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1 PAGE SIX fy The Norwegians are taking the keenest interest in the Wellman ex pedition. Aerial navigation is new to them, but Arctic exploration is not. They view the American adventure kindly enough, but at the same time the Norwegians are true to their idol, and their idol in Arctic work, naturally enough, is the gallant Dr. Nansen. The popularity of Dr. Nansen is very great among his countrymen, and they look upon Mr. Wellman as a dangerous competitor of their favorite in the race for the pole. The vast majority, how ever, unite in the sentiment that if a Norwegian cannot have the honor of winning the pole then may it be an American. Mr. Wellman is putting the finishing touches to his preparations with the same feeling that he began the work. He has the same faith in the feasi bility of his plans, while at the same time he appreciates all the difficulties and dangers of the project. Two problems are uppermost in his project First, the vertical stability of his airship, as affected by heat, cold and precipitation, and controlled by guide rope and ballast second, the possibility of successful anchorage during high winds. A balloon is neces sarily a very delicately balanced in strument. A ray of sunshine, a puff of cold or warm wind, a touch of damp mist, causes the balloon to rise or fall. It is most essential in a pro tracted voyage to keep the balloon at an even height. This the heavy guide rope does. Trailing along the ground or in the sea, it keeps the bal loon down, since, when the airship has a tendency to rise, it has to lift "Exceeding the Speed Limit." New York, June 26—By sitting un til 6 o'clock last night Justice Mac lean, of the supreme court, managed to dispose of twenty-four undefended divorce suits, an average of about one case for each fifteen minutes. The Justice ordered all divorce litigants to FOR HIS MSH TO N. POLE VUwdlM Preaa to Tke Bnilii Tlaea. ADVANCE MADE TOWARD NORTH POLE DURING THREE CENTURIES. Year Explorer Nationality Lat. Reached 1906 Barentz Dutch 79.40 1700 Phlpps English 80.23 1827 Parry English 80.48 1882 Greely English 81.30 1901 Cagni (Abruzzi Party) English 82.45 1607 Hudson English 83.20 1806 Scoresby .American 83.24 1876 Nares Norwegian 86.14 1895 Nansen Tromsoe, Norway, June 26.—For the second time within a dozen years Wal ter Wellman, the American explorer, is here completing preparations for a dash into the polar region, which lies at the very gates of this far northern town. If all goes well another week or so will see the little party of in trepid Americans ready for their air ship flight over the Arctic seas with the North Pole as their goal. Wheeler [K Italian 86.33 more and more of the weight of the rope. On the other hand, as the bal loon descends, it is relieved of the weight. The guide rope is also of some service in steering the unstable craft, and for this purpose Andree used several ropes. According to Mr. Wellman's plans his airship is at no time to be out of touch with the surface of the earth. A smooth, tapering line of steel Is to drag its lower end over the ice, keep the ship at a fairly stable height (150 to 250 feet), and maintain, under ordi nary conditions, the vertical stability of the craft. Then there are other factors involved In the problem of vertical stability. There may be an accumulation of frost, snow, sleet or moisture upon the airship amounting to several hundreds of pounds in an hour or so. In operation the motor is consuming fuel at the rate, perhaps, of 800 to 1,000 pounds in twenty-four hours. The airship may loose a con siderable part of its ascenclonal force through cold and loss of gas at the very time when, instead of dropping weight to correspond through con sumption of gasoline, it is actually gaining weight through accumulation of frost and snow. Again, the reverse may be true—a considerable gain of volume and lift force at the very time the motors are rapidly reducing the weight of the cargo. The possibility of successful anchor age is another serious problem. In case the ship at anchor were to be attacked by a wind exceeding the tre mendous velocity of fifty miles an hour, the envelope probably would be ruptured and the whole thing collapse in ruin. In such an event the aerial part of the voyage would come to an end, because the gas would escape and the huge envelope would soon come tumbling fjown upon the ice. There would then be nothing to do but to continue the journey by means of sledging over the ice with ice motors, the fuel unconsumed by the engines of the airship being available for this purpose. .sit in a certain section of the court .room. There they were gazed upon with curiosity by the spectators. The ^witnesses were arrainged on seats within the enclosure set apart for lawyers, and as each testified he was directed to leave the room. Thus the .divorce mill ground away unob structed. White Frost Sanitary Refrigerator A refrigerator that will not offer Bhelter to disease germs or microbes, or from any cause faint the article it contains. A refrigerator which is constructed on scientific principles of sanitation, giving the free air currents, yet main taining the frigid temperature with out dampness—cold, pure, sweet air— a reliable preservative of perishable articles of food. The White Frost Sanitary Refrigerator is all this. AU metal, white enameled revolving cen ter. Call and see it for yourself. SEWING MACHINES We are Northwestern Agents for a full line of Reliable ManhifiAH and can save you the Agent's profit Standard New Home A Wilson Domestic and Others SPECIAL DURING MAY— A regular $25.00 Machine which we will fill mail or city orders at J18.00 Victor Talking Machines The. Victor Talking chine is,*? perfect ife-is often mistakenfor ''lite'' hjunaa^/*-^* voice.' S&natterlum mfrch entertainment there is at home the TCetor is always :2' ».• «,*« "Nit MMvca** votes" Victor Talking Machine Records lOladi fe*H»?#eseev.#ie W «r*'« v»9'mWm .-ekjr Bk! V1 rr n.oo '."J.. i\t v* its •-wp ANOTHER STATE CONVENTION IN THE CONVENTION CITY— PIERCE'S HITS AND MRS. The Grafton Humorist Tells One on a Jamestown Medic. Grafton Record: A celebrated sur geon, who had operated on 719 per sons for appendicitis, says that cross ing the legs is responsible for a good deal of this trouble. Some people who live in Grand Forks contend that crossing the river helps to swell the number of cases. One of Jamestown's leading physic ians is Dr. Sifton. The doctor cures the sick in the good old way takes his pay and digs Into another patient in an intelligent and professional man ner. This has increased his pratice and he is often called to adjoining towns to pry some sick person back to health. One hot day, a few years ago, he was called to a neighboring town. He went on an N. P. passenger train did his work neatly and with dispatch, and drifted down to the depot to see what chance he had of catching a freight for home. Looking down the track he saw the smoke of an ap proaching train he called the agent's attention to it and both agreed that the cars were coming. It is necessary to get permission of the train dispatcher to stop a through freight to take on a passenger, and the agent sent a hurry up message to the dispatcher that the train was coming and that Dr. Sifton craved permission to stop it. The an swer came back quickly: "No train approaching station probably a steer kicking up the dust. Stop him if you want to." A friend of mine has a new house, which he lately moved into and which he is becoming acquainted with in a graceful and intelligent manner. Among other conveniences of his new home in a tank, which is located in the attic. This tank is supplied with wa ter from a force pump which has quar ters in the basement, along ways from its companion piece, the tank. When the duties of taking care of the new house were given out my friend drew a long straw, it was to pump water from the cistern to the sky parlor. He went at the work cheerfully, putting In from ten to twenty minutes each day in the water elevating business. Labor had its reward and the tank was final ly full. The man and the force pump had been fast friends for several days. Before the family moved in, he took a plumber to the top of the house to officially turn on the water, and he accompanied him to perfect himself in his new duties. After the water had been turned on, the instructor delivered a short lecture on "Why a round house foreman is always around." The man followed the lecture carefully, which, of course, took time. After the lecture they "de cended downward," which may seem to some a peculiar way to decend. Be fore they reached the kitchen the sound of running water was heard— they also ran—and it was found that water was spouting gaily from two faucets, which had been left open in a hospitable manner. After closing them up and mopping up a few bar rels of water with an imported rug, a workman called them to another part of the house, where water was getting away like money from a pork packer's son. The difficulty was remedied and the water driven out by the mop route. The men then went to the basement and again the sound of running water was heard this time it was running back in the cistern. It soon stopped— the tank was empty. fi f* 'A' VV 1" a "1 1 P^iW THE EVEN1N0 TIMES, GRAND FORKS, N. D. AT JIMTOWN Races Open There Today Courtney and Bottineau Ready for Meet. ,-C The annual race meeting at James town will open today and continue three days. The entries are: 2:40 Pace and 2:35 Trot—Miss Lou, Cap. S. Dan Monroe, Idel H. Butcher Boy, Gamboy, Buster, Broncho Bill. 2:19 Pace and 2:14 Trot—Lady Op ton, Rookhmoranda, Ovets, Sunshine, Doc Wright, Rupert, Fanny, Geogra phy. 2:50 Trot—Faustina, Tenny Lassie, Idel H. Osceola, Insurgent League, Progressive League. 2:24 Pace and 2:20 Trot—Idel H. Sunshrine, Gamboy, Doc Wright, Bus ter, Fanny, Brave Girl. 2:10 Pace and 2:06 Trot—Oveta, Frank S, Lady Option, Allie Boy, Ru pert, Geography. The horses entered for the running races are: Dark Secret, Baldo, Rat tler, Salver, Uncle Sam, Nerveragain, Horace Carnage, Pat Brady, Flip. At Bottineau. The Bottineau race meeting under the auspices of the Great Northern Racing circuit opens today and closes on Thursday. The track is in the best possible shape and a fast bunch of horses entered for the several speed events. Two harness races and one running race are on the card for each day. On each of the three days there will be baseball games. On Tuesday the game will be between Antler and Bottineau on Wednesday the game will be between Deloraine and West hope, the two best teams in thsl sec tion. Thursday Maxbass will play Russell. All ball games will be called at 11:30 sharp. Plan* at Courtenay. Courtenay is making great prepara tions for the celebration and race meeting on July 3, 4 and 5. Twelve horses left Courtenay Saturday to at tend the Jamestown meeting this week. It is expected that the Courtenay horses will be heard from in the final summary at Jamestown, and that a good class of entries will be received at Courtenay for their meeting. En tries for which, close June 26. LAKE ERIE TROTTING MEET. Season Ushered In With Rochester* N. Y„ Meeting Aaaoclated Preaa to Tke Bralac Tlmea. Rochester, N. Y., June 26.—The sea son of the Lake Erie trotting circuit is ushered in with the Rochester meet ing, which opened at Chittenden park today under most favorable auspices. The Rochester meeting will last five days and will be followed in turn by the meetings at Olean, Jamestown, Tltusville, Erie, Corry, Bradford, Wellsville, Cornell, and a return meet at Rochester in September. While scratching his nose with the end of- a loaded revolver a man in Paris accidentally pulled the trigger and blew off the tip of his nose. Cleanliness is the first law of beauty also the' second and third. No matter what your complexion ills are, Holllster's Rocky Mountain Tea will cure them. 35 cents, Tea or Tablets.— Lion Drug Store. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL Priced so that the wage earner can make home what it should be .mm WISCONSIN FOR BRYAN. Badger State Democrats Favor the Nebraskan. Aaaaelate* Prcaa The Ercaiai TUaea. Milwaukee, Wis., June 26.—The democratic state convention for the adoption of a platform of principles assembles here tomorrow and num erous party leaders are already gath ering for the event. While it was an nounced at the time it was decided to hold a state convention that no at tempt would be made to nominate a ticket, that the work of the convention would be confined to the adoption of a platform, the indications are that the slate will be practically agreed upon before the convention is over. There is little question that the convention will Indorse William J. Bryan as the party leader. As at present outlined the resolutions will not name Bryan as a candidate for the presidency, but will laud him as the greatest leader of the party now living and will in dicate beyond any possible doubt that Wisconsin democrats would be glad to follow the Nebraskan as the standard bearer in the next presidential cam paign. MUSIC TEACHERS' CONVENTION. National Association Opens Four Days' Session at Oberlin, Ohio. Aaaoclated Preaa to The Erullf Ttaea. Oberlin, O., June 26.—The Music Teachers' association hold a four days' convention in Oberlin thl sweek, beginning with a social meeting this evening. It is the twenty-eighth an nual convention of the organization. Among those to read papers are Albert A. Stanley of AnnArbor, George Cole man Gow of Vassar college, Thomas W. Surrette of New York, Edward W. Dickinson of Berlin conservatory of Music, and O. G. Sonneck of the Li brary of Congress, Washington, D. C. Distinguished musicians and instruc tors from all parts of the country will take part in the program. The recit als will be given by Edwin Grasse, violin Theodore Van Yorx, vocal the faculty of Oberlin college and others. Coon Hunting. The officers of the English squadron prepared for their recent visit to this country by an exhaustive study of so called American slang, that they might enjoy that "delightful American hu mor" over which the English have recently become so enthusiastic. During their stay in Annapolis a coon hunt was arranged for their benefit, the officer in charge explaining to them that It was a sport highly thought of and native to the Southern States. As they rode along one of the' Englishmen remarked: "You hunt these coons with dogs, I think?" His host assented and the English man continued: "They are found in the woods and are often caught in trees, arn't they?" "They are," replied the American "but how do you come to know so much about coon-hunting?" "Oh," said the visitor, with an air of conscious pride, "I've read 'Uncle Tom's Cabin,' you know, and all those articles that have come out in the papers lately, but to tell the truth, I didn't think it was allowed by the authorities, no matter what the nigger had done."—Lipplncott's. The cut price money raising Sale at the Star Grocery will last this week onyl. Lay In a supply while you can save a few dollars. 1 4 is- NOT ALL PLAY. N. D. N. 6. Have a Strenaeas -Time in Wyoming—No Dnsa Parade Affair. The question of whether or not the general staff of the state miUtta will accompany the clticen isMdfer to Fort Russell thiB summer for en campment is 'being dlscurtfced In local militia circles. ColonelGearey, chief of ordnance, has received ho inform* ation on the subject and he has to day addressed a letter of Inquiry to the adjutant-general, says the Fargo Forum. The government is rapidly perfect ing plans for the joint military man euvers of the regular army and tye militia at the Fort Russell encamp ment The general order giving di rections to the general officers, who will command has been promulgated and contains the following para- 1 graph: "It is the purpose of the depart ment to approximate the conditions of field service in time of war. The flooring of tents, the piping of water Bupjplies, and like semi-permanent arrangements are, therefore, not au thorized. And, as the object is to harden the troops and to perfect their field training, the maximum of drills, exercises and problems, look ing to that end is enjoined together with the mlnlmums of formal cere monies and a total absence of mere ly spectacular exhibitions." In other words, the North Dakota* soldiers who go to Fort Russell will have' a strenuous time. They will not be on "dress parade" very much but will get a taste of what soldier ing is in time of war. Many of the members of the North Dakota mil itia have a fair idea of what to expect inasmuch as they served in the early days during the Spanish war in the Philippines. Insurance came from medieval Italy. It is believed to date from the sixteenth century, and at that time it war known in Florence. The Romans did not know insurance. The near est they came to it was the practice of a company supplying the army to require a guarantee from the state against the loss of ships. But this was soon abandoned because damages had been collected for sunken ships too worthless'to float. "Say, Bennie," "where did yon get that lovely suit?" "Why, sis, do you like it?" "Yes, Bennie, it la perfectly lovely I love you dearly in it, it flta, so perfect" "Well, Elsie, I got it at Nordlunda." SALE 'W Extra fine Surrey HARNESS SALE Pianos Life'ls what we make it Music something] we all love can't do with* oat It '. GO.CARTS line t* ahowa wltk al} tfca A Few Household Necessaries uesday nam ae, iw«. "THIS DATE IN HKWOMWr urn u. 1745—Capture of "Cape Breton bjr the English) 1788—Turkish fleet defeated and de stroyed.J 1796—David Rlttenhouse, astroomer, died. Born April 8, 1782,. 1805—Impeachment of L6rd '. Mel ville. 1880—George IV. of England died. Born Aug. 12, 1762 succeeded by Wll ,11am IV. -1846—Repeal of English Corn Laws. 1848—Archbishop of Paris shot whileactingasmediator. 1858^-Treaty of Tientsin cotaclqded. 1862—First of the "Seven days her fore Richmond." 1864—Invasion of Denmark by the, Prussians. 1866—Resignation-of the Russell ministry. 1876—Great flood' at Buda.Pest 1880—Simon Cameron, Lincoln's first secretary of war, died. Born Mach 8, 1799. 1891—Commercial treaty concluded between United States and Spain. 1893—Gov. Altgeld of Illinois par doned the Chicago anarchists. 1905—Warsaw besieged by revolu tionists 200 persons arrested.. 4^I Gravity and The legislature enacted a law regarding the GRAVITY of oil at 46 degrees and gasoline at 68 degrees. The object of this law was to compel the oil companies to ship better goods to the State. T. W. Jackman, State Inspector, N. D. This certificate shows our oil to be 2 degrees above the legal requirements and our gasoline 6 degrees abqve, and this is an other reason why our goods are growing In popular favor. BARTLES-DAKOTA OIL CO. GRAND FORKS. N. D. Northwesters 381 Tri-Sfate 543 Special Bargain In Surrey Harness—the very latest type. This week only.) tanv Haraeaa at..... In addition to this we will allow 15 per cent dlscount_on all up-to-date •a a 26 per the •Ingle and double Harness am discount on all Lap Robes—I very latest styles. Bed Room Suits New DiningRoom Sets Davenports, Dressers, Brass and Enameled Beds Mission and Fancy Rockers Leather Rockers and Conches Parlor Furniture Library Furniture Fine Harness made to order,-subject to your approval. Repairing cheaply and promptly done, we solicit your patronage. 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