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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-12
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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-12
Christmas

Twas the week before Christmas aud
all through tho stores
The people were crowdins the aisles
TO the doors.
Mamma buying lerchiefs and Ia
buying caps,
And tins rest of the family making
some "aps,"
For the !ista were so cong and inTolN-
cd so much chatter.
That gift choosing seemed a most des-
peratc matter.
The. tossed and they ln,nhied ;he
coun,er-sprcad stocks,
And asked to be shown the insioc of
each box:
They priced everything in the cases.
and then.
Crossed a name of and started all
over again.
They pushed and they iostled and
trod on the toes
OF those pressing round them. and
night came to blows.
They hageled and struggled and
sasped and persrired.
And vowed that next Christmas they
couldn't he hired
To do Christmas shopping in any such
way!
They'd begin to stock up. say in April
or May
But, between you and ME and the
jolly st. Nick.
They could. hut they won't turn off
any such trick:
And a week before Christmas in all
of the stores.
The same people will crowd the same
aisles to the doors.
Fila Randall Fearce.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-12

st. Marks Bazaar.
The Ladies' Aid of st. Marks Eng.
, ish Lutheran church will hold
bazaar III the basement Of the First
BAPTIST church Friday afternoon and
evening.
z~:c,urns Home THIS Week.
Miss Annie Guinan Of Winnipcg
Mo has been visiting with her sou.
sins at the John Franklin home in
Riverside Park and at the Driscoll
home near East Grand Forks for the
'at'er part of he present week.
Visiting at Lake.
DIR. A. A. Nichols of Fargo and his
bride who formerly was Mrs. Edith
Athearn of this city arc visiting in
Devils Lake at the home of Mr.. and
AIRS. jerome Freeman. the latter be-
60 to Fargo Wednesday and MIR. and
Mrs. Freeman will visit them during
the holidays.
state President Making Tour.
Mrs. L. w. Hartman of Minnewau-
kan. state president of the Rebekah
assembly is making her annual in
spection Of the various lodges and last
week she visited the western part of
the state accompanied by Mrs. Ole
Scrumgard Of Devils lake. a former
state organizer:
Auxiliary Began Study.
The members OF the Woman's AUX
Hilary of st. Paul's church gathered
in large numbers this afternoon at
the home Of Mrs. H. L. Pitts in the
Dinnic block and began the study Of
their new book. The Conquest Of Il
Continent" written by Rev. Hugh L..
Rurleson Of New York. a brother Of
tho pastor Of the local church. The
study i,our was followed by social Wis
itinG and the hostess was assisted in
serving a light repast by her sister,
Mrs. Van NaulkcnberE of Detroit,
Mich.
Won,an's Nome Missionary Meet.
The Woman's Home Missionary So
ciety OF the Methodist church will
meet at the home of Mrs. +. NJ. Mccoy
Wednesday afternoon at 3 O'Clock.
The study topic will he a review Of the
years work and Mrs. H. H. Healy will
he the leader. Subscriptions to
"Woman's Home Missions" and the
Text Book" will he renewed at this
meeting and all are cordially invited
to he present. The following program
will he given:
Devotiorals-Mrs. NJ. A. Hanson.
Talk and report of the national
convention-Mrs. H. H. Healy.
Piano solo-Miss Rikka Jorgenson.
Vocal dnet-Misses Ruth and Fran.
ces Mccoy.
Reading-Miss Florence Healv.
Vocal duet-Misses Mildred Smith
and Charlotte Stevens.
Vocal solo-Miss Van Dusen.
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FATE NOW IN
HANDS OF THE JURY
CONTINUED from page ~

(SOntlnueQ IrOm page IL
elaboration. generalization, or pre-
conceived design to kill. In both.
however. the killing must have been
in~excusable, unjustifiable and accom-.
panied with malice. When, for ex-
ample, a person forms a design to kill
in the midst Of a conflict and imme-
dfately executes the design, the kill
ing is not premeditated and is no
higher offense than murder in the
second degree.
II you r satisfied beyond a rea-
sonable doubt that the defendant, in
said Trail county. on the 18th day
Of March. 1911, shot the said James
Franklin Ross with malice, but with.
out generalization and de%liberation
and that such shot inflicted a wound
that caused the death Of said Ross.
you should find the defendant guilty
of murder in the second degree.
If you are not satisfied beyond a
reasonable doubt that the defendant
is guilty Of either murder in the first
degree or murder in the second de.
gree. YOU will then take up and con-
slider whether or not the other and
lesser offense Of manslaughter has
been committed.
Homicide. not excusable or justif-
able. but perpetrated in a manner not
10 IL
I have already instructed you that
the homicide in the case at bar, II
committed by defendant. was neither
excusable nor justifable.
There are two degrees Of man.
slaughter under our law.
Homicide is mansla lighter in the
first degree when perpetrated without
a design to effect death and in a heat
OF passion. but in q. cruel and unusual
manner. or by means of a dangerous
weapon. unless 1t is committed under
such circumstances as constitute ex.
cusable or tustitiable homicide.
I will no instruct you as to man
slaughter in the second degree, az the
defendant is either guilty of murder
in the first degree, or murder in the
second degree. or mansla lighter in
the first degree. If he is guilty Of any
offense.
TO constitute manslaughter in the
FIRST degree. the mortal wound must
be inflicted when the reason IL dis
turbed or obscured by passion, and
to an extent to cause a person to act
rashly. without reflection. and from
passion rather than Judgment. There
must have beer an adequate provoca
uon or cause for the passion, and
the mortal wound must nave been In
ficted without previous malice or de-
; sign to cffoct death.
l.. If you believe from the evidence
beyan5 81 reasonable doubt that the
defendant. in said Traill county. al
the time alleged in the information,
nred a shot from Il revolver and in
f1icted a mortal wound upon James
Franklin Ross, and that the said
wound was inflicted in the heat OF
passion. upon adequate provocation
or cause, and without malice or de-
sign to effect death. then the defend.
ant ia guilty OF manslai,ghter in lad
first degree.
What is sufficient cooling time aft.
er tho provocation to constitute the
oFense murder is to be Judged by all
the facts and circumstances appear-
ing in the evidence. The time In
which an ordinary man would undel
like circumstances have cooled IL q
reasonable time. II after provocatior
%suficient time has elapsed for reason
Ito resume her sway. the homicide
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-06-29
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1T has sometimes been said of US,
Senator Vance continued-and
knew by the twinkle of his eye and
the twitching Of his mustache that
some humorous thought was passing
through his mind-'it has often been
said that North Carolina Is represent
ed by two shooting senators, and yet
in spite Of that fact / think Ransom
and | are about as gentle-disposi-
toned men as are in the senate
The senator saw that looked puz-
zled. They say" he explained, that
I shoot of my mouth while Ransom
is shooting his cuffs"
| saw the point at once. Senator
Ransom was distinguished not only
for the length and fulness of his shirt
cuffs, and for their capacity to en-
Yelop his hands, but also for habit
he had of constantly pulling the cuffs,
when they had slipped back, to their
accustomed place, so that they con-
ceaIed all of his hands but the fingers,
In the slang of the day this was called
shooting the cuffs" OF course, no
explanation need be made of Senator
Vance's remark that he was accused
of shooting off his mouth" For he
was a pretty constant and vigorous
speaker on the floor Of the senate.
Copyright, 1911, by E. J. Edwards. All
Rights Reserved.)
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-06-29
Magnate's Bookkeeping Lesson

ing to quit the steamboat business.
l have got to have somebody that l
can trust in his place, and l want to
put you there. l want you to begin
next week
But, Commodore I protested, I
can't take Dams place. I don't know
the first thing about bookkeeping
THE Commodore looked quizzicaIly
at me for moment, and then he told
me that he could find out in an in
slant whether I had told him the truth
or not when l said that 1 didn't know
anything about bookkeeping.
Sammy he said, you know
enough to take in all the money that's
coming, and to say how much you
have taken in, don't your
Why, Of course 1 do, Commo-
dore.'
Well, Sammy, you know how to
pay out what I tell you tor
"'Of course, I can do that
Well, you know enough to pay
over to me all that is left, don't your
"EOf course; that's easy l said.
Well, that's all there is in book
keeping. Now, you quit ever there
with Sam Barlow as soon as he'll let
you go, and come over here and take
Dan Torrance's place..
''Of course there was nothing to do
but to accept the CommOdore's offer,
and that's why I gave up the law for
business"
Copyright, 1911, by E J. Edwards. All
Rights Reserved.)
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-06-29
Suggestion Of Friend That Induced
John Hill to Advocate First the
Postal Gard and Then the
Reduced Rate.

In the spring Of 1888, few weeks
after the adjournment of congress,
had a good opportunity to chat with
John Hill of New Jersey, whose term
as a member of congress expired on
March Of that year.
''Mr HILL" I said, st presume you
feel greatly gratif1ed over your sue
cess in peTsuading congress to adopt
the two-cent rate for letter postage.
l presume you have been congratu-
lated, and l want to tell you that I
have heard members of congress say
that your triumph is the only one
they know of the kind, for it was ex-
clusively a one mans fight from the
beginning to the end"
yes" replied Mr.. Hill, 'T have re-
ceiVed many expressions Of congratu-
lation, and some from quarters where
l least expected them. I am abso-
lutely certain that all I predicted as
a result Of reducing letter postage
from three cents to two cents will
be found to have been accurate with
in the next two or three years"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-06-29
How Commodore Vanderbilt Proved to
Samuel Barton That He Could
Easily Fill the Position Daniel
Torrance Was Vacating.

TN my early manhood" said the
late Samuel Barton, nephew of Com
modOre Vanderbilt and one of the ex-
ecutors of the Vanderbilt's estate, cit
was my ambition to become a great
lawyer. 1 thought that in the family
and it's various connections there
ought to be some one who was neither
a merchant, a financier nor a steam
boat man.
so l studied law, was admitted to
the bar, and became managing clerk
for one of the greatest law firms of
New York city of that time, Barlow,
Shipman, Laroque & Mcfarland. At
that time the Commodore was very
much occupied with his own steam
ship lines, and with his Long Island
sound steamboats, as well, although l
learned afterwards that he was just
beginning to think of changing his
career from that of a steamship own
er and manager to railways.
THE Commodore had placed in
charge Of the steamship lines as his
direct representative, his son-in-law,
everything under the Commodore
cashier, bookkeeper, manager, and
all that l knew that Torrance was
becoming a little tired of the work,
and was looking around for an oppor-
tunity to go into business for himself.
But I didn't believe he would ever be
able to break away from the Commo-
dore.
"One morning the Commodore asked
me to call upon him at his Offices,
which were then in a building which
faced Bowling Green, very near the
Battery. He was not in his office
when | called, but he came in a few
minutes later and greeted me with
his usual salute: Hello, Sammy!
Then, when we were alone, he asked:
Sammy, do you expect to make a
lawyer?
81 replied that I was one already, in
bud at least.
Sammy, you know enough law,
now, don't you, to keep out of jail?
the Commodore said; and I knew from
his manner that behind the pleasantly
he had some serious purpose.
Yes, Commodore I replied, I
think that 1 know enough law to keep
out of jail, but I also think I know
enough to keep out even though were
not lawyer.
"SaI7my,' he said, I want you to
give up the law. Dan Torrance is go
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-06-29
AS TOMMlE UNDERSTOOD IT
Had Been Done With That
Dog Ordinance.

One year, in a certain town In
Maine, tax was levied On dogs for
the first time. 1t caused quite an ex-
element among the dog owners, as
many of them had dogs good for moth
ing except for pets.
So the next year an article was in
serted in the town warrant to repeal
the dog law. All interested attended
the meeting
When Mr.. W. came home his chill
drer. who had a pet dog, met him,
eager to hear the result. Mr. w said:
Well, boys! they have repealed
the dog law"
Little Tommie, four years old,
catching the words from his father
and entering into the spirit of the oc-
casion, rushed into where his grand
pa sat reading and shouted: Grand
pa, they have peeled the law dag!"
Have what?" asked grandpa
They have peeled the dog"
What did they do with the peel
ing?" asked grandpa.
Don't know. I'll ask papa" and he
legged it for the door.
Papa, what did they do with the
dog-peels?" 49,
Buried them" said papa, laughing.
Tommie rushed back.
They put UNI on berries, grandpa!"
What did they do with the Der
ries?" asked grandpa.
EFT um, I s'pose!" said Tommie,
thoughtfully.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-06-29

Clasped Her Close in His Wet Arms.
known to the world as Mrs. Kenneth
by virtue of having been the wife of
Chester Kenneth for more than two
years. Every body had known of the
marriage, and everybody had pro-
nounced it an ideal match; but the
dreadful sequel was known only to
very few persons, of whom Mrs. Sib-
Iey-BroWn was oSe
Marjorie's dream of happiness had
ended ah~z57tly enc year after her
marriage 70 Chester Kenneth A
series q misunderstanding disagree
ments and jeaIousy-inspired bicker-
ings eliminated in the only way that
promised peace for both. They agreed
to separate. Nothing was said about
divorce, the only thought being that
they must live apart. 1t was ar
ranged that Chester should go away.
and that Marjorie should remain in
possession of the home he had given
her.
Chester had been gone q whole year
now She had not heard from him in
all that time, and his whereabouts had
remained unknown to her since the
day he had taken himself from her
sight. He had gone out of her life
.as completely as if he were dead.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-06-29
Had Two Shooting Senators

ways commanded close attention
when he spoke. His colleague never
failed to pay him the courtesy Of TAX
ing a seat close to Vance and listen
ing with apparently absorbed atten-
ton to the entire speech. And when
Senator Vance had finished, Senator
Ransom was the first to extend a con-
graduating hand
One Saturday afternoon | saw Sen
ator Vance walking around the Thorn
as Circle, looking at the statue Of
General Thomas from all points of
view.
That is a fine statue of Thomas"
he said. 81 sometimes think he was
the best soldier on the Union side, all
things considered. My colleague, Ran
som, agrees with me-"
1 ventured to say to Senator Vance
that l had observed that his colleague
always made it a point to be the first
to congratulate him after he had
made speech.
Yes, he does do that" was the re
ply, and he is sincere in it, too.
do all the talking for North Carolina,
and Ransom keeps up general appear
ances by his elegant manners.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-06-29

ut these people did not knnw. They
abroad, on some mission or other, and
that his absence had been unavoid-
ably prolonged.
I've just received a bit Of news"
said young Coates, coming briskly up
from the boat-house, flushed and ex-
cited.
'EonsenseI" grovIed Stairway
How could anybody get news here?"
Listen. A courier just arrived in
his motor boat from Bluffton, bearing
a message. You know Bluffton is go
ing to celebrate tomorrow in the wild
est and wooliest way. One of the
events of the day is to be an aeroplane
flight from the fair ground by an ex-
pert aviator"
We'll, what of that?"
Why, he's coming across the lake
and expects to land on these grounds.
He is some daredevil inventor who s
been working for a year on his ma
chine, and thinks he's got the most
perfect one ever built. He agrees to
fly across the lake and back again"
Good! Maybe We'll have a ripple
Of excitement here, after all"
Let US hope that it will not be a
tragedy"
The. Fourth Of July dawned bright
and beautiful Save for the distant
booming of cannon, which marked the
beginning of the celebration at Bluff
ton, and the ftfuI sputtering Of few
packs of f1recrackers down about the
Soat-house, no unusual sounds greet
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-06-29
Sunerstition 1t Man Be

whether it is superstition or not
I cannot tell" said an elevator boy in
a city Office building recently, but
have you ever noticed how people rid
ing in an elevator instinctiVely turn
their faces toward the door? Wheth-
er the car is crowded or full, it is the
same thing. People who, stepping into
a well-flled car, could stand much
more comfortably facing inward will
hitch and squirm around until they
can look straight ahead at the gate.
Men are quite as bad as women in
that respect, Two reasons for this I
know do not apply. People do not do
this for safety, for the car is just as
safe no matter which way the passen-
ger is facing; the safety clutches
work just the same, and it is just as
impossible to jump out in case the
car should balk. Nor is anxiety to
get off at the right floor the reason.
Certainly it is not solicitude that the
elevator shall stop at the ground floor
that makes all the passengers in
downward bound car face outward.
What is the reason, anyway"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-06-29
North Carolina vs. Represented by
Zeb Vance, Wko "Shot Off His
Mouth" ans Nj. w. Ransom,
Who ~+%not His Cuffs"

During tbs administration of Presi-
dent Ha-aa and for some eighteen
years Later, no other state was repre-
scented IL the United States senate by
two men so completely different in
physical intellectual and Temperament
tai characteristics as was North Caro-
lima
Ihe two senators were Matthew w
Ransom, who as a Confederate gen
s1al fought in many of the great bat
Ties Of the Civil war, and Zebulon B.
Vance, who was elected governor Of
his state while in the field for the
south. Differing as they did in per-
zonal characteristics and in the meth
DDS which distinguished them while
senator's, these two North Caroltntans
we're warm personal friends.
Senator Ransom was man of great
personal dignity. He could not have
been persuaded to enter the senate
chamber unless he wore the conven-
tional frOCk coat and black trousers.
His linen was conspicuous for it's fine
aess as well as its whiteness. He
wore clOse-trimmed grizzly gray
Beard, and he was fond of pluckfng at
chin whiskeT. He rarely spoke, and
i he did address the chair, it was
usually to put a question or to make
brief motion. He always did this
with studied dignity and grace. 1t
was possible to see in him the So
called typical southern gentleman. He
was one of the two or three Demo
cratic senators with whom Senator
Roscoe COnkIing of New York per-
mitted himself to be on terms of per-
sOnal intimacy.
Senator "Zeb" Vance, as he was
commonly called, was a man of her
culean frame. He seemed to have
come directly from the plain people
His head, of noble shape and poise,
was surmOunted by mass of brown
ish hair, tossed about with a sort of
careless contempt of brush and comb
He wore very heavy mustache of
tawny color. He appeared TO be in
different to the cut of his clothes, and
had no objection to entering the SEN
ate chamber dressed in a business
sack suit, the pockets of which were
stuffed with papers. His colleague
wore gold-framed eyeglasses, while
Senator Vance frequently perched
upon his forehead an old-fashioned
pair of spectacles.
Senator Vance was a man of in
finite humOr and much wit He al
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-06-29
GOOD ROADS AID EDUCATION
How Future of Twelve Children Was
Directly Affeated-Where They
Travelled and Why.

What does 2, good road mean to a
rural school? What does a good road
mean to a rural community socially?
A certain township in southeast
Kansas saw fit to construct two miles
Of rock road, from a small town south
through a rural school district, says
the Kansas IndustriaIist. Six children
Of school age lived on farms adjacent
to the rock road, and six on the same
length of earth road in the west part
of the school district. The earth road
was in poor condition most of the
time.
The children on the good road went
to city schools, walking most of the
time. The children on the almost i'm
passable road went to a rural school.
At that time the instruction in the
town school was not any better than
the rural school, in the common
branches. The city school was not
what it ought to have been. The rural
school was noted for its excellent in
structors.
Two of the children living on the
1OSh 4OcAO Gu ~" oOpnOuiOI SS Ill dSo1I-
cultural colleges, two are seniors in
high school, and two are freshmen in
high schools. All of them are inter-
ested in agriculture, will graduate from
agricultural courses, and return to the
farm
Two children living adjacent to the
earth road finished the rural school,
Their interest in education was bal
anced against the almost impossible
condition Of the road the greater part
Of the school year. Now they are
hardly average farmers. Forr became
discouraged and quit the rural school
before they were graduated. Three
of them are day laborers in a nearby
town. The fourth is owner Of a small
restaurant in the same town.
The children Of the rock road walked
to church, Sunday school and lee
lures, and attended the social events
in town and in the country adjacent
to the rock road.
It hardly seems possible that
stretch of two to four miles of poor
road would make such a difference in
ones life, does it? But it did