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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-17
TIPPING SYSTEM IN EUROPE
BY ELLA WHEELER WILCOX.

man race by self-reliance, independence
 and sef-respect. | I cannot help believing that nobler con- ditions might exist were those who work
 to receive the wage or salary due them ] from those who employed; or, better still, , cooperative society which would make
 each hotel an organization where tips
 were not accepted because each worker would be part owner in the business and would receive his share of the profits.
 It needs the concentrated thought of
 masculine brains and the united efforts of
 many minds to bring about a great re- form, and 1t requires time. But it seems as If the most intelligent people of this age believed the time was now ripe when some Of the wornout traditions and GUS toms of the world would give place to better ones.
 The system which keeps a horde of able bodied and Intelligent free men and wo-
 men in positions where they are forced
 to act the part of beggars is all wrong.
 And that Is what the tipping custom of European hotels has made of their at tendante. It is as degrading for them as
 1t Is dsagreeable for the patrons of the hotels.
 A certain percentage added to each bill and placed In a pool and distributed
 among the domestlcs ana attendants of a
 hotel would be a dignified and decent so-
 lution of the problem until better meth- can be evolved.
 There is not one traveller in fifty
 who would object to this; all would re. joice at the innovation, and the hotel which started such a system would be obliged to make Itself an endless chain
 about foreign lands In order to accommo-
 date long suffering public. And the servants would reap a far mora
 certain harvest of tips than by the pres-
 ent system, for many traveller finds the
 problem so involved and hopeless that he
 fails to do his duty to those who have really served him as he looks down the
 line of strange faces waiting to watch his departure.
 Who Is the enterprising and progress i've hotel proprietor to start this new 1 method of kindness to afflicted travellers? A few hotels have boxes for the dining room service. But no mention Is made of
 1t is made to guests, and no waiter re.
 fuses an offered tip.
 There should be perfectly organized system and notices should be placed in
 each room, and servants should be in structed to inform guests when tips are offered that some one person receives the
 money and places 1t in the pool. No one likes the present system. Why
 is 1t not changed by a universal protest?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-17

A SUDDEN SITTING DOWN. No doubt. the most distressing feeling . Is due to banana peeiing When we, perchance. upon the street Encounter 1t so that our feet Go whfrling in the air and we Are 5olted up confoundedly. What boots 1t that we're not to blame? We long to hide our head in shame. And were We caught in theft we would Not seem so far removed from good So hot the blush upon our face. You'd think we suffered keen disgrace Alas, when men slip up and fall They lose their dignity and all The self-respect they ever had And utter language that Is bad No sinful action they could do Would bring them greater load of r,e
 The chief objection to the automobile fin battle is that 1t is liable to breal, down when you are in a hurry to travel some.
 Bathing behind the ears with hot water will often relieve headache" says health reformer. It Is also good for dirt.
 MONEY TALKS, YOU KNOW. Since all that talk of tainted weath
 Is now no longer heard, Perchance we'll hear the coin itself
 Put In 8 parting word.
 A Louisville policemen was paralyzed by folding bed, but that was because the thing slipped up behind him.
 A Cincinnati barkeeper Is said to have written new supply of baseball slang
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-17
Two Good Singers.

Tn early days 1t was customary for impressarios to present musical attrac- ton with the high sounding phrase over the advertisement-'En Engagement extraor- dinary,'" said an old theatre-goer. "The pharse quoted could be truthfully used in connection with the Sembrich-Van Hoose concert to be given in Birmingham in Easter week.
 "I do not recall a concert engagement where two eminent artists appeared on the same programme. Ellison Van Hoose, the tenor. is now recognized as one of the great celebrities; and of course every
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-17
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELORS

From the New York Press.
 The worst about a sermon that Is ex- cited is that it keeps waking you up.
 Flying machines will never be popular, because they can't run over people who don't own any.
 Either a man is fool enough to speculate in the stock market or to try to have a vegetable garden.
 A woman says her prayers because the minister tells her to and smokes a cigar ette because he tells her not to.
 You can never tell whether a girl means it because she looks as if she doesn't, or doesn't because she looks as If she does.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-17
ALABAMA PRESS

Pine Belt News: They say Paris eats 40 coo horses a year. No wonder there are so many horseless carriages there
 Florence Timesi The 4sAoDAe and ohlo has a remarkable reputation for the small number of persons that have been killed on its lines; in fact, the statement has been made that not single pas senger has ever been killed on any part of It's road.
 Marion County News Some fool people up north are censuring tho sherin or Jefferson county, Ala, for catching crim- inals with dogs While this plan may De a new one, we think every county m Alabama should have a good pack or trained dogs. This would decrease the commission of crime faster than all the courts.
 Marion Standard. The man who in- vented and put in operation the swindle that deprived the poor cotton mill children of Alabama of the sorely needed protective lesdslation may be some day forgiven. hut not until the manhood of tho state has rubbed his political nose in tho dirt' and forced him to recant his hypocrisy and money-grasping idols.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-17

need additional trackage, equipment and terminal facilities, and vast sums of money will be called for. In other words and in short there should be restoration of confidence and cooper ation between the people and the rail roads just as soon as the latter banish their law breakers and Harrimans.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-17
FOR THE BOOkMAkERS.

From the Washington Evening Star.
 Are there ever any really sure things at the race track?" asked the curious woman.
 .Yes." answered young Mrs. Torkns. .sNy husband is one of them"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-17

body knows who Madame Sembrich is. The artist assisting a famous star Is usually of mediocre ability, but Van Hoose Is well enough known and popular enough to draw a crowd on his own ao- count. And 1t goes without saying that sembrich alone never fails to receive an ovation in New York
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-17

Inverted servants are going out or fashion in Washington, although cer- tain United States Senators will con tinue to wear trust livery in an un- ostentatious manner.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-17
UP-TO-DATE.

From the New York Herald.
 When the devil was sick the devil monk would be, but when he got well he resumed his job as president of the Styx and Sheol Railroad company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-17

A bride and groom who went on a honeymoon tour accompanied by the corpse of relative were not to be de- tered by a little thing like death In the family.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-17

Taft marries off all girls that go on his iunkets, and those who propose to go to Panama with him will please state age, weight and complexion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-17

The new question in debating socie- ties in this: Can a man be juror in the Thaw trial and still preserve his moral ideals? That must depend upon which side he Is on.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-17

The government engineers will stand fully vindicated If they succeed in dig ging a canal that the engineers in civil life deserted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-17

Spring Is not coming quite so rapid ly at present as it was few days ago, but it has not been side-tracked alto gether.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-17

The slump in stocks has not affected Standard oil, and cannot, because oil can be marked up against any slumps.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-17

Houston Post: Dallas has an evangel- ist known as the converted policeman. In the spiritual exchanges he Is doubtless known as "preferred copper"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-17
BOWIE OF ALABAMA.

From the Saturday Evening Post.
 Representative Sydney Johnston Bowie. of Alabama, is kin to the man who in- vented the Bowie knife, but he doesn't use one.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-17

Even millionaires are paying rail road fares nowadays. These be de- generate days indeed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-17

The sweetest friend Uncle Sam has at present is D. H. Hartman of Wall street, New York.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-17

A western Kansas editor thus defines work: How would you like to be a Kansas windmill during the month or March"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-17

Dowie proposes to return in thou sand years, and he may have in mind the opening of the Panama canal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-17

An Ohio man whose brain storm took the form of disorderly conduct paid $5 for the privilege.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-17

Thomas w. Lawson tried to connect himself conspicuously with the market crash. but failed. He advertised too late.
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Atchison Globe: A man can so to the devil. and back out if he doesn't like IL, but a woman who goes to the devil IS compelled to stay.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-17

It is every mans duty to put his large important name on the registra- ton list before the city election takes place
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-17

There is no romance in the trial of Abe Ruef at San Francisco and few people will care to read the testimony
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-17

Dickens novels are still among the best sellers. One English firm sold 100000 volumes last year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-17

Having no money to pay his fine, Former Senator Burton will stay in jail another month.
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ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
ANIMAL ODDITIES.

regardless of the fact that we haven't learned the old yet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-17

AS yet, we haven't heard of anybody travelling out to Colorado to get kiss from that stenographer for $5.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-17

souls, and they have not found one In the pound series yet
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-17

The Thaw witnesses know more than they are allowed to tell.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-17

The straw votes all run in Thaw's favor. He is already acquitted by the general public.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-17

Baltimore News: Floods arc reported all around, but the most alarming are those occurring in the Wall street sulch'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-17
PRESS POINTS

Now York Mall: There arc 23,ooo,ooo horses in this country, most or tneih running fourth or worse
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-17

cussing the race question. IT WOULD BE USEFUL. While man has accomplished some
 wonderful things
 In barring the secrets of science, There's one knotty problem that con- stantly brings
 To his solving 1t naught but defiance Don't think we're discussing aerial flight That's not the hard job we've in mind, his might,
 A pocket no woman could find. : We've many devices, expensive and cheap. Contrivances made by tho score, That Tighten our labor and work while we sleep And leave us to worry no more. We've rare apparatus for bringing good For restoring ther sight to the blind, But none has eer fashioned for holding
 our wealth A pocket no woman could find Oh, why not consider the things that we needR All other researches may wait Untn we've provided for wonanly greed That lightens the purse of her mate. Oh, lasting the honor and great the re-
  | Of the man who would give to each hubby in town A pocket no woman could find. A description of Mrs. Longworth's Eas- | ter hat is going the rounds. Nobody l seems to care what Nicholas will wear, OUT OF REACH Tho spring Is near, As poets say, My new spring suit Is far away. A doctor says that prunes are bad for a stiff neck They certainly are, if the stiff | necked individual has been accustomed to something better The pickpockets who attended Dr. Dowies funeral were not there for idle curiosity. Do your repenting now. St. Patricks up There'l be no Easter hats in heaven. March Is behaving himself. l Bait crops doing nicely.
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-17

Dowie's mantle did not fall on Voli- va, and the handful of the faithful are without shepherd.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-17

Mrs. Russell Sage Is loosening up In Q way to make Uncle Russell roll over in his grave.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-17

The death of Dowie simply makes room for another charlatan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-17

Memphis Commercial Appeal: District Attorney Jerome apparently can't take his mind away from Thaw's wife.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-17

The confidential seances between the President and the magnates should be opened to reporters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-17

The automobiles and the wild geese are both honking this month.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-17

MT Ruef of San Francisco can read his finish in the cases of Tweed and John l.. McKane.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-17

New York is very proud of a police man who is grammatical. He wouldn't amount to much In Boston. though.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-17

The men who rode on passes are not refunding fares.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-17

ANIMAL ODDITIES Sore throat is a serious matter with the giraffe.
 Monkeys are the gossips of jungle so- ciety.
 The hippopotaanus is so ugly 1t is lucky he is not thin-skinned.
 The lion holds his prestige the king of beasts by not letting other animals get too well acquainted with him. The leopard's spots don't do him any good, but they are a great help in die oussing the race question.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-17

Trains sneak into Cincinnati when they see a chance to dodge the flood.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-17
MARY.

Mary had a way of smiling
 For more lovely than her name. Artless maid. and yet beguiling.
 Mary got there just the same. Tho she had fond suitors many
 VIII and Arthur, John and Jack Mary hadn't chosen any
 Of the blooming lot alack. Said she thought it very funny
 That strong men should sigh for her. Spending all their hard-earned money On gew-gaws they'd buy for her. Did confess she often wondered
 How she broke so many hearts. Maybe. Cupid, lad, had blundered.
 Being reckless with his darts Thus did Mary chatter gaily,
 AS unconscious of her sway, Tranpnng on her victims daily
 In an unaffected way. Now the once contented Mary
 Wears a look of tragic woe, For, by all the fates contrary,
 She's in love herself. you know.
 A young woman in Chicago applied 1T vain to tho police for a permit to veal trousers. Still 1t wasn't because the police didn't think she would look well ir them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-17

The original thirdterm man is try ing to make himself heard and felt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-17

A business house advertises plano play CTS at half price. We know one next door that we would gladly give away.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-17

The third-term boom thrives on de nials.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-17

No communication will be published without it's authors name. Rejected manuscript will not be returned unless stamps are enclosed for that purpose
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-17

Entered at the Birmingham, Ala. postofice as second -class matter under act of Congress March 8, 1879.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-21
NEW TRACTION LINE.

<A1oOclote0 TEeoo 10 V0e EveAlnR Times,
Minneapolis, Mimi, March 21.-An-
nouncement has been made of the per-
sonnet of the hackers of the Minne-
apolis, Rochester and Dubuque Trac-
ton company. They are M. w. Say
age Of the International Stock Food
company, the we'll known Minneapolis
millionaire, who Is president of the
company; Walter d. Boutell, vice
president; E. D. Murphy, treasurer;
w. p. Mason, secretary and general
manager; D. w. McKenna, A. L. Ober
and John B. Turner OF Jersey City,
N. j., directors; George M. Fleacker,
Minneapolis counsel.
Work will be commenced immedi-
ately on the work of securing the
right OF way and will be prosecuted
vigorously until completion. Indica-
ton are that the road will be open
for trafic in about two years.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-21
OLD LAND MARK BURNED
Famous Strengthening Plant at Medora
Is Pile of Ashes.

The famous slaughtering plant of
the Marquis de Mores at Medora has
burned to the ground and now only
ruins remain of the famous attempt
of the Frenchman to compete with the
Armours and Swifts in marketing
cattle.
For years the property has been in
the care of Waterman. and little by
little some of 1t has been disposed of
to ranchmen and settlers, but the
large packing plant has remained to
tell the story of big idea projected
too many years ahead of the times.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-21
". l.. stockweII In Town.

State Superintendent of Public In
struction w. L. Stockwell and wife and
son Walter are visitors in the city
today, enroute home to Grafton from
Bismarck. They have been making
the trip by stages, having stopped of
at Fargo and other towns on the road,
but Mr.. StockweN states that they
will take the last jump tonight. They
attended the entire session of the state
legislature at Bismarck.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-21
STATE GRAB BAG

Matt Johnson's Omemee Herald is
shy on editorial dope. Matt must have
gone to sleep.
Even Milt Crazy failed to see no.
litical redemption sticking out of some
OF the returning legislators.
Representative Sam Adams of
Towner county is now wearing bro
gans and following the plow.
It is said the editor of the Gackle
Republican transferred a number of
VS. while at Bismarck as an employe
of the legislature.
Ward county is decidedly proud of
the work done by its representatives
In the legislature. 1t might be. They
got the whole cheese
1t is possible that under the new
county division law, the empire of
Ward may be divided into two or
three counties. while Mclean will
probably be cut into two.
Representative Chapman's constitu-
ents are justly elated over the secur-
ing of the experiment station for Will
liston. They will likely compel Chap
man to be the first senator from the
district composed of Williams and
Mckenzie counties, which he also took
home in his vest pocket
John Adamson is now one Of the
proprietors and editor of the Bottineau
Courant. Adamson has had a varied
career. He is a printer by trade,
having held the foremanship of one
of the biggest Offices in Chicago, is
an expert stenographer, served as
Congressman Marshall's private Sec
rotary, practiced law, dabbled in poll
tics and is now flirting with his first
love. p.a
John Day. colored; Of Devils Lake,
roomed with "Bill' Vaughan, who was
recently bound over to the district
court. While his partner was in Jail
awaiting trial, Day appropriated some
of his wearing apparel. Then Day
concluded he would leave Devils Lake
and bought ticket for Larimore. Be-
fore the train came in he was arrest
ed. He was found guilty of petit
larceny, and was given sentence of
10 days in Jail. Day and Vaughan
are again rooming together-at the
county Jail. !
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-21
Start Studies.

Guy r. Vowles of Fargo, who was
one of the American winners of
Rhodes scholarship honors this year,
will begin his studies at the famous
English university about Oct. is. He
has been notified that the university
will open at that date. He proposes
to continue his work at Bismarck for
some time. The scholarship is for
three years and includes an allow
ance of $500 per year. which under
the conditions. will be little II any
more than is actually needed to pay
expenses.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-21
Thank You. Ben!

Williston State: The Grand Times,
though it doesn't come to this Office,
was printed in such green ink that you
could hear it rustic clear across the
street on aSturday. But. then, the
Times is rustling newspaper all the
way from Jack Fawcett to the alert
and constantly going Happy" and it
might be said that old man Elvebach
is there with few original packages,
too,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-21
Langdonites Go Home.

Sheriff P. Reid and Postmaster John
McBauvaran Of Langdon, who were in
Grand Forks Wednesday enroute home
from a visit in the Mill City, went
north to their home town this morn
ing. They visited in Minneapolis with
w. A. LaidlOW,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-21
Musical Events.

Grand Forks music lovers will be
treated to two high-class musical
events within the next two weeks.
On Thursday. March %, Turner the
celebrated st. Paul basso will give a
recital in the Presbyterian church un-
der the auspices of the Christian En-
deavorers. On the following Monday,
April l, the Evans Male Quartet will
give concert in the Metropolitan
opera house.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-21
Married Today.

Ole Lybak and Miss Margit Gjeglum
We're married today by Rev. A. j. HUI
tend. Both young folks are from
Petersburg.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-21
Funeral on Friday.

The funeral of T. F. Loyland, who
died on Tuesday at his home in Walle
township will be held on Friday at
o'clock. The services will be held at
the home of the deceased, Rev. A. ].
Hulteng of this city officiating.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-21
Woodmen 10 Hold Session.

A regular meeting Of the Woodmen
lodge will be held this evening in Odd
Fellows hall. There is some initia-
ton to be done.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-21
Preps Won.

The preparation team of the state
university won the relay race of half
a mile yesterday. The winning team
consisted of Jacobson, Martineau, C.
Stee and Myhra. C. Stee also won the
sixteen pound shot put.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-21
On the Warmth.

Secretary Hooker of Fargo of the
board of barber examiners is on the
warpath, and is doing his best to
break up the practice of extortionate
charges among certain class of bar
bers. He has been induced to act by
the prOprietors of well-conducted
shops. The penalty for extortion is
imprisonment in the penitentiary for
from one to five years.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-21
Given Away.

A forty-two (42) piece dinner set
given free to every customer of the
Star Steam laundry. For particulars
ask the driver or call the office, N. w.
phone 17S. Billings & Kaiser, Props,
East Grand Forks.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-21
Slight Improvement.

Max Rabinovich is reported slightly
improved though his condition is still
serious enough to cause anxiety to
his many friends in the city.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-21
Has Moved.

Dick Stacy, the we'll known draw
man. has moved to International ave-
nue. No. 315. He formerly lived on
North Fourth street in the house lust
moved on account of the Spriggs build
ing improvement.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-21
Strained Knoo

Joseph Robinson, the Great Northern
engineer, is laid up at his home on
North Eighth street, suffering with
sprained knee. He was at Cass Lake.
when he slipped and fell to the side
walk, sustaining the injury. He will
not be able to work for number of
days.