The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-09-25

While the autumn days possess a
very distinct charm, and are believed
by many people to constitute the
pleasantest season OF the year. the
Man About Town can hardly believe
that the fall months are the ideal time
for wooing. 1t is in the spring time
that young peoples thoughts naturally
turn to the eternal query of whether
two can live as cheaply as one, and
they wander to the Town and Country
club grounds.
Yet 1t was no earlier in the year
than yesterday that the man received
from some lorn lady in far off Texas
passionate plea for assistance in
finding a husband. Twenty-Five sea-
sons have passed over this damsel's
head. who is so willing to be wooed
Before the 23rd spring shall have
fitted by, If such Il thing is possible,
her mate shall have been found.
Possibly the thought of the long win
ter evenings ahead drove her to des-
perate efforts at matrimony. With the
right companion. these should be
spent pleasantly, for the maiden states
that she is unsteady inclined. and pos
sesses the somewhat rare accomplish
ment Of being able to play and sing
on the piano and guitar"
In order to assist the Texas maiden
in attaining her hearts desire, the let
ter, with her name and address. is CIV
en- below, where it may catch the eye
OF some unattached swain or widower
who is also willing. and the result may
be another western romance in real
life.
Man" Grand Forks Evening Times.
Do please help me get married. l am
all alone: have some money, but am
not rich and not poor: not beautiful,
not ugly.
You can say that I am % years old ;
black hair and eyes; feet inches in
height, and weigh l4S pounds. Am in
dustrious and can play and sing on
the piano and guitar.
IF only could marry good ma
tured man-One brave and true. !
love the west and the western people
sincerely"
ADELAIDE CARMON,
1929 North Ackard street, Dallas, Tex
To say, that one has heard many
words about words may sound ridicu-
lous. but the Man actually means just
| as he writes. He makes reference to
Roosevelt's Reformed Primer.
So much talk as there has been
about the reform of spelling will at
least serve one useful purpose. 1t
will cause many dictionaries to be
taken down from the shelves. 1t will
lead people who have never given the
matter a thought to take at least a
f1eeting interest in etymOlogy, and 1t
will give the Man About Town an ex-
cuse for misspelling a word.
There should follow from this a
more general understanding OF the
meaning Of words and all sorts OF
/ additions will be made to the little
stock that forms the vocabulary of the
ordinary man or woman. 1t is true
that very few words serve for all
practical purposes and nothing is
more charming in conversation or in
writing than simplicity. But 1t is not
necessary to be ponderous or stilted
in order to select the one word sthat
precisely expresses your meaning
from among many that would do so
approximately. The ability to do this
without effort is ample compensation
for the trouble of mastering many
words, taking pains to know them in
timately so as to use them to the best
advantage.
The Man we'll remembers in his
boyhood days little book called
Trench on the Study of Words" that