The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-13

fesses that he was once a book agent-for five days.
ON the fifth day he was still wandering around without
a single order when to his Joy he found a farmer who
let him pour out his patter for half an hour and still
maintained an encouraging silence as the agent drew
ont his fountain pen and order blank. The Man with
the Hoe took the pen and blank. and with a sigh Of
relief and visions of wealth Mr.. Dryer watched him
write.
The hoe wiclder handed back the blank" he adds.
and stared at it With amazement. Written across
the sheet were these words: I am deaf and dumb. but
guess you're a book agent. Clear out or Ill put the
dogs on you'
Il got a new Job the mex, day. but since that time
! have had a great respect for the man who can unload
books on the public"
say i, Means T. R--A few days ago W.. called at
tertion through these columns to the publication. Who
is Fas''i- t'eki.' or rather Wv is to
appear this coming fall. Edwin l.. shuman. critic for
the Chicago Record Herald, comments thusly:
Under the title. Who is Bashti- Baki?' an anony-
NOUS enemy of Colonel Roosevelt has published in
pamphlet form a bitter satire i'm blank verse. in which
he is called all the uncomplinentary names in the die
tionary.
That opportunist. like a parrot. pcrched
Upon the finger of chance. where he repeats
The echo of the time.
This public-cricr in motley. with his foot
Upon the pedal of organized applause.
There is a feeble pretense that the attack comes
from London. but the voice is that of Wall street"
Kind Hearted MIR. Knocdler.-Henri Resnault's
masterpiece. "Salome. a famous painting which was
recently sold at auction has been bid i'm by Mr.. knoed-
Ter of New York, at the "nominal'' price of sos, 500.
The painting belongs to the collection of Nine. La
Marquise I.andofo Carcano-whoever she is-and Mr..
n has given the lady an option on it for two months
without commission, which would make il appear that
he would rather have the one-ofive. etc, in preference
to the picture.
Poor Primar, Tcar,er-There was A pretty hot ses-
sion between the school board and the teacher in the
little red school house. and the subject of DISPUTE
seemed to he the fact that she was trying to Introduce
some new. up-to-date ideas which did not appeal to the
members of the board. They finally decided to dis
charge the offending one when one of the board blurted
out. Why, you don't know enough to be a primary
teacher, and the joke was complete.
Whn" there are agonized denunciations of the
lower section of the feminine dress. it must be credited
with dispelling uncertainty on one point. Under a pre-
vious fashion there was wonder as to how women got
about. Also there was a sentiment Identical with that
old rule of court etiquette about the queen of Spain.
But the ne" style puts in evidence the fact that the
woman of today is one of the hipedal genus. and that
she walks about practically as men do.
Who Does He Mean?-Dont hatter yourself that
YOU are through with politics Just because the primaries
are about over. says the Philadelphia Press. The worst
is yet to come.
They say that Turkish geography down to date
means: An island is a body of land wholly surrounded
by war ships.
An Error.-The umpire-when a decision is CLOSE
calling Il runner of the home team out OF a runner of
the visiting team safe.
Will Have TO Walk it Of.-After this intoxicated
men VIII not he permitted to ride in Pittsburgh street
cars. 1t has been very sensibly decided that it will, do
such men good to walk home.
straSshurss goose-liver pie industry costs about
100000 geese their lives every wear.
Shoes with air cushions in the soIes and heels form
the subject Of a recent patent. What would a fellow
do in case of a nuncture on a blowout?
The ChjCaro Racord- LJ1r,Id a-.