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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-28
Plant Corn.

Herbert Randall is clearly stu
dent of nature and we give his little
poem, hoping that 1t may suggest some
of the pleasures derived from corn
planting and that our boys throughout
the state will become interested and
do something along this line this year.
North Dakota is destined to be one
of the greatest corn growing states in
the union, If history repeats itself,r
and 1t does.
We older persons remember when.
it was too cold to ever raise corn In
Wisconsin and again little later
when corn was grown In Wisconsin it
could never be raised in the cold state
Of Minnesota.
Minnesota grows corn successfully
and SO will North Dakota, and closely
following the successful growth OF
corn will come the planting of large
apple orchards.
When boy, the rule for corn plant
ing time was when the leaves of trees
were as large as squirrels ear. This
is safer than taking any, specified date
such, for example, as the first of May.
We shall be pleased to get the ad-.
dress of every boy who is planting
corn in North Dakota this year. Please
send a postal card telling when you
plant, how much, the kind OF seed
used, and state how successful you
have been in the past in. corn rails
ing in North Dakota. q
For the best article on corn raising
:
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-28
Girl Inyents Turn Table.

A girl of Brussels, not yet Is years
old, has patented a remarkable inven-
ton consisting of turn table for re-
versing the direction of motor cars.
The apparatus is fixed on the chassis,
which has a driving wheel at each
end, and is worked by an electric
motor. The invention was the out
come of watching the difficulty of
maneuvering heavy motor wagons in
Antwerp streets.
After watching the motor wagons
for some time one day the girl went
home and by the next morning had a
complete scheme for the turn table.
Two motorists who were visiting her
father fetched designer and the
plans were at once drawn up at the
child's directions
The patent for the invention has
been secured in the name of Esther
de Susi, daughter Of the Countesse de
Susi. Mile. de Susi is tall, we'll
built girl, with bright face. fair hair
and brown eyes.
Experts declare that the new turn
table will be of enormous value and
fortune is in prospect for the girl
and her mother.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-28
TAKE Up DESERTED FARMS.
Italians Buying New England Lands
Abandoned as Useless.

The New York. New Haven & Hart
ford is at present engaged in an in
teresting experiment, which, strictly
speaking. is hardly such any longer,
as its efforts have been crowned with
success from the beginning, says the
Technical World. The road covers the
|, lower half of New England with an
astounding network of lines, and as
a result of the opening of the richer
lands Of the west and south the men
who had been toiling on the impover-
ished New England farms, small and
stony, forsook them, took their fam
lilies and left New England.
The price of land declined until
there came to be many farms that
could be bought for 81 an acre and at
last q great number that were entirely
abandoned. BY reason of the road
carrying to and fro Italians who had
landed In New York and wished to go
to the cotton mills of Lowell or the
shoe shops of Lynn, ETC., and Italians
who had landed in Boston and wished
to go to New York the news of these
abandoned farms came to be noised
about among the Italians and they be-
gan to take them up. he men would
work In the nearest factory and the
women and children cultivate the
ground.
The Italian is a born irrigator, and
now all along the New Haven road
can be seen gardenlike estates that
were abandoned by their previous
owners. The road was quick to see
the trend of the Italians and is bent
on encouraging it. 1t is probable that
combined agricultural and industrial
population of Italians, Poles and Por-
tuguese, aggregating millions in num-
Der, will be gained to the territory
traversed by the road.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-28

that the teacher be supplied with
globes. maps. charts, ETC.. ETC., with
which to do eRectual work. but there
are many things teacher should
have and which a school board should
not be expected to buy.
Each teacher has something at stake
"a reputation-and If she would sup
ply herself with proper tools there Is
no question as to the results follow
Ing. The very fact that she has in
terest enough In her work to have a
kit of tools" is the best recommend
she can carry with her.
One of the most successful teachers
we ever met was a young man who
had what he called "a teachers cab
met" well,made box which contain
ed several trays, each subdivided into
compartments, and in this he had
many devices for interesting and in.
structing the children.
He had small sack of marbles
which he used in number work and
how the little eyes would sparkle
when they got glimpse Of the mar
bles; what pleasant recollections they
brought. There was another compart-
ment filled with little handmade
cubes, squares and other forms that
were very useful for primary work;
still another was filled with alphabet
blocks, very useful in d-building;
another contained blocks with numer-
ais, both Roman and Arabic and I'M
turn served the double purpose of
teaching effectively the numerals and
their relative values and as building
blocks for constructive purposes; then
there was catalog that contained IL
Illustrations of all manner of tools. from
which the children learned the names
of tools and from the teacher they
learned the use Of each tool: there
were dissected maps for busy work
which drove dull care away.
Go into that teachers room at any
time and 1t was veritable beehive
with the busy hum of little bees.
There were many other useful devices.
On the table in his room at the
boarding house we're found the latest
school journals, a daily paper. few
of the best magazines, some good
reference books and full set of all
books used In his school. Children
did not drink from stagnant pool in
that school house.
Teachers, will you give us a list of
! tools you use to make your work bet
ter? To the teacher who sends us the
best list, describing each infinitely.
and how it may be used and where it
may be obtained and cost Of same, we
will send an AL fountain pen with
lax. solid gold pen.
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no. NO aiterb,ts. Please teach him

no. no Alferbits. Please teach him
sumo.
Teacher: Please excuse Rachel for
being away those two days her grand
mother died to oblige her mother
Mrs. Renski.
Teacher: You must excuse my girl
for not coming to school she was sick
and lade In common dose state for
three days.
Teacher: John says you want to
see me: have bier saloon and nine
children. Bizness is good in morning
and aft noon. How can l come?
Teacher: II Louis is bad, please
lick him till his eyes are blue. He
is very stubborn. He has a great deal
of the mule in him--he takes after his
father.TMrs. p.
Miss: My boy tells me that when
l trink beer der overcoat from my
stummack gets too thick Please he
SO kind and don't interfere in my fam
lily affairs.-Mrs. c.
Miss Brown: You must stop teach
my Lizzie fiscal torture she needs vet
readin and figors NIT sums more as
that, If l want her to do jumpin l
kin make her jump.-Mrs. Canavowski.
Miss Blank: Please excuse my Paul
Dipterry and der doctors don't tink he
will discover to oblige his loving aunt
Mrs. l am his mothers sister
from her first husband.
Teacher: What shall do init Char
ley? Me and my man can't nothing
make of him. When we want to lick
der little imp he gets the bed far I'M
der where We can't reach for him. and
must put hook on der bedroom door
to hold him for his licking. Please
soak him in school shust as often as
you got time.-Mrs. Snedivel,.
Dear Teacher: Kindly excuse Min
ME for having been absent from class
last Monday, as she fell in the mud
on her way to the school, By doing
the same you will oblige, Her Mother"
In the schools of a Connecticut
town measures were recently taken to
test the children's eyesight. AS the
doctor finished each school he gave
the principal list OF the pupils whose
eyes needed attention, and requested
him to notify the children's parents to
that effect.
One night, soon after the opening of
the fall term. little boy came home
and gave his father the following
note, duly signed by the principal:
MIR. -. Dear Sir: 1t becomes my
duty to inform you that your sou
shows decided indications of astig-
matism. and his case is one that should
be attended to without delay"
The next day the father sent the fol-
lowing answer:
Dear Sir: Whip it out of him.
Yours truly,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-28
Huskin' Time.

Huskin' Time.
You may talk of jolly April and of
May-time In the trees,
With the buds abustin' open and the
little honey-bees
Wadin' ankle deep in sweetness and a
singin' up above
Where the breeZeS are a BLOWN and
a.whispering O. love,
But there's somethin more appealin' in
the rustic and the chime,
when the katydtdS and CricketS are a.
calm "Huskin' time"
There's the labryrinthine summer with
its blooms a-runnin' wild,
And the brooks a-laughin', laughin' like
a happy little child,
And you think it most completeness,
but 1t isn't, after all,
For there's somethin' more appealin' in
the rustic of the fall,
When the katydids and crickets in the
pastures are a-chime
With the sweet content of heaven and
you know it's "Huskin' timer
o the harvesters are happy with their
brown arms full O. sheaves!
And there's, somethin' in the color of the
corn that interweaves
Wlth the hazy hanging distance that no
poet has expressed
It's sense of satisfaction like the
blessed boon of rest.
And there's Somethin' most appealin'
in the rustic and the chime,
When the katydids and crickets are a.
calm "Huskin time"
. Herbert Randall
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-28
KINDNESS vs.. CRUELTY.
Written for Home and School by
Elgie Kay.


Elgie Kay.
do not write Of anything new. or
never said before" when 1 urge that
children be taught kindness instead
of cruelty; but it is a, subject on which
too much cannot be said.
1t Is SO easy to teach the little ever
learning mite of humanity that when
1T gets hurt or angry something must
be made to suffer for it. The baby
falls against chair, and to divert its
thoughts from the bump it has re-
ceived, Mamma or Papa tells it, Wen
slap the ugly old chair that hurt Baby.
Naughty, bad chair"
This seems innocent enough, per
haps; and soon it does it without be-
ing told. AS it grows larger, If it is
displeased by the actions of parents,
playmates, dog or cat, the blow il al
ways ready.
1t is not SO innocent then; but he
has been taught to vent his anger upon
that which arouses it, no matter how
innocently. Perhaps he finds that par
ents or teachers punish him severely
in outbursts of anger. -
When he reaches manhood the habit
has, grown so strong that, in all prob
ability, 1t masters him. If he becomes
angry with his stock. the animals are
brutally treated, often manned for
life. Perhaps, in a moment of sudden
fury, he strikes a blow that makes
him murderer.
Is not this matter serions enough to
cause all who have the care OF chill
dren to stop and think? I do not
mean to say that every murderer, or
every case Of ungovernable temper is
the result of the training have men,
!, toned, far from it; but-We cannot
afford to cultivate hasty temper and
revengefulness In children In even the
slightest degree. No effort is too
great no opportunity too small, to
teach them kindness and self-control.
l know a bright little girl not yet
two, who,- when she bumps herself
against the table, is told, Poor table
hurt! Grandma Tor Grandpa) pat the
table. Baby pat table, too. Nicey
tablet" Then the little hand caresses
the hurt" table or chair, and baby's
attention is diverted from her bump
Just as effectually as If the other meth
cd was used. -.
She has her share OF temper, and
sometimes strikes her playthings, or
someone who is in charge of her.
When this occurs she is instantly cor
rected with, mo, no! Baby mustn't
slap. Pat it nice;" and the blows are
softened to gentle pats.
AS result of this training, strictly
adhered to, she is growing up with
very little of the revengeful spirit
sometimes seen in children, and she
does not often cry unless badly hurt.
While the same method will not do
in every case, anyone can find way
to attain the same end. Surely no one
doubts that it is we'll worth any effort
required.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-28
The Teachers, Tools.

Now that our schools are paying
fairly good salaries to the teachers.
would 1t not be we'll for the teacher
to do something to show an apprecia-
ton of this increase in salary?
1t has been said: I" .Aworkman ia
known by his tools" II this be true.
what opinion must we form of some
of our teachersf
When carpenter is employed to
build a house or barn he takes along
his tools to do the work: the mason
or bricklayer takes along his tools to
do his work: the surgeon, the physi-
clan. the attorney. all have their spe-
,cial tools. books. etc.. with which to
do their work. Why not the teacheri
Perhaps it would be asking too much
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-28

As per our promise of last week,
through the courtesy of Farm Young
Folks edited. by Aunt Clara" we
are able to present our readers this
week with a photo" of Elgie Kay who
has kindly consented to write for the
Home and School," Her article Qhis
week-"Kindness VS.. Cruelty"-gives
some pointed advice to the young
mothers.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-28
'Envhonnents.

No argument is needed to convince
one of the force Of environments, yet
it seems necessary to call the attention
of parents to the importance of select
ing proper associates for their chill
dren for. while they know. their duty
In this respect, they become careless
to a sense of this duty.
A Amber wolf is a dangerous and
destructive animals IL brought up by
his own parents, yet out in Anaconda,
Mont, gentleman has one which he
captured when only one day old and
which his children fed and fondled un-
til 1t became as quiet and docile as
any dog and now follows his master
around all day.
This wolf was sent away fifty miles
from home on the cars. At the end
of four days. footsOre and lame he
scratched at the door of his old home,
where he was welcomed by the chill
dren who had done SO much for him,
and he gave every indication of being
as happy to return as the children
were to receive him.
If environments have such a Won
derful influence upon the wild beasts
of the forests, have we not every rea-
son to believe, that the influence upon
civilized beings will be much greater?
The savage and the man-eating can
nibal thru the influence of education
and association with civilized man
have become civilized and have lost
all of their former. bad characteris-
tics.
At Tuskegee, Ala, there has, in
twenty-five years, been developed one
of the greatest educational institutions
In all America and all by race whose
ancestors were formerly brought from
the barbarian tribes of Africa and sold
into slavery.
Here has sprung up institutions of
learning under the guidance of de-
scendant of that uncivilized African
race that promises to set the pace for
all civilized nations and to reyolu-
tionize our American institutions of
learning.
Booker T. Washington, a poor COL
ored boy born in slavery without. a
name. took the name of the Father
of his Country and, in spite of his bad
environments. forged his way to the
front and has become the president
of this institution and his name, de-
spite the race prejudice, will go down
In history as the most advanced edu-
Gator Of our times.
He has taken a new departure and
claims that true education fits one to
do we'll something that the world
wants done; that 1t is of much greater
importance to be able to make good
wagon or lay brick well than to- be
able to conjugate a Greek verb
He has dignified labor by educating
his people to do all kinds of manual
labor we'll. He is fitting his students
to go out into the world as skilled
artisans as we'll as skilled In book
lore.
The results of this new departure
Will be far-reaching and comes the
nearest to making better men and
women. better citizens. than any other
system ever attempted.
While his environments did not
make him they did not break him;
they gave him an opportunity to see
the opening of a great crusade for a
proper leader and he became that
leader.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-28
Her Interest in School.

How do you like school?" asked
father of his little daughter. after
her first day.
II like it awfully!" was the reply.
And what did you learn to-day?"
inquired the interested parent.
oh. lott" said the child. Give
learned the names of all the boys"
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weather it ofeten sits in that same
place for nearly the whole day. 1t APP
pears to be very susceptible to cold,
retreating to the kitchen, and near the
fire, battling with the days or the cooks
for the most desirable place on the
hearth
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-28
The Artificial Life.

As a little child he lay
In an artificial crib.
Took his artificial milk
In an artificial bib, =
lie had an artificial mother
And artificial aunts,
And in time they put him
Into artificial knickerbockers.
To an artificial school
And an artificial college
Went this artificial youth
After artificial knowledge;
And he loved, artiticially,
An artificial maid, !!
With an artificial blush
And an artificial braid.
They are dwelling today
In an artificial home :
With an artificial porch
And an artificial dome,
And an artificial fireplace,
Tiled in artificial blue;
The chairs are artificial,
And the rugs are, too.
They dine on many
An artificial dish. :.
On artificial broth -
And artificial fish
And artificial fowl
And artificial tillets;
And they fight their dyspepsia
With artificial pillets.
An end will come
TO the artificial life
OF this artificial man
And his artificial wife.
An artificial tombstone
Will rise above the sod,
And the artificial daisies
Will nod, nod, nod.
Newark News.
Even the muck rakers have been
put in the shade by excitement caused
by the San Francisco disaster.
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His Reason,

McFlub-"Do you think women
have any business in politics? For in
stance, would you like your wife to
be candidate for the school board?"
Sleeth-"I would"
4McFlub-"I'd like to know why"
Sleeth-"Because notice that all
up-to-date candidates positively refuse
to talk"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-28
Questions in Geography.

QuestiOns In biography.
Who Rhode Island?
Who did Tennessee?
How much did Ohio?
What can Colorado? =.
What made Wisconsin?
How man did Illinois?
Who was it Ar-kan-saw?
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-28
Escaped Punishment.

A Philadelphia schoolmistress was
giving her pupils instruction In the
elements of physiology, and among
other things told them that whenever
they moved an arm or a leg 1t was in
response to message from the brain.
The brain always sends a message
from your armsOr your leg whenever
you wish to move the particular menu
ber." she explained
AT last a mischievous boy aroused
her anger by his apparent inattention
to the lesson.
Hold out your hand. ashe exssi
claimed.
The boy did not move.
Why don't you hold out your
hand ?" said the teacher.
I'm waiting for the message from
my BRAIN" said the lad.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-28
School Notes.


Gentleman: Tell me, little one. does
certain Mr.. Bird live here?
Little Miss: Yes. he is a school
teacher and his name is Prof, Swal-
low.
Who is the fellow with the long
hair?" He's a Yale college. boy"
locks"
Father (meaningly-Who is the laz-
lest boy in your class. Tommy?
NTommy-l don't know, pa.
Father-I should think you would
know. When all the others. are indus
trtously studying or writing their les
sons, who is 1t sits idly in his seat.
and watches the rest. instead of work.
ing himself i.
Tommy-The teacher.
Johnny: How do you spell "needle?"
Bobby: N-e-i-d-l-e. needle.
Wrong; the teacher will give a, bad
mark on that. There is no 81" In
Well. faint no needle then.
= Football Notes.
I First Rooter-"Who is that man
over yonder who SO strenuously ap-
plauds every mix-up?"
Second Rooter-"He is the doctor
that runs the bone repair shop in the
next square"
The little girl was describing foot
ball game. There was lot o. men
hghtin' over yellow SQUASH" she
said, but don't know which of 'em
got It."
Father-"I am shocked.s, Your
mother tells me that you are engaged
to three young men,
Daughter-"O, well, pa! They are
All football players, and when the
season closes 1 can marry the sur
vivor.''
Teacher Visiting family)s--Now.
treddy can 70 utell me how many
seasons there are?
+. Freddy:-Yes. ma'am Two.
Teacher: Only two? Well. name
them D .s5sssss.. -
Freddy: tThe baseball season and
the football season.
sn "
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Letters = IeacAers.

The following are some Of the Gu
rtous communications received by
teachers In the public schools In
the pubic schools IN RhilsA 1lphia:
Teacher: j dink you are q fool, you;
want my boy to read when he don't
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-28
HOME AND, SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
An addressed H. and S De-.

by anyone under twenty-one years of
age we shall send "The Weekly
Times" one year.
Girls are included In. this deal.
We want to arouse proper en-
thusiasm for corn planting. Send in
your articles, boys!
II any boy or girl wants to get a
good fountain pen with a No. 3 solid
gold pen, just send in four subscrip-
tons to the Weekly Times, with $500
in cash for same and we will send
them the pen. u
Address H. & S. Dept. $40 N. 5th
ST., Grand Forks, N. d.
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Even the muck rakers have been
put In the shade by excitement caused
by the San Francisco disaster.
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Gentleman: Tell me. little one, does
a certain Mr.. Bird live here?
Little Miss: Yes. he is a school
teacher and his name is Prof. Swal-
low