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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-17

He was the veg of merry party
in the first-class carriage. and when
the ticket-collector appeared he lean
ed back and assumed the expression
of man who owned the line. Tick
et?" Then the Joker spoke freezingly:
How long have you been stationed
here. my man? Don't you know me-?
I'm Blank. director!" But the ticket
collector wasn't impressed. That's
funny!"s he said. so am. I--we're all
directors about here. I'll direct We to
the Btationmaster. he'll direct We to the
hobby, he'll direct We to the magis-
trate. he'll direct We. to pay the fine
unless he directs ye to Jail, and
But the Joker directed his hand to his
pocket and produced the ticket. on
don Tid-Bits. n
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-17

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short notice and in the highest degree Of workmanship.
The material all departments is new and modern in every
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county. Northwestern Dent variety.
ty, Flint variety; planted May is, har-
vested Oct. 80: average yield. 50 bushels.
J. w. Murphy. steele, Kidder county,
%. A. Sather. Gaiesburg, Traiii county,
Mercer variety; planted May Is, har-
j. e. Brunton, Lisbon, Ransom coun-
", Northwestern Dent variety; planted
May iS. harvested Nov. Is; average
And. Heider. Gladstone Stark county,
Squaw variety; planted May z, har-
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-17
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SCARCE
IN City and Building Operations IN the
Spring WIN Be Extensive West
Side Rapidly Building Up With Cosy

According to real estate men of the
city there Is at present dearth of
houses for rent and every property
which Is at all desirable is quickly
taken up by people moving to the city.
In fact, not a day passes but inquiry
for houses is received either from out
of town people or residents.
This demonstrates two things, first,
that Grand Forks Is growing rapidly,
and also that there Is good reason for
the building operations sure to start
In the spring. A prominent real estate
man said to the Evening Times today
that he anticipated the erection of
more residences in the city next
spring than In any other year for some
time. Another thing, residents are be-
coming more and more anxious to
own their own homes, and the reason
able prices of city lots in parts of the
city sure to eventually build up en-
ables many to build their own cosy
homes.
Some are building purely as an in
vestment, while others are planning
on occupying the residences they will
put up as soon as spring opens up.
A. G. Anderson of the st. Hillaire
Elevator company is building two
houses on Cheyenne avenue and the
same are about completed.
Mrs. A. Stewart will erect q COM
Portable home on University avenue
this spring. Mrs. Barnard also ex-
poets to put up nice residence on
Cheyenne avenue, and w. Fl. Foley
will break ground for a residence on
this same street in the spring. The
west side is building up rapidly and
all over the city there is every evil
dence of a lively campaign In this re-
spect as soon as the early spring
Onens
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-17
Chinese Girl . Reporter.

Margaret Jessie Chung, sixteen
year-old girl of Chinese parentage liv-
ing in Los Angeles. Cal, has become a
newspaper reporter there. She is
teaching English In the Chinese colony
of that city and for a year past has
been secretary of a church memorial
union. Miss Chung is thoroughly
American in spirit. dress and ambi-
atiOn.-Exchan1e. 3i
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-17
Be Your Own Bufcher.

Farmers In mary parts of England,
Australia, New Zealand. and few In
this country are killing their own
meat on the cooperative plan. Can
ada seems to have the best plan:
About dozen farmers In neighbor-
hood form club, determine about
how much fresh meat they will re-
quire. decide on the kind, and then
kill In rotation, say once week, and
divide up the carcass. II there Is a
good butcher in the lot. he sometimes
attends to the killing and cutting.
This week Jones gets half hind quar-
ter, next week the other half of the
same cut from tho next animal, and
so on, taking his turn at the poorest
as well as the best cuts. Wherever
this plan has been tried, 1t seems to
have worked well, and no one gets
at one time enough meat to spoil on
his hands even in the hottest weather
because, IL necessary, It can all be
cooked at once and you will have
fresh meat most of the time. Better
try it.
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Followed ~ Banquet and ball Six
B,shy Tailed Relaard's Purchased
Ct 30 for the Event. s.
With six frightened foxes scurrying
away In the lead OF as many dogs as
can be secured close after them, fol-
lowed BY al billy crowd of North Da-
kota boys both old and young, the
thirtieth day Of this month promises
to witness lively times at Walhalla.
For this is what the 'boys" have
planned upon, and q real old time fox
hunt with q keen rivalry to be In at
the death is to be run in the NORTHERN
country on that day, and there will
be a great gathering Of old cr0nies to
enjoy the sport.
Among the promoters Of the event
are Conductor Jack Wright and En-
gineer Morgan Curran Of the Great
Northern who make that run, and
prominent business men OF Walhalla
are making great plans to cooperate
with them In pulling on the big event.
Six foxes have been purchased at SO
peri fox, a section OF land near the city
aelacted and the boys aref even now
.gtrding their sl0ins for the chase and
grooming the family horse for the M
usual race across the snoW-coyered
prairies.
This will undoubtedly be one OF the
jolliest events Of the winter season In
North Dakota, which is 80 we'll known
for the hospitality and good cheer pre-.
yatling among the men who have
brought It to the fore as an agricul-
tural state The business men rSf Wal
halla are taking an activa imte, :. = a =,
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s vested Sept. 8; average yield, 50 Dusn-

A story is told of German shoe
maker who. having made pair Of
boots for gentleman Of whose finan-
cial integrity he had considerable
doubt. made the following reply to
him when he called for the articles:
Der poots ish not quite done. but der
beel Is made out"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-17

Charlie Halloa. old man. what's
the matter with your hand?" Henry
1T was an accident; all Miss Browns
fault" Charlie Indeed! How was
she responsible for IT." Henry-"Oh,
well. you know, she has got an unfor-
tunate habit Of sticking pins into her
,waistbelt."
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-17

You are never rich enough to spurn
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-17
Monument to q Cook.

Residents of Nice are about to erect
q statute In memory Of Nebain Du-
bois, who for many years was chief
cook to the kaiser's grandfather, King
William of Prussia. receiving salary
OF $4,000 q year. AS soon as the
Franco PrusSian war was declared he
resigned to fight against his former
employer
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-17

A New England statesman was re-
ferring to the dry humor of the late
Senator Hoar, when he was reminded
Of the following:
One day Hoar learned that a friend
In Worcester who had been thought to
have appendicitis was in reality suf-
fering from acute indigestion.
Whereupon the senator smiled gen.
tally. Really" said he, that's good
news. l rejoice for my friend that
the trouble lies in the table of con-
tents rather than in the appendix"
You are never rich enough to spurn
love.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-17

Artist You'd be surprised II ypu'
knew the amount Of time spent Oh tlt
picture" Friend-"Yes; hear that.
people stand In front Of It for hours
trying to make out what It IL. : $
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-06-29
OF cows.
Too Many People Have Quit Raising
Dairy Stock.

There is beyond question a scarcity
of good dairy cows throughout the
middle and eastern states. \ dozen
men have asked us in the last few
weeks where they could go to buy a
carload of good cows, and we have
been unable to tell them. We don't
know where good cows are for sale
even in less than carload lots. The
trouble is that too many people have
quit raising cows.
The milk industry has extended over
a wide area formerly devoted to but
ter, and milk producers are not In a
position to raise cows as a rule. They
have increased their working herds, de-
pending on purchased material, but
they have sacrificed their calves. Veal
prices have been attractive most of the
time, and receipts of calves at market
centers have been constantly increas-
ing. Now dairymen find themselves
facing a shortage of COWS. Unless this
wholesale slaughter of calves is check
ed the situation is bound to become
worse than IT is now.
Profitable dairy COWS are not raised
these days except from dairy herds.
Good milking Shorthorn COWS used to
be available to dairymen. but they are
scarce now. Shorthorn breeders have
so largely neglected the milking quail
tiles of their cattle that profitable dali
ry cows of this breed are much harder
to find than they used to be. The other
beef breeds as a rule do not furnish
profitable dairy material. If some dali
rymen do not raise Il surplus of cows
where are they to come from in the
future? We believe this point is wor-
thy of careful consideration right now.
National %Stockman.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-06-29
Age of Birds.

The doctrine of vegeterianism ap-
pears to be slightly shaken by the re-
suit of an investigation that an Eng
lish newspaper has made into the sub
ject of the longevity of birds. With
one notable exception the carrion, or
meat feeding birds. are the longer
lived. The exception is the swan. The
average ages of some of the best
known birds are given in the follow
ing; Blackbird lives - years, black
cap 10. canary "a. crane "a. crow 100,
eagle 100, fowl. common, 10; goldfach
10. goose 80, heron 50. lark 10, linnet
%, nightingale IS, parrot 60. partridge
10, peacock "a, pelican. 90, pheasant 10,
pigeon 20, raven 100, robin -, skylark
80, sparrow hawk 40, swan 100, thrush
10 and wren 3 years.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-06-29
UNDER
BY
WAITING JANE,
ORDERS '"--
By
JAMES
CHEZ
Copyright, 1905, by f. w. Sargent

Jack Randolph sat on the piazza and
read over the telegram again. Already
the paper was cracking OF the creases
from frequent foldings and unfoldings.
Randolph could have read it from
memory. eco to Old Point Comfort"
it read, land wait orders
He had been waiting orders for four
days now, and repeated kilograms to
the office had simply brought forth rep
etitions Of those instructions.
Randolph was sick of it all. Ever
since he had refused point blank to
consider the question of Il marriage to
some girl his father had picked out for
him he had been eXiled to the road as
special salesman and had been jumped
from east to west on the most absurd
propositions.
There might he a man coming to Old
Point who wanted to buy a suspension
bridge, but Randolph could not see
why he had not been sent to the office
of the firm instead OF being shipped to
Old Point. Not that he objected to Il
week at the famous resort with moth
ing to do, but the uncertainty of it all
was irritating. He decided to send an
other telegram and headed for the tele-
graph office.
He never got there, for just as he
swung around a corner of the piazza
the prettiest girl he had ever seen ran
into him as she dashed along the piaZ-
"a. By the time mutual apologies were
concluded Jack had forgotten all about
the telegram and had come to the con
clusion that he was satisfied to stay at
the Point as long as the Office decided
he was needed there.
Instead of going into the office be
volunteered his services as guide to
Marjorie Carson, who had arrived the
night before, and it was well along in
the afternoon before he even thought
of the despised telegram.
He met Mrs. Carson on their return
and that evening he changed his seat
to their table and was installed as their
guide and counselor. More than ever
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-06-29
Ruling Switzerland.

In Switzerland they have no idea
that they are essentially idiots and
must have great men and superior and
divinely gifted intellects TO rule them
and tell them what to do about their
affairs. They do not think much of
ruling in Switzerland nor much Of
the idea OF divinely gifted intellects.
All are great lei in Switzerland, and
one is as great and as divinely gifted
as another. To the Swiss mind the
great men are those that do something
in science or literature, like Agassiz or
De Saussure; but they have no partic
ular fancy to be 'ruled" by anybody,
however great. You Will find many an
intelligent Swiss that cannot tell you
the name of the president of Switzer-
land. He knows the name of the presi-
dent of the United States, always, but
he does not know who is at the head
Of his own country. Not because the
interest he takes in his political affairs
is small. for 1t is very great; but be-
cause who may be president of Swift
erland is not important. Whoever he
is, he amounts to nothing, he effects
nothing, he rules nothing. The only
rulers of Switzerland are the Swiss
people.-Everybody's Magazine.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-06-29
Erratfc Anne BOIeyn.

OF the unfortunate Anne Boleyn,
who was the second wife of King Hen
~ VIII. of England and who was be
headed in 1886, a writer says: Even
at this distance of time she rises be-
fore us as n living, breathing woman
of flesh and blood. She was witty, pas
sionate, vivacious and moody in turns
she was essentially variable and jour
naliere. After her elevation to the
throne she became vindictive and
cruel, but she had many charming
qualities. While awaiting her doom AT
the Tower she was wretched and mer-
ry in turns, sometimes initiating her
uncle Norfolk, who had conducted her
to the Tower, with his head shakings
and his Tut, tut. tut sometimes call
ing for supper directly after dinner,
sometimes deep in her devotions. 1t is
the same Anne to the last-high spirit
ed. unreasonable, with highly strung
nerves and ii good deal of courage at
the back of her tendency to be hys-
terical."
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-06-29
HE HAD THROWN AN ARM ABOUT HER.

HE HAD THROWN AN Arm ABOUT HER.
was he glad that he had refused to &C.
cept his fathers dictum and marry
some one else. OF course it would
make an awful row when he wrote
that he was going to marry Marjorie,
but he had gained some recognition as
an engineer. and it would not be hard
would accept him.
Marjorie's frank friendliness was
scarcely encouraging to his hopes, but
as the days progressed he gained in
her favor. and before the end of his
first week he had begun to flatter him
self that he was making Roadway.
Mrs. Carson clearly approved of him.
Early In the acquaintance he had taken
pains to %acquaint her with his history
in an impersonal sort of way that did
not sound like a formal announcement,
and she had smiled and replied that she
had heard of his father. After that she
had been much in the background. and
he young people went boating and on
other excursions alone.
1t was well along in the third week
before he had ventured to speak of
love to the girl. 1t was as they were
coming home one evening, and in saw
Ing herself from a fall as she stepped
On a loose stone. she had caught at his
o a sleeve. He had thrown an arm
about her and had kept it there until
with a rosy face she had disengaged
herself.
81 can get along all right now she
said, as she stepped ahead. He laid a
hand upon her shoulder.
Il hope you can't" he said simply.
IL should like you to think that you
always needed me-"
II don't" was the savage answer.
Il don't ever need you, and l wish you
would go away"
Pardon" he said quietly. 81 had no
wish to be offensive"
They went along in silence, but as
they parted at the foot of the piazza
steps she turned toward him and held
but her hand.
II am afraid / was very rude" she
said simply. "Will you forgive meT'
I IF you will take back what you
SAID" he answered pleadingly.
II think you're horrid," she exclaim-
ed with a sudden shift from her peni-
tential mood. "If you were a gentle
man you would not annoy me this
way"
She sped up the steps before he could
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-06-29
Swords and Boards.

At one time in England all gentle
and their habit of drawing these weap-
ons TO settle the most trivial disputes
is said to have had much to do with
the cut and styles in boards. During
this sword wearing period all bluff
ers'' wore their boards cut and hacked
in most %outlandish shapes, trying to
convey the impression that they were
bad men, who had been in many ter
rife sword combats.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-06-29
Red Ears of Corn.

Red ears" are INT of the vagaries of
the cornfield and always seem to inter
est because of their strange appear
ance and still more strange appearing.
Two years ago a row of corn was
planted with grains from a solid red
ear between rows made up of a long
list Of white varieties, and in no in
stance was there any red color marked
upon any grains In the many white
sorts alongside, and contrariwise no
white grains could be detected upon
the red ears then produced. II was
also observed that many of the stalks
from the red grains produced white
ears with colorless grains and husks.
If there is a law underlying the pro-
duction of red ears it is not understood
by the writer.-B. ID. Halsted.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-06-29
CROSS SECTION OF sTRAINER.

1.-THE inner frame with inclined wire
strainer fits lootely into the outer box.
A short two inch iron pipe conducts the
liquid into the spray tank. After AL
wood and Phillips, Virginia experiment
station.l
of which is IL rather heavy board, pref
erably of hard wood, with u hole bored
through it. into which Il piece of gas
pipe one and Il half to two inches in
diameter and eight to twelve inches
long is fitted. The box is, of course,
open at the top. Fitting just inside this
box is a second and lighter box, also
open at the top and having an over
hanging strip nailed around the top
which supports it. The bottom of this
inner box should be made so as to
slope at an angle of about thirty de-
grees and should be made with wire
screen. The slanting bottom makes it
harder to clog with the spray, and the
inner box. being movable, can be in
verted and washed in a tub of water.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-06-29

demand ali explanation, and left be-
hind her a much puzzled swain.
He was too tactful to reopen the
question that evening, but for half the
night he paccd the foor after he had
gone to his room and vainly sought for
an explanation of her odd remark.
That she liked him was apparent. He
could not see wherein he had been Of
~fensive, and yet she had spoken as If
he must understand what the matter
WIS.
He was still puzzled the next morn
ing when they met at breakfast, but
there was no opportunity for an eXp;a-
nation until late that evening. Just be-
fore the party broke up Jack and Mar
jorie were standing on the piazza. The
others had moved toward the entrance
and had left them alone in the corner.
"What did you mean yesterday? be
asked. II was not conscious of giving
offense."
IT should think it would bore you as
much as 1t does me-" she answered.,
but I don't want to talk about it, so
good night"
She sped down the piazza. He turn
ed half irresolutely, then with a sigh
he turned back and went down the
other side.
That night he walked the floor again,
but no solution came to him, and at
last he threw himself upon the bed and
slept a sleep in which Marjorie perpet.
ually danced before him, ever eluding
his grasp and yet ever entreating him.
Some intangible barrier seemed to be
separating them, and he had the IN
comfortable feeling that if he could de-
termine the nature Of this barrier he
would gain her hand.
So strong was this impression that
Immediately after breakfast he sought
Marjorie on the piazza.
You've been my%stlfying me long
enough" he said abruptly. II want to
know what it all means"
"As If you didn't" she said scorn-
fully. I've caught you and mother
laughing over it lots of times"
Il assure you that l do not know
what you mean" he said.
Just as if you were not down here
by your fathers orders" she scoffed.
II saw it all the moment mother said
you were here"
Randolph gasped. You don't mean
to say that you are the girl father
wants me to marry" he cried.
"Why. of course" she retorted. Just
as if you didn't know"
Il didn't" he replied promptly. THE
moment the pater said marriage I
baked and did not even learn the
name of the girl"
Then why are you here?" she de-
handed. You know 1t was all a pre-
arranged plan"
For answer he pulled out the tele-
gram. 81 thought it was some one who
wanted to buy n bridge" he explained.
Had l supposed otherwise l should
V have come"
Are you sorry you did," she asked
teasingly.
Not if you say yes" he answered
promptly.
"Since you are not acting under or
ders and just loved me- she began.
The sentence was not finished; there
was no need.
Ten minutes later Mrs. Carson found
them In front of the telegraph desk.
Jack held a telegram In his hand. 1t
read:
special business concluded. Think
l shall stay on. Think | have done very
well in default of more definite in
structions."
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-06-29
HUNTING BEARS.
II You Meet n wounded Grizzly Give
Him a Wide berth.

A wounded grizzly is IA mean thing
to fight, and if there is a tree handy it
is a pretty good thing to climb if any
thing gets wrong with your shooting
irons. | do not think "A grizzly will
climb a tree, though brown and black
bears will. Any bear is pretty sure to
fight if crippled, but | know there is
this difference between a black or
brown bear and a grizz'y: If You meet
a black bear face to face unexpectedly
give him five seconds and he will he
nut of sight, but meet n grizzly the
same way and give him five seconds
and you will he out of business.
About the most fascinating way to
hunt bear. which is even better than
night work, is to trail him right to his
home and meet him in broad daylight
Oh his own doorstep. as it were. 1t can
be done, but everything must be just
right. The ground might be covered
with a light fall of snow, and the snow
ought to he melting. Then the twigs
won't break. one has to be very care
full. and when bruin is found. which is
generally Mt the foot of "A large tree
one must never forget that instead OF
one there may be two, and. in thai
case. ono must be able to shoot fast
and straight, and implicit confidence ii
the gun he carries is about the bes'
stock in trade u man can possess
About the surest place to shoot a beai
to stop him quickly, to my way OF
thinking, is directly in the brain. 1t i:
really not "A hard shot, usually at shor
range, and it puts him out mighty
quick.-Field and Stream.