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MAKES A BIG DISCOVERY
shortington Finds That Things Once
Bemoaned May Prove Great
est Blessing.

"You know how opposites are at
tracted." said Mr.. Shortington
When | was younger man my
very particular friend and chum was
chap who was six feet four. while
/ wasn't much more than four feet
six. Despite the disparity In our di-
mensions we were the closest OF
friends, and as far as was concern
ed there was only one thing that
marred my otherwise complete happi-
ness and that was that l could not
be as tall as he. But the time came
when / thought differently about that,
and when In fact, he, instead OF be-
ing proud OF his altitude, wished only
that he had been built on my more
limited scale. and that was when in
our later life We had both come to
be afflicted with rheumatism.
Then when looked at him, racked
with pain throughout his tall frame.
i was glad that | was not tall but
short; and when he reflected on the
nearly two feet more OF space In him
self that the rheumatism had to roam
over he used TO groan and wish that
he had been built short like me.
isn't Il singular how things come
about? The things that at one time
We may most bemoan may prove In
the end our greatest blessing"
The diamond drill., 1912-01-13
Cranberry Fluff.

Cook pint OF cranberries In quar-.
ter OF pint OF water until the Gran.
berries pop open and then run them
through colander Add the same
amount OF sugar as there Is berry pulp
by measure aud boil the two together
until they are rs thick as marmalade.
When cool add the whites OF four eggs
beaten stiff. Fold well together and
bake until IL ts-from tive to ten min
utes. Serve cold in sherbert glasse.
with whipped cream and chopped nuts
The diamond drill., 1912-01-13
Picked Cabbage.

Chop finely one bunch OF celery and
one onion. add two quarts OF chopped
white cabbage and mix thoroughly.
Put one-half pint OF vinegar In dou-
BILE boiler. add one-half ounce each OF
pounded cloves and stick cinnamon ana
eighteen peppercorns. cover closely and
let steep for one hour. Pack the pre-.
pared cabbage in small Jars. strain the
spiced vinegar when cold into one quar-,
OF cold fresh vinegar and ill the jars.
This pickle will keep well and viii be
ready for use IN ten days time
The diamond drill., 1912-01-13

was mayor OF a small town in the
Province OF Shantung. The Boxer
movement was strong and many OF
the most reputable Chinese were on
the verge OF Joining IL, when Yuan de-
cided that he must take an impressive
stand against the fanatical ascendency
OF this secret order.
One OF the tenets OF the Boxer faith
was that participation in the rites OF
The order rendered person immune
TO the effects OF bullets. They be-
lieved the foreign devils" could not
hurt them with their guns.
When Yuan Was invited TO Join the
Boxers he did not dare refuse, and
he did not wish TO accept. because he
saw defeat ahead for them.
II will join with you." he said.
upon one condition--that you prove
to me you cannot be harmed by for
eign bullets"
The Boxer committee agreed TO the
test, and one enthusiastic Boxer stood
against the wall OF the mayors gar.
den to be shot at by Yuan himself
with new model Martinl-Henry rifle.
Yuan smiling explained that this test
would settle for all time in tho minds
OF the citizens how unimportant was
this boasted power Of the foreign
devils
The Boxer leader was reverentially
entombed az Yuan's expense and
prayers were said over HIS grave for
100 days.
This Is the man ef nerve. cunning
and diplomacy who Is being called
uron IN China today.
The diamond drill., 1912-01-13

There is a good story OF n Divinity
professor who had an estate In Scot
land, and had been invited TO pre-
side at the baptism of the last-arrived
infant in The already-crowded house
OF "a minister.
The guest gave out for congression-
al singing n paraphrase much favored
on such occasions: Let us said he,
Sing from the fifth -paraphrase. be-
ginning at the second verse: IA
sparks In close succession rise.''
To his constitution the congrega.
tion giggled. Afterwards. asking the
ministers man" what had been
wrong that functioaary replied: ~Ye
see, professor. the minister's name Is
Sparks. ard yonder Is his tenth
bairni"
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cauah Ranedx.

Steep one ounce OF slippery elm bark
one ounce boneset. one ounce licorice
root and one-half ounce OF horehound
broken or crushed In small bits for
three hours without boiling Add wa
ter ns needed. Have three cupfulS
water when done Strain. Add two
cupfuls molasses. Boil down 90 three
cupfuls Give one 10 two teaspoon.
fuls four times n day
The diamond drill., 1912-01-13
Common In New York.

The stranger In New York was star.
tied by the changing OF an ambulance
bell. The ambulance stopped nc the
side door OF a hotel and the attend
ants hurriedly entered the building
with their stretcher. But there was
no crowd. no confusion.
What's the excitement?" tho siran.
ger asked native.
There's no excitement" the latter
replied. ~ stage lady has slot a
wealthy gentleman, That's ALL
And he hurried along. Cleveland
Dealer.
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Pork Cake.

One pound fat pork free from rind
and lean, one pint boiling water pour
ed over pork. one teaspoonful soda one
pound raisins. one pound currants, one.
quarter pound citron. salt. one and one
half cupfuls sugar. one and one.half
cupfuls molasses. one tablespoonful
cinnamon. one tablespoonful nutmeg.
one teaspoonful cloves and four 10
make rather stiff. Will make three
loayps
The diamond drill., 1912-01-13

Here is "A emedy that will cure you
cold. Why waste time and money ex-
per. menting when you can get pre-
paration that has won Worldwide
reputation by its cures of this disease
and can ALWAYS be- depended uponY lt
is-known everywhere AZ Chamberlain $
Cough Remedy. and is a medicine OF
real merit. For sale by sam Bridges.
The diamond drill., 1912-01-13
Soft MoIasss. Cookies.

Put one cupful molasses In mixing
bowl and sift la one tablespoonful gin
ger. Dissolve one teaspoonful soda In
two tabIespoonfuls Of warm water or
milk aud stir into molasses. Add
quickly one third cupfuI lard. drippings
or butter. warmed. and -four enough TO
make dough as soft as can be rolled
out one-half inch thick. Cut into small
rounds and bake ia quick oven.
The diamond drill., 1912-01-13

San Antonio. Tex-An animal, be-
.ieved 10 be lobo wolf. passed along
The fourth block OF Nan Pedro avenue
one uight. and al daylight eleven dead
cats were found Ii yards and under
houses. In practically every instance
the cat came TO Us death from a single
stab or tusk wound IN the breast.
The diamond drill., 1912-01-13

For baked oysters choose ine large
ones aud lay two or three together on
n nice round OF buitered tonst put
little pepper aud salt ana a fcw BITS ~
butter on them aud set In very hot
oven until the rdges ~ the ystcrs curi
n little
The diamond drill., 1912-01-13

To renew velvet cover e. face % a
hot flatiTvn with wet cloth. Hold lhe
wrong side af the velvet next 70 this
cloth until thoroughly steamed. then
brush the lille With soft srg~h.
The diamond drill., 1912-01-13

Jlnks-Figures won't lie
Binks-And often they won't stand.
What are you going 70 do about it,
Baltimore Amerlcan.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-28
ABSENT VOTING.

Thera in no reason In the nature Of
things why a man must be IN a par
ticular place to cast his vote on cleo
ton day Most Of the provisions of
our election laws are matters Of con-
venience, and arranged for the pur-
pose Of preventing fraud and preserv-
ing the secrecy Of the ballot. Oral
voting, voting by mail. OF voting in
any other manner would be perfectly
legal, and the only question involved
in the adoption Of any plan Is its ex-
pediency.
There is at every election a good
deal Of complaint from men who, for
reasons over which they have no con-
troll. are disfranchised. Tho mar
whose business calls him away from
home a great deal. Of the time can
moi always arrang to be home on
election day, and it is something Of a
hardship for him to be deprived of
the opportunity to vote when he de-
sires to do so. Naturally a man who
lives in one city cannot expect to go
20 the polls in another and cast his
vote on a parity with the actual resi-
dents Of that other city. His vote be-
longs where his residence ID. He is
interested in the local problems Of his
own toNn, and he has no right to in
terfere. In the problems Of his neigh
JhoEs 4 ~, bssn suggsstsd however.
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that the voter away from home might
be given the privilege Of voting on all
but local matters. Thus the Grand
Forks man who happened to be in
Minot ON election day could go to the
polling place in Minot, and on the
presentation Of evidece that he is a
qualified voter. be allowed to vote on
q special ballot provided for that pur-
pose, voting only for national and
state candidates. In Wisconsin an
other plan is proposed. namely. that
provision be made for voting by mail.
According to this plan any citizen Of
Wisconsin may VT anywhere in the
United States. receiving by mail a ball
lot and suitable owe for it.. and
marking and sealing his ballot and re-
turning it by mail. Provision is made
in the bill being prepared for afi.
davits to show that the vote is east
by a person entitled to cast il. and all
contingencies seem to be provided for.
On the whole this plan appears to be
better than the n providing that
absentees may vote only for general
offices. as under the mail system the
voter would be able to vote for all the
off1ces to be filled. and he Is naturally
interested in all OF them.
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Did that man tell you how much
money he had?"
Nope. He has untold wealth."
II hear there's a white hope who
will box Jack johnson any time"
Who is he?"
Hes an undertaken"
Waiter. this coffee is nothing bu,
Yes. sir; certainly. sir. 1t Vas
ground this morning."
Il really believe you married me
for my money"
You're wrong. / married you be-
cause I thought you would let me
have some Of it,"
~ have a friend who owes mo and
who is now out in British Columbia.
He wrote me a letter recently to OK.
plain that he would pay up as 1901
as he struck 1t rich. He k prospect.
ing in the Sawtooth peaks. He closed
the letter by saying that although tn,
thermometer often dropped to 30 de-
grees below zero. he expected Il keer
warm this winter as he 10 camping
out on "a mountain range"
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LUKE M'LUKE SAYS
Cincinnati Enouirer.)


Despite the great wave in favor Of
useful Christmas presents, l notice
that few married men ave their wives
revolvers this year.
When father cornes homo with Il
grin on his face and pats mother on
the back and tells her that she is the
best old woman in town. mother
One trouble about being short
sighted is II 4 YOU are liable to for
get Your glasses and hir; With Your
own wife.
y man can drink whiskey and get
away Will, ii. hut Il girl is taking an
awful chance when she eats onions.
An ornery man ism; anything to
e proud o.. but lie puts IT all over
the sweet-voiced tenor who takes hi;
tea at a woman's exchange.
And You may have noticed tina; the
rough brute who battles With the de-
mon rum never has time 10 give you
the chautouaaa salute.
|. There are sueh things as white lies,
but the recording angel pays no at
tention to them. But he always frowns
when mother insists that she isn't a
Is Just enough food Cor the children.
The American girl Is fond Of sports.
That's the reason why almost any old
mutt can get married.
A woman may admit that she is
not handsome. but she will never ad-
nit that she nor
The latest perfect" girl weighs III
pounds. Well. at that weight she GER
ta!nly should have her own hips and
bust.
Mistletoe is all nonsense. II a cirl
is pretty enough she can stand under
a piece Of cheese and get all the
kisses h wants.
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Return of Peter Grim"
Owes Success to Warfield

MIA nephew Is unworthy Of her. and
his efforts to get his message across
forms the real theme OF the play.
In the first act. Mr.. Warfeld gives
an interesting picture Of the old
Dutch florist. In the two succeeding
acts. Ms opportunities are not nearly
so great. hut he makes the best OF
them and throughout dominates the
scenes. Mr.. Wartield's particular art
Is c~onsulninate. and in the first net
OF his present play 1t is shown to the
best advantages.
Joseph FREEMAN. as Andrew Mac.
l'herson. the Scotch physician, shared
the histrionic honors with MIR. War.
field. MIR. Brennan'S MACPHERSON IL
one 81 the best character portraitures
Grand Forks playlovers have seen.
Janet Dunbar is again seen as Mr..
Wariield's leading lady. She WAS
seen here With MIN as Helene in Tho
Grimm. tho role OF Catherine gives
her greater opportunities. and she
humanity conveyed the different traits
OF the character.
! Marie Bates. who will be remeM
hered as Miss Houston in The Music
Master" does another hi: Of Interest,"
ing character work as Mrs. Barthul-
ornmey.
Percy Heiton. who played the dim.
cult role OF William. is the best boy
actor that has been seen here in many
seasons. His is a decidedly human
boy. and when ne cries. and when he
makes merry. he does it as though :;
were in real life. Walter d. Greene
plays Frederik convincingH. and
Thomas Maighan v~isualizes the role
OF Hartman in an excellent manner.
William Boas:. as the parson. aud
John F. Wehher. rs Col. Lawton, con-
tribute two interesting character stud.
les. Tony Lievan. another OF The
Music Master" cast. does the clown
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-28
Of American
Soil Are Sold Abroad

New York. Dec. 3S.-It looks today
as tloash the tillcTs Of the soil, in
Guiding those who get from it mineral
OILS, were TO make a new record in the
Year 1912 so far as their sale Of these
products in foreign countries Is con-
eerned. in October there came from
Washington a highly gratifying report
OF n money value OF our expectation
OF the products Of the soil. November
a also made a record. Agricultural
commodities Of the money value of
nearly $l64.O00. 900 were sold and sent
to foreign nations in the month of No
vember. There are no other figures
cial history. Even in November of
1907. when. for any price that could
be obtained, our people were rushing
agricultural products to foreign
markets in order to provide funds
with which to relieve the money panic
then prevailing. the money value Of
Agricultural products exported was
exports in November of this year. We
sold to Europe and other lands. and
sent in November. commodities Of a
money value Of nearly $780, 600. 900
greater thar we did In November of
last year. Apparently our exporta-
ton Of products Of the soil in the
twelve calendar months this year will
~ otpA V0t1IA1SSbS VI d IIOIlGy value o.
little under $1,000. 900. 900. When
this record is matched with one which
tells OF our expectation of manufac-
tured commodities 1t will probably be
discovered that manufacturers main
tain the pre-eminfnce which they
gained a few years. ago. Very likely.
not again will u expectation Of ag-
ricultural products surpass in money
value in q single year that Of our ex-
portation Of manufactured commodi-
ties. We are to be hereafter pre-
eminently an exporter Of manufacture
ed goods, but we : likely still to
maintain u pre-eminence in world
commerce as an exporter Of aKricul-
tural products.
Becoming a World Power.
Aside from the magnitude Of these
figures and the evidence contained in
them Of our national industry and en-
ergy. they are fraught with other sig
nificance.
About ten years ago one Of the lead
ing men of finance Of London, q COVER
nor in n Of the great joint stock
banks In that city. spent a few months
In the United States. Upon his re-
turn to London he ventured to assert
at q dinner that it was inevitable. in
q day not distant. that the United
States should become the great world
power in finance and commerce.
For making that assertion this man
the conservative bankers Of London
We're disposed to laugh at him. He
based his prediction upon his view of
the growth of the United States in
wealth created by. industry and the
development Of our natural sources
and in what he regarded as an newt
able feature Of our near future
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George \. Benson)

>NSSASS ~. HeuSOu)
Stubborn old Peter Grimm, striving
IN his after-life to undo the work Of a
life time. is the theme of David Be.
iasco's interesting play. The Return
OF Peter Grimm" which was offered
at Metropolitan lhcater last nigh;
With David Warfield in tho name
part. ~
Whatever success The Return OF
mad its share. being one OF the nine
p!ays mat ran an entire season il,
New York last year--;s the result OF
Warneids superb art!ng. belasco, ~.
course. must be given credit for pen
nins It and for the manner in which,
~ mas been mounted, hut it il an in.
aasputanle fact that Warfield is re-
~Sponsioie Tor Its continued success.
When thinks ~ David Varied,
ne invariably thinks Of The Music
Master" tae first play that really
save him his chance. When one seSs
The Return OF Peter Grimm" his
mind likewise turns To The Music
Master" Peter Grimm is a sort OF a
feincarnatlon OF Herr Won Barwig.
rs play is superior to Charles
NleIn's. but the Rc,aScon production
is not so appealing n does not give
MIR. Nartield the opportunities he had
IL the role Of Barwig. This is a re-
srettahle fact. for i; will make i,
ihai mnch harder 90" Mar. Wariield 10
got away f:om ''Thc Music Master"
Belaseo'S H!a:' IS / treatise on sp.r.
:iTaii>na. Il tells Nc story of Peter
Grimm. a stubborn old Dutch nor
tic"'turist. who, just before he dies,
makes Catherine. u protect. promise
10 marry his nepnaN, f'rcderik. In
the econ ar;. whicN occurs ten days
AFTER his death. we ind G;ri,nm's sDi:i.
returned to earth ~ give hack Cath.
crimes promise. He has learned the.
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namely. the great development Of in
dustry INT commerce along our Pa
ciilc coast. He did not at that time
refer to the Panama canal. because
there still prevailed a good deal of
doubt whether the isthmus canal
a promise.
What especially impressed this visi-
tor was the fact that in America the
highest wages paid anywhere in the
world to skilled artisans were received
by our workmen. and. furthermore,
that the managers of our vast indus
trial plants eagerly accepted any in
cost OF production while maintaining
a high quality of product. This policy
would. in his opinion. inevitably de-
velop manufacturing activities which
would. in the course OF a few years, be
reflected in the markets Of the world.
or, In other words, American manu-
featured products would meet in sue
cessful competition like products ex-
ported from Great Britain. Germany
and France.
Concentration Of Capital.
Ten years g u own people did
not realize how rapidly the United
States was advancing to a pre-eminent
position In the world Of commerce and
finance. Possibly the first good les
taught to u people was the cas-
with which the United States fianced
and absorbed the japanese war loan.
Ten or twelve years ago some attempt
was made to nd . large market in the
United States for British consols. AS
much as ten millions Of these were at
one time bought and brought to the
United States. Although this attempt
to introduce British consols into the
list Of very high-grade securities hand
led In the United States was not very
successful. yet the mere fact that
American bankers had taken eve so
small an amount as ten millions Of
consols was OF high significance. It
was one step in the direction Of the
position we are rapidly taking as a
world power.
The great concentrations Of capital
and OF credit which have been in prog
ress since the year 1900, and particu-
larly since the United States Steel
corporation was organized and put in
to operation, represent the irresistible
advance of the United States to pre-
eminent position al a world power.
This concentration Of capital has vast
~ facilitated the great work done by
the pre-eminently able ealesmen who
have entered foreign markets and
commanded therein some portion OF
those markets for American manurac-
tured commodities.
In London it has been said that the
United States cannot hope to gain pre-
eminent position as an international
money and commercial power in other
lands until the magnitude Of invest
men of American capital in other
lands is comparable with the invest
ment Of English capital In other places
than Great Britain.
But it is forgotten that in Great
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-28

When President Taft last week ap-
pointed n commission to report on
the form and organization OF a ma
t,cnal aarodynamic laboratory a long
step was taken in the direction Of
securing more scientific information
for use in the construction of air
craft. The selection Of DR.. r. S.
Woodward. president Of the Carnegie
Institute OF Washington and a repre-
sentative OF the National Academy of
Science. to head the commission
means that an expert will guide the
deliberations OF the board.
which was created on the recon-
mendation OF Secretary Of the Navy
Meyer. will be to consider and re-
port to the president for recon-
mendation to congress on the neces-
sity or desirability for the establish
ment Of a national aerodynamic lab
oratory. Its scope. organization. the
most suitable location for it and the
cost OF its installation.
In addition to Dr.. Woodward, the
following were appointed members
colt. secretary Smithsonian institute:
8. W. straton, director United States
bureau of standards; Prof. William
J. Humphreys, consulting physicist,
United States weather bureau; Brig.
adler General James Allen. u. S. A..
chief signal oficer; Major Samuel Re.
Der, chief signal oficer. eastern dis.
trict; Captain W. I. Chambers. q. S.
n. aviation corps; Naval Constructor
David W. Taylor; NJ. D. Sellers. tech-
meal committee. Aero Nautical soci-
ETY.. New York; Henry A. Wise Wood.
scientific engineer. vice president
Aero club Of America: Dion j. Arnold.
scientific engineer. Aero club, Chi
cago: Prof. W. F. Durand, scientiho
engineer. Leland Stanford university.
California; Prof. Richard MacLaurens,
Boston,, president Massachusetts, in.
stitute technology; Charles NJ. Man.
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Britain domestic business is insignih-
can compared with domestic COM
merce and trade carried on within the
boundaries OF the United States. More.
OVER, in Great Britain there remains
little or nothing Of natural resources
to be developed. We have billions OF
natural wealth which await only the
wise organizer and sufficient capital
to produce new wealth in great
amounts.
One Thing Lacking.
There has been. however. one thing
lacking. and that is the establishing Of
American financial institutions in 9TH
er parts Of the world similar to those
which Great Britain has established.
The country. however. knows little of
n energy which is now being eXpend.
cd tor the purpose of establishing es.
pecially In South America. adequate
The greatest Of American hanks has
today a representative in South Amer
lea whose sole business it is to learn
where and in what way American
banking facilities can best be estab.
lisied in the South American %.lations.
The ablest Of our business men believe
that u the greater part Of our for
eign commerce commerce which
ultimately will equal that Of Great
Britain-will be between the United
States and the South American states
on the n hand and the United States
and Canada on the other.
The manner in which the great ma
tions have turned to the United States
in the past year or two for financial
assistance proves that our power has
become recognized. Last year we
financed Germany out of some Of her
ambarrassments; and within a few
days Germany is understood to have
approached the American money mar.
ket for loans. Probably within the
course Of the next twelve months we
shall share equally with Great Britain.
France. Germany. japan and Russia