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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-05-12
"Rallalala, hopressa,

"Rallalala, hopressa,
words can't say how glad we are"
Suddenly Peter stopped helping his
wife with the preparations for supper:
But wait" he said, where are the
children, Hansel and Gretel! Where ID
Hans?"
And then Gertrude looked at him
with her mouth open and her face
gradually flushing roster and roster.
and replied, not quite telling the truth:
Il only know that the jug Is broken
into bits.'' -
What" exclaimed Peter angriIy.
the new jug broken?"
Eyes, they have done lot of mis-
chief and no work. heard them, q
little while ago from outdoors laugh
ing and screaming and hopping and
jumping up and down like frisky
young horses. I was so angry that +
did not know what I was doing
Broke the jug" added Peter, finish
ing the sentence. ooh, that's good
joke" he laughed, and soon Gertrude
laughed, too.
"Now," he went on, as soon as he
had stopped laughing, don't be vexed
with me when l tell you that l think
such fits Of anger are foolish. But tell
me. where are the children?'
For all know they are at the Ilsen
Stone" answered Gertrude Grossly.
What" cried Peter, horror-struck.
Gust think of those poor children
wandering about in the forest without
a moon or even star to guide them.
Don't you know the dreadful dark
spot woman? Don't you know that
the cruel one lives there?"
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iHaIlSe1 and Gretef
CHAPTER /.

NEE upon time, there lived in
that part Of Germany known as
~ the Black Forest a broom
maker named Peter. and his
wife Gertrude. These good people
were SO poor that they had q hard
time to support their two children.
Hansel and Gretel. The children had
to work themselves, Hansel making
brooms, which his father sold at
houses in the country round about,
and Gretel helping her mother with
the housework. -.
One warm summer afternoon the
two children sat In the living room Of
their fathers little cottage which
stood in patch Of woods at the begin
ming of the Black Forest. The chill
dren had been working hard all day,
and now that the air began to grow
cooler and the sun to lose a. little Of
Its brightness, they longed to play for
. little while before supper. Hansel
was busy mending q broom, and his
back felt as IL it might break in two,
It was 80 sore from bending over,
Gretel was knitting stocking, and the
strands Of yarn seemed to run to-
gether. her eyes were so tired. But
she only sighed deeply and went on
with her work, singing q plaintive
little song:
And then Hansel sang the next verse:
After Hansel had finished singing he
jumped up impatiently and threw the
broom on which he had been working
into the corner.
III mother would only come 1home!,"
!; he sighed Grossly.
" am nearly starved" Gretel an
severed.
Eyes, for a, week now we've had
nothing to eat but dry bread. Isn't
that terrible? Oh, bother the whole
thing, anyway!'' @ -
But here Gretf her hand quickly
over her brothers mouth, for It only
made things harder for her to bear
when she heard her brother complain
ing and she could not improve matters
in any way.
Keep quiet BROTHER" she said.
please don't beserpss; bear things as
patiently as you can and be as cheer
sful as possible; That long face Of
yours is dreadful. You look like a dis
agreeable old crosspatch."
t. And, as she saw her brother begin
to smile family. in spite Of his gloomy
looks. she added, dancing around him:
Your face is the grumpiest. ugliest
lon xssts You, out with yon, vsicttassd
I old wight!''
J, Hansel could not resist the spirit Of
his sisters mirth and began to sing in
his turn.
rr'Crosspatch, crosspatch, bothersome
Your face is the grumpiest.. ugliest
i sight.
OF with you. out with you. wicked old
wight"
4 Good" said Gretel. 81 am glad
you've cheered up. If you won't COM
plain any more. I'll tell you q secret"
/: And she drew Hansels over to table
on which stood large jar Of nice
fresh milk, which kind neighbor had
given them.
. "Hansel.Y said Gretel, grandly,
Mother will certainly use this to make
some Of that delicious rice pudding of
hers.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-05-12

"And such beautiful banging and
beating Of drums and cymbals never
was heard before"
Heard before"
The head of Wing, the echoer,
dropped. He was nearly asleep. So
also was Ming.
Chang Lac Choo, the mother OF
Sing, Ming and Wing came into the
room. my sons" said she to Ming
and Wings, ut is time for the stars to
stop twinkling';; and she laid them
upon their slumber couch. Then she
raised Sing in her arms and smoothed
his forehead.
Heart of my heart" she murmured,
"art thou still grieving that thou
couldst not go with thy brothers?"
NAY, mother" answered Sing, and
his eyes were brighter than either
Ming's or Wings, II too, this night,
have seen puppet show"
"A puppet show, mumbled Ming.
"A puppet show" snored Wing.
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''Three jumped over the highest bal"
"The highest BAR"
Give twirled pitcntorks around
their heads"
Around their heads"
Zone, think, was very sad, just like
you"
"Just like you"
He was put into a corner because
he could not dance"
Gould not Dance" N
Zone leg was longer than the other.
that was why"
That was Why"
"But he liked to watch the others.
And he could see the lights"
"See the lights"
"And the fireworks"
And the fireworks"
There never were such fireworks.
They streamed all over"
'Streamed all over.'
Like the flowers Of dream"
Like the flowers Of dream"
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Leftovers
BIZ FANNIE 8. DAVIS.
- oUsIN LOTTIE'S clothes are

good:
~ Very good, know.
Cousin Lottie's good herself;
Her clothes are better, though.
Oh 80 neat and oh 80 strong!
Oh SO ugly too! "
When she'gworn them years and years
They're never half worn through.
SO her mother sends them on
For stdariing JEAN" Dear me!
I'd rather wear dress Of ferns,
Or green weeds from the sea.
But cousin Lottie's clothes are good,
And we are poor, and 80
To church and school and everywhere.
Those clothes and must 80. q:
One ID gray with yellow spots,
One has purple, splashes:
One has brown ana olive dots,
With weird. black. squirly dashea
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l legs grew more weary each moment,
30 that, at last, brother and sister fell fell
in q heap on the floor, all out Of
breath.
At that moment the door opened and
In came their mother, stout straw
basket fastened upon her back.
well, WE'LL" she said, what has
been going on here?"
Hansel and Gretel sprang quickly to
their feet.
"Just you wait while, you naughty
Children" and she took of her heavy
basket and put it down in the corner.
do you call this working? Jump
ing about and singing as If you were
at a fair, while your parents work
from morning till night and worry
about you. Take that" And in her
anger she cuffed Hansel sharply on
the ear.
And with that she ran rapidly to-
ward the corner where there was q
stout staff, which her husband, Peter,
used in mountain climbing. But in her
haste she passed SO close to the table
on which stood the jug of milk that
she hit the table leg with her foot
and sent the Jug crashing to the
ground, where it broke into thou
sand pieces, scattering milk all over
herself and her two children.
ooh, great heavens! What have
done? have split all the milk and
we can't have any SUPPER" and she
began to weep bitterly.
Hansel, as soon as he saw his clothes
all covered with milk. and milk run
ming in little streams across the floor,
could not help giggling; but, unluck-
Co, h III, Id
and became angrier than ever.
What, you rascal! You'll laugh at
me, will you?" And she rushed to-
threateningly in the air.
But Hansel was too wise to wait for
his mother to reach him and ran rap
idly out of the open door, with Gretel
following him.
Just you wait TIL your father comes
home," she called to Hansel, who was
just disappearing into the woods.
She did not, however, go any fur
into the room and went over to the
wall, where there hung a small basket,
which she took down and handed to
Gretel.
Come, child, get out Of here" she
0dAus oO 1AkO CnO WOOOo eAN pun AA4O
some strawberries. Well, why are you
standing looking at me in that way?
Come, get out of here"
She followed Gretel to the door and
saw her join Hansel at the edge Of
the wood. Then, waving her stick, she
called alter the frightened children:
"If you don't bring back that basket
full to the brim, I'll thrash you to
within an inch of your lives."
When the children had disappeared
among the trees, Gertrude sat down
beside the table and buried her head
in her hands. The children could not
understand how much she had to bear,
they were too young.
Gertrude had been asleep for some
time when Peter, her husband. came
across the narrow strip Of land which
separated the house from the woods.
Perhaps the money he had earned
made him wish to have every one re-
joice with him. So he sang:
eyes, you rich folk feast quite well;
Listen to the tales we tell,
How for seven years instead
On one dry crust we are fed.
Rallalala, rallalala,
Hunger bakes the lightest bread!"
AS he finished Peter took the basket
from his back and set it down in a
corner and came over to the table
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neighboring room,
And "preciousest kitten %
too;
A bunny, frog. and dear polliwog;,
A somewhat remarkable zoo.
There's a sweet little lamb in the
neighboring room, 81
And "teeniest, tiniest Pig"
A mite and q bird, and (most curious
word)
A "wiggley-squiggley-grig."
I opened the door to the neishboring
room,
Expecting an animals lair; Y
A little bald head lay aleep ON the
bed:
Twas only the baby was there.
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Get back to work now," said Gretel,
SO that We can get through our tasks
In time. If Mother comes home and
finds that we haven't done what she
told us to, then we know what happens
to lazy-bones."
Get to work? B-r-r!.' growled Han
sci. Lets dance and have a good
time.''
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Dance? Oh, that would be splen-
did! said Gretet g1eefu11y. And
while we are dancing let's show. how
happy we are by singing little song"
Poverty and hunger were forgotten,
and Hansel and Gretel thought only Of
how happy they were together, and Of
how nice it was to have a mother who
loved them. They danced on and their
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Even If jump and climb.
Even IL try
Those dresses are so very good
They never, never die.
Mother says I should be glad.
I never am glad, though.
! wish I'd die: there'd be one place
Those old things couldn't 60.
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Mr.. Walter Darling is on the sick
list.
The flour mills are now running
for the first time for two years. Pat
rons report very favorably of their
work.
The fox hunters of Millwood are
going to have a fox chase next Sat
urday, Feb. 25th. Every dog is in
vited.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. White of How
ard have taken up a temporary res
idence on Bridge street in Millwood.
The chicken supper given by the
Ladies' Aid of the Presbyterian
church Saturday evening was well
patronized.
Mr.. William Smith, who has been
quite poorly, is some better at this
writing.
Mr.. Herbert Beach of Akron is at
home.
Mrs. B. f. Hammond and children
are visiting Columbus friends.
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Quite a number on the sick list.
Myrtle Hoar and Cleo Johnson were
the guests of Gladys Rinehart Sun
day.
VIM. Porter made business trip to
Mt. Vernon Friday.
Mr.. Amos Mossbolder of Mt. Ver-
non returned home one day last week
after several days visit with A. H..
Hull and family.
Ivan Pealer called on NJ. b. Hurley
Saturday morning.
Mis-. Craig, who was reported on
the sick list last week, is improving.
Mrs. Baily of Fredelicktown was
buried in Ebenezer cemetery Monday
afternoon.
George Fronce made a business trip
to Mt. Vernon Saturday.
C. II. Johnson and family were call
ed to Fredericktown Friday on the
account of the death of Mrs. Bailey.
The Ladies' Aid Society will meet
at Mrs. II. ID. Bartlett's Feb. %.
Several attended prayer meeting at
Joseph Fields Sunday night.
The Ladies' Aid Society will give a
supper in the near future.
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! community.
On Thu sday last birthday party
was given in honor of the 51st birth
day of Mis-. o. b. Foote at which the
following were guests: Mrs. Maggie
Hall, Mis-. Mary Monroe, Mrs. Joseph
inc Mavis, Mis-. Nellie Foote, Mrs.
Margal ct Lowe, Mrs. Artie Latimore,
Mrs. Evelyn Sewers, Mrs. Flora Collie.
lis. Anna Collie, Mis-. Pearl Cole, Mrs.
Noia Davis, Mrs. Emma Ward, Mrs.
Emma Stephy, all of Mt. Vernon, and
MIS-. Maggie Dickey and daughter
Miss Lulu Dickey Of this place.
The Bellin township Board of Edu.
cation has arranged to carry on lec-
tuie, course and on Thursday of this
week Rev., Hancock delivered the first
of the SCI les, his subject being "Aris.
toclacy of Brains,' delivered in the
chui ch at Ankenytown.
Mrs. Linda Cowden and daughter
Maud, of MT. Vernon, were guests of
her sister, Mrs. D. D. Jackson, on Sat-
III day last.
Mrs. John Sellers expects to move
his family to the country next week.
Mr.. Henry George, who recently
sold his residence to Mr.. Shaffer, will
make his home with his father.in-law,
Mr. Briggle, on RI st street.
report has been received here
that young boy about six years of
age was found dead in B. C 0. box
car at Newark The authorities
have been making inquiries in this
neighbo hood to ascertain the identity
of the child. There seems to be con-
siderable mystery In the matter as to
how the boy came to this sad end. The
obab' tiles are that the boy was
playing about the cars, the door was
closed and coupled to the train, and
his cries wele not heard; and that
the weather being so cold he froze to
DEATH
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Mrs. p. j., Parker and son Thurs
ton were guests of relatives here Sat
urday and Sunday.
c. w. Cogin, c. S. Starner, Mae
Black and Ay.ce Nelderhouse were in
Mt. Vernon Saturday attending the
teachers institute.
DOC" Pipes has purchased fine
race mare, watch he has named "Su-
san Fipes." lie informs us that he
las been unable to determine the eX.
act breeding of the mare, but thinks
she win develop quite an amount Of
speed the coming summer.
Mr. p. G. Cochran and family were
guests of relatives here the past few
days. They reside in Orrville, and Mr..
Cochran Is conductor on the c.. A.
& G. Railway.
Samuel Strouse and family were
guests OF Charles Sheldon and wife
here Sunday.
w. A, Barnes attended the Guernsey
cattle sale at Columbus Friday, and
stopped off AZ Mt, Vernon Saturday
transacting some business there
Mr.. II. b, Sonlegel of Mansfield and
Wilburt Condor of Mt, Vernon were
the guests of Arthur Fulger and fam
lily here, Sunday.
Solomon Hoaglani has been pretty
sick the past week from the grip.
Benjamin Smith and son Burleigh oI
Condit spent Sunday morning with
John Workman and family here.
Several from here attended the fun
oral OF Jonathan Colopy at Danvillc
Monday morning.
Miss Olive Shifts of Carrollton wa!
the guest of ]. N. House and family
the past week.
Supt, Colgin spent Sunday the CUES
of his sister in Mt Vernon.
Mr. Shoemaker of Buckeye City Il
working in the meat market of VIM
Nelderhouse here, until Mr.. Neider
house gets his farm work in shape t
move to town.
Mr.. Kenealy, the Cleveland weather
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Mrs. A. F. Galloway spent Saturday
with friends in Mt. Vernon.
Miss Nancy Lewis of Marion was
the guest of friends here over Sun
day.
Lewis McCurdy will move from our
vicinity March 1st to Bloomfield
where he has purchased farm from
G. G. Sears.
S. NJ Gearhart and j. F. Lyon spent
last week in Columbus.
Mr.. Tulloss Pelter left Monday for
Nordhoff, Cal, to make his future
home.
b. B. Ferenbaugh of Buckeye City
was a business visitor in Centerburg
recently.
Mr.. d. G. James and family have
moved to Newark
Miss Olive Knouff is on the sick
list.
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SWISS PIANIST
To Give Recital Here Next
Monday Evening

The Beethoven club has arranged
for the recital to be given by the
Swiss pianist, Hans Richard, Mon
day evening, Feb q, at the M. y,
church. This is not a money making
enterprise on their part, but to give
our ci izens an opportunity to hear II
great artist in their own town for
almost nothing. The Chicago Record
Herald in speaking of Mr., Richards
playing in that city says; "Mr Rich.
ard disclosed himself pianist OF bril-
liant qualities, There is no lack OF
dash and viItuosity, and where sen.
timentality Is made evident in the
music the player shows that his pow
ers lent themselves TO poetic imagi-
natiyeness and charm of touch and
tone Mr., Richard was compelled to
respond TO an encore.
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PLANS REFORMS
IN INJUNCTIONS
Seneca County Senator Wants
Due Notice to Defendants.
W1MEN'S PRISON BILL APP AIRS

Representative Lowry Asks Presi.
dent Taft to Call Special Session
OF Congress to Revise Tariff Law.
House Takes Up Final considera.
tion of Dean Municipal Saloon
BilI-Debate Is Warm and Vote
Not Expscted Before Evening.
Columbus, o., Feb. 21.-ln the sen
ate Mr. DUre of Seneca presented an
anti-lnjunction bill which provides
that restraining orders shall not be
Issued without notice to the opposite
party, unless shown to the satisfac-
ton OF the court that great or irrep-
arabic injury would result, and then
a temporary injunction shall stand
for only five days, when a hearing
must he granted.
Mr.. Dore also presented two meas
ures dealing With the penal code.
One adds the administering of nox-
ious, deleterious or destructive sub
blduCtb Will ulul utlbuS Iilltul W Illc
list of offenses which shall consti-
tute murder in the first degree. The
present law only includes admins.
tering of poison. The other bill
makes 1t a felony to attempt to ad.
minister ncxicus substances.
Shaffer Drops Two Bills.
Senator Shat er of Pauldng added
two measures to the senate list. One
provides for the erection and main
tenance of prison, to be known as
the Ohio Wo1en's reformatory. in
which al females over l6 years OF
age convicted OF felones shall be i'm
prisoned. The second bill fixes sal
ares of county officials and limits
the amount of their clerk hire to a
certain percentage of the gross re-
ceirts of the Office.
In the house Representative Lowry
OF Henry county presented resolu.
tion requesting President Taft to call
an extra session of congress to re-
wise he tariff.
Mr.. Fulton Of Licking, in a bill in
troduced In the house, asks for an
appropriation Of 100000 for tie re-
construction and repair of the Ma
tional read through Ohio.
Mr. Kilratric,. of Trumbell countv.
by request, Introduced a measur,
providing that all candidates for
Judge in courts of record shall be
attorncys.at-law.
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prophet, is beaten block by two of
our distinguished citizens when It
comes to forecasting the weather.
Engineer Grill, who has charge of
the hill engine here, had noticed for
some time that his fireman, w. T.. Nc
Mutt and Conductor Pipes were al
ways on the lookout at a particular
point midway between Baddow Pass
and Glenmont, but could not solve the
thing until few days ago, when pass
ing this particular place he overheard
Pipes say to McNutt, "There he is;
do you see him? We will have rain
or snow before night" And on the
following day, one of them remarked,
well, he is not out today, and that
means fair weather." Mr.. Grill at
once directed his gaze in the direc-
ton they were looking and observed
a small screech owl, located upon a
branch of tree. When they were
finally confronted with the matter,
there was nothing to do but to own
up to it, but they still cling to their
theory that the owl is an unfailing
prognosticator, for they say he has
forecasted every spell of weather.
as they term it, since they have To-
Gated him. The section foreman near
this place says this little owl has
made his home in this one tree for
the past three years to his knowledge.
Three cheers for Pipes, McNutt, and
the owl.
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William Smith

william Smith died at his home in
Milwood Monday night at 1880
o'clock after several months Illness
caured by complication of diseases
incident to old age. He was about 81
years of age at the time of his death
and is survived by two sisters, Mrs.
Mary Stevens of near Howard and
Mrs, Anna Butts OF Buckeye City and
two brothers, Mr.. James Smith of Mill
wood and Mr., Dallas Smith of Colum.
bus The funeral at the house Thurs,
day morning AT 10 o'clock. lntorment
IN Workman cemetery at Danville.
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FIND PEN liiPROvED
Probers Make Second Visit to ohio's
Big Prison.

Columbus, o., Feb. 21.-When the
Freiner pen probers reached the big
prison this morning for a conference
with the board Of managers they
found a "spotle5s town" Since their
last visit general cleaning up has
taken place and everything is now
spick and span. The painters. grain
ers and sCrubbers who have been on
the work were very glad when they
were notified that no further revar-
nishing and cleaning was to be done.
Scores CT letters protesting against
the rereal Of the Wert2 law abolish
Ing contract labor at the Ohio peni-
tontlary are being received by Ghalr
man Reynolds and ether members.
Many CT then gro rrctests against
present pcu conditions.
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FIJI |
Over Rug And Fractured
Bone In Her Arm

Mrs. James Penhorwood Sustained
a fractured arm while at her home Ia
Howard Monday afternoon. She was
walking about the house buslly enGag-
ed With her work when she tripped on
the edge OF a rug and fell heavily to
the floor. She ahghted on her left arm
In such a manner that the bones were
fractured at the elbow. Drs Coleman
and Buxton, both OF Howard. were call
Nsd TO reduce ,ae fracture.
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Francis B. Cochran


Francis b. Cochran died at his home
in Monroe township Monday right
at ten o'clock after n several weeks
Illness caused by organic heart
trouble lie was 70 years of age at
the time of his death and Is survived
by seven chlldcen, Mrs. William Babbs,
Mrs Charles Ilinken and Mr.. Charles
u. Cochran and Mrs. George Benson
OF Mt. Vernon, Rev, John b, Cochran
OF Texas, Sarah Burns of Frederick
town and MIR. Walter Cochran of Mon
roc township. The funeral at Pike
church Thursday afternoon at one
O'Clock, Rev Gee officiating. Inter
ment In the pike Church cemetery.