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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-14
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METHODIST SUNDAY SCHOOLS
SHOW WONDERFUL PROGRESS

Tho following Scatsiyins report. wcre SUP.
mlt;cd Tuesday afternoon Mt the regular
nbnh;iy meeting 81 the Methodist, sunday
81 ool Society ut Rlcitmond, held In the
Hroad street Methodist Church;
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-14

Cases in court 6. convictions 6: one cas-.
WORKING horse with sore shoulders fined
ftoi one case whipping horse at being a
case OF charity. fined $40. remitted on paw
ment Of costs; three cases OF picking tur.
Keys alive, three defendants fined s9S each
ana ninety days in Jail Nat: one case hIt
ing mule ON head with stake. fined f1n
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-14
PREVENT DISTRESS ArrnR ,rG.,Is,

Ing viii prevent or quickly relieve that Sfnl
uncompomabe feclng-try IL. II = ;aiiH
your money VIII be refunded. '.Discstit''Sy :
i certain quick relief and permanent reiY
edy for all stomach upscts-rcllrvcs indIgg #
tioH instantly. \ little tablet usy to sNaef4
low and arSolutciy !sarmless-5Oc. Ask at
amy drug store. rs
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-11
~"EFFICIENCY" RUN MAD.

1t has long been recognized in a
general way that II a way car be
found Of performing a given piece Of
work with fewer motions and less eff
fort. it is usually a good thing to
adopt the newer plan. There Is moth
ing specially mysterious about that,
and people have been acting on that
principle, off and on. in a more or less
desultory fashion,, during tho entire
history Of the human race. or late.
however. this work of devising meth
DDS to eliminate waste and achieve eff
ficiency has been taken up as a profess
sion by a good many people who have
made a specially Of this subject. Great
corporations have employed efficient
experts who. in many cases. have been
ahle to work economics of great val
ne. and to add to the output without
increasing the time consumed or the
effort put forth by the employees.
The emphasis placed on efficiency,
az scientific management" which is
another name for the same thing, has
doubtless resulted in Il good deal Of
Improvement. The movement, there
fore. may he considered a good n
Like all good movements, there has
been in connection with it a tendency
I o run to fads. While wise men have
been working at the practical side Of
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-11
COMMERCIAL CLUB MEMBER.
SHIP.

Without any flourish Of trumpets,
and without any special excitement,
the Commercial club starts out today
on its annual membership campaign.
AS Secretary Graves said at the club
meeting last night. the fact that a
concerted effort is to be made for new
members is not evidence that the club
is not in f1ourishing condition. The
business men seek continually for new
business and new customers. Some Of
the old customers move away. some
die. some &c to trade elsewhere, and
all of this is Perfectly natural and nor
NAL. II no effort is put forth to sup.
ply the gaps the business will run be.
hind. and If effort is not put forth to
increase the net number Of customers
and the net business there will be no
increase. Things will be at a standsttll.
The Commercial club is in this respect
in the same condition with the bust.
ness house. 1t must be on the alert
tn secure the enrolment on Its list
Of members Of the anne Of all who
arc available. and especially to enlist
the cordial support and COOPERATION
"f the new residents to come to town.
Secretary Strong, Of the Minneapo-
lis club. said a great many good things
in his address, and nothing that he
said was better or more effective than
his remarks concerning membership
IN the business organization OF the
city. He pointed out that the consid-
Grafton which should be before the
mind of the prospective members is
not what he will get out Of the club.
hut what he will be able to put into
It, and this is really the secret Of the
whole matter. The Commercial club
presents to every man in the city an
opportunity for service, an opportu-
nifty to be useful to the community in
which he lives, where he carries on
his business, where his family is be-
ing reared, where his interests are.
In the broad sense every man who
is a. member Of a live business mems
organization gets a great deal out Of
II. He gets a better town to live in,
greater and better business opportuni-
ties. and an increase Of the possibili-
Ties for all sorts Of material success.
But II he Is a citizen Of the right type
these things will not be foremost in
his thought. The thing that will ap-
peal to him will be the possibility
Of serving his community. for that /.
the highest consideration Of all.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-11
BRITISH PEOPLE
SEEING GHOSTS
Possibility of General Euro
pean War Unnerves Them
I'm Fear Of Germany.

London. Dec. 10.-Nobody who
knows the temperament Of the Eng
lish people wonders when seeing that
at the present time Of international
unrest. when the possibility Of a great
European war is greater than ever.
they are living in q state Of c%ontinu.
GUS nervousness which makes them
see ghosts everywhere. The Tory
politicians and their sensational press
are responsible for having changed
John Bull from a stolid individual in
to q wreck. trembling at every
noise. The mere fact that u German
dlrigible. stationed in a German North
Sea town, was way on q long distance
trial trip in parts unknown, was
enough to make hundreds Of English
men. on the night in question. think
they heard the whirr Of the German
dirigible overhead and many of them
thought their last hour ad come. The
fear Of Germany was this time even
dignifed by a parliamentary inquiry.
Because of the downfall Of tho
Turkish empire through the defeat Of
Its armies, instructed by German Of.
ficers and supplied with German guns,
all kinds of foolish aspersions have
been cast on Germany as a military
power. Germany's enemies on all
sides We'd with n another In pro-
claiming that the German armies were
undoubtedly no better thar the Turk
ish. but he German people. though
smarting under the insults and ridi-
for their future.
A German has told the editor Of a
London weekly just what he thinks Of
the English, and though it takes cour-
age to tell the English their faults to
their face. the paper has done so. leav-
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-11
GETTING TIE COAL.

John, dear. please put some coal
IN the furnace before you gp."
John muttercd an imprccation.
why, John. how can YOU" and Tn.
young wife was In tcars.
Then John suffered IJ,.
Immediately closed the door. hung hI.
nat on the rack and went through th,
following program:
Removed hts Inufflnr, oyercn,,
gloves and coat.
Took all of his p"ncila from hi. ton
vest pocket and placed them In hi.
hip pocket. "'
Cnfastened his watch from hlY vc.,
and placed 1t In his trousers ockci
Donned Il pair of cnnvas glove. .nd
vent into the cellar. ~
Placed coal In furnace.
Dotted gloves.
m pencils from hin u,.kc,
anu placed them in tor, veg, pnrk.t
Took watch from tro,,acr. nnrL.,
and placed H. In it's accustomed nine.
Washed hands. ~
Doomed cont, ovcrrnnt. murrJcr .,,,
hat. NV
Kissed wife. who w,a por,Iy wo.n.
inn.
Opens door and rxiin.
Runs two blnrka mud just ,uirp..
The ear which, wnuld haze iat.n him,
tn his III" Ia pord time.
t"rh impiccntlrnn again. i.u, Kan
under hiE breath. irlrvHi,ru YIN
dl'ntnr.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-11
ing it's readers to nnd out for them.
selves whether there is any justice in
the remarks Of whether they should
simply be ignored.

ing it's readers to end out for them
selves whether there is any justice In
the remarks or whether they should
simply be ignored.
At any rate, this particular German
Mkens the English to the Turks. Like
the Turks were caught mapping by
foreigners whom they contemptuously
referred to as local authorities" he
says. $50 England will be caught nap
ping by the foreigners whom he des-
pises In his Utmost heart, though he
trembles for them" And the German
does not make his remarks without
being prepared to back them up with
arguments and reasons. The Ger
mans are too thoroughgoing to do
that. He sees the main point of Eng
lands weakness in the constant
wrangling OF her politicians. in their
setting aside all patriotic and nation
al regards for old .fashioned party
politics. He accuses them Of being
blind. because they do not see that 1t
Is their solemn duty to settle tho Irish
question. He calls Ireland the Mace
donia of Great Britain. He sees that
England needs soldiers more than
anything else. and that ireland gives
ENGLAND the best fighters in her army.
'ticians do their level best to drive
them out Of the army. one side of
them insulting all Irish Catholics and
the other side all Irish Pr~otestants.
When told that England trusts her
navy. he laughs and says that Turkey.
too. trusted her army. which was
scattered like chaff before the wind.
And II the English trust their navy
as all that is necessary to defend their
country. why does one group Of poll
ticians tell them to 90 in for territori-
ais. and another for CONSUMPTION
until they all are so b%ewildersd
they do not know what they really
want. Asked what he would do IL he
were an E~nglishman. he said without
a moments hesitation: II would be
honest and shame the nagging politi-
clans. I would raise a big army Of
territorials. You are a rich nation.
You believe in paying soldiers to do
your fighting. Why not pay your ter
r%itorials: You have got either to pay
OF serve. II you won't serve you must
pay. Thousands Of your workmen,
are starving on low wages. You can't
expect starving men to fight. The
Turks made that mistake; you are
making 1t. too. You are Turks"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-11
LEGS
Arc Used by Surgeons to Piece Out
Boys Arm.

arc SeSu ny 0uFScOnS 10 t1eCC Out
Boys Arm.
New York Worldly
Those whose faith in the efficacy OF
the left hind foot Of q rabbit killed
in the dark of the moon" is wavering
may have their weakened belief
strengthened by learning that three
ports that lucky foot has been used
with apparent success In an operation
to a " q boys arm.
The operation was performed by
DR.. Ralph L. mcfarland Of No. So
Clinton avenue. Jamaica, L. l., chief
Of the surgical staff of the Jamaica
hospital, upon Ralph Tomhnson. IT,
year-old son Of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Tomlinson. Of Oxford. Conn.,, near An
sonia. The boy Is q relative Of the
surgeon.
his fathers double-barreied shotgun
across the yard, fell. Both barrels
were discharged. One charge grazed
the boys left forearm. the other en-
tered h upper part Of the arm. tear
ing away more than half the flesh
and muscles with an inch and a half
Of the bone.
The bone was wired Temporarily
by q surgeon to hold 1t in place. and
DR.. Mcfarland was summoned. He
said that the only way to save the
arm was to graft q piece Of bone into
the shattered part. The lad was tak-
en- to the Grimm Memorial hospital in
Ansonia last Wednesday. Dr. Potato.
Of Derby. was called in to aid DR..
q rabbit killed and its left hind. leg
cut off.
A three-inch piece of the rabbits
bone was scraped and sterilized. One
half Of this section. naturally smaller
than the boys hurnerus, was inserted
into the ends Of the bone out OF
which the inch and a half piece had
been shot. leaving exposed exactly
as much bone as had been shot away.
numerus and through the rabbits
bone. and all was made fast with sill
vcr wire.
Or. mcfarland said last night to a
World reporter:
II can sec no reason why the opera.
ton should not be entirely success
full. OF course. it is too soon to tell
whether the rabbit and human bones
will knit as we hope. but I feel con.
fident that this will he the result. I
do not think that the insertion of the
rabbit hone will prevent the arm from
growing as the boy grows. believe
the arm will grow just as it's mate.
for the growth comes from the end
Of the arm.
Before the operation I could have
twisted the boys injured arm Off as
though It were a stalk OF celery. nut
afterward 1t was found that 10y grasp
ing the boys wrist his whole arm
could be swung from tho shoulder.
showing that the fastening Of tho bono
was secure. I heard tonight that my
young relative was doing nicely AMI
that the indications were very e
aging"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-11

When n stops to think Of it he will
realize that public men in all capaci-
ties arc just plain folks. like the res,
Of US. We do not find or expect in
fallibility OF ms man in the manage
ment Of his private business. and if
we did expect il we would never find
it. Every man makes his blunders.
Some things he starts at the wrong
end. Some things hat he tarts he
finds later that he does not need, and
he abandons them. Some things he
plans Improperly, and when no gets
half way through he finds that he has
to make changes which involve much
labor md which cost money. All this
means some waste and some loss. Yet
business men as n whole seem to be
making progress in spite OF all these
things. We observe their mistakes.
and accept them as Necessary parts
OF human experience . And yet when
we place one of these same men in
d public position. in ongress, in the
state service or elsewhere, We seem
to assume that the fact of their hav-
ing been chosen for the service Of the
public has suddenly and nliraculously
endowed them with infa!libility. Mis-
takes such as We expect and take for
granted from them as individuals We
assume can only be attributed to evil
intent, and we are willing to accept
nothing short of perfection from them.
Queer old world isn't it?
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-11
AND vAEoR.
fseattle Post.1ntellIreneer.A

People who are clever at spying GU:
minute causes for big events have dis.
cerncd a causutivc connection between
the fact that the Turks are the worlds
greatest cigarette tiends and at the
same time the champion long-dts-
lance r%etreaters. Tha. the Turks have
long been driving nicotine nails IN
their national coiln cannot be denied
even by the stockholders In the tobac.
90 trust. and that they on occasion re.
treat with unanimous CELEBRITY !s equal.
~ unyieiding to contradiction. Still,
we are not entirely convinced that the
low morals OF the Turkish army is
primarily due to the fact that they
"inhale" before breakfast. For one
reason, We recall that when the Jap
was storin!ns lo3.meter hill his chief
recreation was his cigarette. For an.
ether. 1t Is remembered tina. during
the previous unpleasnntness in Tur.
key the c!gRrette.snn okine Turk
could not I'll fast enough to catch
up with his opponent. But our chief
reluctance to credit the cigarette with
any important part In the determine
ton Of the Balkan tissues is founded
% nsomething marc important than
experience. While the Turk does
smoke cigarettes In large numbers, at
the same time he IL a total abs,a!ner
from all Intoxicating liquor. Now,
if the defeat may be properly charged
to the cigarette by the Anti-cigarette
Lacquer. car Il not with equal physio-
logical propriety be attributed to the
fact that he Is pcrpetually and TIRE.
movably seated on the water wagon :
Between the demon rum and the de.
mo nicotine. we incline to the latter
as the lesser evil. and consequently
cannot convict him when conviction
means absolution and a clean bill to
his more dangerous brother in crime.
So there mus be ONE reason for the
defeat Of the Turk other than the Gig.
arctic.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-11
nkr NcIuKE SAYS.

The trouble with most pretty girls
is that they know they are pretty;
When mother gives the childres
castor oil she makes father come ~
and help. His share is TO assure tI.'
kids that the stuff isn't a OIL has.!'
And later, when they nave q lUss
mother throws UP TO father the .ae'
that his own children can oe''eN.
what he says.
The ,rouser skirt is now predicted
Ii won't change present styles much
except TO make the GREASE dow the
rear a little more prominent.
Lots OF men who are always slNils
their wives the devil are too mean u
give them anything else.
The reason a man likes his wlle 10
read him his old love letters Is De-
cause he likes TO have a
s,rangcr throw beer all over him winch
he is in a saloon.
About the time thai daughter has
landed a fellow and convinced nm
that she is a princess she takes MN
TO her home for supper II tather
will sit around in his undershirt and
entertain the Young man by Dragging
how he raised seven children when he
was so Door that the whole family hao
TO eat and sleep in h same room:
Marriage may he a failure. but Just
the same i, is dangerous for a bache-
Tor TO monkey around a widow.
Men like to admire pictures OF VII
lowy, soulful females on magazine
covers. But when it comes down TO
hard fact they grab a girl who has a
pair Of real hips and a good bust.
VIVA: a become "f the oid-1ash-
Toned boy who wore y pair of his dad
dy's old trousers with two big eyes be-
hind.
=. travelling man is a poor cuss who
has TO carry his wife's picture in the
case Of his watch and an accident poll
icy in his inside vest pocket.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-11
The 10000 Americans who moved

The 10000 Americans who moved
10 Canada last year took with them
$3.50 each-in all more than $780,
900. Banking Reform explains
that, while many reasons for
the hegira, the comparatively lower
interest rates obtaining in Canada for
farmers is a chief one. rcn i'll tho
heart of the Canadian wilderness. it
says, "the homcsteader need not pay
more than I per mi for borrowed
capital" In the sparsely settled parts
OF the United States. VI the other
hand, the interest rates often run up
to IL and 10 per cent. \ system OF
AGRICULTURAL credits in this country
would lift this burden from the backs
of the farmers.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-11

1t, others, to whom wisdom cannot he
attributed, have taken up another
side. One Of them, whose name Is
not now recalled. has devised a
scheme for the saving Of Il great deal
OF time and labor in the carrying o.,
Of business correspondence. He has
discovered that the customary terms
Of sa%lutation and SO forth in business
letters. take tinlc and ink, and wear
out typewriter ribbons. Therefore he
would eliminate from all business lot
tiers such terms as Dear sir.' Yours
truly" and so forth, thereby saving
to the business world in the aggregate.
several millions of ribbons and a good
many pounds of ink in the course of n
year and r~cservins for more useful
purposes the energy of correspondents
which is now wasted on the framing
of these needless and unproductive
words.
The subject. when one gets into it.
is rather fascinating. For instance.
We have no doubt h a carefully COM
Piled Statistics would show that the
energy expended annually by men i'll
lifting their hats to ladies on the
street would. if employed in other
directions. saw several cords Of wood,
or shovel many tons of snow off the
sidewalks. Therefore let us d!scon-
tinue the practice. which. after all.
has no relation to efficiency. Let us
keep our hands in our pockets. where
they Will be warm, and reserve our
strength for effort that is really pro-
ductlNe. The custom of saying Good
morning involves needless expendit-
ure Of breath. and produces nothing.
If it is a good morning the other
Person will doubtless find II out in due
time. and the wear INC tear on hui
man lungs involved in the use Of the
ordinary terms OF conversational SAL
utat!on would. if expended in other di-
rections pillow several acres Of ground.
haul q train Of cars several miles. or
operate all the fogllorns along the At
!antic coast. Therefore. let us quit
1t. Let us save our breath. and there
by save our muscular and V
energy. to the end that the entire
force of the human body may be de-
voted to producing something.
All this is as sensible as the Sus-
gestion. offered apparently in serious
ness. that the time of the business
world be saved by cutting letters short
at both ends. Science and efficienc:
are splendid things. but a lot Of alb
surdities are committed in their
am
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-11
ATHLETES

Glendale, N. D., Dec. 11.-Twelve
Of Ellendale's young athletes have or
ganized the Glendale Athletic assoc
citation. Their object is to promote
athletics of all kinds. and during the
winter they will carry on an active
campaign. The court room in the old
court house has been leased and will
he fitted out as oon as possible. Ono
of the proposed features for the VIM
ter months will be the organization
Of a basketball team.
Their are twelve charter members
Of the organization and from this
number officers have been chosen.
These members will guide the destiny
Of tho club. Social members may
Join the organization by paying
monthly dues.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-11
Electrical shock acts almost precis

Electrical shock acts almost precise
ly like drowning and resuscitat.on is
brought about by the same devices for
Producing artificial respiration. The
National Electric Light association
has published for its 1900 members
a chart and poke, pamphlet prepared
by an eminent commission on resus.
citation, which show the "frs. aid
principles. and describe a device In
vented by DR.. s. j. Meltzer for giving
an abundant air supply to the lungs.
But those who suffer a heavy shock
often develop what is called a "fbrill-
ating heart" Unless it's natural pull
sation ear be restored the patien,
never revives. This problem is no.
yet solved.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-11
WHERE JAKE DREW 1HE L1NE.

Jake Tanncnbaum owns d. theater
in Mobile. Furthermore. he exercises
great care in his scrutiny of the bills
n company wishes to present in his
house. One morning he received from
a celebrated Shakespearean actor the
list Of plays TO be put on during a run
Of days.
II see here Romeo and Juliet"
said Jake, running his finger down the
list, land I will stand for that. But /
shrink when l think OF hat fellow
playing Romeo. And here's Hamlet.
No living man can play Hamlet as he
should be played. And here is .Othcl-
10y"
At this point Mr.. Tannenbaum leap.
ed out of his chair and hung on the
ambient atmosphere Il long and linger-
ing roa
1T is too much!" he cried In an.
guish. Il am no fanatic. am not
a crazy man on the race question. But
I'm a son of u gun if I'm going ia
have in my theater any black mar
handing out a lot of mushy talk to a
white woman"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-11
BUCK

Thomas Martindale. the famous
Philadelphia moose hunter. said,
apropos of the deer season:
"Buck fever is n strange disease.
The victim Of it does some remark
able things.
"A Philadelphia was deer hunting
in Maine. He shot four or five shots
into a thick copse, and then he
shouted:
All of you come out of there'"
Half a dozen sportsmen issued
from the copse hurriedly.
Are you all out?' said the Phila-
delphian. One. two, three. four. Where
is Jake? Oh. there % are, Jake. Are
you all out. surec'
Yes they answered. We're all
out. the whole party's our.
.Hurrah. then shouted the Phila-
delphian. I1urrah: I'vc shot a buck!'"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-11
THE CHARwoM.AN.

t-NeH 1cTh IllleS.b
When I'm down L u crust. maan.
An cold 'nough I freeze.
An life is a-hangin' in rags,
l gets on my knees
T pray, dye say.
That may be a way
r keep tn wolves from tn door,
Eut me. l scrubs tn floor.
Come TIL end O. tn week. ma'am.
/ dursn't L pout,
An cry. not a-havin' tn rent;
1 hustles about
Ye say, l should pray.
That may be a way
T he hndin' q cent,
But 1 scrubs fer my rent.
When Yer down in tn mouth. ma'am
An tears fade yer sight,
Jes' try once a-workin' lik. mad:
Jcs' scrub, day an night.
Huh: pray? Oh, I'll say
That may be one way;
7 more usual rubs
Up a hope when I scrubs.
While We expect q good deal. W.
don't expect shippers and railroad
to agree on what constitutes "A jus
freight rate.