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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-25

The table furnishes some interesting facts.
Out OF a total Of 2.SSs $50 possible hands In
1fty-two card poker over half Of them do
not contain anything 90 good as a pair.
II is little wonder, therefore, that jackpots
sometimes go for so long without being
opened.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-25

Il was the Fat, TOO, Tor a tnlng That looked
as easy to me az laying anything yoI want
against one Of Bill Days horses to finish
in the money IN 2 sta &c race. One morn
INK there was a paint swabber wor Aing
around the deco who had every Ole Oleson
or Yon Honson th ~ | ever saw backed Oh
the boards for being a Swede or Scandi-
hoolihan of some Kind.
-he mad a mustacne the color of lard,
top hemp the same hue. rudy skin IN
lent, up turned nose, the whole layout Of
marks Of a ) Sede II ever one OF the II landed
az the Bar re Odice kne 4, too that y EIDE
ga .lo are the deckhGnds on n.ost Of these
coast wise stea ners.
And so when one OF the deep ones Of our
crowd 81 pped alongside OF L e and an
to converse with ne about the nat .onal ty
Of that paint swabs err thouC ut that al. Last
/ was in a spot where | could win.
" Queer gag, isn't IT, he said 70 ne,
that Americansn do that kind Of work,
for Little or no money. when there are plenty
of good 10, TO he had on land?'
A nerican, nothing sad | right OF.
That fellows no American. He's a Swede
or a Nor We ,isn or q Dane, or so Meth ng
from UP in that midnight sun country.
Git out, my man replied. right Of
the tat. Anvil Cdy With one-elClith az 2
Ia np can see thai he's an American. !
newer saw hin Lafore, tLt it's anything
you want "a : 81 he's an An 81. can
That's where you're smoking said l..
What are you LAYING
" Even said he.
. Bet yol fifty even he's not an ATeri-
can, said I. + won say whether he's a
s gede or a Dane or a Norwegian, but he's
one of the three
You're on said my man, and then he
strolled over 70 where the deckhand with
the tailowy hair and mustache was swab-
biny of the rail.
Hey, mate he said 70 the paint swab-
Der. how long have you Leen running on
this lne7'
The paint swabber spat at the sea.
This u the first rub wit en- be replied
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-01-30
Senator Aiieo's postmaster.

As announced by an Associated Press
dispatch TO yesterdays Every Evening,
President Roosevelt disrogarded the
almost unanimous request Of the business
interests OF Wilmington and pandered to
the purely political desires Of Senator
Alice by appointing Henry c. Conrad
postmaster of Wilmington in place of
William II. Heald, whose terms expired
recently.
The political character Of the appoint
ment stands out clearly in the personnel
Of the appointee. Mr. Conrad is a lawyer,
a scholar and q student. and has been such
during all his manhood life. Il is no in
justice, it is not even discourteous. to say
that he does not possess, so far as external
evidence is concerned, the qualifications
that are so necessary in an official position
Of this character lie may measure up
TO the duties Of the Office in an acceptable
manner, but this is a matter Of conjecture,
not Of assurance.
On the other hand, the postmaster who
is supplanted was unusually capable He
entered the Office possessed of a fund OF
valuable experience acquired by a long
term in another branch Of the postal ser
vice, and he proved to be just such post
master as the needs of the office require.
The spirit Of the Civil Service dictated his
reappointment, and IL had been almost
promised by an announcement made from
the White House, several weeks ago, that
official merit and not political recon-
mendations, would determine the reap
pointment Of postmasters. Postmaster
Heads record entitled him to reappoint-
ment, but no did not get IT,
The appointment was Senator Allees,
and he made it for the purely partisan and
personal purpose Of advancing his cam
paign for reelection TO the Senate. And
to this base purpose President Roosevelt
lent his personal and official countenance.
This is all there Is in the appointment Of
Mr. Conrad but II means a great deal TO
the business interests Of Wilmington,
which have a deep concern in the admins
tration Of the postoilice. That the bust
ness people of Wilmington viii approve Of
the action Of the President in thus sur
rendering this important office 10 a petty
politician who happens to be a United
States Senator is anything but probable
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-01-30
Voters Asslstants and srlbery.

NRAHN FAHhAHNaNNn anu DIiDHNNH
The Smyrna Call raises a pertinent point
in connection with the pending anti
bribery campaign by suggesting that dis
ponsing with voters assistants at the next
election may go a great ways towards de
ieating the effort OF bribery agents to buy
votes.
That the voters assistants are very
important element In vote buying tran
sactions is beyond doubt The assistant
has been the Intermediary between the
buyer and seller, his special province being
10 let the former know if the latter has
performed his part Of the corrupt contract.
Thus, the voters assistant secures to the
vote buyer full results for the money ex-
pended.
II has been commended that the law re-
lating 10 voters assistants is not manda-
tory as to their appointment, and that the
governor may refrain from appointing
them II no so chooses This contention
is disputed, and thus far there have been
no proceedings in the direction OF bringing
the question up for judicial determination.
That il would be a good thing for the
cause Of honest elections il the voters
assistants could be dispensed with will
not be doubted. Therefore, II the law is
not mandatory in It's provisions il would
be well for the governor to refrain from
naming them But II it shall be shown
that Il Is his duty TO make the appoint
monts under the law, then he may helr
in the cause of reform by selecting only
the best men for the places men who
would scorn to act as agents for vote
buyers.
IL may be urged that the governor
would have no choice in this matter, a.
the lists Of names from which voters as
sistants are selected are furnished by poll
teal committees But may not the gov
ernor compel the political committees {,
send in only good names for his considers
ton If the committees insist on send
ing to him the names Of a lot Of scoundrel
who are willing to act as agents Of Grim,
is the governor bound TO appoint sucl
men ? Such a thing is not conceivable.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-01-30

In Montana. along the line of the Great
Northern railroad a pelting rain was fall
ing one November day. Inside the
section house the rusty soft-coal stove.
setting in its box of sawdust. was red with
heat Two section hands came in. drip-
ping like the proverbial rats, and pro-
ceeded TO stand as close TO the stove as
they well could without being scorched.
shortly, clouds of steam assembled from
their soaked clothing and the small room
soon resombled n,vapor bath.
81 tell you Mike said one as he
squeezed the water from the hem of his
TROUSERS. ''overalls is the things to wear.
fer no matter how wet they are. they are
So soon dry.
Nav, JaWn, mackinaws is the bycs.
replied the other as he looked down with
satisfaction at his plaid suit of thick
woollen. "Alackinaws is the only clothes
fer when We are wet and cold they kape We
so warrum and dhry. Caroline Lock
hart in lippinootts
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-01-30
Campaign Expenses.

According to the statement OF the trea-
surer OF the campaign committee of the
City party Of Philadelphia the expenses
OF that party during the recent campaign
aggregated about Sl25,0OO
This seems like a large amount Of
money to expend for campaign purposes,
but the detail Of expenditure shows that
not a dollar Of it was applied improperly
or cormptly, The sum of S23, 1000 was ea-
pended for headquarters; for public and
local meetings the cost was $4,000; over
So, 1000 went for printing and advertising,
while a total Of $4,000 was expended on
election day for watchers and canvassers
at the polls. There are 100 election dis
tricts in Philadelphia, and by reason of
iustifable fear Of rascality at the hands
of election officials who were in sympathy
with the corrupt machine which the City
party was fighting, it was necessary to
have nearly all of these polling places
manned by watchers in order TO guard
against fraud.
These figures, however, serve to convey
an idea Of the great cost of am election
campaign. The necessary and legitimate
expenses are very heavy. When the cam
paign becomes exciting il is necessary to
lay out large sums Of money in advertising
and printing, for a great many campaign
managers hold that the best method Of
bringing arguments home TO the voters is
by means Of big, black type in the
columns OF the daily newspapers. Halls
for meetings come high occasionally, and
even the item Of music for meetings and
parades is considerable. Experience has
also made 1t plain that the most effective
way 10 man the polls with good workers
on election day, in order to keep tab on
the voting and bring out dilatory voters,
is by men selected and paid for the service,
instead of depending upon volunteers who
look to office as their reward
Il is not difficult to understand the
force of the expression; at takes money
TO run a campaign" It does, and a great
deal oft But the purchase of votes is
not to be included among the items Of
legitimate or necessary expenditure.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-01-30

Here are Emersons famous rules for
reading adapted TO more modern con-
ditions as propounded by the well-llnown
critic and reviewer, H. W. Boynton, In
The Outlook's Annual Book Number:
suppose there are no better known or more
generally disregarded rules for reading
than these of Emeson's. Never read any
book that is not a year old; never read any
but famed books; never read any but what
you like. Probably nothing better can be
done with these bits of advice than TO dis
regard them, if it becomes question of
taking them literally and as rules. Only
the third will bear close examination. the
two Others are merely this. Certainly
Emerson did not expect his own books to
be put in cold storage fot n te.lr before
they actually got upon the market He
must have counted on a few persons here
and there to undertake the drldgery of
making his work known to fame | do
not mean reviewers, but persons in real
life reading what they like. Literary
criticism does not make fame, it simply
accounts for IT, Moreover. formally crit
cal minds are exceptional in the nature of
things, and Emerson was tn mixing Of the
ordinary reader He believed that this
reader spends a good deal too much time
over the "Iust out books lie therefore
exhorts him. in his uncompromising way,
TO abstain totally from his iavoriie in
dulgence. lie next proposes a pretty
stern alternative, and apponds the third
rule as a saving clause to mitigate the
austerity OF the second. Ii was always
Emersons habit TO affirm rather than TO
qualify. How much less effective these
suggestions would have been II he had
given some such form as this: The chances
are that any given new book will not be
worth reading for persons who are anxious
TO use their time for reading to the best
advantage; the chances are that the best-
known books are the best books. for a
few books do not survive from among
many without good cause; they survive
because they have given pleasure TO more
persons, and a more permanent pleasure
than other books have. Some OF them
will not hold pleasure to you. Read those
which do.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-01-30
CURRENT LITERATURE

Special features Of the American
Monthly Review of Reviews for February
are group Of Illustrated articles dealing
with the recent industrial and commercial
development of the Southern States
"Ihe South's Amazing Progress" by
Richard II. Edmonds, "Tho Develop
ment of Our Gulf Ports, by r. w. Wool
ley; "How Galveston Secured Protection
Against the Sea" by w. Watson Davis,
and "Ihe Growth Of Southwest Texas"
an interesting comparison between the
powers and privileges Of the French and
the American President, by Prof. Munroe
smith, with a portrait of President-elect
fallieres of France; a suggestive account
OF the practical contributions made by
German science TO the nations industrial
advancement, by President Pritchott Of the
the Massachusetts, Institute OF Technology
an appreciation of President Harper and
his life work by President John H. Finley;
and a brief tribute to the late Chancellor
Hill Of Georgia, by Albert Shaw The
unique work Of the California Promotion
Committee is described by Hamilton
Wright The editorial department. .The
Progress of the World, " covers the months
important developments in domestic and
foreign politics.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-01-30
Linen Department

This OF the successful departments the store
and always have bargains This week will offer
values 81 inch Table Damask yards quantity limited
customer.
pieces All Linen 90 inch, heavy table linen reduced
from 6oc soc yard.
u inch Bleached Satin Damask worth $500 yard now 8sc
yard.
yard piece Long Cloth ooc.
yard pieces Long Cloth, sI.I5 $40 and $40.
lot Of Sample towels for Wednesday, selling third
under value
pairs IA White Cotton Blankets reduced ooc to 7sc
pair.
All of our sI.25 Cotton Blankets SIos
Ia White Wool Blankets, value 5000, s4s5.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-01-30

Chidren's soc Ribbed Combination Suits, 2sc.
Ladies' soc Ribbed Vests at 3sc.
Ladies' Outing Flannel Skirts 2sc from 3Ic
Mems SO and SI.75 feece-ned sample skirts zsc.
Mems heece-ned ribbed Shirts samples Of sI.oo and
s1.25 goods soc.
Mems 25o Sample Hosiery roc
Ladies' CSC Sample Hosiery, Ioc.
Ladies' soc Sample Hosiery, soc.
Mems soc Sample Hosiery, 2sc So
All and short lengths Of Wool Dress Goods to be
sold at a fraction of the
7sc Plaid Silks, SOC
500 Plaid Silks, 7oc W
We have finished taking this department. and find it
larger than Commencing Wednesday decided
the price many desirable goods order
stock quickly. NY
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-01-30

The Milford Chronicle deplores the
numerous evidences Of negro violence and
crime in Delaware and suggests various
remedies But IL does not suggest the
elimination Of the negro from politics, and
evidently learns mo- lesson from the fact
that negro violence and crime are
more prevalent in Delaware in the years
Of general elections than in years when no
elections are held.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-01-30

King Christian Of Denmark. whose
death occurred yesterday. lived a long
and honorable life, full of kingly dignity
and crowned with kingly tnumphs. He
attended strictly TO the business OF the
State and TO the marrying Of his children
into other royal families. And he enjoyed
the sincorest respect OF his own people and
an the rest Of the world
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-01-30

We admire the equanimity with which
the Morning News acquiesccs in senator
Allees method Of playing ducks and
brakes with the Federal service in this
city. There is no doubt that had senator
Alice picked a negro bootblack from some
shine cellar and made him postmaster.
the Morning News would have commended
the selection.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-01-30

That the appointment of postmaster
pleases Boss Addicks goes without saying,
IL was his choice, as well as Aleos. and
was doubtless made ia iurthcrance Of the
Addicks-Allee-Layton combination TO cap
tune the next Legislature and send Addicks
and Alice to the Senate.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-01-30

Gen. Wilson's remarks on the Alice APP
pointment Of postmaster for Wilmington
go straight TO the mark They are force
iul and pertinent and form strong
arraignment of the misguided policy of
a national administration which allows
the Offices at It's disposal TO be practically
bartered for votes. We wish that Prosi-
dent Roosevelt could read them, and
profit by them.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-01-30

The postmastership at Laurel hangs fire
but as long as Senator Alice urges the an
pointmoni Of senator Moore the atter's
chances win be good NO matter how OBJ
noxious the appointment may be to the
people Of Laurel.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-01-30
E. B. Riley.
The UnseasonabIy Warm Weather
Has Created LOw-PriCe Selling
Conditions

that should your immediate purchase The winter
still young its clothing requirements be bought lower
than when Jack Frost again sends the mercury down the Zero
point Manufacturers and jobbers oversocked, and little
scared have sacrificed for cash. things you do
without during the chilly days and nights We have
priced them very low and the assured great demand for the bar
gains mentioned in this adj will absorb them We advise
early examination and purchase.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-01-30

President Roosevelt evidently feels
under no obligations whatever to have
any concern for the anti-AddiclSs people
in Delaware.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-01-30

Hives. eczema. itch OF salt rhcum sets
you crazy. Can't bear the touch of your
clothing. Doan's Ointment cures the most
obstinate cases. Why suffer An druggists
sell its
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-01-30
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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-01-30
WOmen'S, Misses and ChiIdren'S Coat

Worth , up to $780, odds from Fegu- 1.5Oeach
lar STOCK. ................ y -
Ch a65 9.o6 Dresses worth $500 .5Oeach
Lot of Plaid and Novelty Silks, SOC and Z &C
SOC grades ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. yard
Plain Io-inch Colored Silks, white, cream,
light blue, grey tan helotrope, navy ZS...A
and green 800 and soc grades. S"'u
Counter Of Buttons, fine grades ...... / OSoz
Counter of Woods ................ 5ffauk
Guimps and Trimmings, one lot sc and one
lot IOc yard.
Ribbons. worth zoe and age for | Oeapd | Sc var,
Crash and Damask, some very great bargains.
There's many lots all specially priced
Tapestry Covers, several lots greatly reduced
Counter of tiandkerchiefs. ...........5 each
Lot of Bedspreads. ....."S71hesc
And great many other lots with new prices in most
instances not representing half their worth.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-01-30
Hosiery and Underwear.

arly examination and purchase
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-03-16
500 WILL CONE TO.
THIS CITY THIS
SEASON
It is Understood That They
Are Seeking to Acquire
Property for Terminal.

1t is understood that the 500 will
build a branch line into Grand Forks
from the north this summer. In any
event certain real estate dealers in
Grand Forks are investigating two diff
ferent portions of the city with view
to securing depot site and terminal
facilities. 1t is understood that the
road will come down the Red river,
joining the Kennare branch some
where west of the point of crossing
the Red river. This is level country
and fertile and would give them two or
three good towns.
1t is said that they are endeavoring
to get a depot site and yard facilities
west of the Great Northern, some
where in Bulge & Eshelman's addi-
ton or in that neighborhood. 1t is
probable that they hope to get a cheap
err site here which will, pay them for
crossing both the Great Northern and
the Northern Pacific The more reas-
enable supposition is that they are
coming into the city east of both the
other tracks and will locate their de-
pot in the north part of town.
Both propositions are being investi-
gated and it is probable that they will
attempt to acquire property for the
depot and yards before they allow the
proposition to leak out.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-03-16
DEVILS LAKE WILL
BOON THIS
YEAR
Hon. 1. 6. simons Of Red Lake
Falls Believes. in the Future
of the City.

8
Yesterday evening Hon. L. c, simons
of Red Lake Falls. Mimi, who repre-
sents Red Lake county in the state
legislature and who is one of the pro-
gressive capitalists of northern Min
nesota, passed through the city en-
route to Devils Lake. Mr.. Simons be-
feves that Devils Lake is one of the
coming cities of the northwest. The
extension of the Aneta branch and
the location of the Great Northern
shops, have caused not a little investi-
cation of the resources of the CITY
and many capitalists are looking tow
ard 1t as desirable place in which
to invest money.
Mr.. Simons is associated with Hon.
Gunder Krostue of Fisher, the Polk
county representative, in the project
Of starting bank there. If eyery-
thing looks satisfactory to them the
new bank will be put in some time
during the coming summer.
Mr.. Simons says that Devils Lake ia
springing into prominence as q pro-
gressive little city with future. The
railroad business connected with the
Chautauqua assembly and the terri
tory of which it is the natural out
let, Is bound to make it safe place
for the investment of capital unless
all signs fail.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-03-16
FAyORS HANSBROUGH BILL.
Editor w. C. Taylor of LaMoure Chron
icle Talks Of Drainage.

This morning Editor w. c. Taylor
of the Chronicle of LaMoure, ar
rived in the city enroute to Rugby to
look after his farms. Mr.. Taylor, while
In the James river valley and not. in
terested in drainage or irrigation
either, favors the Hansbrough bill
which segregates s1,0OO,OOO from the
irrigation funds for the purpose of
drainage in the Red river valley.
Mr.. Taylor says that it is the gem
eral feeling in hisssection of the state
that while they have no interest in
the matter, that the. funds can be used
to much better advantage in reclaim,
ing the over flowed lands of the valley
than in attempting to reclaim the arid
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-03-16
sLOvE YOUR ENEMIES.

AdmOnition of DR.. Hale on Opening
Of Senate Finds Plat Lone Listener.
Associated Press to The Evening Times.
Washington, March Isl say unto
you, love your enemies" said DR.. Ed
ward Everett Hale, in beginning his
prayer at the opening of the senate
today, but Mr.. Plat was the only SEN
ator to listen to the admonition. The
senate chamber soon filled and by the
time Senator Tillman took the floor
to present his report on the railroad
bill there was an average attendance
The report was awarded unusual dis
tinction of being read at length. In
presenting the document the South
Carolina senator stated that the re-
port contained only his views and was
not therefore report in the ordin-
airy sense.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-03-16
GREETED THE SEED TRAIN.
Fully $500 People Turn Out Along
Route on Maxbass Extension.

Special to The Evening Times.
Sherwood, N. D., March 16.-The
route of the seed train has been mark
ed by enthusiastic receptions all along
the line, and fully 1900 people turned
out att Maxbass, Upham, Granville,
Mohall and Sherwood to greet the
train.
AS the Special pulled into the depot,
loud and enthusiastic cheering went
up from hundreds of Threats and the
speakers and officials ON the train
were given reception such as is sell
dom afforded any enterprise or enter
tainment
The discussions upon pure seed, soil
conditions and topics of interest to the
agriculturalist were intelligently dis
cussed and many of the listening audi
ence took notes for future reference
as the speakers delivered their ad-
dresses.