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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-01

the beginning God" to the city where
there is no night. Then it is the
book of man. We arc away from the
dnalism which separates man and
God. 1t is an intensely human book.
The deepest passion, and longinss Of
II life, all its noble aspirations and
longing. are there. 1t is the most
cuts down. making al eternal dual
ism. of right n wrong and puts
Righteousness at the heart of God.
From this obscure nation, from UNI
known men. from humble shepherds
and peasants these books have gone
forth to become the language of the
whole world and they have pre-empt-
ed the place of power. This is the
strange thing. Take all complex sit
uations. all passions. all longings, all
needs; here is a word for them all.
Here are words that have overthrown
tho seats of nations, that have gone
to palace n cottage, words that
have lightened the last dark path.
The Book of Power.
1t is the book of life and the book
of power, as dynamic Us it ever was;
it will brccd.'
But We must find our Biblc for our
selves. We have always made our
w Bible, taking what we really
needed VIC want a reverence that
goes to the Bible and finds a mes
sage for the working faith, to rebuke
it's feeble effort and to see that great
movement that is IL issue in the final
redemption of the WORLD
Final Lectures Today.
This afternoon at 3:45 and this
evening at $3.50. following the regular
church prayer meetings. will occur
the final lectures of the series. The
subject in the afternoon will be The
Social Vision" in the evening Christ
and Faith Those who have enioy-
ed the scholarly and inspiring adj
dresses that have been thus far Civ
en- will not fail to hear the discussion
of such vital themes as the two re-
naming.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-01

TIE STRANGEST PLANET.
tkansas City rimes.)

(Kansae City Times.)
Jupiter il the first and the largest
of the group Of great planets. Its
mean distance from the sun Is 49,
200. 900 miles. and. as we have al
yeay seen. 1t exceeds the earth in size
about 1900 times.
But It's mean density is less than a
quarter of that Of the earth. so that
In weight" 1t exceeds our planet only
:te times. Its rotation on its axis
Is extraordinarily rapid. the period
;eing q few minutes less than ten
hours. As a consequence the planet
r. very much fiattened at the poles
and swelled around the equator. But
the significant thing Is that this rota-
ton period varies al different parts
Of its surface, being swifter near the
equator than toward the poles.
The same popularity is observed on
the sun, and II Is in itself a demon
seration that Jupiter In not q solid
heAy like the earth. There may be
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-01
r ! UP.

Holyoke, Mass, April 30.-A radical
increase in the price of all grades of
writing. paper is to he announced next
month by New England mills. .Unoffi-
cially it is stated that the increase win
range from five to twenty per cent
The cost of production. it is stated.
mas increased steadily in recent wears
without a corresponding increase In
the price Of output. Recent concss-
sions to labor in large independent
mllls are said to have started the
movement.
The American Writing Paper com
panS IS revising it's wage schedule and
also its price lists.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-01
EMENTS
Excuse. Mo.

ono of tn" most delightful charac-
tcrS of Nh" I"" dozen ard more to he
encountered in "F:Nrusr Mo" the high
" successful farce by Rupert Hughes.
which llrnrA ". Savage will send to
IN" metropolitan tomorrow night is
Harold N~"dgcWndd, an English tour
ISL making his lirst trip west of Chi
oaS". The Hon. Mr.. Wrdgcwood is an
f:nsliShman of The Picndilly type. adj
dl't"d I" tn" m"nnclc. the handkcr-
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES habit. and all of
tn" other little ~manncrisms and char
2"tcrisli"s which have made his kind
familiar l" travelling Americans. He
travels equipped with sufficient lug
"agc for a family OF five. a latent con-
Nl'1l"n that Western .ANcric. is still
In II state If savagclN. and an awful
grief at having forgotten 10 bring his
rubh"r bHth-tuh.
Throughout tho three acts. the Hon.
MIR. Nedgcwoud is. according to his
own notion. hcinG continuallv put
upon. III" porter of the Pullman
car does not show the foreigner any
thing like the mount of respect that
IL" believes To he his due. and the en-
ragged f'riton is finally driven tn
threaten that un"hlising attarhe with
the results that will follow the pub
location of the letter he rpo to
write I" tn" London Times.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-01
Jamestown MAN INJI1REn

Jamestown. n. D.. April 3O.-Frank
Ncrmeers was thrown from a. load of
lumber and his right shoulder dislo-
Gated. lie was hauling lumber from
inc talr grounds and when the dray
team crossed the railroad tracks at
rlith avenue they took fright at a
Mr.. Ncrmeers was down town in the
afternoon, but not feeling II too
Spry, Wv
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-01
Madame n

ON" OF the foremost attractions of
tn" present season comes 10 the Met
r"p"li,an un Monday. May i. when
Henry w. Savage will offer MADAME
~. l'isson's celebrated drama of
thrills and mothcr-love. which has
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-01-20
CRIPPLE AIDS POOR
Boy Caused Erection Of Hospital
to Cost $3.50, 1000.
Four Thousand Disabled Children Of
New York to Benefit From Sale
Of Youths Photographic
Rockefeller Helped.

New York.-The Christmas time
is good occasion to tell the story OF
Smiling Joe." He's little New
York boy who spent four years OF his
life strapped to a board.
He suffered intense pain ali the
time. He had tuberculosis OF the
spine. Through it all he smiled. Now
Smiling Joe" Is cured. For two
years he has been able to run and play
and go to school like other boys.
OF course he's thankful for that.
Hes more than thankful still that he
has been the means OF raising q quar-
ter of a million dollars to build Q new
hospital for the 1000 other New York
children afflicted.
Before New Years day work will
DE begun on the hospital at Rockaway
beach-a hospital exclusively for the
treatment Of nonpulmonary tuberculo-
Sis In children. 1t will be the gift of
the New York Association for Improv-
ing the Condition OF the Poor OF the
City OF New York. 1t will occupy a
portion OF the new Seaside park at
hockaway Beach which has been pur-
chased by the city, and when COM
pieted will take the place OF the Ia
nous Sea Breeze hospital at Couey
Island.
Four thousand crippled children from
New York will be given the seashore
and open air treatment at the hospital
when 1t is completed. They viii have
to thank Smiling Joe's" photograph
that raised the money.
When the officials Of the New York
Association for Improving the Condi-
ton OF the Poor decided to raise
funds to build five years ago they put
Smiling Joe's" photograph on all the
letters they sent out as well as all
the advertising in connection with the
project.
Smiling Joe" was then a patient In
the Sea Breeze hospital. strapped to q
board He could move only his head
and hands, yet everyone who stopped
/ at his bedside was greeted with .
smile.
One day Theodore Roosevelt VISIT
ed the hospital and came to his cot
This is little Joe Marion" said one
~ the doctors. He is suffering from
tuberculosis Of the spine, but We ex-
lect to cure him."
The president approached closer
and looked at the bundle Of white ~
ing on the cot.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-01-20
MYSTERY OF GLASS.

A correspondent recently reported
What he described as the curious
Freak" of blackbird hying against a
parlor window many times at the
same spot Such an incident Is not
uncommon Birds have been known
TO fight for hours at time. day after
day. with their own image reflected IN
u pane of glass. pecking and futtering
against the pane and quite exhaust
ing themselves In their fury to de-
molish the supposed rival. 1t is anoth-
er instance of how the arts of our civ
ilization corrupt and confuse the birds
1t Is the same with fishes. Darwin tells
a story of pike in an aquarium sep
arated by plate glass from fish which
were its proper food. In trying to get
at the fish the pike would often dash
with such violence against the glass
as to be completely stunned II did this
for more than three months before it
learned caution. Then when the glass
was removed the pike would not at
tack those particular fishes. but would
devour others freshly introduced. 1t
did not at all understand the situa-
ton. but associated the punishment it
had received not with the glass. but
with a particular kind of fish. OAR
wins American monkeys proved them
selves more knowing" When they
cut themselves once with any sharp
tool they would not touch 1t again or
else would handle it with the greatest
caution. Thus they gave evidence of
the simpler forms Of reason of which
monkeys are no doubt capable. but
birds are evidently lacking in reason
ing powers.
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NEW BRANCH OF MEDICINE

cerned. but that the patient was wor-
ried about himself and his own adj
vancing age.
DR.. Scripture is one OF the physi-
clans In this country who has made
a special study OF dreams in their re-
lations to certain nervous states, and
be finds also that the study OF these
visions is helpful In directing the cor.
rection of character. One young man
was constantly reporting that In his
dreams he attended receptions ana
various public functions and there
met many celebrated people. inquiry
developed that this young man was so
bashful that in his waking hours no
ran away from everybody on sight.
The physicians. on learning the ma
ture OF this sensftiveness. we're en-
abled to help the youth overcome his
natural timidity.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-01-20
Steamer Macarthur Completes
Successful Survey.
Staff Of Ship Locates Big Submerged
Rock at North End Of Douglas
island That Caused Many
Wrecks.

Seattle. Wash.-Completing sue
cessful season in Alaska waters. the
United States steamer Macarthur OF
the coast and geodetic survey service
has arrived In Seattle. The Macarthur.
In command of Capt. C. G. Quillan. did
valuable work In triangulation, n.y.
biography and topography on the west
side OF Cook inlet. at the entrance to
Fritz cove. and obtained data for the
government on the position OF La
Perousse glacier on Icy bay.
The great mass OF ice has been
shifting its position and the WASH
fngton I'd. CO. officers of the survey
service ordered a new survey Of the
glacier. The data obtained by the
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-01-20
DISCUSSES WOMEN AND LOGIC
Hesei Robert Of Paris Shocks Audience
at Lecture by Curious
Assertion.

Paris.-Maitre Henri Robert, who IL
delivering course Of lectures on
femininity. in speaking Of women
criminals said that there was no DIFF
terence between them and other wom-
en-. This shocked his audience. which
was made up mostly of women. and so
he explained.
When driven to defend themselves.
ne said. female culprits showed far
more vivacity and spirit than male
prisoners. Man had invented logic.
which, as we all know. turns out to be
sheer nonsense in practical life. Wom-
en- do not care for logic. They defend
themselves better without 1t. Man is
hampered by a terrible quality. that
of sequence He cannot get the Sc
quence of ideas and things out of his
head. Women can do very well with
out It, and succeed much better. Their
ideas take to flight when necessary.
and that is a more radical solution.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-01-20
ENDS ALASKAN TRIP

Macarthur stan will be sent east and
comparison with the data made at
the former survey will determine just
how much the big glacier has moved.
The star of the Macarthur also
made survey Of the shoals on Mar
tin island. where the steamship Port
land Of the Alaska-Pacific Steamship
company struck. and definitely located
the big submerged rock at the north
end of Douglas island. which has
caused several wrecks and has been
q constant menace to navigation. The
rock. although nearly 500 feet square.
had never been charted Officers or
the Macarthur assert that the Portland
did not strike on an uncharted rock.
as at first supposed, but stranded on
sharp ledge of rocks ON which the
government had considerable data
However, resurvey OF the exact spot
where the vessel stranded was made.
Officers OF the Macarthur say that
the west side OF Cook inlet is a para
disc for hunters. Moose. deer. duck
and grouse are very plentiful short
distance from the beach. w. 3.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-01-20
Bearing Of pleams In Relation to
Nervous cordItIons Of Patients
II Discussed.

New York.ECures by means OF
telling the physician what the pa
tents think of him are among the
possibilities n.psychanalysis. says the
Medical Record.
DR.. e. w. Scripture OF this city, who
has been working on DR.. Freud's
method Of studying the condition OF
patients through their talk and
dreams. recounts some of his. expert
ences.
One Of his patients. when asked to
talk impromptu. made such remarks
as Doctor. you always wear a collar
with turned corners" or You part
your hair on the right side"
Il pointed out to him." writes the
physician. that those thoughts were
not about me personally. and that he
was merely putting me on in order
not to express what vas really in his
mind. Finally he reported to me that
1t occurred to him that the doctor was
q very timid man. explained the
principle as in the preceding case.
and he at once told a long tale OF
suffering from intense timidity-a suf-
fering almost beyond belief-that was
the ruin OF. his life. After the resist
ance had once been broken down the
thoughts came freely and the cure
successfully proceeded"
Another patient reported as I'M
promptu thoughts that the doctors
hair was getting thin and that he was
beginning to be stout. This was the
remark the patient made to DIR. Jung.
The doctor discovered there was noth-
''-g OF the kind as far as he vas con-
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-01-20
Girl Is Boss ereadmaker.

Lawrence. Kan - A beautiful
Drowned loaf won for Lucille Ster-
ling. thirteen years old. Of Barnett
district, the title Of champion school
girl bread baker Of Douglas county
in a contest in which nearly 500 girls
competed Miss Sterling's bread
scored s6h points. which Is only a
half point in advance of the loaf en-
tered by Miss Helen McClintock.
aged sixteen. of Fairview district
school. who took second prize
The success Of the two girls will
entitle them to enter the state bread
baking contest to be held at the state
agricultural cotiesa
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Poor little fellow" said the presi-
dent and his eyes welled up with
tears.
But Joe didn't cry. His face broke
into q smile.
HE always smiles" said one OF the
doctors. That's why we call him
Smiling joe"
Advertisements with Smiling
Joe's" picture were inserted In news
papers and magazines all over the
country. Money began to pour In.
Children sent nickels and dimes.
John D. Rockefeller and other rich
men sent large checks. Smiling
Joe's" face touched the hearts Of rich
and poor Allie. In less than two
years the desired quarter OF million
dollars was raised.
Then came the panic In 1907. The
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-01-20

Whatever may be said of the ex-
king OF Portugal. he has saving sense
OF humor. Incontinently dumped out
OF his regal position. he makes his
home near London, from which van
tage point he can watch the efforts of
those w"o dethroned him. Down in his
heart. Of course. there must be anger
combined with regret that he Is no
longer the official head OF his coun-
try; but II We may believe the reports.
ex-king Manuel is not eating his heart
out on that or any other account. The
most recent International gossip that
the duke de Vizeu has fallen heir to
the role of the Portuguese pretender.
and is endeavoring to so interest an
American woman that she will back
mp his efforts with her money cher
daughter is his wife) must amuse the
ex-king. says the Cincinnati Times
Star. Those close to him say he is most
frank in declaring that he has no anx-
iety to gain his throne again-just yet.
Portugal. according to Rev. DR.. Caster.
who is said to know the situation.
will not be republic long" But DR..
Caster believes that If the throne is
regained 1t will be for Manuel, not the
Duke de vizeu. Meanwhile the young
braganza. doing his own thinking.
makes use OF that excellent old say
Ing: "Patience-and shuttle the cards"
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between us.
The faults in her that most deplored have been
cured by association and example,.
She is like an own daughter. to me, and am
proud of her wherever she goes. They are planning
their home now, and ''mothers room" io part of
the plan, end they have two lovely children, who
to love grandmother quite much either parent
Now, isn't this worth while? My fellow mothers
in-law, can't you remember how crude, how selfish,
how immature you at the age of this girl, who
comes into your family hoping to find love and who
finds only criticism?
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-01-20

Not long ago New York tea drink.
or was reported as saying that 60
cents worth of tea would make twice
as many cups Of beverage as the same
value represented in coffee. This has
brought forth calculation showing
still more In favor of the economy of
tea A pound of coffee that costs the
public 30 cents. it is asserted. will
make only As cups of good coffee, while
q pound of tea. costing go cents. win
make rs to 500 cups of tea. So tea
costs from one-fourth to one-third as
much as coffee.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-01-20
To Give Baby Shows.

Chicago.-To prove to ridiculing men
that suffragists can raise children. as
one Of their main purposes. members
of the Illinois Equal Suffrage associa-
ton have planned a county fair" at
one Of the leading hotels. at which the
main feature will be baby show. A
prize Of $50 will be awarded to the
prettiest baby.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-01-20

Jewett City. Conn.-WilIiam A. Sla-
ter Jr., son OF a New York millionaire.
and himself the possessor OF q large
fortune inherited from relatives. will
join the ranks OF the mill workers,
entering yarn mill here. He recent
~ became OF age and expressed
preference for practical education
rather than cnliege training.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-01-20

AS the days pass into months and the
months into years, we pause and look, or
rather try to look, into the future. Every
normal human being is gifted with a
desire to conquer something.
That something may be very great or
exceedingly small in its proportions.
Sometimes the idea or formation of the
distinct desire is long in coming to the
surface. But when it does come it is
there to stay.
Now, | ask, does it pay to strive and
struggle to become one of immortal fame !?
Or does IT nay more to seek com fort
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-01-20
Animals
Have Not
Faculty
OF
Reasoning
By A. STEELE

track to which their specific nature determines them.
improve himself by study by talents
but bru cannot do this They be taught actions
but they improve themselves.
of increase knowledge and civilization but brutes
act now they always known to
While brute animals have not the faculty of reason
aptitude for the proper guidance of their actions supplies
for them the place of reason. This is called instinct
1t the natural impulse that prompts animals do what useful
to the individual and the species
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-01-20

A Washington pastor has given in.
somnia as his reason for resigning.
In. other words. II he couldn't sleep
he wasn't going to stand up every
Sunday and watch his congregation
slumber.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-01-20

A horse thief In Pennsylvania was
sentenced to 20 years in prison. and a
white SLAYER in New York to two
years and fine. The comparative
valuations Of the law In the cases
cited carry their own comment
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-01-20

Boston.-Several thousand women,
in this state are behind movement
for the passage o: law whereby
widowed mothers nsy receive pen
sion to support the.z+slves and their
children without havisg to call upon
charitable institutions The move
rlent was started by the Massachu-.
sets Congress Of Mothers
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-01-20
Lays EIeht-Inch Ego.

bingham. Mass.-Mrs. Joseph Fott-
Ter is the proud owner of a white.
Plymouth Rock hen. Matched last
April. which has commenced to break
big egg records for her henenry.
The hen Is very large. in her very
appearance giving promise of big,
eggs. But 1t more than fulfils this.
promise. One of the eggs weighed
three ounces.
In circumference 1t was seven
inches the short way and eight and
one-quarter inches the long way.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-01-20

city was unable to provide a site and
the money was held in trust until hap
pier days. Now site has been OBJ
tanned and plans for the buildings
have been completed Within year
the hospital will be completed and In
operation.
But what Of little Joe Marion.
whose smile made all this possibieY
Before the last dollar of the quarter
of a million dollar fund was raised
Smiling Joe" was cured. After being
strapped to q board for more than
four years ne was discharged as strong
and healthy as any eight-year-old
youngster in New York.
The treatment had done for him
what It had done for scores OF others.
and Smiling joe went home to his
father and mother.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-01-20

1T may be proved scientifically that all
acts of animals can be accounted for with
out supposing them to possess the power of
reasoning, of drawing conclusions from
premises. They give no signs of reason
ing and this becomes more evident when we
compare their actions with those of rational
man.
All men, in full possession of their fac
ulties, can grasp the abstract relation be-
tween means and ends, inventing and MAX
ing new and various means, tools to accom-
pGsh their designs. Brute animals never
do so; they can only follow the one beaten
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-01-20

The old question. do lightning
rods protects? has been referred to
Thomas A. Edison. and Mr. Edison re-
plies: "One or more metallic con-
ductors at least one quarter inch in
diameter OF either iron or copper.
without joints. when connected to a
proper amount Of metallic surface
connected with permanently damp
earth. will certainly protect a house
from being affected by lightning.
Any metallic surface on roofs. etc..
when connected with rods. will in
crease protection" That ought to set
tie that
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-01-20
Much
Harm
Wrought
Youthful
Smokers
By FRANK R. WALTON

imagined that that gave him smoke years before give
the right to vote
smokers older than twenty would constantly rebuke all such uv
nile smokers they CHANGED to these youngsters might realize
that it is wisest to wait.
dealer in tobacco informs that youngsters his shop
with orders supposed have written grown desiring
tobacco and that it the let the have such
doubtful orders.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-01-20

Statistician tells us that Edmonton
Canada. has only two hours of actual
darkness In summer. Bibnlous per-
sons in that vicinity cannot use the
old excuse about being afraid to go
home in the dark.