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THE EVENING TIMES
TUUDID IMTTIR, 1(06
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THE TIMES PUBLISHING COMPANY
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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