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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-18

on was sick and needed special atten.
tton.. It was then removed to the re-
~cuperation room, and Charlie Snyder
was assigned to watch 1t and pre-
scribe treatment.
The Snake Was Restless.
Snyder brought the reptile through
the crisis of its sickness, and COM
pletely won its friendship. The snake
had the run Of the reptile house. for
Snyder believes in kindness to snakes
as to all other animals. and he is
proud Of the fact that he has been
able to handle the most poisonous Of
his charges without attack.
Snyder was sitting in the recuperat-
Ing room on Saturday morning. 1t
was rather cool, and he noticed that
his charge was restless. He turned to
watch of the lizards. and failed to
see that the great python had pulled
its length from between an opening
IN the frail partition which protected
1t from the inquisitive lizards, and
was slowly and quietly moving across
the o to where he sat.
THE first thing I knew Of the move
ments OF the snake" he said, " was
when with q quick movement the
python began to coil up my leg. pin
ming me to the leg Of the chair. I
~ IL oCCIIlcu 10 dldEIn
the snake. 1t Continued its upward
movement. until 1t wrapped its length
about my waist, pinning one of my
arms to my side.
Il knew in a moment what had hap
pened. for I had seen the same thing
many times in India. The snake was
not moved by an evil intent, but was
simply seeking the warmth which my.
body furnished. With my leg fast to
the chair and my arm pinned to my
side. I did not dare move. The
snakes head was dangerously near,
and by glancing sideways I could see
its fangs darting in and out. So I sat
perfectly STILL"
The great snake frightened its coils
about the keepers body. Suffering
greatly, and daring not to move, the
Keeper felt tho pressure of the snakes
coils until he thought the bone in his
leg would be broken and his ribs cav
ed In. With his free hand he quietly
gripped the side Of the chair. and tried
to Keep from crying out.
This was his situation when family
there came to his ears the sound Of a
keeper whistling. Keep a Little Cow
Corner in Your Heart for Me-" The
snake heard tho sound, and lifted up
its head. and began swaying in time
to the music. "
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-18
Curious CONVERSATIONS

England's experiments with sugar
oeets are gratifying and John Bull
may yet raise his sugar.
In n night recently l,7s6 home.
less persons were picked up on. the
streets of London by the police.
One French scientist is endeavorine
10 nring about a sleeping reform
low. He says II the pillow is to be-
used at all, 1t should be placed under
the feet. Nightmare and insomnia
will be avoided in this manner he
claims.
Elmer Lafonzo. a full-blooded In
dian. of the Rancho Chico, in Butte
county. was married recently to Miss
Genevteve Norton. a trained nurse of
Los Angeles. Lafonzo has been a pro.
tege Of Mrs. Bidwell. owner Of the
famous Rancho Chico, who had his
voice trained.
The crude oil engine is now looming
up as a rival of steam propulsion for
the larger great lakes boats. Expert.
ments have shown that it Is as depend
able as steam. takes up considerably
less space and Is much cheaper once
the initial cost of installation has been
met.
y. T. Morgan ha become the
possessor Of the copy Of Fox's Book
Of Martyrs" which was owned by
John Bunyan and which was the in
spired tinker's chief comfort, after the
bible. during his twelve years impri-
sonment. The books pages bear
scrubbed comments by Bunyan, ex-
pressing his sympathy for the martyrs.
A writer in the Atlantic Monthly
says some sharp things about the
American limitations Of the pergola,
The trouble Is that Americans refuse
to cover their pergolas with vines, for.
getting that the pergola's only reason
for existence is the vine. III we call.
ed a pergola a trellis. and were done
With It," he says. I'VE might be less in
danger Of dishguring our gardens by
a species Of s~nowshed."
Probably the earliest wall painting,
are the ancient Egyptian. They en-.
ployed a distemper containing dissolv.
ed gum, and their principal pigments
were white chalk. a vegetable yellow,
ochres. Ethiopian cinnabar. blue pow.
dered glass stained with copper and
charcoal black. Their drawing was
technically skillful and. as is the ease
with the modern decorator. their COL
oring was purely decorative and their
designs fanciful and extravagant.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-18
On and Off the Stage

Blanche Walsh is to continue her
vaudeville tour this year. She has
dropped THE Thunder God.' and will
appear in THE Countess Nadine" In
which she apears az a member of the
Russian nobility. From an Indian
maid to a Russian noblewoman ID a
long step. but the versatile Blanche
Walsh will undoubtedly be equal to 1t.
Lewis Waller, the English actor
manager. IL conducting rehearsals for
THE Butterfly on the Wheel" which
will be seen in Grand Forks early next
month. Mr.. Waller IL the English ro-
mantle manager who came to Ameri-
ca last year to play the leading role in
1.-The Garden of Allah" He gave 1t
up after a few months. however. and
devote dhimself to a revival Of several
Those who enjoyed Jacques Flu
treile's my Lady's Carter" will well
come the announcement that It is to
be done In play form. Joseph M.
Gates has secured the dramatic rights
on all his stories. and Is soon to pro.
duce Lieutenant What's Hs-Name,''
which was written by Mr.. and Mrs.
Futreile Jointly.
R%ehearsals for The House Next
Door," which IL to be produced in
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-18

creasing as 1t should. Ar president
OF the National Alliance for the In
creasing of the French Population.
! have. Of course made q study Of
conditions in the republic. and while
at home I hold up the situation to
the French people as deplorahle and
alarming, ! do not say so abroad. The
fact Is that France Is increasing In
population, but not at a desirable
rate.
There. is no satisfactory way to ac-
count for this. 1t is my opinion that
the people Of France are too gay. too
well of. Persons who are bent on
enjoying themselves do not want to
be troubled with the care of children.
But probably the more prevalent
cause for the failure to increase 10
the fact that the heads Of French
families are loath to raise many chill.
dren. because Of their desire to keep
their fortunes intact. II they raise
a big group of children these for
tunes. they think. will he dissipated.
You may know that France is a very
rich nation. There are very few poor
persons in France. Most heads Of
families own property and have
money. and they are Jealous OF 1t.
They do not want It distributed among
a great number of children.
II have found since coming to
America that your system Of vital sta
tistics Is imperfect. Your census Ia
excellent. but, apparently, there IL
too little attention paid to births,
deaths. and marriages-particuiarly
births"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-18
Talks With Men of
National Prominence
At washineton. D. q T.

France is not decreasing in popula.
ton. despite the assertion OF former
President Roosevelt and other emin.
ent persons. This statement was
made by DIR. Jasques 'Bertillon. chief
Of the bureau Of vital statistics Of the
city OF Paris. DR.. Bertiilon, who is a
brother Of the famous Alphonse Ber-
ttllon. inventor Of the Bertilion sys-
tenn OF Identification. 10 travelling In
tistics. and gathering Information
that will aid him in his work in Paris.
Instead Of being offended at your
former president. Mr.. Roosevelt, tho
people of France are grateful to him."
said d.. Bertillon. There 10 no doubt
that MI. Roosevelt had q to de-
clare that France was committing
race suicide. for while France II not
decreasing In population. II 10 not In.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-18

Mrs. Sickles. after being estranged
from her husband FOR twenty-seven
years, pawned her jewels to get him
out Of financial difficulties. but In
most families the pawning Of the ia
mily heirlooms precedes the estrange-
'ment.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-18

10 the growing disposition to substi-
tute mob rule for government by Law.
II it Is not sharply checked. Of course.
the protection Of life and property
disappears.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-18
RULE BILL
sT|Rs UP TROUBLE
fcontinued from paee l.l

leaders contemplate the seizure Of the
house. but this Is discredited In au-
thoritstive quarters. though there Is
little doubt that plans have already
been drown up for the institution OF
a local Ulster parliament In the event
OF homo rule becoming the law Of the
land. The Ulster movement is a.
much religious AZ political. 20 IL IL
probable that almost al the ministers
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-18

A Cincinnati woman claims that
her husband ia the worlds most per-
feet man. but we don't know whether
she has just had a new hat. or Is 60
ing to get one.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-18

en- to the Wilson fund a COW. to be
sold at the state fair. it's up to Mt.
Taft to send Pauline Wayne to the
block.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-18

Chauncey NJ. Depew is back from
England, elated at the new side
whiskers style. and we'll he may be,
for here Is a fad that brings n Of
his most ancient Jokes right up to
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-18

these seeresses we read about that
they are always able to muster
enough Of the occult to spot a victim
with real coin,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-18

Judging by the way Candidate
Chain is spell-binding around the
country in Pullman cars. those pro-
h~ibitionists aren't Is tight-waddy as
their habits would indicate.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-18

The Norwalk. Ohio. ladies. who tar.
red a girl firt and drove her out Of
town. must find 1t very difficult to re-
tain their husbands affections.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-18

1t will be noted that in taking q
straw vote the Hon. Norman Mask 10
careful to avoid anybody who doesn't
look like a Wilson democrat.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-18

At the eucharistic congress at vi.
emma 1t Is said that $4,000 guests are
sleeping in bathrooms; but where did
they put the coal?
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-18

1t takes more than a federal respite
to make a straw hat last through the
balance. of September.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-18

A British scientist having invented
an apparatus for rendering MOLE
cules visible. 1t may be possible yet
to see Looey Brandeis in the flesh.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-18

Wouldn't 1t be awkward now for
one Of those Culebra cut slides to be
pulled off just as a ship was passing
through the canal?
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-18

II ]. p. Morgan should undertake
to conduct the excavations al Her
culaneum 1t would be just his luck to
strike oil.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-18

The king Of Denmark has confer.
red k%nighthood upon Carl Busch Of
Kansas City. No; you lose-he's a
musician.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-18

A ON thinks a man is smarter
for making 50 extra money than for
his ability to carr 800 a week as or
binary salary.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-18

Politicians making stump speeches
at county fairs are finding It dificult
to compete for attention with the
prize bull.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-18

Judging by what they're doing in
Kansas. II Taft loses in November
he'll carry 1t to the supreme u
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-18

Entered as second class matter at the
post office at Grand Forks. North Da-
kota. under the act Of March 8, 1879.
Official Paper Of Grand Forks County.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-18
Give. West VIRGINIA to \. r,

West Virginia will give Colonel
Roosevelt its electoral vote.' declared
former Governor VIM. o. Dawson,
chairman of the state committee OF
the new party and also national COM
mitteeman. I'VE have told the can
didates for electors on the republican
ticket who are for Roosevelt that II
the progressive ticket. This. Of course.
will be done by petition. Had the Taft
supporters agreed to the proposition
to let the men nominated for electors
remain regardless of their preference
for president, the Taft men would
have elected probably a majority of
the electors. Such an agreement
would have been acceptable to the
Roosevelt leaders. but inasmuch as
an objection. we are glad that we can
run a full Roosevelt electoral ticket,
because 1t will win, and the Taft PEG.
pie will get nothing.
THE contest in the state Is between
Roosevelt and Wilson. and the pros
pect for carrying the state for Roose-
Welt is getting better every day. l
onel will win in West Virginia. AS to
winning in the nation. I have no
opinion to offer. I am familiar only
with conditions in my w state.
The republicans and progressives
arc united in support OF the candi-
dates for state offices and for men,
bers of the house. 1t looks very fav-
orable for the election of a solid re.
publican delegation to congress. and
state ticket will win. Although there
are some hold-over members Of tho
state senate. I think we shall carry
the legislature, in which event a re-
publican will be chosen for United
States senator to succeed Mr.. Chiffon.
The democrats have planned to hold
a senatorial primary following the
election. but the republicans will not
do so. The only republican who has
announced himself as candidate for
the senate is Davis Elkins, but prob.
ably there will be Others"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-18

-Rehearsals for THE House Next
Door," which IL to be produced In
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-18
Defends the Steel COMPANIES,

II the people Of this country, par
ttcularly those who are loudest in
their denunciation of the United
states Steel corporation and other
hear the discussions that are held BY
the directors of the American Iron
and Steel Institute. they would change
their minds about the men who con-
troll the steel industry" said former
Representative James T. McCleary.
secretary Of the institute. There
are twenty-one directors Of the insti-
tute, representing that number OF
chairman. Perhaps some persons
will not believe that this institute.
which is the official organization OF
the great steel companies of this
country. is inspired by motives of hui
mainly. but 1t is true, nevertheless.
am here as a representative of the
institute to attend the international
congress of hygiene and demography.
what interest the steel companies
meaning the study Of man. I viii
tell YOU. The officers Of the steel
corporations are greatly interested
and are doing more than any other
agency to provide safeguards and
make conditions comfortable for en-
ployes. We have an army Of men
mines and above ground. The United
States Steel corporation spends an
nually more than 5000. 900 for the
relief of its employees, and encourages
all of them to TAX an interest in the
affairs Of the company by buying
stock. If the people were to UNDER
stand the big steel companies, Mr..
Cta rlns, o~l otA~. -.-.Sn
not get a hearing"
Doubts Central American Union.
The people Of Salvador and Qua
temala will never agree" said Dario
Perez Of Guatemala City. manager Of
the Maritime National agency, dis
cussing the differences between the
two republics.
Not that there is danger of war:
other, and they will prevent hostili-
ties; but by inheritance the Saliva
doreans dislike and distrust the Qua
temalans. and the latter dislike and
distrust the people of Salvador.
Guatemala has o had a war In
six years. and the last one was with
Salvador. Peace was declared on
Marblehaad: Now. while there is en-
during hostility on the part Of Saliva
dor for Guatemala, trouble has been,
and will be. prevented by the heads
Of the two governments. I am assured
that there is no likelihood of rupture
at this time. The Guatemalans are
a more peaceful people than the Sal.
vadoreans. Fortunately. Salvador ha!
the best president-Manuel Arauho-
It has had in twenty-five years. He
10 beloved of his people land capable
Of handling the present situation"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-18

on was sick and needed special atten.
ton, It was then removed to the re-
c~uperatfon room, and Charlie Snyder
was assigned to watch 1t and pre-
scribe treatment.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-18
NEW AUTO Wells.

Pretty new auto wells made from chit
fons and chiffon cloth; 2 yards long
hemstitched all around; colors green,
white, mode, tan, grey, light blue, pink,
etc. Price from $1.25 to 1925.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-02-13
REVOLUTION IN CHINA
MAY BREAK UP REPUBLIC
ImpatienCe and Unrest In
creaSing- Southern Forces
Have 100000 Men
(By Associated Press

NANKING, Feb. 10.-While Yuan Shi
Kai is endeavoring to persuade the Re-
publicans to concede the Manchu de-
mands. the Republicans are preparing
to begin an advance on Picking. Impa-
thence is increasing and a protest has
reached here from Canton against the
too liberal terms offered the throne,
and embodying a demand that the Man
chus be stripped of all power.
The southern forces now exceed 100000
men and reinforcements are arriving
daily at the various Republican centers.
Apparently there is no lack of funds.
President Sun Vat Sen is in absolute
control and expresses hope for a peace
full coalition of the north and south but
he fears that Yuan Shi Kai will ex-
haust the patience of the southern prov
inces by quibbling over details and force
a conflict. DR.. Sun has repeatedly said
that the northern provinces are solidly
in favor of the republic and as mat
ter of fact the capital of Shantung prov
ince declared for the revolution on Fri
day.
The revolutionary congress is still busy
with the DEATHS of the provincial con-
stitution.
Rear Admiral Murdoch is proceeding
for Shanghai on the United States con-
verted cruiser Rainbow.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-02-13
WORTH THINKING OVER.

An auto in the farm yard is
no sign that the owner is
spendthrift-on the contrary it
may indicate that he prefers to
give himself and his family harm
less pleasure and has the money
to pay for il.
No farmer can be a really good
citizen unless he takes enough in
terest in politics to attend every
primary and every election.
Gold-plated sin is always much
more attractive than the raw ma
terial.
A rundown, weedy garden al
ways is the sign of an over
worked woman or a lazy man, or
both.
Grating is an art which the
fruit grower does not practice
alone.
Hardening a child by exposing
il to bad weat1e or giving it
tasks beyond it's strength is a
specie of cruelty which fattens
the graveyard.
The decimal which is hardest to
get is that which separates a
man from his conscience.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-02-13

those times, and said that ought to
have an operation. Iwould not listen to
that, and when friend of my husbands
told him about Lydia E. Pinkham' Veg
etable Compound and what it had done
for his wife, I was willing to take it.
Now look the picture of health and feel
like it, too. l can do all my own house
work, work in the garden and entertain
company and enjoy them, and can walk
as far as any ordinary woman, any day
in the week. wish could talk to every
suffering woman and girl, and tell them
what Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound has done for me. Mrs.
DEMA BETHUNE, Sikeston, Mo.
Remember, the remedy which did this
was Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.
It has helped thousands of women who
have been troubled with displecements,
Inflammation, liberation, tumors, irreg-
ularities, periodic pains, backache, that
bearing down feeling, indigestion, and
nervous prostration, after all othermea
have failed. Why don't you try it3
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-02-13

giving to the man all the power and
authority, and the withholding from the
woman her birthright of equal oppor-
tunity. There are thousands of high
minded women who will not q almost
said, cannoD force themselves to bend
the knee and beg for money to supply
their personal needs. when their labors
are incessant, and their household du-
ties are so compelling that they may not
be able to go out to earn dollar OF
income, without neglecting home and
children. They come up willingly with
all the specifications of honorable. part
nership, except as to their receiving
ready cash as their due; their honorable
perquisites and rightful rewards.
In the marriage service, the man has
said, with all my earthly goods, L
thee endow," but he blinks at giving TO
the mother of his children, enough ready
money to buy a pair of shoes or winter
cloak, unless she entreats him humbly
to give IL to her. That she has earned
her part of the profits goes without say
ing, but the money belongs to the mas
ter! 1t looks that way.
As the world grows in knowledge 1t
will more fully awaken to what wife's
pocketbook should represent. The time
has been in Georgia, since could recol-
lect, when a married woman couldn't
own the furniture and slaves her father
gave her. She was her husbands chat
tells, like the stuff she brought him.
1.-THE Wifes Pocketbook' is a text that
will bear many sermons.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-02-13
NEW ORLEANS COTTON
GO TO NEW HIGH LEVELS

NEW ORLEANS, FEB. "a large
business in the English cloth and yarn
markets was responsible for another
defeat for the short side in the cotton
market this morning. Prices were sent
to new high levels for the present up
ward movement, July reaching 1910 by
noon. Late in the morning both sides
were good buyers.
Private cablegrams from Liverpool
and Manchester reported an enormous
business in cloths, while the official
cablegrams from Manchester stated in
the conservative language always en-
ployed that a largo business was doing
in cloths and that yarns were very
firm. This changed the tone of the
market completely. The decline Of 8
points which the bears had scored was
quickly replaced by a net advance which
at noon amounted to to 10 points. The
near months were in better demand than
the distant and they made the widest
rise.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-02-13
WEATHER FOOLS Or
CHARDS; TREES BLOOM
Especial Dispatch to The Journal.)

Especial Dispatch to The Journal.)
THOMASVILLE, Ca, Feb. 9.-In
spite of the fact that the month OF
January was an unusually cold one for
this section, a number of peach trees
can be seen around Thomasville in full
bloom. The cold of the past few days
does not seem to have wilted their
blooms at all, either, and they look as
fresh and bright as though 1t was
springtime.
The growers Of LeConte pears are re-
joiced that the cold has kept back the
blooms of those trees, as last year they
put on an immense crop OF blooms
early in February and the cold which
came along some weeks later caused
quantities of the young pears to drop
and cut short the crop very much. This
crop has again become quite an impor-
tant one in this section Of south Geor-
gia, and the growers have been reah-
izing good money from 1t, even the
small crop of last year bringing in fine
returns.