, San Francisco or South
African BUYERS. The Vancouver and
San Francisco trade in butter is de-
Teloping rapidly and much moro
might have gone forward had it bean
available. According to a New Zea-
lander thoroughly conversant with .he
trade both San Francisco and Van
couver have behind them a vast popu-
lation Of We'll to do consumers who
like the best Of everything and are
able and willing to pay for 1t.