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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-22

I AM SEEKING INFORMATION AS TO
whether or not Mrs. Bertha Meyer
left a last will and testament upon
her death. Any person who drew up
same, will please notify Viii Meyer.
Thompson. N. D.
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A ROMANCE OF TRADE.
The Start and Rise of the Famous
Krupp Gun Works.

Krupp Gun Works.
The famous cannon foundry Of
Krupp, at Essen, was established in
1911 by Frederick Krupp, who aban-
doned a successful grocery business at
the instigation of two brothers named
Won Kechel in order to devote himself
to the manufacture of cast steel.
The process was then unknown in
Germany, and the article itself went
under the name of English steel" be-
cause it was imported from England.
Krupp had money, and the Kechels had
ege fHe tf h stat tffchg gi Ekan9Hs
in an old water power mill at Altenes-
sen. The experiments of the Won
kechelS were unsuccessful. For nearly
two years they did their best, but all
their efforts to produce English steel'
failed. In the end Krupp decided to
get rid of them after having spent one
half of his fortune in experiments and
took over the management Of the work
himself.
For long time he had no luck, and
1t was only after some years Of diSap-
pointment and labor that satisfactory
metal was produced 1t was under his
son Alfred that the business first real
ly began to flourish. It's exhibit at the
London exposition Of 1851 revealed to
the world that little known German
firm was producing iron and steel that
could not be bettered by the industry
of any other country. Orders from the
Prussian government followed, and
the name and fortune of the firm were
de.-Philadelphia Inquirer.
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ROYAL Niuht Bodyuuards,

For more than 400 years body of
men known as the Monteros de Es-
pinosa have enjoyed the exclusive
privilege OF watching over the SUM-
bers of the kings and queens Of Spain.
They are bound by tradition to be ma
tives of Espinosa and to have served
with distinction in the army. One of
these Is on guard at the door of the
bedroom Of each royal parsonage in
the palace. and the others. armed with
huge halberds and wearing felt soled
shoes, tread silently all through the
night along the corridors and halls.
Their service begins at midnight and
ceases at Z in the morning.
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EPSON salts in their food is worth
trying when the hens cease laying
from overlooking.
A bird that has been sick with any
contagious disease is disqualified from
being either a safe breeder or mother
Ducks In the garden will devour
many bugs, slugs and worms and can
not scratch Guinea hens also are use
full In the garden
Goslings will thrive if fed on grass
alone, but will not make such rapid
growth, of course, as when they are
given little grain.
Every farmer should plant such
crops as milo, sorghum. Kafir and
shallu for his fowls. A small area of
land will produce enough grain to feed
a large flock of poultry.
Follow the practice approved by
many successful poultrymen of selling
water In eggshells. The way to get it
inside is to let the hens put it there
They will do 1t satisfactorily if given
an ample supply. and if fed and other
wise managed properly and supplied
with grit they will put I'D more or less
other ingredients which the public viii
pay for.-Orange Judd Farmer.
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MYSTIC ALGIERS.
1t ls Net City For Women Visitors to
Explore Alone.

No foreigner knows what the Arab
does. To few has it been given to IN
derstand what he thinks. Within his
house he is as much master in Algiers
as he is in Mecca, so long as he avoids
the appearance of what the intidel calls
evil and so long as he complies with
certain demands, equally foolish and
outrageous to him, in respect of regis
tratiOn, vaccination, sanitation and the
like
To any one who has ever seen for a
moment behind the veil of native life
there is something almost terrifying
about the impenetrable mystery Of
these silent houses. Things happen
there and human nature assumes as
poets there of which the western world
never dreams. l confess to being I'M
easy when l see careless and ignorant
westerners-certainly when l see west
ern women-walking alone in the ma
tive quarters of eastern towns.
Suppose one of those dark doors
should open suddenly, the stranger be
dragged quietly within and the door
shut! That stranger might disappear
forever without leaving a single trace.
1t would be useless to search unless
the authorities were prepared to ran
sack every house to its most private
apartments in a whole district, and to
do that would be, if not to provoke
revolt, at least to stir up such danger
Gus unrest and hostility as to make it
impossible.
What might happen to that stranger
is best not considered. If his or her
captors SO chose there would be no
more trace than marks the spot where
a stone has fallen into the sea. Such
an event is, Of course, very unlikely,
but it has horribly happened and might
happen again.-Sir Henry Norman, NJ.
P, in Scribner'S.
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Built In Blood,

The winter palace of the cars was
built in blood. Almost every stone of
the walls and every square yard of the
plaster lining them cost a life. Mich
olas had given the order that the pal
ace must be rebuilt in a year, and
what was human life against the des-
pots will? Six thousand men were
kept at work day and night, with the
palace heated at 80 R. to dry the walls
rapidly, while the temperature outside
was often 80 degrees below zero r.
The men could only work with ice
packs on their heads, and, experience
ing a daily change Of 60 degrees they
died by the score every day. By the
end Of the year the death roll was
some thousands, but the palace was
finished
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BONEHEAD BASEBALL.
This Was About the Richest Double
Play Ever Perpetrated.

This Was About the Richest Double
Play Ever Perpetrated.
Double boneheads are rare in base
ball-scarcer than hens teeth, and
naturally SO, for the completion of
4 ing by the opposition. Still, dou-
bic concretes happen ever and anon,
rhp most famous one possibly being
t pulled by Cozy DoIan and Harry
G or at Chicago several years ago.
shis occasion Dolan had reached
81 Vi in the ninth, and one was
q, 4, the score at the time being in
favor of the Cubs by one run mar
gin. The next batter hoisted a long
fly over center field. Gessler grabbed
the ball and, deciding that 1t was the
third out, tucked the ball in his peck
ct and flew for the clubhouse.
Dolan, instead of taking advantage
of the break to score the tying run,
also figured that 1t was the third out
and followed Gessler across the field,
while a raving mob of players from
both teams, surrounding them, tried
to impress the horror of the situation
upon them.
Artie Holman finally took the ball
away from Gessler, chased Dolan to
the clubhouse and made the putout at
the edge of the bathtub. That was
the richest double break on record,
but there have been q few others al
most as funny.
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JUICE or THE POPPY.
The Flowers Are Lanced TO Obtain the
Crude Opium.

Tt is probable that few owners Of
flower beds are aware that the pop
pies they cultivate purely for ornament
will # treated correctly, produce OPT
um v hen the flower petals have fall
en-, leaving the seed capsule bare, there
will eyude, if an incision is made in
that body, a sticky juice. This juice
is OPIUM. 1t varies in certain chemical
Qualities according to the country
waer in it is cultivated and the vari-
ety r plant wherefrom it is produced.
Although the poppy will grow in al
most any climate, it is in the east 1t
is most successfully cultivated When
the land has been plOwed and harrow
ed the poppy seed is sown, about six
pounds of seed being sufficient for
one-third of an acre. Just as soon as
it begins to terminate, about a week
after sowing in certain localities, the
land Is divided by burrows into rec
tangular beds about eight feet in length
by four In breadth. These channels
are employed for irrigation, as the
plants need frequent watering, some
times even until the time of maturity.
About two months and a half after
termination the flower appears, and its
four petals are gently removed on the
third day after their expansion, to be
pasted together with the leaves des-
tined to form the outer shell of the
opium cake. Then after about eight
or ten days the capsules are lanced-at
highland the juice which has eXud-
ed from the incisions is scraped off in
the morning with a small scoop and
transferred to metal or earthen YES
sci. This pru@ess is repeated three or
four times at intervals Of two or three
days. the result being pure opium.
The flower petals, the plant leaves and
the stalks have also q considerable
value for packing purposes. The thick
er portions of the stalk are used by
natives for firewood
The crude opium having been gath
cred. 1t is stored by the cultivatOr and
carefully watched and examined from
time to time in order that no mold or
faint may attack it. Finally the opium
is made into cakes, dried, packed in
boxes and removed to market for sale.
New York Press.
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MAKING CHARCOAL FOR HOGS.
Helps Wonderfully In Keeping the AMI
mails In Good Condition.

F1eiPs WonQeFTuliy IN NSePIn9 the AMI
mails In Good Condition.
When hogs are being fed corn they
have Unsuitable appetites for charcoal,
and this goes to show that the char
coal meets some requirement of the
animal system. What is paIatable sell
dom does the system any injury, and
then only when taken in excess, which
1t is likely to be if the animals are not
accustomed to it, especially if they are
hungry. The fact that hogs when on
full feed of corn eat all forms of char
coal with ayidity and never get too
much of it is sufficient grounds for
providing it in abundance and keeping
it within reach of the hogs at all times.
l utilize all the corncobs on my place
for making charcoal to feed my hogs.
says an Iowa Homestead correspond
ent. L dig a pit about five feet deep,
which is smaller at the bottom than at
the top, in which to burn the cobs. |
start fire at the bottom and gradually
fill with cobs, then cover the pit with a
sheet iron lid. Earth may be used in
covering the pit if d large lid is not
available. In about twelve hours the
combustion has produced an exceeding
ly good grade of corncob charcoal.
In feeding the charcoal l make up the
following mixture: Five bushels Of
corncOb charcoal, one bushel of wood
ashes, eight pounds of salt, two quarts
of air slaked lime, two pounds of sui
phur and pound of copperas. l break
up the charcoal, mix all thoroughly to-
gether, put the mixture in self feeding
boxes and place where the hogs can
have free access to it. This combina
ton furnishes a good percentage of ash
for bone building, destroys worms and
helps wonderfully in keeping the hogs
in a thrifty condition. The amount of
charcoal that a bunch of hogs will eat
during the winter if given free access
to it at all times is really very surpris-
ing.
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SANITARY DAIRY HOUSE.
[From Kimbalrs Dairy Farmer.l

trates a very convenient farmers dali
ry house. The size of the rooms may
be varied to suit the individual needs.
A concrete tank near the pump
makes cooling of the milk convenient.
The separator should be located in the
same room. A room provided with a
sink and rack can be located at one
end of the building. This room should
be used exclusively for washing and
drying cans and bottles. A room with
shelves suitable for storing milk
should be partitioned off from the OPP
pOsite end of the building.
The walls and floor of the dairy
house should be of solid REINFORCED
concrete. The roof can be of roofing
paper or shingles.
The cost of such building need not
exceed $1S5, varying according to the
size of the herd. - Kimball's Dairy
Farmer.
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ter in the airy cos
tune Of the dancing girls of the East,
and sent her in to dance before them.
So great Il condeScensiOn implied that
the King should make some return. He
asked the girl what he should give her,
promising anything, even to the half
of his kingdom. and the child returned
to her mother for instructions. Hero
dias had gotten Herod into her net
Now, in the presence of his friends.
on his own birthday, at his own sug-
gestion. he had obligated himself TO do
anything that might be asked. If the
daughter demurred to ask for the head
Of John the Baptist. the mother prob
ably told her that if John lived both
of them would sooner or later be out
casts; that his death was necessary.
Bound by an Unholy Oath.
When the maiden made her request,
the King was grieved. yet he felt him
self bound to comply with his oath.
The execution was accomplished, and
the head was delivered to Herodias.
Alas, poor world. How many are it's
HLIeUl)LS
to increase its pleasures and honors!
In previous study we heard Jesus
words, that no greater Prophet than
John had arisen. We fully agree that
he was Prophet of the Lord, and
that he will have a great reward in
the future; with Abraham, Isaac and
Jacob, he will come forth q perfect
man, because he was found faithful,
even unto death. He will he one of
the class mentioned by the Lord
through the Prophet Dayid--'1nstead
Of Thy fathers, shall be Thy children,
whom Thou [Messiahl shalt make
Princes in all the earth."-Psalm
xiv, 16
Those who selected our lesson text
evidently overlooked the fact that John
the Baptist is not one of the Church
class referred to in the Lords words,
BE thou faithful unto death, and |
will give thee crown of life" Revela-
ton ii, 10J John will indeed get life
everlasting as a glorious portion, but
he will not be a member of the Bride
class. This honor belongs to US since
Pentecost. We quote st. Paul's words
concerning the Ancient Worthless: "AI
these died in faith, not. having received
the things promised them,' that they,
40ith0ut us, should not be made per
feet" Hebrews ii. Is, 3S-4OJ We,
the Church, called TO be joint heirs
with Jesus, must get our share Of the
blessing first. the Bride and the Bride
groom must be perfected In the First
before the Kingdom can
be established. and before the blessing
can go even to the Ancient Worthless.
Wherein Is the Difference?
If John the Baptist was faithful unto
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WHAT YOU GOT IN THAT PASSED. /"
think they are out with a brass band
waiting for me-"
'"Then climb in and come along. By
George, but that was singing! A little
more and you'd had me weeping"
"If you amt a constable and amt
going to take me to jail, what does all
this commotion mean? 1 asked.
Wanted Vocal Teacher.
"Why, thought L told you long ago
I'm a farmer. Got three gals-Ann,
Susan and Hammer. Them gals is no
later peelers. Been to school and
know all about everything. They can
play parlor organ in a way to melt
your heart one minute and make you
dance the next. I'In mighty proud
over 'em. They lack jest one thing to
put 'em on the top shelf"
1.-THE tour of EuropeY I asked.
mo, sir. They've got voices on to
'em, but they can't sing. The voices
has got to be trained, cultivated-hoed
and tended like so many hills of corn
Ne
But, man, Pm a hobo.'
''You jest think you are" he replied
with wink. You are some rich mans
son out on the road in search of ad-
venture. That makes the case all the
romantcker. Got a singer there now,
but he used to be a clock tinker, and
the gals know it. Going to throw him
n
cows to milk, no getting up afore day
light. You just learn the gals to sing.
Got some buds in that bundle of
yours"
"a few"
"Waal, you are Professor Delaney.
You say nothing Of the hobo business,
and I'll attend to the throwing out Of
hints. Well fix about the pay later
on. Say, sing that song over agin. It's
bettern'n mince pie right out Of the
oven."
This time / knew that was singing
for soft job, and 1 put in all the fer
vor and quavers and twists and lodges
l could. 1t was a success. When the
song was ended the farmer raised a
hand and bro1ght it down with
thump and exclaimed:
Better Than "the Swan of Avon"
"By the great jingo, but Shakespeare
can't beat itp'
But he's dead. you know"
$50? | didn't see anything in my
county paper about it, but | reckon you
know"
"And he was no singer"
$50? WAL. l heard the gals talking
about him, but mebbe | misunderstood.
At any rate, the clock tinker has got to
hike. / won't be three minutes throw
ing him out It's about a mile to the
farm yet, and you kinder keep hum
ming that song as we go along. l
hain't had anything soften me up like
that since lost lawsuit and had to
pay my lawyer $780,"
We drove directly to the barn when
we arrived at the farm. and | put on
my rubber collar and made other
changes and was taken In and intro
duced. He went in first by five min
utes, and he got off that yarn about
Professor Delaney and rich mans
son. l knew he had. because when he
came out he winked at me and poked
me in the ribs and said:
'All three Of the gals are ready to
fall in love with you, but don't neglect
the singing"
-.--- - \
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clare, He may do what He will with
His own.
Nothing in Gods promise bound Him
to give John the Baptist a place in the
Bride class. The Apostle Peter de-
clares that God foreknew this class.
predestinated it as class from before
the foundation of the world; and He
Is now making selection according
to principles. to determine who may
be OF this class. He gave no oppor-
tunity 20 John the Baptist to be of this
class, but permitted him to die when
he had accomplished the work intended
for him. None can be of this Bride
class who died prior to Pentecost. for
there the Holy Spirit was first given.
and without this none can occupy the
plane Of sons; those under Moses and
Of his House were servants.
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Japawese "Silentv Music.

A curious ceremony used to be per-
formed in Japan by the court must
clans at certain Shinto festivals. Both
stringed and wind instruments were
used, but it was held that no sound
should be allowed to fall upon I'M
worthy ears, and, as some of the ears
present might be unworthy, all the
motions of playing were gone through
by the musicians, but not a single
sound was heard. This strange Gus
tom dated back many generations.
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EasiIv Accounted For

81 thought your wife was enthusias-
tic for woman suffrage?"
"She was for awhile"
'Why has she changed her mind? I
heard her say last night that she
thought women were silly to want to
vote"
well, you see, I've recently come
out pretty strong in favor Of votes for
women. Chicago Record Herald.
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a Wise Woman.

"Now, for 81" announced the star
gazer, 81 will furnish you with a
philter which will make your husband
love you to the exclusion Of all 9th
ers."
81 don't think I'll invest" decided
the practical housewife. But if you
have a philter which will make him
bring home some Of his salary on pay
day III allow you a percentage on all
sums realized" Louisville Courier
Journal
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Use For a Friend.

"I let my house furnished, and they
have had measles there. OF course
we've had the place disinfected, so
suppose it's quite safe. What do you
think?"
"I fancy it would be all right, dear
But l think perhaps it would be safer
to lend it to a friend rst."-London
Punch.
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Purely Speculative,

81 have always been interested" said
little Binks, in the utilization Of
waste. Now, where do you suppose
all these burst tires go in the end?''
Il don't know" said the genial phi
losopher. "but if they go where most
people consign 'em there must be ter
rible smell Of rubber in the hereafter"
-Harper's Weekly.
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Consid Grafton.

"Do you think women have a sense
Of humer?"
sYes." replied Miss Cayenne. But
I think they have become accustomed
to restrain their laughter through
fear Of hurting some mans feelings."-
Washington Star.
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death. wherein is
the difference, and
why should he re-
ceive an earthly
re ward and the
Bride class receive
the b e a V e n ] Y ?
There are several
reasons for this.
In the matter of
justice God could
not show any pref
erence, but in mat
tiers of favor. as
tho SorfY1tJTrne 6n
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HOBO HARMONIES.
Checkers Singing Enchants a
Farmers Family.
ENGAGED AS VOCAL TEACHER
He Leads an IdyIlic Life, Instructinq
the Three Daughters Until He Makes
the Acquaintance of Their Three
Husky Suitors.
BY M. QUAD.

BY M. QUAD.
copyright, 1912, by Associated Literary
Press
" HAD taken to the highway to
81 pass a railroad bridge and was
81 singing "Old Black Joe" as rest
ed for bit when farmer came
along with his team and halted to lis
ten. / gave him the notes and words
over again. and when l had finished
with a high G that made his horses
dance he Called.Out:
Say, now, that's singing! 1t hain't
yawping and bowling, but real old
fashioned singing, such as our mothers
used to do"
ooh, dunno" says in my shy and
modest way.
But do and / want you. I'd ruth
er have found you than a ten dollar
bill. Hain't got no engagement on
hand at present, hope?"
Nothing pressing. I've got to get
into Cleveland some day, but l don't
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Pops Distinction.

Pop"
Yes, my SON."
when a man talks a great deal
what is he called?"
AN orator. my boy"
"And when a woman talks a good
deal what is she cailed?"
- nuiSance."-Yonkers Statesman.
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Only Guideposts.

A well known Fourth avenue banker
was sitting In a downtown restaurant
eating mush and milk.
whats the matter" inquired a
friend.
"Got dyspepsia"
Don't you enjoy your mealsE
Enjoy my meals?" snorted the in
dignant dyspeptic. my meals are
merely guideposts to take medicine be
fore or after" Pittsburgh Post.
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A Pacemaker.

''You have taken your son into bust
ness with your
YES" replied Mr.. Growcher.
"But you seem to work harder than
ever"
81 nave to. / have an ambition to
know as much about this business as
he thinks he does. "-Washington Star.
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"3e thou faithful unfo death dad tciU Oive
thee a crolen OF Hfe'-Repel0tioH ii, TO-
"ODAY'S STUDY includes John
a the Baptist's death. King He
~ rod had put away his wife, and
was living with the wife of his
brother Philip-Herodias. John the
Baptist in his preaching had referred
to the fact that King Herod was liv-
ing in violation of the Divine Law, and
was likely to bring upon the people
war, for his wife was the daughter, of
King AretaS.
Herodias heard of Johns teaching.
and was both angry and fearful. Had
Herod put her away, as would have
been his duty. she would have been a
disgraced woman, for the Uerods were
well known in Rome and elsewhere.
Herod feared John ana feared the
people who believed John to be
Prophet, but EerodIaS feared neither
God nor man. lii difference to Hero