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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-17
The New Nationa, A,,h.u

The New National Anthem.
Robert 7. Small Of Atlanta. GEORGIA
va listening to q conversation in one
OF the clubs in his city about the now.
er and importance OF Theodore Roosa-
se!t IN american politics. The talk
seHninoed MIN. he said. of a dispatch
SEM oy an Englishman who wa
Tor the Associated Press In
nnartum when Roosevelt arrived
t, mS from MS hunt in the African
The Englshman's cab,epr.u
among other things: ss'o'
"A party Of America,
greeted Roosevelt by sinsinr ~, tourists
national anthem: WHATS the I'M ma an~
hoosevelt""-The Popular. ne
an etoefly suburbanite. who nr,d..
na an upon his methodical habits
was showing to an overnight quasi !.
!. at.icuiari handsome Ginning clock.
ces1aS ~ CLOCK n the host pro-
For t%hirty-ive years" said h. e,
clock at 1890 o'clock. w TINS
n guest. who happened to be a
|!eweler. examined the clock closets,
n a quizzical smile overspread hi.
LACE.
Whats funny?" inquired the
householder. '"e
Why" said the visitor. 81 WAS try
ing to figure out how much time Won
nave wasted. This is an eisht.day
ciock."-Newark Morning Star.
Why are all the people f,ockinp
down to Hiram Hardappie's barn.
asked the old farmer on the hav
wagon.
His got a curiosity down thar"
chuckled the village constable.
That so? What kind OF a curio.,tv
"Whv. H's old red and white Ter.
sey COW. The other ni~ht the did crit.
ter had the collie and WI went down
with his lantern I" give her a dose ~
COW medicine. Rlamed " he didn't
gasoline"
"rDo tell! Didn't kill her. did ~"
mo. hut by heck. It had A funny ef.
feet. Now. instead 81 soins Moo
moo" like anv other sensible COW. she
zee" 'Honk-honk!' like one IT them
thar blamed Observation-Disclosures
Monthly.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-17

Ito othcrs-was the experience Of a
man from Pottsville. Pa, who came
to New York for a visit to friends
who had invited him. to take Thanks
giving dinner with them. He arrived
IN New York on the evening before
IhanksgivtnE day. put up at the
kn~ickerbocker and soon after supper
went to his room for a good nights
rest. Upon awakening the mon
dressed and prepared himself to meet
his friends with whom he was to take
his turkey dinner. When he reached
the hotel office. however. he learned
10 MS surprise and chagrin that no
had slept all through Thanksgiving
day. that is from Wednesday evening
s!i Friday morning. There w,s
the first train for Pottsville. There is
nothing like going to New York fora
good nights rest.
Hold Speechless Dinner.
Inc ~speechless Dinner has at last
arrived and. judging from the ap-
prevail with which 1t was received.
there seems to be every prospect that
lar institution. After-dinner SD speakinr
has almost become a lost art. Of
course. the practice Of having
speeches after dinner has been reliE-
lously maintained Notwithstanding the
tact That tn q majority Of cases tile
sPeeenes delivered were quite inane
extremely borosome. Many din
ers undoubtedly felt that the practice
should be abandoned, but nobody
eeme TO- have the courage to. take
the first step in that direction.
The innovation was first tried at
the recent annual banquet Of the
tennessee society OF New York. Be
tore the banquet the president Of the
society. Barron g. Collier, ana Mar.
shall L. Havey. the chairman Of tho
dlnner committee. held a. conferences
discussed the arrangements tor
the dinner. They came to the con-
clusion that everybody being tired Of
the everlasting s%arneness Of the after
al, speeches. 1t would be worth
while trying the experiment. 81 q:
"~speechless dinner" The Experiment
proved a remarkable success and The
members mn;nioe , unanimously expressed tho
dinner they had ever ATTENDED
since the founding Of the society
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-17
wHIrEL.Aw REID.

Almost any man suffers by compar-
ison with a great pioneer If he hap
pens to be hat pioneers successor.
Whitelaw Reid, as the successor OF
Horace Greeley. has never been given
credit by the general public for the
great ability which he unquestionably
possessed. Greeley was a man of the
people. plain and homespun. The
New York Tribune was his creation,
and Il went to the four orner Of the
country at a time when approaching
and In the very throes Of its great
civil war. To the i who read i,
in those days it was more than a
newspaper; it was q. personal message
from its founder. a man whom. the
people came to know and to love
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-17
GENERAL S|CN[ES,
TROUBLES ENDED
Settlement of Debts and
Reconciliation with Wife
Pleases Public.

New York. Dec. 1.-THE happy
ending of the troubles which recently
overlook that brilliant old soldier and
statesman. Gen. Sickles. and threat
ened to darken the closing years Of
his eventful life. seems to be giving
general satisfaction. The history Of
Gen. Sickles' life reads like a romance
eve at this late period in his
life, when financial difficulties COM
ures and mementoes Of a long and
brilliant career at public sale to sat-
isfy his creditors. the element Of ro-
nance asserted itself most power.
fully. The generals second wife.
from whom he had separated years
ago. came to his rescue and, by satis-
flying his creditors. prevented the
scattering Of his treasures. Once be.
fore she had come to the generals as
reconciliation. but Gen. Sickles re-
manned obdurate. It is extremely
gratifying to the numerous friends Of
the general that Mrs. Sickles' timely
and generous interference in this lat
est crisis has at last softened the
heart of the old warrior and brought
about a reconciliation between him
and his wife.
Scandalmongers, mudrakers and all
those numerous neurottcs afflicted
with a morbid craving for the sensa.
tional undoubtedly enjoy the wordy
public quarrel between DIR. Parkhurst
and Mayor Gaynor, which is at pres
ent paraded in the daily papers.
Normal minded and respectable citi.
zens. however, are more or less dis
gusted with this quarrel. which re-
hurst nor Mayor Gaynor and is bound
to lower both in the estimation Of the
better class Of citizens. Many people
are wondering whether the ubiquitous
and versatile "reformer'' and the
mayor ever heard the old saying about
the proper conduct Of persons living
in glass houses.
100000 School Children.
There are about 100000 children
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-17

enrolled in the public schools Of
Greater New York and about 100000
! n the private and parochial schools.
TIC see to It that all these children
properly attend school as the law pro-
vides. ninety-four truant officers are
OF record that every day about ten
per cent Of the children of school age.
or 100000 are absent from school.
Eliminating illness and other legitt-
mate causes to account for this large
number Of absentees 1t is estimated
that more than 10000 children daily
are trunata Fully one-third Of them
are frequent. If not habitual offenders
n tncorrigible. That the present
inadequate Is quite evident. but all
efforts In the past to induce the board
OF education to increase the number
OF truant officers have failed. The
ooard never had any money to spare
for additional truant officers. The
result Of this condition is that thou.
sands OF boys and girls, evading their
associates Of a vicious criminal char.
acter n are gradually dragged down
until they become outcasts or GRIM
inals. Crime among children is in.
creastng at an alarming rate and all
the poorer sections Of the city are in.
tested with constantly growing gangs
OF boys. we'll organized for deeds Of
mlschtef, violence or crime.
Autos Kill Many.
Automobiles still hold the record
for Strengthening pedestrians in the
streets Of New York. During the
month Of November ffty-six persons
were killed by vehicles in the streets
Of the city and III persons injured.
OF this number automobiles killed
twenty-one and seriously injured
ninety-five persons. Wagons killed
twenty-one and seriously injured sew
enteen persons and trolley cars killed
fourteen and injured sixty. Ave. These
figures indicate a big increase over
the month Of November Of last year.
10000 Burglaries Per Year.
Investigations conducted by Assist
ant District Attorney Moss disclosed
the fact that each year about coo
burglartes are committed in the city
OF New York, not counting grand lar.
cenies. robberies and other crimes. It
Is said to be a fact that the over.
whelmtng majority OF these burglaries
Is committed by boys and half.grown
young men. The city is infested with
gangs Of boys utterly un%restrained by
the blue-coated police and untouched
by the detective department.. These
boys. taking lessons from the no.
torious crooks and other criminals
with whom they associate. become
soon proficient and hardened and de-
velop Into professional criminals who
are a constant danger to life and
property Of the citizens.
Slept 80 Hours and Missed Date.
Rather unusual and quite amusing
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-17
cave one with a headache the norm.

,leave n with a headache the morn.
ing after.
All women r born free and equal
they don't look 1t at the bath
ing beach.
Every mother knows that her own
child is superior to any other child in
the neighborhood.
Most Of the political jobs seem to
require men who haven't sense enough
to make good in a business OF their
own.
After a woman has married three
times for love her friends are unani-
nous in their belief that she Is hope
lessly insane.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-17
AMUSED ENTS
Tine JuveniIe Bostonians.

The new musical comedy The
Dream Girl which the Juvenile Bos-
tonians will present at the Metropoli-
tan Christmas day is undoubtedly the
best vehicle with which this company
has yet been supplied. It fairly
catchy music and pretty girls. while
the principal parts are in the hands
OF delightful little singers and artists.
The scenic equipment this year is far
superior to that usually carried by
musical comedy companies. The songs
introduced are all new and are all Of
the bright catchy order: songs that
you Will whistle and sing for months.
4, David VARIED - .sPeter Grimm"
Foremost. in the pleasurable antici.
patton Of theater-goers Of the
present dramatic season is the engage
ment of David Warfeld in this city.
winch event is now being arranged by
David Belasco. . Through bookings
that are now being completed the
great actor will be seen here on De-
cember 20 at the Metropolitan in his
latest and most sensational success,
The Return Of Peter Grimm writ
ten by David Belasco himself, and ap-
plauded In New York last season az
the most sensational of the dramatic
year. AS Peter Grimm, Mr.. Warfeid
made such a success that arrange
ments had been completed for hie
stay at the Belasco theater this entire
season. as 1t was realized he could
easily duplicate the long run he made
With The Music Master" of two years
IN the metropolis. Mr.. Belasco. how
ever. decided upon more ambitious
plans for his star and therefore ar
ranged for a great tour Of the country
from Goa to coast. Mr.. Warheld viii
devote the entire season to "The Re-
turn Of Peter Grimm and this CITY
has been placed upon the list of the
important places he will visit. Fur
ther details Of the production and en-
gagement will be given later.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-17
@@991G4EL2s

Word had been received by the in.
spector Of the electric light system
that an overhead wire had fallen
down in A crowded street. The in.
spector betook himself to the spot al
quickly as he could.
When he arrived he found the in.
evitable crowd handling the wire in
a most careless manner. Luckily, nc
accidents occurred.
Going up to the nearest man, who
happened to be an Irishman. he ad.
monished him severely in grave tones
You took a grave risk" said the
inspector. You had no right to touch
that wire. Why. man. do you know
you might have been killed outrigh,
by the shock?"
The Irishman looked at the inspec.
tor with a knowing air.
"Ah." said he. Il was mighty care.
ly before I took hold Of IT,"
A well-known Scottish architect
was travelling in Palestine recently,
when news reached him OF an add
ton to his family circle. The happy
father Immediately provided himself
with some water from the Jordan to
carry home for the christening Of the
infant. and returned to Scotland.
Su s"o S'A4A0y 0Pp04uISO 4OI IUo
ceremony he duly presented himself
at the church and sought out the
beadle in order to hand over the
precious water to his care. He pulled
the flask from his pocket. but the
beadle held up a warning hand. and
came nearer to whisper:
N the moo. sir; no the moo! May.
be after the kinks oot!"
They were telling stories Of the late
Andrew Lang in one Of the clubs the
other night. One nan told Of a din
ner invitation in Mariowe,s road.
Earl's court. a street away at the end
of that long Cromwell road. which
seems to go on forever. The guest
was not very sure how to get there. 80
Lang explained:
Walk right along Cromwell road
ne said. TIN o drop dead and my
house Is just opposite!"
The Names They Carry Around.
Senator Gardner 81 Maine. ana IN
terstate Commerce Commissioner
Meyer sympathize with each other
about their frst names. The real
close friends OF the senator call him
Obadiah, and the thing that MeyAr;e
parents pinned on him - Balthasar.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-17
NOTED

New York. Dec. 1.-THE Railway
BUSINESS association. the membership
Of which is made up Of m~anufacf,1rar
OF railway supplies and equipment.
has completed elaborate arrangements
for its fourth annual banquet. which
is TO be given on Thursday night Of
this week at the Waldorf-Astoria. The
chief speakers will be James J. fIiiI.
the St Paul railway magnate, and l..
Mckenzie King. former Canadian min
lister Of labor.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-17

TWENTY-FIVE suffragettes have start
ed to walk from New York to Albany
in order to aid the cause Of woman
suffrage. For the sake Of the ladies
we hope the walking will be good, but
for the life Of us We cannot see what
bearing the jaunt has on votes for
women.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-17
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

(ChlcagO NewS.)
Tomorrow's task is always easier
than today's.
It's a woman's nature to love the
VILLAIN more than the hero.
But the mar who borrows trouble
is never asked to pay it back.
A pretty girl will turn a mans head
in spite of the boil on his neck.
Bachelors are "women's rights
and widowers are women's lefts.
His Satanic majesty grins when he
hears a man say he will reform-to.
morrow.
Even the in%toxication Of love may
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-17
NUMBER IS LOWER
Fewer Mistaken Tor Deer In New Ens.
lsnd-Deoth Roll Drons.

Boston. Dec. 1Z-Twenty.seyen
men n boys lost their lives by IRE
arms IN inc New England states and
hunting season. which closed nj mia.
night last night. This is . sliTht "a
ductton from last year. but excesds thu
iiSures Of 1910. In Maine there wsrs
ten fatalities: In Massachusetts. 1--WE:
New Hampshire four: Vermont
Q Island and Connecticut one
each. n the provinces hvs,
Notwtthstanding the increased num-
qucnt appearance OF women sunner.
IN the shooting lodges and camps. the
list OF persons mistaken for deer with
fatal results totalled only six. Ten
were Killed by their own guns and
eleven by the accidental discharge OF
guns In the hands Of cumpanionss
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-17

If the delegates to the peace con-
ference govern themselves by the in
functions which come from several
quarters. and waive minor differences,
earnestly seeking a basis for perma-
nent peace, the London conference
ought to get along smoothly.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-17

All the world will have good wishes
Of whose approaching marriage
done much to endear her to humanity.
and she has shown by her entire life
that she takes a real and abiding in
terest in her poorer neighbors. May
she live long and prosper.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-17
REVENUE FOR SNAIL CIrrEs.

1t. Louis. Mo-. Dec. l7.-Plans for
obtaining more revenue for municipsl
purposes In tho smaller cities werc
exhaustively discussed by tho league
OF Missouri municipalities at its An.
nuaI meeting today in this city. Gam
uel .. Hodgson Of Webster 0r0vss
presided at the mssttns.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-17

The supreme court decided that the
agreement among the coal dealers ID
not a criminal conspiracy, but that
the court does not approve Of 1t. Each
side will now claim a victory, ana we
will pay the same old price for coal.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-17
o. OF 6. CONVnrATToN

Chicago. Zee. IA iarsA class Of
kraduotes received degrees today 1T
tho etghty.hfth convocstion of TIM
UNIVERSITY Ut Chicago. mr.. Edwin
Or'e r9srKs. president 81 P%enneylva-
MIA state college. was the convocstisn
orator. -. ~
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-17

Most Of us have overlooked the fac,
that while Mr.. Wilson is president.
elect Of the United States. he is still
governor of the state Of New Jersey
He has not forgotten it. and he /.
back on the job.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-17
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR,
New York Press.)

(NeW YORK Pfesg.)
Credulity is believing a woman's
figure belongs to her.
The Lord made man in the begin
ming. but the tailors finished him.
A woman thinks it without telling
it. and a man tells it without think
ing it.
A woman's reason for marrying a
man is a perfectly good till they
are married.
What makes a woman try to believe
in her husband is she does believe in
her catechism.
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Z = = = : = Z
WHAT THEY A
X X + X X 1888 y 1

X X X + X * X i \ i i
Don't Have to Bother With Omces,
Chicago News.>
Some people contend that there is
need for Mr.. Bryan to accept q
eabine: portfolio when he IL able Il
carry his party in his vest pocket.
Must Have a New Book on the Press
philadelphia 1nquirer.)
1t seems rather a late day for r.
H~opkinson Smith to place his opinion
OF Uncle Toms Cabin" against tina,
of the verdict Of fifty years.
Times Have Changed.
Louisville Courier-Journal.l
John Milton is said to have received
$s5 for Paradise Lost" But at tina,
time nobody had sold a steer upon
the hoof for $500.
They Are Willing to be the Goat.
Washington Post.)
If Andy Carnegie can't be happy
without pensioning former presiden ants.
there are Port Diaz and Clip Castro
on the eligible list.
Probably Decided Not to Buy Town.
(St. Louis Republic.)
So Paris has voted a gold medal to
]. Pierpont Morgan. Wonder what
Pierpont has been doing In Paris,
anyhow?
Can't the Senate Get Out Injunction?
(Omaha News.)
Governor Blease OF South Carolina
says he will go to the senate when
he completes his second term as gov
ernor.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-17
EASTERN FRUIT GROWERS MEET

Washington. Dec. 17.-The Eastern
Fruit Growers association began its
annual meeting at the Raleigh hotel
today with a large and representative
attendance. The practical side of fruit
growing in all its phases is to be dis
cussed by experts during the several
days session.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-17

One can't win a hero medal on the
strength OF his gr%andfather's heroic
deeds.
Compared with the amount Of in.
vestigating, blamed little is found out.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-17

May Need q V. p. Candidate in 1915.
Baltimore SUM-
How foolish for q clipper young
fellow like H. G. Davis to talk about
retiring!
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All That Keeps 1t Going.
(Knickerbocker Press.)
II It were not for Carnegie and
Hetty Green how would the world
ever manage to keep revolving:
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AsVVVsVUU SCnOOl
There are about 100000 children
Baxter Springs news., 1912-10-31

Bird Realized Period Between lts Tenn
porary obIIvIohS> Had Been Me-
tePIally Cut Short.

The Goodleys have q sailor son, who
on one occasion brought home par
rot for the amusement and enlighten-
ment of the family. They kept It for
the sake of the donor-on no other
account would It have been given
house room. OF course. It was per-
fectly respectable ENTHUSIASTICALLY;
but on Sunday evenings, when young
Mr.. SANITY paid his regular visit, It
was deemed advisable to cover Polly
with q cloth.
Recently, however. Mr.. 8. took ad-
vantage of q half-holiday accruing to
him, and made an extra call on the
Wednesday. As he was ushered in
Miss Mary Cooley dexterously threw
the cloth over Polly's cage. Greet
ings over. there ensued the usual
awkward pause. which was broken by
q squawk from the covered cage.
"Well. I'll be everlastingly blessed" !"
said Polly. 'This has been thunder
ing short week!"
Baxter Springs news., 1912-10-31
HANDS ITcHED AND BURNED

Abbotsford, WIs.-'My SON had &C.
zema on his hands for about one year.
The eczema started with rash. His
hands were sore so he could not close
them, and when he wet his hands they
hurt him 90 he could hardly wash. His
hands itched and burned just terrible
and II he would scratch them, they
would break out into sores. He could
not get any rest or sleep. and his
hands looked quite bad.
I'VE had medicine and salve and 1t
kept getting worse all the time. / got
some Cuticura Soap and Ointment,
and after washing his hands with the
Cuticura Soap and putting some Of the
Cuticura Ointment on two times q day
and tying cloths on them for about six
months they got well and have not
broken out since. Cuticura Soap and
Ointment cured him entirely" CSign-
ed) Mrs. Lawrence Kie6l, Feb. 1S,
1919.
CutIcura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample Of each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address
postcard "Cuticura, Dept. L. Boston"
Adv. u.
Baxter Springs news., 1912-10-31
Clocks With "a Hour pIaI..

visitors to Belgium will have no
ticeA the 24-hour clocks which are to
be seen in public places and rail-
ways. The same system is in vogue
in Italy, and both in Germany and
Switzerland there is to be found q
considerable number Of persons In "a
yor of this new notation. French NIL
tary authorities also prefer the sys
tenn. as do two-thirds Of the conseils
Reneraux and four-hfths Of the cham
bers OF commerce. In view OF this
oplnion NJ. Angaaneur, the minister OF
posts and telegraphs, has addressed
a letter to the prefects announcing
that during the summer the to "a
system will be introduced on the main
lines of railways, and inviting the pre-
fects to take measures to equip the
local lines in the same way,
Baxter Springs news., 1912-10-31

blows. by the way, are delivered by
the operators fingers. which are
thrust through openings in the shoul'
ders OF the figures and have miniature
boxing gloves fastened on the tips.
converting them into lifelike looking
arms. The lower portion Of the fight
ers-from the waist down-is drawn
on the card, but their torsos and heads
are in separate pieces. pivoted at the
waist. so that they swing freely.
There is a stop however. so that II
one of the men gets an unusually
vigorous punch in the jaw he will
,nly bend back to certain point and
will spring forward again to the fray.
Baxter Springs news., 1912-10-31
Secret Of Trick.

tips closely. and perhaps will say he
scarcely knows which one to mark.
for they all look SO much alike. Final.
ly, he will choose one. Open your
hand. Much to the dismay OF your
friend he will find that he marked the
first finger. the third. or the little one.
Let another person try his luck
He, too, will meet with disappoint.
ment. After you have allowed several
persons 10 try. without success. dis
close the trick to them II you like.
Tell them you we're able to fool
them because your middle finger
wasn't there at all but was folded IN
der. The only way anyone could find
this out would be to sit behind the
performer.