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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-24
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= The Ruler of .Ashautee is Now
= q Prisoner ON Island Of Mahc.
X x X X y X y X 4 * 1
(The Last Frontier.l


The s%eychelle Isles. off Africa's In
dian %seaboard. have Of recent years
been turned into a political prison for
those deposed cannibal kings whose
Kingdoms have. on one excuse or an
other been added to the dominions
there are three political prisoners Of
note on the Island of Mahe-King Ko-
banga of Uganda. King Assibi Of the
Gold Coast and King Prempeh Of
lAshantee.
Though all of these ebony royalties
were enthusiastic patrons Of the cook
ing pot. King Prempeh is by far the
ing personality of the three. for it
was his palace at Kun,asi that was
built of the skulls and surrounded by
a neat picket fence made from tho
leg. and arm bones of the people he
and his tribesmen had eaten.
Owing to an error Of judgment in
selecting a British commissioner as
the piece de resistance for one Of. hts
feasts. an expedition was sem to
Ashantee. the country annexed to the
British empire, and its ruler forced
to exchange his skull-walled palace in
kumansi for a four-roomed tin-roofed
cottage in the outskirts. Of Victoria.
surrounded Ivy the huts. Of the chief
tains who accompanied. him into ex
lie, he lives on the. naeager pension
granted him by the British govern
ment.
Glad din the flaming cotton robe of
red and yellow. which Is the West
African equivalent of royal ernine.
jamas. His Majesty received me on
the veranda Of his little dwelling in
the presence Of tile constable. Who
guards him and who acts as interpret
er when the kings very scanty store
of English gives out.
Now l am not an entire TRANCE
to h ways of the Lords anointed.
but this audience with Prempeh OF
Ashantee was n Of the most re-,
markablc experiences that I Gan re-
call. In the first place, the mercury
mad crept up and up until 1t lowered
In the neighborhood Of $50 degrees
In Vie shade of the house: In the sec
place. the sons Of the king Che
told mo he had a. in alb had crowd
ed into the tiny room until the place
fairly reeked with the smell Of per
sptration; in the third place, / was at
a loss what to talk to His Majesty
about.
After an awkward pause, during
which the king shuffled his feet i'm
easily and I wiped away rivulets Of
Ashantee to n Of his attendants. who
shortly returned with a tin { hold
Ing a battle Of whisky. q siphon of
dirty glasses. After another long and
uncomfortable pause. the king asked
me II I wouldn't have something to
drink. Taking It for granted that
Prempeh's capacity for drink would
be as outre al his choice OF. food. /
poured his beer glass full to the brim
with whisky. giving to myself the
drink sanctioned by civilized custom.
In my country" said the king.
leaning forward. and speaking in the
broken English which he had acquir-
ed from the government chaplain,
bad men. sometimes try to poison
king. SO king turns drink other way
round" and suiting the action Of the
words. he turned the tray so as to
place before. me the beer glassful Of
whisky. I have been quite GER
tain whether or not there was a
hearted canntbal when he literally
turned the table on me. :,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-24
REPEAD THE EXEMPTION
PROVISION.

Chicago Record-Herald: Colonel
Roosevelt. in an article which va re.
printed yesterday. declares himself ex.-
plicitly in favor Of arbitratine the
Panama toll dispute. The Outlook,
reversing itself. now definitely adopts
Mr.. Roosevelt's position as it's own
and brushes aside various alleged
objections to arbitration simply be-
cause national honor and good faith
impose, it in the event of the failure
of direct diplomatic negotiations be-
tween Washington and London.
With the exception of q few lingo
shouters. the nation has declared for
arbitration. A consensus of opinion in
SO vital a case cannot fail to impress
those timid senators who arc consid-
ering the political effect of advocating
arbitration. We believe that the sem
ate will eventually sanction arbitra-
ton Of the Panama dispute, should
no better plan be followed.
tut. there is a better way cut. and
congress is at liberty to take il. a
bill repeating the. %gratuitous coast.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-24

Third ~Installmcnt.l

The method Of hunting the lion OF
the chec,ah without dogs is this:
You so out on the plains and kill
the male of any herd YOU may lind
II zebra or 4 wild beast. \ hoy is nu,
to guard 1t until nightfall. and in tn,
morning the hunter comes. hoping to
find his game feeding upon the car
Icass. or ut least 10 find a spcor which
lean be tracked. If that is not found
lthe sk,nners are called in. and the
hide. hoofS II horns are removed
for preservation. inc then the porters
have their feast.
These rorters will cat the mea OF
any animal except the hyena and the
lion. They have tremendous capacity
a single man has been known to eat
as much as fifteen pounds at II meal,
Portable portion.
reservation by the British, and only
royalty has been permitted to hun;
there until Mr.. Rainey was given Il
special permit by the govcrnor-gen-
|eral in order to kill off the lions. which
had been seriously interfering with
the ostrich farms.
The rheetah or hunting leopard is
the tastes, animal on four legs with
out exception. Mr.. Rainey shot three
. "a J. AlSNl ~ ~ hab tAN AASA -
ing. The cheetah hunting dogs and
the fighting dogs are held in leash.
and the gun bearers carry the extra
guns behind. The hunting dogs fol-
low the spoor and hay up the game.
and the lighting dogs are only re.
leased to kill the animal. which lies
on its back and fights with all its
claws and Its teeth.
The best pictures the expedition oo-
tanned ware faEon az q water mole,
where three blinds were built. one
a put down wind. The animals
came to this. saw it. went up and
smelled it, and some Of the smaller
wen, inside II. They found it was
no, unnatural. 20 they paid no atten.
ton TO the other blind. which had
been put up wind to screen the
camera.
No animal. were killed at the wa
ter hole and none of the beasts knew
that a human being was near them.
Six weeks were spen; in getting the
pictures. A photographer sat up in
a tree under a sun which registered
an average of 100 degrees in the
shade.
Tho water hole was probably at n
time the bed of a river. The water is
dig from ten to twenty inches into the
earth to get at il. 1t is muddy and
hrackish and tastes strongly Of alkali.
hu, this particular hole is a favorite
with the animals. The watchers saw
hundreds Of bahoens and monkeys
running abou, and Thompson gaselles
comir- down for their turn at the
drinking place. and the oryx. from the
horn of which the natives mako their
musical instruments. Then anne the
rhinos. and all the other animals re-
tired to give them place.
The order in which the animals
drink Is as follows: The elephant.
the rhino. the giraffe. the zebra. the
and after them the various men,
bers of the antelope tribe, the . e
and monkeys.
4 giraffe arrived just in time to
the fight between two rhinos.
a zebra insisted on staying at the
water hole in spite Of the CRATES
right Of precedence. First he was
given warning with the right leg. and
then a Kck-and the giraffe can. kick
north. east. south and west.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-24

dame. Then. as she sauntered
towards the door. a gPatiied smile H.
Illuminated her features.
Anyhow she murmured. Il made
one member Of the p%ostof1cc earn his
salary:"
James Whitcomb Riley tells a story
Of an old fellow who asked for work
at the Riley farm in the poets boy
hood. He Was set at hoeing potatoes.
but did not prove to be especially in
dustrious. When taken to task for
his lack Of application he only replied.
Wal. the good book says. DO all
things in moderation"
We'll. It came on dinner time at
last" avs the humorist. and the old
codger did his share nobly. In fact.
he ate enough to kill two or three or
binary men. Some one gently limited
that the text didn't seem to apply. He
opened a worn little Bible and I'M
1perturbabiy pointed" to a passage. II
read. WHATSOEVER thy hand tindcth
to do. do it with all thy might"
4 w. . .Na o. H.. ~ -
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-24

HOW SHE sHOPPED.

New York Globe.)
She wandered down the center aisle,
Whence all but her had fled;
The lamp that lighted UP her smile
Was not the kind. she SAID.
She halted at another booth;
There costly glass held sway,
She scorned the goblcts. for. in truth,
They would not match her tray.
At every counter on her route,
=. From basement to the top,
She found the things that wouldn't
suit.
But failed to find a mop.
She fingered at the silk display
From o'clock to four.
Then smilingly she tripped away
TO seek another floor.
From four till five she hung about
The petticoats on sale:
Then she recalled that past a doubt.
She ought to buy a veil.
But they r quite too dear" she
said:
"IIl wait till after Lent"
Twas then she bought a spool Of
thread
And had it charged and sent.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-24
Pointed Paragraphs
(Chicaro News =,


The seeker after truth has a life.
time Job.
There are some graft germs in al.
most n mans makeup.
The average married man knows
what 1t is to be cross.examined.
Most Of us would rather accent an.
other mans cigars than his advice,
One who has nothing to lose is gen.
orally willing to take chances.
The girl who dreams Of clipping
allows her imagination to run away.
with her.
a man seldom appeals to a woman
unless he has a little brutality in his
makeup.
However, the chap who rocks the
boat in the sea of matrimony is apt to
land In the divorce court.
It's the easiest thing in the world
Tor a pretty woman to manage a man
III she isn't married to him.
F~fsuratively speaking. an. old bach
slor nearly always hugs himself when
he sees, a poor. meek-looking man try
ing to quiet a squaliing infant.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-24
DO yuu sell stamps here?" the eld-
erly lady asked the ma behind the

DO yuu sell stamps here:" the eld-
erly lady asked the man behind the
counter.
Yes. madam" replied the clerk in
charge. politely.
Can / buy any quantity 1 like?"
went on the old lady ~fercely. .,
Why. yes. madam. Can"
Have you got any one-cent oncs?"
Yes. madam" said the long-suf-
fering n behind the grille. How"
II van them altogether-not torn
apart" pursued the relentless lady.
And how many do you want?"
The polite clerk was losing his tenn
per.
"Onc-cent ones. don't forget" She
glowered at him over her spectacles.
why. certainty. madam. How
many?"
IN have six cents worth.
Here they ire Now. will you
please"
Here: young man. I've -as~much
right To he here as you have! I
won't be hurried!' snapped 1he~ven-
L =. .+.."Es - .. - /: -; si. =.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-24

wise exemption provision has been
offered by Senator Root. Repeal has
been advocated by Secretary Stimson
and the government transportation ex-
pert, Professor Emory r. johnson.
Repeal would leave nothing to arhi-
trate. Repeal would satisfy everybody
except special privilege that seeks adj
diticnal special privilege at the cx-
pcnse of the taxpayers and tho con-
sumers. We may add that the jim
goes who hastily committed them-
selves to an absurd and dishonorahle
position would find repeal less OBJ
jectionahlc than arbitration. II
would provide IA softer place to fall
on. Make the repeal motion unani-
nous.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-24

The case Of young Brandt. the valet
Of Mortimer l.. Schif. sentenced to
thirty years imprisonment for bur-
glary. who was recently pardoned by
Governor Sulzer, has excited consid-
interest. The young man en-.
tered-his employers house-whether
by force or through an open door is
not quite clear. and stole a number
Of stick. pins. He pleaded guilty and
was given the thirty year sentence.
The legal department Of the state Of
New York approved Of the pardon
on the ground that there was an err
ror in. the proceedings. Whether this
is correct or o the young man has
served five years: and the original sem
tence appears TO nave been out Of all
proportion to the garvity Of the of.
Tense. Some Of the New York papers.
however, score the governor for grant
ing the pardon.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-24
Reflectionsofa Bachelor
tNeN. York Press.l

a self-made man gets patched up
by pretty nearly everybody.
Promises nearly always die Of old
age before they get a chance to come
true.
The trouble with having money Is It
takes more than you've got to live up
to It.
Before a girl can make up her mind
what mar to have for a best beau she
has to make up his.
There's nothing makes a man so in.
dignant as for his wife to have sus.
picions Of him thpt are based on fact.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-24
sMUGcLED DrAMoNDs enryn.

New York. Jan. 33.-cut dtelsonds
weighing 30 rs .rarrats. siaueeled
across the Cana dian border. ana con.
nscated by the government were sold
at auction here today BY 1 United
States marshal for IS per cent more
than the valuation placed upon them
by the government. Tho government
appraisers thought the gems were
worth $4,000: they brought $2,613.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-24
WHAT THEY SAY
TAX About the Irony of Fate.

NWdSHl1EtoH FUSCI
The most distressing feature about
this mild winter we're having is.that
the Hon. jeff Levy hasn't had a single
chance to wear that $1,000 overcoat.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-24

do with displaying many gorgeous
gowns. This fashionable establish
ment is n Of the features Of. the
piece. furnishing an added attraction
to the feminine contingent Of play
gOerE.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-24

The Union Pacific and Southern Pa.
cihc people are trying hard to UNI
scramble themselves in accordance
with the edict Of the courts. and they
are having a difficult job. Some day
they will get it all arranged. but the
patrons of the roads will have to de-
pend. not on competition. but in the
orders Of the interstate commerce
commission for rates and service if the
roads show a disposition to be unfair
with them. The question arises. if. the
commission could not have handled
matters just as we'll il the roads had
remained combined as II they were
separated.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-24
DISAPPOINTED.
Chicago Record.IHerald.)

Chicago Record-Herald.)
II saw sou and, your husband at
the play last night, Mrs. Wedgecomb.
How did you like IT."
I'm sorry wol Wasted u money
on it. Several people told me I would
be shocked. but T.wasn't."
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-24

The fates have been a little hard
on the Turkish ministry. II the gov.
eminent refused to make. peace on the
terms offered it would have to fight.
If 1t fought it would get a worse whip
ping than before. and the nation would
be driven out of Europe altogether.
1t held off as long as it could. and
then 1t yielded. Then the populace
in Constantinople made a demonstra-
ton, and as Turkish demonstrations
are quite likely to terminate fatally to
somebody, the cabinet resigned. and
there is a now man at the helm, whose
job nobody envics.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-24
ADJUSTMENTS
The Rainey Pictnms

i. There IS no more famous bis game
hunter in tho world today than Paul
j. Rainey Of Cleveland. Ohio. For
tunately he is endowed with the
wealth that is necessary to equip the
costly expeditions of many hundreds
OF men that go into the wilds Of Brit
ish East Africa.
Not deferred by the failure Of other
sportsmen to obtain good motion pic.
lures of the Wild animols OF far.off
Africa. Mr.. Rainey took along with
him a corps of expert photographers
in charge of John c. Hement. AN en-
perienced newspaper photographer.
who had been In the field during the
Russian.Japanese war for the Asso-
ciated Press.
a most remarkable collection Of
wild animal pictures was obtained by
the Rainey photographers. and these
pictures, which are being shown by
several companies throughout Amer
lea today. provide a two hours enter
tainment which is said to be as inter-
esting al it is instructive.
Known as Paul j. .Raincy's African.
Hunt. they will be shown at the
Metropolitan twice a day all next
week.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-24
Burial Private. Kindly Omit Flowers.
lMilwaukee News.l

VNIIIW dUhPC .NGWS,T
England has a real life version Of
''let George do IT," Lloyd George has
been assigned to receive the suffrag-
cites at the house of commons.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-24
The Quaker Girl.

The Quaker Girl" which comes to
this city to the Metropolitan on Mon
day, February 3 is conceded to be the
biggest and hest musical success since
the days of THE Merry Widow" 1t is
a dainty CONNECTION with hunting
tunes. all exquisite waltz and a delici-
u blending Of feminine. s%artorial and
scenic loveliness. Victor Morley. who,
as all theatergoers know. is among the
Very finest Of the light comedians OF
the day. being an excellent dancer
with a delightful voice and the light
ness and gayety which is the essential
'of youth, is the debonair hero of the
play and is much in evidence. He is
especially happy in two songs. Get
away, I'm a Married Man" and in
Something to Tell" Another great
song hit Of the piece is Come to the
Ball" a waltz which is being hummed
and whistled all owe London and
New York. The story of the play is
delightfully."- romentaic. dealing with
the adventures and love affairs of n
Quaker maiden who is cast of by her
own people and who goes to Paris to
see the world. While there she is en-
ployed as a model in a fashionable
dressmaker's salon and has much to
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-24

Just how Mr.. Divet figures out that
the movement to provide that laws
passed by the legislature shall be de-
clared unconstitutional only by the
unanimous vote of the supreme court
is an attack on the constitution is not
clear. AS We understand it 1t is pro-
posed that the constitution shall be
in the ann indicated.
The constitution cannot be amended
without the Affirmative vote of a ma
jority Of the voters of the state. II.
on the question heing submitted to
them, the people should decide that
it shall require a vote of five judges
instead of three to decide that a given
statute is in conhic, with the constitu-
ton, it Is not clear in what manner
the constitution is being attacked.
The wisdom of making the change is
debatable. Many things may be urged
for and against it. hut it seem as IL
a man may advocate such Il change
without being in any way an enemy
of constitutional government.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-24
Yen: Came Down Several Notche.

1ep: CAME IOWn several NOtCffcS.
Est. Louis Republic.)
Governor Wilson's ~utterances since
the election have brought him closer
to the people than he was. at the
height of the campaign.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-24

Duty Will Have Nothing on Bill.
Baltimore American.)
President Taft will retire with his
duty we'll done.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-24

All sorts Of advice is given t O people
by writer's who profess to be experts
in various lines. In some publica-
tons there 7 run departments tell
ing the people what sort Of stocks
to speculate in, and how to speculate.
The best advice to the person wishing
to speculate is don't The millions
that arc made by a few. a very few
Of the professionals. are collected from
the ereenhorns who seek expert adj
on how to do it. One writer.
however. who does not conduct a de-
partment OF pose as an expert. gives
some advice which appears to be emil
nently sound as to how the person
Of small means can deal in stocks with
safety. He advises that purchases be
made strictly on an investment basis.
and not with the speculative idea in
view. Buy securities. he says. which
have proven their soundness and their
earning capacity by tests extending
a long period of years: pay cash
in full for them: buy nothing on mar
gns: buy. if possible. when there is
the occasional grand rush to sell: and
you have an investment which will
yield a sure revenue. and which al
If watched carefully. be turned into
at a satisfactory advance. This
looks like sound advice.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-24

(Fourth NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-24
Closes" IT For Bryan.

NIOseS IL Ut bryan.
(New York Tribune.)
The longer Governor Wilson keeps
his mind open with regard to the
cabinet the less chance Colonel Bryan
will have to get in.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-24
But, Oh You Ice Man!

New York WORLDLY
When the weather man reports new
heat records for January the coal
shortage question looks less serious.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-24

What Was the Matter with Kansas:
Galveston News.)
Kansas nov has a. democratic gov
ernor. Heretofore n republican gov
ernor has had Kansas.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-24

Detroit Free Press.)
man is saving his winter weather TO,
the opening of the baseball season.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1913-11-06
DUNN'S CHAPEL.

NON' D, 1910
VIM. Dudley and family, Of New
Vienna, spent Sunday with d. T..
Runk and family.
Jess Fox, wife and daughter, Flor
ence, of Harwood, spent Sunday with
Arthur Kier and family.
f. L. Crosen and family spent Sun
day with P. A. Daniels and family, Of
near Wilmington.
Miss Essa Cowman, of Hillsboro, has
been spending several weeks with her
sister, Mrs John McCreight.
Mrs Frank Sharp spent several days
last week with relatives at New Mar
ket.
Steward Burton and family spent
Sunday with his brother, Frank, at
Russell.
Chas Naylor and wife, of Mowrys-
town, spent Saturday ght and Sun
day with Arthur Kier and family.
Mrs. F. L. Crosen and daughters
spent Saturday with Lum Davis and
family.
Mrs. James Finley, of Chillicothe,
is visiting her parents, David Fawber
and wife.
Miss Ruth Kier spent Sunday with
her sister, Mrs. Ed. King, of Snow
Hill.
I VIM Parker and wife have moved
from the Frank Michael farm to the
Will Kibler farm near Willetsville
Last Saturday being Mr.. and Mrs
William Weibleys 30th wedding an.
niversary number of their friends
and relatives gathered at their home
in the evening to help them celebrate
the occasion. They received severa
beautiful presents. Those present
were: Lafe Lemon and wife, Chas
johnson and wife, Steward Burton anc
wife, f L. Crosen and wife, Ed. Tur
ner and wife, Walter Hamilton, o
Harrisburg, Misses Nellie Johnson
Elsie Michael, Mahala Smith, Tres;
Hamilton, Ruth Griffith Ruby ant
Leanna Crosen, Doris and Mildred Tur
ner, VIM. johnson, Heber Runk, Ear
and Rodney Burton, Henry Beezy
Marvin Burton and G. W. Turner. Al
J left at late hour Wishing Mr.. an
Mrs. Weibley many more happy year
together.