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The Irish standard., 1912-02-03

TcYl HERE had Freckles ever found
IlM and how had he transplanted
such ferns? As Mclean turned
~ from them he stopped sudden
~. He had reached the door of the
cathedral. That which Freckles had
attempted would have been patent to
any one. What had been In the heart
| of the shy. silent boy when he had
found that long. dim stretch of forest.
decorated its entrance. cleared and
smoothed its aisle and carpeted it's al
tar? What veriest work Of God was in
these mighty living pillars and the
arched dome of green: How like stain
ed cathedral windows were the long
openings between the trees. filled with
riffs of blue. rays Of gold and the shift
ing emerald of leaves! Where could
be found mosaics to match this aisle
paved with living color and glowing
| lights? Was Freckles a devout Chris
tian and did he worship here? Or was
he an untaught heather and down this
vista o. enhancing loneliness did Pan
come piping and dryads. nymphs and
fairies dance for him?
Who can fath"m the heart Of boy?
Mclean had been thinking of Frrckles
q creature of unswerving honesty
courage ana raltnTulness. here was
evidence OF u heart aching Tor beauty.
art. COMPREHENSIVE, worship. 1t was
writ large all over the door. walls and
| furnishing OF that little l4imberlUst
clearing.
When Duncan came Mclean told him
the story OF the tight, ana they laughed
until they cried. Then they started
around the line in search OF the tree.
/ SAID Duncan. Nov the boy Is IN for
sore trouble..'
| "You never in all your life saw II cur
| whipped so completely. He won't
! come back for the repetition OF the
chorus. We can surely find the tree
II we can't Freckles can. will bring
| enough OF the gang 10 take II out ut
once. That will insure peace for II
time at least and | am hoping that in
Il month more the whole gang can he
moved here 1t will soon be fall. and
then. If he will 20. | intend to send
Freckles to my mother to be educated.
With his quickness of mind and body
and few years good help he can do
anything. Why. duncan, I'd give Il
hundred dollar bill II you could have
been here and seen for Yourself
Locating the tree was an easy task
because IL was so we'll Identified
When the rumble of the lumber wag
ons passing the cabin on the way &c
the swamp wakened Frerkles next
morning he sprnng up and WAS soon
following them. The tree was giant
maple and so precious that they al
most dug il out by the roots.
Mclean had told Frerkles to ride on
section OF the maple with him. but
now the boy begged to go into the
swamp with duncan.
~ don't see why you want to 90.
said Mclean. Il have no business to
let you out today at ALL
"lt's me chickens. sir" answered
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see me little white chicken?"

Duncan could easily see it. and sc
could every one else Freckles ten
derby carried the kissing. blinking lit.
tie thing out to the light In leaf lined
hat. The men found it sufficiently
wonderful to satisfy even Frccklps
who had forgotten he was ever sore
or stiff. and coddled over it with ev-
cry blarneying term of endearment he
knew.
Duncan gathered up his TOOLS
IDEALS or. boys." he said cheerfully.
''The log mauna be touched until
Freckles' chaukies have finished with
it. We might as weel gang. Better
put 1t back. Freckles. It's just out.
and 1t may chill. Ye will probably
hae twa the morn
Freckles deposited the baby beside
the egg. When he came back he said ::
Il made big mistake not to be bring
ing the egg out with the buby. but
was fearing to touch it. It's shaped
like hens egg. and it's big as tur-
keys. and the benutifulest blue-just
splattered with big brown splotches,
like me book said. precise. But you
never saw such sight as it made on
the yellow of the rotten wood beside
that funny leuthery faced little white
baby"
'"rell you what. Freckles." said one
of the transfers. Have you ever
heard of this bird woman that goes all
over the country with camera and
makes pictures? She made some on
and .Jim's SO wild about them he quits
blowing and goes after her about ev-
cry nest he finds. He helps her all he
can to get them. and then she gives
him n picture. inns so proud of what
he has he keeps them in the Bible
He shows them to everybody that
comes and brags about how he help
Ell to take them. If you're smart you'll
send for her and she'll come and make
picture Just like life. IL you help
her she will give you one. 1t would
be uncommon pretty to keep after your
birds are gone. l dunno what they
are. l never see their like before.
They must be something rare. ANY
you fellows ever see Il bird like thut
hcreahoutS?"
No one ever had.
"Wcl," said the tcamstcr, failing
10 get this log let's me off TIL noon,
aud I'm going to town. If l was
making Il living taking bird pictures
seems to me I'd be mighty glad for a
chance to take one like that"
''Thcn you be sure to tell her to
come" said Frecklcs
The next morning Frcckles hurried
about the trail. and on his way down
the east side lie slipped in to see the
chickens. The mother bird was on
the nest. He was afraid the other
egg might just be Matching. SO he did
not venture to disturb her. He made
the round aud reached his study early.
He had his lunch along and did not
need to start on the second trip until
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pushes ana hurried back TO the case
He uns!.ns the specimen box and laio
1t inside with his Ratchet and revolver
He slipped the key in his pocket ana
went back to Wessner. -.
"Now for the answer" he said
"Stand upr'
There was iron In his voice. and HI
was commanding like an outraged gen
eral. Anything you want to be tax
ing OFF," he questioned.
Wessner looked the establishment he
felt. "Why. no. Freckles.' he said.
Have the goodness to be calling mt
Mr.. Mclean" snapped Freckles. "rm
after resarvin' me pet name for the
use Of me friends! You may stand
with your back to the light or be tax
ing any advantage you want"
''Why, what do you meanY splutter
ed Wessner.
"I'm manin'." said Freckles terseiy
ito lick quarter section OF h. out
Of you. and may the holy vargin stay
me before leave you here carrion. fol
your carcass would turn the stummicks
of me chickensv'
Down at the camp that morning
Wessner's conduct had been so pal
pable an excuse to force discharge
that Duncan moved near Mclean and
whispered. think of the boy. STRIP
Mclean was so troubled that an
hour later he mounted Nellie and fol-
lowed Wessner to his home in Wildcat
Hollow. only to find that he had left
there little before. heading for the
Limberlost. Mclean rode at TOP
speed. When Mrs Duncan told hin
that man answering Wessner's de-
scription had gone down the west side
of the swamp near noon he left the
mare in her charge and followed on
foot When he heard voices he enter
ed the swamp and silently crept nea,
Just in time to hear Wessner whine
but l cant fight you. Freckles:
hain't done nothing to you. I'm away
bigger than you, and you've only one
hand"
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rreckles buried into the swamp.
He was some little distance behind,
but he could stli see the men. Before
be overlook them they had turned
from the west road and had entered
the swamp toward the east. The un
derbrush was almost impenetrable. A.
they plunged into 1t great black bird
swept over their heads.
Freckles. danced wildly. Its me
chickens. Oh. It's me chickens" ht
shouted. ION. Duncan. come quick.
You've found the nest Of me precious
chickens"
Duncan hurried down to the mouth
of q monstrous log. but FrerkIes was
before him. He crashed through pol
son vines and underbrlsh regardless
of any danger and climbed on the
stump. When Duncan got there he
was shouting like wild thing.
Its Matched" he yelled. "Oh. me
big chicken has Matched out me little
chicken. and there's another egg. l
can see it plain. and. oh. the funny
little white baby! Duncan. can you
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sPANa WENT HIS FIST INTO wEssNER's
act the sneak and liar to him and ruin
and etarnally blacken the soul of me
You rascal" raved Freckies. "be fight.
ing before forget the laws of gin.
TENNIS game and split your dirty
head with me stick"
Wessner backed away, mumbling
But l don't want to hurt you, Free.
kles."
"Oh. don't your ragged the boy
swell. you amt resembling me none.
for I'm itchin' like death to- git me
fingers in the face Of you.'
He danced up and. as Wessne,
lunged out in self defense. 'ducked I'm
punched him in the pit Of the stomach.
so that he doubled up with groan
Before Wessner could straighten him
self Freckles was on him. fighting like
the widest fury. The Dutchman dealt
laundering blows that sometimes
landed and sent FreckIes reeling and
sometimes missed. while be went
plungng into the swaie with the i'm
petus of them. Freckes could not
strike with half Wessner's force, but
he could land three blows to Wessner's
one. 1t was here that Freckles' days
Of alert watching on the line. the per
petual swinging of the heavy cudgel
and the endurance Of all weather stood
him in good stead, for he was as tough
as pine knot and as agile as panther
He danced. ducked and lodged. For
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rrecKles' study softly. as If his spirit
sleeping there might be reused. and
gazed about with astOnished eyes.
How had the boy conceived it? What
picture he had wrought in living col
ors! He had the heart of painter:
he had the soul of poet. The boss
stepped carefully over the velvet car
pet and touched the walls of crisp YER
dure with gentle fingers. He stood
long beside the flower bed and gazed
at the banked wall of bright flowers as
If he could never leave of.
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CHAPTER VIII.
THE BIRD WOMAN.

f~1RECKLES was amazed to heuw
himself excusing. 1T was so
III hot in there. You couldn't b
~ expected to bear it for hours
and not be moving. 1 can take you
back around the trail almost to where
you were. Then you can get up II
the carriage, and will 60 find the
Bird Woman"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-04

dance. having passed through many
changes before arriving at it's pres
form. In the eleventh century.
the Grcogrian rite suppIantcd
the Moorish rite. the dance disa ppcar-
ed from the church entirely. ii np-
pcafcd, however,. Very quickly in So
cletN under h name %'carolc,' a word
derived from the Latin 'carolcr.'
so thus VIC soc how changeable
this fainous dance has been, accord
ing to the desires of the many pco-
pie and their respective tcmpcra-
mcnts. 1t can be danced to any mu-
sic.
This should show, to many who
are opposed to dancing. that no only
has it Il beneficial and healthful effect,
but 1t is also moral in every sense OF
tho word. and only becomes vulgar
when made Sc hy the people of this
s%o-called civilized century. Like
everything which originated from a
moral standpoint, it can be vulgar.
lied by manipulation, and is like art.
which only appears vulgar to the peo-
pic of vulgar minds.
But it would seem from the very
fact of the waltz having originated.
and having been executed by all the
which arc recognized as UNI
Outstanding the intricacics pertaining
to this dance as a form of amuse-
ment which society is enjoying, that 1t
leaves no opening at all for attack
or criticism"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-04

Skirts that are made With overlap
ped portions are the newest. This
one is distinctly novel. 1t is made
with upper and lower sections at front
and sides, but with a full length gore
at the back. The gore is turned we'll
under to form deep plaits and the
lower section is over-lapped for sew
eral inches at the front. consequent
ly. while the skirt gives straight. mar
row lines. there is freedom for walk
ing and greater grace is the result. In
the illustration one material is used
throughout, III combinations are very
much in vogue just now and the v
Tapped lower portions of the skirt
could be OF a contrasting material
with good effect: in fact. treated in
that way the skirt would give the tun-
ic suggestion that is so much in vogue.
The skirt is cut with III cores and
two circular pieces. The circular
pieces are Tapped one over the other
at the front and are Joined to the up
per portion beneath a tuck. The back
gore is tapped onto the side goers and
can be stitched for any desired depth.
Either high or natural waist line can
be used.
For the medium size the skirt will
require 4 IA yards 81 or 80, 8 Ia
yards ~ or 50 inches vide, width Of
skirt at lower edge h 2 Ia yards.
The pattern, No. 1851. lie cut In sizes
for a 20, "a. rs. 2s, 80 and SO inch
waist measure. ana will be rnailed to
any address by the Fashion depart
ment Of this paper. on receipt OF the
cents.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-04

MIR. and Mrs. w. ]. Wilkins left last
evening for Crookston to visit Mrs.
wilkins sister, Mrs. Frank Jerome,
who is in.
Mrs. Archie Gillespie and two chill
drcn. Clarence and Dorothy of For
est River arc Visiting with Mrs. +. A.
Fee on South Fourth street.
Mis- Helen Mcneil of Crazy is the
guest of Mrs. r. j. Woodruff Of Cot
tonwood street for a few days and her
hostess gave IL small supper for her
last evening.
Miss Lillian Smith has returned to
her duties at the Ontario after enjoy
ing tho holidays with her parents at
Cass Lake, MINI.
Mrs. N. j. Galnt of Great Falls.
Mont. IL former resident of this city
is tn" guest "f Mrs. G. a.. Eondclid
for n few weeks.
! Mrs. James Malone of Forest River
is a pleasant guest at the homo of her
son and daughter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Malone of North Fourth street.
Miss Sell McGraw has returned
from Devils Lake where she enjoyed
the holidays as tho CUES, of hcr cou-
sins AT the Fox home.
Miss Mildred Ncitcll returned yes
tcrday from Bismarck where she has
been the guest OF state Superintendent
and Mrs. Il. j. TAYLOR for ii week.
Prof. charles +. Eavcr of the uni
Nrrsity faculty and his family have
returned from ~ holiday visit with tho
John w. Mahcr family in Devils
Lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. T.. &, Butler of Shcr-
wood are visitors in the city today.
Mrs. w. Hurhrids" and daughter
ar" "ln"nG the guests here today from
Park River.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ncls t~Iogfoss of May
Vile were arrivals in the city this
morning.
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ROCK LAKE


Rock Lake, y. D., Jan. Miss Eng
lish. a teacher in the Minot schools is
spending her vacation at the home of
MIR. and Mrs. Iangly.
George Fishery spent the last part
Of last week in Rock Lake and vicin-
ity, being called here to attend the
funeral OF his mother.
Mrs. Rachel Elsberry died at the
home of her son Tom last Saturday.
Had she lived until Monday she would
have been 81 years old. She was the
mother of seven sons. six of whom sur
vivc her.
Mrs. Balrour returned from her visit
to tho home of Mr.. R%alfour's parents
at Hannah. where she spent her
Christmas.
Mrs. Frank Barnes spent a part of
the Christmas holidays at the home of
her sister in Hansboro, returning on
Monday.
Sanford Iichty left last Friday for
a short visit in Iowa and he will pos
sibly extend his visit to Florida and
other points in the south. not that he is
afraid of the North Dakota winters
but this is the most convenient time
to make n visit.
Miss Rurnam. who has been clcrking
in the l.ichty store for the past fal
and winter. loft on Wednesday for her
home in Devils Lake. She will proba-
bly, return when the spring opens.
Sanford Lichty and Andrew Foley
took their Christmas dinner at the Eli
sha Fishery home.
Little Miss Shively of MELVILLE has
been visiting with her sister, Mrs.
Linngren.
Miss Waglc returned from her visit
tn Starkweatller Tuesday morning
where she had cen a guest in the
Mocn home,
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SOCIETY III
pnoNes-osy N. ". %, 7. 8. a. N: N,rht N. W. 1875
No boy Knows.

There arc many things that boys may
know
Why this and that and this arc So
Who made the world in the dark and
lit
The great sun UP To tighten il;
Boys know new things every day
When they study. or when they play,
When they idle or SOW or reap
Eut nc boy knows when he goes to
Boys who liS,cn-"r should, AT least
May know the round Old earth rolls
east:
And know tina tho ice and tho snow
and THO rain-
Ever repeating their parts again
Are all Just water the sunbeams first
Sip from the earth i'll their endless
thirst,
Md pour again Till IN, low streams
leap
Flu no boy knows When he goes 10
sleep.
"A hoy may know what II long glad
while
II has been I" him since The days
first smile.
When forth h" Jared i'll 'hc realm
divine
of hruok-lacoi Woodland and spun
SUnShinr,
He may know each cal. uf his truant
mates.
And the paths they H"nt-itnd the
pasturr-Gal"s
OF tho rross-l"ts nom" through the
dusk 81 deep.
Eu N" boy knows when n" goes tn
sleep.
OH, have Followed mo "'cr and DER
From TN" fragrant ,lr"Ws" "n tn"
Narl"l !loor.
To in" pleading N"ic, of the mother
When
/ wen Doubted heard it then
To the sons" "f Il Kiss. and a m""nlit
room,
Aad dcWY "d"rs OF locust ll""in 80
\ sweet whit" cut-and a cricket ;
rhe"n-
F'ut no hoy knows when h" @""s l"
sleep.
-IJmpe NhjitDmI kIIrv
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Turkey Tr@t and The Grizzly Bear
CRITICS WHO HAVE EHOCIAIMEN THE NEW DANCES N,l,.,u
ARE ANSWERED. BI MASTER WHO Is TEACHING SOCIETY
Waiting originated in the church.

Waltzing originated in the church.
es.
Striking straight from the shoulder
at those people who have classcd
waltzcs as vulgar" and have put
their ban of disapproval on the
turkey trot," the Boston dip" and
the grizzly bear" and other forms
OF ~tcrrsichorean art so dear to young
people of today, Iigan Warwig. who
is initiating social Washington into
the maZes of the latest creations in
the dancing line at the Playhouse,
W~ashinston's fashionable theater
club. where Miss Helen Taft, Postmas-
ter General Hitchcock, and others of
the socially eject are now receiving in
structionS. gave this version of how
waltzing started.
All of social Washington--that is,
the younger part of it's now going
through an acute dancing craze, with
the result tina the Dancing club, with
headquarters at tho Playhouse. and
Preston Gibson and Nine. dc Sihour.
as its active heads, has been formed,
and NETS several times a month. TIL.
members d." not like to hear their fa-
voritc pastimc spoken of as vulgar"
and, therefore,. their instructor has
knowledge of dancing and its tradi-
TONS.
rs ii not strange that of all the
millions who enjoy the pleasure of the
rythmical movements of the waltz so
very new really know the origin of
the famous dance" questioned Mr..
Warwig with appraised eyebrows yes
terday. The story in itself is IA Curl
u one. The ~suppostion hat France
attained OF initiated the dance from
Germany toward the close of the
niUhtnnnt In rn1tIJrS- to-. n f1 leo tv,, ,,rnS
sion. Nor did it. cmanate from the
brain of Il master of the t~erpsichorcan
art.
ut was in the church that tho waltz
was first danced, and it was long be-
fore 1885. In Christian rites the
sacred dance of the pagans is pre-
served to Il certain extent.
Introduced by st. Isadore.
st. Isadore, archbishop of Seville.
born about A. ID. $50, was %intrusted by
the council of Toledo with the revi-
sion of the liturgy as it was hen prac-
ticcd In the Roman church, in which
there was at.tambourinc dance. Tie
council decided to adopt the Isadorian
liturgy in all Spain. and 1t differed
but little from that used in other.
countries at. that time.
This rite. celebrated before the
eighth century, when the Moors first
INVADED SPAN. was still celebrated in
the seven churches. of Toledo. which
the Moors abandoned after the cap
ture of the. city, and 1t was after that
time called the Moorish rite. This
known and employed in Itaiy.
The tambourine. In use. in this religi-
ous dance, was called by st. Isadore
'meite de symphonic and evidently
correspondent to the instrument which
In the ancient sacred dances accom-
panied the flute or sort of bagpipe.
From Church To Society.
THE religious dance Of the middle
ages is allied to the ancient sacred
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-04

The regular monthly meeting of the
NunnHn's Auxiliary "f ST. Pauis
church will h" held with Mrs. Hugh
Reid. hl' South Fourth, Friday aft
rrnoo AT 80 o'clock. Tn" program
VIII consist of the SECOND lesson from
The Conquest of II Continent" fol
lowed 10y tl" usual social hour. Nh
nj of TN" parish are cordially in
Nitcd
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Guests At o'keefe Home.

Miss Irene Cops of Grafton and
Mrs. Il Cathro Of Mimic are guests
today at the home Of rr. and Mrs. n.
Okecf. on International avenue.
They expect to return home tomorrow.
800
Gives Party This Evening.
Mr.. M Mrs. Max Rabinovich. will
entertain this evening at their Uni
Ncrsity avenue home in honor Of their
guest. Mrs. Matt Sicgel Of Fargo. MIR.
and Mrs. Louis Rosenthal Of Crooks
tor and Mr.. and Mrs. f.. Singer who
are soon to leave for New York. The
pleasure will he cards and there will
be guests for six tables.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-04

Th, members of the rXuruliNc board
of th" Baptist Md society Will meet
for luncheon at | o'clock Friday after
noon at the y. w. &. \. cafeteria oon
and the afternoon hours will he Civ
en- over t" Il board business session.
The final reports for the Year will be
made ready and plans for the new
Years Work viii he discussed. The
board members are Mrs. T.. j. Bah
cock. Mfs. Il. Il. Griffith. Mrs. -. \.
Webster. Mrs. Fred Flles. Mrs. w. S.
keS2 and Mrs. Ii. X. GCist.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-04

Eight Young salesladi"s from the
hntari" store. Misses Clara Nest, lsuth
Wnntz. Euhy Davidson. Emma Wrntz.
Mari" Ecanpr". EVA Roller. lh'il. Gin
ski and Mabel Peterson entertained
with a leap year supper party AZ th"
Frederick last evening and the guests
wcr" M"SSrS Earl l:"att, Victor ltaS-
muss"n. NrthW f.mard. Ralph Cru
miller. :. Roller, Charles J"lii and
George Olson.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-04

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+. Every one is attracted to the woman
With beautiful hair. Why not have it
Get rid Of the gray hais-keep them out
eltolether by using
HAYS HAIR HEALTH.
You'll BE- surprised how quickly 1t will
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It 10 not Q dye but the most satisfsctory
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Sl.00 snd Soc ct Drug Stores or direct upon
escsot Of priee and dealers name. Send To-: for
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FIGURES on BANKs.

Warrington, jan, 3.-The year 1871
closed with 1870 national banks in
existence with capitalization Of 81.
033.302.135. Total amount Of national
bank circulation outstanding Dec. 81,
$40. 6Os.187.
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To Winter in California.

Mr.. II Mrs. +. T.. Grant of Fargo
W II" Returned ON" but a few tlays
i'S" after enjoying Christmas as guests
of Thor daughter and son-in-law. Mr.,
ana MIS-. T.. u. Cameron of Reeves
avenue, ar" planning to leave shortly
/" spend the winter i'm California. Los
angeles is TIL" city chosen for their
winter Resort and They viii ir away
Nv" NJ three months.