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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-03-15
Where II Falls Down.

"The lady thinks she is an actress"
Doesn't thinking make it sol"
"Sure, except On pay day"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-03-15

1t is only an evaporation to know
that a thing might have been worse.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-03-15

dicate that China is about TO change her
Njoss stick for the big stick.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-03-15

Imitation with some people is carried
to such an extent that ii Is plagiarism.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-03-15

Stealing a kiss is grand larceny.
That is why 1t Is so often followed by
q life sentence.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-03-15

A sprinkling cart makes an ideal wa
ter wagon, for the passengers don't
care how soon the contents leak out.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-01
THINGS HE WANTED TO KNOW
The Small Boy Really Did Hot Mean to Furnish Amnse.
nent for the Whole Car

Thomas Wentworth Higginson, in the Atlantic
travelling east and persisted in asking all kinds Of
questions of his mother COM
pletely exhausted while the child seemed fresh
sunset at dawn. The thru trains the Boston 6
Albany sti stopped at West Newton and the conductor
had just called with vigorous confidence the Of that
station After pause the child exclaimed vigorously,
Mother! to which the mother responded perhaps for
the two hundredth time that day, in feeble voice.
ttWhat, dearq" 80. - - s..s. = II:
t'What did that say, mother9" So s, 80
HHe said West Newton.'' w. - u. T.. -s- -. -" .
~ A pause for reflection; then again, "Mother!".
uWhats, 81 -, - -. -
'tWhat did the say West Newton for, mothers'
To this the mother, with evasveness dictated by
despair, could only murmur, 81 don't know -..
This too we1tried an evasion, ind the unfinch-
ing answer came: 49, WAL .z~y H. +:... 49,
'Don't you know what he said west Newton for,
motherf'' Thus demanded come the vague answer:
'tSad it for the fun of it, guess. - - 49,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-01
DAY moRNINa, JULY /, 1905
TIE SPEECH OF HOME
There Are Times When the Yankee Twang and Manner
isms Seem Like Music to Some Ears

There Are Times When the Yankee Twang and Manner
isms Seem Like Music Some Ears.
merry little group of Americans stood ON the street
chatting and watching the grotesque figures Of
the maskers The tsbatle Of confetti in progress
during the annual carnival of the winter
the Mediterranean coast .~1rz ~ I'd
With the group bodily, if not in spirit-was boy
in the midst of his teens, his face expressive of deep dis
content He was Of those American boys who
dragged, reluctant the continent of Europe by
mother and sisters. @z * - <@'fs
He disliked the foreign food, and would have sold
his birthrght for piece Of mnce pie. He hated when
he something that he would like to buy have
to figure out what it would "reay changing
francs and lire to dollars and cents This Kaleidoscope
scene of color and movement, which charmed. the
othershe boy classed the revelers italian French
together foreigners, and wondered goomy why they
wanted to make such guys of themselves when they might
be playing ball The fellows at home probably
ing up the football team ~
Suddenly the boys figure became alert, his face
lighted up He turned with exclamation and started
to r-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-01
I'LL Dickey! Come ON down. =

What ails you, Teddy" demanded his sister, Selling
his arm sz
me co. Nelll'' he cried, TT catch those
menl'' ."z ST.
What fort Who theys" asked his mother also
OBTAINING him. she looked after the two who
had brushed against them s.1-s
ooh, don't know who they are" cried the boy in
despair at seeing the objects Of his interest lost in the
throng S.,Ss: u
The boys remarkable behavior had excited the
whole group, and explanation demanded. 1t
"Why, didn't you hear what they were sayingf' The
boy almost in tears. s4s t.. & -
'tWhat is the NATTER Teddyfn His mother was really
concerned. II heard them. They having argu
ment about the pope's age but,
sAw, that WASH what meant, - said the homesick
boy, disgustedly But Of em saying TT g
dollars to doaghnuts and now never can find him
again in this crowdl E45fa
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-01
An Expensive Word.

The manager Of lecture bureau morning visited
poet and literary in his study to ask the writer
TO take part in entertainment. ~ 1
We you read selections from your works.
Mr. Gillespie, together with original poem composed
expressly for the occasion. Name your price Well
announce in the progr I'M ~
Ny price, " interrupted Mr.. Gillespie, twill be sixty
dollars. - - -. Mt -<'
ttIsn't that little steepf"
Not at all, everything considered"
The manager tried to beat him down to fifty, but he
was immovable and the bargain finally closed at
the first named figure
tAlpheus' said Mrs Gillespie, after the caller had
gone wasn't that than You intended to charge him
when he first spokef"
eyes" he said tit's just twice much; but he IL
Htated thirty dollars worth by calling progr
A Question in Leather.
Small Boy-Mama, where does leather come 'FRONT.' u
Mama-It comes from animals, son. It is the skin,
canned. }Es
Small Boy-Mama, do animals have souls4
s., Mama-Of course not.
Small Boy-Then where does soleleasher come FRONT
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-01
chaac,-''' -7n.

BY this time all occupants the car were listen
ing breathessly to the crossexamnaton Then the
inevitable 'Mother'' and the hopeless sWhatf"
'tDd that say West Newton for the fun Of it,
motherf'' .~1-
eyes, said the poor sufferer with everncreasing
audience listening to her vain evasion The child paused
atom longer, and then continued, sn inexhausble,
but she had forced her victim into the very last
corner, she had "What the fun Of it, motherf
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-01
Els wAruHFuL cHAPERoN

John 8. Wise, lawyer politician and author, who left
Virginia some years ago to live in New York. took with
him the old negro NANNY who nnrsed him child
grace who needed tight cheekrein On occasion he
asked friends to chatting dish supper in his
but warned them to keep quiet They slipped into the
house, but had not been there long before someone
knocked over chair In about a minute came the cry
from far upstairs: What yo' dom there Mars
joint Whereof 20 maxim snch noise at this time o.
night Yo' ought ter been in bald long ago, sub TAX
shame ter yo'self tax shame ter yoseh' .tTherel "
whispered WISE ~ told you fellows to be quiet Now
you We Weakened her and I'm catch thunder in the
ingl" ..s-se $780,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-01

Not Closely Following the Calendar.
sAw, when il it you Americans celebrate your Indie
pendanee Dayf asked the visiting Britonf''
HWell - replied the crusty old citizen whose sleep
these being disturbed by premature PATRIOTS
apparenty anywhere from about the FIRST Of June to
the middle Of July
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-01
IN A CANVAS SHELTER.

to bed each resolving be up before sunrise
and out on the water was awakened BY a dull pat
nearly tore the tent from its fastenings and
thrust head out of the tent door, but quickly drew it
In, shivering gust of sleety rain struck I
saddled down in the blankets but the wind seemed to
creep in and chill to the bone Finally dressed and
resolved to take along the shore to up. I
eoad sleey rain together with the whitecapped
and wildly tossing branches made feel very lonesome
and tshivery," gave up the idea and shutting my
mouth firmly to keep my teeth from chattering,
the tent to wait until it grew before ventured
out again, s,r -: -,-S-= -Muriel Wright,
Ninth Grade Staples, Mimi
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-01
THE JOURNAL JUNIOR, MINNEAPOLIS M1NNEsoTA, SUN

knew the whole day must be spent there. The hours
dragged slowly on, but to my release After
what seemed week heard the bolt thrown back AMI
q voice cried, 'Come forth, member of thea g. LIZ
At last Free but shall forget the coolest
summer day spent. Roberta Reid,
Ninth Grade. 7.tE,E 11S Second ST. N,
g. = Sleepy Eye, Mimi
>~S ON SLIPPERY STONES. @~.s
sOne cold summer day in June mama and and four
Of my cousins went troat fishing. The place where
were going was fifteen miles away and planned
TO stay al night. We started in the morning at half
past ten O'Clock. When arrived it o'clock,
we ate lunch. Then all put hip boots except the
two little boys and they went barefooted. We caught
quite few trout that afternoon. My two little cousins
both slipped stones and all wet Then it raned
and we were all drenched. Mama snd girls went to
farmhouse and got bed, but the and boys slept
in the barn. The next morning drove to Hay river
We did not catch trout there In the afternoon
drove home and of my cousins slept third of the
way. Laura Smith,
Seventh Grade, st. Bonifacius MINI.
Auburn School,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-01
MORE THAN A CIRCUS

One cold summer day had nothing to do, for my
friends going to the circus for which did not
I met them and told them to home with and
would if could go. asked father and he said,
:tYou may, if You Ike But we changed our minds and
decided stay home and have picnic May said 'Let
us 20 uptown and buy something to eat and then 60
down to the river and have luneh.'' We all agreed
t'Papa, may have SO centsf We are going to have
a lunch here instead of going to the crcus' He gave
it to and went happily up town thinking what
should buy II viii buy oranges and candy, and May,
win you buy bananas, and JESSIE lemons and straw
berries7'' We reached home with packages
Then taking table down to the river began to
oua sad Nav frone he
while the girls prepared the lunch. Soon enjoy
ing lunch and thought afterward would 60 boat
riding fishing. After lunch went for ride Sec
ing boys fishing decided to do So too. We
had our poles and were fishing near our home: We
caught quite number of fish and went home proudly
carrying them. We girls all had fine time and thought
much better way to enjoy cold day than by
going to the circus. Susie Shepherd,
Seventh Grade. -s- Breckenridge, MINI.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-01
ONLY A STORM.

eyes, indeed, will have nice time during my
vacation, - said Helen she from school
"Today the last day of school for this term and
cannot imagine how glad I'm aunt will be
very much to see me for we have not seen each
tomorrow" said her sister. And Wednesday shall
start. Obi what fun will have down by the beach at
aunt's home said Helen 'Do not be too of it,
Helen for by that time accident may happen,''
said her sister. Why do you think sos" t'Woud this
be the first tme7" questioned Helens sister. No but
it will not happen again. said Helen Evening closed
without cloud in the beautiful sky and when Helen
went to bed that night she did not sleep at all thinking
Of the bright prospects The next day Helens trunk
coming but when it had arrived there great storm
with it. "Poor Helen said her sister Did not tell
ypa that something like this could happenfA eyes !"
replied Helen very much annoyed. Things happen
But she bore 1t patiently and when she finally started
full of bright hopes for the summer. >.......-
Sixth Grade. ~-~-e= Clara Schwamm,
re- Battle Lake. MINI.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-07-30
GREAT AGITATION.

WOrkmen In Industrial District Ready
to Strike.
Associated Press Cable to The Evening
Times.
Yakaterinoslav. Russia, July 3d.
There is very great agitation among
workmen in this industrial district,
but leaders thus far have successfully
prevented strike. urging the neces-
sity for continuing work until the sig
nal is given from Moscow and st.
Petersburg. At Yuzovka and Yeka-
terinodary, however, without waiting
for the general signal many factories
and mine workers have struck.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-07-30
CLEARING DEBRIS
FROM THE SCENE
Train Left Track on N. Y, Cen.
tral Falling Across Inter
section of Three Roads.
TWO TRAINMEN LOSE LIVES

As"octated Press to The Evening Times.
New Berch, N. Y, July 3O.-Two
wrecking crews are at work this
morning clearing the debris of the
wreck of the New York Central's Pa
chic express, which ran into a land
slide one mile south of Hamburg at
1880 last night, resulting in the death
OF Edward Wells, an engineer of AL
bany, and Edward Warren, a fireman
OF New York, and injuring about a
dozen passengers, none of which will
prove fatal. There are three trackage
point where the accident occurred.
but they were all torn or badly twist
ed for hundred feet or more. The
wreck was worse than has occurred
on the Hudson river division since the
New York tunnel disaster. 1t seems
miraculous that there were no CASUAL
ties or seriously injured among the
passengers, especially with regard to
the twenty or more men who were in
the combination smoking and baggage
cars. which when the locomotive turn
ed over, ploughing for forty feet into
the great depth of gravel which had
fallen down upon the tracks, shot up-
ward and then turning almost at right
angles, came down with crash across
all three tracks.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-07-30
NEGRO bRUTE'S
ATR0C|OuS CRIME
Mother and Three Children
Shot Down in Cold
Blood.
THE FIEND MAKES A CONFESSION

Associated Press to The Evening Times.
Cannonsburg, Pa, July 3O.-Coroner
w. H. Sipe and Constable John ]. Mil
Ter of Cannonsburg, drove into town
at 1880 o'clock today with Elmer
Dempster. 10 years old, a negro who
had been arrested for the murder of
Mrs. Samuel Pearce and two children
and the shooting of third child last
evening. Dempster was taken to Wash
ington county jail at Washington, Pa,
leaving here on trolley car at
O'Clock. While no blood stains were
found on the prisoner, suspicion first
rested on him last night when it was
learned that he was the last person
seen about the house before the
tragedy.
Dempster was safely lodged in Jail
here at 9 O'Clock. The officers had an
exciting trip from Cannonsburg. Two
attempts were made to take the negro
from them.
Dempster made q confession to the
police. He says he attempted an as
sault on the 4-year-old daughter after
the departure of Pearce, but was
frustrated by the mother who went to
the bureau to get revolver to shoot
him. The negro says he secured the
gun first and after killing the mother
and shooting the children set fire to
the house to hide the crime. The
feeling against Dempster is running
high.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-07-30
FATAL ACCIDENT;
THREE KILLED
And Many Injured in Boiler
Explosion at St. Louis,
Missouri.
TWO BODIES ARE RECOVERED

Associated Press to The Evening Timea,
st. Louis, Mo-, July 3O.-A special
from Vicennes, Ind, says that six men
were killed and three injured in
boiler explosion at the Vincennes paper
mill. The men were engaged in plac-
ing new boilers in the paper mill of
Shepard & Co. to replace old ones.
The old boilers were still in use and
the workmen had started to take them
out when suddenly and without warn
ing the explosion occurred. The boiler
room was demolished. The bodies of
William Stone, fireman, and Harry
Borders. master mechanic. have been
taken from the debris. The property
loss is estimated at $4,000.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-07-30
SY N PA Thy
OF Public Men Outside Bureau
cratic Spheres is Much De-
sired and Cabinet Factions
Await Their Acceptance.
PREMIER APPRECIATEszse e
SITUATION Is VITM
And That His Strong Handed Reform
Policy Needs Their Official
Presence.
A:.ociated Pres. Cable to The Eve.i.x

A.sociated Pres. Cable to The Eve.i.s
g o o o o @ o 9 o o o 9 . g o o o a
. st. Petersburg, July 3O-Pre. a
2 mier StOlypin has not abandoned Q
= the hope Of inducing public men .
. outside OF bureaucratic spheres to 0
Q enter the re.0rganized cabinet and o
. carry out his policy Of STRONG .
o o . o o o . o o . o 9 8 8 8 9 O q
Negotiations with NJ. Guchkon.
Prince Lvoff and Count Heyden are
still in progress. The final refusal of
men enjoying the full confidence of
conservative public opinion to, CO.
operate with the premier would rem
der his task OF even measureablv
pacifying the country almost hone
less.
A central committee of social demo.
Gratis has been hastily summoned here
from the provinces. 1t has been for
mally decided to support the action of
the revolutionary groups last week
in pushing the agitation for general
strike and uprising.
Alladin, who was the leader of the
group of toll" in the outlawed parlia-
ment, has arrived here from London.
where he went to attend the confer-
ence OF the interparliamentary union.
but he is in hiding.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-07-30

her victories not less renowned than
war, and today we welcome you for
having added lustre to our city by the
civic victories you have won.
I'VE desire to show to YOU that
your neighbors and townsmen appre-
ctate your worth and services to the
nation. We are glad to have Won with
us again and hope that your respite
from your senatorial labors will give
you increased vigors when you re-
sumo them"
The next speaker was Hon. Silver
Serumsgard, who said: when Oliver
Cromwell was accorded an ovation by
the people of England after subjugat-
Ing Ireland and was riding in triumph
through the streets of London, Syco-
phant said to him, See, general, the
multitude who have came out to well
come your triumph Cromwell said,
Yes. but how greater the multitude
would have been had they come out to
see me hung
1T was to dispel- any lurking sus-
picion that you might have, senator,
that the reception committee has ask
ed me, democrat, to say few words
on this occasion. 1t is an occasion as
1t were where we are all back in our
corners, ready to give each other the
shake OF the hand and a word of ap-
probation. The warmer the appre-
citation expressed, the fiercer the fight
when the gong sounds time is up for
tho next round.
I'VE want you to feel that today we
greet you and bid you welcome, not
as Hansbrough, the impossible parti-
san, but as Hansbrough, the loyal cit
izen and neighbor.
Some of us appreciate you more for
things In which you have failed than
for measures you have carried
through. AS a citizen of the state of
North Dakota, and a democrat, want
to thank you for your stand against
the drawback legislation inoculated
two years ago. Your position was
right at that time and you had the
courage to stand up and oppose it in
the face OF the forces of the opposition
and Of a majority OF your colleagues
and the wishes of your party mana
gers. II your position had been sus-
tanned, the last two crops of this state
would have meant possibly $2O,OOO,00D
more to the state OF North Dakota.
roi tuAS anu WndI you nave uOue lot
this city, bid you welcome"
Honorable John 8. Burke was the
next speaker. Mr.. Burke said:
ACTIONS speak louder than words"
The turning out enmasse of the peo-
pie of this city to welcome Senator
Hansbrough home is the loudest ap-
proval and appreciation of the splen-
did work that he has done in securing
for this city magnificent public
building and yet it is appropriate on
this occasion to say a few words, not
too many lest our public building be
turned into tower of Babel, but just
enough to emphasize, interpret and
confirm the nature of the language in
which our citizen and neighbor Hans
brough has already been welcomed. ..
I remember when we first began to
talk public building in Devils Lake.
There were many doubling Thomases,
but never doubted the ability of Sen
ator Hansbrough to procure the neces-
sary appropriation for public build
ing such as it required. knew the
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-07-30
SHERLOCK HOLMES
IN COMPARISON
To Postofice Inspectors Cum
ming in Detecting Crime
Articles to be Published.
HOW A CARRIER WAS ROBBED
(By E. C. Snyder.)

Washington, July 3O.-"Some incf-
dents in the life of a Post Office In
spector' is the title of series of arti-
cles designed for newspaper circula-
ton that is being issued from the Office
OF the postmaster general Gaboriou,
Vidocq and Sherlock Holmes promise
to be relegated to the ranks of the hay
seeds, judging from the first two Of
the articles which are written presum-
ably for the purpose of boosting" the
Post Office Inspection Division. The
FIRST of these thrilling tales of the life
OF an inspector under the Roosevelt
administration contains story of how
a carrier on rural route in one of the
southern states was apprehended. A
test letter containing marked bills was
registered at B Alabama, ad-
dressed to M discontinued Office
located on one of the routes from P
the Office from which the complaints
emanated. The risk of enclosing mon
ey in test letters is frequently taken
by most post Office inspectors but the
chance of disposing of it in this partic-
ular case was small. The following
day the postmaster at B. advised the
postmaster at P that the registered
letter addressed to M had been er-
roneously sent and requested its re-
turn. This was done in order to give
the postal authorities an opportunity
to find out if the letter had been rified.
After requesting the recall of the let
ter the inspectors visited little viii
lage called M which is supplied by
one of the rural carriers with = mail
from P. The postmaster at N was
an honest old country man and
agreed to assist in the detection of the
guilty party. An ordinary letter was
mailed with him addressed to a firm
in Chicago in which were enclosed
two one dollar bills, two silver dollars
and fifty cent piece all bearing priv
ate marks in payment for a pistol. An
examination of this letter after it |
passed through the P Office revealed
the fact that it had been tampered
with. The paper money and the fifty
cent piece were still in the letter but a
one dollar bill had been substituted for
the two silver dollars and the origin
al letter had been replaced by one ad-
vising the enclosure of three fifty in
stead of four fifty.
The substituted letter was in the
hand writing of the carrier on the
route between p and N. Then fol-
lows the story Of the apprehension of
the carrier with lots of red fire thrown
in to make it rattling good reading.
When placed on trial the carrier enter
ed a plea of guilty and was sentenced
to Imprisonment at hard labor for two
wears
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-07-30
FOR STATE CONVENTION.
Iowa Republicans Meet at DesMoines
to Lay Plans.

to Lay Plans.
Associated PRESS to The Evening Times.
DesN1oines, a., July 30.-The repub-
lican state central committee met this
morning to arrange preliminaries for
the state convention, which will be
held here Wednesday. About 200 seats
are contested.
The control of temporary Organiza-
tion of the convention will depend up
on the action of the state committee
regarding these contests. Governor
Cummins, who is candidate for re-
nomination, claims to have majority
of the delegates. The adherents of
Geo. D. Perkins, who is also a candi-
date for governor, maintain that there
were irregularities in quite number
OF the county conventions and have
contested and protested delegations
selected by the majority in such con-
ventions. 1t is asserted by friends of
Perkins that they will control the pre-
liminary organization.
Friends of Governor Cummins, in
sisting that they have majority, in
tended. it is said, to assert their rights
and to take charge of the convention
themselves. Feeling on both sides S
very bitter