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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-04
(chicaso Tribune,)

Twelve blazing suns in the earth's
heavens are predicted by a group OF
astronomers in Europe who have been
closely watching our wild plunge into
the cluster of Hercules.
The world will know no deviation
from he steady MONDAY glare-that
there will be 10 night.
The terrific glare. If it. does not
burn the world up and shrivel man
kind into a grease spot, will make all
sorts OF peculiar changes in the solar
system.
The Cluster Of Hercules has been
studied for ear by the most able
astronomers 1t will not be many
aeons before tho world will find itself
in the midst of these brilliant stars
Nearly in line with the direction OF
the solar SYSTEMS motion through
space lies a cluster Of bright stars
Are We. perhaps. destined to Join that
wonderful assemblage: Such a con.
summation of the great fight Of the
earth Is probable.
The star cluster toward which WI
are i%ourneying is one of the supreme
marvels of the universe. It Is believ.
cd to contain from twelve to fourteen
thousand stars. crowded so close to.
gether that in a telescope their light
blends in an almost indistinguisable
blaze. In the central parts 1t is i'm.
possible to separate the individual
stars. Around the outskirts OF the
cluster they are more widely scatter
ed. Long row of them arc arrayed
like the winding lanes and streets ir
the slums Of a city.
Towards this wonderful metropoli:
OF tnterstellar space we are speeding
at the rate Of IL miles a second. In
the course of an ordinary lifetime W.
draw more than 1000, 900. 900 mile.
nearer to it. and yet its distance is sc
great that 1t does not seem to have
p~erceptibly approached. A Sigh,
change n the direction Of our fligh,
would send MS straight into the hear
Of the cluster at the end of our jour.
ney.
If, escaping all the perils Of the
way. We should actually arrive there
what would happen then?
There might be a collision, or there
might not. That would depend entire.
ly upon the direction Of our motion al
the moment that we entered the com.
pany. Owing to the multiplicity Of at.
fractions acting simultaneously from
so many stars. the chances are that a
collision would not occur and that oul
sun. carrying the planets with It
would become a member of the as.
semblage on equal terms with the 9th.
ers. The distance of the Hercule.
Cluster is probably not less than a
thousand millions OF millions of miles
The first hint of the glories in store
would be furnished by the appearance
Of the cluster itself. AS the earth
drew nearer it would expand until II
filled half the armament with IL.
splendor. The rest Of the universe
would be forgotten and utterly dis.
regarded in the indescribable glory OF
that spectacle. On a dark, clear night
we can see about 5000 stars altogeth.
er. with the naked eye. On nearing
the Hercules Cluster we would see
$4,000 stars incomparably brighte,
than any of the dozen at present visi.
Bile to us of the first magnitude. Thei,
united light would shed upon US ar
effulgence brighter than that Of the
full moon. This would be the begin.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-04
ON BEING BEAUTIFUL.

The close observer of feminine
styles cannot help reaching the con-
clusion That the average woman in
her mac quest of those things which
she fondly believes to be beautifying
simply sacrifices to fashion her own
natural charms. AS Georgette Lee
Blanc recently remarked in one of her
numerous interviews, the woman Of
individuality Is the one who really
counts: yet how little Of this finest,
perhaps, of all qualities. is possessed
by the American oman Those
whom We soc on the streets appear
to have been cut from one pattern,
and, whether they be fat or lean
stout or slim. We should have said
they dress as much alike-as a row
OF peas in their pod.
The polo coat IL taken up by some
ultra-smart and more or less mannish
young woma at Lcnox. and instantly
all the rest of the ladies blossom
out in impossible habits. as regard
less Of the fac hat they never saw
a polo field. and couldn't tell one from
a tennis court II they did. as that "A
baggy pink sack with a deep purple
collar is about as suited to them as a
horseblanket would be. A Parisienne
OF classic countenance parts her hair
in the middle. pastes 1t over her fore
head, and rolls ii up into two cute lit
tile runs over the ears, and all the
middle-aged matrons on This side of
the pond hike down to their hair
dressers n have theirs fixed up the
same way. despite the fact that it
makes them look like frights.
The new u OF coat Is catching
among the fair sex as the humps at a
prep school. After long and painful
experience we become accustomed to
the hohble skirt; and about the time
We get so that We can look at one
without wearing binders. along comes
the edict from Farce that the hohble
is taboo. and that something new has
been invented. We have no doubt
that whatever it is. however ridicu-
ious. 1t will be taken up with enthusi-
asm. and run Its freak course. We
hope for the best, but we fear the
worst.
According to dispatches from New
York the latest importations from the
French capital indicate that the tend
ency among smart women is in the di-
rectton Of tighter skirts this season
would he tempted to say, "impossi-
ble.' We're it not for the fact that
there are so many impossible things
nowadays. especially in feminine dress.
So those of US who had imagined
that the limit had been reached are
to be disillusioned.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-04
-BENNER. & BEGG'

the suffering victim by sniping its
tongue out by the roots as it squawks
in openmouthed terror. This happen
ed last week. when ]. Williams. CASH
Ter Of the Hastings bank, was feed
ing his chickens"
The rape Of pig pens, the cruel
destruction of pet CANNES. the awful
slaughter of other gentle domesticat-
ed bipeds by Mr.. Ellery SO that he
near Hastings.
lates. have often been visited by
eagles. which 500 discovered that in
the rabbitry. a part of the curriculum
for teaching practical farming to the
inmates. were many fat and, to per-
ishing birds of prey. delicious bunnies.
Straight into the pens and runawaye
where the well-fed Belgian hares are
kept. quite close to the orphanage
buildings. the .quick-darting masters
their tearing claws into h spine Of a
writhing bunny and flown off with the
victim.
MANY small children in the neigh
borhood and their parents have been
so fearful that mothers arm them
selves with stout clubs and accom-
pany their tots to and from day
school. Young men carry shotguns
or revolvers when work hours call
them out early, for the eagles soar
forth before sunup. more desperate
than ever after a mealless night in
the woods.
eff the intense cold continues and
food is impossible to get. adult people
May have to fight for their safety If
encountered alone on sonre Of the
roads in this vicinity. In milder
months landowners have long been
proud Of the gigantic lonely looking
birds"
Gan hats off to Mr.. Ellery, the dis
~coverer Of the awful Ardsley Eagle
peril!J
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-04
EAGLES ON TME RAMPAGE
VAST FLOCK OF FIERCE BIRDS BREAKING DOWN FORESTS AMI
SOARING FOLKS

flights to the opposite side of the riy.
er. %here ancestral tree growth Il
high and general, and many rich
iamilies live, he powerful giants OF
the cioud have shown not only fear.
lessness and indifference to the pres
ence OF things to eat. but have be.
come dangerous and a constant men,
ing o from overhead branches.
. heavy are their bodies that they
Will M over a stout tree or break
on a thick branch. (Do you yet that,
dear reader? Do YOU begin to meas.
ure and weigh this Ellery eagle men.
ace? Why. the great aux 10 a hum.
ming bird beside them. But there
Is more meat to serve; give heed
Thus they perch and silently peer
about Tor a chance to find anythine
mat Will satisfy their evident. raven.
gaunt to make the long flights that
are SO often written about"
Crow we pause to ask ourselves
what Naturalist Ellery means by tired
and 1aunt. for in the very mex
breath he begins to tell us OF the tire.
~n1endously fierce battle these eagles
OF his engage in. n they are not &C
saunt but that they can bend owe
trees BY their sheer weight. Howev.
CO. We uultIIAk INTO tno very midst
Of Ellery's passionate prose. Here,
some more
"If this bird does find a morse,
OF food. large Or small, others (eaglei
We suppose) will dash out from unex
pected spots. and there IL a terrific
overhead fight on forthwith. Shrek.
ing shrill notes resound as each one
struggles. bites. snaps sharp beak OF
strikes with rapid talons and thrashel
the air with wide wings, while 8
mishty contest for mastery and the
meal goes on. At times fully 20 OF
these speedy and venoeful scrapperl
have been seen in a death combat
over a mere trifie Of fleShI from tn
garbage heap. HousekSepers M
longer toss remnants Of the table
scraps to these birds, AZ in warn
months. because now their presence
is dreaded instead Of desired as a" nov.
city. At times (Mr. Ellery's eagle.
are really Just warming up and hi
has FORGOTTEN all about how tired and
gaunt they 'were) these kinks of the
cloud range will clash and be locked
together in crushing. relentless EN-.
brace. following IN impact htxh ayAl
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-04
New York Worldly

A>S" iobh
This historic locality is in the grin
of a frightful eagle menace. Mr.. W
El1ery, an Ardsley naturalist, is thrill.
Ing the country side with his tremen-
dOus account Of how hordes of raven
ing eagles, eaglets and eagles are i'm.
perilling the lives Of rich and poor
alike, r raiding chicken coops, pig
pens and rabbit runs, are snatchine
pet poodles from the earth and soar
among n another in midair with
awful Shrek and mighty clash, are
indeed doing monstrous deeds on a gi'
gantic scale.
From other Hudson river towns we
hear that wild beasts and birds are
unable to scrape a living from the
frozen ground and how hunger has
driven them into the villages In search
Of food. but 1t has been left for Mr..
fervid purple and tell us how 1t fares
with the national bird.
List to Naturalist Ellsry. beginning
with slow. majestic strain. but soor
waking up into epic violence:
During the extreme cold Of the
last four weeks. when fields and
mountains north Of this city have
been covered with snow and ice. the
people of Hastings. Ardsley and
LIQUIDS FeTTy nave ueeu tT0Ateu u
more intimate acquaintances with the
Bird Of freedom tina nthe whitest.
bearded patriarch can recall. 1--WE
r assured that Mr.. Ellery has made
a wide anvas among the white.
bearded patriarchs.. also among the
yellow. brown. black and red beared
ones, not to mention an extensive in.
terview with himself. But list
"For generations past typical brown
winged and white-headed or bald
eagles have made their eyrie homel
and nests in monster trees at the tor
Of the Palisades on the New Jersey
bank Of the Hudson. opposite Hast.
ings and Ardsley. At that point tow.
ering rock formation rises abruptly
from the river shore. and the timber
growth. uncut since Indians roam6d
there. IL tall and massive. It is a
lonesome district. e.
A a result Of the hard frigidity
recently all natural food of the eagle.
has evidently been difficult To procure
beneath the snowdrifts and fey sur.
face, and hunger has made the fight.
erS fierce and desperate. Id theil
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-04

err than the train. ] was proud indeed
when I shook John Hampson's hand.
THE tender was a wagon. It had
a cover to protect the fuel, which
was short pieces of wood packed in
two barrels. Mr.. Harnpson was his
own stoker.
THE train consisted Of two coaches
old stage coaches that had done SER
| vice on dirt roads. They were mount
ed on new wheels which raj over strap
iron that vas fitted over wooden tim
| bers. These We're among the first rails
used in this country.
THE seating capacity was nine to
the coach, even inside and two on
top. The train was increased later
to three coaches.
The fare from Schenectady to AL
bany was about $3.50. l have nc
recollection Of n protests about ex-
cessive rates. 1t vas a luxury to trav-
81 by rail then and people don't US
les.
recall that my father and his party
went forward to the engine and shook
hands with Mr.. Hampson.
Tho John Bull, I learned later was
made in England and shipped here in
1881. The cylinders were S 1-2 inches
in diameter and had stroke Of is
inches. The wheels were 4 1-2 feet in
diameter. The boiler had 20 copper
tubes 5 feet long and I inches in diam
eter. There was no pilot and no cab.
The smokestack was quite high and
straight.
when. the engine whistled the pas
|sengers stuck out their heads and look
ed forward. I remember that they
asked what vas the matter. just as
they do now. "
THAT first ride on a railroad had a
good deal to do with shaping my after
life. When I grew up I became a
receiving clerk at Savannah, Ga. for
the Southwestern railroad Of Georgia
and remained in the place until I re-
turned to Connecticut in 1869.
Il am sometimes asked IL all this
does not seem like a dream. On the
contrary. 1t is quite a reality. I have
been through it all and was a part OF
it. The amazing thing to me is the
progress that has been made in rail-
reading since that time"
This is all that he remembers. of the
| ride o the first steam passenger train
in America.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-04

bluffs OIL water, until a pair or often
a dozen Of them will be knotted and
Keeling. topping downward through
space, soon to be dashed against rocks
through woodland branches, or strike
the ice foes with crushing force. eve
wonder II even Theodore Roosevelt
would have IN chance against this
WINGED to the contrary II you read
on,
when fields or meadows offer no
sustenance for SO many days the
starving instinct leads them to seek
such places as Greystone, the former
Tilden mansion. now owned by Sam
uel Untermyer: the Helen Gould
home. the Kirkham homestead. re-
Gently bought by Billie Burke. the
actress. Long Vue Inn. a famous re-
sort for city auto parties. kept by
Mon. Bunshee 80 long made a prac-
tice of placing inviting scraps Of food
estry on the premises. The gaunt.
peering. furnishing birds. naturally
hideous to look upon. utter plaintive
cries, part scream or whistle, part
vail OF distress. which Ia terrorizing
to a child or lone pedestrians who re-
Allies how threatening a hunger driv-
en-. perishing, mighty vampire. insane
from brute needs, may come. Those
pinched and powerful wolves of the
clouds are viewed with alarm by
mothers. Nes. Mr.. Ellery, and by
fathers. gr~andfathers and greatgrand-
fathers. or should be.)
Chicken coops have often been in.
vaded. where thoroughbred poultry
Of fancy breeds is kept housed. Eagles
know nc fear. They have. swooped
down with a rush and terrifying whirl
Of air and demoniacal iscreech beside
a. mar or woman feeling. a flock of
chickens. struck their piercing talons
in the back Of a fufl-grown rooster,
and then flown away across the river,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-04

ing a strong point Of the humane side
or the matter. The statement il made
that during one of the heated terms
OF last summer. the loss in horsefiesh,
taking the entire country into con-
slderation. amounted to more than
100000 These figures contemplate
only the actual loss by death from the
heat. while the suffering which was
experienced by the draft animals at
the same time can only be imagined.
In four Of the largest cities alone. the
number Of animals which fell on the
streets amounted to 3.752. New Yorl;
led with 1.70s. Chicago followed with
1883. Boston noted ISL and Philadel-
pllia had 21O,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-04
M
Sis Honkins.

When Sis Hopkins" that exquisite
lE sweet play of country life is pre-.
sented at the Metropolitan on Thurs
day evening. it will be the last time
that theatcrRoers Of this city will see
Miss Rose Melville in tho character
Of the Posey county girl. a character
which she originated and which she
mas played to thousands on thousands
OF ~appreciative auditors for the past
twelve years. 1t was Miss MelviIle's
intention to retire from the stage at
tho close of last season, but the in.
ability OF j.. r. Stirling. her manager,
I secure q successor Of sufficient mer-
IT.. and the general demand on the
part of managers and th~eatergoers
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-04
HAS SEEN RAILROAD DEVELOPMENT
oCTOGENARIAN WHO RODE ON THE DE WITT CLINTON TELLS
HIS STORY OF THAT RIDE

hour trains between New York and
Chicago to 1881 when the first train
departed on a run Of eighteen miles.
In his library he talked of it.
II was only a boy he said, land
YOU know a boy doesn't go below the
surface. / do remember the engine.
1t was impressive to me. for it was the
first engine Of that sort I ever saw,
ana I realized that it was the first that
the country had " seen.
1.-THE engineer to me was a hero.
He was an Engiishman. John Hamp-
son was his name. listened while
he and my father talked before the
train pulled out.
HE wore a cap which caught my
fancy, for it was trimmed with gold
lace. perhaps 1t was braid. To me
he was a great man. I do not recall
that there was a conductor.
"Mr. Hanson told my people that
the name Of his engine was John Bull
but the train was called the Dewitt
Clinton. And I remember that as a
good American boy. Dewitt Clinton
was to me a greater man than John
Bull and I wondered why the engine
wasn't named after the New Yorker.
I thought that the engine was great
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-04

for another . season Of the delightful
play. compelled Miss Melville to fore
so her vacation and play another
year. This, however. will positively
Miss Melville enters the play. clad
In the old gingham dress and wearing
striped stockings. ones sympathy goes
out to her because Of the utter hon
esty Of her character which is SC ap-
parent. And later when she has her
first glimmer OF trouble and smoothe
tho way for her troubled heart with
the philosophy which trickles from
her lips. n cannot help admiring
and loving her.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-04
CARRINGToN Talks PorAroEs,

Darlington. n. D., March Am en-.
thusiastic meeting Of farmers was
held here Saturday to consider the
extensively in this neighborhood. The
meeting OF the potato enthusiasts fol-
lowed an interesting farmers insti-
tute.
Ten men interested in the potato
movement have agreed to put in 800
each toward building a suitable ware
house and it is believed that in time
Darlington will become a noted pota-
to center,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-04
The Red Rose.

lbO 1NCUs xObSCs
John c. Fishers beautiful produc.
ton. THE Red Rose" is to the sphere
Of song play what Du Maurier's 'Tril-
by" was in its halcyon days to the
dramatic stage. The sweetly sympa-
thetic side of feminine life and its tri-
umph over environment is placed in
a setting OF lyrics and songs in a
most fascinating manner In this
work OF Harry B.. and Robert B. Smith
and Robert Bowers. there is romance.
heart interest, dancing. ensembles.
novelties, brilliant color effects and
superb costuming. A simple, though
interesting story is told in three acts.
in which the 'theatereoer is delight
fully entertained. The metropolitan
production Of Tho Red Rose" will
be seen at the Metropolitan theater
N Monday. March II, and promises
to be the distinct hit Of the seasons
bookings. The presenting company is
unusually large and is said to include
a stunning chorus and ballet. which
have always characterized Mr.. Fish.
er's shows.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-04
SECURED POSSESSION OF CHILD.

Rolette. N. D.. March ATTORNEY
Charles Donnelly Of Towner was here
in the interests of John Bauncher
who had brought an action for the
Mrs. A. J. Lipe, formerly his wife.
The action was against Mr.. and Mrs.
Lipe and was tried before Judge
Cowan at Rolla. The possession OF
the girl was given the plaintiff and
she will be placed in custody Of her
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-04
For President

For Delegates to National
Republican Convention
Vote For All Teal
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r. W. MASTE:l<. LidGerNNOOd.
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TORGER SlNNESS. Mt"newaukan.
L. p. HYDE, valley City.
n. j. LINDE., stanley.
NICHOLAS HAYES, Willistoa.
ALFRED WHITE, Dickinson.
JOHN W. SCOTT, Gilby.
For Presidential Electors
Vote For All Five)
ROGER ALLIN, Park River.
c. 9. BUCK. Jamestown.
NJ. NJ. BREEN. WOlfOrd.
r. A. TOSTEvIN, Mandan.
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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-04

MONDAY, MARCH 4, 1912.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-04
rHE r,NENING TINES

official paper of Grand Fork. County
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-07-11

Furnished rooms for light house
keeping; every modern convenience;
no children. Mrs. L. H. Tucker
Phone 470.
Quite a number of the county candi
dates attended a plantation barbecue
held at Rogers camp at Allenfarn
today
A. & NJ. College offers for sale an
extra good coming three-year-old Per
cheron horse (gelding). Price reason
able. Write or see John G.. Burns
College Station, Texas.
Col. A. A. Farley has been in the
city for a few days and his many
friends and acquaintances are always
glad to have him with them.
A lot of odds and ends in ladies'
$500, $3.50 and $500 slippers. Your
choice of the lot for $3.50 pair. Webb
Bros.
For Rent-Nice furnished rooms
well screened and electric lights, cor.
ner Dallas and Franklin streets. Also
boarders wanted.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-07-11
PARTISAN SAGE FOR WOMEN.

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germs?
Before you finish one bottle OF de-
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OF dandruff will vanish.
Besides this your hair will be free
from dandruff germs, and PARTISAN
Sage will so nourish the hair roots
that the hair itself will become full OF
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PARTISAN Sage is not dye-it
does not contain dangerous lead or
any other poisonous ingredient. For
your own protection ask for PARIS
IAN Sage and request your dealer not
to give you any preparation contain
ing Lead or Nitrate of Silver. Large
bottle of PARTISAN Sage soc at E. ].
Jenkins drug store and dealers Amer.
lea over