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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-19
FREE SEED CLAUSE
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the action of the committee in strik-
Ing out the free seed clause of the bill.
These letters are evidently spontaneous
and they demonstrate that the people
OF the country generally, even the
recipients of the bounty" of the
government are not attracted by the
receipt of five cents worth of vegetable
seeds.
Whenever a measure of public i'm
portance is before congress for con-
sideration, interested parties find no
difficulty In securing countless sigma
lures from people. especially in country
districts for or against the measure.
But the letters received from persons
opposed to the free distribution of
seeds are not of this class. They come
from individuals and are evidently
spontaneous. One of these was
received by Chairman Wadsworth
from one of the most prominent
farmers in his district and il reads ms
follows:
Through your courtesy am
in receipt of packet of seeds from
our Uncle Samuel's garden. Might l
ask you to see the dear old gentle
man and tell him that while appreciat-
ing his great kindness, thing he had
better go out of this seed distributing
business andsuse the money It costs
in some other way. I hope your
honorable body, by refusing to make
an appropriation, will do away with
the, miserable practice of giving away
seeds at the public expense. Be as
sured that you will have hearty APP
prevail OF all sensible citizens"
This is only sample. Hundreds
of similar epistles have been received
by members from every section of the
country and they come by every mail.
And so far as can be learned at this
time not single protest, not a single
plea for the. continuance of the free,
seedgraft has been received.
The majority of the committee on
agriculture, the secretary of agricul-
ture, the chief. of the bureau of plant
industry and, the president himself
opposes the continuance of this waste
full and useless expenditure of public
money. Next week it will be known
whether the house will stand by the
committee on agriculture or not.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-19
GROWTH OF RURAL TELEPHONES.

Farm telephones are coming to be
recognized as important adjuncts to
the farm. They are no longer lux
uries but necessities.
In this connection it is interesting
to note the development Of the farm
telephones during the last ten years.
In 1894 there was hardly farm
telephone in the country, and the COM
panies engaged in the business would
not consider the question of building
farmers exchanges.
The farmer who wanted telephone
connection with his neighbor was
compelled to purchase his own intsru-
ment at cost of fifty dollars. his
neighbor could do the same thing and
then by connecting the two they could
have a telephone between the two
points. Such a thing as an exchange
for the rural people would have been
laughed to scorn.
Now farmer can purchase an in
strument from five to seven dollars
and he and his neighbors can build
their own lines at remarkably small
cost. In fact. so important has the
rural telephone become that all the
prominent companies are not only
building lines into the country but are
fighting for the right to build.
The report of the Indiana Independ-
ent Telephone association shows that
on May 9. 1905. there were in that state
alone 10000 farmers connected with
the exchanges. In Iowa there are
probably twice as many. In Michi-
gan, Wisconsin. Illinois and others of
the western states the numbers are
in proportion. Approximately there
are now 100000 farmers in this coun-
try who have telephones installed.
1t has been asserted that the farm
ers and ranchmen are profiting to the
extent of at least $50,000.000 a year
through the advantages the telephone
gives in keeping them in close touch
with the markets and in saving USE
less wear and tear on their ordinary
equipment.
These things show that the farmers
of this country are fast forging to the
front in business. and that with these
improved conditions have come oppor-
tunities for making and saving money
that would not have been possible
few years ago.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-19
THURSDAY EVENING. APRIL 10. 1906

them the assassin's knife and the an
archist'S bomb.
When they have wrested some ad-
vantage from the rulers. those who
were fortunate to have been leaders
have themselves become tyrants.
Self has become paramount.
Like Gorky they have roseate Wis
ions of individual power in freedom.
If in touching shoulders with our
institutions he is able to accept our
liberty as commonplace matter which
cannot exist alongside the spectacular
and visionary liberty of which his peo-
pie dream, then his mission will not
have been in vain.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-19
STORIES OF THE HOUR
A Useful Obituary.

Col. Henry Watterson tells of the
establishment and chagrin with which
a certain we'll known citizen of Louis
Vile, named Jenkins. read a long obit-
uary of himself printed in a morning
paper of that city. He at once pro-
ceeded to the editorial Office of the
paper, and. after much difficulty. sue
ceeded in obtaining audience of the
busy city editor. Laying a copy of the
paper before him. he observed in a
mild, almost humble way. that he had
come to see If the city editor could
tell" him anything about it,
With snort of impotence. the busy
editor grasped the paper and hastily
read the article. 1T appears to be an
obituary of one Jenkins" he growled.
What is there to tell about it?
What's the matter with you, anyhow"
"Oh. nothing especially" responded
IAc AIAo JSuhiuSs Ouly ! Thought la
like to know how the obituary came
to be printed-that's ALL"
Game to be printed?" repeated the
editor. in irritated tones; why. the
man died. of course. My paper doesn't
print obituary notices of living men."
Perhaps not, as a rule" gently re-
piled the visitor. "but. in this case,
1 happen to be the Jenkins referred
to-"
Thereupon the city editor began a
profuse apology. We'll print cor
rection at once" he said.
well, after ALL" observed the mild
Jenkins, perhaps 'twould be better to
let it stand. I'll show it to my
friends when they try to borrow
money Of me-"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-19
The Impolite Audience.

Miss Ethel Barrymore, whose en-
gagement to an English soldier-poet
has been announced, will not, after
her marriage, leave the stage.
II shall never leave the STAGE" Miss
Barrymore said Philadelphia
woman the other day. my audiences
are so kind to me, could not bear to
desert them.
"My audiences have never treated
me as a western audience once treat
ed a comedian, a distant cousin of
mine.
This comedian appeared in a four-
act comedy in western mining town.
At the end of the third act, the miners
rose in body, gathered up their be-
longings and started to depart.
"The comedian, in dismay. rushed
before the curtain.
Gentlemen he said, there is an
other act yet
eyes; that's why we're going said
the miners"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-19
Quite Proficient.

Sammy broke suddenly into the par
lor one day, and came upon his Aunt
Margaret. sitting on Mr.. Browns
knee.
The surprised couple fastened to
pull wool over the Youngsters eyes.
I'VE are rehearsing for little play,
Sammy" explained Aunt Margaret.
Yes, Samuel" added Mr.. Brown,
with touch of sentiment in his voice;
II am now holding the queen"
you must be good at it," answered
Sammy as he backed out of the room;
81 heard Uncle Jack say that you held
four quenns last night.
Magazine.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-19
It Seemed Like Home.

Marion Crawford gave recently a
dinner in Rome. and during the din
ner the talk turned to Venice.
There is young lady from Du-
luth," Mr.. Crawford said, whom /
met one bright October morning in
Sorrento. She told me that she was
touring Italy with her father. She
said her father had liked al the Ital-
ian cities. but especially he had liked
Venice.
"'Ah, Venice. to be sure said l. L
can readily understand that your
father would prefer Venice, with its
gondolas. and st. Marks. and Michael
Angeles liz, 49,
cob, no. said the young lady, it
wasn't that But he could sit in the
hotel. you know. and fish out of the
window"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-19
SELF.BUILDlNG ROADS.

The matter of good roads has fire.
quently been considered in the editor
ial columns of the Evening Times. 1t
is admitted that they not only indicate
the progressiveness of the community,
but that they are money savers for the
farmers who are compelled by force Of
circumstances to market large and
heavy crops every year.
The trouble has not been SO much
lack of desire for good roads, as a
lack of any practical way of making
them without mourning an expense so
bMrdensome that it. becomes prohibi-
tive.
Macadam is out of the question in
the west, and without this or SINH
lar covering, it remains to construct
and maintain solid roadbed with
nothing harder than clay.
1t is evident that this material, in
order to be solid, must be made so by
usage.
There is but one way to accomplish
this end, and that is by the usage of
the roadbed itself. Every load drawn
over the road must be made to do duty
as road builder. p
This end can be accomplished by
the use of wide tires. These become
rollers and every time they pass over
the roadbed it is made more compact
and smooth, and consequently is put
in better shape by the using.
A sand and clay road treated in this
manner if rounded so as to carry off
the surface water which falls upon
it, will be perfectly solid except in
the early spring thawings. and the
use of them at that time would be
overcome in a remarkably short time.
We are aware that change from
the old style narrow tire to the broad
is a sort of evolution that will require
time. But the farmer who considers
for a moment must be convinced that
their use on soft roadbed is a per-
modified form of the disc used ON the
farm.
1t may be that more power would
be required to draw a load on wide
than on narrow tires on a solid road
bed. But certainly what would be
gained by the use of narrow tires on
a solid road would be lost when the
roadbed which they produce is con-
sidered.
There is, however, a road on which
the Cumulative effect" of wide tires
has been fully tested. 1t is lumber
road up in Maine on which no tire
under inches in width is allowed.
The road is about eight miles long
and was constructed by lumber COM
pany to open up large tract of tim
Der land, and is the private property
Of the company, which will not permit
it to be destroyed by narrow tires.
This road is marvel of smoothness
and neatness and has reduced the cost
of transporting heavy logs to mini
mum. Not only this. but the wide tires
in use have obviated the necessity of
much ballasting on the road, thereby
reducing the cost of construction to a
minimum.
If such a road can be so maintained
in Maine where the soil is more sog-
gy than that of North Dakota even,
there is no reason why similar ones
cannot be successfully built and main
tanned in this state.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-19
was fortunate in his substitute, a little

was fortunate in his substitute, little
French Canadian lawyer.
I'm very sorry" he began, ina
freend could not coom-I'd lax mooch
you hat seen heem. He vera DEFER
ent from dis man dat has joost sit
doom. He says he made heemself. I
believe dat. But ma man-God made
him. And. ma friends, dere is joost
as mooch difference between de men
as dere is between de makers!"
That was all of speech, but it was
enough for the audience and his man
was elected.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-19
Cause for Mourning.


Of the late William r. Harper,
president of the University of Chica-
go, a Chicagoan said:
President Harper was a punctual
man, and he asked punctuality of all
with whom he dealt.
Il once accompanied him to a small
town In the state of New York on bust
ness. On our return journey the
train was late. We had to wait for it
in a cold and dismal station over two
hours.
"As we walked back and forth on
the station platform we complained
bitterly of the delay.
Even the station attendants look
dreary. said I. They look as dreary
and wretched as we feel. And they
are all wearing black neckties. They
must be in mourning. wonder what
they are In mourning for
In mourning for the late train.'
said President Harper"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-19
THE EVENING TIMES, GRAND FORKS, N. D.

ray and Mack's enthusiastic young
press agent promises. Murray and
Mack, however, are old visitors and
very little can be said OF them that Is
new. They have always brought us
good show and our local theater-goers
have always turned out handsomely
and. no doubt, this season will be no
exception to the rule.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-19
Guarding His Treasurers.

OF Marshall Field Ill, an amusing
story was recently told at Lakewood.
The boy, according to the story, APP
preached an old lady in a Lakewood
hotel and said to her.
Can you crack nuts?"
"No, my dear, can't" the old lady
replied. II lost all my teeth years
ago.
'Then," said the little boy, extend
ing two hands full of walnuts. please
hold these while go and get some
more"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-19
ADJUSTMENTS
Al G. Fields Minstrels.

Following the advance Of many fav-
orable press notices from various parts
of the country, the AL. G. Field Great
est Minstrels will open an engagement
at the Metropolitan tonight. This is
the twenty-frst annaul tour of this
popular organization. and it goes with
out saying that the theater will do a
capacity business for the Field show.
This show has been long noted for its
clever black faced comedians. Among
those in the cast this season, are:
doc" Quigley, Billy Clark, Dave Now
lin, John Healey, Tom Powell, Tommy
O'Dell, with a long list of others.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-19
One Point in His Favor.

Andrew Carnegie was discussing q
quarrel between two capitalists.
Its case," he said. "of the pot
calling the kettle black. 1t is case
of Aberdeen and Inyerary."
Aberdeen and Inverary?"
eyes," said Mr.. Carnegie. you
see, two old Scots. one native Of
Aberdeen and one a native of Inver-
airy. fell into an argument one day
over their respective accents.
"The Aberdeen man was very hard
on the Inverary one. He did not leave
him leg to stand on. But the In
verary man answered nobly. Absr-
deem. when hs was through. could
only say:
'weel. at any rate. dinna ca flush
feesh.'" 4,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-19
A Convincing Comparison.

In a recent election campaign one
of the candidates for Office was we'll
known in his district, while the other
was a nonresident and a strangre to
most of the people. The first was
a poor speaker and the substance Of
his speech was this: Fellow citi-
gems. you know me. I'm self-made
man-you know me-"
i. His opponent. for some reason or
other. could not appear il person. but
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-19
NEBRASKA 7. P. A.
Associated Press to The Evening Tim.

Associated Press to The Evening Times-.
Omaha, Neb., April 20.-Commercial
travellers from every nook and corner
of the state trooped into Omaha today
for the annual convention of the Ne
braska division Of the Travellers Pro-
tective association. Headquarters for
the gathering were opened this morn
Ing at the Paxton hotel and the bust
ness session will be held tomorrow at
the rooms Of the Elks' club. A pre-
liminary banquet takes place tonight
with a number Of prominent travelling
men as sneakers. -.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-19
Murray and Mack.

Around they come once again, those
inventors of new fun, Murray and
Mack, as usual with hurly burly en-
tertainment full Of life, melody and
pretty girls. Edgar Selden. who franz
ed up their present vehicle, has given
them slight story to hang the action
of the piece on. but the plot will not
give anybody q headache. No prob
lens are solved-no lessons are taught
Just two hours and half of pure
and wholesome merriment Is all Muir
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-19
BOwBELL ITEMS.
Farmers Are Seeding in That Vicinity
News From Our Correspondent.

News From Our Correspondent.
Evening Times Special Service. =
Bowbells N. D., April 19-Seeding
among the farmers has been in pro-
gress since early Monday and from
present weather prospects will con-
tinue uninterrupted. The snow which
visited this section last week was SOON
melted away which put the ground in
much better condition for work. Some
seeding was done before the snow
which will now take root and will be
much in advance of that which has
been sowed since the snow. There
was a lot Of fall blowing done here
last fall and as much as 1t is possible
to do this spring which leads to the
conclusion that acreage will be great
ly increased over that of last year.
One of the conclusive facts bearing
out the statement that there will be-
much larger acreage of grain is that
there was more than five hundred farm
horses sold in the country tributary to
Bowbells up to date, the greater part
of them having been shipped here
from other states for sale. All told the
prospects for busy and successful
season in all lines of business or work
are f1attering and the people are hope
full of naturalization of the prospects.
A subscription list has been cfrculat-
ed among the business men of the
town for the purpose of securing funds
wherewith to improve the tract OF
ground purchased by the town a year
ago for the purpose of converting same
into village park. 1t is proposed to
plant trees and in any way improve
the block to make 1t an up-to-date park
and place same In charge of the village
marshal to care for as is needed. The
business men have responded literally
and it Is thought that there will be
no trouble whatever in getting the
necessary funds to do the work con-
templated.
The Bowbells Bulletin has been
purchased by the real estate firm of
the Lyon Land & Loan Co., and 1t is
presumed that the firm will use 1t
mainly to boost their real estate busi-
ness. The Bulletin Is by far the best
patronized paper in the town and it's
future course will be watched with
: much interest.
1ueIc udS Ueeu general luli III
business the past few days which Is
caused by no other reason than that
the farmers are busy in the fields
and are not permitted to come to
town for the transaction Of any BUSH
ness that is not absolutely necessary.
Business men In general concede that
from the fact that the farmers are busy
at this time putting In large crop
If will moan much hotter h,,afnoaa for
them when the crops are marketed.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-19
WACO MUSIC. FESTIVAL.

Waco, Texas, April 2O.-Many visit
ors are here for the Waco spring music
festival, which opens this evening and
continues over tomorrow. The affair
promises to be one of the most bril-
liant Of its kind ever held In the South
west. The entertainment will be fur
nished by the Chisago orchestra and
the soloists and chorus Of the Mendel-.
sshon Choral club of this city.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-19

~ Governor Folk, Of; Missouri is to be
commended for hts .Tprompt and de-
cisive action in suppressjng the riot
out outbreak at Springfield, together
with his announced, determination to
ferret out the ringleaders and see that
they are properly punished.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-19

Gorky and his actress friend are on
their way to Chicago. Perhaps they
think the people of the western city.
are not so squeamish as the residents
of Gotham. |,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-19
NEW RURAL ROUTE
ESTABLISHED FOR
SAWYER
Ward County Farmers Bene-
fitted-Carriers Appointed
for the Service.
(By E. C. Snyder.>

IBy E. G. Snyder.l
Especial Correspondence to The Times.)
Washington, D. c., April ia new
rural free delivery route was today
ordered established out of Sawyer.
Ward county to commence service June
/. There will be to routes under this
order. known as Nos. and 2 and a
population of 924 will be served and
there are 231 houses along the routes.
liver E. Often has been appointed
a regular rural carrier at st. Thomas,
N. D., and Harold Boyd. substitute. on
routes and 2.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-19
Fl. ]. LANDER s. CO.

B-05O-321OOs Eight
room house on Wal
nut street. City wa
ter. so foot corner
lot. Hardwood floors
down stairs.
B-7OS-$f4OOs Inside
business property on
North Seventh street.
so foot lot with
a small house on 1t.
The house has city
water.
B-7l4 $15OOs Six
room house on a look
40 foot lot. Enough
ground for a little
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-07-02

The selfish persons also short sighted They forget
that pure supply will always be OF the
advertisements that Seattle have IL will draw thou
sands OF people here make their homes Destroy and
you lose them.
The Star believes that the Milwaukee find way
tho city reasonable grade without touching Cedar
river and that all this talk about the mposshy OF getting
any other way due simply desire to save eonstrue
ton
THE MILWAUKEE HAS NOT SHOWN ny CON
elusive SURVEYS THAT NO OTHER FEASIBLE
ROUTE EXISTS Il simply gives out general statement
that effect. without the proof r
City Engineer Thomson says that another available
route surveyed and that he could do the Job himself
II he had the time The city engineer railroad
engineer, AND lie THOROUGHLY KNOWS TIA
COUNTRY THROUGH WHICH THE MINIATURES
CAN PASS TO REACH SEATTLE His statement
therefore entitled to great weight
There a story generally told that the Milwaukee eng-
ncefs being of going disposition and jump
ing big logs discovered the cys electric pole line
ming down Cedar river. Masking convenient highway pa
that they followed the only Possible Tor rail-
road @ thus saving themselves worry and trouble
Time and again railroads have bambooxlcd tho people,
and the game stin tried whenever circumstances
make It worth while
The Star believes thar tho MAl-aukee will be per
nttcd 90 down Cedar river. and that il viii find another
way Into the city
II It's own engneSYs unwilling do the job then
last the city might allow Engineer Thomson
take toe field with force OF and show tho road politely
into p entirely satisfactory route
And Thomson. with hla keen interest in preserving the
eity's aupply. would do the job efficiently
Yes do want the Milwaukee but want IL 10
In the that Will harm nobody and preserve the eiys
water supply.