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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-07-18

young fellow of the cleaning estab-
lishment was in front of her. ~
want to see YOU" he said earnestly.
at Was a mistake the other night"
She followed him inside his store.
not quite understanding and without
enough energy to try to understand.
From a drawer behind the counter he
took pm change, siNtN-five cents,
and handed it to her. Il made a mis-
take. Your skirt was merely sponged
and pressed. Say it needs it again.
It's soaked. Why didn't you-" He
broke off, %reddening. OF urse peo-
is raining.
Katharine smiled radiantly. When
one had expected to spend five cents
for supper it was intoxicating to have
siXty-five handed over. He looked at
her %curiously. Il looked for you last
night he said. but YOU must have
got past while 1 was waiting on m
body He hesitated: then, half bold
ly, Live around here?"
Yes. Just around the corne of the
next street. Mrs. Gibbs's rooming
house. l guess" reluctantly, that l
better bring the skirt over and have
1t pressed again."
ut looks bad" he agreed. Il room
in the next block. Lived in the city
long?"
1t was Katharine's turn to look
seriously at him. There was an UNI
dertone of usefulness in his voice.
She saw a thin young fellow with
nice gray eyes, smooth brown hail
and freckles. Yes" she answered.
Haven't you?"
No" and. With a short laugh, cts
darn lonesome. 1 suppose" more
wistfully. that the evenings don't
bother You. living here and knowing
lots Of people. But 1 just keep this
place open to have something to do
after supper"
Katharine opened her eyes. She
had not supposed that a man had any
trouble spending his evenings pleas
antly. And this one was nice look
ing. Katharine decided that she sell
dom saw such nice, serious eyes. She
hesitated, then blurted: Il wish l had
a place to keep me busy e%venings!"
You do! Say" he leaned across the
counter, my landlady knows Mrs.
Gibbs. If she introduces me, would
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-07-18
FRIDAY. JULY is, 1913.
BANkING Bill. REN IF.WfD.

Valuable light WAS thrown upon inc
Class-Oweu banking bill in the adj
dress delivered recently to the Mime
sofa State Bankers association ny
George NJ. Reynolds, president "l the
Continental and Commcrclal Na'loh'l
hank of Chicago. Head of the second
greatest institution of It's kind IN
America. Mr.. Reynolds is one al our
greatest bankers: and what Ne ma" 10
say has the addcd value that he speaks
not from the viewpoint of Wall street,
but of the middle west. where his in
terests lie. II is impossible to present
in our limited space eve a synopsis OF
the address. hut for the convenience
of our rea lers we have summarized
the main points in it. Mr.. Reynolds
recommends these eatures of the bill:
The division OF the country int"
twelve districts. each With its district
reserve bank.
The method hy Which member
banks are 10 make their suostrip-
tions to tho district reserve banks.
The method OF selecting directors
for the district reserve hankS.,
Strict government supervision over
the operations OF these banks.
The gradual retirement of the two
per cent bonds. which carry the note
issuing privilege.
The creation of a rediscount mar
ket, to make commercial paper liquid.
The provision for foreign banking.
The authorization OF a~cceptances
for foreign trade.
Mr.. Reynolds objects to the follow
ing features of the bill:
The political character Of the fed
eral reserve board in washington. the
despotic powers conferred upon 1t,
and the fact that bankers are to have
but one representative on the board
of sever.
The lack of a limit to rediscounts.
He thinks TO bank should rediscount
to an amoun exceeding its capital.
lest there be imitation.
The $500, 900. 900 limitation on note
issues.
The government guarantee Of these
issues, which might impair its credit
in case Of war.
The unscientifc method Of issuing
the notes.
The small gold reserve back of the
notes. He thinks it should be so per
cent instead of only SO l-2.
The tax oE note issues.
MIR. Reynolds made it clear that
Ne did not offer these criticisms in
a contentious spirit, out only in the
hope that the bill might be amended
so as to serve the best interests of
the whole country.
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THE EVENING STORY
DRY CLEANED.

rushed upon her in an overwhelming
MOOD. She was tired of struggling,
stamping, pretending to be cheerful.
ana n next evening she felt worse.
Leta, who roomed next door. came in
and added to her blues. Leta was lit
tie and pretty. Happiness radiated
from her fluffy yellow hair and big
blue eyes. Hoo my dress. will YOU,
hatharlne?' she asked breathlessly.
"l' mlate. and Jim simply if he
mas to wait. Hot, isn't it? We're go
ing out to the beach. Thanks" And
II rushed back.
Katharine looked disconsolately at
her OWE prim. brown hair and thin.
tired face No Jim ever raved be-
cause she was late or took her out to
the beach. She was only twenty-five,
Yet she might have been thirty-tive.
with craving hair, for all the atten-
ton that came her way. She Won
dered sometimes at night how it
would seem to rush home. dress in a
whirl of haste, and be taken out to
parks NJ beach. And usually. being
very tired. h vas content to go to
bed and sleep SC as to be fresh for
the next day.
for the parents lying in the earth and
partly because she wasn't lying be-
side them. When one is ordinary look
ing n rather stupid. So that a 81
clerkship is about as hish rs YOU will
likely to climb. life is a gray affair.
Also that unexpected drain Of b5 cents
had nipped her supper allowance and
a sandwich and a piece Of pie had not
been satisfying.
And the next day il rained-a
treaeherous rain thai fell heavily one
minute and withdrew in favor of a
shining sun the neNt. The sun was
shining when she stepped out of the
store. So she started l. Walk home as
that week to he wasted unless a
steady downpour threatened. h
hurried. hoping to cover the two
miles between the loop and her room
ing house before a h'aVN shower
came. hut half way IL caught her and
she had TO take refuge IN a drug store
aud wait until it lessen"d Even then
her skirt WAS slightly spotted.
The rain ceased. the setting sun
peeked III for a las clint and she
hurried on. Two blocks further. as
She skipped across the street. a big
dray turned suddenly To avoid it
h Ia d to squeeze between its rear
wheel and a delivery wagon standing
by the curhing. An6 both muddy
wheels scraped her skirt. ON the
right the dray left broad bars of
the delivery wagon LEFT q monstrous
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-07-18

ironing. She hurried down the last
two blocks. changed the skirt for a
shabby navy blue. a relic of the days
when her father was living and she
didn't have TO buy the black required
by employers. brought the wrinkled
skirt back and told the young fellow
that she have il that same nigh:.
He demurred. That was too little
time, he said. But she explained
without any false pride thai she
couldn't go TO work the NEXT morn
ins without il. The black serge and
the navy blue constituted her whole
wardrobe. as far as skirts We're con
oerned.
AN right. 1880" he promised.
Sure. we keep open till then"
katharine Went around 70 the small
basement cafe in the next street for
supper. h was hungry, and she or
dered pork and beans. a dish of which
she was not particularly fond. But
the amount of pork and beans pur-
chasah le fer 10 cents ou,classes any
the in filling capacity and s. a week
is restricting.
AT 1880 she went back for the skirt.
He pushed 1t toward her in a green
cardboard box. One dollar" the
young man said. nonchaian,ly.
Why" gasped Katharine II
thought 1t was only 35 cents"
\ Dry cleaning is & dollar" he
told her ahsently. while he continued
70 check some papers. You distinct
~ said dry cleaning"
Katharine m%iserahiy opened her
purse. She believed him. She knew
90 we'll her annoying Trick OF absent
minde6ness. Hadn't she that very
day az the shop. in repeating a t@le-
phone order. changed eand;ed cher
ries 20 cherry candy. and been repri-
manded afterward by a testy mauaser.
SiNtT-tive cents meant that four ard
one-third meals mus, ne eliminated
from her dietary for the next three
days. She handed the dollar over ana
received the skirt.
The young fellow looked up in tine
TO catch the unconscious woe OF her
expression. I'm sorry" he said.
courteously.
1t doesn't matter" said Katharine
in a dreamy one that betrayed very
we'll that it matrered greatly.
Listlessly she carried the dress hack
TO her room. Even the sight o: the
leaf. smooth skirt did not cheer her.
All the depression Of three years past
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-07-18

A jury of women will be empan-
elled in Chicago to try a case in which
the At Of d gown is one of the matters
to be decided. This is revolutionizing
the jury system With a vengeance.
1t is generally understood that the
jury system was invented by King AL
fred something over a thousand years
ago We DO not know who promul-
gated the chief principle on which
juries seem to be drawn, namely, that
by no possibility can they know any
thing of the subject which is to be dis
cussed before them. for, if it can be
prevented, oe anything else. In spite
Of all efforts to the contrary, intelli-
gent men dc get on juries. but that
is when h system falls down. But
in selecting q jury OF to try
the fit of n gown the Chicago authori-
ties are throwing precedent to the
winds, defying the traditions OF sener-
ations. n deliberately seeking to Sc
lect n jury whose members know all
about the subject in controversy. Yer
Ivy the world do move.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-07-18

The trains for Reno are carrying
fewer passengers. Since July | last
ii has been made Impossible to COM
plcte n sin months residence in that
western capital of divorce before the
which requires one years residence.
This fac will discourage the resort
thither of fashionable folk, who have
recruited the colony If several hun
dred men and mn from which
the population OF Reno derived its
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-07-18

King Ferdinand denies with en-
phasis that the Bulgarians have COM
mitted the atrocities attributed to
them by 'he Greeks and Servians.
From the samples which we have had
Of late a good many people will be
ready to believe stories of any atroci-
ties in than Part of the earth. no mat
ter by whom they are said to have
been committed The whole atmos-
phero Is charged With murder and OPP
preston. King Peter of Servia owes
his position on the throne to the muir
der of his IRE decossnr. a murder COM
mittcd in cold blood. in which a de-
fenaeless man and his d~efenseless wife
Wore attacked by armed men who had
determined to seize the reinS of pow
Ell. That even, seems to be typical
Of thin4s in the Ralkans. and the
Turks are rot the only bloody Villains
there.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-07-18

Katharine paused and looked hesi-
tatinsly at the sign: Skirts sponged
and pressed. 35 cents; dry cleaned,
Sl.OO." h was on her way home
from work. Without; doubt her black
skirt needed pressing. Last night she
walked home tthat is. to the rooming
house she called home). in a driving
rain. M it hung in wrinkled folds.
Inc manager had looked at it signif-
cantly three times that day. In the
splck and spand candy store where
n clerked she had to cross the
aisles from counter to counter many
times a day. A wrinkled skirt was mo-
And the manager had hint
ed that trimness was essential if n
woul be a successful saleswoman.
Yet. could h spare 35 cents with
a day half a week away. She
counted and decided that she could.
Anyway. she simply wouldn't dare to
wear that skirt next day. and her
landlady scowled at using gas for
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-07-18

snludse Of black siush. Katharine
looked down when she had reached
the farther pavement in d;snlay too
great for words. And then me rain
began 10 pour again-not & spatter o.
drops this time. but q furious tiood.
She stopped il me doorway o. a
hall and waited for twenty minutes
until the heavy shower became 6
d-izzle: then she plodded on. while
her thin lawn waist e!ung 10 hAr
ard he. skirt, growing welJer each
minute. hung Imply against her tired
limbs.
She vas brought 20 a stop BY some
L CRYING: So. wait z minute
She locked around. Without reaIiz-
Ing il she was nearly hone. and he
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-07-18

ceIlllS, tHe Q~Gl6HQdHIS, Jne prosecute
ing attorney, the witnesses, the JUS
tice of the peace and the deputy sher-
if making the arrest We're all Indians.
The state school board has is
sued a ruling that the schools of the
state will hereafter begin the fall
term two weeks later. bringing the
commencement of school the middle
of September, and then hold two
weeks later in the spring, bringing
the close of the school year about
the middle of June. .
pendent reads like this: Many bad
wrongly placed. Under our present
system the big fat dollar that goes
into the collectors office in the fall
looks like 80 cents when you meet
it on the road next spring. The tax
payer is the goat" but he can
change the system whenever he gets
ready.
John Bloodgood, one Of the very
old timers at New Salem, has made a
success growing fruit and vegetables.
His apple, plum and cherry trees are
all heavily loaded and he is now
selling his crop of green peas, cucum-
berS and beans.
The Dawson Leader believes a good
crop is assured for that part of Kid
der county after the frequent show
ers. The temperature last week rang
ed about 10 degrees. All grains in
the Dawson territory look fine with
but a few exceptions, and the worst
will make about a two-thirds yield.
1t is estimated by some that the ag-
gregate yield will be much in excess
of last year. 1t appears that Dawson
and the surrounding country are on
the map for a bountiful year.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-07-18
R. G. Crowell is the latest head Of
the Hansboro News. He is receiving
many kind press notices.

R.. G. Crowell is the latest head Of
the Hansboro News. He is receiving
many kind press notices.
The promoters of the Mandan chau-
tauqua are very much gratified over
h increased interest shown this
year and a much better and more ex-
year.
The Northern Pacific is mailing
Sentinel Butte. greatly to the con
%venience Of receivers and shippers Of
freight.
There were big times at the mid
summer festival given at Page and
all of the 1000 people in attendance
enjoyed themselves. The Hope cor
net band supplied the music for the
day. There was a splendid spirit ex-
hibited and the managers had no
trouble whatever.
A ferry across the Missouri river
just north Of Stanton is now an as
sured fact. The owners of the ferry
have been here and made application
to the county commissioners for the
franchise, and the ferry will be in
operation in a short time. With q
new bridge across the Knife river
north of town, considerable new ter
ritory will be opened.
Prescott township, in Renville coun-
ty. east of Glenburn, bought $3.50
worth Of Woodlark gopher poison,
which was distributed among the own
ers of land during the spring. The
plan has worked out nicely. Thou
sands Of gophers nave been exter-
minated and the farmers no doubt
have saved many times the cost of
the poison.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-07-18

The recent rains have brought about
"A changed appearance on the fields.
Where grain looked poor and strug-
Cling a couple of weeks ago it now
looks fine and strong, and prospects
have improved immensely. Things are
seldom as lad as we think they are
going to be.
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east room in which to dry the family
wash would have had the cleaning
done before July, and it wouldn't have
cost twenty thousand, either. But
times have changed.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-07-18

The white house is being given its
sSpring housekeeping" at a cost of
some 100000. 1t would be a safe bet
that the eminent lady who used the
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-07-18

you let me AXE you out to the beach
some night?".
Outside the sun sent a last faint
sparkle. Katharine's eyes outshone
it. After all, life and rain weren't
such unpleasant facts. "Yes," she
said shyly.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-07-18

Time is money, but it is easier to
make up lost time than lost money.
When a guest boasts of his hon
esty, keep an eye on your spoons.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-07-18

1t is we'll to be able to talk, but
there are times when silence is more
valuable.
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=
= POINTED PARAGRAPHS. Il
= 4 -
Too many quarrels are pickel be-
fore they are ripe.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-07-18

Some men are SO busy with theil
hammers that they are unable tt
hear the knock Of opportunity.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-07-18
n. D. SNAP SHOTS

In a trial at Peever one day re-
Gently. the defendants. the prosecut-
ing attorney, the witnesses, the JUS
tice of the peace and the deputy sher-
if making the arrest were all Indians.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-07-18

A Kentucky colonel Of the old school
had made a proud boast that he
hadn't drunk a glass Of water in
twenty years. One day as he was rid
ing I o Nashville IN the old l.. and N.
the train was wrecked while crossing
a bridge and plunged into the river.
They pulled the colonel out with a
boat hook and when they got him on
shore one of his friends rushed up,
crying: Colonel! Are you hurt 2,
eNo!" he smiled. "Never swallowed
a drop!"-Eyerybody's Magazine.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-07-18

Blessed be the man who is in a
hurry: he never stops to tell his
troubles.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-07-18

The judge of a Texas county was
also cashier Of the town bank. One
day a stranger presented a check for
payment and his evidence Of identi-
fcation was not satisfactory.
Why, judge" said the man. 1--WE
known you to sentence men to prison
for life on no better evidence than
this"
That may be true" replied the
fudge. But when it comes to hand
ing out cold cash We have to be
mighty CAREFUL
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-07-18

Tommy YER out to dine at a
friepd's house one evening. When
the soup was brought Tommy did not
touch his. and the hostess. looking
over. said:
why. Tommy dear what's the mat
ter? Aren't you hungry tonight? ?"
Yes" replied Tommy. I'm quite
hungry: but I'm not thirsty.'-Judge.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-07-18

(By John w. Carey.)
Who springs no tales Of king
domettes that never see the maps
where %princesses are wont to
share their thrones with Yankee
chaps? Who never undertook to
slack out literary thirst by show
ing up the meat trust and the
well known weinerWurst Who's
lodged that problem .stusr-so-
caifed-with mushy CAB ad fib.
and kissing tests that make one
feel like sending for q bib? Who
has not wen done q yarn around
the genteel crook who. wins the
bankeris daughter with the MIL
lion-dollar look? Who piped up
miles Of stun. at that. that hit
EN- on tho bean? A. live one yet
At aHoWs
..ss5sasy 49, ssss,s,
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Entered as second class matter az lhe
posi- office at Grand Forks. North Da-
kota.
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o,. ve.r in SIPS
Siw SSontbs II, auNaucc. 10
Three months in advance......... 80
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Foreign Eeprescntatives-Carpenter-
Scheerer Special Agency. Peoples Gas
Building, Chicago: Fifth Avenue Build
Ing, New York.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-08-28

had left the ship, but the steerage
passengers were still aboard when
the fire broke out.
AS the immigrants heard the
cracking of the flames, a stampede
ensued, women fell and were tram
pied on, and men were injured in the
crush, but the officers were finally
able to get all to the pier.
The Imperator is the largest ship
afioat. She is 919 feet long and has
a SO foot beam. She has nine decks,
seven for the first class passengers,
and her bridge is 80 feet above the
waterline. Though the liner was only
launched May 22d of this year, she
has had three mishaps.
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BILE, for such pupils must be held back
so that the slower or dUller child can
grasp what is taught. There should
be special classes not only for the
deaf and dumb, but also for the nor
mally quick child and for the back
ward pupil. It is a crime to hold back
the bright child by the presence Of
the dull pupil.
eve should have halliday schools
in certain grades and more frequent
holidays and half-holidays, with
plenty of systematized outdoor play
in between, in order to keep children
interested and energetic to learn.
Half-heartedness in pUpils-devel-
Oped through the monOtOny of un-
broken study-is a serious drawback
to learning. tt is almost as bad as
one hour of study a day with the
remaining hours spent in idleness.
THAT hygiene should be taught in
the schools is now admitted by all
thinking people. The children of to-
udy 6pCuu ulOIC JllIlC III Tic 6CuOOl
than they do at home, and it rests
with the school system whether or
not they develop into useful members
of society. The end toward which we
are working can only be reached by
halving the size of the classes"
The rural school as a recreation
center was urged by Clara L. Van
Slyck Of the Russell Sage Foundation
of New York. Among other topics
discussed today were Health Super
vision of College and University Stu
DENTS" Crippled Children" and
THE Need of Medical Inspection in
the Public Schools"
IO-O
Five lawsuits have been filed at
Los Angeles for control of the Amer
lean Disappearing Bed Co. Justice
may well busy herself with measures
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launched May 22d of this year, she
has had three mishaps.
1920
URGES MORE TIME SPENT ON
PUPILS PHYSICAL CULTURE
Buffalo, N. Y, Aug. 2s.-Urging
smaller classes in the schools and
more time spent on the physical well
fare of the pupils, DR.. Joseph Lee,
member of the Boston School Com
mittee, and president of the Play
ground and Recreation Association
of America, today was the chief
speaker before the Fourth Interna-
tional Congress on School Hygiene.
when we realize fully what it
means to the health and mental de-
velopment of our children" declared
DR.. Lee, I'VE will cut the size of pres
ent day classes in half. In our ele-
mentary schools this would increase
the efficiency of the teacher and the
mental and physical development of
the children seventy-five. per cent. 1t
would increase the cost of the public
schools eighty per cent, but the chill
dren's lives and their development in
to healthy, happy, useful citizens are
well worth it. While the actual cost
of running the schools would be in
creased eighty per cent, the taxpayer
would not be called upon to pay out
a cent more money. The difference,
and more, would be made up in the
saving Of the expenses of municipal
hospitals and charity institutions.
ITO the normally bright Dunil the
present system is an intellectual hob
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-08-28

Five lawsuits have been filed at
Los Angeles for control of the Amer
lean Disappearing Bed Co. Justice
may well busy herself with measures
looking toward control of anything
appertaining to the disappearing bed.
And now the Kaiser has foresWorn
beer and taken to lemonade. We
guess that when Brother Bryan IN
corked his grape juice he fired one
of those shots that are heard around
the world.