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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-06-15
An Easy Marx.

From the Sommerville Journal.
My first investment was mine
In lockwood. twenty years ago.
The advertisements said twas great,
- surely thought they ought to know
The agent sold me blocks Of stock,
looked upon him as my friend.
The mine Is out in lockwood still;
1t never paid a dividened.
Next went into Texas oil,
The chance for profit was immense.
The man who wrote the full page ads
Showed wonderful intelligence
He told me many, many things.
And said on all l could depend.
Here Is the stock. It's we'll engraved
1t never paid dividend.
And so my luck has always been.
And SO I fear twill always be.
The gentlemen with snaps to sell
Can find an easy mark in me.
1 can't resist the guileful sharps
Who have securities to vend
Just look at all these lovely stocks;
They never paid dividend
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-06-15
CONDEMNS MUCK RAKERs.

The baccalaureate sermon of Prince
toms college commencement was de-
livered by DR.. Henry Van Dixie of
Princeton, who spoke on 1.-THE Con-
tagion of Virtues" taking his text from
PHILIPPIANS Nv, 8: "If there be any
virtue and If there be any praise,
think of these things" He said the
lightning of exposure has been strik-
ing in dark places and playing havoc
with houses that were founded upon
lies"
voices of despair are heard" he
said, "crying that all Is rotten" On
the other side he said conservative and
soothing voices are heard protesting
against the tempest. He admonished
the graduating class to take the stand
with those who are both awake and
sane; those who desire that no guilty
men shall go UNPUBLISHED. He con-
demned the muck raker" and said:
"If indeed the age be critical, suspic-
ious, censorius. let us then strengthen
ourselves by the contagion of virtue
to play the better part. Let us cast in
our lot not with the destroyers, but
with the fulfillers."
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-06-15
''GRAFT'AS SEEN BY
A UNIVERSITY
STUDENT
Grafton of Viggo Johnson Who
Won Clark Prize for Excel
! lence in Oratory.

The Grafton delivered at the univer-
sity commencement exercises yester-
day by Viggo Johnson on the subject
Graft" was pronounced one of the
best of the kind ever heard in this
city. Mr. Johnson fully discussed this
vital question which is now the fore
most in the entire country. The fol-
lowing is the Grafton in full:
During the past few years we have
been enjoying an epoch of prosperity.
The habit of money-making has grown
upon us. and the departure of the
American people from their original
spirit of simplicity and democracy is
becoming marked. Public eXtrava-
gance, no longer universally con-
demned, is now flaunted before us and
we swell with pride at the splendor
of our nationality. All things SAVIOR
of money, and the might of the dollar
was never SO great as now To this
end, in social and business circles, the
pursuit of gold has become con-
Stunning passion and the line of de-
marcation between honest and dis
honest wealth grows fainter and more
faint. The rich and the poor are drift
ing farther apart. There is an envy
of the rich amongst the struggling
poor that daily grows more bitter and
menacing. These conditions tend to
make the later Roman republic fer
tile source of analogy to the great
est republic Of the modern world.
"The men of those days." says Bos-
sier, "were as much concerned about
money as the men of today, and it
is perhaps in this that these periods
show the greatest and nearest
resemblance" Laws were passed to
check the influence of money. Brutus.
Cassius, Cato. and other great Romans
we're charged with all sorts of IT.
Irregularities and immoralities in the
pursuit of gold. but with this COM
parison. we have still an advantage,
If in the end it can be called an ad-
vantage. and that is, that wealth in
these days was usually spent in pro-
fligacy, while today it is used mainly
in accumulation.
Although the practice of grating
dates back to these old Romans, yet
the present fierce sway of graft"
seems to recent growth. The term
corruption, as It was called up to
few years ago, has proven too cum
bersome word for it's recent frequent
use, SO the suggestive word graft"
has been incorporated into our
language, and although it may not yet
have found its way into our diction-
aries In the sense with which we utter
1t, take the liberty of adopting it
this evening, as title word.
Graft" is disease that runs
through all the relations of govern
ment. Wherever there is unlawful
profit to be realized. there is share
of the same profit awaiting the officer
whose duty it is to enforce the law,
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THE EVENING TIMES, GRAND FORKS n. D.

was never seen nor heard of by their
laboring constituencies.
God give US men!
A time like this demands
hands.
Men whom the lusts of office cannot
spoil,
Men whom the spoils of Office cannot
buy;
Men who have opinions and a will;
Men who can stand before dema-
gOgue
And curse his treacherous fiatterers
without winking.
Tall men-Sun-crOwned.
Who live above the fog in public duty
and private thinking:
For while the rabble with their
thumb-worn creeds
Their large professions but their little
deeds
Mingle in selfish strife:
Lo, Freedom weeps.
Wrong rules the land. while justice
sleeps.
God, give us men,"
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Not the Kind he Wanted.

A smart young fellow called out to
a farmer who was sowing seed in his
field, "Well done, old fellow; you SOW,
reap the fruits"
May be you WILL" said the farmer,
"for I'm sowing hemp Harper's
Weekly.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-01
The Home Of Storms

most as far as Nahant. But in point of fact,
they seem to have very little effect. Posi-
bly, the wind is drawn out of its general d-
rection somewhat by the conformation of the
shores, but at any rate when northeaster is
blowing there is very little shelter to be
found except in the landlocked harbors or
behind the islands that are fortunately Of
frequent occurrence in this exposed region.
The government observers of ocean phe-
nomena, says Golfers Weekly, in their fore
casts of North Atlantic weather for the win
ter months, predict gales of greater or less
severity at intervals of seven or eight days
covering all this zone and extending south
ward as far as Hatteras or perhaps even tin
they melt away into the gentle trade winds
of the tropics But not even the Hydrograph-
ic Office ventures as yet to predict yery far
ahead the approach of phenomenal storms
such as visited this coast at the end Of No.
vember 1t could and did give warning sew
eral hours before the storm began to make
itself felt at the Virginia capes and along the
Jersey shores. Hurricane signals were promnt-
ly set at every station away up the coast
as far as the jurisdiction of the United States
extended, and if the coastwise authorities of
the British possession had only been willing
to accept the warning of American weather
prophets they, too, might have shown danger
signals for. the benefit of their seafaring popu,
lation.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-01

They waited till the horse was rested, and
then slowly, and in almost utter silence, wend-
ed their way homeward.
As they neared the cabin, about o'clock
Andy and Union rushed to meet them, wailing
loudly. Andys face was blacker than Nature
had intended it to be, for there had been an
explosion OF toy cannon, which his mother
had judiciously hidden before her departure
but which he had hunted up; and he had
thereby lost his eyelashes and burnt his face.
Union, too, had met with misfortune, hav-
ing hammered one finger almost fat with a
big, stone while she was trying to fasten a
little fire-wheel to the trunk Of tree.
oh, nanny, nanny" cried Andy, as the
cart stopped, dis heah's been de wurs Foaf
OBJ July wes ever had! Union an Use jes'
bout dead"
.'Doan nebah say Foaf OBJ July ter me GIN"
said his father, descending stifhy from the
cart. ''Ise done had nuff OBJ it ter las me
de res OBJ my life"
Fourth of July!" repeated voice behind
him, and young Mass'r George on his spirit
ed chestnut, drew rein at the little gate. 'NWhy,
what are you talking about, Uncle Henry To-
morrow will be the Fourth"
"Tomorrer" echoed Uncle Henry and Aunt
Dinah together.
Eyes. How did you come to think it was
the grass in the home meadow? Been off en-
joying yourselves, l suppose"
And the young man laughed gayly.
Aunt Dinah, with fire in her eyes, made
dive at Andy, but he skillfully eluded her grasp
and burst into prolonged howl
ITS all his fault" said Aunt Dinah. "He
Foaf. I'd oughter hab switched him!''
-"You done said so yo' ownself," cried Andy.
"An' now rs spent all my money, an rs got
burnt, too, an all TO nothin'. An tomor-
rer's de Foaf an woan hab no money ter
buy nothin'!"
And away he ran to seek the friendly shade
of an old pine tree, there to sob out his misery
Young Master George found him there half
an hour later, and, laughing heartily, thrust
a bright silver quarter into his hand
"There" he said. go to the store and buy
yourself some fre-crackers, you young Afri-
can and stop bowling You-ought to think
yourself lucky, Andy, l don't believe any 9th.
er boy in the United States ever had two
Fourths Of July in one week."
This reflection and the possession of the
silver quarter served to dry Andy's tears at
once; and the next day he had a royal time
firing off his cannon under the direction of
his father who laid off" for the day, 'bein'
as dis time it was de Foaf shuah nuff."
But Aunt Dinah worked hard from dawn
to sunset, to make up, she sad for the day
she had, through Andy's mistake, "fooled
away" on Three Pine Hill
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-01

Aunt Dinah could not understand it. She
felt sure that she could mot have made a mis-
take in the place, and puzzled her brains to
unravel the mystery
Its picnic OBJ jes' our two selves" said
Uncle Henry with chuckle. "Yo kin hab all
de groun' ter yoself, Dinah."
Dinah made no reply. She was decidedly
out of temper and when her husband opened
the big basket and offered her some OF the
chicken she had fried so carefully, she indig-
nanty refused it.
81 wants ter go home," she said. "Dere's no
use foolin' roun' desc we're woods no longer.
Sister Sampson done tole downright story
bout dat picnic, an Use gwine ter get arter
her bout it."
~ didn't wanter come nohow," said Uncle
Henry, in tone of mild triumph.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-01

watched the departure of the cart with ad-
mlrlng eyes. They had wanted to go, too, of
course, but their mother had said she was
- "We'll take de creek road" said Uncle
Henry Its bit longer but it's shady mos
The horse was old and stiff and could
not move much faster than walk, and con-
ssee!nMquently sens it, was II O'Clock when Three Pine
Hill was reached.
We woan mon git thar fo' we'll hab ter
ter turn back" grumbled Uncle Henry.
We'll, we shuah ter hab fine time while
we is thar" rejoined his wife.
But alas for the fine time! Three Pine Hill
was as silent as a graveyard. There was no
sign whatever that any one save themselves
was upon it.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-01
Copyright by James Elvcrson.

Copyright by James Elvcrson.
0SAY, NANNY" cried Andy, bolting
1@1 into the cabin just as Union Capl-
tso bosa s5sS vt fso% ts Ssgn asS Rs'3 3s
s3I reckon / does.' answered his
mother, with some dignity; but dats no
reason why yo' should be out dis time Oh
night" ;, .ar
Use done been to do sto,' said Andy
"an' ] heared 'em takin' bout tomorrer be,
in de Foaf OBJ July; an amt !gwlne ter weeG
out dat garden in de mawnln'. folks ooah
nebah work on de Foaf, an l wants orea'h-
in spell.'
And he climbed the ladder which led TO
the loft of the cabin, just in time to escape
big brogan which his mother slipped from
her foot to hasten his progress upward
'If tomorrer's de Foaf," said Uncle: Henry
who sat smoking his pipe on the cabin steps,
II won't cut de grass in de home meooer az az
| was layin' out ter do. Mass'r George wont
look to see me do it on de Foaf." O..
Aunt Dinah paid no attention 10 MIN; '?he
was trying to concentrate her mind on Union
Captolo's prayers, and had no time Tor any
thing else
But when the prayers were at last con-
cluded, and Union Capitolo had been DIS
patched to bed she bethought herself OF the
remark her husband had made.
Oats de way" she said. 'Yo' men folks
kin lie roun on de Foaf, while l has ter
work. Now Use made up my min ter turn
ober new leaf. / heared Sister Sampson say
in at meetin' las Sunday dat dere was ter
be picnic ON Three Pine Hill on de Foaf oh
July an mos OBJ de members was a-gwine.
Now Use a-gwine too.
"But it's seben miles" said Uncle Henry.
well, what's seben miles when wes; got
a hoss?" answered his wife. Now, doan
yo' raise no trouble bout it. Use a-gwine,"
with emphasis.
When Aunt Dinah spoke in that tone, her
husband knew it was of no use to contend
with her, and he went to bed In anything
p but cheerful bumor For II there was any
thing in the shape of amusement that he
thoroughly disliked, it was big picnic on
hot day. :,
The sun rose briskly the next morning, and
Aunt Dinah was early at work upon her
preparations for the festivity she had in
view. She had killed and fried chicken, and
made a batch of biscuits before her husband
and children were awake.
"Now, NANNY" said Andy, as soon as he
made his descent from the loft. Il wants
yo' ter gimme some pennies TO de Foaf;
wants ter buy some crackers an torpeders
at de sto'."
'T amt got no pennies ter waste, on yo',"
was the short reply Go long now.
But Andy looked 80 much disappointed, and
little Union set up such wall, that their
mother was forced to reconsider her decree;
and she got down the broken. china teapot in
which she kept her small savings, and picked
ont ten coppers with very hesitating hand.
tits a sight OBJ money ter waste on de Foaf, u
SIM said "But seen' as it comes only onct
wear. an dat yo' two chillen will be alone
heah all day, reckon I'd better glib liter
ANDY sped off like the wind to the store,
a mile away, invested his, money in fireworks,
and was back again in time to see his parents
set off in the cart to, the picnic,
Aunt Dinah was dressed in her best and
Uncle Henry looked very gorgeous indeed in
a swallow-tail coat high hat and bright
red necktie
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-01

coast from Cape Race, the eastern extremity OF
Newfoundland, westward and southwark to
Cope Cod and Nantucket Into this curve
during normal conditions of sea and air a
current sets perpetualy from the far north,
known as the Labrador current. 1t makes
its way southwark inside of the Gulf Stream
and cools the water even in summer as far
as Nantucket Sound. In the winter months,
when northerly winds prevail, terrific sea
is hurled against those rock-bound shores,
and where rocks are wanting the sands are
torn up and shifted, forming islands and
new bars here and there, involving the shift
ing of myriads of tons in a single day that
may mean destruction to the unwary or even
to the most wary of navigators.
Newfoundland and Nova Scotia reach well
out into the track of these gales, and theoret-
ically it would seem that their bold head
lands might form something of lee along
the shores of Maine and down perhaps al,
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-01
Not Good Coal

Customer Ito boy in Goa lofGce)-A ton of
stove. How much is it?
Boy-.Six-ffty, an twenty-five cents fer put
tin it in.
Customer-Wel you will have to slate it.
Boy-Slate it? That coal is half slate now,
mister.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-01
Just Half Past

A little girl, who had been taught that she
was four and half years old, and whose
mother had been teaching her to tell the time
SI am-let me see-I am half-past four" she
replied.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-01
Copyright by James Elverson).

Copyright by James Elverson).
HE Gulf of Maine is a geographical
division not marked ON average
maps, for it is chiefly referred to in
scientific treatises on the general
subject of the tides. 1t rs formed
hv the great curve of the American
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what authority you claim the right to
use the streets and public places Of the
city for the purpose of distributing
electricity for power purposesi
II such right Is claimed under a
franchise or contract with the city:
2. Will you kindly inform me
whether the same was granted to you
direct or whether you hold by assign
ment and II the latter, to whom was
the original grant made and when and
by whom were the assignments exc
cuted and have they yet been field
with the city treasurer?
3. Is the same perpetual and ii not,
when does the right SO granted expire?
4. II under an assignment can you
advise me what has become of the
original grantees, are they yet living
or in existence?
s. Is there therein reserved to the
council of the city any right to amend,
alter orNappeal the same?
6. Is there any power reserved
therein to the council over the grantee
thereof or its assigns relative to the
quantity or quality of electricity fur
nished for power purposes?
z. Is there any authority reserved
to the council therein to fix or regu-
late the prices to be paid by the con-
sumers of such electricity for the pur-
pose of such power?
s. If there is no power of control
reserved to the council therein over
the quantity and quality of the power
furnished, do you concede to the
municipality any right thereto exist
ing independent of the franchise either
under the police power of the munich
pality or otherwise?
9. If there is no authority reserved
to the council therein to fix or regu-
late the charges or price do you con-
cede such power vested in the coun-
Gil independent of the franchise under
the police power or otherwise?
10. If there is no power of control
reserved therein to the council over
the quantity or quality and you do not
concede such authority under the po-
lice power or otherwise, are you will
ing that your franchise should be
amended SO that the council will have
adequate power therein?
IL. If there is no authority reserved
to the council to fix or regulate the
prices and you do not concede such
authority under the police power or
otherwise, will you consent to an
amendment of your franchise so that
such power will be vested in the
council?
If you concede authority in the city
council under the police power or
otherwise, to control or regulate sup
ply, quantity, quality charges or prices
for gas for lighting, heating or other
purposes or electricity for lighting,
power or other purposes, will you
state the extent thereof and outline
same as extendedly as convenient?
If you will consent to an amendment
of the franchise claimed by you, will
you kindly outline such thereof as will
be agreeable to you.
Thanking you in advance for your
prompt attention and courtesy herein,
l remain
In response thereto, communica-
ton of which the following is a copy,
was received at or about its date:
March 16, 1905.
George A. Bangs, City Attorney,
City, y
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10. II there is no power Of control
reserved therein to the council over
quantity or quality and you do not
concede such authority under the po-
lice power or otherwise are you will
ing that your franchise should be
amended so that the council will have
adequate power therein?
II. If there Is no authority reserved
to the council to Ak or regulate the
prices and you do not concede such
authority under the police power or
otherwise, will yon consent to an
amendment of your franchise so that
such power will be vested in the
council?
1. Will you kindly advise me under
what authority you claim to use the
streets and public places of the city
within which to erect poles, string
wires, ETC., for distributing electricity
for lighting purposes?
If such right is claimed under
franchise or contract with the city:
2. Will you kindly inform me
whether the same was granted to you
direct, or whether you hold by assign
ment and If the latter, to whom was
the original grant made and when and
by whom the assignments executed
and have they yet been filed with the
city auditor?
3. Is the Same perpetual and if not,
when does the right so granted ex-
pire?
4. If under assignment can you adj
wise me what has become of the origi-
nal grantees, are they yet living or in
existence?
S. Is there therein reserved to the
council of the city any right to amend,
alter or repeal the same?
6. Is there any power reserved
therein to the council of control over
the grantees thereof or its assigns rel
alive to the quantity or quality of
electricity furnished, either for heat
ing, lighting or other purposes?
Z. Is there any authority reserved
TO the council therein to fix or regulate
the prices to be paid by the consumers
of such electricity for the purpose of
lighting?
s. If there is no power of control
reserved to the council therein over
the quantity or quality of the electric
ity furnished, do you concede to the
municipality any right thereto existing
independent of the franchise either
under the police power of the munich
pality or otherwise?
9. If there is no authority reserved
to the council therein to fix or regu-
late the charges or price, do you con-
cede such power vested in the coun-
Gil independent of the franchise under
the police power or otherwise?
10. If there is no power OF control
reserved therein to the council over
quantity or quality and you do not
concede such authority under the po-
lice power or otherwise, are you will
ing that your franchise should be
amended so that the council will have
adequate power therein?
II. If there is no authority reserved
to the council to fix or regulate the
prices and you do not concede such
authority under the police power or
otherwise will you consent to an
amendment of your franchise so that
such power will be vested in the coun-
Gil?
1. Will you kindly advise me under