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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-30
A Backward Look.
wear tn W-Isaiah SRiS

\ 68ckW0r0 LOOK.
add ye year to year."-lsaiah xxx, !.
So goes the old year forth. as goes
A king with no attending train.
As goes q monarch old, who knows
His further effort is in vain.
In stately sequence they have gon-
Tho courtier moyths-and now.
alone,
The old year proudly falters on.
The new veal comes to claim his
throne.
Bu we that, stand as subjects stand
Within the temple of the years
While faints the narrow thread of
That in the timeslass now appears-
should We look out adownr the way.
Whereon our eager feet would fare,
or should we gaze at yesterday
And see what is recorded there? {.
Aye. backward then a moments
Look backward at the dimn,inx hills
Ere yet old time with gentle grace
With drifting haze the distance fills;
Count now the heights which held the
goals
Which had been ours to win and
keep,
Save that we in our shrinking souls
Feared that the climb was long and
steep.
Now the horizon whence we wend
Seems but a path all smooth and
fair
Where frowning hill and valley blend,
And any load were light to bear.
Could We go back! All, might we go
Once more upon the dwindling way!
The trials would not fret US So
The tri1es, now. Of yesterday.
So, in the temple of the years
We gaze back at the fading VIEW
The composite of laughs and tears
Then turn. to face the roadway new.
The new, year comes. as IN a king,
Apparelled in rich stucs and gold
Grant that unto it we may bring
The good We garnered from the old.
Wilbur D. Nesbit.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-30
Chattercr gaye a little xasp

door. Chatterer gave a little gasp.
There was the corn, more corn than
he ever had seen in all his life. more
than hc had supposed the whole
world held! Chatterer made up his
mind risht then and there that he was
going to have some of that corn in
spite Of Black Pussy and Eowser the
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-30
Entertainefl Last EVENING.

MI. and Mrs. j. W. Wilkerson en-.
tertained a company of young mar
ried people. informally last evening,
at their home at University place, in
honor Of MI. and Mrs. Arthur Clark
Of st. Faul. who are visiting at the
home Of Mrs. Clark's parents, Prof.
and Mrs. c. c. Schmidt of University
,Henue. There were guests for four
tables and whist was the diversion.
At the conclusion Of the game, "a
daintily appointed luncheon was
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-30
VIII Entertain at Dinner:

LII. ana Mrs. II. w. Whltcomb- Will
entertain a company of young people
at dinner this evening at their home
served at"6:30 o'clock and the guests
will be seated at two large tables.
The Christmas colors Of red ana
green will predominant in the decor
atoms and overs viii be laid for
fourteen. Mrs. +. A. Jackson will az.
Sist in serving. :.
The guests will remain Tor the
evening and. auction bridge will be the
diversion. $3.50.
Leap Year Party.
Minct Optic: Although leap year
parties are out of order Just now. sew
eral OF the young ladies devised a plan
last Saturday evening Whereby the
leap wear conventionalities were
adopted the affair being a mock leap
year party. The young people met at
the Martin Jacobson home at S o'clock
and the young ladies' piloted their
partners down town where they took
them TO the second performance Of
the Lyceum. after which they invited
them to the smallwood home. on val
ley street. where a delicious luncheon
was awaiting them. Lunch over, ev-
eryone Joined in the singing Of many
of the familiar songs and a very mer.
~ time was spent.
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State Weddings.
Miss Jessie Lowe Of Devils Lake
and George Upham Of Darlington
were married last week at the home
Mr.. and Mrs. Tpham will make their
home in Darlington.
A wedding of interest to a large cir
Gle of friends occurred in st. Paul.
when Miss Hazel Taylor of Minot and
Peter Tracy. of the came. city, were
married in the Catholic. church. Miss
Mary Tracy and Thomas Tierney were
the attendants The. young couple
will visit-friends and relatives in sew
eral Minnesota cities and later will
be at home to their friends OH the
was a former employe of the Evening
Times. ..~- -.
Miss Cory to We'd.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. NJ. Cory of. Bis.
n1arck, former prominent residents Of
Grand Forks, have announced the ap-
preaching marriage Of their daughter,
Miss Leone Cory, to Fred Grabenstein
Of Deer Lodge, Mont. The wedding
Bismarck ON Thursday, January 20.
The announcement will be received
with a great deal Of interest by the
many friends of both young, people i'll
this city. Miss Cory resided III this
city until a year ago, when she moved
to Bismarck with her parents. She
is a charming and accomplished young
woman. and is a graduate of the Wes-
ley college conservatory Of music.
where she vas one of the instructors
for some time. Mr.. Grabenstein was
connected with the Dakota Pharmacy
in Grand Forks for a couple of years
and recently located in Deer Lodge.
where he is the owner Of a drug store.
Following the ceremony the young
couple will leave for Deer Lodge.
where they will be at home to their
friends. A large circle of friends will
unite in extending best wishes Tor "a
happy and prosperous future.
Miss Cory has chosen January 90
as tn edate for her marriage, as
her parents will celebrate their TWEEN
,y-ninth wedding anniversary on the
same date. ....
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-30

Left for Devils Lake.
Mra. Clinton Smith and sister. Miss
Evangeline Maher. who have been
visiting friends in Grand Forks, re.
turned to Devils Lake this morning.
Returned 10 st. Thomas.
Misses stella aud Kathleen o'Con-
Thomas this morning. They came
ty which took place last evening.
Visiting Friends Here.
Miss Jessie Lord and Miss Hattie
Bryant Of Park River are spending
q few days visiting friends in the city.
guests at the Comus club party.
Visiting Relatives Here,
Mrs. Harry Walker and children Ut
Crookston have arrived in the. city to
spend q few days visiting at the
homes Of Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Walker Of
Dakota avenYe and Mr.. and Mrs. s.
G. Hall OF NORTH ,slshth street
I. W. Business Girls Club.
The Y. ". G. A. Business Girls club
will hold its regular meeting this eve-
ming at 7:45 o'clock, in the gymnasium
OF the association building. All mem
bers are urged to be present as an i'll
teresting program has been arranged.
The subject for study will be Nor
n1onisln.'
Will Celebrate Wedding Anniversary.
Mr. and Mrs Robert Walker Of Da-
lSota e will celebrate their
fifteenth wedding anniversary this
evening by entertaining a large COM
pany Of friends and relatives at their
home. A number Of out Of town
guests will be. present. among them
Mrs. Harry Walker and children Of
Crookston.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-30
At Devils Lake.

V1SItaUH u. I0Vu6 I8kG.. =
Mr.. aud Mrs. A. o. Chamberlain Of
this city are enjoying a visit with
friends and relatives in Devils Lake.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-30

The Very Sight of it screwed His
Courage Up Till He Felt Brave Enough
to Dare Anything.
Hound and Farmer Browns boy. The
very sight of 1t screwed his courage
up till he felt brave enough to dare
anything.
Next Story-Chatterer Studies a
Way to Get Farmer Crowns Corn.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-30

To Give watch" Party.
Miss Gertrude Raby and Miss Edna
Aasgerty have issued invitations For
a watch party to be given New Years
eve at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. p.
II. Lehman on Belmont avenue.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-30
Returned from Garske.

Miss Ella Thornton has returned
from Garske and Devils Lake, where
she spent the past few days visiting
friends.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-10-26

kept the secret to themselves. / am not
exaggerating when l say that there was
q conspiracy of silence on the subject.
A play like H2O' would have been i'm
possible The public would not have
tolerated such thoroughg DING realism as
Johnson employs in his first act, for in
stance. With absolute 6delity TO things
as they are he puts before lis minia-
ture reciprocating engine, several tur-
bine engines. and the latest British and
German models in boilers, piston-rods,
and valve-gears. When the curtain rose
on the most mastery presentation OF a
machine shop ever brought before the
public, the house rocked with applause
But this was nothing compared to the
delirious outburst that marked the eli
max at the second act, when the hero,
with his arm about the woman he loves,
proudly declares that saturated steam
under pressure of 200 pounds shows
S43s units of latent beat and volume
of 9.294 cubic feet to the pound. The
curtain was raised eleven times, but the
audience would not be content until the
author appeared before the footlights
escorted by a master plumber and the
president of the sieamftters union.
'.The third act was laid in the recep-
tion room of a Tenderloin resort
81 don t quite see, - | said.
''That followed inevitably from the
development OF the plot, he replied
"The heroine, You must understand,
had been abducted by the president OF
n rival steamfitters union and had been
sold into life of shame. She is saved
in the nick of time by an explosion of
the boiler in the cellar. brought about
by superheated steam. In the old days
such a scene would have been impos-
sble and the author S lesson about the
effects of condensation and vaporiza-
tion would have been lost to the
world
And the play will be success7''
said.
cts a knockout, - he replied. ' No
play Of real life with punch like that
has been produced since c. D. Brew
ster put on his threeact tragi-comedy,
'Ad Valorem. As the title implies.
the play sets out to demonstrate the
difference between the Payne. Aldrieh
law and the Underwood law. item by
item. | have rarely seen an audience
so deeply stirred as all of us were
during the long and pathetic scene to-
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-10-26
DRAMATIC NEWS
AND COMMENT

AS on previous occasions, he came in
without having himself announced, nod
ded cheerfully, and dropped into
chair across the desk from where / sat
HI am not interfering with your
work, am I7'' he said
''To tell the TRUTH 7 replied, "this
is the busiest day in the week for me-
haven t been able TO take off few
minutes for lunch, -
"tine,' he said. "That means your
mind is working at its best, brain cells
exploding i'll great shape, and you can
follow my argument without the slight
est difficulty. What 1 have to say is
Of the highest Importance. 1t concerns
the present condition of the STAGE
I sighed and looked out Of the win.
dow. But that made no difference. He,
too, looked out of the window and spoke
as follows:
"At first" he said, "we who were
fighting for the freedom of the stage
found our work cut out for u.s. But
that was because the public failed to
grasp the Importance of the issues at
stake. Once we had made it clear that
il was a choice between letting the
| playwright tell the truth about life and
| letting the world go to the devil for
want Of knowledge, the public was with
us. Once we had made it clear that the
theater is the only educational institu
tion that does educate, our opponents
threw up their hands. The result is
that at the present day the drama deals
with everything and teaches every
thing. The schools and universities are
half deserted and people read the news
papers only to find out what shows are
running on Broadway
"You are sure that you are not be-
ginning a little before the beginning -
7 said. But he was not paying atten.
tion.
"Last night he said, "I attended
the first performance of A. B, Johnson s
powerful four-act drama entitled 'H2O. :
It was remorseless exposure of the
phenomena attending the condensation
OF steam In the old days before the
theater became perfectly free the gen
eral public knew nothing of the consc-
/ ouences that ensue when you bring wa
ter TO n temperature of 2l2 degrees
Fahrenheit, The public didn't know
and didu 7 care. Those who did know
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AT The THEATERS
Continued from Preceding Page)

and Saturday matinee, is of youth who
goes TO New York TO win fame and
fortune His lack of success at home he
attributes to the limitations of small
town. There he has charming home,
good mother and Il sensible sweet
heart. all Of which he leaves behind,
In the big city he is caught up IN
the maelstrom of a busy world and loses
sight of the charm Of his longtime
sweetheart and the stimulus to his am
bition by attaching himself to chorus
girl who only delights in his admlra-
ton and cares nothing for himself at
all. He wastes mis- time and money on
her. neglects his work and at last
reaches the point where he loses his Jpo-
sition. He endeavors to find another
place but fails, and out OF money and
ont of hone he feels himself absolutely
defeated He is about to make away
with himself when he is caught in the
firm grip of man, who, while he too
has struggled and seemingly failed, still
has clung to his optimism and the
chance that things are to turn right at
last, even though he Is much older than
the youth.
This friend labors with the boy and
at last convinces him that the right
thing TO do is to return to his home and
make another try of it among the peo-
ple whom he knows and who will help
him In company with his friend he re-
turns to his old home and they make a
winning fight. He succeeds at last and
not only wins the material success
which he so fruitlessly sought in the
big city, but the girl Of his youth who
had always retained her love for him:
The play teens with character studies
not only of the big city, but of the
smaller towns whose sons and daugh-
tere oo TO the making of those cities.
Among the people whom Mr.. Selwyn re-
veals are many typical habitues of
uThc Great White Way whom Mr..
Selwyn had plenty of opportunity to
study when he was himself struggling
actor
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-10-26

in three parts, by an all.star company
of players in the most picturesque part
of Ireland. "The Dumb Messenger a
Kalem drama, possesses a situation alb
solutely unparalleled in motion pictures.
A pet mouse carries the message which
brings about the arrest of pair of bur.
glars. George Stanley and Robert
Thornley, appear in jolly Vitagraph
comedy, "Sleuths Unawares,' in whic b
they capture an escaped convict when
he steals their clothes, Today's pro
Pathe western drama, "The Clutch OF
GoOscieuce -
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ward the end Of the first act in which
the author deals with the chemical and
mineral oil schedule. Are you aware
that under the Underwood law the
duty on formaldehyde is reduced from
% per cent to l cent q pound?'
~ hardly ever go TO the theater
nowadays, 3" I said,
lie looked at me reproachfully.
'Some day you will find yourself,
quite unexpectedly, facing a crisis 10
which your ignorance Of the duty on
formaldehyde will cost you dear, and
then you will have cause to regret your
indifference toward the progress of the
modern drama. However, the third act
of 'Ad Valorem is laid in the recep-
tion room of Tenderloin resort.
'What'' ! said
sit was bound to be- he replied.
''Freed from the restrictions under
which he suffered while the Puritan
spirit in this city was still in the as
ent day follows wherever his plot
leads him in accordance with the truth
of life. In 'Ad Valorem,' for instance,
the fabulously rich importer of oils
and chemicals who is the villain OF
the piece has succeeded in smuggling
an enormously valuable consignment Of
formaIdehyde out of the government
warehouse. What more natural than
that he should attempt to conceal the
smuggled goods in the Tenderloinl
The case is perfectly simple one.
Forbid a playwright to show the in
terror of Tenderloin dive and the
public will never know the truth about
the Underwood bill. There is nothing
about the tariff in the newspaper
There is nothing in the magazines
College professors never mention the
subject. Campaign speakers ignore it.
There is a conspiracy of silence Only
the theater offers US enlightenment on
the subject Under such conditions
would you keep the playwright from
telling us what he knowsPf
"Putting 1t that Way said.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-10-26
EN N@ 4 The Home Beauty Parlor
6y Betty Dean

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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-10-26

Eta Lee The Young man was rude.
but II Is a fact that men object 10 see
ing their women friends with evidence
Of having too recently ''prmped, or
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and the average man objects TO It. MY
suggestion TO YOU would be TO use spur
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advantages OF face powder and none OF
the artificial objections. II viii not show
or rub off and never looks "streaked.
Get from your druggist four ounces OF
spurmaX and dissolve II IN onc-half pint
hot water Add two teaspoontuls Glycer-
Inc. This will make liberal supply OF
lotion which viii protect your skin as
well as beautlfy your complexion.
Georgeno: always advise against the
use OF soap for shampooing the hair. m
glad YOU know It's dangers. CanthroN is
my standby for shampoo and IN sure
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Joyce: The use OF rouge 10 give YOU
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your face Dissolve an ounce OF kardene
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YOUR pallor and improving the compleNion
Mrs. NJ, L.: Those dark rings under
YOUR ewes do not necessa rjly indtcatc Sc.
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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-10-26
BE WISE!
Your Dealer

ought TO know; probably
he does. And perhaps, If
he's an up-to-date mer-
chant, he sells corsets scien-
iifcaly- theNemo Hygienic-
Fashion Institute way.
To Observation-Disclosures"
ask as to send you the Memo
Hygienie- Fashion Magazine, just
out-free.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-10-26
IED ON BENNETT NOVEL
LITTLE Highness" is Transformed Into Mu-
cal Comedy; Paul Armstrong's New
Melodrama Somewhat Exaggerated,
Blu Vanderheyden Fyles

of-fact and very common sensible
young widow OF the lower middle class
answers an advertisement for a wife,
inserted by the valet. He has sent
photograph Of his master, and the
woman. OF course. mistakes the lat
ter for the man. She is a kindly.
motherly soul, who Immediately takes
charge of the shy. nervous, child-likc
artist; and he marrles her. They go
to live at Pu,ney. and are Serenely
happy. lie paints liesurely in the at
tic for the supreme satisfaction OF
doing what he enjoys better than
anyone else can do It." And she
makes everything comfortable FOR
him. never botherlng him with talk
about art. and indeed. thinking "all
pictures alike. with A rather nasty
smell and valuable only for their
frames" Into this nlace. the wife of
the dead valet, now rcposing In the
abbey, comes with two farcical Gu
rate sons. Also. an American collect
or and an art dealer. But, as in
'The Tempera mental Journey" the
buried" artist succeeds In spending
the reat of his life In peaceful OBJ
scurity.