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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-16

unteered, and as he made his way
to where Sousa sat, the latter leaned
over and whispered something to the
lord mayor and the lady mayoress
which seemed literally to convulse
them with laughter. Sousa wrote the
words of the text on a piece of paper
and explained aloud that the tune of
the Japanese anthem was the same az
that of the English, God Save the
King" and that all the singer had
to do was to sing that melody and pro-
nounce the Japanese words precisely
as they were spelled. Accordingly, up
rose the willing garbler, and burst
out with the following lyric: 20 wa
ia ma syam. An sy-a-a-am." He was
only stopped by roars of delighted
laughter. led by that OF the lord
mayor. for. of course, the luckless
tenor had been singing = ooh, what
an ass l am"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-16
INSPECTING GASOLINE.

Official inspection of the oil tanks
at Glyndon in Minnesota, where three
persons lost their lives few days
ago because Of gasoline explosion,
shows that the heat combustion was
eightyfour degrees, whereas the safe
ty point, and the point required by the
Minnesota law, is one hundred twen-
ty-one degrees.
Not long since a young girl was
nearly burned to death at Devils
Lake in this state by the explosion
of stove polish with which she was
polishing stove, and which was mix
ed with gasoline. The accident hap
pened in the family OF physician
where the danger of gasoline under
such conditions was thoroughly un-
derstood, and had there been anything
on the product sold to have indicated
its dangerous character it would not
have been used.
There is always a crowd of politi-
cal montebanks ready to pounce
upon the creation of a new office as
means of graft, and attempt to show
that they are created for political pur-
poses-the creation of places to re-
ward henchmen.
However, there is certainly need of
more inspectors of oils and explosives
so much used in everyday life.
Gasoline is now almost household
necessity. 1t is used in thousands of
homes. 1t is handled largely by
women, and these with the children
are by the nature of the situation en-
posed to its dangers.
1t is well known that with ordinary
precaution, gasoline Of the proper
fineness is perfectly safe. The danger
comes when it is low grade, as was
the case OF that sold at Glyndon, or
when it is sold in hidden form, as
was true in the case at Devils Lake.
1t would be the part of wisdom to
so increase the number of inspectors
of oils and SO control its sale that not
a particle could be sold to the con-
sumner which had not been thorough
ly tested and found to be safe.
This would make it's use perfectly
safe, and would avoid the sickening
accidents which so frequently cause
the public to shudder at the horrible
results.
If the states do not take a strong
position on the question of regulating
and inspecting gasoline, and absolute
ly prevent its sale in hidden and dan
gerous forms, the death rate from gas
oline explosions must increase in pro-
portion to the increase of it's use.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-16
ROOSEVELT SEES THE DANGER.

Well may President Roosevelt chal-
lenge the course of the Man With
the Muck Rake" that pestilent Great
ure who makes his living by defam-
ing other people In recent months
the practice of defamation of individ-
ual character through the medium of
the public prints has assumed a phase
which threatens and in reality is cal
culated to destroy the republic itself.
The president realized the danger
and on Saturday last, speaking at a
corner stone laying in Washington, he
interposed the weight of his great in
| f1uence and denounced in apt and de-
voted terms the professional writer of
sensational and the avaricious and
soulless publishers who give currency
to this class of alleged literature. 1t
was timely delivery and the great
majority of the people will thank him
for it.
The presidents speech was pub
lished in these columns Saturday and
the pertinent points from it are re-
produced today. 1t will be ac-
copied as notice to the muck rake
brigade that the decent element in the
country's population does not approve
of the violent methods of some of the
so-called "reformers," who persist in
pouring out devastating flood of
scurrilous Misrepresentation and I'M
founded abuse as the vomiting Vesuv-
ius pours out its deadly lava For
many years that kind of material found
a welcome place only in the Police
Gazette, which succeeded in being
recognized as sort of journalistic
sewer. In these days of hysteria not
few magazines have deliberately
abandoned the field Of fair and decent
criticism and are putting even the old
Police Gazette to the blush in their
dissemination of scarlet literature.
Unfortunately the infection has
spread to many newspaper offices
where the vilest accusations against
public men are reproduced in further
ance of the plans of political cam
paign managers, without regard to
truth and in defiance of every require
ment of justice.
If the writer's and the publishers of
those debiliating -effusions are not
wholly devoid of shame careful read
ing of the presidents address may
cause them to pause and reflect.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-16
ADJUSTMENTS
Uncle TOMS Cabin.

One of the stage stories that will
ever remain strong and true to the
theater-goers is Uncle Toms Cabin"
sumptuous production of which. un-
der the able management of Mr.. Wash
burn, will be given at the MetroDoli-
tan on Tuesday evening when every
one who has the opportunity of wit
Messing this perennial favorite will
acclaim it as one of the best presented
by any company. Time, effort and ex-
pense have not been spared in it's
staging or selection of cast, and the
minutest detail has been carefully
considered. There is no story of book
or stage that SO delighted the juvenile
mind and it is to be hoped that every
boy and girl may have their wish to
see it gratified.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-16

TO operate the business will not be
taken away at the end of the term
and the capital become a dead loss.
Men are making investments not for
the present alone, but for the future,
and security is the strong point
When this is taken away the matter
becomes pure speculation and I'M
less there is an opportunity for I'M
reasonable remuneration during the
time the. business is assured, there
will be no investment
With the equitable ground open for
occupancy in this city, there would be,
according to the gentleman mentioned,
u street Car line such as the public
needs within a comparatively short
time.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-16

Sundays Herald was certainly fine
illustration of what the man with the
muck rake" can accomplish when he
gets busy. Defamation of character,
libel and gross Misrepresentation TEEN
throughout its editorial page. while
the vilest kind of mud Singing is re-
produced in its Voice of the State
Press" department. Mad with jealousy
at the success of its competitor. The
Evening Times. and seeing inevitable
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-16
THE BOSS DISPLEASED.

The Herald, in a weak attempt to
stem the tide now setting in against
the promiscuous and wholesale de-
nunciation to be found in the scarlet
magazines and the sensational sheets
whose editors would turn ian honest
penny" by discrediting honest men,
thought it would overcome the effect
Of the presidents speech on 1.-THE Man
With the Muck Rake" before the
speech was delivered. The Herald's
effort was failure. Of course. Referr-
ing to an article In the Chicago Tri-
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-16
bune commenting the president for
his course. the Herald says: :


his course. the Herald says: :
Just to what degree the president
has taken the correspondent into his
confidence remains to be SEEN. We
will see what sort Of speech he makes
when 1t is made. In the meantime we
may expect to see liberal extracts from
the Tribune article published all over
the country in papers published in the
interest Of men whose transactions,
business and political, have been lit
tie shady, and who have for some time
been exceedingly uncomfortable in
the strong light which has been turned
on them.
BY whom were the transactions of
certain men alleged to be little
shady?" By the muck rake brigade,
of which the Herald is a member. 1t
is clear that the Herald had made I'M
its mind in advance that it wouldn't
like the presidents speech No muck
rake man will like it, The president
didn't intend they should like it,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-16
Al. G. Fields Minstrels.

The Quaker City Quartette, which
has proven an attractive feature for
a number of years with the AL. G..
Field Greater Minstrels, has been re-
engaged for this season and will be
heard in a new repertoire of songs on
Thursday, April 10. Reese Prosser,
the noted Welsh tenor, commonly
called THE Jean De Reske of the
minstrel stage" will again be fea-
tured with the Field aggregation and
all the vocal features will be under
the direction of Paul LaLonde.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-16

The last venture of that veteran
journalist, Marshall Mcclure, ST., the
Sunday Eagle made its initial bow
to the public yesterday morning. The
versatile editor seems to have lost
none of his old-time brilliancy, and
the three. pages of solid reading mat
ter bristles with his crisp English and
clear-cut logic. 1t is no fulsome fiat
terry to say the first number of the
Sunday Eagle was newspaper
genius.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-16
Vaudeville.

1t is worth everyones while to re-
member that the Metropolitan man
agement open their vaudeville season
on, Wednesday, April IS, with two per-
formances. The program is certainly
monster and appeals to every class
of theater-goer, giving, as it does, a
chance for tears, for laughter and
amaZement.
One of the features with modern
vaudeville is moving pictures and
everyone may rest assured that this
part of the program will not be ne
elected.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-16

political defeat for his gang in the
coming primaries. Pharasaical George
in his frenzy is showing the scarlet
magazines and yellow journals that he
is entitled to the captaincy of the
muck rake brigade.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-16

1t is estimated that at least ninety
per cent of the farmers of this state
own their own land. This is the great
reason why the state is forging so
rapidly to the front. Nine of every
ten farmers are working for them
selves.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-16
The Logical Sequence.

Ihe Logical sequence.
The sick man had called his law
yer. II wish to explain again to you,"
said he weakly. about willing my
property"
The attorney held up his hand re-
assuringly. There, there!" said he,
leave that all to me-"
The sick man sighed resignedly. IT
suppose / might as WE'LL" said hex
turning upon his pillow, you'll get
it anyway"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-16

The man whose selfishness carries
him to object to every new enter
prise that is launched in his city
will kill the spirit of enterprise as
surely as an epidemic of smallpox
will depopulate the Latin quarter in
New Orleans.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-16

know whether to be pleased with it or
not. 1t began:
my Dear sir-I went yesterday to
the fair at A.. l found several
pigs Of your species. There was a
larger variety than usual. and was
surprised at not seeing you there"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-16
Sentiment to Re Iucnlcn..d.

Let reverence of law be breathed by
prattles in her lap; let it be taught in
the schools seminaries and colleges;
let 1t be written in primers. spelling
from pulpits and proclaimed in legis-
lative halls and enforced in courts OF
Justice; in. short. let it become the
political religion of the nation"
Abraham Lincoln.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-16
Rather Ambiguous.

A gentleman who is much interested
in the raising of hogs is said to have
received letter while ago which
reads so many ways that he does not
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-16

The man who is afraid of being
first can be sure of one thing, that he
Will not be last in the list of fail
ures.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-16
A Practical Joke.

John Phillip Sousa is an inveterate
wag, as his close friends know, and
tale is going the rounds which re-
veals in characteristic manner the
great composer conductors love of
good joke on his fellows.
At brilliant soiree given for Sousa
by the lord mayor Of Liverpool, the
talk turned on the national airs of all
countries, and someone recalled that
'sousa had compiled the best existing
collection Of such airs. what is the
Japanese national anthem, Mr..
sousa?" inquired one of the ladies'
present. II would play It for you on
the piano." said sousa, IL there were
someone here who could sing the
vocal part" An amateur tenor vol
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-16

Bait your hook with fiattery II you
would catch silly women.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-16
STORIES OF THE HOUR
Misunderstood.

A young man was taking leave of
his sweetheart and as they stood on
the piazza. his voice rose passionately
in the still air.
Just one," he pleaded; "just one"
Just then the voice of the girls.
mother came from the window above:
Just one? No. it amt quite that,
but it's close on to ~, and think
you'd better be going just the same"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-16

Biggest Offering Of Minstrelcy.
The limit Of modern state productions. Rich in
scenic costunini and electrical effects.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-06-30

Our business has doubled the first
week. All We ask is a trial Our mot
TO is the Best Meal in Town BUTTS
& REEVES, Proprietors, Central Ho-
tel. 6-2j-6t
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-06-30

Brady Heights Lots selling fast
Best residence district in the city
West & Singleton Alexander building
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-06-30

, = AYARs. PHARMACIST.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-03-22
GIGANTIC PLANS FOR SEABOARD,
immense Coal Lands in Southwest Virginia
Acquired.

celebrated Pocahontas fields
and the product will be mar
keted IN the south and south
west and distributed 60 Gulf
and Atlantic seaports for ex-
ports.
The engineers engaged i'm
building the new road expect 20
get e maximum grade OF one
half per cent. The South and
Western road. 65 miles long. is
the nucleus Of the new line. It
will be extended nearly 2S5
miles from johnson City. the
northern terminus. tO the coal
properties acquired and also 20
"A connection with the Chesa-
peake and Ohio at Elkhorn. Ky.
From Spruce Pine. y c.. the
southern terminus will be ex-
tended southwark 60 connec-
tion with the Seaboard Air
Lines Atlantic division at
kutherfordton. aud Will also
connect with the Atlantic Coast
Line and the Southern railway.
Detailed announcement of the
company's financial plans will
be made from New York this
spring The Clinchfield corpo-
ration is capitalized AT b 300.
900 10 was formed one year
ago quietly and mas given as
little publicity as possible % the
construction work. which now
engages over 10000 men
The Pennsylvania Railroad
Company which dominates the
Seaboard's policy is generally
thought 90 have a hand in the
new project 70 will give the
Pennsylvania lines weSta new
outlet from Cincinnati and Lou
i~vllie to the south. aud viii
connect the cordial cooperative
relations existing between the
~caboard and other peunsylva-
MIA ally the Chesapeake and
Ohio lt viii also permit the
Pennsylvania further to control
coal production in the bitumin
ous field
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-03-22
HOlSTON VALLEY ROUTE lEsS EA.
pEN>ltl.


q" Si o'N'i '- '.'' ia.ii"il
survey ing d" ia" SINS count. -
,le No5eI0t iii' ilrioi" Odd i'N
i"9. week 7 issue 7"l
IL n" "7 ',.'' meg eS.eiHHy 'Nai
,"' 7"' =, i"- io''e' ""ic" mas
e','' '''',' 10 a ''' : f. ',.'' '''- survey
loI 1'e lie'9lo" l'lNrt I'Aiiroad,
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-03-22
A. Word OF Warming
TO Those Who Would Go West. No Place
Better Than Old Virginia.


rougnness for stock n0 tame
grasses grow, nothing but buff
talo grass which grows only an
inch or $50 tall. and then the
emigrant agent and railroads
advertise and blow DO up. get
hundreds of good people Doe
there. sell land for a payment
down aud take mortgage to se-
cure balance, and the dry and
natural conditions return and
only those who have sufficient
means 90 live without income
for "a long period OF time can
remain The lry periods are
tur longest Oy far and thou--
auds have to appeal to friends
east Tor means 90 get away af-
ter losing their land and all per
sonai effects except probably "a
team of ponies, am o.d wagon
ana 4 lew household traps.
Only a few years ago, whole
townships and almost whole
counties We're sold under mort
gage sale; tnis state and east OF
us was oNerrun with the re
iugees. The wet period has
iaSted now Tor several years
on there and the dry one Is OF
course about due. You can
sieiy wager that 40 out OF
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-03-22

, tbe l.tf..~ 80 rh. p...
.........,. .,... a.
''' ''' o' ''
it yolr section there is am
1--WE work carried on I'M favor
Weston emigration.
Wbil. 7 beliave ASA GENERAL
atam.,+ l,t.,. e....- ...t.
''' ''' W '''
avs ''- -'"'' lot ''ie purpose
toci .ng DOB some other Sec
On on tAe country expecting 90
.tter h., condition is n,.li,., ,
.eat ....l .t.. ... ...
o u, ''''
any " ''' ''"' e regardless OF
gun n'- 'o ihe contrary. j,
20 tnese / speak "a word of
arnii a tarO0pb tbe f,llou.ine,
-star fr.,, rl..ll. .,
ga '-' '''''S 'n 'iie Ih'adie
' est tnd who Is thoroughly
. mlllsr With actual conditions.
don't. a,.Io No rA os fo..
II ,R.,,,n t.a 49, .'''
ear ir. n
So 4s,. .f..r
r tsrafr,a r..,,.,',;,,- ~, ~ , o''
lam Tbis 5i5 =, ,hs 80
last ,fo,b.rs ..,'.,,'..i .''r g ~, y, ~
.Decf M n,sle ., -. 49, ~ y, ''>'''' '''
il IT, not If fhis 7 tSiSh 49,
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-03-22

Pittsburg. Pa, March l9.-
Information that over $50. 900
.cres of coal have been ac-
luire and that an expenditure
or railr0ad construction and
oai d development of from S25,
O0.0C0 90 $40. 700. 900 rs antici-
ated and prepared for the Sea
card Air Line interests. which
re Building the recently an
ounc cei western branch Of that
vsteln show that the SeabOard
going into this project on an
ven 4nore gigantic scale than
< ar. appeared Announce
aent that the Seaboarl would
axe the middle west and there
y ip SORT the most important
ailroal factor projected iu two
ecad IS into the facilities and
orres pondiug competition for
rafiic between the central
roup 0f states and the south.
n Undertaking of immense mo-
lent in itself, is made of even
reater interest Co the com
lerce and the transportation
ompo Mics affected by new de-
eloprents.
The Clnchheld Corporation
the name of the underlying
ompanv which is building the
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-03-22
SNlFT'S LOST MINE.
John ". Robiaetie Believes tie Has
RediScoys.ed 10

Sedi>c0Ns. cd TO-
John W. Robinette. whose
home IS near Spears Ferry
believes hc has reiiscovercd
the long lost Swifts silver
mime. and If Dee is correct I'M his
belief. he has struck "a bonanza.
The scene OF his discovery Is I'M
Powell, mountain. near Duff
field. on the land of W. H.
NlckelS There is some kind Of
one about DO. at amy rate. and DO
has the appearance of being
valuable lle has leased the
land from Mr. Nickels. we un-
derstand. and viii at once pro.
coed to develop the mine.
Since tine latter part of the
18TH century the Swift mime has
been talked 90. and many have
searched long for DO in vain
ltwas known that Swift. ac.
corting to tradition. passed
through Noccasiu Cap iu re.
turning from hi. mime. and 10
has long been believed that it
could not he very far from
DuiieIi
we aro NOT Very familiar
with the story Of Swift. hutitI.
said about Che year l7g0 hs
worked the mime. fIewa- from
North Carolina and while
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-03-22

Lobbyists" on the floor Of the
house ami the order 70 clear
the floor.
Debate on the propositions 70
establish "a closed season for
grabbing and oystering.
Enormous number of petitions
IN favor of the Mann bill. and
the defeat of the amendments
Remarkable m that no dog
legislation was suggested
richmond News Leader.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-03-22
AN AROUND TaE FARM


Good soll. lool seed and good
culture are the sure guarantees
" '' ' esq '''''' -
Tine farmer lu the rut can
never prosper until Doe Iet, out.
and as Tong as Ae remains in Do.
cm only -o Whero Do leads.
Ever, farmer .horIl trv e,-
uer.m.nf~ on n.,v rr.n- r.t .o
Slow and riN. fn.n = rsr.,,,I
test hefor. ac,entiny or e.n
3emniny
g ''i .". '7 'ie i"iS 7'
''"'' "' "''N ii' "i"Aiig "a crop.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-03-22
WHAT THE lEGTLATDRE
DlD AT RECENT SESSION


Among tine more important
bills which have passed both
branches of tAe general assem-
bly at TINS session are.
The Catrou BIN to create lhe
office of insurance commission
er. to exercise % general super
vision ot operations aud CD ~ee
tha, ali tne insurance laws are
rigidly complied witn.
Ihe Churchman oiA fixing b
maximum rate 0i tNo SCENTS a
male ou 3ui and 10000 mule
tickets on all railroads ODD tine
state.
Iue Booker resolution d..
lleSung tne state corporation
commission 90 hN maximum
Nal folc oi TWO cents a mule Tor
thc transportation oi pae,en-
gers.
To restrict and hmlt the
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-03-22

East of tae Missouri River i'm
South Dakota more than 900
Arieslan wells no.v exist. draw
ing their water from tht supply
carried 0y tac underlying sand.
stone formation. and supposed
60 come from fhe Black Hills
and the Rocky Mountains.
These wells. used mainly for
rrgaung purposes. are from
800 to 1000 feet deep. aud the
pressure of water i'm the caste IN
part of tine state is sutlicien to
give "a surface flow. except on
the highest lands one we II at
Springfield yields 3,292 gallons
per minute, and furnishes pow
er for -four mill by day and
for an electric light plant bv
night The development Of
this source of water supply Is
still going forward.-Youth's 5
Companion
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-03-22
NJ. A. PINKERroN

NJ. A. PINKERTON.
Virginia is a most wonderful
state IN variety of soils and pro
ductiOns 1t matters not what
ones ideal conceptions are with
respect 90 climate, soil, water.
cheapness of lands. topography
&c. he can realize IL within the
boundary of the state. if ne will
but search it out. As an illus
tratiOn. very few people living
west of the Blue Ridge have any
idea of the vast territory lying
east and known as Piedmont.
Midland and Tidewater Sec
tions, productive lands. varying
IN topography from the gently
rolling hills 90 lands as level as
the prairies of the West.
lands which can be bought
cheaper than lands Of
the same relative value any
where In the West. I'm the mad
rush which has existed for three
hundred wears for western set
tlement. DO was forgotten and
overlooked that Virginia had
numerous advantages that mo-