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Queer Souvenirs ky Mail.

"The souvenir postal card craze seems to be governed by none of the bounds of propriety and decency," de- clared a postal clerk as he was dis tributing the deposits found in the pub lie drop boxes, according to the Phila- delphia Telegraph.
 If the government doesn't put a stop to this nuisance I'll have to find q better job," he continued to muse.
 It was disgraceful lot of stuff, to be sure. In the collection were any number of worn and soiled collars, cuffs and shirt bosoms, not to speak of old socks, garters and even several pairs of shoes.
 The proper postage had been prepaid on every ything-the cuffs, collars and shirt bosoms bearing stamps and ad dresses, the socks, garters and shoes being attached to tags inscribed with destinations.
 "There is no doubt the postoffice re ceipts are increasing everywhere be- cause of this popular custom of send. ing oddities through the mail," said another clerk in the same department, "bnt wonder where it's going to end. The government will accept in the mali anything not over four pounds in weight. Why, the other day we found set of false teeth merely attached to tag and addressed to woman in Germanton. It's the limit"
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ELKs IN A CIRCLE DANCE.
Remarkable Exercise in Which
 Bands of Animals Take Part.

Bands of Animals Take Part.
 The grand curious amusement of the elk, one which many hunters have wit messed, may be called their circle dance. II. w. Skinner. of Chicago, sends me his observations in this performance, says Ernest Thompson Seton in Scrib- ners.
 About 1 o'clock one afternoon late in August, 1890, was riding north east up q small stream flowing into one of the tributaries of the Green river, near its source in Northwestern Wy oming. The intense heat was only re- iicved by an occasional faint breath of breeze from the north. My attention was attracted by column of fine. dark brown dust rising ahead of me and on the opposite side of the creek q was on the -Duth sde).
 "The column of dust looked almost as if caused by whirlwind. On reach ing point as close to it as I could get without crossing the creek-I was perhaps 100 yards from it-I found that it was caused by band of elk numbering from twelve to twenty. who seemed to be trotting quite rapidly. with occasional awkward galloping plunges in circle perhaps thirty feet in diameter. They were going in the same direction as the hands of watch, in the edge of q little belt of second growth timber, mainly, think, quaking asp.
 "They were moving. not with heads up. but with noses only a foot or two from the ground. My impression is that they were all bulls. Owing to the dense clouds of dust, which occasional light puffs of wind blew almost toward me, I could not see very clearly. It seemed to me that they were running about as milling cattle do, except that l never knew cattle to 'mill' in such q small bunch. I have related this incl dent several times to hunters and trap pers, who could afford no explanation of it. There were large numbers of elk in that country at the time in bands of various sizes" The remarkable exer- else has no obvious relation to the sex ual instinct or to hygiene, and marks several important steps in the evolution of amusement. If to it we could add little music we should have the es- septials of social dancing.
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LoNpoN's POLICE AND CRIME.
Great City One of Safest Urban COm-
 munities in the World.

mum1tleA In the WOrAus
 The report of the London commis- sloner of police for 1904, though pre- senting figures which in the aggregate seem to show that life and property are very unsafe in the worlds metrop- oils, in reality proves that the great capital is one of the safest urban com munities in the world. The author izcd strength of the London metro politan police force is nearly 17,000 men, who are expected to protect a population of about 100000. Yet of this huge population only 126,530 were arrested during the year. In ad- dition to those arrested, 112,723 de- fendants were summoned" before magistrates for trivial offenses.
 One Londoner in twenty-eight ap- peared before magistrate in obedi- ence to some form of compulsory proc ess. In thousands of instances the of lenses charged were of such yenial types as riding on the steps of om- nibuses cleaning carts in the road way and neglecting to sweep chim- neys, an important requirement. in London, affecting the fire risk. The many arrests for petty breaches of the law show that the London police keep very close watch on the streets. Their activities may seem meddlesome to Americans accustomed to ignore cer- tain minor ordinances; but the com fort, safety and convenience of the public are probably more carefully considered in the streets of London allowance being made for the great congestion of traffic-than in those of any large American city.
 The most interesting feature of the report is the emphatic approval of the finger-prnt system of detecting now fully recognized throughout the United Kingdom. There were 2,616 finger-print 'recognitions' during the year by the metropolitan police. The commissioner says that the result Ob- tained is ten times larger than the highest figures secured by the ''an- thropometric" method, which was abandoned in 1901. The finger-prints of criminals left on cashboxes, win dow sills, bottles, glasses and other things have been the means of en- abling the police to present to the courts valuable corroborative and cir cumstantial evidence.-Philadelphia Ledger.
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Case Hardened.

'The mortality among our naval of- fcers in the Spanish American war was remarkably low"
 Well, it's purity hard to kill an American naval officer" responded the Old Codger. If he lives through the Naval Academy nuthin is apt to hurt him much in after life."-Louis- vile COurier-JOurnal.
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BUYING LARGER FARMS.
Rural Population Decreasing As
 Wealth Increases.

Rural Population Decreasing Aa
 Wealth Increases.
 It seems a paradox, but is neverthe- less well established as true, that in certain of the best farming regions of the United States great and abounding agricultural prosperity has resulted in decreased rural population. A no less striking than surprising illustration of this is given in recent State census report of Iowa, which is reported to show falling off of ? per cent in the population of that great and glorious State since the general census of 1900. Of course, such q result was not ac- ceptable to Iowa's pride, and it was not readily accepted Close inquiry, however is reported not only to con- firm the general correctness of the new count, but to show a sufficient reason for its disappointing result.
 The explanation offered is that it is all due to the land hunger of the pros porous Iowa farmer. Having money ahead and well knowing that good farm land in the Mississippi valley is one of the safest and most profitable of Investments, he has been buying in the adjoining farms of his less fore handed neighbors to such an extent, the reports say, that vacant farm- houses dot every township in the State. Many of these vacant farmhouses may again be occupied by the sons and sons- in-law of the purchaser; some of them will be abandoned, and the newly ac- quired lands consolidated into larger farms. And if Iowa follows the course of development that has been going on for many years in the magnificent farming regions of Central Illinois, the consolidated farms will be leased in tracts of 80 or 320 acres, or more, to thrifty and prosperous tenant farmers.
 The process as it has gone in Illinois for number of years is that the wealthier land owner buys out the 40 and S0-acre farms of his neighbors, tile drains and otherwise improves them, often renting the same land or larger tracts to the vendors, who gen. erally made more money as tenants than they had done as owners. The tenant farmers of Central Illinois put their capital into the best of farm inn plements and machinery and live stock. Their prosperity is seen in their com fortable and well furnished houses, the well kept vehicles and horses which their families drive to church and to country gatherings. In Central Illi- nois just now the tendency is to larger farms, the tenant generally desiring to increase his area and the landlord regu- latng' the quantity of land he will lease by the proved capacity and sue cess of each tenant. For It's best farm lands Iowa appears to be approaching the same system.-Springfeld Repub- lican.
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A Sore Spot.

"Woodby tells me he has been working on his family tree of late"
 "Yes, 1t seems to keep him pretty busy"
 Rather complicated work, eh?'
 "Yes; I believe he discovered a hangman's moose on one of the branches and he's having some trou- ble saving 1t off."-Philadelphla Press.
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Winter Pasture for Cows.
Kentucky farmer says:

A NCHtuCNy IHIIIICf oHVo.
 One of my neighbors attributes the fine color of his winter butter and the thrifty look of his chickens to small patch of rye or barley which he grows for winter pasture. This is s0wn early enough to be ready for grazing by February. He began with one and one-quarter acres, but finally increased to fifteen acres. His poul- try runs on it large portion of each day and the cattle in the mornings when the ground is frozen. The ad- vantage shows in the appearance of the poultry and stock as we'll as in the additional milk and eggs.
Holbrook argus., 1906-03-17

Plus x. has finally succumbed and has had telephone put in the Vatican. He did not take kindly to the innovation.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-13

the probable earning capacity of the
property under the particular rates
prescribed he calculated and ascertain
ed. Might not these have been the
reasons why President Roosevelt, At
torney General Moody, the interstate
commerce commission, all the men,
bers of the house and more than two
thirds Of the senate, were satisfied
with the rate bill without the lrO-
posed amendment providing for val
uation? Are all these men to be
branded as traitors to the cause of the
people and false to their trust because
they could not agree with the senator's
proposition? Regarding the other
amendment to the effect that judges
should be disqualified FROM sitting in
rate cases who own stock in the conf
pany affected, or had passes on its
lines, or had solicited passes. it is only
necessary to say that the rate bill al
ready contained provision against
passes and the general Jaw disqualified
judges. who as stock holders were in
terested in the litigation. That pro-
posed amendment was wholly unneces-
sary. | much mistake the senator's
high character ii he will not when his
attention is called ID thase reasons
acknowledge that he is mistaken, or
at least that the question OF the neces-
sity or advisability OF his amendments
is one upon which honest and upright
minds may differ.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-13
THE LAWYERS MOVEMENT,

The communication which appears
in another column of this issue of the
Evening Times over the signature of
Attorney Bardi G. Skulason of this
city, Is given space cheerfully in or
der that the very fairness Of the cam
paign of the republican party for the
support of the straight ticket NAV be
proven. and that every man, whether
friend or foe. may have a Square
DEAL"
The Evening Times does not agree
with the sentiments expressed in Mr..
Skulason's communication. It be-
lieves that If the jamestown conven-
ton was capable of selecting a ticket
for the other officers of the state, in
Guiding that of superintendent of pub
lie instruction, 1t was capable of Sc
Letting candidate for the supreme
court. The vague charge that party
conventions composed of the laymen
of the state are not competent to Sc
lect candidate for such position, is
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-13

a mere preteXt to hide the covert de-
sign to take the selection OF such Of
ficials entirely from the people and
place it in the hands OF the bar.
The theory that the supreme court
would disintegrate in the event OF the
election of Judge knauf is hardly
worth considering. Judge Morgan has
shown by his action that he can not
be induced TO drag the dignity of his
Office in the mud because of such a
thing, and Judge Engerud has GER
tainly shown that he is unfit to sit on
the bench. If he should resign. which
there is little reason to believe he
will. there are plenty of men in the
state as we'll qualified both by temper
ament and learning for the place as
he is. The supreme court will go on
whether the lawyers movement
goes down to oblivion or not.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-13
LEASING THE SCHOOL LANDS.

The Leeds News, which sometimes
when laboring under a mistake, adj
vances sensible idea, attempts to
criticise the position of the Evening
Times on the question of selling the
state school lands and converting
them into profitable farms. The idea
OF the News is that these lands should
be leased for other purposes than
those OF pasturage and haying-the
only uses for which they can be leas
ed under the present law.
1t is everywhere admitted that
something should be done with these
lands, especially in the older portions
OF the state where the virgin quarters
are regular drawback to the devel-
opment of the country.
The plan of leasing these lands for
farming purposes is subject to the
same objections that obtain in the
leasing of farm lands in general. The
tenant as a rule cares little for the
future condition of the land, his aim
being to get the greatest amount of
returns from the soil with the least
amount of labor, and allows the lands
to become foul, while the careless
manner of farming soon reduces it's
value so that it is much less than it
would be in the virgin state.
All farmers who have had expert
ence with the short time tenant will
recognize the truth of the above state
ment. 1t would be useless to expect
results from the tenants of school
lands who would not be amenable to
any individual. Besides the farms
which add to the prosperity of the
state and the farmers who helm to
make North Dakota great are the ones
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-13
FIRST FACULTY MEETING OF YEAR
Meeting Held Last Thursday After.
nO0n-Dr. G. s. Thomas Read
PaDer,

The first faculty meeting of the year
was held Thursday afternoon Oct. H.,
the feature of which was paper by
DR.. George S. Thomas, dean of the COL
lege of liberal arts. on the subject.
Graduate Work." The paper was fol-
Lowell by a discussion generally par
ticipated in by the faculty. Last year
an important innovation was made
whereby the routine work of the facu!-
ty was relegated to an executive com
mittee made up OF the deans of the
several colleges. This arrangement
leaves the faculty free to discuss meas
ures of policy. 1t is proposed to have
paper on some subject of scholastic
Importance read at each meeting to be
followed by a discussion.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-13
4 GOOD STEWARDSHIP.

The taxpayers of this state are in
terested just now in the manner in
which the state finances have been
handled by the present administration
which the democratic party is clamor-
ing to have removed by the voters be-
cause of its inability to manage state
affairs. In this connection little
state history will be remembered.
A few years ago the legislature pro-
vided for the sale of a large quantity
of bonds from which to raise money
TO build number of much needed
buildings at several of the state insti-
tutions, their rapid growth having out
run the ability of the state to provide
accommodations in the ordinary way.
The buildings were contracted for
under this law and in several in
stances the work was we'll advanced
when the supreme court decided that
the law under which these bonds were
to be issued was unconstitutional.
The next legislature was confronted
with the question of paying the debts
which were contracted by the several
institutions in. good faith and it did
so from the ordinary revenues of the
state.
In spite of this condition and the
payment of these debts which amount
ed to something like $45O,OOO, the
state had in the general fund at the
beginning of the present fiscal year.
July l, a balance of 100000. These
things could not have been accom-
plished except the finances of the
state had been not only honestly ad-
ministered but that there had been ap-
piled to the conditions the matured
judgment and the business ability of
a man trained in such things.
1t is such things as these that show
the fallacy of the claims set forth by
the democrats that because John
Burke is able to marshal a collection
OF words into we'll rounded sentences
and deliver them in pleasing tone,
he is better able to grapple with the
real problems which the chief execu-
tive of the state must meet, than a
man who is trained by years of ex-
perience to do that very thing.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-13
JUDGE KNAUFS ATTITUDE.

While there has been much clamor
on the part of number of persons
with regard to the supreme judgeship,
it will be noticed that Judge Knauf
has avoided any part in the contro-
versy. AS judge of the supreme
court by appointment and as the can
didate for election to that position, he
has shown that respect for the dignity
of his high Office that has been so
much invoked by some of the persons
who have seen fit to oppose hin.
Charged by his opponents with judic-
ial unfitness, he has, under the unde-
served attacks of some of those who
are opposing him, taken his place on
the bench, attended quietly and un-
ostentatiously to the duties which the
law lays upon him and upon all
judges, and has been content to be
vindicated of the unjust charges
against MIN by his simple attention
to official duty and disregard of the
contumelious clamor which has been
raised. The Call is inclined to think
Judge Knauf's attitude will be taken
by the people of the state as an earn
est of the future and that it will have
more effect in his favor than the noisy
arguments of political enemies
against him. So far as we have OBJ
served, the attitude of Judge Knauf,
since his nomination. has been more
an evidence of the judicial tempera-
ment than that of some of his critics. {,
Fargo Call.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-13
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 49,. 1905.

derson. O7, local editor; Agnes b. Car
hart. '07, local editor: Mildred Nash,
O1 exchanges; Edith b. Carhart, 80,
alumni editor.
The Literary society will hold it's
regular meeting on Friday evening of
this week at s o'clock. The meeting
Is an open meeting and all are invited.
The following program will be rem
tlered:
Instrumental Duet . Misses Jones
Reading. 600. ..............L. c. Rcep
song by the Society.
Violin Solo. ...........M Minnie Anderson
Current Events. Agnes Carhnrt
Song by the Society.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-13
STATE NORMAL SCHOOL.

80 o o o Q o . o Q o @ o O o o . o
Mayville. n. d.. Oct. lathe Liter
AIRY society held its usual term recep-
ton to the students and faculty on
Friday evening of last week. A most
enjoyable evening was spent in getting
acquainted. Various games were the
entertainment OF the evening and re-
freshmepts were served
The Y. W. G. A. held its regular
meeting on Sunday afternoon. Rev.
Hubbell and Rev. Ylvisaker assisted.
Miss Agnes Carhart spent Saturday
with Miss Ruth at I.arimore.
The editors of the Normal Exponent
1or this year have been decided upon
as follows: Anna M. Kruse, 'O7. edi-
tor-in-chief; Prof. J. c. Chllds. adj
visory editor; Harry Hooking, 'O7.
business manager: Louis Reep. 'O7. as
sistant business manager; Grace NJ
Jones. Os. literary editor; Minnie An
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-13
INDICATES ENROLMENT OF 1000
Sixty More Pupils Than ut CORES.
ponding Time Last Year Now
Enrolled.

There have been enrolled in all de-
partments of the university up to We'd
nesday evening of this week AS STU
dents-about sixty more than at
corresponding date last year. This
gain is distributed with fair degree
OF uniformity among almost all depart
ments of the university. The total en-
rollment for the year thus far inclu,l-
ing the summer school, is exactly 700.
All indications point to an enrolment
for the year of from 900 to | 900 STU
dents.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-13
Kingston Report.

Kingston, N. ", Oct. 13.-The night
passenger steamers, Adirondack of
the Peoples line of Albany, and the
Saratoga of the Citizens line of Troy.
collided near Glasco, twelve miles
north of this city, at 1:15 o'clock this
morning. Clarence Sherman of Mel
rose. N. Y, an oiler on the Saratoga,
was killed by flying timbers, and Geo.
Horton of New York city, clerk on the
Adirondack, Is missing. He is sup
posed to have knocked overheard. The
collision occurred in a dense fog
which prevented the pilots of either
boat from seeing the other. Both, it
Is thought, missed their bearings. The
Saratoga sustained the greater dam
age. ,i
The Adirondack was on her way to
Albany and the Saratoga was enroute
to New York. The Adirondack tore
off the port side of the Saratoga,
which listed to port, and her boiler
went over board and sank. Sherman.
an oiler, was killed instantly by flying
timbers. An employee named Horton
on the Adirondack is supposed to have.
been knocked overheard and drowned.
The steamer Ontera came along soon
after the accident, and rescued several
passengers who were thrown over
board. Ftts
Albany, N. Y, Oct. 13.-The steamer.
Adirondack reached her dock at 9:45
this morning. Two of the three
members OF the crew reported missing
have been heard from, and George L.
Horton of Troy. a freight clerk, is the
only one unaccounted for.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-13
STONE GATEWAY NOW N PLACE
Is Of st. Cloud Red Cranite With
PcdeStals Of Bedford Sand.
StOnc-A Gift,

The fine stone entrance gateway
given to the university by the class
OF 1906 has arrived and will soon be
put in position. The posts are solid
shafts of st. Cloud red granite. five
feet high. set upon pedestals of Bed
ford sandstone showing one foot
above the ground.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-13

who do not desire TO rent very long
after they reach the borders of the
state. The conditions are such that
they can in a very few years buy
farm of their own and they would
not be very heavy bidders in mark
ct for the leasing of school lands
where the only safety against ruin
Gus methods OF farming would be
long time leases.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-13
BIOLOGY INSTRUCTION.

MIR. Robert F. Young is the new in
structor in biology. He received his
B. a. degree at the University of Penn
sylvania and later earned his Phi. d,
degree at the University of Nebraska
at Lincoln. At the later place he also
had fellowship and did some work
in teaching. Mr.. Young is an addi-
ton to the teaching force of the uni
versity, and considerably strengthens
the department of biology. Professor
Brannon now has charge of the work
in botany and bacteriology, while Mr.
Young teaches the zoology.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-13

The republican candidates on the
county ticket are making quite a
strong impression upon the voters of
the county at the several meetings
which are being held in the various
townships, and if the ticket is not
elected from top to bottom by one of
the biggest majorities ever received
in the county, present indications are
no criterion by which to Judge party
success.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-13
MEDICAL COLLEGE.

The medical department has recently
received several series of Ziegler's
wax models, and also of Chun's wall
charts, for use in the study of em-
bryology and histology. These addi-
lions represent an expenditure of $3.50.
10 the medical library has been added
most important wOrk-Duval's Atlas
OF Embryology. 1t contains colorei
plates showing the different stages in
the development of the chick.