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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-07-13
AND He EARNED HIS FEE
Wealthy Lady Has Profitable Ac-
count With Doctor Who Was Mod
est In Matter Of Fee.

An interesting story is related in
Our Dumb Animals of San Fran
cisco woman and her physician. The
doctor performed an operation very
successfully upon a wealthy woman.
When asked for his bill the physi-
clan presented one for $50. The good
lady smiled.
"Do you consider that sufficient
charge. DOCTOR" she asked, "consid-
ering my circumstances ?"
'That is my charge for the opera
ton; your circumstances have moth
ing to do with it."
The lady drew a check for $500
and presented it to him. he handed it
back, saying, 81 cannot accept this.
My charge for that operation is
$50"
every WE'LL" the lady replied,
''keep the check and put the balance
to my credit"
Some months after she received q
long itemized bill, upon which were
entered charges of various kinds,
rendered to all sorts of humanity,
male and female, black and white,
who had been treated at her expense.
She was 50 delighted at it that she
Immediately placed another check
for $500 to his credit on the same
terms and it is now being earned in
the same way.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-07-13
HIS FINISH.

"I'ye been warning Clara skeggs
about allowing her husband to play
so much baseball. Now it's made
her a widow" "What are you talk
ing about2 Nothings the matter
with Skeggs." 81 tell you it's fin
ished him. / saw myself in the pa
per where Bill Skeggs was playing
a game and died on the base. BAL
timore American.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-07-13
NOTHING IN A NAME.

Little Willie-Say, pa, are all
talking machines called phono-
graphs5
Ps-No, my son. Some of them
are called women.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-07-13
WHITTIER BROUGHT TO DATE.

Maud Muller had just refused the
Judge.
"Marry fellow who may lose his
job any moment on the recallS" she
shifted. Not much"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-07-13
INTERESTED.

aknother divorce in high life"
" presume there is a disgusting
scandal, as usual p
ooh, yes"
s'What is the world coming TO-?
Aheml Please read me the par
ticulars."
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-07-13

New York AutOist-whers are
WEI
Chauffeur-St. Louis, sirl
New Autoist Yes, l know. but
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-07-13
NATURAL DEDUCTION.

Said She-Papa owns stocks in 81
different corporations.
Said He-Indeedl He must hayl
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-07-13
IT WAS SIMPLE.

Teacher Coz English class =
johnny. please give the plural Of To-
mato.
T.hu.. g., ,.,.,o,tlv - K.feh.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-07-13

tA"why, my boy. did you fall in
sat open coal hole%
NAV; course not. I wuz in here
an dey built pavement over me-"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-07-13

President (of new women's club)
Now that we're organized the first
thing we must do is to-
All-Be photographed.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-11-17

Here, again. the majority Of power
does o lie with those elected on tho
basis of capital.
Now. would such an organization
lend itself to control by the "money.
power?" Mr.. Hill has said that, in
a local association. a few big banks
could combine to elect the two-ffths
chosen on a basis of capitalization;
and. by subscribing $1,000, 600 of stock.
capital. could be established SO as to
control the other three-fifths chosen
on the basis of one bank, one vote.
Such a contingency may be possible:
but it must be regarded as only very
remotely possible. 1t is almost incon-
ceivable h a forty Cor any consider
able number OF small banks would be
created purely Tor voting purposes,
when by the very fact of their non
existence today they would be adj
mittedly improbable to their owners
So expensive. open and cumbrous Il
method of obtaining control would de-
feat itself. Moreover. it would be easy
to forbid tby act) voting privileges
to II banks established within six or
twelve months before an election of d.
rectors.
1t should be remembered. however,
that to give a small bank of $25,0OO
SopAeoA 1hc SuAuS poWeI ~ cilOOSe I'LL
rectors as that of q bank with
100000 is to run the risk of de-
pending on the less trained banking
Judgment of the country. BY the very
fact of being large and successful a
bank discloses the efficient quality of
its managers: and a large bank can
always afford to engage the best abil-
ity. 1t goes without saying, therefore.
that h experience and judgment Of
a large bank is usually more to be
considered than that of the small in
stitutions: and this is we'll recognized
in the relation established voluntarily
between small correspondent banks
and some large banks. AS men of af-
fairs, we should treat this question
he urged by baseless clamor to pro-
pose legislation merely for window,
dressing" purposes. The real ques-
ton to be asked is: Is it right, and is
1t adapted to the purpose of placing
our currency and credit on a sound
and permanent basis?
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-11-17
ADJUSTMENTS

The Flirting I,rin.nss


jolly. jovial. Harry Bulger will he
welcomed to the Metropolitan on Mon
day. November - in the musical, mer-
rE comedy The Flirting Princess"
which will be presented in Grand
Forks for the first time. Nanaser
Mort H. Singer has provided the STYLE
OF musical entertainment that musical
comedy lovers demand. The book is
said to be full of surprises. and the
players make up an aggregation which
can. in truth be called an all-star
cast. Harry Bulger is said to be seen
at his best in Sporty Bangs" and has
surrounded himself with a large COM
pany. including Helen Darling. Eileen
Sheridan. Billy Kent, Dale Fuller and
Harry Dickerson. besides the most
vivacious and handsomest gowned
chorus. containing what the manage.
ment choos to style The Three boz
American Beauties"
The Flirting Princess contains
many features which have won for it
Widespread attention. and while he
piece simply e~fervesces with new.
UNIQUE and novel surprises. its prin-
c!pai claim. besides the many whistle
able. lifting. musical gems. is laid to
wonderful dancing numbers in
PRODUCED throughout the action.
The famous Egyptian Turkey Trot"
which has caused to much notoriety,
and the wierd "Oogie Dance" along
with the GLOOMY Glooms'' by Tom
Powers. form three OF the most sem
sational terpsichorean efforts possible.
The clever song hits include
Cairo I've Been Kissed in San
Francisco He Loves Ny Dreamy
Eyes He Was a Soldier, Too" "My
Jack O'Lantern," Tell Her in the
Golden Summer" My Hearts
Bouquet" and Others which will long
!inger with after this merry musical
has passed on to other places.
Manager Singer has given The
Flirting Princess" a sumptuous
mounting. the costuming and prisma-
teal and electrical effects being far
atsve and out of the ordinary.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-11-17

Grafton, n. D.. Nov. 17.-Mrs. Fl.
W. Phelps went to Mimic on Wednes-
day to visit for a few days with Mrs.
j. d. Phelps.
Mrs. F. Kelly was confined to her
rooms for several days being i'll, but
will have her business place opened
again very o
w. w. Reyleck went to Crookston
OF Tuesday morning to attend to his
business interests there.
Howard Downs left Wednesday
evening for the Pacific Goa where he
expects to spend the winter.
Miss Edquist, Miss Knop, Miss Carl
son. Mrs. H. W. Phelps and Rev. In
gram returned Tuesday evening from
Park River where they attended a
Sunday school convention.
F. w. Merrill was a business visitor
in Grand Forks on Tuesday last.
Attorney Ed. Garvey of Cavalier
spent Thursday in the city visiting
with his parents.
The pupils of Miss Olga Torgenson
gave the following piano recital last
Monday evening:
l.. May Parade..:.R. 7. valenkamph
Mary hoffman.
2. Duo. Here We
Beth Countryman-Torgenson
3. Curious Story. S Keller
Gjems Fraser.
4. Reading. An Imaginary Letter to
Children by w. A. Mozart.
5. Duo. Poor Fellow. 49,. Haitian
Harriet DePuy-Torgcnson.
6. Dainty Football. ...... Geibel
Ellie BjOrnstad.
Z. March. "No Surrender. Morrison
Marion Gray.
8. Duo. "Contenment'. 900. Hartman
Harriet DeI'uy-TorEesol
The Woodmen lodge has organized n
membership campaign. desiring to in
crease the lodge membership to 200 by
January /. The organization have
been divided into two sides. IL. NJ.
Hanson and d. NJ. Upham acting as
captains.
John Kelly. came in from Crystal on
Wednesday evening and will spend
several days here with his parents.
Frank Duseck Of Veslcyvillc was a
business visitor here ON Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Donnolly went
to Fargo on Tuesday where Mr.. Dom
molly will attend - meeting Of the
agricultural college board.
Mrs. Ross OF Forest River came up
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-11-17
ON there Friday to visit relatives

from there Friday to visit relatives
here.
Mrs. Alex Checkley and daughter of
Forest River visited friends here q
couple of days last week.
DR. F. W. Deason and Charles Curtis
of st. Thomas were in the city We'd
nesday evening, making the trip by
auto.
Sam Simon left last week for AL
bany, Oregon. having spent a few
weeks here on business matters.
*. c. Levang was here from Adams
last week transacting business at the
county seat.
Mr.. Stone. who travels for a jcwelry
wholesale firm was a business visitor
on Thursday.
The funeral of Rev. John Ofstedahl
was held Wednesday, afternoon at 1915
from the home and at the United Luz
theran church at , o'clock. Long be-
fore the hour set, members of the
congregation and friends gathered,
taxing h church to its utmost. Fell
low ministers and out Of town friends
were here i'll numbers to pay their re-
spects to the beloved pastor. The
cortcge left the house at : o'clock, the
honorary guard being composed of
sixteen ministerial brethren. The flu
neral sermon was preached in Eng
iish by DR.. George Rigs OF Chicago,
addresses being given by Rev. Kirkc-
berg of Fertile township, Rev. Hultens
OF Grand Forks. Rev. Guldscth of Min
neapolis, Rev. Langems Of 12dinburg
and many others. all paying high trib-
ute to his life as q pastor and q citi-
zen. Beside the widow and eight chill
dren who survive him are three broth
ers, Rev. 4. Ofstdahl of Mortified,
Mimi; Simon a. Ofstdahl Of Fertile,
Mimi; Andrew a. Ofstedahl of Wilton,
Mimi, and a sister, Mrs. NJ. Gronvold
of Crookston.
Rev. J. a. Ofstedahl was born at
Ofstedahl. Voss Parish. Norway. Sep
tember 6. 1857. After confirmation he
entered the Sogndal high school and
later the Noss school for teachers. Hc
came to this country in 1878, teaching
in the parochial schools of Rice and
Goodhue counties, Minnesota and later
studied at St. Olaf's college at North
field. In 1891 he commenced the
study of theology at the Lutheran
seminary at Madison. Wis. graduating
in the spring in 1884. His first min
isterial charge was at Winchester and
Waupon. Wis. He was married to
Miss Anna Markinson of Rice County,
MINI.
In 1889, he received Il call to the
churches at Grafton and st. Thomas
and was installed by the Rev. G. A.
Flaten as pastor of these churches.
During the nan years. he has min
istered to the congregation in this city,
his work will stand as q monument to
him and the love shown for him by
his congregation and friends are
proof that he did not labor in vain.
The preliminary debate held in the
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-11-17

high school Wednesday evening re-
suited in IN unanimous decision in ia
o OF the affirmative. The debate
with st. Thomas will be held Decen-
Der s. The judges for the debate OH
Wednesday evening were County SUI
~perintendent Erickson, Rev. Broad
brooks and P. ]. Murphy.
La Boheme club was entertained
this afternoon at the institution by
Mrs. Lola Clements. The usual sew
ing occupied the afternoon.
Martin LAWN of st. Thomas was in
the city on Wednesday enroute home
from IL business trip to Pembina.
The Woman's Relief Corps enter
tanned at IL benefit party on Wcdnes-
day evening, Il very large crowd at
tending. IL. G. Sprague received
the high score for the gentlemen at
cards and Mrs. G. w. I'uogman, high
score for the ladies. both receiving
favors. a two-coursc lunch was scrv-
cd at the close of the evening. The
party was a success both financially
and US Il social entertainment and
there is no doubt but should the aides
repeat the invitation ut some future
date. the guests OF Wednesday even
ing would accept again.
Father 1'urcotte went to Mimic We'd
nesday evening where on Thursday lie
will attend services at the Catholic
church there.
This evening DR.. Wallace Stcarns Of
the university gives his illustrated leg
turc Under Syrian Skies in the high
school auditorium. This is the first
number of this winters lecture course.
Mrs. Andrews of Fargo arrived last
week to spend the winter with her
daughter. Mrs. d. n. Caseyell.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-11-17

a revelation for those persons who
arc prone to ask. with an air of mysti-
fi%cation, where all our gold goes.
There is also i'll the report II hit Of
illumination for the domestic eco
nomists who never tire of aSsociating
the increasing production of gold
with the high cost of living. Taking
it for granted that the large output
Of gold from ear to year III that
the yellow metal is going into the
coinage at IN increasing ratio. they
figure that there must be n plethora
of gold. and hence that 1t is becoming
cheaper and cheaper. thus accounting
for the mounting up Of the cost OF
living.
That the country is absorbing
gold each year is true, AS the report
shows. hut the gold is not going into
use i'll the form of money. More than
Il third of the total production of new
gold now goes into the arts and man.
ufactures. or industrial consump-
tion." as it is technically termed. Ten
years & the proportion put to this
use was only about one-tifth of the to-
tai production. or $4,000, 900. while
last car the amount was $4,000. 900.
or nearly double that of tel years
ago. leaving $4,000, 900 for coinage
and other purposes. AS the balance
for tho first year of the decade was
$~6o.000.000. it is seen that increased
production had added Very little to
the q available for coinage. Az
IA fact. $500. 600. 006 worth of the yell
low metal has been diverted to indus
trial uses. which accounts for about
the whole excess of the yield between
1901. when 1t stood at $4,000. 900 and
1910. when it had risen to %$96.00o.-
coo. 1t can be Gained. Of course,
that the diversion Of the 100000
600 mentioned has added an average
of S2e.O00.00o a veal to the cost Of
living. but on the other hand it might
be urged with equal cogency that
keeping 1t out of the coinage had the
effect of keeping the gold dollar from
still cheaper"
In this connection. i, seems strange
that the cheap gold theorists should
the half billion increase in
bank note currency which has crept
into the circulation in the last decade.
1t is not too late to take IN
this phase of the interesting subject
and determine To what extent the half
billion in question has affected prices.
Lastly. would 1t be impertinent to ask
the retirement Of the hank
upward OF 500. ooo. 900 all told,
would find the country still suffering
from overproduction of gold?
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-11-17

D NOV. Il. 1911.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-11-17
RUSH TO JOIN NAVY.
Presence OF Fleet In Nv York Stirs
Patriotism Of Americans,
New York Herald.

Saw the hattleships up the river
and thought I'd hike to join the navy"
That is the explanation with which
no fewer than 1000 young men have
accounted for their presence in the
United States navy recruiting station,
at No. 1873 West Twenty-T Third street,
since the Atlantic fleet has congregat-
ed i'll the Hudson river.
The effect Of the mobilization on the
number Of applications for enlistment
has been remarkable. The number Of
recruits and enlistments has been
more than doubled in the last few
days.
When there are no battleships an
chored in New York harbor the num-
Der of men who are fit for enrolment
amounts to about 40 each week. When
there are battleships here this num-
Der increases to SO each week, but
since the fleet assembled there have
been about rs enlistments a day, and
the number 10 increasing steadily.
The number OF en!istments does not
mean the number Of men who apply
for berths, however. According to
Commander Day, only s per cent OF
the men who apply are able to pass
the stringent requirements Of the de-
pIartment. This means that within the
last four week days about 1000 men
have been stirred by the sight Of the
great fleet in the Hudson river.
The failure of some of the men to
meet the requirements of the navy Is
not without its pathetic side. Com
mander Day told OF numerous instanc.
es Of men,w hoh ad come down from
Riverside drive. fired with an enthusi-
asm which belied their 40 or IS years.
and who went away disappointed or
depressed when told that patriotism
was no antidote for age.
Under other conditions. the recruit
ing bureau would be overjoyed by the
increase in applicants, but just now it
Is somewhat Of an embarrassment.
Congress authorizes $4,000 men for
the navy, and at present the navy is
short only about 800.
IF the mobilization were to take
place three months hence" said Com
mander DAY, we would De better of.
Then a number Of enlistments VIII ex-
rire. n We will nave to recruit about
1000 men. | hope the effect of this
demonstration Will not wear Oft by
that time"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-11-17

When a speaker talks a good deal
about being a servant of the people,
that is Il sign he won't mind very we'll
when elected.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-11-17

We arc willing. however, to con-
cede that a naval expert is a shade
more important than an expert ut
balk line billiards.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-11-17

WHERE THE GOLD GOES

The oficial report of the production
Of gold in the United States contains
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-11-17

However. in Woody's prediction
that the next presiden, will he a
Democrat II will he suspected that tho
wish is father to The thought.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-11-17

Georgia negroes expecting TO be
1ynched should provide themselves
with IL demijohn 70 rthe entertain
,nent of their friends.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-11-17

Unless one intends TO live in Spain
he should employ his time to bette.
advantage than in learning to Xix,
garlic.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-11-01
KILLER OF BoUSHEE CAUGHT.
He Was Heavily Armed When Taken
into Custody.

John Henry May, who killed Hen
~ Boushee at Union on Saturday
night was captured Tuesday night. In
the afternoon he was located in the
house of '.Buddie" Smith on the out
skirts of the city and Deputy Sheriff
J. G. Long Jr., Chief of Police Milo
H. Evans and Policemen ]. c. Greg
ory and Robert O'Snields went to the
place in an automobile and surround
ed the house.
Nav was commanded to surrender
but refused, and the automobile was
sent back, for the sheriff and addi.
t;onal deputies and rifles. May finally
allied Deputy Long into the house and
agreed to surrender to him and Chief
Evans saying that he refused to sur
render to the others. BY the time the
sheriff was approaching May had
been taken into custody and was be-
ing brought to the jail.
He was st once transferred to the
automobile, and between Sheriff
Long and Chief Evans was rushed to
the county Jail where he now IS held.
When found in q room in "Buddie"
Smiths house he had three revolVers.
It is erident that he has rot been
very far from the scene Of the killing
since the officers have been looking
for him. He made no statement after
his arrest.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-11-01
NEARLY A MILE A MINUTE.
Two Naval officers Do Some Fast Aer-
oplane Flying.

After night in a hydroeaeroplane,
las miles down coast from Annap-
oils Md, Lieuts S. Gordon Ellison
and John G. Towers, u. S. N, land
ed late Wednesday on the broad
reach of Buckroe Beach Va, three
miles from Fortress Monroe. The
officers were suffering from the bit
ter cold when they landed and hur-
ried to shelter.
Lieut.. Ellison, who is in charge Of
the naval aeronautic school at An
napolis, and Lieut.. Towers made
their descent after the most remark
able and successful fight in the his
tory of naval aviation having flown
from Annapolis, distance of 145
miles in the remarkable Time OF two
hours and twenty-seven minutes.
The fight was made without stop
or mishap. The fight was the
second attempt in as MAN. weeks,
the plucky ayiators being forced to
return to Annapolis on their former
attempt, owing to engine trouble at
ter covering half the distance. Over
Old Point the engine was stopped
and the hydro aeroplane was allow
ed to settle in the water which it
did with the grace Of a gull. The
gear was changed to the propeller
shaft and the machine was run a.
shore
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-11-01
FLIES like BIRD
cRyILLE WRIGHT GOES UP HIGH
WITHOUT POWER.
Result or Experiments Under Trying
Conditions Leads him To the Hope
OF Great Results.

At Kill Devil, N. c., OrVille
Wright in his glides Wednesday in
a fifty mile gale went aloft and re-
NAMED virtually stationary nearly
ten minutes, and maintained an al
rit1de of one hundred and fifty feet.
The record-breaking flight" was
the seventeenth of the series that be-
gan Wednesday when therain ceased.
The first glide lasted only So seconds,
each lengthening until the final one.
When Lorin Wright and Alexapd-
er OglWe, the English aviator,
brought out the machine for the in
itial fight the wind gauge showed
that the gale was IS miles ard fresh
ening. Sand carried by the wind
pelted the aviators, the tiny particles
cutting like small shot. In the opin-
ion of the experiments no more try
ing weather conditions, under which
to make the test of the machine,
could be found.
The glider was equipped with a
rear rudder of 24-foot spread. In
front, to preserve the balance, z 10
pound bag of sand was swung on
the end of rod extending eight feet
in front Of the aviator's seat. The
ailerons, or balancing wings on the
sides Of the machine were adjusted
and Orville Wright lifted himself in
to the seat.
''Let it go" he shouted. Lorin
Wright and Ogilvie thrust the glider
into the face Of the rising gale and
it shot up. Again and again this
was repeated until for almost ten
minutes Wright scared like brood
;ag huzzard on the crest Of fifty
mile gale.
Orville Wright admitted his salts
faction with the results and declared
the conditions under which the fight
was made were unusually severe. The
success Of the experiment is under
stood to mark a long step forward IN
the science of aviation and to point
the way toward solving the problem
Of automatically preserving the equil-
ibrium of heavier-thaL-air machines.