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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-08-15

AS has been said before. we must
determine the size Of the poultry
house by the number of chickens we
intend to keep. I like the coops that
have a roof with one slant. Many
use the combination .roof-that is, a
roof that slants both toward h front
and back. The advantage to me of a
.one-slant roof is that 1t drains to the
car and keeps the front dryer, though
is the ground is raised above the sur
rounding ground. this may not make
much difference.
I like, too, the stone and cement
foundations. Any foundation, whether
1t be concrete, rock, brick or wood,
must be laid sufficiently deep to pre-
vent the frost heaving it out Of place.
If the foundation moves the frame
work Of the coop will be moved out
of plumb.
II we carefully match our boards.
If we get our windows to fit snugly,
if Jul uprights are properly placed.
ours. openings will appear in the
make at least the north and west
sides of u coop air tight; We are
| trying to avoid draughts. This we
will fail to do unless we lay our foun-
editions deep and six inches above the
ground.
The house itself Should face south.
or a trifle to the east of south, be-
cause the birds prefer the early
morning sun rather than the sun Of
the late afternoon. We should not
forget a scratching shed. It is better
to have the scratching shed attached
to but divided from the roosting
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-08-15
THE DAILY GRIND.

Strickland w. Gillian, the famous
newspaper humorist. had a steady lob
for many years. and. like many other
men with steady jobs. he grew tired
sof it. The daily grind became op-
pressive to him. He was required to
write daily, n there were days when
I'he did not feel like writing. He be-
1ieved that his work suffered by be-
ing forced, and he thought that if he
were to cut loose from the steady Job.
and write only when he was in the
ehumor. he could do So much better
. work that his literary wares would
/ command a better market . He tried
It. He resigned his position, went to
Now York, n became a "free lance"
He had no taskmaster. There was
no one to inquire why he had not
done his accustomed task the day be-
fore. and he was free to write or re-
frain from writing, as he chose. To
his horror he found that as a rule he
did not choose to write. The times
when he was in the proper mood
were few and far between. He took
counsel with himself, and concluded
thai for him 1t was necessary that
there should be something in the ma
ture Of a daily obligation, something
to spur him on to work every day.
He applied for his old job, and got it,
and voluntarily resumed the yoke Of
the daily grind which he had cast of
with great Joy but a short time before.
doubtless for most Of us the daily
grind 10 pretty good thing.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-08-15

place, for the reason that the birds
do better when they a go from n
It is . change and it is much
cleaner. II ones space be small bet
ter results would be obtained II the
roosting house were made q trife
smaller than the our to six feet per
chicken floor space required, and the
space, taken from the roosting room
given to the attached scratching shed,
because the birds would be in the
coops only at night and while laying.
AS was pointed out in this column
sity for the well being of chickens
confined in a small space Of ground.
1t should have plenty Of fresh air.
The front should be at least half open
in winter and completely open in
spring. summer and fall.
The chickens will keep warm
enough while at work in the litter, and
II they do begin to get cold they will
run back into the more protected
roosting house. The only connection
between the roosting house and the
scratching shed should be, for the
chickens. a hole large enough to adj
init them back and forth. For the
poultryman a door should be built
between them.
scratching shed at the side Of tha
roosting room. 1t cannot be denied
that the scratching sheds in from.
have their advantages. They are be-
ing used BY many poultrymen. The
selection is n of those points that
must be left to the builder. Which,
eve one he likes best will be probably
the correct n for h'-n.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-08-15
FRIDAY, AUGUST is, 1913.
O WALKING.

In these days of rapid locomotion
walking looks like SLOW business. Yet
there remain people who can and do
walk. Weston. hale and hearty in
his middle seventies, covered the dis
lance from New York To Minneapolis
recently, making the trip in short
time and good order, arriving fresh
at his destination, and apparently haN-
ing enjoyed the trip. Walking for
pleasure is generally said to he the
best genera exercise there is. bring
ing into play more of the muscles than
any other single exercise, and using
them all in an easy, natural and
healthful manner
AS to walking for purposes of sight
seeing, there are differences of onin-
ion. One can see more country if he
uses an auto, but he can see it better
if he goes afoot. The auto lends il
self to rapid transit, but as IT is often
used. rapid transit is all that n gets
out of it. The man who makes two
hundred miles in a day in an auto has
not seen the country in a II
worth mentioning. He has seen the
ruts on the road. and checked up the
revolutions of his s~peedonleter. n
! kept track of his oil supply, and his
! mind retains an impression of a
Greenish = hrownish = yellowish land
scape fitting by in a confused blur,
sbut he hasn't had time to pay much
attention to that. He has been too
! busy achieving a record speed, and if
! nature has any beauties he has not
given them a chance to soak in.
In the western states. where popu-
, lation is sparse, and the country as
yet lacks variety. walking will scarce
ly he a popular way of getting about
for some time. But farther east,
where there are more people and
where the country is varied in char
acter, the walking tour offers marked
advantages to the man on a vacation
who is not in a hurry, and who is
more interested in the things by the
wayside than in getting somewhere
on schedule time. To such a man the
open road is full Of interest. and full
of wonders. The. wayside flowers take
on a new beauty when seen at close
range. The chipmunk chattering
along the rail fence, the bob-o-link
warbling to his mate; the fragrance
OF the upturned earth. or o fthe new
hay; the play of light and shade as
the headed grain waves in the breezes;
the view from the hill top, with lazy
cattle k~nee-deep in the pebbly stream
below; the lunch eaten in the shade
Of a spreading elm. and washed down
with a draueht from a nearby we'll:
the chance ride with the farmer on
his way TO the next town. with the
gossip about fields and focks and
schools and morals. and the great rid
dies of the universe; the farm dinner.
which the skilled wayfarer may
achieve if he has the knack; perhaps
the tramp along the country road at
night, with the great dark dome over
head sprinkled with silent stars. or
the noon shedding her white light
and making fairyland of e~verythins
hat her beams touch-all these. and
many things more, according TO the
time and season, are his who walks
!leisurely and wisely. But to receive
the full beneft one must walk to see
land lov the things he sees. and no,
Ito get to the end of a journey.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-08-15

foot-the kind of black that turns a
blond girl into gold n mother OF
pearl. Never, never had she looked SO
charming. But she was like a big
cloud in the sky for Hulda. Gone was
her girlish pleasure in her new hat,
that Walter Reese was within ten feet
Of her. Gone, too. was her enjoyment
of the beautiful service. She could
only wait and hope duly for the mo-
ment when she cold get away from
it all and run home and cry.
1t ended at last &nd Hulda made
her way toward the dpor. AT the door
she paused in disnay. The blue and
gold Of an hour before had turned to
leaden hue and rain was %splashing
down in great drops on astonished
She thought Of her new hat and the
long way she had to go and her heart
sank. At that moment she heard
Maud simpsons voice speaking clear
ly behind her.
"Oh, 1 never go anywhere without
an umbrella, this time of a espe-
cially.'
Hulda shrank back. Maud went by
her without apparently seeing her.
She had Walter Reese at her side. He
glanced at Hulda and bowed. Hulda,
struggling, with tears. bobbed a miser-
able return. She saw Maud at the
edge of the portico unfurl a cleaning
new silk umbrella. There was some
thing wrong with the catch and while
he was busy with it Maud glanced
back over her shoulder at Hulda. Her
glance seemed to say: go home in
the rain, if you must. I don't care
You see I've got two umbrellas at my
disposal and n of them is Walter
Reese's.'
Folk were budding under the por-
tico waiting for the storm to pass.
Hulda's fave was very white as she
drew back out of sight where no one
would observe her wretchedness. 1t
seemed to her that every drop of rain
was falling on her heart.
"Miss Hulda!"
She looked up With big, dazed eyes.
There was Walter Reese, and it came
to her that he had had some little
trouble making his way to her
through the crowd about the portico.
Miss Hulda. I have an umbrella.
I see you have one May I give
you the shelter of mine home?"
He had come back for her! There
in the crowded vestibule, with the
light, swift April rain splashing out
side, romance in all it's youth and
freshness and sweetness became re-
vealed. But zone saw it save the W.
for whom it was intended. When they
walked out together under the same
umbrella they were to the Indifferent
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-08-15

only by the fact hat it surpasses last
years overtsock by a million sacks.
Naturally. the housewives have APP
pealed to the government for assist
ance In a like emergency the dis
tressed coffee growers of Brazil APP
pealed to their government. and val
orization" was the result. Our govern
ment thought hat was very wrong
of Brazil, but it might take a differ
ent view Of it's own duty in the case
If the rice growers facing ruin
through the abundance of their har-
vest. They have no idea of letting
the larger quantity go for the price
of a moderate crop. They are pro-
posing to export the surplus, or even
to destroy it, as once was proposed
by the cotton planters when they faced
a similar emergency. The argument
is that "if they could destroy $780,
900 sacks. getting nothing in return
for them, the balance of h rice
would bring more tina the whole
quantity" The aggregate price is all
Iley tnlnE OIL. IL Delng none OIL tnelF
business to consider how much good
the destroyed rice might do if allowed
to reach the hungry.
AS producers of rice it is their right
to set their own price on it, and to
select the market in which they will
sell it. The housewives right is to
60 without what they do O pay for
and to eXpose to contumely those con-
spring to destroy food rather than
allow it to reach market. If the
housewives should conspire to eat
hasty buildings they might so increase
the calamitouS abundance of rice that
the market for ii would collapse. In
less these co~nspiracies should be GRIM
inal or unfair We hardly see what
government" could do about either
of them. Not even if the ladies voted
could they vote down the price of
rice. But they might think they
could, like so many of those who pos
sess the surage Thus intimate is
the relation between the price Of pud-
ding and votes for women.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-08-15

eyes that followed only a pretty. shah
by little girl in a new hat n a big,
kind hearted young man who did not
mean thai hat should get wet.
That wonderful walk through the
lessening rain, shoulder to shoulder,
keeping step all the way! They talk
ed, and Walter made Hulda laugh.
The laugh sent the last vestige Of
tears scudding. and when. as they
paused at the boarding house steps,
the sun darted out like fire Walter
drew a deep breath. Its going to be
a pleasant afternoon, after all" ne
said. Wouldn't you like to go to the
park this afternoon, Miss Hulda? The
flowers are all coming out and it's the
nearest thing to the country 1 a
find here"
"oh, I'd love to co." Hulda cried,
her eyes shining happily. Nv never
been to the park yet, because I could
MT bear to go alone"
We'll, I've been going there alone"
he answered. but after this maybe
we can go together sometimes?"
Maybe" Hulda promised. And her
face under the little new hat was the
face of a girl who sees her dreams be-
ginning to come true.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-08-15
His Wife Wanted Him
To Own a Home
How a man with 100 dollars be.
came owner of his own home
CBy F.. X. Woolev.)


You can jump on the real estate
mar all YOU like, and maybe he de-
serves some of the things hes called"
remarked the man with one of those
new silk auto caps. but in my case he
proved a friend indeed. If it hadn't
been for a trustful real estate man
and my Wife I'd he now where l was
three years ago.
Maybe ought to have put my
VIE Trst, because h set the thing
going.
I'VE ought to buy a house. she
kept telling me, and she ever got me
as far as reading the real estate adj
Nertisements. Say, ther're right in
teresting if you'll ever take the trou-
BILE to look EN- over. But | kept
telling her what's the use-we didn't
have even the price Of a down pay
ment. Besides, l told her, you know
they're all sharks, and they're bound
to do US somehow.
I'VE started to save, but somehow.
we couldn't get more than 800 in
the bank. When we got up to ths,
we sort of stuck. wanted to save
all right, but you know how it is
when you think you've got all you
want and all you need, you come
across something you've got to have,
and there You are.
one Sunday afternoon we were
visiting friends in a new part Of town.
Ihey'd just moved into their new
mouse. and things looked pretty swell.
After they'd taken US through they
proposed that we look over some OF
the new houses going up near by. ]
said what's the use, but nv wife was
all eagerness.
o course, there was one of those
real estate agents hanging around,
who spotted us and stuck to our
tracks like glue. He had all kinds ol
arguments for buying that 1 didn'1
half listen to because I knew l didn'1
have what he wanted-the money
But there was one house that suited
my Wife to a T. Couldn't get he,
away from it. 1t was for sale, too.
THE agent said it would be a shame
for me not to buy it, because my wifi.
liked it SO we'll.
"'All you need to do says he, 81
including the INTEREST," ~
but we haven't got the $500,
spoke up my wife.
"'Maybe we could do it for $500,
he said.
".All on earth we've got is 800 I,
the bank said my wife.
Well, the agent thought some
then he said: Tell you what. Civ,
me your name and address and you
husbands business, and I'll put It ul
to the company and let you know
And. do you know" emphasize,
the man in the silk auto CAP, 9Th,
company put 1t through! We move,
into that house the next month, en-,
In two years I sold 1t for enough bro
ut to pay the balance and start
double house on another lot. Nov
I've sold the double house and boush
two lots, and I'm putting up a smal
apartment house. Not 80. bad in thre
years time. Ell 2"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-08-15

An elderly churchwarden in shaw
ing himself one Sunday before church
time made a slight cut with the razor
on the extreme n of his nose. Quick
ly calling his wife, he asked her If she
had any court plaster in the house.
You will find some in my sewing
basket she said. The warden soon
nae the cut covered. At the church
in assisting with the collection he no.
ticed every one smile as he passed the
plate, and some of h younger people
laughed outright. Very much annoyed,
he asked a friend if there was any
thing wrong with his appearance.
"Well, l should think there is" was
the answer. What is that on your
friend. ut is the label Of a reel Of
cotton. It says Warranted 200 yards
long"
Governor sulzer said in Albany of
a notorious politician:
This man deems himself honest,
but his idea Of honesty is a good deal
like some husbands idea Of devotion.
1.-Two husbands were talking abou:
a third.
".Blanc,' said the first. is a devoted,
conscientious and ~considerate husband
I understand
Eyes said the second, whenever
he il going to be home to dinner he
always notifies his wife beforehand.
A drug clerk in a neighboring vii
lage was called to the telephone at an
early hour one morning recently.
DO you keep carbolic acid?" in
ouired an anxious voice.
Eyes. madame" responded the po-
lice clerk.
"Well wouldn't that kill you!"
And there followed the click Of a
receiver being hung Up.
This incident 10 related Of a Scotch
doctor, new to the gun, who adveri-
tured upon a days rabbit shooting.
Chased by the ~ferrets, bunny was 4
rather quick moving target, and the
medfco was not meeting with the sue
cess he anticipated. 1.
Hang it all, man. he exclaimed
impatiently. to the keeper who accom-
panied him, these beasts are too
quick for me"
"Aye, DOCTOR" the pawky keeper
replied. ''but ye surely dtdna expect
them tao lie still like yer 'patierts till
We kill them."
There 10 an old lady living IN Z
small town In southern Pennsylvania
who makes great efforts to keep
abreast Of the times. Her %opportuni.
ties, however. r circumScribed. and
she sometimes is compelled TO resort
to her Imagination. She went to d
church social lately, n 40 siie Anter.
ed tho room 6ne Of the attendant
said:
Good evening. auntie. / am glad
you came. We are going to have
tableaux this evening"
yes, ! know" replied the old lady;
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-08-15
BY

FOUNDATIONS OF COOPS MUST BE LAID DEEP.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-08-15

Mayor whitlock Of Toledo was talk
ing about a Toledo heiress who had
married a count.
well, at any rate" said he. "the
girl seemed convinced that the count
had no unworthy motives.
Don't you know a friend said to
her. some months before the wedding,
don't you know that the count is sim
ply marrying you for your money. so
that he can pay his bills?"
"'Nonsense!' she replied. The count
never thinks Of paying his bills"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-08-15
roo MUCH OF A GOOD THING.

New York Times: There is war be-
tween the Housewives' league and the
''hclderS'' Of rice. The trouble arises
from the fact that thus early IL the
season there II q surplus Of 100000
sacks Of the raw material Of ~puddings.
. calamity which can be measured
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-08-15

Against an old Georgia negro,
charged with stealing q pig, the evil
dence was absolutely conclusive, and
the judge. who knew the old darby
we'll, said, reproachfully:
Nov, uncle. why did you steal that
pig?"
"Bekase nah pooh family wuz
~starvin,' yo' honnoh." whimpered the
old man.
Family starving" cried the judgs.
But they told me you keep five dogs.
How is that, uncle?"
why, yo' honnoh,' said uncle, re-
provingly, you wouldn't 'spect nah
family to eat demf dogs!"
Read the rimes-Herald Want Ads.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-08-15


Whose tag some forty years
ago hedecked the village boards
and show shop way our leading
city was wont to chase in hordes?
Who did those agile hoydens-
like Musette and Little Nell-and
stood EN- mp from Hackensack
to far-off kalispallo Who had
n eye for bizness just the same
as one for art. and hauled away
the gate receipts each evening in
a cart? Who never overlooked
that bunk of farewell tours and
such, but up and quit the game
before she had to use a crutcho
Who owns as many stocks and
honds-almost-as Hetty Green
and. by the way, who's single
still? Our Lotta-"Sweet Six
teen"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-08-15

and distribute soovyneers. Well, this
doctor, he held a reception in his new
Office this afternoon, and gave every
body that attended a dose O. pills."
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-08-15

She Had On Her Most Chin Lifted Air.
and brought their own relief and a
headache for which tea was the only
p~anacea. Hulda lighted the gas Jet
and made some. After that she felt
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-08-22
MOVING MISSOURI
OUT OF THE MUD
EwO Hundred Miles of Good Roads
the Result of the First
Days Toll

Kansas City. Mo-, Aug. 22.-En-
couraged with the results of their
efforts yesterday when, according to
Governor Majors estimates, 200
miles of new roads were built, Mis-
souris good roads army today re-
newed the task OF improving the
states highways.
Although the number of volun-
teers who engaged in the first day s
campaign exceeded expectations, re-
ports from nearly every county in
licated that large number is WELD
ing pick and shovel in the final day :
work today.
In some districts farming opera
tiOns practically were suspended, as
the farmers decided the road i'm
provement was the most important
thing in which they could engage.
Governor Major, who with Cover
nor Hodges of Kansas, left Jefferson
City early today to resume active
work on the roads, was eIated with
the results already accomplished as
shown by reports he had received
from the various counties of the
state.
The first Of Missouris two gooi
roads days was such a success that i
exceeded our anticipations,' saiC
the governor today. In addition tt
the geo miles of new road added tC
our highways system, repairs were
made upon hundreds of miles of ole
roads. | am pleased, also, with thu
splendid spirit that has been de
developed"
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-08-22
CHANGES IN LAWS
DEALING WITH CONVIGTS
Prospective Bidders Should Apply
for Information at Once to the
Governors Secretary

Tallahassee, Aug. 22.-The Flor
ida legislature OF 1913 enacted a
Jaw providing for a readjustment of
the method OF dealing with state
,onyicts. The new law provides for
he establishment and maintenance
Of a state prison farm on which GER
tain of the conyicts, especially the
women AMI the disabled, shall be
Kept. 1t also provided that the
arious boards of county commits
sioners should have until August 10,
board of commissioners of state in
stiUutions for the hire of state con-
sicts for use upon the public roads
0f the several counties. The law
urther provided that after award
ing c0nNicts 10 the counties as ap-
piled for, the board of commission
ars OF state institutions should be
authorized to lease to private partie:
the remaining able bodied state con.
iuts Tor a period Of not more than
wo years, beginning January /
1913.
IN pursuance of the provisions o
he said law the board Of commits
sioners Of state institutions is nov
advertising for bids for the hire Il
private persons, firms or corpora
lions. Of groups of twenty or a larg
/ er number OF the able bodied stat
|convicts The board has very care
fully prepared a schedule OF rule
land regulations which must be oh
iserved by lessees and has given no
tice that prospective bidders ma.
!secure full information relative t
| the terms of bidding and to the con
tract for the lease of cOnvicts and t
the rules and regulations which vii
ibe required to be observed by apply
ling to Mr. G. T. Whitfield, secretar
of the board, Tallahassee, Florida
Bids will be received until 10 a. n
Sept. %, 1913.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-08-22
AN INDEPENDENT
EDITORS OPINION

DeLand News: When a lady buys
soap, she doesn't want to pay for a
pair of scissors; when a man in
vests in a package of smoking to-
bacco, he may not be especially in
terested in water lot at Kalamazoo
which will be given him for thirteen
billion COUPONS. The Florida Iegis-
lature was right when il made tke
provision taxing the coupon nuisance
out of existence The habit was get
ting to be a bad one. 1t was com
ing to such a pass that man had tC
give pocket knife and Bible be
fore he could collect a dollar for d
newspaper subscription. rManufac,
turers will have to increase the size
Of their wares or reduce the price
charged for them. One man was
paying for the others premiums
Hereafter, when you buy a can o.
tomatoes in Florida, you will pay fol
can of tomatoes, and not for {
chance on a thousand other articles