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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-10-02
SPECIAL SERVICE IS
CONTEMPLATED
FOR G. n.
Another Fast Train From St.
Paul and Special Mail
Train a Possibility

Superintendent Nicholson of the
Great Northern Offices here will, leave
this evening for St. Paul where he
will attend a meeting Of the time card
committee, for the purpose of making
some changes in the schedule of the
Great Northern.
While the changes to be made will
not affect Grand Forks much still at
the same time one change likely to be
made will be the most important made
in some time. Under the present plan
train No. 3, which leaves St. Paul at
3p. m. misses all connections coming
into st. PAUL for points west. There
are twenty-five trains coming into St.
Paul over other roads that the Great
Northern loses out on, because no con-
nections can be made.
Under the new schedule which will
probably be made out, No. 8 will not
leave st. Paul until 1890 p. M. thus
having an opportunity to pick up all
passengers for western points. 1t will
also be put on a faster schedule and
will run over the Aneta line by way of
Casselton and Devils Lake instead of
by Larimore.
There is also some talk of putting
on special mail service over the
Great Northern to connect with the
Burlington railroad at Billings. Mont,
getting mail to Seattle and other coast
points twelve hours sooner than form
erly. The new cut in on the Great
Northern from Selby to Billings will
permit the connection with tho Bur-
lington. The new mail train will also
probably carry passenger coaches and
while this train has not definitely
been daciled on and may not be nj the
meeting Of the time card committee,
it is one of the. possibilities Of the
near future.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-10-02
An Elec,rie Danes.

Take pane Of glass+a broken one
Will do-and< secure 1t by placing the
ends between the leaves Of two large
books. letting the glass be two inches
from the table. Cut from lightweigbt
writing paper, or. better still. from It's
sue paper. dolls. dogs and other fig-
ures. Place them on the table be-
meath the glass. Rub the glass rigor.
ously' with silk handkerchief. and
the figures WILL cut ali kinds Of nntica
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-10-02

believe our strong party with its
great principles is only in its infancy.
Our glory as nation has but Just be
gun. There are mighty problems yet
to be solved. grave questions to be ans
wered, complex issues to be wrought
out, but believe we can trust the
Grand Old Party and it's leaders to
care for the entire future of our Ma
ton and OF our people as 1t has cared
for them so we'll in the past.-Hon.
James S. Sherman.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-10-02

Choir Practice
Tho choir Of st. Paul's Episcopal
church will practice this evening at
Z o'clock.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-10-02
STRANGE NOTE Or
SUICIDE 70
HIS. WIFE
dearest Edna, and MY Dear
Little Girls, Goodbye"
Writes Hampstead

sssss ssss ssssssssss |.
- Dearest Edna: No woman :
could possibly be better wife i.
and mother than you have been. :
: II only could have been as good :
husband and father. May God
: help you to forgive me. 1t is more =
than I can bear to leave my dear
est wife and my darling little =
girls. God, my anguish is moth =
ing compared to the shame and :
disgrace l am heaping on your .
and their shoulders to bear dur
: ing a life time. l feel that God /.
in His infinite mercy, has for :
given me. pray the dear Jesus
in His infinite love and pity to =
surround you al! with His pro-
tectlng care and guidance.
Dearest Edna. and my dear
= little girla, goodbye. :
sssssss <ssssss So =
The above is the, letter left by John
Hampstead of Emerald. addressed
to his wife and which was found on
his person Thursday. The letter was
taken to Emerald In the afternoon
by ]. NJ. Smith ot,this city and deliver
ed to the wife of d suicide. In 1t, It
was expected that some clue might be
furnished as to the motive of suicide,
hut there is absolutely nothing In
the letter to indicate what had caused
him to commit the act. The letter was
found in his pocket, being addressed
as follows: &
ITO my Wife. Mrs. Edna Hempstead."s
The cause Of the suicide is as mys-
flying as ever, although every effort
has been made to unearth some rea-
ron for the act It is now believed
that Mr.. Hampstead may have been
respondent from over work, his busi-
ness cares being many and very
heavy. Had he been dependent, his
actions previous to his suicide would
not make 1t appear sc. Last Saturday
in conversation with Mr. Smith Of this
city, he had discussed various busi-
ness affairs concerning the work of
next season, getting an outline Of
what was to be done in certain mat
ters. Monday he came to Grand
Forks and took in tho Taft celebra-
ton, stopping at the Hotel Northern.
He stayed there Monday evening,
leaving Tuesday morning after eating
breakfast 1t is now supposed that the
suicide occurred Tuesday forenoon as
his hat ond coat were noticed In the
balcony in thes afternoon.
The, funeral will be held Saturday
afternoon at $3.50 o'clock from the
Presbyterian church In Grand Forks.
Rev. Stevenson Of Emerald to ofhciate.
The Masons will attend the funeral in
a body and members OF that lodge
will act aF,pall bearers.
Bank in Good Shape
! Since yesterday afternoon an exam
ination has been in progress In the
Farmers State bank at Emerald, Of
which Mr.. Hampstead was cashier.
and. this afternoon 1t was announced
that the institution was In first class
condition in every way. The books
are well kept and though the inspec-
tion has been the very closest, Moth
ing has been found to show that there
was anything wrong m the bank az
fairs. ~, s
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-10-02

In Des McInes Mr.. Bryan talked free
trade, in indianapolis sailed into cor
porations. and in Topeka proclaimed
the necessity Of the guarantee Of bank
deposits. Mr.. Bryan Is geographically
adjustable at moments notice, and
never dismayed when one Of his para
mount Issues blows up.-st. Louis
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-10-02
Just Got Il Out.

"Why in the name of goodness" ex.
claimed man Ito an acquaintance.
do You keep taking out your watch1
Going to catch train ?"
ssWrll. no." answered the other. 'sTo
tell you the truth. I haven't seen my
watch for q long time"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-10-02
WILLIAMS HERE TUESDAY
Congressman W. E. Williams Of IL.
llnois Will Speak in Grand
Forks Tuesday Evening,

The Bryan Burke club has made ar
rangements to have CONGRESSMAN W.
e. Williams Of Illinois speak in this
city on democratic principals next
Tuesday evening. The place where
the speaking will take place has not
been definitely decided upon by the
committee. ~
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-10-02

Mr.. Bryan says he was beaten in his
former campaigns by money. He was
beaten in his former campaigns by his
advocacy OF fifty cent dollars.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-11-19
CLEAR ENUNClA1lON.
An Art Worth Mastering by Public
Speakers.

Now and then we find reader or
speaker whose perfect mondulatlon ana
lnpretentlouS but absolutely correct
md clear enunciatior afford to the
'lcarer an ursDcakable delight. In
such a case we find every letter. sylla-
BILE word and pause accorded its own
ayact f,,nction When there is added
to this quality the gift of intcrpreta-
ton. the dramatic touch which III
stirct and training combine to afford,
the artistic and literary illumination
which is necessary in rendering in pub
lie a good selection of prose or poetry,
ther we get a fresh revelation of the
beauty. the melody and the power OF
our English speech. I:ut to accomplish
such a task one must study the art of
distinct cnunCiation and master 1t.
That art however, is worth mastering.
1t is worth while. if need be. to repeat
tie simple vowel and conSonantai
sounds thousands of times. to put one
self in training, to practice reading
aloud, to heed criticism, to study ones
own utterdnccs to use the monograph
in order to find out ones own faults in
this respect, to undertake long process
eG of scif-culturc in order to master
this one fundamental thing-the art OF
enunciating clearly, correctly and
resonantlv when speaking in public.
In this particular respect the man
whose mouth is muffed with a bristling
rilstac che is Handicapped. Actors know
better than to cultivate an overhanS-
ing bushy growth about the mouth.
They understand. what all speakers
should know. that the motion of the
lips and the expression and play of the
facial muscles round about them, noted
by the eye of the nearer are important
aids to those who Decentralization Ad-
yocatc.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-11-19
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-11-19
Interesting Literary Items
Culled for Journal Readers
WHITE HOUSE FAMILIES.
William Henry Harrison Had Largest,
Consisting Of Ten Children.

There have, been times in American his
tory when AN advocate OF large .dnlAeS
could not have cited the h"iScI"id "l me
White House as an example, Tor small
families have been the rule IN tn" W mite
House. and the census taker IN more man
one administration would nave beci
obliged to report mo family.
Yet only two bachelors have been elect
sd To the Presidency, and one II So,
Grover Cleveland, changed his c"nGllloiI
by marrying before completing his first
Term. I;,mcs Buchanan in his youth was
a party to u romantic love affali, aud al
ter the death of the young lady II" ap-
pears never to- have thought Of marrying;
1t has been said that few President had
What President Roosevelt would call large
families William Henry Harrison had the
largest he was the father of sin sons ana
four daughters. He was tn" Oldest Inli
Garfield had the next largest families; IN
the Hayes family We're horn eight chill
dren and in the Garfield family seven. Il
large number in each case growing 10
maturity.
sons ana one daughter. and one Ct these
sons. Frederick ID. Grant, is a maJ2r GyM11
eral in the army. Abraham Lincoln mad
four SONS. Robert Todd Lincoln. who pc
caule Secretary of War under Presidents
Garfield ana Arthur, alone surviving TO
maturity. President johnson had Nv"
daughters. Martha and Mary. Martha pre-
siding over the White House during the
frequent illnesses OF her invalid mother
Pi"Sf"nt Arthur WAS Il N!uuNei; anu
his sister presided over the White House.
He had two children living. but his rrSt
child "A son. died in infancy. President
Van Buren, also was a widower. He had
five sons. two of whom were Abraham.
whose wife presided over the White
House. and John who was known as
"ptInct. John" President Taylor had -
son and two daughters. of whom one
in;l TiCd jefferson Davis.
President Pierce had three sons. two OF
whom died in infancy, and the child, q
boy of l3. was killed in the presence of l,iN
parents In Il railroad accident two months
before his fathers inauguration as ~ eSl-
dent President John Adams had dauSh-
ter and three sons, President Monroe mad
two daughters. and John Quincy Adams
had several children. President jefferson
had five children. President Nckin'y's
two daughters died while very young
BOSTON Globe.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-11-19
tDetroit Free Press.)

Is all America going mad over an
nIverSdricS of historical events?
We have had centennals and tercen-
tcnnials and seSqu-centennials of late
until the very thought of such subjects
has become tiresome. Yet there seems
to be no end to the making Of pageants
Vermont and New York States nov
propose another.
This is the tercentennial. 1t is
planned to reenact on Lake Champaign
many Of the stirring events that have
taken place on its PLACID surface. tbs
occasion being the three hunGredth an
niversary Of its discovery by Samuel d.
Champain. The National Government
is asked to contribute. The States es-
peciall, interested are to appropriate
large sums. Canada, Great Britain
and France have been invited to parti
cipate. The affair already calls for TIL
spending of close to half a million dol
lars.
Is there to be- an indefinite series o
such celebrations" A start was mad
with the founding of Quebec, and It j!
now proposed to follow the trail OF tn
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-11-19
Uncertain Oklahoma.
est. Louis TineS.)

(ot LOUIS lllilSS.J
Oklahoma is almost q doubtful Stat.
Democratic geographically the Stat,
IS peopled by an element having tina
independence Of spirit characteristic
Of the population OF Kansas. The ne
gro question in certain parts of the ney
state may tend to keep down Repub
lican advances. but, even with the rae
issue quite alive, there is a possibj|it.
that the next election will find Okla
homa Republican. The reasons ar
many and interesting.
One Of the influences that has beel
hurtful to the Democracy Of the new
State connects Very directly with tn
party's triumph of 1906. when, undo
many promises and as the result o
much hard work, the Democrats woi
handsomely. This victory meant tina
the party secured the right to prepar
the new States Constitution. 1t wa:
a privilege of doubtful value as vieWet
in the outcome. The Democrats failet
in tneir preparation of the. Common
Wealth's fundamental law. They de
vised an "advanced' hodgepodge Whic}
stands as trstratc model Of wha
q constitution should not be OutSid
of the State tie new document is re
garded With some scorn, and within
there is body Of critics of activit,
anu Sagaclty.
Another reason contributing T.
GndbtfuluesS. politically, in Oklahoma
involves the immigrant. For som,
time the newcomer was q Texan o.
MissOurian. Now the Kansan, the 10
wa man, the foreign born and imam.
Eastern and Northern Republicans ar
drifting into the promised land. Thes,
]ncn will not become Democrats.
In the matter of leadership, it is diff
ficut to forecast the outcome on thu
Democratic side. If the governor l.
discredited at home because of tn,
Hearst episode, ii will show within !;
short time. Should Haskell retire, thu
succession is matter of keen concern
to the Democratic organization. Soma
tor Owen is a very efficient servant. bu
hardly u leader as Haskell is. On The
ether hand, the Republicans have
T1ynn-kcen, rcSourCcful. brilliant ora
tor, good lawyer man of wealth ana I:
stanCh organization man. Dennis Flynn
is the man for whom the Oklahoma
Democracy must look out He Is likrl,
to take the State over to the Republi-
cans, and, incidentally, secure a sen
atOrShlp for himself
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-11-19

,ioneers wherever they blazed 1t. An
,rican history has IL succession of i,'
pressive and important incidents. III
.ommemoration of all of them Is SoL
@ keep the nation continuously BUSY.
Monuments may appropriately i'
erected for such purposes. ana II IN"
arc artistically designed they serve ~
purpose of refreshing the nationa
memory sufficiently well But to spen
g1eat sums OF money and to distrac
large bodies of participants and spec
'ators from their daily routine inVolv
a use Of wealth and time that might
better be given to the needs of Tn,
resent than to the exploits of the ras'
America has been supposed hereto
ore to live in the present and future
: it beginning to live in the past?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-11-19
Oriujn of the Turkish Fee.

That the Turkish fcZ, which is the
insignia of every true subject Of the
ottoman empire, is not a Turkish
product but comes from the hated
GiaourS is the interesting and some
what surprising Information which
comes in report made.by the Ameri-
can consul general at Smyrna. OF the
entire supply of fcZes. 80 per cent. of
those worn in Smyrna are turned out
by a Vienna syndicate and the re-
mainder are imported from other
towns in Austria and Germany. Con-
stantinople which is the main dis
tributing center. is said to depend
upon the same sources for it's supply.
The value OF the feZ trade may be
estimated from the fact that the price
Of a fez averages 50 cents, ard that
the consumption is at the rate of
about one and One-half every year to
every male Ottoman subject. Roughly
estimated, there are 25,00O,000 Turks
of fezwearing age. Inc annual ex-
penditure for feZes should, therefore
exceed S1S,000,000, which is very
| comfortable harvest for the Austro-
Germany monopoly. That Others
| have not been tempted into so inviting
| field is something of a marvel
Where are the hatters of Sheffield an6
| of Danbury While their rivals OF
Teutonic soil are drawing thus
heavily on the pockets of the servant,
of the prophet ?-Pittsburg Chronicle
| Telegraph.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-11-19
A New England Idea.
(WaShlngtOn POSt.)

conference OF governors Is to be-
held in Boston Thanksgiving week 70
The purpose OF icvising plans for wax
ing up New England. Ii is one Of ;
numbor Of important and significar
conferences which have been Suggeste;
by the conservation conference held
the White House by President Roose
vtlc iii the spring Of this year, and l.
the fruit OF the Roosevelt idea
The six New England States hav,
many common interests which the va
riouS state legislatures have treated il
Independent and conducting ways. l
is for the purpose of deviSing unity o
action III connection with the fisheries
tn" conservation of water and fOres
resources, tn" uniication Of automo
bile and other laws. the rehabilitation
Of the farms, and New England argr
culture that the conference is called
and its deliberations cannot fail to re
suit ir great benefit New England
surely will respond to this form of tn
oxygen treatment.
Conferences of the governors and dis
tinguiShcd citizens of various group
of States united within themselves b,
common interests may yet become q
effective eXtrd-constitutional inStru
mcnts OF political progress and develop
mclt as the party nominating conven
tons, which are also unknown to tin
Constitution
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-11-19
Harvestinu the Oyster.

At the end of three years OF H'e'.'"'
are the oyster is generally 't' 80
nough for consumption The h"fNt'.
NC of the oyster. which commences !"
carly September and continues tllf'uT"-
tut what is known as the oyStcl S'"9'.''
; probably the most picturesque Sn'o
# the industry. There are tW" 'hl'i
Methods of gathering oysters. dr&dG''.s
and forging. On the natural gr"llhhs
he latter process is employed almost
exclusively, the reason being that iios'
# the states have declared dr"dslhs
illegal on the ground that dredges WORK
rreparaDle damage to the beds. Tong
,ig consists in the gathering OF oysters
" means of two long rakeS- Joi!l1u
,cissor-like at the center. These are
Known as tongs, and are sometimes
more than fifteen feet in length. Tong
ng is generally pursued in small boats
ach carrying a crew of two-the tong
and a man or boy to Gull. The tong
,rs, generally speaking, do not market
heir own oysters. but sell them day by
lay. dirActiy from their boats, to one OF
he buy hOats,' craft employed by the
,ysters packers and shippers exclusive
ly for this purpose. -National Maya
zine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-11-19

There is a lot of humbug in tn,
bread line" charity in "A big city III
these times The most interesting item
in the report OF the Joint application
bureau of the Charity Organization
Society of New York and the Associa
ton for Improving the Condition of tho
Poor. was that last winter mere than
5000 several invitations We're sent t.
men in the various bread lines" TO ap-
ply for work. and only 1876 responses
were received. And $1,000 cards dis
trbuted by policemen of the chief tive
New York City boroughs by the bureau
and police commissioner brought appli-
cations for help within 80 days from
159 persons. Those who clamor for helI
want it without any conditions of ser
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-11-19

The choxd that holds us to life is a
curious thing. In paper the other
dav there was the account of the death
of a woman who had been seriously,
even desperately ill for "a years, and
in the same paper there was the men,
ton of the death of a man, apparently
in the prime of life and health. who
dropped dead in the middle of hearty
laugh.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-11-19
VOICES OF THE PRESS.
No Lack of Religious Faith.
New York World)

|
| The charge periodically made from:
the pulpit that unbelief has undermin-
ed the old foundations of religious
faith seems susceptible of REPUTATION II
the light OF current evidence.
How on this theory is the immediat,
popular interest in the Emmanuel heal
| ing movement among the Episcopallan:
| the so-called neo- Eddyism, to be eX
planned? What is the significance
| the wide discussion of creeds stimula
ted by Mr. Taft's Unitarian views, tn
general attention attracted to his lcIte
on the Catholic problem in the Prilip
pines in answer to a Baptist ministers
questions and the Lutheran Syncd's
criticisms of the Presidents open lette
on "unWarranted bigotry' with refer
ence to the religious opinions Of
chief Executive? Are these the symp
tomato indications of religious 1ethar.
gy or rather an expression of keel
popular interest in spiritual matters
incidentally there is the unwontet
spectacle of a former United State
Senator defining his personal cree,
with respect to the hereafter. and de
Claring to the New Hampshire stat
Board of Agriculture that man afte
death takes on new physical form
and becomes an inhabitant of anothe
planet"
Forms may have changed, but faiti
seems as firmly rooted as ever. TIT
virtual injection into the national cam
paign just ended of religious issue i!
Of itself good presumptive evidenc
that the nation today thinks and feel
deeply on religious subjects even if i
is not burning witches and exiting non
Conformists. Some Of the old moor
ings may have been loosed and partic
ular crecds discarded as outworn, bu
there is 10 lack of contemporaneou
testimony to the nations belief III tn
essentials of religion.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-11-19
Maine Gossip
A Halter of Peace.

OF Joe Struuhers likes a fuss;
He's 50 blame cantankerOuS
That he'd sit up half the night
Only ieS' to see Il fight.
If you ever chance to meet
OF Joe Struthers down the street,
He'll get busy, without fail,
Teliin some peculiar tale
OF what some one said bout you
An when you are mad clean through,
An express your wrath profound,
OF Joe StruthcrS goes around
To the other Teller who
Listens while he goes clean through
Every thing yoH said. an more.
Tfen you're both so good an sore
Tuat YOU re each a-longin' to
Beat the other black an blue
It's the truth. though very sad
or Toes disposition bad.
Hes never fcClin' right.
Gent he's mixed mp in a fight,
Folks say he WAS ever thus.
High strung an Cantanksrous,
Take Il chance hisSelf? Not he.
AlluS acts as referee.
Washington Star