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The Greeley tribune., 1907-02-07
TWO ROTTEN DEALS.

What was that we heard from
Denver last Friday and Saturday.?
That H. G. Watson had voted
against memorializing the United
States congress to pass constitu-
tional amendment making the choice
of United States senators by popular
vote. Representative Walter j.
Farr voted for the measure, which
fairly refutes the general impression
that he would follow Watson's lead
In everything.
According to reported interview
with Watson on the question he was
willing that the people should ex-
press themselves as to their prefer.
ence for senator, but the actual
choice should be left to the leeisla-
ture as at present.
or course, there seems good reason
In this position. 1t makes it rather
expensive, not to say inconvenient
for a candidate for the senate to buy
up the entire popular vote, when it
Is usually so easy to buy up just
safe majority of legislature, or pass
a caucus gag rule on the faithful,
and thus bring about the desired re-
suit.
So far as the peoples voice in the
selection Of United States senator
Is concerned it might not make much
difference whether they voted for
him directly or not. They have that
privilege with governors, congress-
men and state legislators now, but
they get the machine candidate lust
the same. But it is not so abso-
lutely sure that convention can be
controlled like legislature, once it
Is elected. Occasionally some bull
headed farmer gets into convention
as delegate and raises particular Ned
with slate, and. this is something
that was never known to happen in
state legislature.
There is another most excellent
measure pending in the house, that
has already passed the senate. That
IS the libel bill, to absolutely pro-
hibit public criticism of public
officials, once they are elected. This
bill is intended particularly to
muzzle the newspapers that are in
clined to tell pertinent truths.
The question is will the good
people of the state stand for apy such
fotten measure, or will they make it
SO warm for their representatives
that this particular bill will he
killed? The people should remem.
Der this, that it is of no more inter.
est to newspaper what legislation
Is passed than 1t is to any individual
Voter or taxpayer. If the people
want to be left in the dark absolutely
on what corruption may be going on
IN public Office, why it is no TO
them. 1t will make no difference
IN the income of newspaper.
This is not idle talk but absolute
iacts, as anybody can easily prove to
ms own satisfaction by following the
l.sls'atufe reports. By keeping
close tab on these reports you can zee
how your representatives vote nm an
Important matters.
The Greeley tribune., 1907-02-07
TWO HUMAN CREATURES.

Just now there is being enacted In
one Of the courts in New York City
a drama in real life, that to a major
ity of our eighty million population
is far more important than the in
vestigations of the interstate COM
merce commission, the digging of
the Panama canal or a prospective
war with the little brown men of
the east. And yet, what Is 1t all
about? A man is on trial for his
life because he has committed what
is generally considered the highest
crime against his fellow men, the
taking of human life. In turn
this is claimed to have been done
in defense of the sacred precincts of
tine alleged murderer's home. 1t
should not be so very hard to secure
an impartial jury to try the case, for
while the case has stirred the feel
ings of the people as no other murder
case has in many years, there seems
to be no other we'll defined feeling
in the country than that of curiosity
VIII Harry X. Thaw be adjudged
lunatic, idiot, drunkard or plain
murderer, or will his act be excused
on the grounds of the higher
law that permits man to hold
his wife's honor inviolate, no matter
at what cost? Those are the Ques-
tions that the people are pondering
SO far as the alleged slayer is con-
cerned. OF even more interest is
the question concering the young
wife of the millionaire, Evelyn Nes-
bit Thaw. Will she herself lay bare
the shame that is told of her earlier
life, and even after she married
Thaw, and thus save her husband
from the electric chair? The
answers to this highly salacious
question is what the whole country
is awaiting with bared breath. OF
much more minor Importance is the
question of whether the name of one
of Americas foremost artists shal,
60 down in shame as moral leper
the seducer Of young women, and tht
debaucher Of young men.
AS psychological study the tria
is an interesting one, more from it.
effect upon the population of thu
country than upon the half dozer
principals in the case. Shear thes,
people of the glamor of their mil
lions and we find human being
fallen low in the human seal,
through his own vices and excesses-
fighting desperately for his allotte,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-01
The Same Old Town.

Like a lonesome stork have come of
late
To the same old town in the same old
Where l used to walk when the day
Where I used to stroll in the pale
1 say I've come to the same old town.
With its way-up folk, and folk way
And stand once more in the same old
And walk again on the same old beat
That leads away to a quiet dell
And grassy bank once knew well.
IT'S the same old town. but older grown
And sights and sounds at first UNI
known
Return again to their wonted track
And all seem glad that I've come
back.
The same old trees fling out their shade.
The same old man and the same old
The first too blind and the last too shy
TO speak to me as I pass by,
Still worry on but still they stay
The same as. when I went away.
The same old fountains battle the lawn,
The same old whistles wake at dawn,
The same old train goes whizzing
The deacon holds the same old pew.
Gives out anew the same old text;
The same old soldiers sit astride
The soapbox on the grocery side
Where. mid the wreathes and rings of
smoke
One hears again tho same old joke.
And thus find the town once more
And make my way to the same old
door,
In the same old house, on the same old
spot
In the same old street. on the same
old lot;
My heart leaps up with tho same old
bound,
The door-bell rings with the same old
sound,
The door swings wide and a careworn
face
Appears once more in the same old
place
An old time smile is the smile I see
While the same old mother kisses me.
Floyd D.. Raze.
Kindred, N. ID.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-01
HIS BARGAIN PROVED COSTLY.
His Two Fads Had Too Much of q
Liking For Each Other.

A certain young man of literary
tastes has two somewhat incongru-
GUS yet almost equally expensive fads
"a fondness for dogs Of illustrious
pedigree and love for first editions
of celebrated books. One day he in
vfted friend to his house to see two
of his latest accusations. One of
them was an imported bull terrier,
and the other was a rare copy of a
work by celebrated Boston author.
He exhibited the dog first.
isn't he beauty" he exclaimed.
Hes the finest specimen of that
breed that was ever brought to this
town, and 1 got him for about half
what he is worth. Yes, he's per-
fectly harmless, and as gentle as he
can be. Now I'll show you something
in the book line that you don't see
every day. Cost me a good round
sum of money, too"
They went into the library, and the
first thing that caught his eye was
the mangled wreck of his cherished
volume lying on the table. He sum-
moned his colored servant.
SAM" he said, wrathfully, "what
has happened to this book? l would
mt have had it ruined for hundred
dollars!"
Hit wud de dawg, suh," answered
Sam. You lef' i'm in hyuh when
yo' went away, sub. an he done chaw-
ed it all up. Ve'y sorry, sub"
The following advertisement APP
peared among the small lads" in
local paper the next day:
"WANTED-to Exchanged full
blooded imported bull-terrier dog. of
the finest breed, for copy of the
first edition of The Autocrat of the
Breakfast Table
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-01
Effect Of Newspaper Advertising.

For a number of years | advertised
only in my show windows and in some
of the street cars. because l did not
feel that l could afford to advertise
in the daily papers. Two years ago
last September | was having crav-
anette coat sale, and l succeeded in
selling for couple of weeks about
fifty coats day. | thought l would
try a column adj in one of the even
ing papers. and by the bye. it was
not the one that has the largest cir
culaion in Chicago: l selected the pa
per that this ad. appeared in because
they gave me Il low rate. but they
agreed to give my ad. a good position
in the paper. The result was that
the next day the sales. which former
ly had been about fifty coats day.
jumped to 142. and in fifty days |
sold over $500 raincoats.
For the year following that sale |
continued to advertise in this one pa
per. Last fall felt that could af-
ford to invest. say. about IS 700 in
advertising in some of the other pa
pers. l used three morning papers
and three evening papers. the best
in Chicago. The results have been
something phenomenal. did not
have to invest $4,000. The profits
came back from the newspaper ad-
vertising before their bills came in.
and do not figure today that have
a dollar invested in advertising. In
my opinion, the only way to advertise
is to give them plain, common-sense
talk. Tell them the truth. Do not
get customer to come to your store
and find that you have faxed him.
for that Is poor advertising, besides
being dishonest.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-01

entered into an agreement with the In
ternational Steam Engineers union
whereby the Steam Engineers union is
given jurisdiction over all engineers
working in the brick, tile and terra
Gotta plants where local union of
that organization exists, and in locali-
ties where there is no steam engineers
union the brick, tile and terra Gotta
workers are to have jurisdiction over
the engineers.
The cigarmakers' unions report
highly satisfactory condition of affairs
in New England. There is said to be
but one nonunion cigar factory in all
New England, and furthermore there
is not child working in any cigar fac
tory in that section OF the country.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-01
BUYING LOTS HELP.
The Man Who Lives on Just What He
Makes Never Gets Ahead.

MuheS never UttS Aucdus
When a man buys a lot he adds
to his value as citizen" says a real
estate broker.
THE man who lives on just what
he earns never gets anywhere. To
get ahead in the world man must
invest in something. Investing makes
good citizens.
LAS soon as a man buys something.
if it is only lot. he has more of an
interest in the community and welfare
of things and becomes better citi-
zen.
This city's wonderful growth,
which is subject for so much COM
ment now, is largely attributed ito
its home makers. 1t is not alone in
its industrial growth. Many cities
throughout the country are now en-
periencing wonderful growth, due
to the general prosperity, but it gets
its great lead over them all by Icing
an attractive city for home makers.
When people come to this city they
want to live here and. although their
interests at the time may be else
where. they so away with the idea
that some day they will return to
make their homes here. Their plans
center on that end. They make it the
Mecca. That is why it is growing.
People come here with the idea OF
making permanent homes, because
they are pleased with the city.
1T really is one of the best cities
in the country. for no matter how
high priced things seem to be, more
can be obtained here for dollar
than in any other city in the United
States. This fact, too, adds to the
number of its homes"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-01
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A resourceful Grand Forks maiden
used the following method to find out
1t her best fellow was true or not: She
had one of her girl friends telephone
to the gentleman, and the following
conversation ensued:
Hello, is this Mr. Blank?'
YES"
well, Mr.. Blank, this is Miss Keeto
of Devils Lake, and l have heard so
much of you that I thought l should
like very much to talk to you little.
know you, but you don't know me,
and think you look so dignified with
those bright, shiny teeth.
Yes" replied the young fellow, but
pray, Miss Keeto, what do you do in
Devils Lake,"
"Oh-er-'well, I'm music teacher
there"
Are you? Why, l believe 1 have
heard of you before. Say, kid, can't
see you at the Great Northern depot at
8 o'clock tonight?"
Sure thing, Willie"
well, dear Miss Keeto, how will you
be dressed SO may know you?'
Il will wear a pretty red hat and a
close fitting dress of deep red. That's
my favorite color, you know"
"All right. will be sure and meet
you there"
Mr.. Blank was at the depot at 8
o'clock. You can guess the rest. In
stead of a beautiful Devils Lake Miss
keeto was heartbroken but resource
full Grand Forks maiden.
An East Side girl who worked Tin
Grand Forks) was married a few
months ago, and went out of town to
live. People predicted that she would
be back to work in a month but it
turned out differently. She went to
work in a week.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-01

A piece of paper was found on De-
Mers avenue yesterday. On one side,
in mans hand writing, were the
words: my love, | have been de.
tanned at the office again." On the
other side, written by feminine hand,
was the answer: Your fairy tales
are very wearisome"
do you know, SIR" chuckled To-
cal barber, as he reached for the tonic
bottle, that your hair reminds me of
the setting SUM-"
Quit your nonsense" snapped the
busy. man, prominent advertising
manager of city paper. "How could
my hair remind you of the setting
sun? 1t is not golden, is it,"
mo, sir"
"Nor variegated in color?,,
mo"
"Then why do you say it reminds
you Of the setting SUM-"
Because 1t is so rapidly disappear
ing, SIR
And the bufroon barber started to
use the tonic bottle as if it were
fire extinguisher.
The following conversation between
two young ladies took place in the
parlor of the Hotel Northern last eve
ming.
Don't you think it awfully mean to
have poor Evelyn Thaw tell all about
her life to that old Jerome?'
yes and see that the medulla
oblongata is mentioned so often by
him."
Eyes, isn't it just shockingly scan
dalous!"
I'D like to see the man who would
make me tell my history to him."
"And me too"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-01
In The Labor World
The average daily wage of Norwe-
gian printers is SO cents, according to
the latest available statistics.

AAc average udlly wage OF NOrWe.
gian printers is SO cents, according to
the latest available statistics.
Fifty thousand children work in the
textile mills of the south. The aver
age life of the child after it enters the
mill is four years.
Owing to the high cost of living in
the Panama canal zone, the engineers
and dredgers on the canal will appeal
to President Roosevelt for higher
wages.
A union of Italian furniture workers
has recently been organized in Phila-
delphia.
Kerr Hardie is organizing a British
agricultural labor league on the lines
of the union formed by Joseph Arch in
1872.
School teachers in San Francisco
have organized on the lines of the Chi
cago Teachers federation for the pur-
pose of securing an increase of wages.
The national convention of Master
House Painters and Decorators, held
in Boston a week ago, decided to hold
next years convention in New Orleans.
Minneapolis labor unions will make
an attempt to secure the old city hall
for a labor temple. The estimated cost
is $4,000.
A referendum vote is being taken
among the various employees connected
with the metal trades upon the propo-
sition to organize an Independent fed
Grafton as a means for united action in
all disputes with employers.
Building trade contractors of west
ern New York and Pennsylvania met
recently at Bradford and declared for
the open shop and opposition to un-
ions.
All the building trades of Nashua,
N. H., have decided to act as a unit in
demanding the eight-hour day and Il
wage increase of rs cents a day after
May 1.
Factories in Japan do net stop work
on Sundays, but usually the first and
fifteenth days of each month are OBJ
served as days of rest.
The International Brotherhood of
BOokbinders and the International
Printing Pressmen are getting ready
to demand an eight-hour workday on
May 1. Both organizations have fol-
lowed the plan of the International
Typographical union and have levied
ten per cent assessment on their
membership
The interstate conference of trade
unions representatives held at Sydney.
N. S. w., during the recent eight-hour
celebration, unanimously resolved to
recommend uniform trades union la
bel to be placed on all articles pro-
duced under union conditions of labor
in the commonwealth.
The Brick, Tile and Terra Gotta
Workers International alliance has
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-01

much a sinner as he who commits
murder Of theft. We may say that
mind and heart that Is contrary to
the will of God is living in defiant
sin.
There is such thing as being a
white devil as we'll as a black devil
and a man OF gross Immortality may
be covered with the mud and dirt of
vice but man of outward respectable
ity may have rotten heart Satan
Is represented as an angel of light
Not In Faith. q
Mr.. Hunts second definition of sin
was that whatsoever is not faith is
sim" He illustrated this by saying u
person might come to the pastor, ask
for Christian baptism, receive the ord
nance and then go away saying,
There, | have done that and now
from this time on, will do just as
l please" 1t can be readily seen that
this was not an act of faith but mehe
form of uniting with some organiza-
ton, and in the estimation of think
ing man it is nothing less than sin.
Mr.. Hunt exclaimed that II had
rather be heather by birth than
heather by choice" The savage in
Africa who has never heard the Cos
pei has a valid excuse for his condi-
tion but a man in enlightened America
knows what he ought to do.
Definition Of Sin.
The definition of sin which stands
paramount above all other definitions
is unbelief in Jesus Christ. II you
are an unbeliever in Christ you are
committing the grossest sin possible
to human being. Murder is not as
bad because we know that in the white.
robed throng of heaven there are MUIR
derers, men who have been redeemed.
Theft is not as bad because there are
thieves In heaven. He who died upon
the cross went into Paradise with
Jesus and many men and women who
have committed gross sins redeemed
by the blood of Jesus are saved. But
he who exercises no faith in Christ
fails to fulfill the essential conditions
of salvation.
Is Not Ignorant.
He who studies this question from
the Bible will find that God scrutin-
ICES a man for secret sins just as one
may observe and photograph the bony
skeleton with an X-ray machine. God
is not ignorant of sin. Jesus loves
Righteousness and hates iniquity. His
great effort is to separate man from
cir FNx1 mill ri.
God will punish sin just as this city
will punish Its criminals to uphold
the dignity of the government and to
preserve the integrity of its laws.
God loves the sinner with all the
power of divine love. He is not will
ing that anyone should perish but
that all should turn onto Him and
live.
The after meeting was conducted by
Rev. F. E. B. Miller and prayers and
testimonies were called for. Four
persons signified their desire to live
Christian life.
Mr. Gilmore lead the singing at the
Baptist church and Mr. Davidson at
the Methodist church. The choruses
are doing fine work and it is expected
when they are combined to-
night very stirring music service
will be rendered.
Rev. E. L. Myrland preached to the
Scandinavians in the German Evan
gelical church and Rev. VIM. Moore
conducted the service in Kellers hall.
Tonight there will be grand opening
of the tabernacle on Fifth street and
University avenue.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-01
A ROYAL JOKER.


A writer in Harper's Weekly tells
an amusing tale of Spain's twenty
year-old king, who appears therein
in character of royal joker. Every
once in awhile, it appear, Alfonso
drops unexpectedly into the unconven-
tional I'M way productive or much
embarrassment to his encourage. His
latest prank was played in the great
cathedral at Leon, to which, with his
queen, he recently paid an unofficial
visit He had gone alone into the
organ loft and had begun to play 4
chant-for Alfonso's education has
made of him an organist of ability as
we'll as linguist-when. with no
warning whatever, he switched off
into a brisk military marh, at the
same time calling out in loud voice:
Attention.! Quick step. Forward"
Priests and suit were for the instant
too surprised to do anything but gasp
and the next minute there sounded
again the solemn strain of the chant.
with the laughter of the king heard
beneath it.
James H. Lindsay, editor of a DEM
ocratic paper of Charlottesville, Va,
recently published an editorial en-
dorsement of President Roosevelt as
the most available man for the demo-
crafa to nominate next wear.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-01

Prof. w. B. Bottomley, the biologist.
is quoted in Sun special from LON
don as saying that after trailing for
half an hour along west end sidewalks
and over street crossings a woman's
skirt had yielded at the laboratory 49,
100000 microbes. large percentage of
them malefic.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-19
ROSS BOWLERs.
THEIR BOWLERS.
RECORD BREAKING GoLF.

Professional golfers of national rep utation delighted an appreciative gal lery in a four-ball match at the Hack ensack Golf club. Hartford Tuesday, Alec Smith, of the Nassau Country club, the former national open cham pion, had Jack 1obens, of Englewood, for partner, anathis combination fit- ted so well that the opposing pain, George Low, of Baltusrol, and Dave Hunter, of Essex county, were rather badly beaten by up and 6 to play at thirty-six holes. The record of 73, pre- viously held by R. B. Smith, one of the club members, was twice beaten. In the morning round Hobens made a TO and later in the day Smith reeled off a 69.
 In addition to playing for a s2oo purse, S25 extra was offered for the best individual score, both morning and afternoon. Hobens and smith gathered in the extra cash.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-19
HALF SOVEREIGN
 WINS AT CRAVESEND Wins Willow Handicap in the Stretch Easily Over
 Explosion. MEMBASSA IN SECOND Races Run Over Muddy Track and Mudders in
 Demand.
MEMBAssA IN SECOND

New York, Sept, 1S.-The races at Gravesend to-day were run over muddy track and "muddersn of the nro- nounced type were in demand The Willow handicap, five and half fur longs, resulted in an easy victory for Half Sovereign. Half Sovereign and Explosion were the pacemakers, but in Sovereign won easily.
 Flrst race for two year olds, selling; l-2 rurlongs--Big Chief, 107 Miller 5 to l, and to l, won; Sanguine 97, ID. Dugan, ' 10 D, place, second; Miss De- i:o8. " l'i asa0li' N i' 'hira' Iline'
 Second race, steeplechase handicap. Tor four year olds and upwards; about 2 1-2 nliles-M Macmillan, 132, J, O'Brien. to and even. won; Eessex 149, Du- pee, Z to 5, place, second; Gus Straus, l47, Huppe, out show, third. Time, 5:22 Knight of Elway fell
 Third race, for three year olds, sell- ing, one mile and a sixteenth-Tnghafn g$, E. Duggaan II to 5, and to 3, won' ond; Victoria B. 98. Preston, 1 to 1. show thtrdA Time. 1.49 3-5
 Fourth race, the Willow handicap for tillies, two year olds; five and half furlongs-+ETalf Sovereign, 1l5, Nicol, Notter, 2 to i place, second; Explosion, 8114, Miller out, show. third. Time, 1.05.
 ACoupled
 Fifth race, for three year olds ana upwards, selling, one mile and an eighth-Vino. 96 Upton 8 to and even, won; Lord Badge, 9S, Cullen, 6 to l, place, second; Ostrich, 99, Amider even show third. Time. 1:55 3-5
 Sixth race, handicap, for all ages, about six furlongs-De Demund, 126, Nicol, ? to and z to 10, won: Chief Hayes, %, Egan, to 2 place, second; Number One, SS, Sumter, to 5. show, third. Time 1;10 3-5.