The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-03-03

as ne maze MS daily STROLL ABOUT
Third street and down town districts
today. well, there is. Some fellows
seem to think that when they take
hold of plug of 'Spearhead or Piper
they own it by the law of possession
and the way they help themselves is
a caution. Another breach of to-
bacco courtesy" he continued lis the
way some men size up the plug before
they go to it, Now when you ask
a man for the loan of a taste of the
weed, you are supposed to have per-
feet confidence, first, in the good
judgment he exercises in his selection
of the brand used and secondly, in
his cleanliness. 1t is very bad form
to take out a pocket knife, look over
the plug critically first and then
select remote corner not as yet
molested by the teeth of the owner.
Never do this, never. Simply say,
thank you, and say it pleasantly,
mind you, place the plug between the
front teeth, with an air of confidence,
never the side ones, and bite off
genteel piece but not large one for
that too is very bad form. Do not
be hoggish about this, be gentle
man." The Man pondered and then
ventured the remark THAT the ladies
did not consider man a gentleman
who used the weed in that form, at
least and that it was considered very
vulgar. In fact the use of tobacco
in any form is injurious in itself and
sets a bad example to the youth of
our land. "Bosh," said our friend.
Don't you use it yourself?" What the
|, Man said in reply has nothing to do
with the facts in this case
but suffice it to say that he followed
| the precepts of little George W.-this
| time. The idea of etiquette entering
into the matter of begging a chew of
black, dirty, odoriferous plug tobacco
is new one and the Man marveled,
Eut we live to learn and each day
brings some wholesome lesson to us
one and ALL" etc.
There is one individual who will
leave Grand Forks with a wholesome
respect for the prohibition laws of the
state and the way they are carried
out in this city. This gentleman halls
from Illinois and has been over in
Minnesota and in North Dakota look
ing over land. Late the otehr night he
dropped into down town cafe and
his face wore disguised expression
far beyond anything witnessed by the
Man, who happened along about then,
for some time. This is a devilish
nice kind of place." he remarked,
with growl, "a fellow can't get q
drink if he is dying for one and l am
suffering with beastly cold-been
into every d drug store in town;
showed 'em my card and told 'em how
l felt-nixy-not one of them would
do anything for me and made the ex-
cuse that they didn't have permit"
The Man ventured the suggestion tn
across the Bridge of Signs the stranger
could probably find what he wanted,
but again he went off the handle and
growled something about it being too
d. far" or similar reason. After
grumbling time longer the dis
gruntled Illinoisian ordered six onion
sandwiches to cure his cold" and went
to bed.
The Man felt highly pleased at this
splendid example of the falsity of the
insinuations made in the past by evil
minded persons relative to the flag
rant ignoring of the prohibition laws
in North Dakota and could not refrain
from saying to himself, "If Carrie
Nation could only have heard that fell
low talk, what feather in the hat
Of North Dakota"