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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-07-08
Copyright, 1918. by W. Werner,

Copyright, 1913. by w. Werner.)
A trickle Of gray light came in be-
tween the Stats Of the closed blinds
upon the book Miss Lois was reading.
The book was full Of love and adven-
ture. Miss Lois wore glasses because
the house was so dark that she could
not see without them.
1t was very dark indeed on this
thawing, misty winter afternoon.
Every shutter was closed and ur-
tanned; the carpet was dark. the fur
niture dark and old, the wall paper
was dark, and dark eve was Miss
Lois herself. sitting there in her tidy
black cashmere.
Miss Lois was wan. fragile. and
into the strong daylight she blinked
like an owl. If any one spoke to her
she started and flushed. She was as
shy as any untamed creature of the
woods, yet she had lived in Westmore
all her life long and should have
known everybody. She had lived in
her little drab house alone SO long
that she had acquired the habit of
solitude. There were neighbors, but
came INTO her house. She sat at home
and read-read-read. And when
her eyes ached unbearably she knit
afghans.
The days were long for Miss Lois.
Her books were her only diversion.
Whatever real life she had she got
out of her books. Whatever of love
and hope and JOY she knew she found
in them also.
Miss Lois was not altogether to
blame for being what she was and
living as she did. Her mother had
been a cripple and an invalid for
many dreary years. Her condition
had made her unhappy and peevish
n had embittered her against the
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-07-08

happier world she saw through her
windows. Lois had been the one thing
left to her, and she had loved her
with cruel jealousy. She nae wanted
her all for herself. In consequence
she had even denied the girl friends.
By the time her mtoher died she had
become afraid Of the world.
ached with vague unrest Now as
she read she sighed often. And at
last, lifting her eyes from the book.
she peeped out between the stats at
the house next door. It was a gay
looking house ever on that day. It's
yellow paint was revealed radiantly
against the. thinning, grayish, snow;
the windows We're frankly incur
tanned. giving glimpses of a coy in
three ladies. "Callers!" thought Miss
Lois. Seven different women have
rung that bell since l sat down here
to read. Oh, there she comes"
The door opened and a fat little
lady in a glowing gown stood on the
threshold. She offered both hands
and her lips at the same time. Her
space Of lawn into the little dark
room, where Miss Lois sat wondering
alone. And Miss Lois smiled a wav-
ering, responsive smile.
1T sounds good" she thought.
At that moment footsteps sounded
on Miss Lois own porch. 1t was a
most unusual occurrence. Her heart
gave q great leap. the book fell out
Of her hands, and she stood up pal
ring and through a chink in the
Why, it's the postman!" she ex-
claimed. II believe he put some
thing in the box. Whatever can it
The postman had departed whist
ling before Miss Lois dare venture
forth. Had somebody sent her a
letter? But. no, this was something
better than a letter--a. package Sc
curely bound with hempen strings.
Miss Lois Burnett" she read.
Without a doubt the package as
intended for her. And how much
better was it than any letter! For
Miss Lois never received any pres
ents.
Painting with excitement. she hur-
ried indoors with her treasure. There
was no sign upon the paper package
to tell whence it had come. When she
undid the wrapping she gave a gasp.
partly of p~erplexity, partly of dis
appointment, for 1t held nothing save
a scrubby brown ball, a mere knot
OF roots and stems, dry and appar-
entity lifeless.
Miss Lois has seen nothing like It.
At first she feared that somebody had
tried to play a Joke on her. But the
brown. rough thing was so fragrant.
so mysteriously suggestive of secret
forces, that she began to take interest
IN 1t. There was more to 1t than she
knew or had any way of finding out
unless she consult somebody wiser
than herself. That somebody should
necessarily be Mrs. Crane, her left
hand neighbor. Mrs. Crane raised
marvellous plants and her flower gar
den in summer perfumed the whole
street.
Shed know exactly what this thing
is" thought Miss Lois.
She scarcely knew her neighbor to
speak to her. 1t was going to require
ne small effort to make such an over.
tu!e as to 30 to her door openly and
ask her advice. Several times that
afternoon she almost made up her
mind to go, but each time the habit
of years deferred her. She was too
much upset to eat any supper. After.
ward she sat down to read, but read.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-07-08

The desire Of beginners to get eggs
in the spring, summer, fall and winter
sometimes blinds them t the profit
able part Of g selling. Few stop
to calculate that no hen can possibly
lay every day in the year, yet at the
first sign Of a falling off in ,ess pro-
duction they are fishing around for a
method by which they a bring their
stock back-to spring productiveness.
In the past month there has been a
big, and q. natural drop in the pro-
duction by. Biddy. The young poultry
raiser should not worry about It. IT
he should understand the hens. are
taking a much needed rest, and II he
is wise, instead Of. attempting to bring
their productiveness back to the
spring high mark, he will endeavor to
help her continue that rest a few
weeks longer. For q hen that will
shell III all her eggs in the spring
and summer has few eggs left for n
much to feed a hen in summer when
E e are cheap as it does in winter
when the prices Of eggs 1afe aat:tneir.
highest. If We get eggs In plenty in
summer time, and few Of them in
winter. what is to pay for the feed
bill. particularly II we spend extra,
money for forcing food?
Poultry men generally should be
getting ready now to rid their stocks
Of old birds. And this for two rea-
sons: One is that old birds are not
profitable, and the other is that by
getting them to market they will
make room for younger stock. The
old birds, have done their. work.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-07-08
THE VALUE OF EDUCATION.

A writer in a late magazine objects
to the statistical information being
distributed showing the comparative
earning power Of college men and
others on the ground that there is
really no basis by means Of which
a proper comparison may be made. 1t
IL shown, for instance, that in a given
group Of college trained men the earn
ing power after several years out Of
college is vastly greater than the
average earnings Of a similar group
Of mel who have not had college
training. But this critic points out
that such q comparison Ia misleading.
because 1t 10 a comparison of things
which are in themselves unlike. He
argue that college men constitute a
select class. and that they differ from
others in certain particulars, other
wise they would not 20 to college. For
the purpose Of his argument he di-
vddes college graduates into two class
b. first those who have family and
other influences which have enabled
them to attend college, and which are
Of value to them in forming business
and professional connections after
their college days are over. and Sec
ond, men without these special ad-
vantages, but who have worked their
own way through college, showing by
this fact that they possess a greater
degree Of industry, enterprise and de-
termination than those who have not
undertaken this work. It would be
reasonable. as he says, to expect men
In either of these classes to progress
faster and farther than others. How
ever, while 1t IL evident that the
actual value Of a good education in
dollars and cents cannot be computed,
It 10 worth a great deal to him who
possesses 1t, and It is worth while,
doubtless in the way Of financial re-
turns. and certainly in the enlarged
capacity for enjoyment and useful
ness.
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tremble now to hear her doorbell ring.
She had put away her books and was
buying flower seeds and garden tools.
She had lost a good many years.
somehow. and looked bright and
Life seems Just opening up for
me" she said to Mrs. Crane: seems
like I'm not %contented II I'm moi out
Of doors or having somebody to talk
to. I'm finding that real people are
lots more interesting than book folks.
And do you know that fern ball start
ed 1t all. I was q good deal like it
to begin with-dried up n kind of
dead appearing. But al soon as ! got
light and air enough I began" to
grow" She laughed tenderly. oh.
that fern ball taught me a great les
son.! / wish I knew who sent It to
me. I'd like to thank that, wise per-
The corners Of Mrs. Cranes mouth
twitched curtoasiy. Maybe you'll
ind out I'M TIME who sen IT," she
said. mischtevously. "Whover she
was. ] warrant she wa a good friend
Of yours"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-07-08
ABatch ofSmile.

In a part of the city where the con-
ductors on the street cara still come
around ito collect fares George Conan
recently jumped on a car. The con-
ductor collected fares and went to the
rear Of the car. Mr.. Conan, wishing
took another nearer the door. The
conductor, meantime. on the lookout
for passengers, saw. 4s he thought, a
new man taking a seat: and went to
collect his fare. .
:. Mr.. Conan put his hand in his
pocket. and offered. the conductor "a
coin. This is only 1 cent" said the
conductor, handing it back.
YES" said George slowly. y know
that. 1 paid my fare when I wal in
the other seat. This time I supposed
you were taking UP a collection"
Mrs. Brown--My husband lost. a
great deal Of money OF that decline
in stocks. =" d
Mrs. Jones-I'm so sorry. Whenever
l hear Of those declines in stocks !
think wouldn't 1t have been a good
thing If everybody had sold U before
the market began to &c down:
Mr.. Jones kept q toy shop ana
among various things sold fishing rods.
For the purpose Of ADVERTISING them
he had q large rod hanging Outside
with an ARTIFICIAL fish at the end Of 1t.
Late one night. when most people
were in bed, a man who was rather
the worse for. his nights enjoyment
happened to see this tsh. He looked
the. door and knocked gently. Jones
did. not hear this. but after the man
had knocked a little louder No. re-
sponded. At the window up above.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-07-08
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THE RAGTIME MUSE.

Hot Weather Philosophy.
1t likes me not. this busting modern
notion
OF high efficiency and higher speed;
Why worry to reduce our time and
motion
When more Of both so urgently we
need?
Is not lament made Of too much pro-
duction?
Excessive labor is of that the cause:
Yet foolish folk come round and raise
When I obey my lazy natures laws.
Too rapidly We live now-that's the
trouble;
Our work is done in half the proper
time.
Avoiding waste, we lead a life that's
double,
For idleness, you know. oft leads to
crime.
What though efficiency increase our
earnings
AND in like ratio decrease our work
A moneyed leisure may have vicious
warnings
And in prosperity temptations Turk.
Give me a mode Of life that's slow and
placid
And free from speeding up and
kindred frills
That drive a chap to WOO carbolic
acid
The pace that's fast is still the pace
that kills!
The graves u goal. old scout, so
what's your hurryo
Loaf and invite your sour and let
time fly.
Learn the philosophy Of II should
worry
And watch tolls mad crusaders
charging by.
Considering the average ministerial
salary, we shouldn't blame a preach
er's wife much II she neglected to
1-1- 49,. h.AN-A -,:AL III -.--
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exquisite delight with INDISPENSABLE
avidity. He ate and ate, rested, and
ate again. Presently the proprietor
saw his guest had stopped eating,
while he looked regretfully into the
great depth of sweetness.
Whats the matter. sonny-have
you got enough?"
mo, sir" with a deep sigh, IT amt
got enough. but I've got down to
where 1t amt good no more"
Now" said the teacher, who can
tell me what an oyster is?"
Silence for a moment, while small
brows were knit in strained effort at
remembrance. Then little Tommy's
raised his hand.
II know!" he triumphantly an
nounced. And oyster is a fish built
like a nut"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-07-08
VICIOUS "Mosourro HAWK
Huge New Jersey Insect Attacks Two
Men in Hotel Cafe.
New York American.l

New York American.)
An insect, described by MOSQUITO
Inspector Richard T. Cadmus. Of
Bloomfield. as a mosquito hawk" 1t
tackled the patrons IN the cafe Of the
Ashworth Hotel, md business had to
be suspended. Torrance Fielder and
solomon Warburton were sent home
nursing serious wounds on the face
and head.
The insect was captured by Mr.. Cad
mus. 1t measured from It'd Of wins
to tip Of wing 8 inches, and was AZ
inches long.
Tho insect flew into the room and
attacked Fielder on the forehead. SIie
brushed It on with his cap and fan
screaming from the place. The ~
sect then attacked Warburton, back
Of the left ear.
Just then Mr.. cadmus wa passanr.
iaHd~he caught the bug with Z 6ehinG
net after q battle with It. 80
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the book and hnd out to what. use the
blank spaces had been put. One day in
a second hand book store her husband
unearthed an old volume. Noticing
that 1t had been annotated freely, he
bought 1t. After a day or two he
said:
How about the notes in that cook
book? We're they interesting ?"
mo" she said CURLY, they didn't
amount to anything"
When he got a chance he looked
through the book himself. Every note
tho book contained was q remedy for
dyspepsia and stomach trouble.
The solemn Sabbath air was racked
by strident cries from ode gang" en-
gagged. In. a game Of one.eyed cat. Fin;
ally the good lady Of the. house ven.
tured q protest ana suggestion.
Boys" she said, don't you know
that It 10 Sunday and you mustn't play
ball In tho front yard? Go in the
back yard, II you must"
Hey. youse!" yelled the leader to
his followers. Come in the back
yard. It amt Sunday there"
Into 2 general merchandise store in
North Carolina vent d nountaineer
with his little son, who had never
baen' In 9 town before. Many won
drous things that boy looked upon,
ana when the proprietor saw his eyes
sparkle ct the sight Of the open hogs
:head. Of brown sugar he placed MIA
chair beside the hogshsad and told,
him TO help himself, TO eat ali he
wanted. The boy entered upon this
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-07-08

When a. woman pays back MONEY
she has borrowed from another wo.
man, the other woman always SAYS:
"Oh. I had forgotten all about it."
That's carrying %politenees too far; it
ia lying.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-07-08

College men are in demand in Kan
a just now Football players are
preferred, but any sort of college man
who has developed good muscle will
10. The grain harvest is on.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-07-08

Wy SOHI w. NHI0y.I
Who's listed in the Red Book al
a literary gent and SO perforce
looks awful good to Mr.. Presi-
dent? Who pipes the charming
stories Of the South "befo' d.
wah"-the tales Of maids and
heroes Of that dear Virginia.?
Who'll meet US At the station
now In everlasting Rome, and
wise W to the Forum and st.
Peters golden dome? Who'll tote
US to the Quirinal to luncheon
with the king and chase u round
to sec the Pope ana Al that sort
bones Be- ae'' Tor s ~nSI. pull l,v dI w yssy
Our Handy Man In Italy-that
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-07-08

Considering the average ministerial
salary, we shouldn't blame a preach
er's wife much II she neglected to
help her husband with his work.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-11-15
Rectaimlno Zuyder Zee,

J Queen Wilhelmina in her speech
from the throne on the opening Of
the Dutch parliament said that q
measure would be introduced for the
reclamation of the Zuyder Zee. The
1uyder Zee was originally a lake, and
the scheme Is to make 1t SC again by
constructing a great dyke across the
entrance OF the Zuyder Zee and then
build three other dykes around the
coast of the Zee. one running nearly
directly north and south and n clos
ing the western part of the Zee; IN
other from les the southern end Of
the first to a point well up on the
eastern shore, while a third one will
stretch northwest in the direction Of
the dyke built across the entrance.
This scheme will not touch the center
of the Zee. which will thus return To
ts former condition of a lake.
n the Dutch chambers sanction 10
the work will be carried on by means
ok . public loan in the NetheriandA
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-11-15
EAR ALL PRIVATE PROPERTY
%sswoh Village Seems to Have Ar
Et~sd 1t Something That Seems
Like the Millennium.

a German writer, DIR. A. GrotJahn.
Interested in the increasing shortage
m births IN France, has found a pro-
hnc community at the village of Mar.
d1n, near Dunkirk. This is a colony
founded more than 200 years ago by
Louis XIV. with a system of land
tenure which does not permit private
ownership Of the soil. DIR. Grotjahn
Gays: The men of Marble marry, on
IN average. at twenty-four years of
go, Immediately after having passed
the obligatory service in the navy.
When a new family has thus been
founded 1t receives for exclusive use.
bat not as private property, a plot
q land of % acres and a section of
shore for net fishing. The famt
Has may leave to their children the
land handed to them In u%sufruct, but
they may not divide or mortgage 1t.
.4he result Is that Marble possesses
. prosperous population. free of ma
terfal cares. which does not rack its
brain on behalf of its children's fate,
while the rest of the peasants and
fishermen of France are particularly
anxious In this respect. The births
amounted to 43 per 1000 of the in
habitants, a figure which is not sur.
passed by any civilized people"
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HOBBY WORKS A HARDSHIP
@eessnets Patronage Enables HIs
eookbtnder to Retire to coun-
try Home.

m the recently published recolleo-
ssons OF Massanet a story is told, says
ne Hamburger Nachrichten, illus
traeing the composers passionate adj
mfratfon for beautiful bindings. Not
Q week passed without a visit from
hmm to hts bookbinder. when he
hsought a new book or a new edition
30 be bound. In the course of time
be and his bookbinder became the
best OF friends, and when Massanet
arrived the talk was at first of every
thing on earth except the real OBJ
tect Of his visit.
Look here!" Massenet would saw
eventually, giving the man the volume
10 be bound.
Splendid" replied the b%ookbinder,
and then for his and friend
he would devise some fresh wonder
In the art of binding.
One morning Massenet suddenly
learned that his friend was giving up
business. He hurried to his shop.
Heaven! Is it true you are leaving
Parisf" he asked.
why, certainly; l have bought a
charming little country house near
Nantes"
What! A country housed And In
ne ~provinces!" And he added sad
b: "Ah! my poor friend. I am partly
Deaponsible for that"
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How's THIs7

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re
ward for any case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure.
f. J. CHENEY & co, Toledo, o,
We, the undersigned, have known
+. J.. Cheney for the last Is years, and
believe him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions and financially
able to carry out anv obligations made
by his firm.
NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE,
Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Testimonials sent free. Price rs cents
per bottle. Sold by all druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for con
stipation.
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MAKES RAPID HEADWAY
Add This Fact to Your Store o.
knowledge.

knowledge.
. Kidney disease often advances so
rapidly that many a person is firmly
in its grasp before aware of its prog
ress. Prompt attention should be
given the slightest symptom of kidney
disorder. If there is a dull pain in
the back, headaches. dizzy spells or a
tired, WORKOUT feeling, of if the kid
ney secretions are offensive, irregular
and attended with pain, procure a
good kidney remedy at once.
Thousands recommend Doan's Kid
ney Pills. Read the statement below.
J. A. McCruden, Upper Winnemuc-
ca, New, says: 81 am glad to give
Deans Kidney Pills my endorsement
They cured me of kidney trouble over
two years ago and / have never been
bothered since My kidneys were dis
ordered and | suffered from a deep
seated pain just above my hips. 1t
kept me miserable all the time. The
constant %jolting | got while firing on
the railroad helped the trouble along.
| got a box of Doan's Kidney Pills
and they helped me right away. l
used two boxes and within two
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from pain ever SINCE
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster-Milbur Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the san
take no other.
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FOR SALE-A small quantity of al
falfa seed. Address j. Roy Brad
shaw, Paradise Valley, Nevada
Advertisement. If.
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Westbound.
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No. / (Limited)-Arrives Winnie
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Subscribe for the Silver State, 81
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Timetable for Salt Lake Division, to
take effect 1901 a. m, Nov Is, 1913.
Eastbound.
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Leaves Winnemucca (and opposite
points, daily Except Sunday at Z a
m. for Paradise, willow Point and
way stations. 25-lbs. baggage allow
cd, Be for excess.
Office and garage on Sixth, near
Bridge. Phone 46.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. stage Line.

Arrives Winnemueca Monday and
Friday mornings, returning to Ken
nedy following day.
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FOR SALE-A quantity of No. /
Rolled Barley; also about 600 tons
of alfalfa hay. Good corrals and
managers to feed in. j. ID. BRAD
SHAW, Paradise Valley, Nevada
Advertisement, If.
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FOR SALE-Old fat hens; sauerkraut
in 5 to so gallon quantities; pota-
toes, in lots of from one sack to ten
tons. Inquire B. Klucny.-Adver-
tisement, deco.
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WANTED-Position as cook in mining
camp or on ranch. Address this
Observation-Disclosures, If.
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FOR REN1-oIA-room modern house
ct corner of Railroad and Pavilion
streets. Inquire at Office of f. Rein
hart Co.-Advertisement. If.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1913-01-30

Mayor J mes Scott thinks it a
good time to put bunch of cattle
on feed, and contemplates going to
Chicago soon TO stock up on feeders.
The Mayor says he is going to buy
some, even if they are so poor he
has to nurse" them during the re-
naming part of the winter.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1913-01-30

IL. Owen has rented his farm
over the line in Rails county to Mr..
Bixler of Ely. Good farms in this
community that are for rent are
getting mighty scarce and high rent
is with US again, with good pros
poets for q bumper wheat crop and
our farmers in a prosperous con-
dition. A good advertising cam
paign on the part of our realestate
men would mean some high priced
sales during the coming Spring.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1913-01-30

We read in the papers last week
an account Of a men throwing a
$500 diamond RING in the Bay at
San Francisco. and now Wat Wood
son is bathing in the Bay, wouldn't
it be just like Wat " find that
diamond?