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Great Blue-Eyed Men.

In the light of history and anthro-
poIogy by the way. such nation Of
blondes should prove a great one. for
II Is generally accepted fact that
nearly all the truly great men Of the
ages have had either blue or gray
eyes. Alexander the Great and Julius
Caesar. say historians. were number
ed among the blue-eyed. Hosts Of
other blue-eyed men who have made
and others who are now making. his
tory. might easily be mentioned
But imagine the dun monotonv Of
the world, if either the blonde or bru-
nette type we're to become extinct,
In refutation or the arguments OF
Grinker and OF Burbank. much might
be said.
To propagate persons as cattle are
procrea ted-chiefy with regard to pro-
ducinE the most favorable offspring
predicates the absence or ans thing ap-
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preaching love. as generally under
stood
Now, can propagation among human
beings. without love. whether il be
haliuciuation. OF not. be productive or
even normally weIl-orde1ed indIvid-
uals. much less approximately per
feet ones2
And would persons desirable as -he
foundation stock Of the race. land
themselves To the "stockyards" mat
rimoniaI plan?
Most wiseacres who have studied
man closely, seem TO concur in the
view that union OF the sexes without
ardent affection is productive or ham
Pored. or inane offspring The rabbi
ness OF brain fiber and the lack Of
stamina in what Is commonly known
as the unweicome child" is proven
hisL But even in these cases. some
thing resembling affection is supposed
io have existed, ..1 matter how transi-
entity iu al least one OF the parents.
Numerous examples daily are seen
Of the hopeIessness Of the IoveIess
marriage, as regards the unfortunate
progeny This IS notable IN the cases
Of rich and erete persons who have
become man and wife 10 keep large
fortunes in the family. or for reasons
other than natural affection; also. i'm
Tie cases or ntermarrylng, as Ia royal
families. Tor reasons OF state. notably
productive OF degenerates and defec-
tives-note the mad and weaklIng
kings that have afflicted Europe.
The effect is similar TO that Of the
'breeding-in" Of stock
or the wortblessness and semi-ldiocy
or the sons Of the notable men who DID
not care 10 marry for love. a tiresome
array OF examples might be cited.
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4 Golf Ball That Killed a Sheep

T DOES not often happen that bird
falls victim 40 q golf bau in It's
i night although sucb a mishap has
occurred in two or three Instances
Not long ago an Incident OF this kind
was reported from Rsynes Park Golf
club. 10 took place in The course OF "A
"0ogey' competition. one OF the play
ers. a Mr.. Crocker. having driven of at
the eleventh Tee. his bali created some
asJonishment by coming i'm contact with
a lark in mid-air and literally knocked
of it's head.
A similar incident happened last sea-
son. but one on the ground Of the BiTk-
dale Club. TWO members were pIayiSg
a round when one of them made
brassy shot, Within few yards
of its way bird of the wagtal
species was seen crossing the line
of fight and the next moment both
objects came into collision st a distance
Of about 90 PAGES from the striker.
The consequences were fatal 10 the
unfortunate bird which was nor only
killed. bur decapi,ated. As FOR the golf
ball. It's Sight was stopped by the impact.
The bah falling TO the ground within
few yards OF its slaughtered victim. The
incident had the further effect of losing
the player the match, he ha-ing - make
an extra stroke or TWO To cover the dis
tance shOrt-coveTed. This costing him
the game.
still more extraordinary freak or
golf hall resulted IN a tragedy on the
Balcomie links, ln Scotland. In the
course of a match one or The players. in
his drive from the sixth tee. put so
much vtgOr into it that the bail struck
sheep on the head with such force as TO
cause il TO fall dead or the spot
A very different, but no less interest
ing story was reported from another
links in Scotland about the same time.
In , fouTsOme match. PLAYED at North
Berwick. one Of the golfers drove his
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Hon g. 4. Sheridan
SiLenCed a Debtor

An orator who was equal To the
emergency was the late George A
sheridan noted 'tSDeIlbinder. often
engaged by the Republican National
Committee says Leslie's Weekly Al
a big meetinE he was addressing I'M q
town near New York he vas intro
duced by MT. O'Brien. the chairman
Ia most hattering terms In order to
ieclpTocate, Mr., Sheridan paid a glow
ing tribute 10 the sterling qualities of
the chairman, and wound ND the
eAiogy by asserting that no man could
say Lhat Mr.. % Brieu owed him A canf
He owes me s3i' came a keen CeItfc
voice from the rear of the audience
1t was almost a solar plexus bIou- fo,
the orator, and the audience started IN
laugh ana jeer. Rallying. the sneaker
said: Dent be alarmed. good frfends.
viii answer that man presently
Ills assertion was TO gain time. ana
f possible. have the audience forget
the Incident: but again that penetrating
voice cried out:
He owes me 50 cold CASH"
Advancing to the edge OF the Mat
form, General Sheridan. in c1nd-
Dental tone, said; Yes. know all
about the s.. for my friend Mr.. O-Rrfen.
has given me the inside facts. Ladies
and gentlemen, the truth is simply this.
and 1t reveals peculiar character.
This man who has interrupted me met
Mr.. O'Brien recently and asked him
Tor the loan Of so. ! haven't got SO
said the generous Mr.. O'Brien. but
here are S. handing the money To him
Now this man Is going around saying
nay friend, the honorable chairman.
owes him SS, because he could lend
him only 81 when SO was requested %
A roar OF laughter filled the hall and
the indignant man tried to answer the
orator lie was howled down. The
chairman whispered in General Sheri-
dams ear You have saved me-vou
are 2 genius
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hail agains, a wall II rebounded into
some rough grass and for "a few minutes
could not be- traced. but ultimately t-e
caddie found the bali living in a lsrA'7
nest i'm which there were four eggs, A.
unbToken For bail TO drop inf- =
nest of eggs without breaking any ~~E
surely an 5Sa5rdiuary occurrence
IJ is not long since d player at W@E
ing. i'm approaching the hole, landed -
ball ON the top OF the clubhouse @-i1
little incident did not however, upzst
mis- equilibrium very much AS ni1raiy
as he could he followed the bah II tha
roof. and from that coien OF disSdvan-
1aFe played ir so well that he 80 sue
cesstui iu securing a half rf hole
which everybody considered -r-s ire
trievably lost
4 similar scene was once Witnesses On
;he -. Andrew links f.. - -1Irse Of 4
three bali match One of the players
happened ro drive h,, ball onto the co.
rugd-ed iron roof n a shed. and. - the
belief that he had consequently given
up the hole. the ,,Eher two c8lmly pro-
ceeded with Jta match Eut they had
reckoned without their most, or the
Of feet on ch= iron roof Barely had
the warning cry of Fore" reached ~
players ears when ball VIII. zzsd on -
the course close by. ID was shat or the
other pla, er. who had mounted so the
roof and played it from that uneNp-.s-. q.
corner
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Luther Burbank's Motto.

Bubank's motto was 20 produce tile
best results, select i'm the stock TO oe
uropagated such attributes as you
may wish 10 develop 20 an exaggerated
extent In the offspring.
There have been others who have
held views somewhat similar TO those
OF Grinker and Burbank. Perhaps
none could oner better arguments
than they in support OF their theories
John D. Rockefeller, jr.. logically
enough. might have looked at The
plan from This viewpoint. for it vas
ne who. in one OF his Sunday school
addresses. said iu substance. in de-
fonse or giant mergers OF Industries
and OF his fathers business methods.
mat he believed it right 10 Top OF
from the parent bush Ion lesser buds
that one glorious. vigorous bloom
might be brought 20 fun perfection.
But about this marriage proposition
and what might result:
Just for a hypothetical case. sup
- 'ia'' I'm iif-a iE OF hrrI many
grieved and alarmed over the often
advanced theory that the fine Old Teu-
tonic blond type OF both sexes was
dying out, owing 20 the influx Of ths
dark-haiFed peoples, should deere.
that thereafter. Tor given period. ~,
subjects should bend their snerxiA,
TO producing blonds only.
Blue eyes would be matched With
azure; fair skin with fair. and light
halr with lighter stilI until. under the
Grinker-Burbank formula. a nation Of
near-albinos would be produced. Now
and then. however. by the strange
freak OF blood. red hair. which has a
trick at times. OF skipping several
generations, might crop out. while here
and there a little dark head would
show in the cradle. only 10 be eIlmi-
mated from the general scheme OF com
lexiou-preservatlon
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progeny 81 remarkably strong charac-
ter. Some have asserted that there is
ground for che belief that Napoleon
was or nlegitimate birth. while others
have gone 50 far as 90 say that ono of
the Presidents Of the United States
who achieved greal distinction vas
born of a union uuhaIlowed by we'd
lock.
Darwin tells us that natural instincts
are lost under domesticatiou II so.
thr suppression OF mans natural in
stinct with regard 10 selection Of his
mate through love and the substitution
Of artificial selection. would prove
harmful to the race. Following out
this line Of thought. Darwin. In his
book on the Origin % Species, says.
Natural selection tends only to
make each organic being as perfect as,
or slightly more perfect than Tho other
Inhabitants OF the same country. with
which il has 10 struggle for existence.
And We see that This IS the degree or
perfection attained under nature"
Which leads up 10 further state
meuts by Darwin. in substance. that
nature cares nothing for individuals.
either fauna or fora. but works only
for the good o' the whole The Japs-
nese recognize this. II is brought to-
mind bv the great waste Of animal life
in many iustances-such as the de-
struction OF billions upon billions OF ba-
traehian lives in the embryo. in ponds
nd Il
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Where They Catch Whales in Nets

the buoys Impede him. and instead OF
heading ont to sea and taking the net
with him the whale thrasnes about FUR
iously and soon gets the wire ropes
wound about mis- fms and flukcs
When the whale j. completely en-
tangled and has wearied himself with
his futile tnreshirg and pluug.ng. the
boat cTeeps in upOn him. and the har-
poon and lance are used as in the old
days, but there is no tow to sea at the
end ~ a hundred fsthoms Of line. and
there Is bot little danger OF a boat be
ing smashed IN the death furry.
Not all the whales passing Wanga-
mumU run close enough tn shore 10 De
caught in the net. however.
often the whalers Of Wsngamumu pu5
out to sea and give chase in the old
fashioned way. Power launches are
used in the chase. bus when a large
school OF whales is sighted all the boa Is
are pat out, some of them the old
style whsleboats- carried by the ships
that sailed from Nantucket, and the
WhaleTs get back 10 first principles.
Their most dangerous quarry Is an old
COW whale, lagsing behind the school
with her calf II would be easy To Kill
the calf. but no whaIeman who knows
his business molests the youngster while
t'le old COW is alive
The calf swi.1s slowly. and q s the COW
viii not leave H. the boat easily over
takes heI. Standing in the bow, the
harpOoner signals TO the steereT with
his hand. and the boat is got into posi-
ton for the cast. There may be a bit
of sea looping and some lodging about
is necessary 10 get alongside but when
the opportunity comes, the harpoon
NJ ID gr-rz oh na al .-.Hf
east, strikes the COW behind the shoulder
just above the water line
Down goes the whale and before the
boat can be backed clear she is up again
beating the sea into foam, Up go the
f1ukAs. and the oarsmen back frantically.
Down comes the fiukes with a crash.
and TIE men in the boat are lucky II
t1ey only stays 4 plank in the side
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In Sensible Bulgaria.

Inpsr.ectly informed and optimistic
persons today make much ADO over
how people live longer, now, on the
whole. thaH they used TO- This is not
50. say The best authorities. Hot
house conditions. the very ones advo-
Gated In the extreme by Grinker and
Burbank. are killing them Of. In Bull
garia. where the people and their man
ner Of living are primitive TO a degree.
there are twenty times as many CEN
teHarians as there are iu the United
States
While Ir is true that in America the
average of life Is longer. II is. also rue
that people beyond middle age do uot
live as long as they used 10. Tho av-
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WAY down IN the South Pacific,
n ON tie northeast shore OF New
~ Zealand. is the most remarkable
fishing station IN the world.
The men OF that station fisu for whale
and catch them in nets.
The New Enslauder. saws Flint Locks,
in the San Francisco Chronicle. develop
ed and perfected the business Of hunting
whales and taking them i'm the open sea
with harp0Ons The newest Engiandrr
las improved ON the Yankee method and
has the audacity 10 treat a whale il
ne were no more formidable than
macSereL
During May and June the Antarctic
whale migrates nOTthWard into warmer
waters. and III is probable that there Is
a set of current around tie headland
which deceiyes the whale into seeking q
passage 10 the Tasmau Sea by boring
into the shore at that point. Whatever
may ue the reason the fact Is that
schools Of whales hug the shore and
pass very close to a great jutting rock at
WaugsmJUu-
Straight out To sea from the point or
rocks is laid the whale net. made of
three-quarter-inch wire rope in siN-feei
mesh. each mesh being formed OF sepa-
rate sections Of rope attached TO iron
rings taking the place OF knobs. The
ton edge of the net is held close 10 the
surface 10y barred buoys. From look
out station on the headland watcher
signals the approach of whales. as the
man in the top used 10 hail the deck
with There she blows" and boats
then put off beyond the net and lie IN
wait
4 whale cruising along the shore
strikes the net and gets his head
through a mesh. ana instead Of backing
out ne rushes forward and entangles
himself in the wiIe ropes. He may carry
the net away from its anchorage with
the momentum Of his rush, but ths
weight of the rope and the drag OF
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z IMAGINE men choosing their
wives as farmers select their
live stock
Picture to yourself how
complimented the average
young woman would feel to realize
that the good-Iooking fellow who
came accounting her a. nights had
an eye-not for her loyable quail
tiles and charms for themselves
alone, but rather as they might ap-
pear in future generations
Here's you plump brunette!
Just look at this stately blonde!
Step up, gentlemen"
Rather cold blooded. isn't it?
Mating without at least a little
romance, TO most well ordered,
wholesome girls certainly would be
insipid, if not altogether abhor-
rent.
And yet this cattle-mart union
for the ultimate welfare of the hu-
man race, this pairing without gloss
or glamor, is exactly what is ad-
vocated by Prof. Julius Grinker, of
the Chicago Post Graduate Medical
school
Other men have promulgated the
same idea, but perhaps not quite 50
boldly and with such barbaric
bIuntness as did Grinker recently in
an address on American Nervous
ness before the Chicago Medical
Society. Luther Burbank. maker
Of marvellous hybrids in the plant
world. had written and lectured on
the subject prior TO this, and the
matter has been broached many
times in discussions of the science
Of eugenics. or plan for the inn
provement of the race.
But the Grinker idea seems at
first blush to be as cruelty imper-
sonal as the reply of the tactical
.oused old scientist who, after hav-
ing committed some enOrmity, was
asked by "A friend if he were not
ashamed of having caused his
wife's tears.
Tears said the savant. raising
his dull eyes. And what are tears?
A little saline liquid and a little
mucus. Tears, indeed"
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As 10 Modified Organs

Natural selection" continues Oar
win, Will never produce in a being
anything injurious "a itself. NO or
gan VIII be formed, as Paiey has re
marked. for the purpose OF causing
pain. or FOR doing injury TO It's pos
SCISSOR. After the lapse OF time. under
changing conditions, OF life. II any part
comes 20 be miurious. It viii be modi-
fled. or IF it he not SO. the being will
become extinct. as myriads have be
come extinct"
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What Grlnker Believes.

Cruel. OF not, here are a few o.
Prof. Grinker's unset gems OF
thought on the matrimonial state
as he would have it;
"If Americans would
keep the coming genera
ton from madhouses,
they should abolish indis-
criminate marriage and
chose their life partners
as a successful cattleman
chooses his stock. -
Love is an hallucina-
ton, provided by nature
to cause men and women
to mate and procreate
the species. "
Love should be
thrown into the scrap
heap of worn-out adages,
if pOsterity is to be taken
into consideration" "
There should be a law
compelling men and
women to undergo ply
sical examination and
submit the records of
naEs nab sT 81 IsO0
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THE BEST.

There is legend. SAYS an English
writer To the effect that after Lord
Stanley came into the house Of peers .
lady somewhere indiscreetly asked Lord
Brougham al dinner party who vas
the best spea kCT in the house Of lords
and that Lord Broughsm promptly and
emphatiCaIy answered. Lord Stnni-s-
madam is the second hest. ''-PittsNi--s
Press
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their ancestors, before
marriage" "
"When a man marries,
he should choose his wife
as she chooses a new
dress"
So much for Grinker.
Luther Burbsuks theory Of pro
ducing the Perfect People smacks not
of the stock yards, but of the props-
eating gardens nicer and more
fragrant suggestion OF the same
idea
Some years ago. when the hothouss
eonjurer wanted 10 produce a harder
yellow rose for the garden than ever
had been grown, he selected the
largest and finest hybrid specimen
which, after a minute examination.
appeared to him the most fitted TO
survive. From the seeds OF this bloom
he raised more yellow roses. eliminai-
ing an but the largest and most
nearly perfect. This process of elmi-
nation was continued until Burbank
had succeeded in the production OF
huge yellow rose that could with
stand such a climate as would quickly
have Withered its ancestors.
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Great Bastards OF Historr.

Where love has been a Irresistible
in its intensity as 10 sweep aside even
the barriers OF law. such unions. very
probably through the force OF af-ec-
tion therein. often have resulted in
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OAN the Perfect People be produced scientifically by selection!
yes" Grnker. of the Chicago
Medical School
principle ae-y choosing the best and hardest specimens
Luther Burbank plant wizard of the far West says
But his theory that of the popagaing gardens not of the
yockyadS
Nom thunders Darwin from between the pages his book
the "Ohgin of Species"
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xAE WASHING TINES GAzIAE
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WAY down IN the South Pacific.
ON tie northeast shore OF New
Zealand. is the most remarkable
fishing station iu the world
The Washington times., 1906-12-09

r IMAGINE men choosing their
wives as farmers select their
live stock
Picture to yourself how
complimeDted the average
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-09-12

that the. been no application for
interventioifrom any authorized party,
which statement, answered an inquiry
as to whether any of the foreign gov
ernments whose citizens interests
were suffering from the depredations
of the Cuban insurgents. had called
upon the United States government to
step in and preserve the peace.
Another interesting statement from
Official sources was to the effect that
careful inquiry had satisfied the ad-
ministration that none of the American
capitalists interested in Cuban institu-
tions and properties had expressed a
desire for the intervention of this gov
ernment under the terms of the Plat
amendment. On the contrary it was
stated these people seemed adverse to
any such action, figuring that it would
precipitate the destruction of their
properties during the long guerrilla
warfare that might be expected to fol-
low the landing of American troops in
Cuba. They realized that If they were
paid for the property so destroyed
(about which it is pointed out there is
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-09-12
SENATOR DICK lS, II
His Forces Whip the. "Antis"
In the Ohio State q. o. P.
Convention.
Associated Pres. to The Evening Time.

Associated Press to The Eveniag Times.
Dayton, O., Sept. 12.-The work of
the committee on resolutions of the
republican state convention was still
incomplete when at a quarter past
1 O'Clock this morning, an adjourn
ment was taken by the whole commit
tee until 8 o'clock.
A few. minutes before time for the
convention to meet, the committee on
resolutions completed its report, al
though there was believed to be still
a possibility of a minority report
When Temporary Chairman Herrick
called the convention to order there
was general anticipation of warm
session. Although the question of the
state executive craftsmanship had been
settled at last nights meeting of the
new central committee. the anti-Dick
forces we're not entirely ready to ad-
NIT defeat and continuance of the
contest on the floor of the convention
in some form was looked for by dele
gates and spectators. A motion was
made that Dick be requested to de-
cline to act as chairman of the state
executive committee and the conven-
tion was thrown into an uproar. The
motion was voted down after Foraker
spoke warmly against it.
Governor Harris, who was named
for permanent chairman, was given d
particularly cordial greeting and made
a brief speech of acceptance.
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Pulajanes, In Retaliation For
Punishment Recently Inaict-
ed, Attack U. s. Colored
Troops Near Bara Leyte, on
10th Inst, Killing a Number.
FIGHT OCCURRED DURING
The SHADES OF NIGHT
Soldiers Rallied and Afterward
Almost Annihilated A.
tacking Party.

A.sociated Press Gable TO The Evening
Times.
Manila, Sept. 12-In revenge for the
punishment inflicted upon them by the
regular troops for the killing of Lieut..
Roscoe Treadwell, Philippine scout,
the Pulajanes attacked detachment
OF the Twenty-fourth Infantry lco!cr-
ed) on the night of the tenth and be-
fore they could be driven back, they
killed two and wounded eight of the
colored soldiers. Early in the evening
of the tenth bandits rushed into the
camp of Treadwell and succeeded in
killing the officer. The colored troops
came to the rescue and drove the fa-
natics from the field, killing and cap
turing a large number.
The Twenty-fourth then went into
camp near Bara Leyte, near the scene
of the engagement The band returned
during the night, boloed the outposts
and rushed the camp.
In the confusion of the darkness, the
regulars were badly cut up before they
realized that the Pulajan were upon
them. The colored troops were at
tackled in their tents. the natives slash
ing the canvas with their bolos and
falling upon the sleeping soldiers
The men of the Twenty-fourth were
aroused by the shouts of their COM
rades and went to the fight with their
pistols and bayonets and finally routed
the Pulajanes and wounding many of
them. In the darkness few of the
Pulajanes escaped.