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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-11-25
FARMERS sELF.HELP.

New York Times: y: the recent
conference at the City club TO con-
slider the problem of reducing The
cost Of living IL good deal Was said
abou: the work of providing a,nrler
credit for farmers through state
banks. That is Il plan That has adj
vantages accompanied by risks and
drawbacks. The creates of these is
the tendency which has becn dcvel-
oped in some countries to weaken the
sense of responsibility on the part Of
the farmers through dependence on
state aid.
MI. Leonard G. Robertson, head Of
the organization which administers
the Baron de Hirsch fund, gave an
outline of the system OF cooperative
credit unions among farmers which
that organization has brought into
existence. There are seventeen Of
these in three states, and they show
y safe profit On their investment, a
steady increase of loans, and no losses
from borrowers . 1t is practically the
Sd'Ic SAsleili tidt AdS ooEEe such en-
cellent fruit in ireland under the or
iginal guidance Of Sir Horace Plum
kett The basis OF it is hat the
members of the association have an
immediate and continued interest in
the soundness of the loans, in their
devotion to ends likely really to be
useful and profitable. and in their
prompt payment when due in order
that the principal can he employed
for like ends for the benefit Of new
borrowers. 1t is the principle of mu-
tual help checked by direct individual
interest and free from the insidious
tendency Of outside aid, especially
that Of the state.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-11-25
FOREIGN SUSPICION

There is n thing in the statement
made in The Times yesterday by Rev.
Allan Buricson concerning the Mexi-
can situation which touches a very
important fact. That is the suspicion
with which Mexicans generally regard
the United States. They do not be-
1ieve IN the disinterestedness Of this
country. and cannot be convinced of
It. That suspicion is one which most
travellers tell us is prevalent all
through. Latin America. The South
American and Central American coun-
tries regard the United States as a sell
fish. srasping country, determined to
bully and domineer. and eager to grab
territory wherever it can be found.
j: is not pleasant to realize that our
neighbors have such a poor opinion
of lis. but We canno shut our eyes
to the facts. And the facts are as stat
ed. We are unpopular among our
aouthern neighbors. we are feared and
distrusted by them, and every move
which we make s. regarded by them
With suspicion.
In the Ease Of Mexico there is prac-
tically some justification for this atti-
tude. The Mexican war Of something
more than half a century ago is some-
thing to which we al scarcely point
with pride. 1t is pretty generally ad-
mttted that we provoked that war
without good cause. and that behind
our act lay the desire to add another
state. to the union. The fact that Tex
a. had become Inhabited by people
who had little in common with the
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-11-25
This Lung Remedy
known Fifteen Years

If everybody. who sufers from or ID
threatened with Lung Trouble would In
vesti9ate the many cases where recov.
cries were brought about through the use
Of Eckman's Alternative, a remedy which
has stood the test for nealy fifteen years,
n strong opinion 10 favor Of it would be
TIE result. What it has accomplished for
others 1T may "a, Dc {. f 1@ad yc /, R Ksad This this
gentlemen: Last December I took 4
sudden cold. which developed into Pneu-
monia. The doctor did all he possibly
could for me. but could not clear ny
lungs. One day ! saw a testimonial In
one OF the papers telling Of the good re-
snits someone had fum taking Eckinan's
Alternative for n truib!e of the lungs.
b";"n taking II and soon fcii gou! re-
oal,s. Ny lungs hfstr 10 c'sar lin and
BEGAN Ia gain IN s,rrap,h and was soon
well enoIah to tnke W NY work rvain.
am 10 better health row than I have
been at any time. am q missionary
worker for the New York Home fof
Home ess and Ffiendless Boys"
(Afddavlt. ERNEST r. WILCOX.
e. lAbove abbreviated: more on ~rcquest.j
Eckman's Attentive has been proven 81
many years. test to be most ef6cacious
for severe Throat and Lung Affections,
Bronchitis. Bronchial Asthma. Stubborn
Colds and In uphuildine the system.
Contains no narcotics. poisons or habit.
forming drugs. Ask for booklet teiIins
Laboratory. 1hiiadelphis. Pa for " nri.
dencA. For sale br all leading drurxIsts
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-11-25
ONE CENT LETTER RATE.

The campaign for q one cent letter
rate is being pushed with a good deal
Of vigor. and circulars are being sent
all ove h country urging people to
write letters urging their congressman
to vote for the reduction Of the letter
rate. It is stated in support of the
movement that the profit from letter
postage was s65,o0o.oO last year. and
that this profit is a tax which the peo-
pie of the United States are paving
to help pay the shortage in other
branches of the postal service. The
argument is that each class of mail
ought to pay its own expenses. and
that there should be neither surplus
nor deficit in any branch Of the serv-
ice.
1t is hardly possible to divide such
n service as that of the postofficc into
very small divisions. and to require
that each division shall be absolutely
self sustaining. 'for the reason that va
Iious features of tho work overlap
and in%terlace, and no mar living can
tell exactly where n begins and the
other ends. For instance, advertis-
ing matter. such as newspapers. is one
thing. and letters are another. But
the advertising is a direct stinlulant
~ the exchange Of letters. No one
ran tell how man.. of the letters writ
ten are the direct result of advertis-
ing, which is carried at u different
rate. Eut the number must he cnor-
NOUS. And if the stimulus is remov-
cd, and the number Of letters thereby
1essened.. the proportionatc cost Of
carrying a letter will increase. So it
oes through all the departments.
We do not know Of m vociferous
demand from the great common peo-
pie for the lowering of the letter rate.
And we have in the p~ostoflce depart
ment a great business institution on
which greater and greater demands
are being made, and will be made.
So long as any rate is not felt TO be
oppressive. may it not be a pretty
good plan to let it alone until We find
out a little better where we are at?
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Presently she found that some one
stood beside her. also locking ma il
who said grarely: "son, this is GO
Ing to he the finest thing you have
ever done"
Thank YOU dad" returned the boy.
but. you see: | W. it all to Miss
annie here. The house and the gar
den arc hers. the sea. too. is hers,
n the figure on the doorstep" He
sprans up. "Eut l must introduce
YOU. Miss Orne, my father. Major
Werner Dad. this morning has gone
like everything. I even forgot that
so much for the spirit of genius
and of youth" said Major Werner,
holding, Annie with his eyes. which
were almost as young. under their
gray brows, as we're his sons
So much for Miss Annie!' cried
the boy.
Annie said: You must come in
won't be dinner properly, only a
lunch: 1t is tina first time in my life
that ] have forgotten that one must
cook in order to eat"
After all. there al plenty. and all
the best of It's kind-coffee. dark and
fragrant. in pink lustre cups. which
ciate: lobster salad. with a bit' Of
cress ON the edges Of the. plate: bread
-Annie's bresd--sea biscuit. brown
and round, and blueberries. fresh
from the hills back inland. About
!hs taoie the three fingered long en-
losing themselves. and each moment
growing into friendly relation one
with the other. Outside the sea grew,
intensely. blue and dories swung in
us how, while the sea wind tossed
the hollyhocks about the windovs.
Inc afternoon was we'll on its way
pe1ore the young man and the old
shook hands with Miss Annie, thank
ing her for her hospitality and babe
her good-by. A
She stood in her doorway and
watched the black, car slide down the
steep lane into q cross street
watched smllinyly. for she was very
happy. Hope was born anew in her
and belief also. She dare exnect
the morrow with eagerness. For had
tney not said they were coming back.
Doth OF them? And she did not Know
Wnlcn she would rather see-the fine
oid major or his enthusiastic son. n
came to her that her book of life had
opened at a new chapter and that the
ending was to be far different from
the beginning. Even the woman VIII
mas a only one lover and him un.
desired may know when she charm.
the right a SO Miss Annie knew.
When the alley was at last empty
m Still again she vent back intc
the room where stood. the easel wifi
the. pieture-her picture-upon Il
Ana with =. deep, happy breath And
emile she: began to; scan the picture
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-11-25
LAUGH WITH US m
Stories That Have
Many People smile.

Recently a rather unsophisticated
woman from one, Of the back counties
took a sea voyage with her niece, and
just as the ship glided into harbor n
day the good aunt heard a large rat
tie. a clank and a splash.
Look here. mister Officer" she
cried, turning to the steward. what
has happened"
Nothing at all. madam" replied
the steward. I'VE have Just dropped
the anchor"
II expected it," declared aunty,
with large emphasis. Its a wonder
that it didn't happen before. The
thing has been hanging out there all
the morning."
Representative Charles G. Carlin. in
the national congress, has a district in
Virginia Just across the. Potomac riv.
err from Washington. Among his con-
stituents are many colored people, and
one day an old colorcd man, having
found his way to the door OF thu house
Of representatives, wanted to walk in
and talk to Carlin.
The doorkeeper explained to him
that he would have to send in his
name. While the old man was wait.
ing for the congressman to appear he
looked up and down tie vast corridor
in which he stood, gazcd at the orna-
mented ceiling and glanced at the oil
paintings on the walls.
Fore de IAawd" he finally ex-
claimed. us dis hyah Chollie Carlin's
awfice."
A woman going down the garden
walk was Mortified at seeing her son
standing on his head against the gar.
den wall.
Johnnie, you bad boy!'' she cried.
What are you doing now?'
Standing on my head" replied
Johnnie. Didn't yer tell me to play
at summat that wouldn't wear my
"optimists are right, provided they
are not u~nreasoning and excessive"
said a fusion leader at a fusion
luncheon in New York.
THE optimism Of u opponents"
he went on. reminds me of Smith. A
druggist said. to Smith one night at
the lodge:
There's a movement on foot to
Good said Smith. Good! That
will bring sickness within the reach
George. the sections son, was re-
counting the proves Of his grand
father to Herbert. the rector's son,
who was properly impressed. and ask
ed:
"Your grandfather on your fathers
or mothers side?"
"oh. he sticks up for both Of EN-,
said George.
Parson (advisedIy)-Two rights
never make a wrong, Pat you must
Pat--Indeed, your reverence. you
Parson--Now. now. Pat. I'm right.
Pat-But l say o r wrong, Your
reverence. ..r,
Parson-And how, Pat?
Pat. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. reverence,
two rights can't make 4 wrong when
their boots"
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heart felt very warm toward this
fresh, white proved boy who was diff
ferent from any one she had ever seen
l her whole life. Sc did not know
willing he should. paint her house.
She was Very wilkins. And she told
MIN SO. The instant she be-
came actually startled. For he had
seized her hand.
"Thank You. than OUT he cried.
You're as good as >ou can be-as
5000 as ! knew you'd be
ME said. timidly making her one con-
dition.
of course. shall. ia love to
have YOU. Now.gTll set my easel"
There was . delay While he found
a proper station for tho big easel and
set the canvas and selected the tints
fascinated her to sec him ply his
brushes, though the picture itself was
MD from her But still more it fasci-
mated her to see his face with its
liquid. varying expressions She
thought he was the handson,est per-
son n had ever seen. He was like
all the dreams of her youth come
true.
A far off whistle blowing aroused
her-aroused him, 700 They stared
at each other wonderingly. 1t was
noon: And they had not suspected
II. Never for Ammo had time gone
SO fast. The day she had dreaded
vas half done already. He laid down
Il suppose | shall have to stop long
enough to eat" nc said regrettully.
Even an artist cant live on beauty
lone: Miss Annie. please come here
and look at this picture I expect
you are going q Kill me, but I
couldn't help ii. You would be In it,"
Annie rose and went to his side.
As she looked at the canvas her
heart seemed to tWirl like a top in
her breast For not only did she see
the house. the sea, the hollyhocks.
but herself in the doorway. vaguely
outlined at least. but still sufficiently
recognizable.
He looked up at her. You see.
the picture needed you," he pleaded,
simply.
Yes" Annie replied
She felt a strange wonder and JOY
and pride. She Eel, great gratitude,
too. that he should have thought her
worthy to be in his picture. Her
breath came fast and she stared at
the beautiful thing which she could
plainly see was yet 10 he more beau.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-11-25

Eve needn't go now" said Pat,
for there's the sun up"
That's not the sum-" said Mick. Its
the moon."
Just then they met a ramp coming
along the road.
III o Place" said Pat. will you
tell US is that the sun or the moon?"
IF don't know said the tranlp.
I'm only a stranger here myself"
In consideration of the safety first
policy. the slit in the skirt shouldn't
be far reaching enough to reveal the
Woman's First National bank.
Girls should remember. that an ar.
dent lover nay not be able to sup
port a family in that luxury to which
It Is accustomed.
Few of US are half so good, half 60
bad. half so poor Or half SO rich as
people imagine We are.
The girl who persists in doing more
than her share Of the counting is apt
TO break into the spinster class.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-11-25

A school teacher in n of our
country schools was reading sentences
to her class. letting the children sup.
ply the last word
The Sphinx" she said, has eyes,
but it cannot"
Sect" replied the children.
Has ears, but 1t cannot"
"Hesr." they responded.
Has a mouth. but it cannot"
Fat" said the class.
Has a nose but it cannot"
Wipe it," they said in chorus,
Two Irishmen had to start work q,
8 o'clock In the morning. During the
night. however, the clock stopped
and, getting up very early next morn.
ing, they started for their work.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-11-25

Mexicans. and that a break between
later does not now convince Mexicans
Of u r disinterestedness.
Possibly our relations with Cuba
have been interpreted by the other
nations to our disadvantage. but sure.
~ without cause. Our war with Spain
was not for the acquisition of terri
tory. ami we deliberately refused to
avail ourselves of the opportunity to
add Cuba to our territory when We
could have done So easily. Further,
when Cuban government had failed
utterly. and when the country was on
the verge Of anarchy, and We sent
troops there to compel order, there
was nothing to prevent our then MAX,
ing Cuba q dependency Of this coun-
try had we desired To do so.
Perhaps it is natural for the little
nations to be distrustful Of the big
one. and, to interpret to its disadvantage
many of its acts. We are forced to ad.
nit That our course toward Mexico
before our own civil war was scarcely
admirable. And we must make al
lowanec Cor the point of view Of the
foreigner, who is not informed OH all
points. To o of us our occupation
of the Philippines is regarded as in
the nature OF a duty imposed on us.
IL h South American it may seem
like conquest for conqucst's sake. And
SO o'lr imposition on Cuba OF condi-
tons which make her government
something less than Independent may
be interpreted as due to a desire for
acquisition of one sort or another.
The feeling Of suspicion is perhaps
natural, but it is not pleasant to know
that it exists.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-11-25

Wy Ooiil W. NdleS
Who's chairman Of the Upper
House committee on finance and
helps your Uncle Samuel to dodge
extravaganza? Who knows the
tariff thing by heart-that ad
valorem stuff and such as that
which you and / r. more than
apt to muf? Who took the bill
which Underwood consigned him
I. o. b. and saw it to the White
House door by rush delivery?
Who may not always hit the ball
a leather splitting crack, but
seems To have the faculty Of
landing on the sack? Who
showed the gang that swings the
siedge and knows it all-ahem!
that said he would not have the
sand: That Simmons man..
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-11-25

So" He marveled frankly. and
are you Miss Orne?"
Yes"
Then it is your house I'm looking
for: My name is Werner, and I'm
an artist. The car out there, you see.
liz full Of my traps. Miss Orne,
awfully van to paint your house. 1
want more than ever to paint it, now
artist you'd understand why. There
isn't another such perfect combina-
ton in the land as your house, your
garden, the sea and" He paused
II was going to add you to the list,
but I suppose you wouldn't like it,
he ended, tentatively
Annie raised her brown hand to
shade her eyes from the sparkling
sea-. Her face had taken on a glow
like that Of her own hollyhocks. Her
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-11-25
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POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

> " e " s Il q i = = i . . =
Money is the root Of a manufacture
ing plant.
Very few women have time to look
like their portraits.
NOTHING makes = man so SAD as to
have & girl Jolly him.
How foolish to carry a heavy load
Of trouble in ones hip pocket.
Few men are as much appreciated
az husbands as they were when Low.
ers.
a woman expects to get her reward
in heaven, but Il mar wants his here
on earth.
Once in . while We have the pleas
IRE Of meeting y farmer who tills the
soil instead of JOY riding in a touring
a..
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-11-25

night said the irascible neighbor.
We'll We've got to keep up with the
music machines around here. The
dog does his best. You can't expect
him to play the sextet from Lucia"
Sometimes l pause and ponder in
the midst of joy and strife upon the
various women who have influenced
my life ami I harbor a suspicion that
the girls who came between myself
and hopes Of happiness are girls I've
never seen. The lady at the telephone
who carols Busy pow!" has brought
me disappointments that were serious,
l vow. But there's one, a lady Sam
son. who has spoiled by Heavenly
Hopes. she turns my weekly laundry
into ribbons, fringe and ropes.
! might contrive to don it. all fes-
TONED with dainty care, il it weren't
for n buttons that. alas are v
there! When I'm dressing for a par
~ that's particularly neat. my drap-
cry starts sliding toward my waist line
or my feet. In desperation forth I 90
and sit In pain and doubt. as one by
"ne the safety pins turn slowly wrong
side out. ] dream Of her each night.
see her fierce. relentless glare. She
takes a pair Of pliers and she waves
them in the air. And every time a
helpless little button bumps the floor,
she does another " a dance with a
wild. demoniac oar I know where I
am headed for the things that I have
said; they're sure to queer the model
life which otherwise I've. led. When
I've landed for my finish. in a place
whose color scheme is superheated
anthracite. backed UP with smoke ana
steam, Til think. while for my SUI
phur bath, I'm slid into the trough,
Of you. oh heartless laundry girl, who
yanked my buttons off!
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In sport he'll test his muscle,
strong, but as for work: Oh, no:
He'll hit a golf ball all day long, bu,
SHES at %shovelling snow.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-11-25

A woman may get a man to church,
nut she can't keep him awake after
she has I o leave the talking to be
done by the minister.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-11-25

An Irishman. With one side Of hi.
face badly swollen, stepped into Dr..
Hurken's office and inquired il tho
dentist was in. !
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JUST NJ T
(By PhiIandcr ,JOhn,on.'

a MAI never fully appreciates the
hunlor of a story until he has learn
ed it by heart and begins to tell 1t
himself.
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john said Mrs. wisewell, that
young lady YOU have employed as a
secretary isn't very good looking"
No. but she's wonderfully smart and
industricus and never has any beaux."
ing and not so clever"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-11-25

How foolish TO carry a heavy load
of trouble in ones hip pocket.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-11-25

NOTHING makes . man so SAD as to
& girl Jolly him.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-23

Bliss, full sister of Beatitude, the
great granddam of the Latonia Derby
winner of 1912.
w. E. Apologize & Co. will not race
Round the World any more until the
spring meeting at Churchill Downs.
They had intended to race the noted
mare time or two during the closing
days of the Jockey Club Juarez meet
ing, but when the weights came out in
the Dos Republics handicap, the last
stake feature of the meeting, the as
sIgnment was more than they thought
the daughter Of imp. Laekford should
race under her second start this season,
and w. n, Buckner, the trainer Of the
stable, was then ordered to let up on
her until she is shipped TO Kentucky
in the next few days. The crack per
former will reach Kentucky ready TO
race this spring in the best Of company.
having raced SO little in months is now
prepared for long, severe compaign.
She can surely be reckoned as most
dangerous this. spring in events like
the Clark handicap at Churchill Downs
and the $4,000 Kentucky handicap at
Douglas park, as well as in the best of
sprlntlng company, as she still possesses
all her old-time dazzling speed and be-
ing now a 5-year-old is aged so a dis
liking this season.
f. D, Weir has won with five 2-year~
olds at the Jockey Club Juarez course
this season and the bunch combined
have won total of eight races. They
are Old Rosebud, unbeaten as yet; Aunt
Mamie. Edith W., Ida Lavina and
Della Mack. Three of the collection,
Old Rosebud, Aunt Mamie and Edith
W., are by Uncle, while Ida Lavina is
daughter of Cesarion and Della Mack
is by The Commoner. The latter, which
is the latest in the string to graduate
from the maiden class, only cost S150 as
a yearling at public sale, and Ida La
vina was purchased also at auction for
$3.50. The three youngsters by Uncle
were all purchased BY n. C. Applegate,
Weir's racing partner, at private sale,
the trio being bred at Hamburg Place,
where Uncle was in the stud during his
stay in Kentucky.
The Weir string will no doubt do a
lot Of early winning with their 2.year-
olds at Lexington and Louisville this
spring and Old Rosebud looks as though
be may be a very high class youngster.
So far he has met no colt which could
even test his real racing ability and it
may be he win race with the best in