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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-06-28

Wanted-Agents to take orders
Good proposition and good commits
sion. Men understanding threshini
machinery preferred. Write for par,
ticulars. Address, ]. E. Sims, Genera
Manager, Grand Forks.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-06-28
PERSONALS

j. d. Winland was in from Pembina
last night. "a
c. X. King acme in from Crystal
Rev. s. Meisel of Garske is in tho
city today.
w. B. Wood was a passenger to ST.
Paul last night.
]. E. Brown of Rolla is spending q
few days in the city.
N. B. FELTON, returned last night
from a business trip to Winnipeg.
James Wegley If Williston is amone|
the prominent people in the city.
Robert Morrison of Pembina was
here on business matters last night.
Grant s. Hager and DIR. ]. King Of
St, Thomas were in the city last night
John o. Keefe of Cavalier wae
among those who spent last night In
the city.
Mrs. Paige and Mrs. d. Baughman'
left last night for Devils Lake, where
they go to attend the Chautauqual
meeting.
Edward and Milton Cody of Park
River were business visitors in the city
last night.
At the Imperial: j. N. Ottum and 81
~ NAOASo6uVS 0AeSAtoAp -. II. UxOlVCAS
Wahpeton.
M. B. Brynjolfson. the Cavalier at
torney and democrat, is here ON BUSH
ness today.
Mrs. W. ]. Doty went to Niagara
this morning to be the guest of Mrs
David Kirk few days.
Will Standish left this morning for
Devils Lake, where he has position
at the ChautauQua grounds.
Jos. Carhart, president of the state,
normal school at Mayville, was WIS.,
itor in the city this morning enrouts.
north on the Hannah line +
Miss Lucy Tracksell, who has been
the guest of relatives and friends for
the past week or so, left yesterday for
Borden, Can, where she will make her
future home.
J. E. Brown, of st. Johns. N. D., q
pioneer school teacher of Rolettes
county, was visitor in the city this
morning enroute home from the Ma
sonic meeting at Fargo.
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Gone TO Bemidji.

Mrs. M. ] Sullivan and family left
this morning for Bemidji where they
will enjoy summers outing.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-06-28

FOR RENT - THREE FURNISHED
rooms for light Housekeeping at 80.
Cottonwood ST.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-06-28

LosT-sMALL WHITE DOG. Return
to Edna Nichols, 113 End Ave. o
phone Tri-State 412-M.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-06-28

PRINTER WANTED - PERMANENT
job for a first-class printer. Herald
WilliStOn. N. D,
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Attending Wedding.


Mrs. John Forkey went To- Ardoch
this morning to attend q wedding.
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TRAVELLING Auditor Here.

s. @. Byerly. travelling auditor of the
Duluth Brewing company, stopped in
the city last night on his return from
w trip through Montana and visited
with the local agent G.. F. Craig. N,
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Rack From the Coast.

III Al Hatton who was formerly am-i
Sploysd 81 the N.5 r. round house It this
place. and who has been on the coast
for the last four years, IL Waiting old
friends "A tho two cities. \; NJ
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-06-28

George Benson went to CrookstOn
this morning as, q delegate to the
county Sunday school convention from
Mendenhall Memorial church.
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B Harry McNicol AZ agent sold the
Cummings property on Fourth street
yesterday to George Thores0n, the
price being $500. * ,s al n
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-15

have water enough alongside the piers SO
they send out the stun in nat boats. With
tae yellow things sereschin' In their sam
pans tor a bit OF opium The next port We
tuIeh at 10 Singapore. where We get a few
ia o9ons and rsptylss 70 give US sOmsthin'
10 tnshk OF gOln' homs. and then it's acTosa
" COiomoO. where We hoist aboard a few
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-15
70 of Firecrackers in the Harbor. Shanghai Is

O. the fake sSpDhirss yoU'n perceive On
ne nngsra Of the mate. Alden sees vs.
next. where they have heavy dew Ihsy
ean rain once every three Or four years.
and then on up through the Red Sea,
where We have TO bout ship sometimes
ana steer against the wind 10 save Ihe
sloksFs from heat aPoplsXy. Then lis the
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-15

pier. are your Look sharp for the psOpaa."
As heavy dray rumblSd up astsFn on the
wharf. Don't you know. thess piers where
the tea and spice ships discharge are gray
with pepper. and every team stira IL W
like dust Phsw! There II u now. Cone
along before II takes a-holt o. your n0sa"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-15

Suez. with the extra ruddsr clamped TO the
old one 50 she'll handle quicker In the
tuTnouts In bhs canal and then down go
tbs l-asears to the hTs room, and tbs only
.iunSer drives EN- on deck again. The
Mediterranean, that seems 50 fine and
warm 70 Us, fair thicka up their blood. and
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-15

little better than the mummlss across In
Africa. What finishes than altogether Is
the nor'wester We usually nnd 10 ths
north'ard o HatteFas at nearly ell seasons,
but they generally thAw out a BIT after q
day or 30 under the sheds here In the
docks
well, l must be E0in'. Comm w The
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-15

stsAm heated ones In the world. They are
situated on beautiful Lawn Overlooking
ths famous Pixies Peak and adjacent
NV hta1ns and contain radiators that are
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-15

Eith AL there = a tendency upward. The
diet Il raw eggs. milk and roast or boiled
meats! Other foods are added as the APP
petite Increases and there Il better cir
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-15

EVER before In the history OF
America has more attention been
paid to that dread disease con-
sumption. The tent treatment for
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-15

array OF these substantial tents, covered
with the best double filled army canvas.
which y not affected BY snow. rain OF
wind. IL a pretty siSht and lsads even well
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-15

Strait o sunda and jumped right on top
O. the cook with live GOAL from the
galley fire and a pipe in his teeth. Not
being present / don't just understand
what happAnsd, and haven't pressed the
cook for details. But they say the pipe
went over the stern with one susep O. the
mates mutton nst, and the heatfien shakin'
in his sandals and d0ds1n bahtnd the COP
pers- Ths mate said he put him In the
blight Of . rope and give . tow over the
stern for a bit. We didn't do that quite,
but, we'll. he'll hardly light his pipe again
at the galley fire.
Are hreorackers made in sweat shopsf
How could thsy2 You don't know the CHI
nese or you wouldn't ask that. The Chi
nsse coolle lives in one way. no matter
where he L. Whatever part Of the world
he happens to be in. he lives az low as
he can; and Il he's IN China it's all the
worse. He makes i've cants a day II he's
Eood, and he saves two and a half Of it
in Shanghai OF Canton They talk about
the natives In India In some o. the muck
rake convsrsazIonea. Why. the Hindoos
live LIKE OookAtoos alongside a Chinaman.
A HindoO ooolis picks up two dollars and
half q week II he's sound and kind,
about six times as much as the Chink.
But what's that about the crackers?
Well we've every breed aboard ever grown
in the country. There's this lady hrecrack
eT, ths size OF q pigeons quill and half an
inch long. And there's the giant mandarin,
two feat high and as big a. your calf,
wiah q pound o. powder In his tough hide.
Between them are . dozen sizes. There's
the common dreoracGers. over here. We've
5000 cases o. that size. four boxes 70 a
case, hfty packages IN . box. You can
call It q good bit over two hundred mill
ion crackers that left China In the Sc
lAngoF this trip. WHARF do they get such
tough papsr1 Some Of It comes from
America "rs the good viii o. the Pres
bytsrian missionaries
Bible CrAeksrs.
Come alongside and Delay your tackles
and IN give II 70 you how they can turn
out the stun for four dollars = case ~
they sell Dor in these United States. 'Tis q
cousin have in Frisco that let me In. He's
a bit Of q gospel Joss himself. but they
gave him a Jolt q while ago that near dis
masted him Twas his little boy. lad OF
twelve. that hailed the. old man one day.
Pop he says. look what I found on
piece OF paper says the kid The pAFson
takes the bit o. paper and reads:-'Happy
Is the man that fndsth wisdom Sounds
mighty like the Proverbs. says. the old
man 'Whsrs did you get this. s0nny9'
On = dad hrecEackeT. pop he says !
Look. here's some more OF It. And the |
pRrson picks uD . bunch o. them and rips |
en- 10 and pdsosS out q good bit o. the
second chapter q Proverbs. And than he |
goes out and has . long walk.
The Chinks III IN the stumns O. the
craekers with the me thin Bible paper in
these days o. plsnty, stick q bit O. red
uasus on ths OUTSIDE and let her so. They
ret the paper frSs;- the only thing that
costa y the labor. that's almost free and a
sup o powder that's about the sane.
Cast your bread upon the waters Is what
say. IA
Yes, the big steamships lighter every
thing out In Chinese pOrta- They doaT
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-15
A Fen Facts About Cognac Brandy.

EHERE has been ana stlI exists some
confusion in the United States with
rsxard 70 the meaning OF the word
''Coguac" a. aunled 10 sDiTituOua
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-15

lhs distinctions are made
Eau-ds-Vie TIDE vim always understood un-
less otherwise spscihsd) brandy. (a) Eau
de-Vie fruit-peaches chsrriea sc Each
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-15

often sold unmlxed
market a. "FRs,"
zine ChampaEns. 4"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-15

and v known on the
"CognAe Fine" and
In France people
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-15

Did tho cook smoke ON the voVagef I
don't know. lie tried 10 once that know
OF. but he didn't enjoy Il very much I
don't think he found Il worth while. Ths
mate (there he Is standing by the door
Way came ON a run and lodged around
the corner Of the galley one day in ths
The Washington times., 1906-06-17
II ReQsonabLe Doubt1l

But Il IS not 20 Be wondered AZ. IN
view Of such occurrences. that the
average jury aehts shy o. couv.ctius
on circumstaEtiaI evidence. Nor IS Il
surprising that such convictions are
frequently reversed u obtained. No-
yet that governors are flooded with
petitions for executive cIameuev ia be-
Ealf Of man convicted on circum-
stantia evidence There IS q distinct
tendency nowadays. as q v-eu-kuowa
Boston clergyman puts II. 30 dis
credit trial by jury and substitute for
IL trial by public emotion" ana IL
takes g man OF considerable back
bone. Of more than common c1-raEs
and Independence. 20 stand out. as
Governor GuHd did. aEalusc public
sentiment. as expressed ia such q
H7astodomic petition as that address,
cd 20 him. II IS so easy 90 dodge be-
hind "a reasonable do--r-"
fore Is Massachusetts
ulate5-
The Washington times., 1906-06-17
THE BOATSWAIN's NJ

and cool. with q smile upon her
pleasant face, sat behind the tray.
She looked al her guest curiously.
Mr.. Trayers' spirits befng some
what higher than the state OF his
wardrobe appeared 10 Justify.
Why don't you get some set
tied work. she inquired. with gen
tie severity Is he imnarted
snaJcleS OF his history between
bites.
Easier said than done" said SIr.
TTayers. sereuely- But don't YOU
run away with the idea that In q
beggar- because I'm not. I pay my
way, such IS It is. And. blythe
bye, / s'pose I haven't earned that
two pounds Benu gave me2"
His face heightened. and he felt
uneasily in his pocket.
III give them to him when I'm
tired OF the joke" said the widow,
holding out her hand and watch
ing him closely.
Mr. Iravers passed the coins
over 10 her. soft hand you've
got he said. musiagly. 4 don't
wonder Beun was desperate. I
dare say 1 should have done the
same IL his place"
Mrs Waters bit her lip and
looked out at the window. 1Ir.
Travers resumed his breakfast
There's only one job that I'm
really ft for, now that I'm too
old for the army" he said conf
dentially, as breakfast finished. he
stood 81 the door ready 10 depart.
Playing ar burglars" haZarded
Mrs. Waters.
Landlord Of a little country
public house said 1Ir. Travers.
simply
Good morning" she said. as
soon as she could trust her voice.
-GOod-by." said Mr. Travcrs. re-
luctantly. I should like 10 hear
how old Benn takes t2is jcke.
though" ."
Mrs. Waters retreated into the
house and stood REGARDING him.
If you're passing this way AGAIN
and like 20 look in-IU tell YOU"
she said after q long pause. Good
by"
III look in IN q weeks time"
said AIr. Travers.
He took the profered hand and
shook il warmly. 1T would be the
best joke Of all" he said. turning
away
What would2"
The soldier confronted her again.
For old Benn 10 come round
here one evening and find me land
lord. Think il over"
Mrs Waters met his gaze sober
y. III think ii over when you
have gone, she said. softly. Now
60"
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Continued from sixth Page,)

Continued from sixth Page)
there alone I can't think. I thought
I saw something looking over your
shoulder just now. Fancy II Il came
creeping Vp behind al, caught hold
Of you!"
The widow gave a sudden faint
scream.
If you do that again" she
said, turning fercely on Mr. TRAY
ers-
He put it into my head" said the
CUlpTiJ. hUmbly. I should never
have thought OF such a thing BY ny
self. I'm one Of the quietest and
beSt-behaved-"
Make haste. AIr. Belr." said the
widow, tai uiug 10 the wiud3w aEalu;
I've got a lot TO do when you've fin
ished "
The boatswain groaned aud fell to
digging again, and Mrs. Waters. af-
ter watching a little while longer,
gave Mr.. Travers some pointed in
sJTUctiOns about the window and
went down 10 the garden agaln.
That VIII do, 7 think" she SAIL,
81 s0pims into .Ee hole and regjrd'1 '1S
4 critically. Now you'd better 80
straight of home. and, mind. rot a
word to q soul about this.
She put her hand on his shoulder,
and noticing with pleasure that he
shuddered at her touch led the way
10 the gate The bOatswain paused
for a moment. as though about TO
speak, and then, apparently thinking
better OF II. bade her gOod-by in
a hOarse voice and walked feebly
up the road. Mrs. Waters stood
watching until his steps died away
IN the distance, and then. returning
to the garden, took up the spade
and stood regarding with some dis
may the mountainous result of his
industry. Mr. Travers, who was
standing Just inside the back door.
joined her.
Let me-" he said. galIantly.
The day was breaking as he fin
ished his task. The clean, sweet
air and the exercise had given him
an appetite to which the smell OF
cooking bacon and hot coffee that
proceeded from the house had set
a sharper edge. He took his coat
from a bush and put II on. Mrs.
Waters appeared at the door.
You had better come in and
have some breakfast before you
60" she said. brusquely; there's
no more sleep for me now"
Mr.. Travers obeyed with alacrity,
and after a satisfying wash in the
scullery came into the big kitchen
with his face shining and took a
seat al the table The cloth was
neatly laid, and Mrs. Waters, fresh
The Washington times., 1906-06-17
Arrested on Suspicion.

Shortly after the murder Tucker
was arrested on suspicion and dis
charged for lack Of evidence. Three
weeks later suspicion having grown
stronger. his home was searched. and
In the pocket Of an Old coat wore
found a knife blade broken and
SCARED. and a stick pin OF peculiar
design, a Canadian souvenir Din. sim
liar 20 one owned by Miss Page. His
arrest followed and in due course his
indictment. trial and conviction for
the murder Of Mabel Page. And after
that every possible appeal was made
fuckers attorneys fought a losing
hsht. but they fought II bravelv 10 the
very last ditch
Less than a month ago a plain e,-ar,,
day express wagon rumbIed up 70 the
executive mansion in Boston and left
there plain every day packing case.
big wooden box about five feet
square There was nothing remark
able about the cart or the box. moth
Ing fateful nothing TO distinguish II
from the hundreds Of similar boxes
that the same express cart had prob
ably carried or from the scores Of
similar boxes that have at one time
or another probably been addressed 70
the executive mansion. or 10 coy. Cur
us Guild. jr-, Of Massachusetts.
Yet the contents Of the box were re-
markable enough. II contained a
mammoth petition for executive Glenn
ency I'm the Cdse Of Charles 7. Tucker
accused and convicted OF. and un4or
sentence Of death for. the murder of
Mabel Page The petition Is said TO
have been 1850 feet-more than two
miles-lonE. To have been made I'D OF
5000 separate sheets Of papar con
tanning tie signatures Of 10000 Gift
zens Of Massachusetts. and of G0 000
citizens Of other States. II IS prob-
ably the greatest petition ever clrou-
lated IN n criminal caso. Sorpetbinr,
over year ago 1916 citizens of
Massachusetts went on record rs de-
string Curtis Guild. IT.. for their gov
ernor. Only a few thousand less went
on record as desiring the governor
whom they had selected. not to mar
don Tucker. but 10 commute his son
tence, not as satisfied Of his inno-
cence. but merely as not satisfied Of
his guilt.
The Washington times., 1906-06-17
mot ProUen''

Then Ggain there was the case OF
Madeline Smith. a Scotch girl who
was accused Of numbering a French
man. L. ADgelier. to whom she was en-
gagged and Of whom she was known 70
be tired. II. was proved that she had
bought arsenic ITO Kill rats" the
man died OF arsenic poisoning. Il
was proved that he had called az her
urgent request the night OF his death
Butt vas proved that he left her at
8 o'clock. that he had called on some
other friends az twenty minutes past
nine. and left them a few minutes
later From that tine until he was
found dying in his own doorway 10
one could DO found that knew any
thing OF his movements. Madeline
Smith swOre thar she had not seen
him; no one could prove that she had
Therefore. since the defense could not
prove opportunity she claimed an abb,
and though her guilt was practically
certain. she was acquitted with the
Scotch verdilt. Not proven"
Most Of US remember Tho murder
trial which opens Gilbert Parker's
Right OF Way" when Charley
Steele has succeeded IN freeing a mur-
derer By working upon the 1Ury-s fear
OF cOuvicting an Innocent man. by tell
ing them tales Of this one and that
one executed T0T murders that they
had never committed. by showing
them how an apparently complete
chain OF CircuustautiaI evidence had
been used 10 hang a man who was
afterwards proved to have been abso-
lutely innocent OF the crime charged
Such cases undoubtedly have been
The case OF Eliza Feuoiug in 1913
stirred - all London. Eliza Feuniag
was a servant IN the home OF q family
named Turner. The whole family,
including Eliza, vas violently sick
after partakinE OF a dinner which the
gil had prepared. L was found that
some dumpllngs had been poisoned
Eliza was charged with the crime OF
attempted murder No one was
killed She was tried and convicted.
Popular feeling ran very high Her
execution occasi0ued something Ike q
riot in London. 50 strong was the pop
ular conviction Of her innocence She
had expected 20 be married shortly.
She went 20 execution il the white
gown she had prepared for her bridal
and twenty-five years later her limo
cence was established BY the corfes-
sion. OF a nephew OF the Turner fam
The Washington times., 1906-06-17
LWY4

: Ay who, on his death bed owned up
that II was he who had poisoned the
dumplings during the mOmentary ab-
sence OF the girl from the kitchen.
And the story OF S0rm Qu!st. The
Danish pastor. who was executed for
the murder Of q man who aftcrward
turned up alive. IS a classic The old
man had q daughter whom O ueighbor-
ing farmer, a wealthy but otherwise
undesirable man. wished % marry.
Both father and daughter declIre7 rha
honor 4 ne er-do-wcu brother Of this
Siarmer soOn after took service with
the old clergyman and provoked him
20 a uerce ourOurst OF wrath In which
ne attacked the man with spade. He
fell. stunned for the moment. but came
70 and ran away. disappearing abso-
lutely
The brother thereupon accused tho
old pastor OF murder. Neiglb5rs had
heard the quarrel. and seen the at
tack with tho spade. Search revealed
body dressed IN the clothes OF The
missing man. his face 50 battered a.
20 be uurec0Bnizable. buried IN the
old clergy-mau-s land Qufst himself
was persuaded that he must have
committed murder IN q trance. as he
mad done some other things. and he
paid the penalty OF his supposed crime.
Later on the man supposed 10 have
been murdered turned up. The whole
thing proved 20 be a put-up JOB on
the part OF the wealthy farmer IN
revenge for the rejection of his rnatrf-
m0ulal Overtures.
These are but two % the famous
cases q judicial murder" that the
clever lawyer can cite when he wants
20 work upon q Jury's fears OF con-
Ficting an innocent man on purely
clrcumstantial evidence. The fact thar
most lawyers could argue equally well
on either side. and Dro"c either guilt
or innocence from the same set cT cir
curnstaaces Is amply proved 5y casa
famous IN the annals OF 1urispruCeuca
in the sovereign State OF Florida A
young Euglishman was accused OF
murder, tried, and convicted or pure
ly circumstartiaI evidence. Thereupoa
f. is told that the prosecuting attorney
went 70 hiIn and told him that had hs
been properly defended he would
never have been convicted. Offering. Il
IL was made worth his while. 20 re-
sign his position as prosecuting attCr-
ney, reopen the case. conduct the de-
feuse. and get the man or. The ErE-
Eshmau after some correspoadcucs
with his family. made Il worth the
enterp-'srg lawyers while and was IN
due time acquitted
The Washington times., 1906-06-17
The LeutqeTt Case

II was that doubt that saved Lieut.
CERT. the Chicago sausage maker. from
the gallows. about ten years ago. Il
was one OF the most sensat tIonaI rnur-
der trials the country has ever known.
AdOlph Leutgert was charged with
having murdered his wife. and destroy
ed the body. by boiling II in one OF the
Vats OF his sausage factory in a solu-
ton OF potash 50 strong as 20 com
pletcly disinIegrate not only the flesh
but the bOles. The cirCurnstantial
evidence was complete. The jur-- was
convinced that Leutgert was guilty. IN
fact. it found him guilty-but IN Iui-
nois the lurv not only decides on the
guilt. II fixes the penalty And the
Lcutrert jury sentenced the accused
ITO life imprisonment.
1t was useless 70 argue with that
jury that Leutgert either did or did