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*7 iv if i: •H 5 V}. PAOK FOOT & J. SMALL, MANAGER THE EVENING TIMES TUUDID IMTTIR, 1(06 PRINTED EVERY WEEK DAT IN THK TEAK THE TIMES PUBLISHING COMPANY rviuanM DAILY One Year in Advance Six MonthB in advance One/Month by carrier One Week by caerier. .15 Bobacribers deeirins addreaa chanced moat Mnd former addreaa aa well aa new one Entered as second-class matter at the postoffice at Grand Forks, North Dakota. WEDNESDAY EVENING. FEBRUARY 14. 1006 THIS DATE IN HISTORY 1400—Richard II. o£ England died. 1554—Fifty-nine persons executed in London for resisting the Spanish in fluence. 1652—Duke de Tallurd born. 1696—Plot to assasinate Wililam III. discovered. 1779—Captain James Cook, English navigator, killed. Born in 1728. 1780—William Blackstone, author of "Commentaries on Law," died. Born, July 10, 1733. 1786—James Appleton, "Father of Prohibition," born. Died, August 15, 1862. 1797—Admiral Jarvis defeated Span ish fleet off Cape St. Vincent. 1831—Insurrection in Paris. 1862—Gen. U. S. Grant assigned to command of district of west Tennes see. 1872—Cable between Jamaica and Porto Rico completed. 1874—Taylor's Pantechnicon burned in London loss, $1,500,000. 1883—Edwin D. Morgan, war gover nor of New York, died. Born, Febru ary 8, 1811. 1884—Ohio river rose to 71 feet at Cincinnati. 1885—Town of Alta, Utah, destroy ed by an avalanche. 1887—Phillip Burke Marston, Eng lish author, died. 1890—University at Toronto burned. 1891—Last spike driven in railroad between Washington and British Col umbia. 1891—Gen. William Tecumseh Sher man died. Born, February 8, 1820. 1893—Proclamation setting apart the Sierra forest reserve in California. 1895—Isaac P. Gray, ex-governor ot Indiana and minister to Mexico, died. 1905—Forty men executed at War saw for participating in street demon strations. Semtlmeat to Be Iacoleated. "Let reverence of law be breathed by •Tery mother to the lisping babe that 8ke rattles in her lap let It be taught in schools, seminaries and colleges let Jt be written in primers, spelling books and almanacs let it be preached from pulpits and proclaimed In legis lative halls and enforced in courts of Justice in short, let it become the political religion of the nation." —Abraham Lincoln. MAKE NON-RESIDENTS PAY TAXES In many of the cities of this state are found vacant lots owned by non residents which are used as garbage dumps and which are miserable eye sores. Many of these lots were procured in the early days when town lots in North Dakota ranked with gold bricks In New York. The original cost was comparatively nothing, and they have advanced in value because other prop erty owners have built up the town. The owners of these vacant lots have contributed nothing to bring about the enhanced value. Suppose on either side of a lot of this character are located a man who Is progressive and energetic. Each builds a good business block on his lot and increase the value of real estate in that locality. The non-resi dent gets the benefit, though he has done nothing. The three lots may have cost the same originally, but two of them were owned by men who had the interests of their city at heart. The other was owned by a man who only held it to reap the rewards of others. Not only do the lots owned by the real estate parasites mar the beauty of the city, prevent it from being built symmetrically, and with something of a continuity of design, but they sel dom pay taxes, and as the lots are in practice almost non-forfeitable, they permit the taxes to lie against the property, and when sales are made, taking a fixed amount for their equi ties therein. There is but one way to remedy the evil, and that Is to tax them into the market and in case of failure to pay, to make sale of the same with a speedy and perfect title from the tax sale. This remedy may seem somewhat harsh at first blush, but if it be re lieved of the secretive methods of the courts, there would be no siich feature remaining. If the property is not worth the taxes due upon it, the owner will have no interest in saving it. If it is, I' (no matter how poor, he can procure ~1 the money to save it from sequestra- Instead of publishing the notice of sale in.a local newspaper, which has'no general circulation, and then .accepting that miserable legal fiction the party Interested has eon y* atrnctlve notice, a writ were sent to «ovrt offlosr to be peraonially served apon the owner, and the return be -^^T- t. (INCORPORATED) AMD nomrroma WM. H. ALEXANDER, CmctJLATlOH KANAOI Addr—• all ccmmqplaitloM to The Evening Timw, Grand Forki. N. D. SUBSCRIPTION RATES H. H. LAMPMAN. Bono* WEEKLY One Year in advance Six Months in advance Three Months in advance One year not in advance *4.00 2.26 .40 n.oo .V .60 1.60 made with the same certain methods of verification used in deposition, and then a reasonable time, say two months, lie given in which to pay the taxes due, and in case of failure to do, sell the property for what is will bring in the open market, paying over the residue, if any, to the original owner, and making the title perfect from the day of sale, there would be far fewer lots in the cities of the state that area disgrace to their pro gressiveness, thousands of dollars in back taxes would be collected, prop erty that now pays nothing would con tribute its share to the public funds, and the people who have built cities would be largely relieved from bur densome taxation. In order to bring about this reform legislation is necessary, and if this be attempted it must be well consid ered and so formulated that it will not work hardships on the owners of property, but it must be of such a character that it will command re spect. A little agitation along these lines of reform, wherein the tax payers are burdened with the taxes on property that never pays would certainly be more profitable than some of those imaginary ones that come only from the hungry brain of the reformers themselves. THAT GOOD ROAD SPECIAL. The Evening Times is a firm believer in the policy of building and maintain ing good roads. It is the connecting link between the farm and the city, and in an agricultural country this is of the highest importance. The farmer is no longer an isolated, uncultured citizen, even if he ever were guilty of the charge. He has every convenience found in the home of his city brother. The daughter can sing as well, play as well, waltz as well, and cook better than can the one in the city home. These things are only possible be cause good roads have figuratively lessened the distance between the farm and the city, and it is for the same reason' that the customs of the two have osmosed to their mutual benefit. When the condition of the roads are such that a drive from the farm is a matter of time and small inconven ience, the farmer comes oftener than he would were he compelled to wander along what would well pass for an In dian trail. He feels that he is a citizen of the town and is interested in its prosper ity, and the neighborly sympathy is thus maintained that makes the two classes so mutually interested in the general good of the country. But the matter has a financial side as well as a socialistic one. Good roads leading to a city are largely the means of making its prosperity. Every thing raised on the farm must be turn ed into the market before it can be converted into cash.- In a grain rais ing country these products must be carried in wagons. If the roads are such that four horses are required to draw what two should draw, the ex pense of marketing the crop is al most doubled. It either requires a longer time to get the crops in the elevators with extra expense of hired help, or it requires the keeping of more draft horses during the entire year. In a country as level as this the grading of roads is a matter of small importance though extra grades should be avoided where it is possible, as they tax the strength of teams without results. The thing most important in road building is the road bed. Because of the scarcity of stone, macadam is im possible even if the cost were not prohibitive. The dirt bed needs careful building so that it will not hold moisture and thus allow the surface to become soft and easily cut by wagons. The proposal of the Great Northern railroad to build a mile of road in each county is Intended to give merely an object lesson. Hie small sectfon of road irould be valueless without being extended. But if it is so constructed that its efficiency can be proven, and the methods by which It 1B built made clear, it will go far toward solving the problem of good roads. Taking it aS a model the work can be extended, a small portion each year, building first the roads leading to the more populous sections of the country and then the one leading Into these. With the roads so built that they would need little, if any, repairs, in a few years there would be a system in the state that would be the admira tion of future generations. Sunset on the Reservation. Red glows the sun on tho amoke browned top of teepee, Cold iB the plain in the /lying light of day Faint comes the wail of tho pappoosc, ill and sleepy. And weary are the feet that seek the white man's way. Think ye, O Btrong, that the task ye set my kindred Can be doile as a IOBSOII that one masters In a day? How can we travel, swift of foot and ail unhindered. On your paths unfamiliar, to your spur of aye and nay? Years have we lived, as our ancestors have taught us Now all must changc—we must live the white man's life Anger ye show—(and there what harm is wrought us!) If we leap not, full armed, in your world of stress and strife. Years have we roamed, aB our fathers roamed before us. On tho plains ye have swallowed in your never sated greed Is no call heard from the dead and gone who bore us— Have our forebears left no messiijro for the red man's breed? No, we must ken all your complcx lifo on instant— We must know your maze of law, and must single truth from lies Sink we or swim—(A*h, the end is not far distant!) Your race will not linger, nor lend ear unto our cries. So bring out tho drum—let it rouse the sodden village Let it bring forth the dancers to tho campflre's flaming wood Let ir call up the days of the hunt, and war and pillage— If red men must die, let them die as red men should! —Denver Republican. NOTE MB DOMEX! Men are greater inventors -than wo men—of excuses. If it began raining money, people would inert their umbrellas. You can't tell a girl's complexion by the kind of powder she uses. We act toward society as we do toward the boss. Nice 'to his face and to laugh at his back. There is much in a name. 3^ A woman will do point lace stitches, but refuse to darn socks. A Grand Forks woman is worrying over a prediction that the world will come to an end in 1995. When a woman talks about faith in her husband it is evidence that she has never had to use it. Most women want as many "dears" in their letters as a school teacher does commas in a composition. Some people wear their price tag so conspicuously that you feel guilty to be caught looking in their direction. A next door neighbor could, have found out more about Smoot in two days than congress has in two years. The Grafton News and Times talk about the Tri-State Grain Growers' convention held all over' the state. Now watch Fargo swell up. A young woman caught in a crush at the opera house remarked to her escort that she had never had such a squeezing in her life. No later report. It is said all women marry when the right man appears. There are many indications that the wrong man got there first. People who hear the widow talk realize they missed seeing a saint by not knowing the husband before he died. The Washburn Leader suggests a wolf chase as a sequel to the Wal kalla fox hunt. It's all right if they are killed without pain. AMUSEMENTS Louis James. If it be within the province of the stage to elevate mankind by present ing noble ideals of human nature, of depicting life in its most exalted state, of offering living illustrations of his torical heroism, then this mlbsio:! is practically accomplished in the pre sentation of "Virginius," by that etr.i nent actor, Louis James, for he evi dences in looks, temperament and ar tistic conception the ideal Roman father. Mr. JameB will be at the Met ropolitan theater tonight. Pauline HalL "Dorcas," the comic opera in which Miss Hall will be seen tomorrow night, is in three acts and has been most lav ishly mounted, the three massive set tings used representing the very acme of the scenic artist's skill. The cos tumes are said to be superlatively beautiful, giving a wealth of color to the ensembles. Miss Hall is surround ed by a notable cast, her managers. Nelson Roberts and Frank B. Arnold having shown the same prodigality in the salary list they displayed in the mounting of the opera. Those who keep in touch with such nratters will recognize the very cream of comic opera talent In the following list of principles: Josephine Knapp, Jennie Wea thereby, May Bouton, Ethel Corn stock, Mamie Scott, Ianthe WIMv Jenny Bartlett, Geoffrey Stein, Chartea Fulton, John B. Young, Lyman WUHe, Robert Burton, George Hall and J. P. Donnelly. v. $*? sir I*.* THE EVENING TIMES, GRAND FORKS, N. D. B. C. Whitney's Big Knsfeal Comedy— "Plff, Faff, Foul." This big musical success, direct from its run of eight months at the New York Casino, where U. ran to ex ceptionally large byshtess, comes to the Metropolitan on Tuesday, Feb. 20. PUT. Paff, Pouf has been termed a musical cocktail," which seems a very befitting cognomen. The entertain-' ment is kaleidoscopic, musical, bright, snappy and lively, and calculated to dispel the blues. Manager B. C. Whit ney raked the country with a fine toothed comb for pretty girls, and spent a great deal of money in arrang ing novelties'and scenic ^effects thg,t had not been seen before. The book of the piece is by Stanislaus Stange, and the lyrics and music by William Jerome and Jean Schwartz, the well known writers in the field of popular songs. Counting the chorus girls and A the chorus men, the company is a very large one. One of the big novelties is the "Radium Dance," in which the Great Pony Ballet will be seen. PULSE OF THE PRESS Wol r* New Diigsix!, [Baltimore Sun.] When an qjd political wolf wants to' get popular these days he puts on an elaborate suit of reform clothing. Clean amd Wholesome. [McKenzie Co. Chronicle.] One of the late papers to make its appearance In NorthDakota and battle for recognition is the Evening Times 'of Grand Forks. It is claimed that it Is an Instrument in the hands of Sen ator Hansbrough published for his benefit to this we can only' say that whoever is back of it, is putting up a clean, wholesome newsy, up-to-date paper and should be recognized as one of the leading papers of the northwest especially does it advocate the best in terests and welfare, of the people of North Dakota. MiNgaided Mlnrilonary Work. [Bowbells Tribun-e.J A woman was found starving in Chi cago the other day, that is, the people who found her thought she was starv ing but she was surprised at the idea. "We've had 17 cents a day to live on for the last two months," she said, "the children and I—we aren't starv ing. There's lots that's worse off than we are." There were eight -children in that family and they looked like walking skeletons. A,well-known philanthropist stated in a public speech recently that 25, 000 people went to bed hungry* every night in the year in New York city alone. A Cheyenne, Colo., girl, 15 years old, applied to the courts of that city and asked them to send her to the House of the Good Shepard, so that she could escape from her family, who were trying to force her into a life of shame. A boy seven years old shot his mother last Sunday and killed her be cause she spanked him for some child ish offense. And the missionaries still gather funds for the conversion of the heath en in China. A WMted Sepulchre. [Mandan Pioneer.] The "reformer" Spalding delivered his opening address of the campign at Rugby and among other things that he is reported as mentioning was that the corrupt methods of the political bosses showed that they were not to be trusted with the affairs of the state. Let's see! How long was it that form er Congressman Spalding was inti mately associated with the .bosses of the state? He was a member of the constitutional convention, chairman of the republican state central committee two years, member of congress four years, candidate for re-nomination for congress four years, candidate for nomination for congress or supreme judge in 1904 and was willing to ac cept numerous other positions if SMS OF TIE HOOi An Easy Problem. The professor of mathematics, ex perienced quite a little difficulty in making one of his class comprehend the theory of limits. To maim y,e theorem more intelligible he resorted to the following illustration ''Now. Mr. a,!* he pronbsed. "sup poae ypu were 100 feet from a rabbit you gave him chase, and In the V! -if first minute yon gained one-half of the intervening distance, and -likewise in the tfext and In each succeeding minute at last, if you were four inches from the rabbit, would you ever catch him? Remember, you gain one-half of the intervening distance each minute." "If I was foAr inches from the rab bit," replied trie student, "I would reach out and grab it" A Seasonable Bequest., This is an Incident in the court room of a village in Alabama. A prisoner who had been found guilty of larceny was arraigned be fore the judge to receive hie sentence. "Have you anything to say before sentence is passed?" asked the judge. With his eyes resting upon the \ypung attorney who defended him, he replied: "Your honor, there is only one re-* quest that' I wish to make to you. That is, in passing your sentence, I wish that you would take Into consid eration {he youthfulness and ignor ance of my attorney." A broad smile spread over the countenance of the judge as he calmly sentenced the prisoner to six months In jail, and the attorney for the de fense, seizing his books and papers, hurriedly left the coubt room. A Cautlenn Witness. Representative John Sharp Williams tells a tale of the days when he was counsel for a railway line in one of the southern states. It appears that, at one point on its line, the company had stationed an old negro watchman, whose duties con sisted In warning travelers down a highway crossing the tracks when a train approached. One night, a wagon belonging to a farmer was struck, re sulting in a bad accident. .The com pany was, of course, sued .for dam ages, and, at the trial, the old darky was the principal witness for his em ployers. He replied to the questions put to him in a clear, direct fashion. Among these questions, was one as to whether he was sure that he had swung his lantern acrosB the road when he perceived the train approach. The negro replied: "I shorely did, sahi" The trial resulted in a verdict for the company, and Mr. Williams, as counsel, took early occasion to com pliment the aged negro on his excel lent testimony. To which the latter replied: "Thankee, Marse John, but I tfas sorely skeered when dat lawyer man begin'to ask me about de lantern. I was afeared, for a minute, dat he was goln' to ask me if it was lit or not De oil done give out some time befo' de accident!" A Plausible Excuse. Rev. Sam Jones, the noted Georgia revivalist preacher, is, at all times, to say the least, forceful In his lan guage. Above all things he objects to a pretense of supersaintliness, his re ligion being something on the "shirt sleeves" .order. On one occasion he had taken for his text: "Vanity," and, to point his moral said: "Now, If there is a woman In the congregation thlB morning, who didn't look into the mirror before coming to the meeting, I want to see her I want her to stand up!" A single woman arose, and stood with meekly downcast eyes. To de scribe her in a kindly way, one would say "homely." The Rev. Jones rested his .earnest eyes upon her. "Well, God bless you, sister," he said. "It certainly is a pity that you didn't!" A A a iie could have had them. lie was gener ally associated with the bosses when the ticket was made up and in 1902 made it himself. This ought to satis fy the cravings of most politicians. But it appears that Spalding has forgotten his past associates and now wants to form a party of his own, have the ex clusive leadership of it, name the state ticket and depose the men with whom he served for many years. \JThile it may show a lack of proper apprecia tion of. those who were with you- in the past and aided you to hold office from which you grew fat and rich, yet there ia nothing like having a party which you can control, make and un make, name the officers, dictate the policy and in fact be the whole thing. Jean Gerardy, the cellist, was prais ing, at a dinner in Boston, an unknown child musician. Suddenly he paused. "We speak of painting" the lily," he said, "and of gilding fine gold—well, It was just such a futile task that I once saw this little boy's father try to do. "The boy plays beautifully the works of others. His father last year announced that he had developed, along with his technical talent, a won derful skill in improvisation. The man' Invited a hundred and fifty of the leading musicians and'critics of Paris to come to-a certain hall on a certain evening and hear the lad im provise. "We all went. I sat, full of Inter est, on the front row. The boy ap pealed, bowed, and took his place at the piano. "And for two or three minutes-he played beautifully. For Improvisation, this was unprecedented. The au dience, glancing, at one "another, ex changed nods of delighted -approval. "But suddenly the boy stopped^ With a puzzled frown he looked at his father. Then he laughed,- and In •a loud, gay voice he said: 'PaDa, I have forgotten the" rest.'^ Postponed—A bashful, young rauple, who were evi4ently very much in love, entered a crowded street car in Boa^ ton the other day. "Do yon suppose we can squeeze In nere?" he asked, looking doubtfully .at hpr tin«^»| face. "Don't you 'tUnk, deiir, dear, we had bet ter wait until 'we cat hom4r waa ?Wi y$m.- VI. TELEPHONE Pfi? T5S&.B x„ |V Out low, embarrassed reply.—Life.. si 10 88^,$8:0S p, 14 187 1J» 1:46 p.m.H V ri:00 a.m.'^'' •189 •140 •201 •202. Ii40p.m. -^f 6 8:05a.m. 8:ISa.m.—For all P^inU -,j7:S6 PkB, WKDHZ8DA7, rSBJKTARY 14 MM- Duluth. ?:B a.m..v.• 5—From. B:«6 Chicago Not only ONE car, but every car in the train is new. Sleeping cars of new designs, with larger 'berths and'more comforts and conveniences, not only the sleeping cars, but chair cars and coaches are more strongly bultt, having heavy ateel frame re-enforced with steel girders in such a way «s to secure a strength to stand any emer gency. Besides the "NORTH-WESTER* LINE" is protected the entire distance from Minneapolis, and St Paul to Chicago by the Block Signal System, the best 'known' device for the safe handling of trains. 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