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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-09-17
TEA DRIVING OUT LIQUOR.
Small Restaurants Crowdine Out tin
English Bars.
washington Post.

washington Post.).
A contrast, n of the strongest to
be drawn between Americans and
English-the blooi-kin who dwell on
either side of the Atlantic-is the in
dulgence Of the two peoples in the
states Of the union are writing liquor
restraining laws upon their statute
books their British cousins are solv-
ing the problems Of intemperance by
9 substitution of the brewed beverage
for alcoholic, stimulants.
Cornelius NJ. Klinger Of Birming-
ham, Ala, who has just returned from
q several weeks stay in London, in
discussing the subject at the Shore.
ham hotel, said:
II have always heard of the tea
habit Of the English but I did not
know until my recent visit to their
country of the extent of this indul-
gence. Every prominent hotel and
restaurant in the English cities OBJ.
serves the tea hour and 10 patron
lied at this time by men and women
alike.
"our Americai hotels and restau.
rants-particularly the leading estab.
lishmcnts Of the %east--also have q
tea hour but the visitor to their par
Tors will see but few pots Of tea. In
stead. the handsomely gownei women
and immaculate men-and the latter
are usually Of the easily distinguished
leisure class-who are gathered about
the small tables are slipping at cock
tails or highballs.
I'm England. on the other hand. an
alcoholic drink is seldom, il ever,
seen in the tea parlors. A hostess
will assemble her friends in one Of
these saloons. fitted up usually as
solariums. and walters will furnish
steaming tea and wafer-like cakes.
while q stringed orchestra plays soft
melodies. It IL not in these elaborate
establishments alone. however, that
tea is served.
THE English business man Of to-
day who INDUCES at the noon hour in
the %proverbial whisky and soda is the
exception. Instead Of visiting the
small bars he goes to one of the many
neat little shops and drinks a few
cups Of tea. with biscuits or crackers,
AS a consequence, these small res
taurAnts are fast crowding. out the
places in which ale and :whiskey are
sold. England is becoming q temper.
ance community by habit. and not by
legislation, and the essence from the
leaves Of the little bush which grows
upon the hillsides Of India, China. ia
pan and ceylon is working the
change"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-09-17
MAKE SHOW THE BIG HIT.

Berlin. Germany. Sept. 1.-THE
European copyright on Wagner's
make that opera the seasons real
novelty. Announcements show that
the work will be produced at two
opera houses in Berlin, January I,
while Paris will have a chance of
hearing it in three opera houses on
that night. The opera house in
Barcelona, Spain, announces that 1t
will begin the performance at IL
O'clock on the night. of December 81,
taking advantage of the difference
IN time between Germany and Spain.
Practically every Wagner singer in
Europe will he needed. to supply the
demand. A great deal +of the popu-
larity Of the opera. 10 due to the
fight made in Germany last year by
the friends Of the Wagner family TO
have the re!chstag extend the copy.
right, allowing Bayreuth to have tho
opera exclusively, as Wagner wished.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-09-17
NOTED POSER MISSING,

New York. Sept. 17.-Mtss Made
line Comana, known among illustra-
Lord Fauntleroy," has been missing
for a month.
Griffin Conan. her brother, has
requested the police to search for
her. He said he had received a let
ter from Miss Conan, who is IL
years old and extremely attractive,
dated Middletown, N. Y, in which
she. threatened suicide.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-09-17
$4,000 LEFT 70 YALE.

trustees of the estate Of Mrs. Ella j.
Mcpherson, widow. of John r. Nc
Pherson, who was United states sena-
tor from New Jersey for many years.
have finished their work ana have
turned into the treasury Of Yale uni
versity $21S,000 ia. securities and
deeds. to property estimated to be
worth at least 100000 This bequest
is to be used for the benefit Of the
worthy and indignant students.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-09-17
FIRST "EspEB .ANTo" BR1DE.

San Francisco, Sept. 17.-Accord-
ing to d. r. Parrish OF Los Angeles.
Mno arrived here Monday. he has the
Mi Anas VIM is the universal lam
guage phrase for the old. old story.
M when Parrish was in CopenhaEen
recently he mu:mured it to a young
lady who didn't have to know Esper.
INTO to understand what it was about.
couples household,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-09-17

whereat Mr.. Mosquito, laukhsd
heartily. Then he brushed a merry
tear from his left eye, adjusted his
sspectacles. and said he guessed he'd
have to be going. as the season wxs
E G,ta t late and he wanted, Z accom-.
pllsh as much as possible before the
'wintry blasts put him cou,pletely ont
tOf business. N1s
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-09-17

Judging from the preparations HI
Is making, Mr.. Bryan intends toshave
an elaborate old age. g
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-09-17
Credit Big Grain Crop.

500 line tonnage figures present per-
centages that result from the big grain
CROP Of last year. and also from the in
creasing population density and
change Of AGRICULTURAL conditions to
diversification in the northwest. The
grain total. al. .1.Sn6. 40 tons, repre-
sents 1925 per cent Of the company's
gross business. as'compared with l.
O03.899 tons. or 1913 per cent, in
1912, and 627.149s tons, or 1852 per
cen in 1911, and the bumper grain
crop Of the 1912 season is here re-
fected.
The company hauled 1899 tons
Of fruits and vegetables, as compared
with 104.4s1 in 1919 and 62.s75 in
1911. and 1855 tons of livestock, as
compared with $685. in 1912 and g.
695 in 1911. It's anthracite coal tom
mage. not including coal for company
use, amounted to .123.S1s tons as
tons In the years preceding. but the
bituminous tonnage fell of, there be.
ing 360.S70 as compared with $4,000
in 1912 and 235,778 in 1911.
B17,O65 Tons of Ore Shipped.
The two items that stand out most
prominently r the iron ore business,
which for the period that ended June
30 had reached 617,065 IONS as COM
pared with 321,203, and 119,2o9, in
previous years. and the lumber ton
mage. The feature of the lumber
business was that while the company
hauled 2.12s,037 tons. a liberal in.
crease over the 1.759.265 Of 1912, and
~i,s10.072 Of 1911. the proportion that
the lumber haul bore to the total bust
ness was smallar.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-09-17
CHDLERA FATAL IN. Tnr1"

con1stantinoplc. Turkey, Sept. IT,
There have been twenty-five cases 81
Asiaitic cholera here. twelve Of which
proved fatal. All were introduced
iron1 places outside of the city. Ignor-
anu persons keep the disease secret,
ties take the patients to the hospital
and burn them ALIKE.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-09-17
NlE|:REP0R||T||;S|'
HIGHEST EARNINGS
Over Thirteen Millions in
I'm
.provement Work Done

Minneapolis, Sept. 17.-Presenting
yesterday to the stockholders ana dt-
rectors at the annual meeting OF the
Minneapolis. st. Paul & Sault Ste Ma
rie railway company statements show
Ing the most prosperous year In the
connpany's history I'M new high rec.
ord earnings Of $32. 1904. 662,b0 for the
period ending June 80. No changes
were made in the personnel Of the
board Of directors.
President Edmund Pennington said
that the company had extensive con-
struction work planned which would
not he taken up until the attitude of
the. public as expressed through ite
various avenues of political activity
assured more reasonable treatment Of
transportation companies.
The 500 line his eighty-ive miles
ofayroad under construction from Am
brose. N. D.. into Montana and will
have it ready to handle grain from
this years crop. Its big freight ter
minal in Chicago will be completed
Jan. 1, 1914. Announcement is made
Of the purchase for $4,000 Of 2.400
shares Of the stock Of the Belt rail-
way Of Chicago. placing. the 500 line
on parity with twelve other railroads
enterting that terminal.
Equipment is Increased.
The company put more than $780,
geo into additions and bettermente
during the year, the report says, and
has extensive shop additions under
way at Shoreham. North Minneapolis
1t added to equipment during the
year Is locomotives. 40 all steel pas
senger cars. 100 freight cars. 300 ore
cars, 200 caboose and 200 ballas,
cars. y > ,1l- t.,
The company handled a record bus.
mess last year Of 7%,761,407 tons OF
freight and from the Guyana iron
range, in Aitkin and Crow Wing coun.
ties, Minnesota, from which it drew
its first business of 800. 900 tons In
1912 to its new dock at Superior, Wis.
1t hauled in the last fiscal year more
than 100000 tons. President Pen.
nington's prediction is for a movement
Of 100000 tons from the mines tc
the Lake Superior dock in the com.
ing yea President Pennington in his
comment, Introductory to the report
says:
The substantial increase in the
company's gross earnings, while par
tally due to the unusual grain crop
of 1912 reflects also the growth and
general prosperity of the northwest
Including the Canadian west"
Report Shows Increase.
The principal item in the statement
showing not only the companv's in.
creased business but indicating gen.
Minnesota, North Dakota. northern
UYS..--.S- >-A S-AlAAS,,> u1aA 3~ n>->
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-09-17

Notwithstanding the current idea
that trade has been dull during the
past six months. the figures show that
the business Of the port OF. New York
year over the record Of the year pre-
cedipg. ~,
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THE GREATEST sEAPoRr.
Engineering News.)

New York city is now the greatest
seaport In the world. measured BY
the total value Of its exports ana i'm
ports. For the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1913. according to hgures
ton Of New York city. the port Of
New York did a foreign business Of
nearly $4,000. 600. 900. The figures
for New York and nine other great
ports are given as follows:
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-09-25

Personality does persist after
death-a scientific examination of
facts has now completely and per-
fectly convinced me that memory and
affection are NOT. limited to that as
ssociation with.matter by which alone
they can manifest themselves HERE
and nowH't
Sir Oliver Lodge, famous savant
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-09-25

HamIin Garland, Famous American.
Author, Following Sir Oliver
Lodges Remarkable Declaration
That Science Can Prove "A Life!
After DEATH" Relates Especially.
for Readers of The Day Book.
Some of;His Own Astounding Ex-i
periences in. the OccuIt-The;
''Piano That Played Itself.". : <! /,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-09-17
Notice Of Contest.

Notice Of Contest.
United states Land once at H.vre, Montana,
"a Margret Young, Of Big Sandy. Montana,
c0ntestee.
You are hereby notified that
WILLIAM d. critics,
who gives Grand Forks, North Dakota, ae his
poetofiice address, did on August 70, 1913, Ale in
this ONCE his duly corroborsted application to
contest and secure the cancellation Of Your home
for the south half (SX) section q, township II
grounds tor HE contest be alleges that you have
OF the said entry during the second year
portion Of the said land; that you have failed to
land; that you have never resided upon the said
Iand - required by Law, and that you have Who'll
y abandoned same for more than six months
You! are. therefore, further notified that the
said allegations will b taken b. this Office Al
no nSvi ns9 Pc; Ss confs,:sd 6y you: and yo1r said On:
further right to b heard therein, either before
o6ies within twenty days si,er the Fo ) 9TH
answer. under oath, specifically meeting and re-
spending 20 these allegations Of contest, or II
you fail within that time to die in this o6ice due
srs9 On nj; 4! ss sa.a a: ec.t sss,sS . = copy - Of ns y,O.u., y. =:
the delivery Of . copy Of your answer to the con
te.tant In person, proof Of such service must be
either the said ccnteetant's written acknowledge.
ment OF his receipt of the copy, ehowing the date
Of its receipt, or the AFFIDAVIT Of the person BY
the delivery WAS made stating when and
where the copy was delivered; If made by regis
tered mail, proof Of such 90, vice mu { consist Of
the affidavit of the person by whom the copy Vas
mailed etating when and the postoAice to which
1t was mailed, and this affidavit must be accom-.
You should state in your answer the name Of
the postofice to which you desire future notices
to by sent to you
N. w. HUTCHINSON, Register.
Date of drst publication August q, 1918.
Date Of second publication September 3, 1918.
Date OF third publication September 10. 1913.
Date OF fourth publication September II, 1913.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-09-17
Reasonable Mistrust,
Pittsburgh Press.

"Now let us try" she said, ito keer
the other passengers from discovering
that we are a bride and groom"
"All right, dearest" he replied. "How
shall we deceive them?"
BUY a couple Of magazines and we
will pretend to be busy reading them
and avoid noticing each other"
THAT'S a fine idea, sweetheart I'll
get them right away"
Twenty minutes later:
"Lovey"
what Is it, dearest?'
You are holding your magazine up.
side down."
"Oh. George! If you are going to
begin being critical now how shall |
ever be able to please you after we
have been married for FIVE years?"-
Chicago Record Herald.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-09-17

ouKMS MAUD OF NORWAY AND CROWN
PRINCE OLAF.
one Of nearly all the prerogatives Of
sovereignty, and his position is being
made so unpleasant, not to say impos.
sible, that we may look at any moment
for the news Of bis %abdication.
That Queen Maud is bent upon his
adoption of this course and is bringing
all her influence to bear upon him to
resign his scepter Is no secret.
Everything that she does or leaves
undone Is made the subject Of unkind-
~ criticism. The newspapers are never
tired of attacking her, and now that
the storthing, or national legislature,
has made it clear that in the event Of
the ~ten-year-old crown prince dying be-
fore his father the conclusion of the
latter's reign would Immediately be fol.
lowed by the proclamation Of a repub-
lie she considers the life Of her only
boy as no longer safe in Norway.
That any n would be willing to
harm so attractive u y~oungster as the
heir apparent in order to hasten the
transformation Of Norway from a mon.
archy into n republic 1t is difficult to
believe. But there are anarchists in
Scandinavia. as elsewhere, and the as
s~assination Of Empress Elizabeth at
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-09-17

Some housewives in cooking their
preserves perform that operation in
the jars or can in which they (the
preserves) are to be kept. Unfortu.
nately when the water boils vigorous
~ it sometimes upsets the Jars and
spills their contents in the boiler. A
Nebraska woman has designed a cook.
ing utensil which prevents this acct
dent Two rings Of different dame
tiers. for different size Jars and can
and fiat, perforated plate make up the
equipment One Of the rings acts as a
support for the plate, and on top Of
the plate the other ring sits and forms
a guard for the jar, to prevent It up
setting. The water can boil freely
through the perforations In the plate,
and this little platform keeps the top
Of the jar above the top Of the water,
90 none can get into it.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-09-17

Geneva has shown that they do not
permit the blamelessness Of their vic.
tim to deter them from murder, espe-
clally when they conceive that some
political object may be attained
thereby.
1t cannot be denied that the advent
OF the republic in Norway would be
expedited by the demise of Prince
Olaf, since the recent debate in the
storthing on the course to be adopted
IN the event Of his premature death.
Under the circumstances one cannot
blame the queen for regarding the at
dtude Of the Norwegian parliament
about the matter in the light of a price
placed upon her little boys head and
as such a menace to his days that she
will not have a moments rest until she
succeeds in bringing about the rupture
Of all ties that bind Prince Olaf, King
Haakon and herself to the land Of Nor.
way.
Yet King Haakon, his wife and his
boy may be said to have had every
thing calculated to recommend them
to the good will Of the Norsemen. To
begin with, Haakon's native language
namely, Danish-is also the language
Of Norway. The Norsemen have from
time immemorial been a seafaring ma.
t1on. and Haakon Is by profession and
BY taste a sailor. having seen plenty
Of hard service In the Danish navy.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-09-17
Quite Obvious.

MY DEAR" said Mrs. Snaggs to her
husband, what Is a canard?"
Don't you know what a canard is?"
quer1ed Snaggs rather sneeringly.
why. the word itself conveys its own
meaning"
"Does it? Well, really. l can't see
it. What does it mean, dear?"
"Why, a canard is something one
canardly believe. of course"
"Oh. to be sure! Why couldn't I
think Of hat?"-Savannah News.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-09-17
Chocolate Pie,

One pint Of milk, one heaping table
spoonful of corn starch, yolks Of two
eggs, sugar to taste and chocolate to
taste. Bananas or oocoanut may be
used with this same custard, emitting
the chocolate, adding extract to taste,
placing bananas in the bottom OF
baked pastry shell and pouring custard
over them. Finish with meringue
made Of whites Of two eggs beaten till
stih; then beat into them four table.
spoonfuls Of granulated sugar; spread
on pie; brown In oven.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-09-17
Helpful Hints.

To boil milk without fear Of burn
ing, place three or four tablespoonfuls
Of water in the pan, let 1t boil rapidly
q minute or two, then add the milk.
A little bit of soap added to the
starch will make the clothes iron bet
ter and have a lovely gloss.
For a nervous headache, knot the
hair high on the head, remove the
waist and, while bending over the
wash basin. apply a sponge soaked in
hot water to the back Of the neck.
Repeat this several times and the pain
will disappear.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-09-17
A Good Reason,

1t was a red letter day at one OF
our large schools, and the boys were
under examination in "optics." The
point under Illustration was that,
strictly and scientifically speaking, we
see not objects, but their images de.
picted on the retina. The doctor, to
make the matter palmer. said to the
wag of the class:
civilian, did you ever actually see
your fatherY"
Bill promptly replied: mo, SIR"
please explain why you never saw
your own father"
Because" replied Bill, very grave
~, "he died before I was born, sir."-
New York American.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-09-17
Hiah Finance.

A man sent his neighbor's little boy
to the drug store to buy five postage
stamps. He handed him two dimes,
the extra one being for himself. Some
time afterward the boy came back
blubbering and said he had lost one of
the dimes.
But why didn't you buy me the
stamps" asked the man.
Because. mister" replied the boy,
1T was your dime I lost."-Judge.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-09-17
Oatmeal Cookica

Cream t~hree-fourths Of a cupful OF
butter with one cupful Of sugar and
add two we'll beaten eggs. Sift three
fourths Of a teaspoonful Of soda into
two cupfuls Of -four. add one-half q
teaspoonful of salt, n teaspoonful Of
cinnamon. Now add to the mixture
two cupfuls Of uncooked rolled oats
and n scant cupful Of chopped raisins
sprinkled with a little -four. Drop by
the teaspoonful into a creased pan and
bake In moderate oven.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-09-17

do you give any credence to the
claims Of some radicals that man is
becoming little more than a human
machine?" asked the friend.
"Yes. At times l feel that I am be.
coming simply a lawn mower" an
swered the suburbanite.- Buffalo Elk
press,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-09-17
Not Equal to IL.

Provincial Parvenu dining in Lon
don)-A good. long menu. waiter. but
l dare say Ill he able to manage it.
Waiter - Pardon me. sir. but the
menoo's OF the other side. That ia the
band program.-LondOn Bystander
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-09-17
Nice Family, This.

Wife (reminiscently) - l remembe,
when You asked me to say the word
that was to make you happy for life
how ! hesitated.
Hub (grumpily) Hesitated! Huh.
You v did say it.-Boston Tran
script.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-09-17
frultists' Decorations.

The new fruit decorated grapes, eta.
mines and eponges help all the de-
mand for odd and striking color com.
binations and afford relief from the
familiar floral decorations or the some.
what overworked conventional designs
shown on Balkan embroidery and post
impressionist fabrics. The decorations
OF the fruitists, as the designers OF
these patterns r called, are not ap.
pies or plums or grapes or any other
fruits ever seen by man, but they sug.
gest fruit, nevertheless, and are inter.
esting both in form and color.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-09-17

A carload of Clothes and Shoes of
the latest styles that ever struck town
arrived at the Chicago Store. Spe-
cial sale of the following items which
we're bought up very cheap:
Ladies' $3.50 to slO.OO wool serge
dresses. Sale price So. e6 to So. so
Ladies' $1,000 black wool kersey
long coats. Sale price. ..... SO. rs
Ladies' $500 black long plush
coats. Sale price. 90. Is
Mems suits, made of very durable
fabrics in the latest styles and
colors. Worth up to $500.
Sale price Sc. rs to $3.50
Mems very fine all-wool dress suits
in the very latest shades of blue,
brown, gray, and other fancy
patterns, worth from sl8 to s25.
Sale price. $40. rs to $3.50
Boys $500 to $500 knee pants suits
ages 3 to Is. Sale price go.
.............. ....Sl.5o to 90. so
Boys $500 to $3.50 long pants
suits-ages II to 10. Sale price
....... 80. .. . .. $500 to So. rs
Rugs, 1895 inches. Sale price,. 25c
Carpet rugs, 9xl2 feet, Japanese
design, for .$5.76
Carpet rugs, heavy wool ingram,
9x9 feet, for SO. rs
A large variety of Girls Dresses,
Blankets, Comforts, Sweater Coats,
Shoes, rare Violins, Guitars, Man
dOlins, Accordeons and Guns
AT THE
CHICAGO STORE
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-09-17
Sour Cream Sauce.

When cream is only slightly sour It
may be made delicious to serve with
buildings, etc., in the following way:
Put 1t into a basin with the juice of a
lemon and a tablespoonful Of 2
and whip until quite stiff. This treat.
ment makes it excellent and increases
the quantity at the same time.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-09-17
6ahy's Bib.

A dress shield may he cut in half
and each half used as the lining for
the baby's bib. Make a removable
cover OF linen or lawn edged with lace
or embroidery.