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A Drama of the Moment
Extracted from Every Day Life.
By lRMA KRAFT
CABARETs AND RIBBON COUNTERS
Extracted from Every Day Life
BY lRMA KRAFT

Ttm@About eighty-thirty % a winter
venlug.
Place-A boarding hou-. in Harlem.
DkANiATIS PERSONAL
Mabel HeNter At THE rihbou counter
e MCStaCy
Settle Tarker-A ~zteuoEuap.r With
tts Continental Wooden Ca.
Doctor ftrker-ClHrice-A dancer
Mr- hu-hy-A boarding hpus. lady
with a. heart
Mabel tdaruiuE stocking Boa Nettie-
roomJ-ileaSaHt evening huh Don q
make you sick Co hear about the white
ught~ when the nearest W. rct o. them
o. ar Imitation eighty caudl. power GA
pln huSbyr side gaz bracket
Netu" tpasunE damp handkerchief
on the wlud"w-she has others awaiting
n"r attention On the waShbowl-Mrartz
th' Use Of ErumhliuE bulN make
Dout sou suppose We could
So" tho white lights ~ W. went out
'Hut see IN" attraction. This rDmsr
aiding and Cuuverrationatiziug with eth
'f o. Duk" cor "a convict Tor all u. know
isn't all its cracked up tn De-.
Mahel-lf I had your Job. mavb. 1
wouldn't grumble either At least YOU
can ~it down. like a lady. and haN. 1.
Few respectful words addressed 20 Won
NpoSs you'd boz i"NuuS 10 you Wa hon
Iif from one foot fp tho Other md
vas afraid Your spine j break 10 WON
uidnf sit duWn-i~ down or fan down ,
N"tt--Nell. don gct such word-
err Tor NV ten "a week Don't nav.
q" Keep humpiu' ms self-or get the
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About People
Movements Of individuals 10 and
From the City.

= u. brennen was transacung bust.
"'a9 III 'idrksburg Saturday.
w g. Pearson was al the NIopon.
b"Heid IN pittsburgh YESTERDAY.
j.. \ Hastings was IN Pittsburgh
''9'eTuay stopping at the Newells.
W = Richardson vas -egistered
~ me seventh avenue IN Pittsburgh.
Mr and Mrs. Hexter OF Cleveland
"a are the guests OF Mr. and Nrs
"a Hirsch OF the Island.
Nj C. & Anthony OF Pitfsburgb
"a, formerly Of this city. who 4 n5e
prominent young dentist OF az
2mOhey City, was the guest OF f-ieuds
IN This city sunday
Mrs George W. Grade OF Llttlston
~uv mas been seriously nl FOR -sn
'eHs rs now ~ the North Whesliut
IY7PltaL Mr George " GrsLa suf
daughter Miss Edna we're hsr $3.50
~ luesday Mrs. 5. D. Moore IN
oa4lA o, and Mr.. T.. T. Carman or
IHo o, have also been guesfs -
incl sister. Mrs Grade.
MIS- H. j. Carman Of 81 Clairavw.
~ Nho has been the guest - -
Mrs GeorEe rs Crab. ~
toH y" va. FOR three weeks Il
s in McMechen aud this city
from "a visit CO. Pittsbu III.
Mrs Edward stlfeI entertsf,.t Nj
Saturday o ""ln on
Aiss Mo'ne Cran WIS a ,i,,tor Il,
"ruufE Friday evening
il- iL1n Mclieury attended o..
club dance iu Welisbu.g
" d rhgmas vas a business visit
OF % Marietta last week
HIUuH HHfT4r d. .f.rs-
kcraburg ~ W var
Mr. and Mrs W.. o. somar. bsy.
N'.ed hoiue from RI Visit with @
'" h'i burg and MARTHA
% miller is in Marietta On bg-.
Fred Neu has returned hom, sf
p Visit With SIR and a. ~
hlrrey. Of ~sistortvIIie. ~
Ml e. Irene UiHdI.. and r... SEE.
'I -isinr Nle arc mo rI.ofs -
'. mine ~clnHrxv4fIar
IiI DIIa Hifn.hew f.a 90.
L.f home Zoo p4rkrr.buir
inS Mrs james Is Ii.fi
DAG To "ih,'r was lu EIkIns F'ri.
,. j. stone 90 the boyer in Pitts.
Tyler was orrIr cha
.n I~IffsLIrEh e-4fr.f.-
" 'f.IE &. JOB p~.ff.tI-.I -.
if. rer stored 700 rha Ii.r-. "
70 and p k Graham
H~'nnrrlhD'a Boo p.ff.
3 brady as .r CLARK.
NIf. ..nUHIrt If fha Waldo.
t"f h'. 'Ir. Ha. Lu.Ir... bud.
...T .' '.Ir. Dur. I.. n..f
.' ...'t I. attending FOB hu.
@ natter. Dol Marietta l.- l..
day.
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bounce say. every time ] make a mis-
AK m that much nearer the outside
thousands OF want ads waitiu' on th.
Mabel ,stabbing d stocking vicious
l-hut you Ert Co see men. now ami
then. don't YOU Real live flesh ami
blood meu-uot Heads of Depart
Nettie Infringing out 70 haudk,r,hi.f
Teh'cttV-lO -G"". but you got 10 bad.
tonight Course Q ~ee men. hut ] might
".il not m Just 60 pad and pencil
know hut I'D just as lief thor.
,puidn %" good come Of 20. 10 they did
Mahel--Nnd TIM just about dom. c,r-
ing whether itd he god or bad I'm lust
about don" being Numhsr 2fa. I'm just
sUitrh on -rNtr-.Irhrv of ward a.
MON" and % t'ueu" which says Ibid
YOU want ashes u roses ur uiuIu IlTsu-
car Ar~~tt. Foo just about done with
Settle Wheeling about with hand
h't'ii.f suspended Goo midIirl- You
g"nt know what Nuu'rr talking about
on o." tired Hu' wore out tu' blu. som.
cay YOU ID meet 90 mice. follow Hu forget
9ll ] ten sou. YOU got tp tr decent
Mabel ,E.n.ct,eI,J-G don't know
Ilout Thar don't see that your s."
haprE MIN "il ,"ut ~rrimrin and ~i'iu.
'Is with my eight dollars a. wa.k -
D. letters from homo.
Nsttte-Au' If Won stopped workiu'
thr. ,wguldn.t he u1 letters from home
Mabel. yes. there would-with lots
moro money iu them tShe picks up 70
hand W%irror1 7 tell YOU ] want 10 know
o. know I'm something mon. than 90 ma
e. itu" 20 cut m rihhou NeSsir. I'm
.aret-
Netue-A cab .tte-whst'~ that
Mahel-A show boo 20 r"Sttufaut-after
Copyright. 1912. by Ada
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AND
STATES AGREE
VIII Name Tribunal For the Arbi-
tration Of Peeunisry Claims
Mallet- PreVoist CHIEF
Counsel.

WASHINGTON. Dec. s-Great
Britain and the United States have
agreed upon the composition OF the
tribunal. for tho arbitration OF pecun-
larry claims. az provided in the spe-
ciaI agreement recently ratified By
p Two governments.
Sir Charles Fitzpatrick. CHIEF JUS
tice. % Canada, and the british
member o. the North Atlantic coast
Fisheries arbitration tribunal az the
Hague IN 1910 VIII represent Great
britain. Chandler D.. Anderson.
counsellor OF the department ~ state.
will represent the United states.
These Two VIII select a third mem
Der. who will act ~ umpire. ard Will
d" "a subject ~ neither Great Britnin
nor The ritcd States Tho third
member has practically been agreed
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goes ~ into another spill Mabel and
tor arrives '"'
pr. Parker tHurr,iur with N.n.l
~" works over tltfic. Tor several mo.
rl~utS and revive~ herr IRIS b.r b..r,
'"v" her aii-Nou o. am actress. ar.rt
Clsrice oF"ehlyl-pauc- at IN. Fol
d. I'arker-You keep very late hours.
Charlie must. its part or IN, game
uf I'arker Touring out medicine
N"t mucn more game FOR YOU fear.
t."M inu.h Longer do you think you can
'larice-Why. I've Just been doing IL
d"t w" years some OF them are thirty
Mabel TO pr p rkeD-Is is really
very bad Tor YOU
Or PARKER ,S].riausIy,- Couldn't be
ten years. 40 Oh every most. Did any -
you ever think that life iS very sweet;
even go tnIrtv-rv-
'lIur" tSobhluEl -Hut can't do
-utthluE si-'-l don't know how.
br. I'arkrr- PLENTY OF work YOU can
Take the department stores. TOR
Inst NICE
Mah.l-Tgb, don't say that
pr Parker ,Smtliug at her whim-i-
cilltl-W Wei. would Won rather be above
~" ground. even selling stockings III
tho memories ~ Vour cocktails empori-
uu~ viii Do rather dim Ute turns 20
y iHl'f' 1ht must h' very quiet Tor
tt least o. week TAX. the medicine
faithfully. Iu look in on YOU tomor-
row. pt course. yea Will realize tina
Nou cannot 20 back 10 this sort Of work
81 all
'ltrice 'SohhiuEI p-O-p-What
shall 7 do
Mabel orattur her head zoothiuglyj-
Get wtu.ard Ill get Won q nice lot at
the ribbon counter at WcSfacy'S
curtain.
ms Newspaper Service
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XMAS SHOPPING
SOCIAL PASTIME
THRoNGS OF SOCIETY PEOPLE
ARE GATHERED AT STORES
Doing Christmas Shopping Early
Preparations Are Being Made for
Busy Social Holiday.

Christmas shopping is the pleasant
diversion OF he members Of the so
cial circles these days. and the stores
are all thronged with busy shoppers
daily. In he hope to finish their pur-
chases before the rush. Many beau
ttul articles SO resemble the hand
work that most all the gifts this year
are being purchased instead Of made
They require less time and please
as we'll.
The young people In attendance az
inc various colleges will be arriving
soon and with them Will come Dleas.
ing guests. b will add TO the pleas
ant social diversions OF the holidays.
already planned.
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Mrs Louise kabig. or North Main
street entertained the J.. c. H. CIub on
saturday evening and the affair proved
quite enjoyable. Five Hundred was me
diversion and az the conclusion 0g
same Mrs Joseph Hedges won the
prize Dainty refreshmeutH were served
HuQ following the games Mr Louis
lthbis rendered pleasing selections In
thelr handsome Itano-Tlayer. Tile fol-
lowing were the guests Mrs Ne,fs
Evans, Mrs. Mary Go~ldeuberE Mrs
Joseph Hedges. Mrs. Andrew Bavha-
AIr Alex burst, Mrs. Elizabeth Roth.
Miss Gertrude habiR. Miss Nnvme
Habls, ar. and Mrs Louis Habis
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chndren's Sewing Party.

Misses Natalie aud Agnes Bremen
entertained the members of the *. X
&. Sewing cab on saturday afternoon
at their home in Pleasant Valley. The
guests were Misses Elizabeth dudley.
Gertrude Hess. Florence Arbenz.
Agnes Bremen. Natalie Bremen. Vir-
ginia Ransom and Virginia TruXell.
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TO REDUCE STOCK
Grants Store Holds Ba sale ard
Large Crowds Throno

DOB order f0 reduce their hr stock
Grant store tf nos Main sf erf BIAS
.iaIfei q hIr sale and fhf fr.f three
laws oL Tho sale have been u hr .rr
coz The -aIr ia OF Ten dsl. Duration
tnd some record smashing prices
pave been made boo fhc Way OF r.Ilr
lions ON Christmas goods.
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Honman-s tolze.

The many friends OF Miss Adelaide
stole and Mrs. H.rmau.ifunmau were
pleasantly surprised fo 'h.ar OF their
mar riage which took place az ST Glars
vie o., Thursday afternoon. Rev. Il.
: Young performing the e-r.m1uy AZ
ter a honey moon iu the East they VIII
reside in their new home on Maryland
street
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have named January 81 for their sec
ond annual charity ball. to be held
al the Carroll Club. The affair will
be formal and Mrs. Jesse Bremen is
chairman OF the AFFAIR.
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member ~ fHn MlaIrI. club
VIII HiFr H chicken supper Hrf tnranr
81 evening and o. frIIr.uu. sumner Viii
Tod" served NN fIr"r HfII.I.. nrf
rrHrH VII hr offered fn. ..Ir nf fN.
D .tfHf a large ~.Hu..|ffr .IrHHlarf ur
f'H ladies .f fIr H...r .I.I wuf h.v.
'tHfE" ~ fls nTHIr assisted bv the
u.u ~ Goo club
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airs william WOLF will entertain the
members ~ the Mt de Chaut4I STUDY
ruh nt her hume 2is N. ffont streef
thi- after noon. The subject will be
current Events aud each member will
ave r. topic n the duty to discuss.
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20" We. known H~.-thutau S,ri.ty
tH',I ttiu with q turkey Supuer ~
%" Nli"n hul this evening Muse vii
- furnished 10y Eachman~ nrrb.sTrs
,"miniLt"" iu charge Will zsr.. one
HI'r' ~lrf"r~ Of "a. season win
,ii ih' S,u-"u~ delisaci-z Tn. cowwif-
'htiE' D. nf N.ssrs
~NI'uiN'r william Miller. Wu
N-t"I.LN Fug"id and 3 Asst
''itr attendance is expected
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sixteenth weddlna Annlv.n,rv.

The friends Of Mr.. and Mrs. George
a. Tappan rendered them a surprise
at their present home on Eleventh
street. on Monday evening last. u
vas In the highest degree a surprise
The head Of the household turned III,
lights on The company witOut know.
Ing there were ans visitors, ana no
greater surprise could well De imag
ined. Cards and n delicious supper
we're enjoyed during the evening
Among those present we're
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Tho Fowler Circle. OF the Fourth
street church. will hold their annual
Christmas Offering social ou Tuesday.
o. The home 20 Mrs s.. j Clarke. g25
Main street An interesting program
has been outlined and Refreshments
VIII b" served and dainty Christmas
Kris VIII ho offered for sale. Every
% - cordially invited.
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SiiSs Emily shepherd. Mr- Reed g,ird
d. w Cowdeu. Mrs. John
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q. Ed. MenieI & Co.

FuHEnAL pmuCraHa An
mMnAEnrUnn
titL VAIN street. Wberuar west -
lan niaht ~ az. Either akona
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Mrs. william scott entertained with
. sowing party 90 hnr homo in Bridge
port. on Saturdl- and the foIIoufgr
NJ ere fh0 guests
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Curious CONVERSATIONS
(Tsksn from Exchanses.)

Glycerine is a biproduct of the soap
factory.
The murders of Italy outnumber
those Of Germany nearly four to one.
Very few hair pins are made in
France, most of it's supply coming
from England and Germany.
Belfast. which has recently been the
storm center for home rule agitation,
now contributes about three-quarters
Of all the customs and excise revenue
collected in Ireland.
The wonderful meteoric display
known az the star shower" or 1.-The
time when the stars fell" occurred
in 1888. 1t was on the nights of Che
twelfth and thirteenth of November.
A jack rabbit came Looping down the
center OF Main street recently. He
went through without stopping. and
-Elsmore (Kan.) Leader.
It is noted that the top strands Of
a wire fence are more apt to rust
than those which pass through the
dew laden grass. A possible explana-
ton has been offered in the fact that
the wires running close to the ground
are slightly electrified.
In the province Of Yunnan. China,
where great quantities Of poppy had
been raised, the ground is now turned
yer to other purposes, owing to the
recent restrictive measures with a
view to the suppression OF the opium
traffic.
Mark Cole. the first halter in Mont
comedy county, Missouri. made a hat
for William Logan which served Lo-
gan twenty years. 1t was composed
of twenty unces of muskrat fur mix
ed with thirtpsn ounces Of racceou
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ROOSEVELT AND NORTH DA-
kOT.4.

Considerable interest is manifest in
this state oVer the relation of the
Roosevelt movement to the election
this fall. The Times has pointed out
before that SO far AS the individual
votes for any presidential candidate
are concerned they have no effect on
his election or defeat. The election Of
Democratic or republican electors is
what count
If N were possible TO have another
SO; of republican electors favorable to
Roosevelt placed on the official ballot.
the question then would he between
ciecting them on Il set favorable to
Taft. I;ut the time for such selection
IL past. Electors could be voted for
in November ly stick~rs, however.
iut suppose sticker are not used
ana the five republican electors
ra:.1ed IN the primary last March arc
elected. they are not bound by any
lev except party custom to vote fer
Taft. They can vote for Eoosevnlt or
C%r"orrins or In Toilette or for any
other man they desire. 1t is true that
ir the past the eloctor. have always
supported the ncminea of the party
cc.Tention, and they have felt in
rnNor bound to observe this unwrit-
ten law. SUIT this saems 10 he a year
q political exceptions.
Should the Roosevelt ORGANIZATION
rake a tght for the North Dakota
electoral vote, II will not he done. as
nidny republicans in the state believe.
by entering into the state campaign.
unless il is decided to elect electors
by stickers. If this latter course is
nc' adopted, the state campaign will
NOT IL" disturbed by the third party.
but after III five electors are elected.
t." Roosevelt management will en-
devon t." get Them to vote for Roosn-
N"'t instead of Taft.
should the third party movement
ro'eh serious proportions in the ma
flo. il is not improbable that the
rct"Is of the state will demand that
the declare for whom they will vote.
TN v;ll probably be done long be-
fci. the election so that there will be
nn misunderstanding of their posi-
iicn
fhorn is ~ satisfactory way now
til an expression of opinion as be-
tween left and Roosevelt can be had.
Taft, name will appear at the head
of the official ballot AS the republic
can nominee, and the voters can only
make Roosevelt their choice by
er&sins Taft's name and writing
P"o9eVelt's in place. a method that
would hardly get even 2 permanent
lire on the real sentiment.
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No Americans Involved.

The co~ncessionaire in the case Of
the rubber eatherers of the upper
Putuyamo river in Peru is asserted
to be a British corporation. 1t re-
:nained for British representatives
and the British government itself to
disclse the charges against this cor
poration. The state department., al
though nc American citizens are in
volved. consulted with British officials
and others interested in the welfare
of these natives and made strong rep
reservations to the Peruvian GOVERN
ment. 1t secured pledges from that
government that through DEGREES
which nave been promulgated. the
obnoxious conditions will be terminal
ed. The government then dispatched
Captain Fuller on the mission Of as
certaining whether the Peruvian
pledge had been redeemed.
Captain Fuller is an Iowan who
rendered signal service for the state
department during the disturbed days
in China and later as a consular off,
Ger at G~othenburg, Sweden and at
Naples.
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SiDsvMMER TRADE QUIET.

E1cdc reports during the past week
i:1diCate that the market is more posi-
ii, u. under the Influence of the mid
'Er",ar slowing up than during June.
In mercantile lines Inventories and
balance sheets occupy moro attention
than new business. Nevertheless. the
buTing has been so conservative in
the past that restocking orders keep
tho movement fairly steady and. while
the market is quiet. prices are hold
firmly. Exports of cotton goods show
a aood excess over the previous two
years. In nearly all trades the senti-
mcnt is very strong. The improved
crop prospects in wheat. corn and
cotton and the enlarged fall trade in
quiries from agricultural districts in
the west make the estimates for the
future decidedly confident, though
with no tendency to depart from the
careful methods of progress.
In the steel industry the quiet feel
ing on new business is emphasized by
the difficulty Of placing orders for
earlier deliveries han late in the
year. This is due to the accumula-
ton of onnag on manufacturers
CoChS "ip Wv ~ ~ III III
ing orders. of the scarcity Of labor
and of Some materials like coke. The
difficulty is the exact reverse of A
year ago, when there were not
enough orders to keep the mills busy.
Now there is more business than the
works can handle in the immediate
juncture. This tends to stiffen prices,
although the only positive advance
noted is hat of 80 per ton on tubes
of more than six inches in diameter.
Iron and steel exports are constantly
gaining in volume and have assumed
national importance, running to an
annual rate Of 1926 600. 900 to $780,
900 900. There is talk Of an impend-
ing advance of % cents per ton on
basic pig.
In monetary circles there are
widely conflicting indications. None
tary centers in Germany, France and
England are rather stringent, which
trend is shared by New York to the
extent of a very bad bank statement,
in which the actual figures were worse
than the averages. BY the figures at
the close of business there was a de-
felt below the legal requirements OF
reserve of s5.413,oo BY the YER
ages there was a loss Of specie and
legal tender Of o,0so.o 900. while
loans increased s22,5e2, 900. which
kept deposits about even. but caused
a loss in surplus reserve Of $~19,746,-
900. This indicates that the drain Of
semi-annual settlements was not
properly provided for. Clearing house
payments are about one and one-half
per CEN greater than a year ago for
the whole country.
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ON A
MISSION TO PERU

Washington. July "a repetition
Of the horrors of the Congo rubber
industry. among the native rubber
gatherers Of Peru, is the cause of a
dangerous mission which the state
department has quietly sent up the
Amazon river in the interest of hu-
manity. Yesterday Acting Secretary
Huntington Wilson received informa-
ton that Captain Stuart Fuller, one
of the departments most trusted
agents. had arrived at Iquitos, 1000
miles up the Amazon on his way to
the wild stretch of country to learn
the facts at first hand. The state de.
partment reports indicate the exist
ence of conditions below the equator
that parallel the intolerable outrages
in the Congo country in Agrica, where
natives We're forced by tortures and
mutilations to collect certain guam
titles of rubber for Belgian and other
concessions
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were telllNS MT. DOWney ABOUT lHe
things that had been done, what he
thought about it and what suggestions
he had to make.
Crops Are Fine.
Another thing that vas of great in
terest was the fine crops to be seen.
The writer has not seen better crops
in any part of the state. Considerable
corn is being grown, manure Is being
applied and the land Is being farmed
carefully-all of which gives the crop
an advantage.
Another interesting feature is the
fact that seven silos were put up last
year. largely through the efforts Of
Mr.. Downey.
New Salem is of the most pros
porous sections Of the state and has
the distinction of being the only place
where the banks have not had to Dor
row money during the hard years, as
these farmers with their dairy cows
have had about as much returns dur
ing the poor years as in the good
ones. 1t is also interesting to note
that not of these farmers has a
mortgage on his farm. There are few
II any places in the state that have "a
record like this.
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H EVENING TIMES, GRAND FORKS, N. D

to the entire satisfaction of every
one except our northern brother. The
people Of the north imagine that we
of the south are depressing the ne
gro. Quite the contrary is true.
~ venture to say that il you would
take the average negro, raise him in
the south. transplant him in the
northern states and have him mingle
the white people Of that Sec
ton, then ask him where he would
rather live. in nine cases out of ten
he would Express a desire to return
to the south.
I'VE do not have much trouble
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with the negro population in u sec
ton of the country. North Carolina
has been visited with but compare
lively few lynchings in the last quar-
ter of a century. We have stringent
laws in the state. and the negroes re-
speet them. They know that as long
as they behave themselves their in
terests and their welfare will be pro-
tected just the same as the white
man. They are content to live in the
southland, and we are doing every-
thing in III power to better their
condition along every line Of en-
deaVor."
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Fishing in Minnesota.
Down through the meadow . runs a
brook,
A lad came fishing. A quiet nook
He found and waited
And patiently baited.
But he caught nought with his line
and hook.
Fishing down by the meadow brook
He caught nought with his line and
hook
Till the fading light
Babe him Good night"
And sadly homeward his way he took
A pretty maiden with yes Of blue
Strolled through the meadow, and
soon he knew
He had met his fate:
Shed not long to wait
For the pretty maid came fishing, too.
Fishing down by the meadow brook,
She came too, without line or hook.
Her y e Of blue
Caught her lover tru
And happily homeward their way they
! took.
.-Masy Ais. 1t: Paul. :
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-07-10

Colonel Watterson's declaration
that he would vote for Satan if he
were given the democratic nominal
ton was intended probably to express
the colonel's party loyalty rather than
the standard of presidential noni-
n6eS.