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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-07-03
tables into the market town and de-
Liver at point agreed upon with the

tables into the market town and de-
liver at point agreed upon with the
conspiratOrs.
Fortunate was 1t for Jack that the
men rose as they saw Uncle retroncb-
ka approaching, walked forward to
meet him and then moved off with him
In the direction from which he had
come. 1t gave Jack chance to es-
cape and allowed Uncle Petronchka to
drive back 10 his farmhouse with only
the supposed Swiss clocks hidden in
his cart instead of taking with him a
conscience burdened with the murder
OF the American boy, whom he liked.
Late that night q score Of police sur
rounded the farmhouse of the old farm
er, dragged him out of bed and cap
tured the packs of dynamite. Drag
ged by torchlight to the steps Of q car
rage near by, Petronchka was horri-
fed to perceive therein the grand Duke
Alexis Alexandrovitch, seated beside
his little acquaintance, Jack Langdon.
When he learned that what he thought
were packages of struggled clocks
really contained deadly explosives Pc
tronchka broke down utterly and told
the whole story, giving descriptions of
the three conspirators. which after
ward led to their capture, and com
pletely verifying the account conveyed
to the grand duke by little Jack Lang
don.
Jack had saddled his own pony and
ridden at full gallop into o., where
he found the governor at a brilliant
banquet. The news of nihilistic con-
spiracy, however, secured him an au-
dience, with the result that Petronch-
ka's house was surrounded, the dyna-
mite captured and the state records
saved.
and now. my little hero" said the
governor when all was over "what re-
ward can l confer upon you for the
great service you have done to Rus
sia!"
Jack thought a moment and then an
swered: First | should like poor old
Uncle Petronchka to get off, and, sec
ondly, | want leave to explore fire
NidNNtLS VII TIC Oul Ill VI July.
With an amused smile the grand
duke wrote the following order and
handed it to the petitioner:
For the reason that Ivan Ivanovitch
Langdon has placed the empire under an
obligation it is hereby ordained
First.-That the prisoner Petronchka be
remanded indefinitely in the custody of
the said Ivan Ivanovitch.
Second.-That the said Ivan Ivanovitch
be permitted on the 4th day of July next
ensuing to explode firecrackers and squibs
in such quantities as he thinks fit in hon
or Of his native country.
Third.-That the municipality of o. be
ordered to supply the said Ivan IVano-
witch with one ton of the very best fire.
crackers which its merchants can impor.
across the frontier at the expense of the
government.
Given under my hand and seal
ALEXIS ALEXANDROVITCH
Governor For the Car.
And so Jack Langdon spent happy
Fourth of July in Russia after all
Philadelphia Inquirer.
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WHAT REWARD CAN I GIVE YoU?"

boring village, so that it was possible
for Jack by cutting sharply across
country to come out ahead of Pc
tronchka's numbering farm wagon two
versts farther on. Across country
went Jack, Swimming the borders Of
the forest and encountering no living
being until he once more leaped into
the hard, white roadway on the oppo-
site side of the loop.
This is a great joke on Uncle Pc
tronchka" he cried. How the old fell
low will cross himself and wonder to
see me here before him.
Then it occurred to Jack to give the
telecque driver a surprise, and, step
ping into little wood of pine and
birch, he crouched down in the grass
to await Petronchka's coming.
But the first wayfarers to pass along
the quiet road came from the opposite
direction-that in which Moscow lay.
Peering out of his hiding place, Jack
Langdon saw that these travellers were
three in number, that they journeyed
NiOVt anu lidb ttltli Ndll GDOu
back heavy pack like that borne by
peddlers. He also noticed that, al
though the three were dressed in caps
and sheepskin coats like ordinary
peasants, their swarthy faces present
ed a keen, crafty aspect. They rested
near Jack.
Lying concealed among the bushes,
Jack soon found that the men were
nihilists and that they had concerted
plan fr the murder of high Rus
sian official, to which Uncle Petronch-
ka was To- contribute without knowing
what he was doing. They had with
them some packages, which Jack
learned from their conversation con-
tanned dynamite instead Of the rare
Swiss clocks which Uncle Petronchka
had agreed to smuggle With his vege-
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-07-03
A Yankee Boys
Fourth In Russia
~ DON'T care if he is a grand duke!
He has spoiled my Fourth Of
Julyw

"K DON'T care if he is grand duke!
He has spoiled my Fourth of
July"
| And Jack Langdon shook his
small brown fist after the retrea ting
carriage of his excellency the governor
of o.
Jack Langdons father was one of
the growing number OF Americans who
have taken up business in Russia. He
| owned the ironworks OF o. and was
respected by both foreigners and ma
| tives throughout the province governed
| by the Grand Duke Alexis Alexandra
witch. Relying on this respect and the
favor with which the authorities re-
garded him, Mr.. Langdon had ventured
to waylay the grand duke on one of
his morning drives for the purpose of
asking certain privileges. The reply
of the governor was polite, but none
the less decided. He said: "You ask,
my dear NJ Langdon, that your young
son be permitted to celebrate your ma
tional holiday, the Fourth of July, by
the setting off of certain toy explo-
sives. | regret to have TO inform you
that such methods of jubilation, while
common in America could not be al
lowed in Russia. Two years ago your
countryman, NJ. Moreland of the
Vralsk mills, requested like favor
and was reluctantly refused. The fact
Is that our laws strictly forbid the use
of explosives in any shape. My good
cousin, the late ear. enacted the law
Immediately after his father had been
slain by the nihilists. Firecrackers, in
themselves harmless. would give the
nihilists n chance to introduce dyna-.
mite"
But surely" protested Mr.. Lang
don. "a tiny demonstration in honor
of the birth of a friendly nation
The grand duke raised his hand
deprecatingly
II cannot help it," he said. but such
is the law. Your son will have to
forego his cannon crackers, fear, this
Fourth of july"
And then, signaling to his Outriders,
the governor drove on, leaving Mr..
Langdon rather annoyed and little
Jack very angry indeed.
He rambled out to the woods, scold-
ing at the czar as he went. On the
way he met Uncle Petronchka, peas
ant with whom he had scraped ac-
quaintance and who, instead of his
usual friendly manner, passed him
with surly nod.
Jacks curiosity was aroused, and
for the nonce he forgot all about the
governors refusal of his petition. AT
this point the road took a sort of long
loop, so as to touch at certain neigh.
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/
| at their reward.
| All these difficulties must be borne
In mind when we attempt to fit this
| parable to the experiences of the
| Church as whole during the Age.
If we apply the parable TO individual
| experiences, we have trouble also. APP
! plying it thus, we might say that those
who began q Christian life early, and
! are found faithful in the Lords serv-
ice at the evening-time Of life, would
| be those first called and promised
reward. Others coming in later and
serving the Lord with only a portion
| of their time, strength and talent
| would correspond to those called later
| even at the eleventh hour. If we in.
| terpret the parable as meaning that
all will get a similar reward regard
| less of the time spent in the Masters
service. we still have difficulty with
| the fact that those called earliest were
dissatisfied.
How then can we apply this parable
consistently. in harmony with other
Scriptural teachings respecting the re-
ward of the Kingdom class? The only
way of which we can think is to apply
it entirely to presentlife experiences
of the Kingdom class. especially Of
those living at the close Of this Age.
Privilege Of Discipleshp tho Penny.
For sixteen hundred years and more
the Jews awaited Messiah's Coming
and the blessed opportunities which II
would bring. When Jesus began His
ministry, He preached THE Kingdom
of God is at hand" and gave the Jews
the privilege Of entering into it. That
privilege was "penny"-a reward for
their faithful endeavor to keep the
Law. But when the offer of the King
dom was promulgated. some publicans
and sinners were attracted. These new
laborers were received by The Lord
Jesus and given opportunity to become
His disciples.
The Scribes and the Pharisees, faith
full to God all their lives, murmured at
any arrangement as unfair which
would not give them the first opportu-
mites of the Kingdom. If publicans
and sinners were to obtain the blessed
privileges Of discipleship with Messiah.
surely. they thought, some still higher
favor should come to them.
AS the Kingdom was offered to the
Jews in Jesus day, and those newest
In Divine service received the same OPP
portunities for share with those long
engaged, so apparently it is to be in
the end Of the Gospel Age. AS greater
knowledge of Present Truth is now
coming as reward to all in the
Lords vineyard, let us not be surpris-
ed If this shall be equally distributed
to those recently coming in and to
those long in the Masters service.
Let not our hearts be angry because
the Lord is gracious to those who have
entered His service even during the
eleventh hour. Are they not brethren?
Any feeling on the part Of those long
in Divine service that they must have
more manifestation of the Lords favor
now is evidently wrong.
Lesson of the Golden Text.
Our Golden Text tells us that as our
God is gracious, loving, merciful, kind,
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-07-03

only loving and true God, and that our
previous misconceptions were unreal,
untrue-gods Of our own manufacture
and the more do we see that civiliz-
ed lands have made with pen, ink and
paper, creed idols more horrible than
any which the heather ever made of
iron, stone, brass or clay. Let us hold
fast the sure Word Of God, and dis
card the theories Of the Dark Ages,
which greatly misrepresent to us the
Divine Message.
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even TO the I'M
thankful, the IN
just. to sinners,
so we should be
k | n d, generous,
loving, should do
good unto all as
we have opportu-
nifty, especially to
the Household Of
Faith. The more
we study I h l $
God Of Love, the
more we realize
xl,o& No a. tho
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-07-03
Waiting For
The Fourth

The third of July was very hot day;
The Crackers" grew warm in the shop
where they lay
Till what should one do but become so
excited
Himself and the others he swiftly ig-
nited.
Oh, then came a whizl And, oh, then
came bang!
The Crackers" all left the old shop
with, pang!
The people collected, the fire bells rang.
The engines were there with a roar and
clane!
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that the Apostles
and others of the
early Church will
experience their
re urre elton
change before
those living at
Christ's Second
& o m i n G. Fur
thermore, it is
unthinkable that
the Apostles and
others Of the
early G b urc h
yUni1lH mIlrIpl1r
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-07-03
IT 9N TBR0KrYN -
MH-ABERNACLE)
LABoRERs IN THE VINEYARD.
A--BIBsE .sTUbN ON
Matthew 20:1-16-July S.

Matthew difficulty 5.
"He mdketh Hts sun TO rise on the erii ana
o" the good, and sendeth rain on the tusf
ana on me unjust" Adtihew 5:55.
A4 HIS parable is difficult of inter.
N probation so as TO make all it's
~ features find fuihiment. The
Great Teacher gave 1t as II
parable of the Kingdom; hence it ap
plies to the Church's experiences dur.
ing this Gospel Age. If we apply the
different intervals to different epochs
in this Age. we have difficulty; for the
Apostles and others called early in the
Age did not labor throughout the ell
tire period Again, in so applying it,
we face the proposition that only those
at the beginning of the Age had def
mite promise as respects a reward-that
all others received merely the assur-
ance that they would get what would
be right
Another difficulty in interpreting the
parable is how to apply the murmur-
ing of those first called and last re.
warded. Other Scriptures show us
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-01-21
annual MEETING
At DEv|LSLAkE
County Solons Executive
Committee in Session
Here Today.

Plans for the annual meeting Of the
North Dakota County Commissioners
association were discussed at a meet
ing Of the executive committee Of the
association held this afternoon at
the Grand Forks city hall.
The meeting will be held at Devils
Lake February 10. IL and -. Prac-
tically Ill of the county commission
ers OF the state. almost 200 i'll number,
are expected to be present.
a number of prominent speakers
are expected to address the session.
Among these will be Governor l.. T..
Hanna. F. i. McVey. president of the
state university. j. s. Murphy of Mi
moi, crop expert for the 800 Line,
Thomas Cooper, director of the North
Dakota Better Farming association
and others.
Addresses will also he made by a
number of the officials Of Devils Lake
and Ramsey county and of the Devils
Lake Commercial club.
The citizens of Devils Lake and the
commissioners of Ramsey county. are
planning y number of entertainment
features for the visitors.
j. r. Poupore of this city. president
of the state association. acted as
chairman Of the meeting this after
noon. Other members Of the com
mittee who were present We're r. r.
Co.., Barnes county, secretary OF the
association: Joseph Morrison, Penn
bina county: Mons Johnson, Trail
county: L. l.. Glomseth, Bottineau
county and Joseph Donovan, Grand
Forks county.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-01-21
You Make Friends By
Recommending A Reliable
Kidney Medicine

Your representative called at my
door yesterday meaning to leave q
sample Of your noted Swamp-Root and
l am certainly pleased to see anybody
connected with the firm who makes a
medicine which u done so much for
me and my family. A few years ago
l was suffering from a terrible pain in
my back. and when ] was up around
the house l had to walk with my body
bent nearly double. If you had placed
a thousand dollars above my head I
could not straighten up to get it,.
Hearing of DIR. Kilmer's Swamp
Root, I sent to you for a sample bottle,
and from the. effects of that small
amount l was sur 1t would help me
SO I bought one bottle and it has cur
ed me.
Shortly after that my husband, who
was a coal miner, was suffering from
kidney trouble Int could not work and
I sent for some OF DR.. Kilmer's Swamp
Root. He was in q terrible condition.
but the doctors had not given me any
relief. ! had more faith in Swamp
Root, and 1t was well-founded, for it
did the work. and after taking q few
bottles he was completely cured.
daily recommend the use Of
|swamp-Root to my friends and neigh
bors.
Mncerely yours,
MRS. JOHN NORDQUIST,
GaletOn, Penna.
Sworn and subscribed to before me
this 14th day Of May, 1912.
w. d. Allen, ]. r.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-01-21
COLD AND SNOW
CLEAN Up CITY
Low Temperatures Cause a
General Exodus Of the
Unemployed.

Snow and cold weather are the best
street cleaners yet invented, accord
ing to ]. w. Lowe. chief of police.
The low temperatures and snow
fall Of the last two days has caused
a general exodus of the unemployed
from Grand Forks. which has greatly
simpli1ed the work of the police de-
partment.
Both the men who were honestly
looking for work, and the chronic
loafers nave left the city as a result of
the cold weather." said the chief to-
day.
up to the present time there has
been comparatively little work In the
woods of northern Minnesota. but the
cold weather and snow has made 1t
possible to begin hauling logs. and as
q. result there is a heavy call for men
from the lumber companies.
The railroads also need extra men
to keep their tracks clear of snow.
and this furnishes employment for
many others.
The chronic loafer doesn't like
cold weather. and when the mercury
begins fooling around in the lower
part of the thermometer tube, he gen
orally hits for a warmer limate This
has been the case in Grand Forks.
and the result has been a general
! exodus.
There are fewer unemployed men
and toughs in Grand Forks at present.
' h"'icve than at any time since last
fall"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-01-21
BANQUET PROGRAM
PLANNED TONIGHT
Y. w. G. A. Committee Will
Arrange Toasts For the
Tenth Anniversary.
BIG CELEBRATION
BEING
Vesper Services at Presby-
terian Church Next Sum
day Afternoon.

Plans for the big banquet to be held
next Tuesday evening. which will
mark the climax of the tenth anniver-
sary celebration Of the Grand Forks
Y. w C. A.. will be made this evening
at a mass meeting Of the committee in
charge of the affair, of which Miss
Beatrice tombstone superintendent Of
schools, is chairman.
The committee wishes to secure a
good program of toasts for the &C.
casion and efforts will be made to Sc
cure some prominent speakers.
This banquet will take the place Of
the regular membership dinner and
all members of the association and
their friends are urged to be present
for h big celebration.
The opening feature Of the anniver-
sary commemoration will be the ves-
per service at the Presbyterian church
Sunday afternoon, at which Rev. J.
Lawrence of Duluth will be the speak
er. DR.. Lawrence is n of the FORE
most pastors Of Duluth. and his adj
dress is expected to be of unusual in
terest to all.
Monday will be given over to a num-
Der Of parlor conferences to be held
at the homes Of q number Of the men,
bers Of the association in this city and
East Grand Forks.
The speakers at these conferences
will be Miss Stevenson and Miss
Guernsey, secretaries of the Fargo Y.
w. c. A.. and Miss Browne. Mrs.
Babcock. Mrs. Benner. Mrs. Blough.
Miss Ferguson, Miss Pike and Miss
Twamley.
A party will he held at the associa-
ton rooms Monday evening for the
Younger women Of the association. to
which they may invite their men
friends. There will be n number Of
games and surprise features at this
party,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-01-21
TRAFFIC men Of
FARGO are READY
Definitely Announced That
They Will Withdraw op-
position to Federal Rate
CLEARING
CITED BY THEM
Shown That Grand Forks
Obtains Big Advantage in
Express Shipments.

When a number of the discrimina-
tions against Fargo are done away
with, the interstate commerce COM
mission rates will be acceptable as
tntrastate rates to the express ship
pers Of the Cass county city.
This Is the report that N from
Fargo. The express shippers Of that
city, it is reported, held a meeting,
when they Expressed themselves as
willing to accept the schedule as
printed, with some notifications
which seem to discriminate against
Fargo.
Inc commission Is to meet in Fargo
on January %. when these dis
crepancies will be considered, and,
according to the report. cit is believed
that they will be adjusted satisfac-
torily."
The Fargo reports says that there
are still some rate humps in the
schedule which it is believed the COM
mission will iron out. Most of the
new rates are less than formerly, but
these rate humps are a handicap TO
Fargo In express business throughout
the state"
The following statement of express
rates, which is intended to show dis
c~repancies against Fargo. has been
prepared by experts of that city:
THE express rate on a fifty pound
package to New Rockford from Far
60. Is 10 cents higher than from
Grand Forks to the same destination.
To Neville the difference In favor Of
Grand Forks is So cents, and to Grace
CITY. 80 cents.
Zone Of the most glazing discrep-
ancies is in the rate to Page. The
rate is the same. 90 cents from the
two cities, while the distance from
Fargo to Page Is only forty-three
miles, and from Grand Forks to Page
113 miles, or q difference OF seventy
miles.
ITO LaMoure from Fargo, eighty
eight miles, the rate is $40. To La
Moure from Grand Forks, 212 miles,
the rate is $1.15.
ITO Edgeley from Fargo. 10 miles,
the rate is $40. To Edgeley from
Grand Forks, 234 miles, the rate is
$1.15.
ITO Cakes from Fargo. ninety
miles. the rate is $1.4O. To Cakes
from Grand Forks, 222 miles, the rate
is $1.15.
ITO Ellcndale from Fargo. 1853
miles, the rate is $1.40. To Glendale
from Grand Forks, 292 miles, the rate
is $1.15.'
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-01-21
INTERIOR WORK
BEGINS MARCH |
County Court House Opera
tons Will be Resumed in
Earnest Then.
PLUMBERS R NOW
PUSHING THE WORK
Wiring and ventilating sys-
tern Must Precede Addi-
tional Construction.

Work on the interior construction
81 the new county court house will be
commenced about March 1, it was said
today. The plumbers now are at
work IN the basement Of the struc-
ture' and. after completing their la
oors IN that section. they have all the
upper floor work to do.
County Commissioners j. r. Pou-
pore. Jos. Donovan and Geo. Udcnby
has Just completed an inspection OF
The work already done. and they en-
press themselves as we'll satisfied with
h progress made.
h plumbing contractors expect to
finish the installation of the drains
and other pipes in the basement in a
few days. after which they will begin
on the upper floors. Aside from the
installation Of the plumbing, the ven
iilating pipes have to be installed and
h building has to be wired for the
lighting system.
1t is expected that enough of this
work can be completed. SO that the
contractors can begin the Interior
construction work about March 1.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-01-21
NEWBR0S HERPlC|DE SAVES WORRY.
SAVES Money, SAVES THE HAIR

II you want to free your head of
%dandruff and stop falling hair, you
must sooner or later resort to New
bros Herpicide.
BY using Herpicide first you save
yourself worry which is desirable. YOU
save money. which is a consideration.
and 0 save your hair, which is the
most important Of all.
Why not profit by the experience of
Mrs. S. a. Lee. of ITO South 4th ST.,
Richmond Va. who writes:
-Four years residence in India
ruined my hair until it was but two
inches long n very thin. ] tried cv-
crything in Europe and America with
out benefit until l was induced 10 use
Herpicide. My hair is now long, soft
and silky and natural color, while be-
fore it was quite gray. My friends
never tire of admiring my hair"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-01-21
LEGAL BATTLE
Three Parties Involved in Suit III
Devils Lake Court.

AN
Devils Lake Court.
Devils Lake, n. d.. Jan. GA
three cornered legal battle with
Everybody for himself" opened In
the district court when the case of
the Farmers Grain and Shipping
company against the Minneapolis
Threshing Machine company and
Peter Regan was called.
The action hinges about the ship
ment in 1911 Of t%hreshing rip repairs
valued at s26s.5S to c. .. Russell at
Webster. The agent at that point.
knowing they were for Regain, turned
them YER to him. The latter asserts
that he had an agreement with the
company that they were to be deliv-
cred to him for $50 and he refuses TO
pay more than that amount. The
threshing machine company put in a
claim to the railway and collected the
amount on the grounds that the Web
ster agent had no authority to deliver
the goods to anyone but Russell.