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1CaamE ds nc O al Sorts
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-31

but his daughter rose to the occasion.
Let me answer tho Emperor" she
begged. and I will vindicate our holy
writings"
So on the next day she presented
herself before Hadrian.
% Emperor Of the Romans" she
cried. truly q terrible thing has hap
pened; wherefore we invoke thy aid!'
Hadrian was greatly concerned. and
asked what II was. The Hebrew maid.
en- replied that at the dead hour Of
midnight q thief had yubtly and
stealthily entered their abode and had
stolen away . silver flagon. although it
was true, she added. that he had left
a golden hagon in It's place.
Why" cried the Roman Emperor,
that was no robber, but a benefac.
tor! Would that such a onc might
The Hebrew maiden smiled a subtle
oriental smile. "Ah!" she said, look.
Ing down and blushing sweetly. "Why.
then. do o blame the Creator and
accuse Him of theft. seeing that. IL
He took O rib from Adam. He left
him Eve instead?
DR.. Reid. the celebrated medical
writer. was requested by q lady Of
literary eminence to call at her house
BE sure you fecollect the address,"
ne said. as h quilted the room: "No.
l Chesterfield street" Madam" aid
the doctor. Il am too great an admirer
OF p~0lteness not TO remember Chez.
terrified. and. I fear. too selfish ever r.
forget number l."
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drinks should be allowed to do so if
he wants to-. but they don't care any
thing for rum themselves. They are
permanent passengers on the water
wagon.
This change in the outlook toward
booze Is shown in the celebration Of
New Years day. If you will notice
You won't see great number Of
soused individuals parading the streets
or. Wednesday. And neither will YOU
see SO many people swearing off and
getting miserable over their d~epriya-
ton.
Perhaps it is a good thing that peo-
pie don't pay calls any more on New,
Years day. 1t used to be that a man
with a good many friends would start
out early to call OF them. In defer
ence to the old superstition that bad
luck results IL q woman is the first
to cross the threshold on New Years
day he would call on his best friend
first. so that he would be able to avert
all bad luck.
His friend. Of course. would have
something to drink. for what would a
New Years call amount to II there
wasn't something to go for? It might
be punch. or it might be something
that comes out OF al ordinary bottle.
or the friend might simply have a. few,
bottles Of beer stuck away on the ice.
But he would be sure to have some
sort Of booze.
Thus. In the course of the day. the
man who was calling would absorb
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-31

to market. But I don't believe that
II woman run her house eco
nomically and we'll unless she goes
to market herself. l know that you
wouldn't hear half so much about the
high cost of living If all the women
did their own marketing"
Mrs. Sulzer is above all else a home
woman. Her husband is everything
10 her. and she sees to 1t his home
is as attractive as she can make it.
Although the house is enormous in
size. every nook and corner shows
the personal touch Of the good house.
wife: The governor gives her a tree
hand to do as she pleases In her own
home. She certainly does well.
Mrs. Sulzer is as charming in looks
as she is in manner, and that is say
ing a great deal. She is fairly tail.
about five feet seven inches: but she
holds herself very erect and looks
taller thar she Is. She has golden
hair which grows without a curl, and
her eye are Of a soft blue. OF some-
what slender build. she weighs about
lao pounds, and. although very active
is graceful to a degree. EverythinE
about her bespeaks the plain, upob.
trusive. well-groomed American
woman OF moderate means, full of
dignity and quiet simplicity.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-31
ADJUSTMENTS
Tho Quaker Girl.

bS 01A
The Quaker Girl" the popular
to the Metropolitan on Monday after
TWO solid years in London. one in
Paris and all last season at the Park
Theater. New York. is conceded to be
the greatest musical success Of a de-
cade. The title role was created by
Edna May. the greatest light opera
star OF Europe Or America. Edna May
needs no introduction to the public
for everybody knows her as The Belle
of New York" and she is now Just as
often mentioned in connection with
The Quaker Girl" in London and
Paris, where the winsome and demure
Prudence Of this production was the
belle of the Strand and of the Bots
de Boulogne. The music Of the piece
is rhythmic and catchy and the libret.
to is a charming vehicle for the TWEEN
~ beautiful songs. The chorus is one
Of the main features Of the produce
ton. being composed of fifty young
girls. reputed to be the most beauti.
full and talented girls in England,
France Dr. America. They have been
specially trained for this production
being novices to the stage, and they
dance and sing with all the freshness
and abandon Of youth. An augmented
metropolitan orchestra of twenty
pieces accompanies the production.
Comes complaint from the large
cities that walking is becoming a lost
art. But other facilities for getting
there are improving. so why worry?
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-31
Mrs. Sulzer "at holMc.'

Albany. n. Y.-Governor and Mrs.
Sulzer are democrats. with a big d
and a little d, too. President Jeffer-
son in his palmiest days never lived
more simply. o unostentatiously
than do they. When they came to
Albany the first OF January the gov
ernor's house was known as the EEK
ecutive mansion:" now. because the
suffers wish it so. it is called the
|"people''s house." That's Just like the
Suffers.
When the governor was inaugural
ed. he preferred walking to the state
house to getting there with the as
sistance of an automobile ar . a
coach-and-four. And so Mrs. Sulzer,
instead of spending all her time en-
Pertaining and shopping. spends some
time each day in the kitchen. making
favorite dishes for her husband and
superintending. affairs. And she Wis
its the grocery and the meat market,
just AS she did when Mr.. Sulzer was
a struggling young lawyer in New
York city.
You see, have always done my
own marketing" explains Mrs. Sui
ger: II do it here. although some
people pretend to be shocked that
The wife Of the governor should. 20
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-31
(Baltimore SUM-

1t makes me smile to myself when
I hear some of these moralists raving
e the curse of drink" said the vet
eran ~barkeeper as he rang up the
nickel that had just bought u glass Of
buttermilk. The utter needlessness
of this walloping of the Rum Demon
is proved by the fact that times have
changed and people have changed
with them.
Il am thinking Of New Years day
and its celebration nowadays as COM
pared with the celebration of 20 years
ago, when l make this assertion. I
ask you to observe the people on the
first day of the new ear and then re-
member what l am about to say. See
for yourself If l am not right.
I'm the first place. people take
booze seriously now. When l first
started in the mixing business years
and years ago the proportion of men
who drank was vastly larger than the
proportion of men who didn't. There
fore a prohibitionist or a man who
didn't believe that all booze should
be stunned amounted to something.
He was a man among men because of
the ~strangeness and isolation of his
theory.
But in these days drinking Is not
considered a part OF a mans duty to
his country: There are thousands of
men right here in this town who do
not drink because they don't want to.
They don't believe that it is wrong,
and they think that every man who
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-31
Pointed Paragraphs
Chicago Ncws.)

Chicago NcwS.)
Men who marry for looks seldom
Set good cooks.
a fool boy may set over it, but
fool mar is hopeless.
a The average man is willing to con-
fess Il fault he hasn't got.
One way I o fatter the average mar
is to ask him for advice.
Holidays are more pleasant in con-
temptation than in fact to most men.
II is our friends who pick you to
pieces: other people are Indifferent.
Some people give according to their
means and some according to their
meanness.
When you meet a sad.looking man.
it's casy to acquire full details Of his
troubles.
1t is nearly always better to be paid
back in sour own coin than never to
be paid back at all.
And many n woman doesn't get any
of the money she married for until
some kind-hearted judge grants her
alimony.
The sad expression often worn by
old men is probably caused by their
having forgotten the things they
thought they knew when young.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-31

The European powers have appar.
emily agreed to let the allies work
their will with Turkey so far as her
European possessions are concerned.
But Germany draws the line at that,
One OF her public men, speaking on
a formal occasion. and speaking un.
q~uestionably for the purpose of hav.
ing his words quoted, announced that
the policy Of Germany would be ia
insist that there. be no interference
with the Turkish possessions in Asia.
There has been no thought. If course
Of the allies attempting to cross the
straits. But, if the Turks should act.
ually be driven out Of Europe there
might arise conditions under which
other powers would attempt to profit
territorially or otherwise at the ex.
pense of Turkey in Asia, and there
is where Germany sets her foot down
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-31

q governor who is nominally the head
Of the state government. Then we
elect a lot of other officials to perform
various duties connected with the adj
m~inistration. and who arc not in any
way responsible to the governor. and
who may as a matter Of fact be anita
gonistic to him In every way. Yet. be-
cause the governor is the most ron
spicuous member Of the administra-
ton. We hold him responsible for the
entire government Of the state, and
often charge him with mistakes COM
mittcd by other elective officials who
have been placed there ny our own
votes.
The government of the United
States furnishes us as good a model
as exists with reference to the organ.
ization of the administrative branch
of the government. To perform or be
responsible for the entire work Of the
nation under this head we elect one
man, a president. That man is both
nominally and actually the head Of
the government. We pass laws direct
ing his actions in various ways. and
We make rules for the work of off,
Gals, the compensation to be paid. and
general outline Of the work, but
the president appoints the men who
are to perform the work. Those APP.
pointees are his men. He lanes them
and is responsible for them. He gives
them their orders. and his orders must
be obeyed. If their work is unsatis-
factory it is for the president to dis.
charge them. which he has ample au-
thority to do. Under those conditions
We have a clearly defined responsible
lty easily seen and easily understood.
and the results are immensely better
they would be under any other
system.
There is not a shadow Of good rea-
son why the state government should
not be organized on Just that basis.
Let the governor be elected and given
authority to appoint his cabinet. We
will then nave in the executive Office
OF the state the same sort Of espon
sibility that reposes in the executive
OF the nation. The only people who
are likely to oppose such a change
when its meaning is propc-l, under.
stood are those who fatten off the de-.
fects of the present system. men who
are able. though utterly unfit, perhaps,
to slip into elective Offices while the
attention Of the voters is fxed on the
greater n more important offices.
and men who have little interests of
their own here and there which may
furthcred by Complaining the ma
chinery and obscuring the issues Of
government.
There is no partisanship in a pro-
posal for such a reform. President
Taft has declared for it: former Pres
ident Roosevelt is in favor of it; Pres
!dent-eiect Wilson has been working
for such a reform for years. To bring
about such a change in North Dakota
would require a constitutional amend.
ment, but steps should he taken now
for the submission Of an amendment
which will bring about in our state
a greater degree Of sim.
and which will enable the vot.
ers I" hx absolutely the responsibility
for the sort of government that we
get, whether it be good or bad.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-31

stale stories. get the same monoton-
GUS old kidding that l always have
got: Nobody goes calling any more.
and when they haven't anything else
their drink.
That's what I have observed. The
fondncss and regard for booze isn't
half as. strong as it used to be-. and
neither is tho fiery character Of the
Rum Demons denunciations. l hon
estly and seriously believe that the
average man won't let rum kid him
any moro"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-31
REFUSE SYRACUSE A PLACE,

Ithaca. N. Y. Jan. S0.-The Cornell
faculty committee on student affairs
has refused to give Syracuse univers-
ity a place on the Cornell athletic cal
endar. The Cornell alumni had ar
ranged a tentative schedule Of events
given 4 place, but when subnnitted to
h faculty committee It became
known that. Cornell and Syracuse
were not to. resume athletic relations
which were declared Oft about ten
years ago. '
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-31

The state legislature has passed a
joint resolution asking congress to
pass the Kenyon bill to prohibit ship.
ment under interstate commerce reg.
ulations Of liquor into dry states. Leg
islation OF this kind has been attempt
ed ever since the courts ruled tina,
shipments in original packages were
outside the jurisdiction Of the states.
And the desired legislation has thus
far been defeated or shelved. The pro.
posal is a reasonable one. If the peo.
pie Of a state wish to have intoxicants
generally distributed they can make
arrangements to that effect. II they
do not wish it they should be able to
prevent it, and under the present laws
this cannot be done. The Kenyon bill
is a wise and reasonable measure.
and should pass.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-31
DARTMOUTH LEFT our.

Cambridge. Mass. Jan. 3o.-Har-
wards football schedule of 1913 as
tentatively drawn up by the football
committee. does not include a same
with Dartmouth. 1t became known to.
day. The Dartmouth game has heen
one Of the big ones for the Crimson
and The desire to tighten Harvard's
heavy schedule Is given as he reason
for dropping the New Hampshire e.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-31
Reflections of Bachelor
{New York Press,

Jail looks good to a man on a re-
form committee.
The way to teach anybody not to
abuse power Is not to let him have
any.
1t seems as if no man could have a
bank account when his family has 4
shop account.
to respect her husband because he's
the father Of her children.
A girl doesn't have to be so very
worldly to he able to make her ia
Their think she's as innocent as the
day she was born.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-31

many varieties Of booze, besides hav-
ing his friends wives loading him up
with cake and similar junk. When he
got through he would be moderately
lushed, or else sick at the stomach.
And the next day he would feel SO
rotten that. after getting a hummer
or two to straighten him out. he'd
mako a resolution and stick to II for
perhaps two solid weeks.
Now. however, ! detect little diff.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-31
FIX THE RESPONSIBILITY,

AS our state government is 10Y or.
ganized it is impossible to fix the re-
sr"nsibiIity for any sort of admins
t@ra,ion' except in rare cases. We elect
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-31
WHAT THEY SAY
4. Soul Amonr tho Prophcts
Pittsburg pispatch.)

IVtSUuT6 ITSFUtNtTT
Reports from Indiana state that our
old friend Tom Taggart is insisting
that the state administration and leg.
islature which he controls must be
progressive. Is Tom out for the cab
met, too?
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-31
-


Not Eloquent.
say that money talks, but it
Is not loquacious. not a bit.
In TACT, h only words that 1
I've heard it say were these:
Paw Knows Everything.
Willte-Paw. when has a man horse
sense?
Paw-When he can q Nay" my
Young Newrich bluffs to beat the
band,
He thinks that he's a sly one;
lie tries TO drive a four-in-hand
When he can't even tie one
Some Better.
AT bridge she gambled night and day.
AT losses she would laugh:
Her sba let her have her way.
She was his better half.
Gabe-What is a piano finisher.
Steve-A man with q moving an.
The great Rabbi Gamaliel once
rough the scriptures of his nation
to the Roman Emperor. Hadrian. who.
after a study Of the sacred books.
rashly retorted to the rabbi that IN
the story of Genesis the Creator was
little better than a thief. because lie
had stolen n Of Adams ribs. Gam
Eaiiel was bewildered and perplexed,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-31
Hasn't England Trouble Enoughc

Washington Post.)
Former Secretary uf State Root has
spoken and Secretary or state Knox
has spoken. and now England would
like to hear from the mex Secretary
CO State. William j. Bryan.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-31
Would Save Hcap of Trouble.

ottd S6Ve Heap Of 1rOO6Ie.
(New York Evening SUM-
At any rate. suicide is not the worst
Of the Sick-Man.o Of. Europe's
troubles.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-31
Stunning Information.

Stunning Information.
est. Louis Globe Democracy
Governor Sulzer eats two apples
every day 1t his luncheon. Stunning
and important information about Gov.
ernor Sulzer continues to develop.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-31
Where lie Shine.

NnCre Tic SOlnGS
(Chicago Rccord-licrald.)
Uncle Joe" is far too modest
Posterity will not forget him. The
horrible example Is one Of the favorite
characters OF historians.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-31
Might Do 1t to Spite En-

Might DO II to Spite En-.
(Chicago Tribune.)
Woodrow Wilson somehow looks
like a mar who might be nagged by
opposition into making Mr.. Bryan sec
rotary Of late.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-31
The Decline of Drinking

AND REGARD FOR BOOZE" NOT AS STRONG" AS IT
USED TO BE.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1913-01-18
CHRISTMAS CONCERT.

Hampton (Va.) Institute Students
Render Charming Musical Festival.
Hampton. Va.-The annual Christ
mas carol concert, given by the great
chorus OF Hampton institute students
included the following numbers:
"Adeste Fideles'' u. Reading. I699:
@Holy Night FRANZ Gruber. 1879;
Victor Victrola duet. Song OF the
Ages" O. h Incredibly: violin obligato.
Mr.. W. II. o. Tessmann. bandmaster
Hampton institute: Might Of Nights"
Wandewaterl. baritone solo, Mr.. Tress-
Ter Scott, singing teacher Hampton in
stitute.
''Ye Shepherds Awake" German folk
melody: Hail to Messiah" Charles
Bochau): "Hallelujah Chorus" Han-
del's Messiah; christmas Hymn"
(old carol melody: 20 Holy Night"
soprano solol, Miss Adelaide L Hutch
FMS, singing teacher, Hampton institute.
The Babe Of Bethlehem" tradition
all; "Venite Adoremus Dominum" C.
". Wsrren); GLORY TO God In the
Highest" GO. Simperl: He Is King Of
Kings" plantation melody. The pian-
lists were Miss Frances Il. Rogers and
Mr.. Allen n. Gates OF Hampton insti-
tute.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1913-01-18
THE AMANDA SMITH HOME.


The InterTaeial Circle of the Amanda
Smith Home was organized by Mr.. C,
E. Winston, superintendent, the last
week in November, 1912, with women
of both races as members. This circle,
which is permanently organized, will
care for the dependent children in the
Smith home. At Christmas time the
largest party in the history of the
work was given by these good women
who are working with the same zeal
now to carry on the providing of com
forts for the needy. Great progress
has been made during the past few
months and as every department, in
GLIDING the treasurer's books, is open
to all visitors a cordial invitation 10
extended to any who may be interested
in seeing the institution The officers
for the coming year will serve. Presi-
dent, Mrs Ophis Wells; viee-president,
Mrs. N. A. Stoker; treasurer, Mrs. Hal
hday; recording secretary, Miss Lillian
Chapman; corresponding secretary
Mrs. Crsnshaw; chairman Of social
committee, Mrs Eva Raymore; leader
of financial campaign, Mrs A. n. Nil
lard. 1t is hoped many win avail them
selves Of the opportunity Of eO-Opera-