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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-09-18

adjusted. and that the other was stolid
and stoical. This description Of brav-
cry shown by the criminals must nee
essarily have excited in such morbid
minds q feeling Of admiration. There
may have been suggestion that they
could meet death with equal bravery.
From this thought curiosity to find out
more about It may he developed.
Curiosity is one Of the most dam
gerous stages of degeneracS or Of
causes leading to insanity. In the
minds of affected persons the central
idea Is to emulate the courage shown
by the criminals who died on the gal
lows. The crime to secure such an
opportunity is regarded merely as a
means to the end. Who knows how
far such thoughts will develop or what
their results will be"
Merely AccentuateS Crime.
Hanging criminals has not had the
deterring effect on others that has been
expected. They seem. more than any
thing else. to accentuate crime-to
keep 1t alive in the thoughts of the
people-to be Il continual suggestion.
Life Imprisonment AT hard labor would
do much to correct the sickening senti-
mentality that surrounds certain GRIM
inals"
But if capital punishment must con-
time. Count de OWES thinks the Span
fish garrote method is the most hui
name of all. BY it the executions are
effected almost instantly and there is
no struggling. because the physical
force is eXtinguished at the same time
the mental faculties are stopped.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-09-18

FOLLOWED
BY GRIMES

New York. Sept. lS.-"One would
think that judicial executions should
be in keeping with the dignity Of the
law. There is nothing dignif1ed about
keeping man dangling and struggling
for Is minutes at the end of a rope.
until he is choked to death. Justice is
impartial. She cannot impose SEN
tence in spirit OF vengeance. and it is
not saying too much to add that those
entrusted with the carrying out of her
sentences cannot be too careful in See
ing that nothing is done that suggests
barbarism. The law OF an enlightened
people is really the heat or spirit OF
their civilization"
This statement was made yesterday
by Count Julian de OWES. Chilean COM
missioner OF commerce to this country.
during discussion in the Prick build
ing OF the spectacle at the county Jail
last Thursday in which two negroes
were slowly choked to death before a
large crowd of sightseers. Count de
OWES declined TO discuss the Allegheny
county execution in specific sense,
but merely as an illustration of Gus
tom that prevails in nearly every coun-
try.
Crime Due to Insanity.
He thinks crime is due to certain
types of insanity. created by the sug-
gestion of crimes done by others. To
illustrate this point he referred to the
employment Of psycho-therapuetics by
physicians in handling certain cases,
this being the application of mental
influence in the treatment of disease.
Morphine fiends. he said. have been
put to sleep at times with a mere SUI
sfiar-coated pill they We're informed
contain morphine to high degree.
For all of these reasons Count de
OWES thinks it was a mistake for
agents OF the law last Thursday to ad-
nit a crowd of sightseers to witness
the execution. Hhe thinks its effect
psychologically will be bad. and he
pointed to the faact that a motley
crowd. assembled through curiosity,
was permitted to be outside the Jail.
The mob outside knew there was to
be a double hanging inside the JAIL
he said. They could not see it. but
they were there-attracted by the
knowledge that two men were to be
hanged-and their curiosity led them
TO the limit of their ability to be near
where those murderers were being eX-
ecuted. Afterward they heard that the
negroes had gone to the gallows
bravely: that one of them met death
with smile as the blackcap was being
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-09-18

Fargo Forum: President Worst Of
the Agricultural college, calls the For
um's attention to the way that Harry
Ellington Brook. editor of Care of the
Body department of the Los Angeles
Times, views the North Dakota pure
food law. Mr.. Brook has written many
able articles on pure food and kindred
subjects and his views are entitled to
considerable weight. 1t is especially
interesting to note his comparison Of
the national pure food law as related
to the state laws upon the same sub
ject. The national pure food lay is a
go far enough. The North Dakota law
is unquestionably better than any
other state law. and the people are
justly proud of it.
Mr.. Brook, however. has erred in
two instances. The law became eff
fective last January. instead OF going
into effect next January: also drugs
and medicines only must be labelled
as to what they contain that is in
furious or detrimental to health.
The following is Il copy of Mr..
Brooks wrieup in the Los Angeles
Times.
The national pure food law deals
only with interstate commerce. Pois-
onous foods and drinks may still be
sold ad libitum within the confines of
state unless the laws of that state
forbid. The first among the states of
the union to come out with drastic
law against the adulteration of foods
and drinks is North Dakota. That
,Ar& 1.,,,. -, x,.sl <,,1-
Jan. l, providing that all foods. drinks
and medicines. must be labelled to
show just what they contain. Whisky
must be whisky. not a chemical COM
pound. All other products must be
labelled artificial whisky. Also all
drugs must be labelled to show what
they contain. This provision was of
course. bitterly fought by the proprie-
tary association that yields such an
immense influence over the press and
through the press on legislatures. All
honor is therefore due to the North
Dakota legislature for passing the eX-
'cellent law in spite of such strong OPP
position. Many manufacturers of pat
ent medicines have already announced
that they will not comply with the law.
therefore their stuff will not he per-
Hlllteu W Ue SOiu Ill A<OftH DdkOld. %!
the time every state adopts such law
the adulterators will have to get off the
earth.
North Dakota is to be congratulated
1t will hereafter be healthier state to
live in than it was. The mere fact
that residents OF tina state may be as
sured that all foods and drinks are
pure will be quite an inducement to
many to settle there When will our
own great food producing state of Cali
fornia pass similar law? Not proba-
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-09-18
TRIBUTE TO THE NORTH DAKOTA
PURE FOOD LAW BY CALIFORNIA

bly, until we get different class of
men in the legislature.
In conclusion the editor would once
more observe that while it is good
thing to make the vendors of patent
medicines inscribe the contents on the
bottles it should also be compulsory
for physicians to write out in plain
English the poisons they prescribe to
their patients which do a much great
Ell amount of harm than the so-called
patent medicines. Even Il country like
Brazil is ahead of us in this respect,
having law that all prescriptions
must be written in Portuguese.
North Dakota, by the way. has an
excellent government agricultural eX-
pertinent station that issues regularly
bulletins giving analysis of foods.
drinks and drugs. The editor has re-
quested that these bulletins be sent to
the Times regularly so that readers of
the Care of the Body may benefit By
the information they contain. If We
can't get our state legislatures to give
us laws to protect the health of the
people the next best thing is to turn
the full light of publicity upon the
prisoners through the press. The Of
flee of the experiment station is at
Fargo. North Dakota.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-09-18
To Save Hickory.

Vehicle builders in convention at
Niagara Falls recently formed an or
ganization known as the Forest asso-
citation. to protect. foster and preserve
the supply of hickory timber and. to
influence the United States govern
ment, through its forestry department,
to make commercial study of the
hickory problem" Carriage and
wagon builders are all but in panic
regarding the threatened exhaustion of
this invaluable wood. which grows
only in America. Experts at the con-
vention estimated that the growing
hickory now in sight will not last
more than ten years. About 25O,OOO,-
900 feet are consumed annually i'm the
vehicle trade, and great quantities are
exported to Canada. Europe and
Australia. 1t is said that European
spectators are buying UP large tracts
of hickory timber land in the south.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-09-18
Shots at Pulpit

Kansas City Times: John d. Rookie
Teller will bear all the expenses of a
Kentucky revival meeting Thus sal
walton and tainted money are to have
1t out ut last.
Philadelphia Ledger: Father Vaughn
tells English society that Its members
engaged In picking pleasure would
better pick oakum. Perhaps some of
them will later.
Philadelphia Press: A burglar was
mean enough to rob clergyman's
house In York. The name of the lat
ter was Rev. Mr.. Apple. That burglar
must have been a peach.
Washington POST According to a
Chicago minister, roller skating COM
prises all the evil there Is in life.
That let's out the bank officials in his
congregation who are quietly getting
away with everything that isn't nailed
down.
baltimore American: An ingenious
minister In New York town has ar
ranged for monograph to deliver
sermons from his pulpit while he takes
a vacation. This arrangement also
suits the congregation, as In case the
sermons Is too long for hot weather
attention, the monograph can, unlike
the minister, be taken down.
Chicago Chronicle: Another preach
er, in Cincinnati this time, says he
will not voluntarily leave a church or
ganization whose doctrinal essentials
he absolutely repudiates. II don't be-
lieve your creed,' he says in effect,
but If you want to get me out you
will have to kick me out, and shall
fight as hard as can" What strange
inconsistency; what singular mental
strabismus! Why should man de-
sire to make his religious home among
people whose faith he repudiates?
Edinburgh Review: This year.
perhap for the first time since Queen
Elizabeth's day, a service was read in
Irish at st. Patrick's cathedral in Dub
lin. Ten years ago any man who had
predicted such thing would have
been counted lunaitc; today MANY
will resent it. Yet none the less is a
sign of growing feeling that the
Church of Ireland, If it is to Justify
Its title. cannot shut itself off from the
national life, and the common heritage
OF much-neglected language and IL
terature has given scope in more ways
than this for the meeting of ancient
OppOSiteS
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reaches from 1000 to $500. During
u year the commissions received by
the big firms amount approximately
from G25O.000 to G350,0O.
One company when starting actual
ly received ropal approval in Holland,
and their business Is protected by law.
At the time this royal approval was
allowed there appeared articles In the
Dutch press Directing to its being Civ
EN-, but the objection did not appear to
carry any weight with the authorities.
Firms that receive bets, or organize
'gambles" other than those connected
with the turf, have been known to re-
ceive altogether as many as 10000 let
ters In single ALPHABETICALLY all
from England. The Saturday evening
mail especially overwhelms the post
ONCE with letters. and all hands are
rcQutstttOned to sort them out. The
sums Of money received by them agen-
cteS. however. are not so striking as
the number of letters. From Il shilling
tn five shillings is the usual amount
sent. while purely betting letters sent
~ other offices often contain & 100 or
more ut II time.
Enormous sums are spent by bet
ting agencies on advertising their
schemes. Two OF the principal agen-
ctes each spend $4,000 a year on
stamps alone and their advertisements
in H,pers and circulars in 1906 are
said to have cost between $4,000 and
$4,000.
Certain minor restrictions were
placed upon betting agencies in Hol-
land. They were forbidden to deal
with any Dutchmen unless living in
foreign countries, and commissions
were to he refused from Englishmen
living in Holland 1t is not difficult
for the agents to obey this regulation,
as very few Dutchmen care for bet
ting at all, and the number of English
men with betting tendencies living in
Holland is not large.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-09-18
"THlS DATE IN HISTORY"
Sept. Is.


l709-Samuel Johnson. famous Eng
lish writer. born. Died Dec. 10. 1854.
1Sll-Dutch surrendered island of
Java to the British.
1SS0-William Hazlitt. English
author. died. Born April 10. ITS.
1S44-HenrY c. Ide. governor of
the Philippines. born.
1S5S-Henry Churchill King. presi-
dent of Oberlin College. born.
1S6l-Maryland legislature closed
by provost marshall secession men,
bers sent to Fort McHenry.
1S62-Confederates recrossed PATIO
mac into Virginia. having been in
Maryland two weeks.
1S67-Fenians attacked prison van
in Manchester.
1S6S-Gen. Hindman assassinated at
Helena. Arkansas.
1S90-Dion Boucicault. actor. died.
Born Dec. &c. 1922
1S97-Son born to Duke and Duchess
of Marlborough. who was Consuelo
Vanderbilt.
19O5-Czar proposed second Peace
Conference at the Hague.
When an Office boys relatives begin
to die it is sign that the baseball
season is coming around.
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. o o o 9 o o o o o o O o o
GAMBLING By NAIL.
" Enormous Business by Long Dis.
lance Betting Agencies In
Holland.

O o o o o o o o o o o o 9 o @ o o q %
Gambling by post within the last
few years has attained enormous di-
mansions, says the London Mail. With
the advent of the fiat racing season in
England, the postoffices of towns in
Holland, such as Middelburg and
Flushing, which normally keep in
stock sufficient stamps to supply
population of 5000 persons, have to
lay in sufficient to meet the require
ments of 100000. From this fact alone
it will be apparent that gambling by
post is profitable to the Dutch. even
though it spells misery to thousands
of foolish persons here.
The Dutch themselves care little
about betting, especially on races; and
even racing itself has little hold upon
them, the number of horse races dur
ing year being comparatively few. 1t
Is not remarkable, therefore, that
these new betting offices were looked
at askance by the Dutch, and even
now, after they have been transacting
affairs for thirteen years the natives
know little of the business that goes
on.
Altogether there are some twelve
firms in Middleburg and Flushing. One
man has ninety people employed in his
office, but this business" is not con-
fined to horse racing. One of the first
betting agents to start work in Hol-
land now employs forty people purely
for racing bets, and he has his own
printing Office, which in the season
are glutted with work.
The staff commences work at about
8 O'Clock in the morning, and often
continues until after 10 at night, the
reason for this being the arrival of
the evening mail at about z p. m.
This mail contains the thousands of
letters and papers arriving at Flush
ing by the day boat for the betting
men, and these letters are usually ans
wered SO as to catch the evening mail.
The number of letters received by
one firm alone before a big race
amounts to thousands a week. For
some time previous to race like the
Cesarevitch thousand and more let
tiers arrive daily, all containing larg-
er or smaller amounts of money.
The busiest days in the year are in
the spring. the Sunday before the Lin
| colnshire Handicap, and in the autumn
the Tuesday before the Cesarevitch
| Thousands OF commissions for double
and treble events are executed at the
time of these races in connection with
the Grand National in the spring and
the Cambridgeshire and the Duke of
York stakes in the autumn.
The amount Of money received in
naturally secret between the mana
gers of the Offices and the proprietors,
but In busy times 1t is certain that the
amount is not less than $500, and
often rises to 1000 and more in a
single day. The average number of
letters received per week generally
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-09-18
"THIS Is NY 5lst BIRTHDAY.
DR.. Walter Courtney.
. ~%e~ee . 80 8 o o o o

. . . . o . . . 9 . . 8 9 8 8 8 8 y
DR.. Walter Courtney chief surgeon of
the Northern Pacific railway since
1SSS. was born in Lambton county,
Ontario. Sept. is. 1855. He was educat-
ed at the local public schools. Strath-
roy Collegiate Institute and the Uni
versity of Michigan. Dr. Courtney
Is one of the most eminent members
of his profession in the northwest. He
is former president of the Minnesota
State Medical society, member of the
American Medical association, the In
ternational Association of Railway
Surgeons and of a number of other
medical organizations. He has served
as president of the Upper Mississippi
Medical society and has bee given an
honorary membership in the North Da-
kota State Medical society.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-09-18
Twice.

Uncle Jim-Yais. chile. reckon Use
been around most evywhar?
Little Rastus-Has 20 evan been in
Heaben. Uncle Jim?
Uncle Jim-Yais. chile: twice-de
day l got married and de day 4-11-44
done come out!-Puck.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-09-18
His Friends.

ut takes a man long time to learn
who his friends are"
And then it keeps him busy lodging
after he has borrowed money from
them"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-02-15
Sill Fronts.

There is, however, one article Of mem,
dress, in defense of which there is moth.
ing to be said. What makes men Sc
often late for dinner partyg What
leads to the emission of more words
and provokes more ebullitions Of irrita
bility than probably anything else in the
world-e excluding always herd Of pigs
to drive; but we are not all pig drivers.
Is it not the starched shirt, with its
front and cuffs, hard, like coat OF
mail? And vet into its interstices deli.
cate studs and sleeve links have TO be
introduced before the lueIless wight can
be considered presentable in society. A
woman transforms herself, hair. foot
gear, everything, decks herself in Jewels
and IN lustrous raiment, and meanwhile
her lord and master, man, the one ra-
tional being, is struggling, apoplectic.
with his shirt front. Ali what battles
have been fought by distracted bache.
Tors! What tortures have been under.
gone by sensitive women, when first
with the man they love. whom
they had fondly dreamed incapable Of
a scar word, but like LAGOON contend
ing against embracing serpents, but con.
tending with a shirt front, into which he
has unwarily introduced his head. and
which has been sent home buttoned up
from the laundry.-London Chronicle.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-02-15
TALK OF THE TOWN.
Local Happenings Tersely Told for Busy
Readers.
New ginghams at vaughan's.

New ginghams at vaughan's.
/ New wash silk waists at Abbott's.
II Roller-skating at the Pavilion every
day this week.
Mrs. G. 4. More goes tomorrow to hel
home in White River junction to spend
q few days.
AT the meeting Of the clerks unior
last evening II. j. Thwing was initiated
into the union.
Tonight at the opera housc--th big
production Of Quincy Adams Sawyer.
Seats going fast.
Mrs, katherine Lavelle was called to
hef home IN Mortified this morning by
the illness of her sister.
i Miss Olive Sargent has returned to
her work in Fits store after few
days vacation spent at her home in
Randolph.
| The time of meeting Of Crandall Post,
g, a. r. has been changed from Wednes.
day evening to the third Saturday in
THE month at , o'clock in the afternoon.
This was done to accommodate mum
ber who are unable to be present in
the evening.
The police are loking for slim man
who was seen to enter and leave the
woodward of Arthur S. Martin on Ayers
street, where fire was discovered yester.
lday afternoon. A woman residing near
| by saw him enter the yard and she and
another woman saw him come out. So
that the police have fairly good de.
scription. 1t Is thought that the slim
man was responsible for the fire which
did damage to the amount of five dol.
lars.
a delightful Valentine party was
lgiyen by MFR. and Mrs. George i. More
and Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Hoisinpton Of
Franklin street last evening in honor
| of Miss Carrie and Miss Rose More, who
return tomorrow to Roxbury, N. Y, az
ter spending several weeks in town.
There were about twenty present. and
whist was the order of the evening.
the first prize being won by Clinton i.
Moore Each person received dainty
valentine. After whist had been con.
cluded refreshments were served
The Altrurians and their friends were
very prettily entertained at a Heart
Party last evening at the home OF Mrs.
h. J. Sowden, SO fremont street The
house was tastefully decorated with red
and white hearts, crepe paper, and flow
.ers. The evening was pleasantly spent
with games aud guessing contests, prizes
being given to the most successful con-
testants. -Four little maids,eaeh dressed
as the Queen Of Hearts,, served the
company with dainty heart-shaped re.
treatments. They also presented each
guest at the close OF the evening with
favor in the form of heart shaped |
valentine. Much credit is due to the
hostess and her committee for SO de. |
hghtfdl an evenings entertainment.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-02-15
WILLIAMSTOwN.

Miss Julia Hayward returned Tuesday
from Northfield where she has been fol
q visit with friends.
w. c. White moved to farm in
Middlesex the first of the week. Mr.. Fl.
field took a load Of goods there Tues
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Smith and Mar.
Gus Smith were called to Plainfeld yes
terday TO attend the funeral of Mrs.
Dudley Smith.
There viii be a promenade at town
hall Friday evening. viii the ladies'
please bring box of lunch for two.
Gents are admitted for 25c. Ladies free
IL they bring lunch.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kinsman Martin enter
tanned a party of young people Tuesday
evening in honor of Miss Ida Adams Of
South Barre, who is just closing her
tenth term of school in that district.
The evening was very enioyably spent
playing games, etc Refreshments were
served. There were nearly fifty present.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-02-15
Wash Goods.

We are showing up hundreds Of
yards Of new Wash Goods for Spring.
Beautiful in design, SO sheer and pretty.
Among them are Arnold's BatiSte Ar
nold's Taffety, Arnold's Silk, Arnold's
Printed Silk Tissue, Arnold's Quality,
Arnold's Dotted Swiss and Arnold's Broad
cloths and-somany pretty little designs in
checks, stripes and plaid8.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-02-15
a ..: SEW: ..:' new WASH GOODS a a5i ;i
New Curtain MuSIins, New Dress Goods
1900 Yards MusIins.

For curtains and bed shan1s. These
are all new Spring patterns It was neces-
sary tor us to buy this large quantity to get
price concessions enabling us to sell them
on the same low basis as last year Sc,
Zoe, IL &c and l5c.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-02-15
Thcrn will

There win be regular
meeting Of Hiawatha Lodge
's No. 20, T. 0. 0. r., on Thurs.
day evening, Feb 10th, at Z o'clock
The second degree win be conferred
Visitors from neighboring lodges are ex.
pccted and banquet will be served af.
ter The work. II. w. Clark. Noble
Grand
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-02-15

About fifty young people enjoyed
themselves last evening at the mas
querade promenade given BY Neal Dow
lodge, !. o. G. r in Miles hall. Their
We're about fifteen couples masked IL
unique costumes and marching was en-
loyed until midnight music being fur
nishcd by Batchelders orchestra. An
oyster supper was served during che
evening The masquerade committee
was composed of j. 0. Beckley, s. l..
Cart, Mrs. Howell; supper committee.
Seoirge Forbes, Mrs. J, D. Beekley, Mrs.
Lillian liackett, and Mrs. Loren Hooker.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-02-15
EAST BARRE.

The ladies of the w. C. T. L. will hold
their Frances WILLARD memorial at the
home Of Mrs. II. Z. Sargent Friday af-
ternoon at $50.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-02-15
THE BARRE DAILY TINES
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY IS, 1905.
weather Prediction.

Fair and colder tonight. Friday, fair
and continued cold; fresh westerly
winds.