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Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-31
WHERE POWDER COMES FROM.
Nitrate Needed for Fertilizer Must
Now Go for War.

(Bulletin Pan-American Union.)
Strange to say. the one country in
the world which in times of peace sup
plies the greatest agent to increase the
productiveness OF the earth will now
be called upon for identically the same
agent to supply the means of destruc-
ton. That country is the republic of
Chile, n the product which has now
assumed such tremendous importance
is the nitrate ofSoda. which it supplies
to the world. hThe nitrate fields of
Chile form a ,Wnderful asset in the
national econotfY. and this news note
states that THE government will sell at
public auction I'm August 10, in the
city of Santiago, certain nitrate lands
located in the province of Tarapaca,
thus opening up for development adj
ditional areas containing this remark
able product.
The greatest use in recent years of
Chilean nitrate las been ito make two
blades Of grass grow where but n
grew before" and in this capacity it
has been a blessing to humanity. The
Use of nitrate of soda, as a fertilizer.
though very general now, has been
known to our civilization less than a
century. The story goes that an old
Scotchman who lived near the present
nitrate fields about 1916, spread some
soil containing white crystals over
part of his garden. Things p lanted in
this particular spot grew wonderfully.
Samples of the soil were sen to Scot
land for analysis, and the nature Of
the substance and its value as a fer
tilizer was soon established. Accord
ing to tradition, however. centuries be-
fore the Spanish conquest, the Incas Of
Peru and some of the natives of Bo-
livia new Of the fertilizing value of
the white crystals, and are supposed to
have known how to produce them
from the crude material.
Today Chile enjoys practically a
world monopoly in the production Of
nitrate. and its use is constantly grow
ing. In 1913 the exports reached the
high-water mark Nearly 5000. 900
tons were shipped from the various
ports of the country and went to in
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-31
Little Stories for Bedtime !

When he reached the others he re-
sage to Old Man Coyote and that he
was YER sure, in fact he was posi-
tive, that Old Man Coyote was already
on. his way there in the hope tina,
he would be able to catch Peter Rab-
bit. 1t was decided that everybody
but Peter should get out of sight at
once. So unc' Billy Postum climbed
a tree. Jimmy Skunk crawled into a
thickest part of a hemlock tree.
Pricl<ly Porky got behind a big stump
right at the top of the hill, and little
Mrs. Peter. with her heart going pit
a-pat. crept into the old house be-
tween the roots of his same old
stump. Only Peter was to be seen
when at last Old Man Coyote came
tip-toeing along the hollow at the foot
of the hill as noiseless as a gray shad-
ow.
He saw Peter almost as soon as
Peter saw him. and the instant he saw
him he stopped as still as If he were
made Of stone. Peter took a couple
of steps and 1t was very plain to see
that he was lame, just as Sammy Jay
had said.
THAT good for nothing Jay told
VIC Iul LUZ olCc, lIlOuSII olu Mail
Coyote, with a hungry CLEAN in his
eyes.
|. Whenever Old Man Coyote thought
that Peter was not looking his way
he would craw on his stomach from
one tree to another, always getting
a little nearer to Peter. He would
lie perfectly still whenever Peter
seemed to be looking toward him.
Now, Of course. Peter knew just what
~yac Orino IN and ho took tho oroofoSt
care not to get more than a couple
of jumps away from the old house
under the big stump where Mrs. Pc
ter was hiding and wishing with all
her might that III and Peter were
back in the dear Old Brier Patch.
1t was cry still in the Green Forest,
save for the song of happiness of Red
was going on. mad no sign. My, but
it was exciting to those who were
watching!
Old Man Coyote had crept half way
up the hill and Peter was wondering
how much nearer he could let him
get with safety when a sudden grunt-
ing broke out right behind him. Peter
knew what it meant and jumped to
n side. Then down the hill roll
ing straight toward Old Man Coyote
started the strange. %headless, tailless.
legless. creature that had so frighten-
ed Reddy and Granny Fox. Old Man
Coyote took one good look. hesitated.
looked again and then turned tail and
started for the Green Meadows as fast
<as his long legs would take him. 1t
was plain to see that he was afraid,
very muc afraid. Quite suddenly he
had lost his appetite.
Next Story: Buster Bear Gives 1t
All Away.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-31

than the easy way in which national
alliances have been made. broken,
made again and changed as dynastic.
economic and racial reasons have de-
manded. Here are a few of these
political transformations:
In 1915 Russia. Prussia. England
and Austria combined against France
and crushed the power of Napoleon
forever.
In 1s4a, when revolution in Hun
gary threatened the house of Haps-
burg in Austria. Russia interviewed
and by force of arms placed the pres
ent emperor. Francis Joseph, firmly
upon his throne.
In 1856 England. France. Austria
and Italy allied themselves with the
Turk against Russia in the Crimean
war.
In 1856? France defeated Austria in
Italy and gave n great impetus to the
u%ntfication of Italy.
In 1866 Prussia gave it's present
ally, Austria. a fearful beating at Sa-
dowa and forced it out Of first place
in the German confederation.
In 1870 Prussia inflicted upon
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-31
:
= DO NOT TELL ALL THAT
HAPPENS IN YOUR FAMILY


The best respected people are those
who do not tell us everything they
know, nor the history of their lives,
even though they be old acquaint-
ances.
I'm the case of a neighborhood or
church busybody." writes n woman
family history right away n be
done with it. or just keep silent and
live as well as I know how and let
the busybodies pry AND talk as much
as she likes.
The writer apparently is suffering
from a common pest.
There Is ouly one answer to the
question.
None of us can do anything betted
Ing Il own business, doing the best
We know how. living as independently
as we can without disregarding the
the rights of others.
We should be judged by our pre-
sent conditions and deeds. o by
what we may have been or may have
done in the past, OF what we may do
contemplate on doing in the, future.
We are what we are now not
what we were twenty years 6 or
what our grandfathers were once up
on a time.
If we are living right in the present
we're going to be all right in the fut-
ure, and we're redeeming the past If
the past hasn't been what 1t should
LAY been.
1t is sinful to probe into anybody's
past. if his present life is entirely re-
spectacle.
Every man and every woman
should be given a fair chance to
make good, and even If one has been
in the penitentiary it is %nobody's bus
mess If he is righteously living it
down"
The busybody is a moral criminal
an enemy to the right doing. and has
been the means of pushing back into
evil more than one man or woman
who has earnestly tried to rehabilate
himself. Many a one has been de-
MED the chance of redemption be-
of the prying curiosity, the
gossip. INDUCED in by the creature
who delights in digging up old graves
and busting the bones of family
! skeletons.
1t. is a fine thing to have come of
, a good family and to have always liv-
ed a clean and respectable life.
But one can't always help what
ones family has done. And as for
ones self-there may have been a
wrong environment. an early temp
tation, some circumstance unforeseen
at the time. which caused a fall from
grace. And when one exercises the
only true repentance-right living
after a fall, anybody who hounds the
unfortunate one is offending moral
ity.
God forgives repentant sinners and
gives him every chance to make a
good again. Human beings are less
kind. They refuse a square deal to
those struggling toward a better life.
When the busybody calls, tell her
it's a nice day and you are sorry she
must be going so soon. 1t won't stop
her talking, of course. She will drop
In on your %neighbor and %insinuate
that you must have something dread
full to hide because you were so sec
rative,
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-31
OLD MAN COYOTE LOSES HIS
APPETITE.
(By Thornton ". Burgess.)
Copyright, 1914. by ]. G. Lloyd.)

Hardly was Sammy Jay out Of sight
flying toward the Old Orchard when
Old Man Coyote started for the Green
Forest. He Is very sharp, Is Old Man
Coyote, so sharp that it is not very
often that he is fooled. If Sammy Jay
had gone to him and told him what a
splendid chance he would have to
catch Peter Rabbit If he hurried up
to the Green Forest right away old
Man Coyote would have suspected a
trick Of some kind. Sammy mac been
smart enough to know THIS. So he
had just mentioned in the most mat
ter of fact way that he had sean Pc
ter over on. Prickly Forks hill and
that Peter appeared 70 have been in
trouble so that he was too lame to 20
to his home in the dear Old iarier
Patch. There wasn't even a hint that
Old Man Coyote should go over there.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-31

The Journey.
I think of death as some delightful
journey
That 1 shall take when all my tasks
are done.
Though life has given me a heaping
measure
or all best gifts, and many a cup Of
Still better things await me further
This little earth is such. a merry
planet,
The distances beyond it so supreme.
have no doubt that all the mighty
spaces
Between us and tho stars are filled
with faces
More beautiful than any artists
dream.
I like to think that I shall yet behold
them.
When from this waiting-room my
soul has scared.
Earth is a wayside station, where we
wander,
Until from out the silent darkness
yonder
Death swings his lantern and cries,
"All aboard"
I think deaths train sweeps through
the solar system
And passes suns and moons that
dwarf our own,
And close beside us we shall inc our
dearest.
The spirit friends on earth We held
the nearest.
And in the shiing distance Gods
great throne.
Whatever disappointments may befall
In plans or pleasures in this world
of doubt,
delay me,
But no malicious fate has power tc
stay me
From that grand journey on the
Great Death route.
ella Wheeler Wilcox.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-31

crease the productiveness of the soils
of many different nations. Incidental
ly Chile derives a golden harvest from
the product. The revenue derived
from the export duty on nitrate, If
equally distributed among the inhabit-
ants of the country, would give every
man, woman and child no less than
$40 annually. This great evenu is
being used to build railroads. improve
harbors. foster education and to build
up the nation generally; and. taking
into consideration the number of it's
inhabitants. makes Chile one of the
richest countries in the world.
The Chilean nitrate beds are found
in a strip of country about 500 miles
long, at a distance varying from Is to
90 miles from the Pacific coast. The
deposits lie in great beds, or strata,
and the product is easily mined. The
small shafts or drills on through the
natural nitrate beds to the underlying
bedrock or substratum of clay or
gravel. At the bottom Of the shafts
charges of powder or dynamite are
placed. which. when exploded, break
up and scatter the surface layers and
the nitrate. The fragments of nitrate
are then gathered from the debris and
carried in carts Or small cars to the
o'Sii"S vi loAt"i iCS' WHICH, convert
the natural product into the White
crystals of nitrate of soda. sack them
and hen transport them to the near
est port of shipment.
Just now. however, the greatest de-
mand for nitrate will be to make DOW
der n other explosives. Nitric acid
is needed to manufacture nitroglycer-
In. dynamite. smokeless powder and
the various kinds of high explosives
used in these modern times. Even in
time Of peace the United States uses
for manufacturing explosives three
times the amount of nitrate used in
the production of fertilizer. In times
of war no estimate can be made as to
the amount the world will demand,
and doubtless the price of Chilean nj
trate will soar.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-31

What is Japan's deeper purpose
in going to war with Germany?
.omcials at Washington believe the
Mikado has dreams OF building up a
great empire that will dominate the
Pacific. Germany owns a number OF
islands ID. the Pactac. asSwells a. III
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-31
Left for Wyndmere.

Mrs. NJ. Scranstead and daughter.
Miss Camilla, who have been visiting
for the past few weeks at the home
of Mrs. Scranstead's parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. G. o. Bondelid, will leave Thurs
day for Wyndmere. N. D., where they
will make their future home. They
will be joined in Wahpeton by Mr..
Scranstead and make the balance of
the trip by automobile.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-31
Entertaining Guests.

DR.. and Mrs. r. D. Campbell of
South Sixth street are entertaining as
their guests for a few days Mrs. Alex
ander Campbell Of Winnipeg and Mrs.
S. G. Swain of Chicago.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-31
Returned From, Trip.

Mrs. E. j. O'Reillv and daughter
Miss Pauline O'Reilly have returned
from an extended trip. They were
away six weeks and visited friends
and relatives in several Minnesota and
Wisconsin cities.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-31
will Return From Rugby.

Miss Lillian Paulson, who has been
visiting for the past few days at the
home of DR.. and Mrs. Fred Shively
in Rugby. will return home the lat
ter part Of this week.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-31
Visiting Sister.

Visiting Sister.
Miss Allie Ward has gone to Great
Falls, Mont, to spend two months Wis
iting. with her sister, Mrs. Allie
Ward,
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-31

rance the defeat. with accompany
ing loss of territory. that has been the
cause Of Europe's unrest ever since.
In 1877 Russia defeated the Turks
decisively but vas cheated u of the
rightful fruits of her victory by a
combination of the other powers in
the treaty of Berlin.
Old enmities and friendships are
now forgotten, and Italy, which de.
tests both Austria and Germany, la
united with them in the triple alliance,
while those old-time enemies, Eng
land and Russia. are allied with
France in the triple entente.
What will be the next switch?
Events of the next few days may
bring it about quicker than one could
have supposed.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-31

Old Man Coyote took one look. hes.
itatcd. looked again, and then turned
tail and started for tho Green Mead
Ows.
This was what made him sure that the
news about Peter was probably true.
that Old Man Coyote couldn't see
him. he headed straight for the Green
Forest and the hill, where Prickly
Porky, Jimmy Skunk, Unc' Billy Pos
sum, Inc Peter and Mrs. Peter Rab-
bit were waiting. AS he flew he saw
Reddy Fox inc old Granny Fox
stretched fiat behind an old log some
distance away, but where they could
see all that might happen.
Il knew they would be on hand"
he chuckled.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-31

Some persons minds are like
sponges-they give forth only what
has been soaked into them.
Mother, may | go out to swim?"
Yes my darling daughter. Hang
your clothes in a clearinghouse
and tango near the water"
philadelphia Inquirer.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-31
Returned FROM Vacation Trim.

Misses Ava GRADER and Frances
Owen returned last evening from a
W weeks visit with friends and rel
atives at Devils Lake and Leeds.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-31
Party Mt Lincoln Park,

A number of young men of the city
will be hosts this evening at an in
formal dancing party to be given in
the club house at Lincoln park.
Rorke's orchestra will play and dane
ing will be enjoyed from 8 to 1880
o'clock.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-31
Wiss Study at Conservatory.

Miss Reba Rawson of Williston will
arrive soon to study music at Wesley
conservatory of music. Miss Rawson
Is a talented young oma and will
no doubt make excellent progress in
her musical studies.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-31
Intcr-socicty TO Nee

The inter-society Of the First Meth
odist church will lhold it's regular
meeting Tuesday evening at s o'clock
at the home of Miss Charlotte Suther-
land, 116 Euclid avenue. There will
be an election of officers and all men,
hers are urged to be present.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-31

CHANGEABLE BEDFELI.DWs,
philadelphia Record.)
In the history of Europe during the
past century nothing is more curious
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-31

au-Chau in China. All these places
are of strategic Importance. Should
Japan win in a war with the kaiser
there seems little doubt but that g
ermany would nave to give up Kiau-
Chau. the Ladrone and the Caroline |
stands, and Germany's share OF Sa-
moa and New Guinea.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-31
Miss Hulburd Returns Tonight.

Miss Cordelia Hulburd. head of the
piano department at Wesley college
conservatory of music. will arrive this
evening from Morris. Mimi. where she
has been spending her vacation with
her parents. Miss Hulburd Is super
visor of music of the Junior depart
ment and will make arrangements for
the opening of the school next Satur-
daY.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-31
Home FROM RcmidN

Misses Maude and Ruth Temple
ton arrived home last evening from
Lake Bemidji, where they spent the
past few weeks visiting friends.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-31
Entertained for Guests.

ElLCECdIulCu 1Ot "ueSCS.
Minot Optic-Tteporter: Tuesday
evening Miss Miriam Taylor enter
tanned a. company of young people at
her home two and one-half miles
north of the city. For the past week
she has been the hostess to a COM
pany of girls n on Wednesday even
Ing four young men motored out to
the farm for the evening. A very
unique form of entertainment was
planned. When the boys arrived they
found the young ladies all att:red in
oriental costumes. This scheme was
carried out through the evening. The
time was spent in a YER enjoyable
manner, several of the Young aides
favored the company with vocal solos.
stories were told. and later the large
dining room was cleared Of it's fur
nishings and a dance was held. A
dainty lunch was served later in the
evening, after which the young men
departed. Those who were present
were the Misses Marion Stoudt, Pearl
s;mailwood. Martha Williams, Mild
red Jacobson. the Messrs. Romayne
Taylor, Melvin Johnson. James Small
wood and Glen Moon.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-31
Arrived PROM chicago.

Miss Elfrida Hewell has arrived in
the city from Chicago to take charge
of the work O at the Knudson
millinery store.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-31
Visiting in North Dakota.

Minneapolis Journal: Miss Wilson
of LOO Angeles, Cal, has been visit
Ing her parents, MIR. and Mrs. e. II.
Wilson of Spruce Chambers. and she
is now in Goodrich, n. D., visiting her
brother-in-law and sister, Senator and
Mrs. j. e. Davis. Miss Wilson will
spend a month as the guest of Sena-
tor and Mrs. Davis before returning
to Los Angeles.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-31

Acacia chapter Order Of Eastern
Star. will hold its regular meeting on
Tuesday evening at s o'clock in the
Masonic hall in the st. John block.
This is the first meeting of the season
and the meeting will be an important
one. A new secretary will be elected
followed by Initiation Of new men,
bers. All members of the order
whether affiliated with the local chap
ter or not are cordially invited.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-31

Recovering From Operation.
Miss Eileen Barry, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. j. r. Barry of Inkster, who
underwent an operatio nat st. Mich
aers hospital, is recovering nicely and
will be able to return home in a short
time.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-31

Visiting Friends at Ardoch.
Mrs. r. J.. Williamson Of this city
is spending the week visiting friends
at Ardoch.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-05-21

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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-12-17

best known living historians. in which
he says the decision the war viii
bring cannot be estimated or pre-
dicted. Austria was acting under a
bitter necessity, when she addressed
her ultimatum for Servia,' he said.
THE root of this war lies in the fact
that the people and the state of Ser
via. not contented with the big gains
of the Belcanic war, striyed TO win
the South Slavic provinces of Austria
not by honest and loyal war, but by
an INSCRIPTIONS, fanatic, aud bar
barous policy of conspiracy and
crime. This policy the Servians not
only tolerated but actually fosteied
The mine underlying the politics and
civilization of Europe had to be
cleared out. Austria could ask moth
ing less. Her future was utterly i'm
periled. if the Greater Servia move
ment was suffered to spread further
The entire article seems To be
practically an endoayor 10 refute the
argument which contends that Austria
and Germany has provoked the war
Austria because she oYerStrained
her demands from Seryia. Germany
because she did not sufficiently brlCle
her ally.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-12-17
DECEMBER TERM OF PROBATE
Considerable Business of Importance
Transacted at Regular Session

Considerable business was transact
ed at the December term Of Probate
Court in session at the Court House,
with Judge c. o. Small presiding. In
cluded in the business was the APP
pointment of Roscoe Ames as guardian
for Dellie Taylor Of Pittsheld and
Selden c. York for Verdell Spoford.
A petition to sell real es-
tate in the estate Of Carrie
b. Horn of Canaan was granted and
Clara B.. Weeks was appointed ad-
ministratrix in the estate of Ruhna
B. Mckinney, late of Arson. Mile
j. Whittemore was also appointed adj
ministratrix in the estate of Loyina A.
Boston late Of S~kowhcgan.
Wills were presented for Probate as
follows: In the estate of Jennie Leo
late of Skowhegan; Stewart H. Good
win, late of st. Adams; Katherine NJ.
Kidder late of Fairfield; Horatio n.
Longfellow, late of Athens; Ellen c.
Taylor late of Lexington.
Wills allowed in the estate of Chas.
L. Walker, late of Bingham; Laforest
d. Matthews, late of H%artland; Fannie
B. Lawley, late of Skowhegan; Amelia
a. Randlett, late of P~ittsfeld; George
w. York, late of Skowhegan.
Administrations asked for in the
estate of Concetto Delmonico, late of
Madison.
Administrations granted in the es-
tate of Almira E. Stinchheld late of
Scion; Frederick c. McRay late of Sc
boomooE; Octave Clair late of Rock
wood.
Petition for widows allowance in
the estate of Sherman H|oughton, late
of Madison.
Widows allowance granted in estate
of George e. Porter, late of Norridge-
wock; John Walker late of Skowhe-
gan.
Accounts presented in estate OF
Charles Romeo, late of Fairfield
Katherine Burton, late of Moscow
John Weston, late of Skowhegan;
Nelson Weston, late of Skowhegan ,
Almeda Jones. late of Fairfield.
Accounts allowed in estate of John
W. Wentworth, late of Skowhegan;
Sarah Thompson, late of Madison; AL
ONO P, Merrill, late Of Skowhegan ;
Samuel c. Atwood, Rachel Allen, late
of SkoWhegan.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-12-17
The Three Healers
/. II. Nj. EIdridge, Harry Small

Mrs. H. NJ. E~IdridRe, Harry SmaII'
Paul Castor -
Beginning Tuesday, October 20. will be II
their branch office. Oxford Block, Skowhe-
gan, formerly DIR. F. S. Bieelow's office
then every other Tuesday; Harding House, Mad.
ison Wednesday 81, then every other Wednesday
Or. Ames' Bungalow, Norridgewock, ever,
Thursday and Friday. Telephone connections.
All chronic disc asses treated; All sciences nseo
in treatment. Drugless Healers. tf3l
Mrs. H. M. ELDRIDGE. Sec'y and Treas.
Home Office. 70 Brown St. Portland, Me.