The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-01
THE MAN ABOUT TOWN

nv iOiio"AHS essay Wy llltle Body
was handed to the Man today:
THE bee is queer sort of an insect,
that gives people a few points that they
don't appreciate. The queen bee bosses
the hive, just like ma bosses our house.
The drone bee is like pa. he don't care
much about work. There are other
kinds of bees, including political bees,
quilting bees and husking bees. But
the best bees of all are the kissing
bees. There is a kissing bee in our
parlor every sunday night and get
nickel not to tell about it, When 1t
comes to a choice of bees, give me d
kissing bee every time.'
Snow? Well, yes; you have got
some snow in North Dakota, but | tell
you it can't compare with the bunch
of the beautiful that has been spread
over the landscape in the vicinity of
Prince Albert, Canada" observed re-
turning visitor from that section of
the world to the Man last night.
THE snow there is fifty-four feet
deep, and the farmers have bored I'M
der it, supporting the snow on poles,
while they continue their blowing. The
farmers there esteem it a blessing,
since their houses are covered up, it
being so warm that no fuel is required.
Ladders are being used to climb to the
surface, and trap-doors put en- to keep
the warmth in
Some curious things that men call
fer in saloons were observed yester-
day by the Man, who stood at the end
of the bar and took in everything that
happened. The usual whistles and
beers were frequent, but he also no.
ticed that number of men asked for
egg in milk and egg and
egg in sherry. you sell a
lot OF eggs here" observed the
sell a lot of eggs here" observed the
Man to the bartender. you bet We
do" answered the man behind. Hun
dreds of men take egg drinks only.
There are several men who come in
here that order an egg in beer. How
they can get away with that awful
mess l cannot understand, but they
drink it down as though they liked It.
One man that comes here every day
has them all skinned. He always takes
the most outlandish mixture of stout
and milk. He's the limit for crazy
drinker and heads my list of curious
booze artists. We call his drink the
graveyard cocktail"
County Judge L. X. Hassel has at
last found out what causes the earth
quakes, and last night he let the Man
in on his secret. Judge Hassel argues
that if love makes the world go round,
as the old saying is, the earthquakes
are caused by the jars of married life.
N. C. Blank of tine North Side was
telling few friends last evening about
how his wife got next to his game,
that of being out with the boys every
evening. Mrs. Blank had been away
for about a month and on the first
evening at home, the following con-
versation took place.
1T made me feel sad, dear, to think
of you sitting all alone here in the
house night after night while l was
away. However, when you wrote me
that you were spending your nights
pleasantly and profitably in the COM
pany of good books, improving and
elevating your mind, felt relieved and
grateful. And what did you read?"
"Oh, The Jungle of course, and
The Three Musketers' and The Last
of the Mohicans.'"
rs that all?'
We'll, l had nights with John
Stuart Mill on political economy and
that English clergyman on How to Be
Happy Though Married and P. NJ.
Hanney en- How to Gain Health and
Long Life"
Anything else.'
'Oh, SCOTS novels, Shakespeare's
plays, Lingards History of England
Gibbons Decline and Fall of the Ro-
man Empire Locke's Philosophy, Ma
cauley's essays and several ether STAN
dard works."
"Oh. what a lot of reading dear!
You must have wonderfully condensed
it, or else there is something peculiar
about the gas bill for the month Just
look at it,
The gas bill was for fifty-five cents.