The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-23
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some Egg Story.-Thc following yarn comes from
Spring Grove. MINI, and will undoubtedly he appreciat-
cd by housewives who have dealt with storage eggs:
Elmer Tone, a young man of this village received a
letter from a young lady in North Dakota, who stated
as follows:
AS was about to bake a cake I spicd your name
and address written in rcd ink on one of the eggs !
was about to Use. and thus would like to find out the
age of the egg and IL YOU would wish for a piece OF the
cake"
Elmer was certainly surprised to receive a letter
like this AS it has been over six years and a half since
he had handled eggs. Altho the egg must he very
stale. wc hop" that the young lady will have good sue.
cess with her cake, but do not think that Elmer Will
wish for a taste of it. he il ever so good.
Tho person who can make a good cake out of
eggs that are over six and "ne-haif years years Old
ough, to be awarded a gold medal,
\ Roundabout Way.-An Indiana lawyer whose
clopnence was of the spread eagle" sort was address,
ing a Jury at great length when his legal opponent,
growing weary. went outside to rest.
"'Old Ironsides' is making a great speech" said
someone to tho bored attorney.
"'Old Ironsidns' always makes a great speech" said
tho other. IF YOU or had occasion to announce that
two and two make four. we'd be just fools enough to-
blurt ii right out. Not so old lronsidcs.' He would
IF by that particular arithmctical rule known as
addition We desired to arrive at the sum of two integers
added To two integers We should finland assert this
boldly. sir, and without fear of successful contradiction
We, l repeat, should find by tho particular arithmetic
al formula before mcnt'oned-and. sir. ho'd myself
perfectly responsible for the assertion that am about
L" make--that tho sun of the two given integers added
t" the two other integers would be four The Green
EaE.
Eating Poi.-The national dish of tho TlaWniians
is poi, and a poi supper is their great institution. 1t is
eaten with the index finger. a lady and gentleman in
$ert their fingers in the poi. He then removes his
finger AT the time the lady docs. ON tho ond of the
finger is Il pear shaped hall of the "stodge.'" as one
might call il. They lick their fingers clean and again
stick them into tho calahash. II may he expected that
roi suppers will become tho social rage soon. now that
poi has been Introduced in New York.
This is the way the Memphis Appeal mentions the
return OF Marse Wa,terson: Let the ice jingle and tho
mint put forth Il green sprout. Colonel Wattcrson has
returned to Kentucky and alls we'll with the iulep."
\ FRIEND OF EDUC. \TION.
II is from our school department that We received
the following contributions:
a school teacher received the following note from
III" mother Of ono Of her pupils: Dear Miss. You
write M about whipping Sammy. hcrby give You per-
mission to beet him cnytimc 1t is necessary to learn
him lessons. He is iuste like his father-you have to
learn him with a club. Pound nolegc into him.. I
wantc him to get it. and don't pay no atenshion to
what his father says. I'll handle him."
Tho Gait Came Back.-An cxcha nGe reports the re-
turn of Mr.. William Gait. after a winters sojo,lrn i'm the
south.
The Gail. of R"eder. has a correspondent who
writes from Ralph and Big Nasty That ought to
make interesting reading.