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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-14

to not q little sensation in the far west.
and a large rattlesnake sanitarium is
being erected for the cure Of epileptics
Or. Spangler's methods, which are
conservative, consists primarily in the
injection of small amounts (1-:00 to
!':6 OF a grain) Of a solution made
from the dried poison under the most
careful aseptic precautions.
But the announcement that has
picturesque. Rattlesnakes are to be
caught and prepared by tests to find
out their comparative venomous pow
ers. n being graded higher than
others. Those possessing a high de-
gree OF poisonous properties are to be
Kept tor grave cases: those whose
venom is not so toxic will be separated
and Kept in a pen for children or es.
pecially mild cases.
procedure on the part of the
patient Is to be simple. AS soon as
he has made up his mind (perhans II
is during this time that the profits Of
the institution come inn he Is expect-
Cd to don q pair Of short trunks. like
those athletes wear on the track. and
take q morning stroll under that par
ticular den Of ~rattlesnakes which are
supposed to contain his particular pro
portion OF venom. As soon a. he il
e1tts'Aeo tnat no really q good dose
Q I make no is then permitted to come
u OF tne den and promptly IL put to
bed and cured Of the effects OF sna ts~
bite. When he RECEIVERS from that IA.
ne 70 expected to do) the epilepsy will
have disappeared entirely.
me promoters Of this plan are now
working on other snake poisons to de.
ermine which diseases they benefit,
ana 1t - understood that the fer.de.
lance Of the West Indies IL = AZ.
bounced curative agent for many
Things. rheumatism included. Bnt a.
yet there Is a little hesitation "A to
ne curing the patient from the bite
Of the fer.de-lance. There are other
sanasaria, ! the country-kept we'll
rid Of snakes. but this viii he ths ar.t
n designed to give a man snakes.
Inc cure OF epilepsy is now, it would
SEEM only a matter of courage.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-14

Moralists and philosophers are amin
discussing the Santa Claus problem.
is there such Il person. OF is there not?
n II Santa will not stand investi-
CATION under the searchlight of fact,
wha are We to do about it? What
shall we tell the children. Keep on
telling them about Santa Claus, of
course. Just as We tell them n other
Of the delightful lengends Of youth.
Fact and truth arc not always the
same things. and " tho Santa Claus
spirit is made to characterize all that
VIC tell the little ones about santa
Claus We need not fear that they will
evor suffer by discovering that they
have been listening to fairy tales rath.
o. than facts. II q little make.belisye
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-14

threw stones. aud closed with the de-
ploying infantry in hand to band
lighting. The troops fired repeated
volleys killing eleven and wounding
thirty persons. The soldiers lost three
killed and. ten wounded. Two hun.
dred persons have been arrested.
Although the trials Of political pris-
oners continue daily in Lisbon. the
prisons are crowded. The largest
number 10 confined in the central pris.
on Of Lisbon, the Limoeiro. where
they are lodged eight and ten in cells
designed for two. The prison is d.
lapidated. The rain enters freely and
the food is described IS poor.
Father Antonio de Figueiredo. ar
rested March 81, 1911. is still await
ing trial. Dona C%onstanza Telles da
Cana, daughter Of the Count Cas-
caes, has been in prison six months
without a hearing. She had been col.
lscting subscriptions for poor prison.
ers and vas accused Of conspiring.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-14

political laider, when he was elected
mayor Of the city of Madrid.
Then he went into the cabinet az
minister of public instruction. Service
in various ministerial posts. was fol-
lowed by election as president Of the
chamber.
The quick rise Of Romanones is at
tributed to his conspicuous ability and
his sterling character. He intends to
continue the liberal and progressive
policies OF Canalejas. the murdered
prime minister.
scribe incidents showing how near the
surface lies the monarchist hatred Of
the new republic in the country dis
tricts Of Portugal which do not feel
the strong hand of the c~onstahulary
and where a large part OF the inhabi-
tants have remained loyal at heart to
the deposed King Manuel.
The monarchist c~lericals of the dis
tricts Of Villa Flor revolted recently
seemingly through a kind of spontan-
u Indignation against the govern
mont. Some calcontents passing by
the local government house called out
derisively. Tho to%wnspeoplo gathered
and presently a movement was made
toward the entrance Of the building.
A moment later the crowd began to
sack the place. All the archives were
piled in the street and burned.
Messages were sent by the republi-
can agents to the provincial capital
and " companies Of troops were sent
to restore the local government aud
arrest tho disturbers.
News Of the approach Of the troops
reached Villa Flor and the church
bells rang an alarm. The country
people streamed toward the town and
the military were attacked by more
than a thousand peasants, some Of
whom used old fowling pieces, others
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-14

New Prime Minister
Has Unusual Career
Monarchistic. Views Seen

Madrid, Spain, Dec. 14.-Count Ro.
manones. the new primo minister. has
attained great political prominence
despite a physical infirmtty which has
sapped his strength practically
throughout his career. When a boy
he experienced a terrible fall from a
window which manned him for life.
His father made a fortune as a mer-
chant i'll southern France. The son
inherited his fathers great business
capacity and despite his devotion to
politics found time to swell the wealth
which was left him.
Tho young man was educated to be
a lawyer. At the age of 25 years he
was elected to the chamber Of depu-
ties from the district Of Guadalajara.
When a candidate for reelection he
was opposed by his brother, tho Wis.,
count de Trueste. who represented the
conservative party. The struggle was
one Of the most Sensational in the
later history of Spanish politics. The
young count was the victor and a few
years later took another step up the
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-14
SINGLE TAX IN ALBERTA

One OF the most important expert.
snents In taxation is that being car
ried on by the Canadian province Of
Alberta with the single tax, or tax on
land values alone.
The new tax act has been in effect
since last February, Inc has continued
IN operation in spite of many difficult
ties. 1t provides that all municipal
taxation. except in the cities, shall be
levied upon all the land within the
municipality, and that 1t Shall be as
sessed at its cash market value, with
out regard to any improvements or
any expenditure Of capital or labor
that may have been made thereon.
The law defines cash values as the
price that would be allowed for the
land il taken in payment Of a just
debt from a solvent debtor. This de-
fintion has puzzled the assessors, but
they have struggled manfully with 1t.
The law provides for licensing certain
businesses, but merely as a means Of
controlling them and not to raise rev.
enue.
It was natural that the single tax
idea should have had its nrst test in
Alberta. for this province, carved out
Of the Canadian pra!ries, has seen
land values rise enormously in its
short history, making hundreds of
men suddenly rich without any effort
on their part. Vacant land has re-
ceived its value from the industry of
the actual seller and the demand has
been growing in Alberta and elsewhere
throughout the Canadian west that the
spectators. usually men of little abil-
ity and Of slight inclination to do their
share in the actual upbuilding Of the
territory. should be made to carry the
heavy end Of taxation. The rapid rise
OF values. moreover, led nan men
away from the paths Of industry into
speculation, and 1t was desired to
check this tendency. Men Suddenly
found themselves wealthy by the
lucky location of a new towns1te, and
%thereupon ceased to become produc.
ers.
1t is not an easy or a simple thtnx
to change a system Of taxation. and
the people Of Alberta are having their
troubles with their new Law. Custom.
which had grown up under the old
SSeV0t1 90 uOt III III Win Inc new. One
trouble found is with the legal limit
Of taxation. The limit fixed when
all property Of every kind was sup
posed to be assessed is obviously too
low when property of only one kind
is placed on the list. Consequently
there are municipalities which are un-
able to raise money enough to Day
their ordinary and necessary running
expenses. Various other. complica-
tons are noted. but there is NO
thought Of abandoning or changing
the principle Of the law. Some rene
dial legislation will be needed to pro.
vide for emergencies which arise dur
ing the process of the change from
on system to another, and such leg
islation is now being prepared. There
is every indication. however, that the
people Of the province are satisfied
that the single tax is. based on the
right of principle. and that, % soon
as there has been time for proper ad.
justment, a vast Improvement will be
noted.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-14
HALF A MILLION NEW AUTOS.
(Chriatian Herald

It 70 said there we're ESQ, 900 now
.utonobiles in the United ststAs ~ ~
1Saz; and that there will be az least
So 10y ; rev ones in 1919. Word has
tursrs. and the conservative estirestA
On ne information receiver IN fhs9
100000 new pleasure cara viii bn H.
posed OF during the coming yea Il IA
estimated that the output Of one ss,m
e aaoae sn VIII be 100000 for the year.
ooo. ano Hhsr t aS : nnS will produce &c.
.nothsr $4,000. and twenty.Sva ntSS.:.
from 5000 to $4,000 each. The mar.
KY Tor low.priced cars scarceiy has 4
supply equal to the demand. few ~
which can be found for secondhand
t th ha :. WI never do for q country
mand 100000 new pIeasura csr 20 oe-
year to whine much about nara +,m..
or tho high cost Of living. N'
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-14

One day. many years ago. the tele.
phone in n office Of the chief Of po-
lice rang. Chief speers answered.
The call was from a new policeman
on the Union Avenue beat. He said:
"A man has been robbed down here.
one have you?" asked the chief. The
reply came back, The mon that wal
robbed"
Word has been received by the in.
spector Of the electric light system
that an overhead wire had fallen
down In a crowded street. The In
spector betook himself to the spot as
quickly as he could.
evitahle crowd handling the wire in
a most careless manner. Luckily, no
accidents has occurred.
Going up to the nearest man. who
happened to be an Irishman. he ad.
montshed him severely in grave tones.
You took a grave risk" said the
inspector. You had no right to touch
tina wire. Why. man. do you know
you might have been killed outright
by the shock?"
The lrishman looked at the inspec.
tor with a knowing air.
An said he, Il was mighty care
!ul: sorr! Sure. and l felt It careful.
~ before I took hold Of IT," ~
The late Henry Labouchere was with
the British legation in Washington for
ten years. One day a student British.
er clustered into the Office where La.
bouchere was. and demanded an audi.
c with his country's representative.
laoouchere answered that the Brit
ism minister was out. and asked
whether he might NOT do for tho h,ai-
ness in hand. The visitor replied that
no understrappers" would do; he
would wait for the minister's return.
Labouchere im%perturbably smoked HID
cigarette. and after W. hours prepar-
60 to cave for the day. when will
the minister RETURN" asked tho visi.
tor: u don't know exactly" answer
q La oouchere You don't! And THU
Is a British representative! Where
nss no scne?" ITO England. He sail.
ca from Ne" York last Saturday."
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-14
EIGHT.HouR Law COSTLY.
Pays 930 = Ton Mo-,

Washington, Dec. iI..-Rear Admit.
81 Il: M. y. nit. chief Of the burea" .,
construction and repair. in his renori
70 the secretary Of the navy made ,ne
statement that while the full. effect
Of the working Of the eieht-hour Lao
nas not. yet become apparent. the an.
OF the law has 30 FAR cor
the government about $3s per ton on
oattleship construction.
lnree battleships. at present build
sns unoer eight-hour law. when
ror rsossd ~ nave Cost about $2lS
average price Per ton disni: ce,nent
when the battlsships we're built prc.
vlous to the Inauguration Of the new
~ restricting the hours OF labor Wan
about $177.26. ~ ""'
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-14

MIR. Bryan does not take kindly to
the thought Of President Taft APP
pointing any more people to Office. He
is something of a civil service reform
or, but he also draws the line at
fourth class postmasters who happen
to be republicans.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-14

The man Of the house will soon be
asked on his return home IL he mailed
those packages. and. II he wishes to
spare the feelings of his better half,
he will answer that he did.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-14

If an agent tries to sell you an edi-
tion de luxe of the years best seller
for a hundred thousand dollars, call
a policeman. II sonle other other
people had done that they would have
saved money.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-14
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR
(New York Press.)
The better new things are the more
age bemoans the disappearance Of the
old ones.
A girl gets interested in a man be-
cause If he weren't the m it would
be some other.
The way a woman tells she is ex-
pecting bad news is she feels like hav-
lng a nice cry anyhow.
After a man gets a certain amount
Of money he has to work so hard to
hold on to It he can't get any more.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-14

Mr.. Haywood is in Chicago trying
And very very few Of us have laid in
our winter supply Of fresh beef and
pork.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-14
POINTED

(Chlcago NeWs.)
It's a safe bet that most Of your
friends are people who want you to
work for them without pay.
1t will probably take the average
man a long time to get used to being
an angel if he yer gets a chance.
OF course. love is blind. but 1t
might DO just as we'll to remember
that the eyesight Of the neighbors IL
good.
The successful man strikes while
the iron is hot. but there are others
who fail to recognize a hot iron when
they see il.
No doubt a prophet would have
honor in his own country IL the
natives didn't get tired Of hearing him
say Il told you So"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-14

A case was tried in Kansas the other
day by a jury Of women. When they
left the jury box to consider the case
they all talked at n c But they
agreed on a verdict and decided a case
which a jury Of mere men in q for
mer trial were unable to agree OH.
Possibly the men didn't talk enough.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-14

Earl Russell. Of England. has an.
nounced himself a specialist. but he
is very temperate about it, and the
announcement has created no excite
\ ment.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-14

werc not natural for childrcn We
would not find So many Of them build
ing such wonderful structures out Of
their imagination.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-14

Mr.. Underwood declares that the
entire tariff is to be reformed. from
agate to zinc. What's the matter
with aeeordions and zithers?
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-14
The Januarv S..r,bner,.

I.si"SaIk CONTRAST 10 drawn w
the life Of the old families around
ny a Few The Reservation" and the
life n standards at Il huge apart.
ment hotel with every known device
to accentuatc bad taste and luxury.
the heroine Is a young girl from
apex clty whose conception Of New
sensational fiction and Sunday supple
naents.
The January Popular.
"A curious paradox is presented BY
Francis Lynde in his latest novel, THE
spellhinders." q political story. which
appears complete in the first January
magasine. AZ Mr.. LNnde points out:
1t 70 very easy to say the boss must
go But It seems impossible to Gust
ann without creating another, for 1t
muee De remembered tina an honest
Individual in politics is but the merest
drop IN the bucket: to accomplish
ANYTHING at all the reformer must
have IL following, and as soon as he
ACQUIRES the following he becomes the
very thing he is trying to abolish
the boss. Mr.. Lvnde tells how one
refornler wrestled with the problem.
Mistaken Identity.
II I'M doomed to mistaken identify"
seld VIII Irwin the other day. MY
orother Wallace and / began by look
ing go alike that when We were cub
reporters In San Francisco working
Tor rival newspapers. he used to draw
my pay and I his just for a practical
x Then. as We grew older. and he
oroadened out and ] shot up. so that
II Was possible to tell US apart. We
notn took to literature. Since then.
those persons who have been kind
enough to notice this family seem
never sure which is the rhymster and
umoris and which the muckraker
and novelist. We both do short stories
which thickens the mixture.
"Then there's Will Payne. who also
writes. What there is about our com.
NOR first name which turns away at.
!ention from our perfectly good fam
lily names, I don't know. But I'm al
ways getting letters about his stun,
mine.
"A long time ago I became a friend
o. 6oardman Robinson. the cartoon
ut. When I first knew him he had a
tuIl red beard. One day he shaved
1t Of and revealed to the world a face
60 like mine that half the time he
CANS me 'Boardman' and I call him
u The walters in the club which
We both frequent address me as MT.
Robinson as often as not.
Five years ago ] took to going to
Scituate. Mass. for the summer. elem
Prouty lives In Scituate. He is teller
TOR q Boston bank. At about this
time. however. his health broke down
the open Air. He bought the Scituate
ice business and went to work e. his
" driver. I couldn't see why so
many people ran opt and ordered ice
from me. until ! met Glen Prouty
face to face. Then I understood.
And as II all that weren't enough.
5oardman Robinson came to live in
Scituate this summer"
A Real Ldfe of Byron.
1t was time q comprehensive life Of
Byron. written In a broad and genuine
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-14

With reference to the alleged corner
in eggs 1t may be observed. as a mat
ter Of strict accuracy. that a properly
constructed egg has no corners.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-14
It's Out Of His Line.


The president will make no further
effort to have the tariff revised, be-
he knows the Job has been Civ.
en- to the democrats.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-14

The year 1913 will have a redeem
ing feature. 1t will have no thirteenth
month to worry about.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-14

Governor Blease, Of South Carolina.
threatens to 80 to the United States
senate. But there is a grain Of COM
fort. He does not expect to 60 there
for a couple Of years yet.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-14
NEW RICHMOND PIONEER DIES.

New Richmond. Wis. Dee. d.
James Phillips. for more than fifty
years q resident Of this city, died In
q st. Paul hospital. Of general debili-
tN. He was born In ireland So a
Canada. He is survived by a brother
and sister, Patrick Riley Of thi. CITY.
and Mrs. Peter Mead Of Erin Prairie
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-14
THE WRONG MAN.

Nothing equals the feeling Of ennui
a girl gets when she looks u Of the
window and sees the wrong man com.
ing up the front steps.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-14
Real Thing in Fre Eeatere.
(Washingtcn Post.)

(WaSnIhgton PoSt.J
Col. Blease in the senate would
make JEFF Davis of Arkansas look like
a dignited statesman of the old
school.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-14

Anyway He Wse Keen For the Pie.
New York WORLDLY
The Pennsylvania democrat who Of.
fesed $500 for a postmastership 10 ev.
identity much more Of Q Pennsylvania
than a democrat.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-14
More Republican Prosperity.

Tho national department Of justice
ia on a paying basis. Fines resulting
from convictions have been enough to
pay the bills.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-14
Jim is . Regular caruso.

(Chicago Inter- 0cean.)
II Secretary Wilson's annual repor
for 1912 Is his swan song. it is a
least q mighty sweet one.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-14
+ K 4 80 4
WHAT THEY A y
ls Harmless Form, OF Amusement.
= + \ 4 X X X 4 + I

N0$s AOutO INcpuoiIS.'
1t the kaiser feels he must NEEDLE
with American business it is well that
he. turns his attention to the title
marrying industry instead Of making
further attacks upon legitimate trade.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-14
of Comeback.

Less Danger Of a Comeback.
Boston Advertiser.)
After all. it seems to be more profit.
able to write good stories than to
write hair-raising mining literature.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-14

They're Willing to Make 1t Jan. 4.
(Omaha Bee.)
Democrats oppose changing the date
OF the inauguration from March 4.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-14
RArTLEsNAKE sA!N1TAR1uM.
Being Erected by Philadelphia Phys.
icdan For Cure of Epileptics.
New York American,)

V1NeW 1QrK ATnefICan.1
The announcement made by r. H.
Spangler. a prominent Philadelphia
physician. that he has cured a num-
Der Of cases Of epilepsy with snake
venom, ana that a study Of the later
history Of these cases show that tho
epilepsy did not return, has given rise
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-14
Why She r.

Why She Felt.
Sammy thought that Mrs. Man.
MEN was such an ardent suffraRettc.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-14
Pccock Draws From late.

Pocock Draws From Life.
Roger Pocock. the English author,
whose recent book. "A Man in tho
Open" 10 proving n Of the sensations
OF the present season. adopted liter.
ature as q profession after trying HE
hand at many other things. As .
young boy he moved to Canada from
England. but not content with the
eastern part Of the Dominion. he push.
ed on toward the west. Here he found
himself compelled to accept almost
n kind Of work in order to make q
livelihood. ana tho account Of his own
experiences reads like a chapter Of
fiction.
But all Of these -hardships served
their purpose. for they equipped Roger
Pocock to record the deeds Of others.
aud his frst-hand knowledge Of real
life gives to his books the seal Of
veracity. The country he describes in
"A Man in the Open" is the north
west as he knew 1t best, and tho peo-
PIE who are involved In the story have
all been taken from real life. Mr..
Pocock spent many years on the Ca
madam frontier, but 10 10Y living In
ENGLAND. He Is an honored member
OF the Legion OF Frontiersmen.
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Magazines of the Day

spirit. was issued. Ethel colburn
Meyne. In her two-volumo Byron"
mas gwen such . one. Hers 10 . pie.
rather. In the bright light Of his great.
9 than In the murk Of his little.
necS. She IL concerned with the whole
OF 6yron's personality and every phase
OF his life. She has a distinguished
style. - we'll known "a 4 social his
torian In England. has spent severa,
years entirely in the study Of Byron.
with access to many unpublished docI.
ments. Here u the first authoritative
work. seriously written and published
on the subject. since the appearance
Of "Astarte." ana It gives what will
probably be the flnal view Of Mrs,
Beecher Stoves allegations. Tho por.
trait illustrations and others are very