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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-19
The Evening Story
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THE BETTER

asked.
Me and Trent hain't goin' to be
n'arried.' Bethabar faltercd. He
! lowed we wuzn't no way suited.
an unwonted pallor, crimsoned under
them that's we'll OF in land and
money, rs would be morc'n glad"
Noah. the world. minded, looked
at Martha exultingly. almighty
right she is, Marthy. almighty right!
Ihars Big Mann sites, as fine a fcl-
achin' to talk to Babbic. 1 felt kinder
sorry for him, but eff wisdom's hunt
cd up Babbic. Mann mehbe hain't to
be pitied after all. En-. Babbie?"
As the days passed Martha watched
E~ethabara. anXiously.
You and Trent never %quarreled or
fel out about nothin,' did We, Babhie,
l%nonev?:' she asked her one day when
Trent had been gone a month.
NO, no, ma'am We've just hain't
Ter one another" the girl stammered.
Martha was not satisfied. ''Hain't
YOU got nary bit O writin' from him,
Babbie? Seems he ort occasional to
write like" she insisted.
be powerful busy" cvaded Babbie,
and like as not. mommy." she col
orcd painfully. hes got him a girl
down thar, and thatd shore take up
his mind
h looked at her mother with a
llttle forced taught piteous attempt
at cheerfulness that we'll nigh broke
her mothers heart.
oh. Lord" she murmured when
she was alone, shedding helpless
tears. "Babbie hain'i got her nanny
fooled. There's somepin' wrong, and
dunno wller' 'tis-I dunno wher'
it's"
To Noah's open rejoicing in Decem.
ceptcd sutton. But Eahhie appeared
frightened when he eagerly suggested
their early marriage. Nanny hain't
we'll, and the little ones air weakly,
like her" II demurred. II can't
leave NANNY 'fore--not fore summer
now, Naarnan."
When the six months Of Trent's
staying away passed into eight Beth
ahara ceased to watch the road.
lie hain't comm back she told
herself. and I've got to marry Naa-
man. and l hain't got nothin' in my
heart for him."
The day before the day set for
their wedding Naanlan came to take
Bahbie across the river 10 visit her
80, Nv N|IL l1iIO I'LL
little store above the road Babbie
waited under tho bridge where his
boat was tied.
The gaunt, palefaccd young man
crossing the bridge saw her step for
ward in tho boat and fall suddenly
forward In the deep water.
When she revived, Trent, Naaman,
Martha. and some kindly ~neighbors
stood by her bed. Who tuck me
out'n the water after l lcll"" she
asked. ~
Trent We're passin.'" answered
Naaman. Nobody else seen ye. why
didn't ye holler. Babbie. Ye might a
drowned and us not a-knowed hit"
He tried to put his arm about her.
hut Babhie impaticntly pushed him
away; Tel! EN- all to 50 out:
What made you ON back.
Trent, she asked him when they
We're alone. ~
II were dyin' to see you. Babbie,"
he answered., simply. II lowed
twouldn't he no sin to be whar I
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[ hain't no money ner l-a-n-d-s,
No money ncr l-~a-n-d-s!
But l love yer like l had the world in
my hands,
Like | had the world in my h-a-n-d.s.
., l.awscy mc-e-c.
From the house on the cleared hill
side below. the words, mingled with
The clack of II loom's shuttle, came,
Ions drawn, clear and plaintive.
Tarentum Rains. the tall young fell
low, standing by Il vellowing beech,
Wrenn's song adequately expressed
his feelings. Bctlabala Wrcnn, sit
ting on II great bowldcr opposite
HIM. the warm October sunlight, sild-
ing her brown hair, looked at him
anNi"rSlN.
What was hit YOU wanted to tell
me. Trcnt?" she asked.
burned face. Hits somcthin' ] boon
a-thinkin' about Il lons time. But
hit come on me convincin' at the
bean %strjngin' at Ward Heads last
night. live give up the notion of
marryin' you, Bahbie!" His words.
begun bravely enough, sank to Il
trcmulollS whisper.
her slim, brown hands convulsivcly
clutched hcr blue linsey skirt.
"What'd 7 do at Wards 10 make you
mad at mo Trent"
II HIATT mad mt YOU. Babbic. Hits.
m giving YOU mp COS YOU can have
u better rhanst on me-. [ can't stand
IN" Idly o YOU a-bejn' what Your ma
is now--your pas land all gone to
the doctors, II her still weakly, and
haNiu' 10 Work hard along o. hit!
Yo!l-yon might git weakly like her,
Babhi". and me nothin' to kccr fer
risk hit" cried Babbic.
NANNY and pappy air happy. any
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a "A Few Humorous Stories n

Among the quaint scrapbooks of the
late Clyde Fitch, all Of which are now
to be sold at auction. there was one
devoted entirely to typographical err
rors.
One Of these errors appeared in a
criticism of Ellen Terry. The reviewer
wrote, He love Of Portia made acting
easy" THE sentence appeared in the
paper Us Tic love or port made act
ing easy
You're terribly severe In YOUR re-
llgion, Donald. I suppose you think
we're all going to perdition. and no.
body will be saved but you and your
minister
I'm not so sure o. that" said DON
haze me doots ABBOTT the minister"
Libel. indeed"
Old Miggs repeated the words to
himself duly and uncornprchendingly.
rs he tramped along to the court.
where he was to appear as witness in
a local libel case.
Nervously he entered the witness
box.
The fierce looking lawyer eyed him
calculatingly.
do you swear" he asked, that
this is not your handwriting"
II don't think So" stammered Miggs.
Nov, be careful" i%nsinuated the
lawyer. Are you prepared to swear
that this handwriting does no resem-
BILE yours?"
EYES," asserted Miggs. trembling.
"You take your oath that this does
not in any way resemble your hand
writing?" solemnly queried the learn
ed man..
Yves, sir" stammered the witness,
now thoroughly frightened.
well, then, prove it," denounced
the lawyer, triuinphantiy. as lie thrust
his head toward h witness.
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way, and us five young uns helps her
d" tho work.
Didn't big Naan1an Sites w3nta
hllnS YOU home from Nard's?" Trent
asked.
Yes. he did" she hrcathcd. but l
Wnuluh let nobody else go with me
noW-nurs, nut You, Trent. You know
I wouldn't!"
y know yc wouldn't" Trent an
swered. but Pm convinced big.
Saam'd marry We ANY minute Hos
got Jersey cattle and fine horses ana
ssheop and hogs and money in the
bank, ard
"lIain't YOU adoip' we'll, TRENT"
Bcthabara faltercd, interrupting him.
iiain't Bimclceh give YOU "a chanst
this summer"
"Bimelcch?" he echoed. '.lsabbjc,
ct 1d a been Bimclcth Rains W
son instid . Jest ~ orphan woods colt
mis- wife tuck. Bimclech couldn't Il
done better by me. But I'm "A goin'
away tonight. I've sot Il contract
fer hauIin' down on Taubark creek.
IN shore stay six months. and Il
may go on further and never come
back. Hits tcarin' the heart ont a.
my body TO leave yc." he faltercu.
'but i've made mp my mind I hain't
no r!sl1t to let ye worse yourself,
Bahhic. Goodby, and the" Lord keep
Se."
Martha had loft off weaving and
lay exhausted on her bed when
Beti1a'h@ra crept into illo house.
y ouN been q, awful time q. COMM"
she complained querulously. Il want
ed you to help the little uns Sether
the beans sgi1l our beanstringin.
Lord, We'll have to pick twist the
beans we done last year SOS you and
Trent kin have Il good sheer!.'
Bcthabara took her basket and left
the house. Il KNOW she whispered
TO herself, Trent loves me, and's iest
a givin' me up fer the reason he saws.
but pappy'd low he wuz tired o. me
II Jest told me that TO git shet o.
me, and he'd be SO mad he'd feel pint
blank like KILN Trent. Ill have to
let on 'twuz me got tired % Trent, but.
oh Lord. faint SO. faint so!"
"NThar's Trent" Noah wrenr
asked Betllabara late Sunday morn
ing. 81 'loed Sunday wuz his time
fer buttin' in wllar he wuzn't specially
wanted"
Trent: Hes gon to do haulin' on
I%anbark,' Bethahara. explained-"fcr
the next six months"
Marthas Wan face kindled with sur
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-19

insist on that YOU will be supplied
with real poison in the death seen
Two motorists arrived late
night at the village inn, engaged a
room and went straight to bed.
After the light had been blown out
about an hour they discovered that
tho room was so stuffy that neither of
them could sleep.
Where are the matches?" srowl.
ed Cuthbert.
There aren't any" groancd Clar-
ence.
Well, Tn going to open the WIN
dow, anyhow. SO here goes
Barking his shins as he vent. the
courageous Cuthbcrt At last reached
his goal and tugged mt the window
pane.
Cant open the rotten thing, now
Two got here!" he painted.
Break it. Them srunted Clarence,
the reckless.
Crash!
The tinkling sound Of falling glass
filled the room as C'uthbcrt hit the
window with his boot.
That's better" he said, as he once
more pulled the clothes over his head.
Rather" answered Clarence. "a
fellow can't sleep without proper ven-
tilation."
When they Weakened net morning
they were surprised to find the Win
dow untouched, but the glass door Of
a. big bookcase smashed to pieces.
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What a Man Thinks Of Spring Sewing

damage.
There isn't any conversation at u house that a make head Or tail
language to mo and if venture to butt in about something that really in
teresungI get a blank stare.
Even the hired girl has the fever. and if 7 hadn't discovered that our
Dckey bird was neglected.. he'd be dead by now, while tho cat Il
M for sympathy all milk.
SaN-Whn doesa all this style mou 10. anyway? What's III fin
worrya about? Maybe my folks dress in style and maybe they don't. Yu
an prove it by M unless the size Of the bills counts
takes Possession N worries me to death because she holds pins in her
she dies from it in u house the cornerII have TO come and sit m hc or
ad theren be son more upsetness.
wv things I eve could understand about women-nhv thav mako
such a fuss over clothes an babies. $50 "NS
My wifes avs a woman might a we'll be dead as u # STYLE. r yua-.
there arr a good many dead ones running around, then. q 10 outr nm te
street n old Tine. right downtown Where tn shoppers u nmuck. and M
two of EN- are dressed in the same style. Amt it so? Now, how car
mans in the sam fix. oi
Now I buy a good suit. ave it cleaned vhen it needs IL AM ,u., IL
out. My father did the same. only he wore his longer n didn14 h !. ne -
cleancd SO often. l notice I get along airly well in business ad arm,mr
my friends. "" '"o"e
My mother and her women relatives friends used to hav oc hos,
dress in their wardrobes. The resto OF their clothes consisted ~ smmthinre
Moolen for winter something thin for summer, with plenty az anror.
When my mother ewed it was mostly for IS kids and se didn't waste vv
time consulting fashion books. al SAY W e all looked as 500 as an nv.
body, too as any
Well. ! guess I'll go home now 1 know dinner Won't be ready hec,rna
its the sTle day out. But I guess I'll find soncthin. in +ha 1888 rm
the cat n myself. ia.u. :" liz f"is nt
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-19
THE CALGAHv HANGING.

The Calgary hanging the other dan
r was ono of the most brutal and
shocking things i'm tho whole lnnS his
j. tory of legal executions . Just whom
!. to blame for it appears not to have
. been exactly decided, but the matter
: is to he Investigated. and il is to h
, hoped that the blame will be placed
B where it belongs.
u There is Il good deal tn be said in
. favor of the abolition OF capital pun
isllment entirely in civilized countries.
There is something to be said on the
other side. Eut regardless of what
academic Views people entertain on
the subject there is 2 concurrence &C
conviction that if We arc to put men
to death it should be done as quickly
and painlessly as possible. and with
the least possible accompaniment Of
the horrible and gruesnme. Because
of this universal feeling it is custom
sry everywhere for those having
charge Of executions 10 see that all
the paraphernalia. of death are the
mos. perfect OF their kind. and that
each separate part will work properly
! and perform its function without
hitch or slip.
Evidently someone connected with
the Calgary horror has omitted the
usual and obvious precautions. with
/ tho result that the criminal, instead
! of being hanged to death was tortur-
\ cd TO death in Il nnnst horrible man
ner. 1t does not seem possible that
any explanation that can he made will
remove the charge o Incompetence
and negligence OF tho most simple
and obvious precautions. The whole
thing Is a disgrace.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-19
SENATOR GORE.

h I'll" jury which tried The case
W against Senator Gore brought in ::
O verdict in his favor inside OF ton min
d ntcs after they received tho case.
" From the brief summaries of the tcs-
y. timony which have hecn published
tho case brought has had every APP
r, rcarance of blacknlail, and his View
u MAS evidently entertained With en-
- %pi.asis 10y the jury or there would not
h have been reached a unanimous Ncr-
"a dict for him in ton minutes. 1hc Jury
y, may nc presumed To be u fairly rep
!, r"sentatiVr ono, with members uf
p :!lplc Intelligence tn weigh properly
n The evidence presented. From what
> the public knows of the evidences,
therefore, and from what may req
S s"nahly lie assumed as tn the char
-" ~ act"r "f the jury, the conclusion must
y he reached that tho whole case WAS
G. li,c result of a foul plot either to get
= tin" ahominable obieot of defeating y
man politically by running his r%cl,l,a-
tiou as q decent man. For this rca-
= SON Senator Gore is entitled To- tho
h congratulations OF tho respectable
+ people Of tho COUNTY,. without regard
ia party. aud his accuscrs 10 tho most
sweeping condemnation. 1t is one
thing i" stand ont in the open and
= oppose II man politically. tu criticize
his official conduct and take exception
tn his political beliefs. IS an entire
{ ~ different thing To make false ac-
cusatjcns against him as q, man, and
I, thus L" seek To take a foul advan-
il tace of him !; is gratifying that this
" narticlllar nlnt has failnl
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This action woke the last spark of
CROPPING courage IN poor Misgs, and.
thrusting forth his head, he yelled:
Cos 7 can't write"

Eager Young Man (who has called
on adored one)-I can't wait any
Longer, dear. l really. had to phone.
Will . marry me?
Gentle Voice lin .replS)-Why, yes.
OF course | will. But haven't you got
the wrong number:
And he had.
Barrister-Did your father on his
deathhed give you no parting admoni.
tion:"
witnesz-He never gave much away
at n time.
Barrister-r mean, what were his
last words.
Witness-Thal doesn't oncern YOU
Barrister-They not only concern
me, sir, but they oncer the Whole
court.
Witness--F'ather said to me and
Jim: Don't you have no disputin'
when I'm gone, boys. COS lawyers is
the biggest rogues unhung."
II always aim to have some Shake.
speare In my theater during the vim
ter" said the manager Of the Punkin-
town opera house.
you think the public demands IT."
Nope. But it helps business in the
long run. It makes EN- appreciate
Uncle Toms Cabin and Ten Nights
in q Barroom."
The rehearsal was proceeding slow
ly. The star had several complaints
to make and the manager was losing
patience.
Star Actor--1 must insist. Mr.. Stag
cr. on having real food in the banquet
scene.
Msnaser-very we'll. then; if you
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-19

could see YOU onct in a while. even ii
YOU WIZ married to Naamn."
Bahbie put her arms about his neck.
Il hain't married." she breathed,
and l hain't a-goin' to marry now,
lessen You air willin' to take me.
don't want nc better chanst en- you.
The reason ] never hollered when
fell in the water, IL didn't keer,
were so miserable. Trent"
Martha came TO the door. "Naaman
wants to know kin he come in now.
Babhie."
Babies happy voice sent waves of
JOY over Martha's troubled heart.
Tell Naaman to go home, NAM
my she cried. ''fIe hain't fer me"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-19
TIFF ALASKAN RAILWAY ELL.

Two bi1s for tho construction ut a
railway i'll Alaska by the government
have been passed, one by the senate
and the other by the house . The sem
ate bill contained a provision for the
issuance Of forty million dollars worth
of bonds with the proceeds OF which
the cost Of the enterprise was to be
paid. the bonds to be retired with
the proceeds from land sales in Alas
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-19

Who holds a job lis senator at
Washington. ID. e., and Okla
llonla helps to shine in u. S.
history? Whose forcdads ON his
mothers side We're chicftain
Observation-Disclosures ere Chris
Coloilpb essaycd to sail the seas"
Who's been Ar angel guardian for
unsuspecting I"u and made your
Uncle give him back 100000
bones or 50" Who recently took
on ~ Job that called for tact and
skill---to wit. TO clear pathway
for tho white house banking
blu" Whose record shows that
when he starts he's wont to ring
the bell, which same he did in
case in point. Bob" Owen
Robert I.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-19
TO ENJOY BOATING
Lisbon Man to Put Excursion Boat on
Sheyenne River.

Lisbon. n. D., Feb. 1s.-There will
be more pleasure on the .Sheyenne
river at this point next summer than
" before. William Wright 10 to put
in an excursion boat with a capacity
Of fifty passengers. 1t has already ar.
rived In knockdown shape and is be.
ing put together for launching with
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-19

One way tn dispose of the Mexican
situation would nc To give every man
who has q hill against IIucrta n rifle
and turn hin loose.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-19

Noah may not have been as wise
as Solomon. but he knew enough to
go in when it raincd.
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MANY CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS.
HAGEN. N. D., Feb. 19.-With the
rapid growth Of the town the present
school facilities are inadequate and il
is planned to create a CONSOLIDATED
district and erect a large school build
ing here to accommodate the children
u the village and the surroundin.
farming district.
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the opening Of the rive in the spring.
iIhere will be many excursions during
Il summer along the beautiful banks
of the Shcyenne.
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way, and us five young uns helps her
d" tho work."
Didn't big Naaruan Sites wanta
hrins YOU home from Vard's?" Trent
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-19

One lot Of Ladies' Black Gun
Metal Button Shoes-Sizcs
from 5 to Ia very good value
at $3.50. Your choice Of this
new lot for tomor. 40
row at per pair.....&1sZO
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Yes. ho did,' Silc hrcathcd. "hut l
let nobody else gu with me
hut YOU, Trent. You know
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-04-10

Washington, ID. C., April 9.-UScful
rules for raising beef successfully in the
South are given IN the Farmers bulletin
partmcnt of Agriculture under the title
of Beef Production in the South" After
discussing in some detail the available
pasture lands and grasses. the Bulletin
summarizes conditions as follows:
Eradicate the tick ON the farm.
Good pastures are essential .for profit
able beef production. Plant pasture
grasses over the waste lands.
Use pure bred beef bulls for grading
up native stock.
Always select the best hcifcrs for
breeding purposes.
Use the coarse fodder. StrawS and the
stalk fields for Wintcring the breeding
herd.
Ncan the calves when the pastures Get
short. Put them in the cornficld and pea
field while weaving and teach them To
eat cotton seed cake and cotton seed
meal.
Raise ami finish beef cattle on the
same farm when possible.
\ mixture Of cotton seed meal. cotton
seed hulls aud alfalfa hay j. a good ra-
ton for fattening calves.
Silagc is the best roughagc for fattcn-
ing amy class Of cattle.
More car is necessary in feeding calves
than IN feeding grown cattle.
Ut the present prices corn silagc is
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-04-10
Department Of AgricmItMye Gives 20
Rules For Raising Beef Successfully

, cheaper and better feed for fattening
beef cattle than cotton seed hulls.
Hulls and cotton seed meal make an
excellent feed for a short feeding period.
but do not produce good gains on cattle
after the third month.
Ii j. not entirely satisfactory Ia use
corn Sioyer as the sole roughagc.
When Johnson grass hay costs 80 and
hulls - per ton il il more profitable to
feed the hulls alone.
Summer feeding on the pasture il
usually more profitable than winter
feeding.
Finishing cattle early in the summer
il usually more profitable than finishing
them later in the season.
Fattcning steers on grass and cotton
seed cake j. nearly always more profit
able than grazing them without feed.
Thin steers make larger and cheaper
daily gains than flcshy one when put OH
pasture.
Pound for pound cold pressed cotton
seed cake T. not equal 10 the common cot
ton seed cake.
The use of a small amoun Of corn in
addition 10 cotton seed cake has proven
profitable for feeding steers ON grass.
The bulletin, with its twenty pages and
nine illustrations. also contains an III.
tcrcSting discussion Of the various
breeds most scrviccablc i'm grading up
the native stock. Ii is sent free on re-
quest.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-04-10
COUNTY IS
DECLARED VOID
CHIEF JUSTICE OF APPELLATE
COURT HOLDS COURTS HAVE
POWER TO CRITICISE ACTS OF
THE LEGISLATURE.

Affirming the Judgment of the lower
courts declaring the creation of Pat Dun
county null and void. holding the courts
al all times have the right 10 criticise
acts of the Legislature and taking a dig
al former President Roosevelt. were the
features of an opinion IN the Dunn
county controversy rendered by the
Fourth Court Of Civil Appeals ycstcr-
day. written by Chief Justice w. :. Fly.
The creation of Dunn county was or
dered by the Thirty-third Legislature and
the territory for the new county was to
be- taken from Unval county. In accord
ancc with the act Of the Legislature the
Commissioners Court Of Duval county
set a date for the election Of Officers Ia
the new county and prepared the boun-
dairy lines. The appeal from the ruling
Of Judge W. II Hopkins holding the ere
alton Of the new county unconstitutional
was taken by :. III. Woods and others
against John Ball and others.
~ law canno he held IL be %conStit.
iional merely because the legislature
passed H." Justice Fly says. No one
= willing 10 attribute such infallibility
Ia 4 Legislature and the courts should
never hesitate to protect the rights &C.
cured 10y the supreme law Of the land.
1T y with reluctance that this court