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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-26
John NJ. Christgau in Northwestern
ADricIltNriSi

ASTlcuItuT!SN.D
There has been considerable agita-
ton for better country roads for a
number OF years. but most of this in
terest comes from the cities and towns.
The farmer, as a rule. has paid very
little attention to road Improvement.
In MANY localities there has been u
total Indifference to this subject, and,
year after year, over and over again,
it is the same thing: sods rolled in the
road in Jumps. poor culverts and
bridges, and weeds. uncut. so as to
catch the snow in winter. Nothing
but a lack of interest in public af-
fairs can % for this undesirable
condition. II the farmer can be in
terested in road Improvement: if he
will give it thoughtful study; if he Will
observe a hard, smooth. well-built
road. and compare it with the poor
portions of a road. on his way to
trip, he can quickly see how much
more easily his team can move a load
on a well-built road than on a poor
one. He can easily figure out that to
haul a load on a well-built road takes
less energy, which must he produced
with grain and hay. and this mean a
saving Of ~hard-earned dollars and
cents. Most of The farmers want to
save money; so the time spent in road
AlAA lllCAlI In wei opSl1l. tVllNIl Jul
interest is necessarily aroused in any
improvement. We put forth more in
telligent effort and more honest labor.
We can see in localities where farm
ers are Interested in road improve
ment. that much more progress Is
made under the same system and with
the expenditure Of the same amount
OF money. II farmers are once gen.
orally interested, the chances for
economical and intelligent highway
hetterment are bright. Although
there are already quite a few farmers
interested. they are yet too few and
far between.
We have made wonderful strides in
corn and livestock improvement in
the last ten years. and, mainly. be-
cause the question of Improvement
mas been put before the farmer. week
after week. year in and year out,
through the state and county fairs,
corn clubs and livestock associations,
the public press. and especially the
agricultural papers. The farmers in
stitutes are doing good work to inter-
est the farmer in improved agricul-
tural methods. But why should not
the farmers institutes assist in bring
ing about this desired road improve.
ment? We have a live state highway
commission but its members cannot do
the work alone. The farm papers
have accomplished something in in.
teresting the farmers in road i'm
provement, but no nearly as much an
in other lines: the dairying interests:
the poultry interests: the horse inter.
ests: cattle. sheep and hogs: all re-
cstve special uot1cs IN their respee.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-26
{ BY Peggy Van Braam.)

1t is one of the old paradoxes Of
modern life that there is a stronger
plea for convention and the follow
ing of the dictates of Madame Grundy
found in the stories of those who have
deied the laws Of society (even
though they have found happiness in
their outlawry) than there is in the
comfort and content of those whose
lives are beyond reproach.
This has been brought home to
most Of us, I think, lately in the
story Of a girl who five a ago
eeloped with a married man from her
home town, and who a been driven
from city to city, and often plunged
into the uttermost depths of poverty,
because Of public opinion. but who
declares in the face of it all that she
is perfectly happy. and under like
circumstances would do the same
thing over again.
1t Is a very brave little speech, and
it says a great deal of her love and
endurance. yet to me a whole world
of tragedy lies in the fact that in
quoted as saying that all the great
conventions of life centering about the
home and children are sacred. and
that her highest moment in life
would not begin until she was in the
eyes of the world the wife of the man
to whom she has borne two sturdy
sons.
She even wears a wedding ring,
"placed on her finger through God
and her husbands love-" and SO re-
veals, in spite of all her Happiness"
the wistful desire that dwells in the
heart of every woman. no matter how
much she defies the conventions, for
the respect and the honor Of the
world of men.
A desire which unfulflled is the
punishment that no woman believes
in or understands, and whose poign-
ancy is undreamt until-too late.
w have lived together five years
of the deepest happiness that could
be. known to any one in the world the
girl whose story l am now thinking
of is quoted as saying. 1--WE adore one
another. We have at times had only
bread and butter to eat, yet we have
chung together. and We hope to rear
children to be good American citizens.
! feel that in this one exceptional
case we have proved that We did right
when We went away together Ave
years ago this spring. Yet / would be
the first one to prevent any other
young girl from doing what I did. So,
you see, in a we did wrong when
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-26
Curious C~ondenSations
American beer as an article Of com
(Taken from Exchanses.)

American beer as an article OF COM
mcrcc is unknown in Malta.
Total debt per capita in the United
States in 1917 was 1888. rs against
1870 in 1910 and ll.17 in 1905.
There has been great industrial de-
veiopment in Austria in the last eight
years and the standard of living has
been raised materially.
The number Of passengers carried
on the railroads OF this country i n
1871 approXimatcd 1.0l0. 500.527.
against ~911,8S3.190 in 1910. Earnings
from passengers totalcd $3.50. 1I2,7S5
in 1911, and $G2s,902.4.% in 1910.
Importing American mules into SUI
la is Il profitable business. The mules
quickly become accustomed to Cuban
climatic conditions. They are treated
We'll by the Cubans. as they are look
ed upon us expensive animals.
The opening of the Panama canal
will effect a saving of in distance, for
vessels that honsr the new route. of
500 miles between Europe and San
Francisco: of l,tno miles between
England n New Zealand and of
about 200 miles between New York
and Australian ports.
They are blowing with dynamite
row I" such AN extent that n manu-
l"cttror of explosives sold TO farmers
100. 90" pounds in 1905, 100000
pounds in 1909. l.500.00O pounds in
i'lo. 100000 pounds in 1911, and
the Indications are that this one con-
Germ will ship 100000 pounds to
farmers this wear.
The union for securing safety in
a"r"planing has been formed in Paris.
II proposes t. raise 500. 900, which
Viii b. used i'll r"ronpensing inven-
tors and constructors fur devices
Which viii make acroplancs safe in
Themselves. The Aero club of France
has PROMISED to contribute s.. 900 and
an" Automobile club the same amount.
several determinations OF longitude
h.Nc Of late been made by means OF
Wireless messages. but the most am
taken place between Paris and Tunis
wireless signals connecting " clocks.
one at the Fiffcl Tower and the other
~ biz.rta. Tunis. the comparison of
which decided the longitude. The
signals Travelled the whole distance in
@bI SECOND. which works out at near
|. 100000 miles Il second.
Manuscripts Of famous books Of the
present linz and of the future will
nro|ElhlY ic of li!tin interest to hi
hiinHraphers as compared with those
oi the past, for nearly all book Janus
criptS re now typewriter, and thus
1avc N" special individuality. But the
genuine photograph copy" of the old
literary masters is treasured and
brings good prices: for example. Sir
Walter SCOTS Life of Jonathan
Swift in The original manuscript,
With a~n!lotations. brought 1870 at
the recent Hoe sale.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-26
TRY TO SAVE R1cHEsoN's LIFE.

il. Boston, Mass. April 25.-The hear
ing on the appeal for communication of
the sentence of Clarence V. T. Richie
son. confessed slayer of Avis Linnell,
who is sentenced to die in the electric
chair during the week of May 10, will
come up before Governor Foss tomor-
row morning. William A. Morse Of
this city and John l.. Lee Of Lynch
burg, Va, counsel for the former
preacher. will ask for the communication
of their clients sentence and the gov
ernor will t%hereupon decide whether
it shall be presented to the executive
council. 1t is understood that. one
point that will be urged in favor of
Communication is the fact that Richie
sons confession saved the state the
expense of trial. This expense, it is
estimated, would have amounted to
fully $4,000.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-26
TOOK Special TRAIN.
Bismarck Physician fastened to Act
Az RorA Man

Minneapolis. Mimi. April 25.-His
person occupying one seat. his suit
case another m sixty-two of the six
ty-four seats in the car vacant, DIR.
l.. A. Schipfer. of Bismarck. N. D.,
today rode out of Minneapolis on a
special train which cost him 300. His
hurry was occasioned by the fact that
a schoolmate was scheduled to be
married tonight in Humboldt, Iowa,
and he was to be the best man."
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-26

What is a sardine?" has come up
before q London court for decision in
a suit growing out of the sale Of va
rious kind of small fish under this
label.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-26

Doc robinson says the great body
OF silent heroes are the married men.
Once in Il while. between hiccouyhs,
Doc saws Something worth while.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-26
Madame ~


n great deal Of curiosity has been
expressed over the origin of the title
of Madame "" the sensational melo-
rama which Henry W. Savage will
offer at tn" metropolitan theater on
Monday. MAJ u.
Thc play Is named after the CEN
trail character-a woman on trial for
her life in Il French court. She has
refused absolutely to give her name
or TO indicate who or what she is.
while all he efforts Of the police to
discover her identity by other means
have been In vain. Thus she becomes
known legally. according to French
judicial custom Madame X" The
\ in this instance is the algebraic
'S-the unknown quantity.
In this county. especially in New
York state. a under such cir
stances would be officially called
Jan" Doe A man would be called
Richard Doe.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-26
Excuse Me-

No other tarcical entertainment
LISTED in tn" theatrical program for
the last score of Years has ever been
sent ont from New York with a cast
50 individually known and so collec-
tiv"iN capable as that which inter
ltets Eug"rt Hughes farce Excuse
Me- which under the management of
metropolitan thcater on Thursday.
May >. for an engagement of one
night.
Leading the organization is Willis
SW"atnam, without question the most
famous d"lineator of negro roles in
the country. Prominent for years as
4 black face comedian. with all of the
important minstrel companies. he has
f"r q number of wears now appeared
only in III" ''l"git;mnte," and his sue
cess in tn" new line has been as great
as il was in the old.
Charles M"akins, who plays the
leading Juvenile role. is known all
over tho country by reason of his hun
dreds of portrayals of Prince Danilio
IN The Merry Widow"
Ann Murdoch, the youngest leading
woman on the American stage, has
had 4 career OF such brillian, success
as 10 arouse the enNious considcra-
ton of the majority of leading women
who are twice her age. In addition
~ this trio, the Excuse Me- ON
pany numbers such as Isabel Rich
ards, Rita Stanwood, Lalive Brow
nrll. T.. J. O'Connor. Thomas Walsh.
i.ntt'" Alter, and Il dozen others, all
of whose names are familiar TO every
Regular ihTa'crgocr AS of those whose
achievements have earned them the
distinction which is theirs.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-26

Every man wants his son to &C.
quirc an education. but it is rather
embarrassing when the youngster be
gins asking questions dad can't an.
S\yer.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-26

The White Sauaw.

The romantic American drama.
The Whit" SIuaw" by Della Clarke,
will Ii" the attraction at the Metropolis
tan tomorrow evening.
This play is said to have valid claim
upon the admiration and patronage OF
v"tarics of the stage in this
because il is a purely American play
for Americans. 1t is a play built up
on romance. laughter and heart in
tertSt.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-26

While the Marathon running race
has lost favor as a sporting event.
the to continue. to distinguish
themselves as good long distance run
ncrs.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-01
FROCKS FOR WARM DAYS

stay, at least throughout an entire
season. 1t appeared first as a slight
uplift of the tunic drapery, then a
little putting near the knees vas seen,
and finally a soft putting around the
hips. but never enough to increase the
girth TO any great degree.
A Yachting costume hat possesses
a certain seamanlike trigness is de-
veloped in navy blue and white. A
lightweight quality of summer chev-
lot forms the skirt that fits closely
around the hips, while down the front
and back are pannels of b%lue-and-
white serge. outlined with single
rows of china buttons with blue
centres,
The bodice is of blue-and-white
striped material cut with limono
sleeves SO thai the stripes will en-
circle the arms, and are finished with
deep cuffs of plain blue trimmed with
blue-and-white buttons. A white
linen collar embroidered in blue and
tied. with a tiny bow of sea-green
satin finishes the bodice at the neck.
A close-ftting picot straw hat,
trimmed with dark Blue corded silk,
completes the costume and defies
the wind.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-01
To Remove Rust Stains

Please let me know through the
Evening star il there is anything that
will remove the rust from my white
buckskin shoes. The buttons were
fastened on With wire and l had to
have them removed. This left rust
stains and holes. which are very no.
ticeabie. 1 have tried lemon juice and
salt. and have tried to whiten them
but have not been successful. Hoping
you will be able TO help me. and pos
sibly help others by this advice. I re-
main, A
After you made the application of
.lemon-juice and salt did you set h
shoes in the sun for several hours IN
order that they might bleach? This
is a very necessary part of the
process. Another way to remove
rust stains is to make several ap-
plications of sour milk, drying in the
sun after each application until the
stains disappear. Oxalic acid is also
a good remedy. Dissolve one-half
t~easpoonful of the acid by pouring
upon 1t two or three tablespoonfuls
of hot water. Dip a sponge in this
and wet the stained portions. AS
soon as the rust is bleached out
spong that portion of the shoe with
clear water so that the acid will
not iniure the buckskin.
Though these remedies are not
recommended for buckskin, l see no
why. if correctly applied. they
should not have the desired result.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-01
The Stamp Language

Dear Miss Doom:
VIII YOU kindly favor me through
vonr valuable column with the stamp
language? II appeared in your worthy
columns about two weeks ago. but / mis-
pIaced il. Thanking you In advance,
/ am Yours respectfully,
p, s. Has the daisy been adopted in
this state as the State flower?
The language inside the envelope is
much more effective than that on the
outside. However, il you desire to be
doubly emphatic here it is;
Uside down in left corner-I love
you.
Left-hand corner crosswise-My
heart is another's.
Straight UP and down-Goodby,
sweetheart.
Upside down on right corner-Write
me no more.
In middle at topics.
In middle at bottom-No.
In right-hand corner at right angles
Il love you.
In ~left-hand corner at right angles
Il hate you.
Top corner straight wish your
friendship.
In line with surname-Aecepts my
love.
Same upside DOWN. am engaged.
Same at right angles-G long TO see
you.
No, New Jersey has not yet adopt
ed a State flower.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-01
fW@MEW7S FASHIONS AND INTERESTS THEH@ME]
HOW TO USE
SEASHORE SHELLS

There are many ways In which you
can use the shells you gather on the
beach or discover in those simmer
ing little pools in the rocks when
the tide goes out.
Put them aside each day as you
take them in, and when a wet morn
ing comes and you are tired or
out of the window and wondering
IL it will ever be fine again you can
sort them out and decide what you
will do with them.
Small<ardboard boxes covered with
the prettiest. stuck on with seccotine,
make charming trinket cases To give
to your friends for birthday or Christ
mas presents. II you have many
varieties of shells o might start a
small museum" mounting eecn
specimen separately on a small
square of cardboard, and leaving
space for its proper name to be writ
ten underneath when you find his
out from a book on shells when you
go home.
The common shells, especially the
small varieties, make novel frames
for photographs and picture postcards
if they are fastened on stiff card
board which has been neatly cut to
the shape you want and then brushed
over with gold or silver paint. which
you nay buy at any s~tationer's for
a few cents.
Pictures or photographs of the sea
look particularly well when framed
in this way, and gold and silver shell
boxes that you have made yourselves
are delightful presents to take back
to the friends at home who have not
had your delightful holiday.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-01
To Clean White Chip Hat

Dear Miss doom.
Will you kindly inform me how to
clean a white chip straw hat which had
red roses and black velvet ribbon on
1t. | was caught in the rain with IL
and the roses and velvet faded and
spoiled my white hat? | tried gasoline,
benzlne and also something they clean
straw hats with and the red didn't come
off. Perhaps you can help me with your
advice. as you often did. ANXIOUS.
1t will be a difficult matter to re-
move the dye stains from the hat, but
perhaps it can be done in one OF the
following ways:
/. Dissolve FIVE cents worth of OK
aIic acid in a pint of warm water II
after brushing the hat thoroughly to
remeye all dust, scrub the hat on a
fat surface with a toothbrush dipped
in the acid. Rinse the hat carefully.
as unless the acid is thoroughly
washed off it will injure the straw.
pry on the fiat surface in the sun.
:. Brush the hat thoroughly to re-
move all the dust. Dip a tooth brush
in lemon juice and thoroughly wet a
small portion of the hat. Next dip
the moist brush into flowers of sui
phur and rub it into the lemon juice.
Continue this all around the nat.
Finally brush it thoroughly and dry
ii in the sun.
cannot guarantee these Methods
for removing the dye. but 1 know OF
no other remedies that would De
likely to have the desired result.
Probably some of our readers VINO
have been caught in a storm with
q rose -decked hat will be able to
a cleaning fluid.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-01
:. Daily Fashion Talks :.
BY MAY MANTON

the model will also be found a good
one for the heavier materials of the
coming season. Challis SO made
would be most satisfactory, and
other light. weight woods also are de-
SRA BILE.
For the medium size the jacket will
require 3% yards of material o., PA
Yards SO or 2B yards A inches wide,
with % yard 81 inches wide for the
collar and cuffs; the skirt, 6 yards
q or 4 yards SO or A inches wide.
The skirt is Pa yards at. the lower
edge.
The May Manton pattern of the
jacket, 1902, is cut in sizes from 81
to "A inches bust measure; of the
skirt, 7O46. in sizes from % to SC
waist measure. They will be mailed
TO any address by the fashion depart
ment of this paper, on receipt of ten
cents for each. 2
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-01

7502-House Jacket with Peplum, "a
to a. bust.
7046-Tucked Skirt, 90 to 80 waist.
There are many advantages in the
morning gown that is made with a
breakfast jacket in place of the reg
ulation waist or blouse. This n in'
ciudes a peplum that is smooth fitting
over fhe hips and Is essentially smart
while at the. same time 1t ~insures
perfect ~neatness, for there is no dan
ger of the parting of waist and skirt
that so often is annoying. The collar
liz a very new one and the slightly
fun sleeves a be finished at the
elbows with either rolled-over or
straight cuffs, or they a be joined
to deep cuffs that extend them to
the wrists. The three-plece skirt is
finished with q wide hem and tucks
that are attractive at the same time
that they weight thin material sufs
ficiently to give good lines and folds.
The finish can be made at either the
high or the natural waist line. Thii
gown is made of dotted batiste, WITH
trimming of plain color. but all the
dimities and lawns and similar ma
terials are adapted to such use, and
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-01

The use of Powered crash or linen
for the lining of smart motor coats
is essentially French and altogether
delightful.
The summer motorist will joy in the
coats of plain crash lined with the
Powered material, with a trimming of
drawn work bordering ii. An oyster
white crash coat lined with lowered
crash has the front fastening diagon-
ally below the waist line, with big
crash-covered ball buttons, and the
drawn work outlines the inside of the
coat. Cuffs ornamented with the
drawn work are held in place with
ball buttons, and more of these but
tons outline the points of a broad
turned-over collar.
A wide. deep second collar extends
from the shoulder seams almost to
the waist line. There is a reason for
this, for every motorist knows that
ever in midsummer, when riding
toward the sun, the back is likely to
become chilled unless it has a little
extra covering, and this long collar
provides against such discomfort.
The arrival of the pannier has been
slow, but it is undoubtedly here to
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-01

like to be free again. but I hate to make
him angry.
II you wish to be free, tell him SO.
Perhaps he is tired of your Jealousy.
A mar doesn't like to be suspected,
you know. Twice a week is often
enough to call. He may nave otner
demands upon his time.
He should not have left you to go
alone TO your home. but at the pic
mic you should not have expected his
company all the time. If you want
to hold a man you must make MIN
think he is free to do as he likes.
Are you sure you are not demand
ing too much of him? Men are rather
peculiar creatures, and are more
faithful in proportion to the degree
of faith reposed in them. If you
really love him. curb your jealousy.
If you do not, neither of you ever
can be happy.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-01
BE CHEERFUL

Life is often a hard battle-but
long faces and dismal groans will
not make it any better.
1t is very easy, you think, to preach
the gospel of cheerfulness. II can't
help feeling miserable" you say,
things have gone wrong and | sim
ply can't help it." Well, you can try
to help it, anyway. A famous Amer
lean poetess says in n of her
poems:
The man worth while
Is the n who can smile
When everything goes dead wrong
We can't all smile, but we car
try to be cheerful and to cultivate
hope as a fine art. People do moi
like o any better if you sit and
look miserable.
But if you are bright and cheer.
full, everybody is attracted to you
Just try it and see.