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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-17
WHILE HUNGRY OFFIC E SEEKERS STORM
PIE-cOUNTER ADEEC R1ES enough"
(Ry Robert r. Wilson,

"asnlngton--Along about this time
OF the year every fourth year u
strange cry is heard i'm the state de-
r!me 1t IL the cry vt Alvey Au-
suStus Adee. second assistant secre.
.arS OF state. demanding to he re-
Is a d~iscerdant note in the general
elamor OF the joh-hungry crowdins
up to the pie counter Of the incoming
administration.
This year Second Assistant Score.
tary Is out with Il statement in
Mnlen ne says he is going to retire tn
pr lie on March !. But those
in the state department say that
Adee won't quit. He won't he per-
mitted to. This old man is tired and
SICK OF departmental routine. ana
longs Tor freedom for the rest of his
but those who are coming 10
axe harge Of the department after
MarSn : VIII argue and cajole and
a while longer. For without Adee,
the state department would pretty
nearly go to pot.
n state department. is more for.
MAJ than q lodge meeting: .Adce and
Adee alone knows all the forms. He
comes as near to being the American
under secretary of state as :. possi-
BILE in the absence of that much need.
ca ONCE. Moreover. lie has no under
study. So Adee must stay and at
yeas. get the new administration
started with its diplomatic inter-
n III proclamations.
Equal to All Emergencies.
But 1t must not he thought that
nc is retained simply for his knows
OF trivia! formalitics. He ia the
n man who knows what To do in
any emergency. III war is declared
:Adee Knows how 10 do it, and after
we win he knows how to conclude
in the department., and mis-
continual service in his present Of
tic since 1856 is the force that has
given unity to the work Of the de-.
partmcnt.
Adee's story is as wonderful as that
OF Itelen Keller. When an infant he
was deaf and dumb. But he taught
himself to speak. and with an ear
trumpet and lip reading he ovcrcomcs
the obstacle OF deafness.
But these affections have isolated
nm from his fellow men all his life.
n probably account for his peculiar
hrillianry OF mind. In his mental ac-
tivities he is as many sided as a dia-
mond. and he excels in whatever he
undertakes.
For instance. one of his hobbies.
taken up to I'LL in the lonesome hours
OF his leisure. is in studying the mi
c!roscopic world. AS a result he has
n Of the nations most
eminent miscroscopists. The publica-
tons of tho Smithsonian institute are
fllled with his contributions to the
sum OF human knowledge.
lie loves good English. and took up
writing purely as an academic study.
But he developed in himself such a
degree Of proficiency hat n COM
plete collection of classic American
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-17
so GOLD PIECES .5c EACH. =
(Philadelnhia Record

philadelphia Record.)
When five boys commenced to sell
$40 and $50 gold pieces on the streets
OF North Scranton for % cents each,
with h supply apparently unlimited,
curiosity was at once aroused as to
the source of supply. and the boys
We're taken into custody and given the
third degree" When searched the
Youths pockets produced over $500
In gold coin and when questioned
they admitted that they had found a
pot of gold"
The money was buried in Il box in
the cellar Of a house formerly occu-
pied by Peter ]. Scanlon, who, dur.
ing his lifetime, had the reputation
OF being a miser. There were $500
In shiny gold pieces in the box. The
boys, none Of whom was over S years
OF age, thought they were bras,
medals and sold about twenty Of them
before being arrested.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-17

Z
birmingham Age-Herald.)
There was a man who had to work
So hard, day after day,
In order to make both ends meet.
He found no time to play.
He never did take exercise.
He lost a lot Of sleep
And often let his feet get wet,
Because his shoes were cheap.
His meals he shoveled in SO fast
1t caused profound surprise,
And when he'd gorgrd himself a while
He finished off on pies.
He smoked chcrootF. bout ten a day,
And sometimes oven more:
When people said. You'll kill your
SELF"
He never did get sore,
Year after year this careless man
Kept up his rapid gait;
His reckless habits ching to him
Not one would he ahate.
To laws laid down for living long
He lightly gave the lie:
When these were named You might
have seer
A twinkle in his eye.
He looked on all the doctors as
A most deceptive crew
And when he shuffled off at last
His age was ninety.two.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-17
short stories must contain at lcas
n story by Adee.
Knows France hy Heart.

KNOWS France by Heart.
Every summer Adce goes to Europe
usually to France. He takes his
bicycle with him and spends several
weeks wheeling through d country
which he knows fully as well as ms
own. Although he is now 20 years
old. a small. frail, bent figure, ana
his silvery hair is scant. he Is plan
ming another such trip neXt summer.
|.He has not varied his vacation pro-
gram for years.
1t is heralded as an achievement.
when a dumb person learns to speak.
Adec no only speaks, but he IAN
speak in many languages; He = IA
distinguished linguist. More remark
able still, he can speak In various
dialects. In France he can converse
with the peasants in whatever patois
they are accustomed to hear. Even
for Il person whose ears are finely
attuned, this Is q remarkable achieve
ment. for there arc few Paris French
men who a speak the Basque dia-
lects, and a foreigner practically
never accomplishes it.
His mentality and his peculiarities
have made Adee for a one of the
most conspicuous figures in Washing
ton. The departmental people relate
anecdotes about him as fondly as :M-
dulgent parents tell about their only
child. And Adee himself is a gr,at
story teller. He cannot talk to a
visitor for two minutes without hav.
ing something reminding" him.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-17
ssssss -
= CONARDICE IN CONGRESS.
(Ne York Worldly

They express surprise in Washing
ton because tho bill which has passed
both houses Of congress to prevent
shipments of liquor into prohibition
states is not yet ready for the presi-
dents signature. Through what is
called "a parliamentary error" it il
improperly designated. 1t passed tho
house under one number. 1t passed
the senate under another. Therefore
it fails.
II this measure were honestly sup
ported by anybody v the few pro-
hibitionists in congress the peculiar
mistake which will XII. it for this ses-
sion might be deplored. but it has no
such honest support. 1t has been vot-
ed for in both branches Of congress ny
a great crowd of members who are
opposed to 1t on principle and whose
only excuse is that by appearing to
favor 1t. without actually accomplish
ing anything. they may save them
selves trouble at home.
A corwardly, hvpocritical congress-
man is the most contemplate product
of a self-governing people.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-17
Pointed Paragraphs
lChicago News.l

a coquette is a girl who syndicates
her affections.
Even a successful checker player
works on the square.
This is a sour old world for a man
with a sour disposition.
Charity is responsible for a lot of
worthless advertising.
Even light beer has been known
to generate q dark brown taste.
We would rather have our faults
overlooked than to ovcrllear them.
Most women know more about men
than men know about themselves.
Few men can look back at Their
past without wanting to dodge up On
alley.
a can't see the good of hav.
ing a secret ii nobody is to know
about it.
Your neighbors may know that YOU
have money. but what they may not
know is how you got it.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-17
never have been able to do that

would never have been able to do that
famous egg trick.
And the reason is that onc of Let
timore's six Minorcas lays an egg that
easily be set upright. Except for this
the egg is like any other bit Of hen
fruit.
But which one of the sextet contri-
hutes the f1at-cnded egg is u mystery.
The first egg was found a week ago.
Lettimore, who say no one has ac-
cess to the coop except himself. has
watched very closely to see which OF
the hens produces the freak, but his
vigil is in vain. Even using Il trap
nest has failed, as the hen makes her
nest after the manner OF the ostrich.
from the poultrymen of Newtown.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-17
LOYALTY IN CANADA.

New York Times: The loyalists of
Canada are SO self-conscious that thew
our h number of times the Ameri-
can flag appears in the movies" as
compared with the showing Of the
Union Jack. 1t is enormously impor-
tant, because millions see the moving
pictures in Montreal alone each year.
and their patriotism is in danger of
being insidiously Slapped. AT least this
is the opinion Of the Overseas club.
which has has learned that in thirty.
eight performances the American flag
appeared twenty-four times and the
British flag five. Out of 1856 films the
United States appeared in 1Os. and
only ten were British. The picture
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-17

Samuel A. Thompson. secretary Of
the rivers and harbors congress,
while lecturing before the fruit and
produce exchange told the following.
among a certain people," he said,
ut used to be the custom to test tho
future Of a baby by placing before
him "a coin. a bible. a piece of cloth
and several other articles. The arti.
Gle which the baby grabbed was sup.
posed to indicate its future calling.
Thus. IL 1t grabbed the bible ne would
be a preacher. II the money he would
be a business man. II the cloth a
tailor. etc.
Once. when a proud father was
snatched the bible in one hand, the
coin in the other. and the piece of
cloth in his teeth and began to try
to gather III all the res with his
arms.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-17

"'Mein Gott!' cried the man. he
grabs everything in sight. He's 80.
ing to be a railroad man."
A north side lumber dealer con-
tracted to supply n lot of lumber to
q stranger. On looking 1t over he
found 1t full of knotholes and told
his customer about it frankly.
You may MOI want this lu .lber."
he said"
why not?"
"Ill have to be honest with you.
1t III full Of knotholes."
The stranger only laughed.
'I'll take it," he declared. "Thc
lumber is to go around some base.
ball grounds. Knotholes won't hurt
matters n l was a kid myself
once"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-17
Reflections of a Bachelor
New York Press.l

(New York Press.)
a girl gets an education out of her
own wits; Il boy out of somebody
else's.
What gives a woman SO much
patience is for her husband not to
have any at all.
The one thing a liar always seems
to be surest of is that you'll lever
think he is.
Maybe in the next world a woma II
won't have to help a MIN on with
his wings in the morning because he's
late starting for business.
One thing that makes a man fe. |
so sorry for his wife's lack of in
tellfgence is how she can never seem
to appreciate the perfect way he
sllaves himself.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-17

ARMORED AUTOS IN MEXICO. =
Baltimore SUM-

Baltimore Sum-
Armored automobiles are the only
safe conveyances for travel in Mexico
in these parlous days. according to
Robert Scott. q mining engineer Of
Chicago. who arrived here this orn
ing on board the steamship Seguranca
from Vero Cruz.
Mr.. Scott is here for tho express
purpose Of equipping himself with a
bultet-proof machine. He intends to
use 1t In transporting the mail Of the
copper company by which he is en-
ployed from its camp to Vera Cruz, 1o
miles away, and back.
Mr.. Scott says that the old OPEN
topped automobile which the company
has been using on its private stage line
ever since 1t entered the Mexican field
has been held up nc lsss than six
times the last four months.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-17
q UNCLAIMED LOTTERY PRIZES. .
. I
(London


Many lottery prizes remain un.
claimed. In France at the present
time there is said to be 12O,0 900 pounds
IN lottery money going abegging for
want of claimants. At the recent
BRUSSELS exhibition lottery, the first
prize Of $4,000 pounds remained un-
claimed for weeks, but the owner of
the winning ticket was discovered at
last. Just before the drawing of the
lottery a young Belgian miner was
killed by a fall, and buried. according
70 custom. in his best clothes. Not
until he had been dead some time
did the advertisements for the lottery
winner remind the young mans
friends that he had bought Il ticket,
which might have been buried with
him. They obtained permission to
exhume tho body, and in a waistcoat
pocket was found the ticket, which.
had he lived. would have made him
rich.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-17
TURNING POINTS.

Ane1e d1e uiolileHtS III history Wnen
all is changed. and, SO far as our lit
tie human concerns go. changed for
ever, says Golfers. Yet these are
rather events of the mind than Of or
binary history. For example. when
Columbus was begging of the courts Of
Europe for money to sail westward to
India, many men no doubt believed
the earth to be round. But they were
few. Twenty years later, to doubt it
was to be set down as a fool. Along
every avenue Of human knowledge
stands the same sort Of milepost. For
centuries men have fought over the
rise and fall Of prices and all the
phenomena embodied in the talk Of
the day about the high cost Of living.
1t troubled Henry VIII no less than
our vs. day. Since the first Bryan
campaign the problem has been clear
ed up The new knowledge ought not
to be wasted. For example. we might
nov have a secretary of the treasury
who understands the money ques-
ton" We have had. Hitherto
this has been nc disgrace, for with
other nations it has been the same.
But the matter is different now. Presi-
dent.elect Wilson is a man Of prog
ress. He ought lot to select for the
treasury a man who has not deeply
read and pondered over some such
work as Professor Irving Fishers
book on 1.-THE Purchasing Power Of
Money" BY this w mean very SIM
ply a man who no longer has medieval
ideas about why the cost Of living is
high.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-17

playing a joke on him, the council
man peered noisrlessly from q near
by window and vas astonished to see
his jet black cat mig" with one paw
pressed against the bell button.
The cat had a habit Of scratching
on the door when it desired admit
anee. and this signal failing. Mig
the councilman says. had climbed
upon the porch railing and pushed
the buzzer with his paw. The trick
won Mig" quick refuge from the
storm and cold.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-17

He Never Did Think Mucl, Of It.
detroit Free Press.)
President Madero no doubt wishes
nov that he had let President Diaz
hang on to the job.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-17
She Is Learning Fast.

" NSItII1HSVTt VNSS'V
According to official statistics TWEEN
~ women to one man in Denver drink
liquor. Little by little the fear that
the suffragettes would vote to close
the saloons is dying out.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-17

Another reason the widow scores is
that she wants a good provider while
the debdntante may demand a Prince
Charming.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-17

Never Waited for the Need BEFORE.
tPittshurg Gazette-Times.)
No doubt if Mr.. Bryan thought
there was any need for him to talk lie
would say something.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-17
philadelphia Record.)

Reused from his SAUNDERS shortly
after midnight by the incessant ring
ing of his front door bell. Councilman
Lewis a. Craft IF st. Mary street an
n on the front step. He retired,
but was awakened q few minutes later
by the same performance.
Thinking some night prowler was
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-17

Foresight is a great institution, but
the gent who goes SO far as to select
his own coffin is carrying 1t a shade
Too Far.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-17
WHAT THEY SAY
Tanned ut, Last.

E0VVNeT 1IGSCsT
The William Jennings Bryan ct
''cross-of-gold, crown-of-thorns" fame
is not the Bryan Of today. his critics
seem to forget. The difference is as
between an unbrcken colt and a train
ed roadster.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-17
THIS HEN LAYS FLAT EGGS. y
New York World

If in the days Of Columbus all the
eggs had been like those laid by one
Of six black Minorcas owned by Hugh
J. Lettimore, of II Clinton street,
Newtown. y. j., the great discoverer
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-17

Acquiring a stenographer a
mans hopes that he may some day
become important enough to call her
his secretary.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-17
Ibsent Treatment-of Course.

Absent TrcatMent-Of Course.
(kansas City Journal.)
Anybody who gets himself into con-
tempt OF court can count on the
moral support" of Colonel Theodore
Roosevelt.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-17

Charlie Eliot's criticisms Of Presi.
dent Taft are almost numerous enough
to make another 5-foot shelf.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-17

= GIVE THE CAT A LATCH KEY: =
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-17

All vp Will, the sultan.
tPhiladelphia 1nquirer.)
Colonel Roosevelt. has written DR..
Daneff saving that the Bulgars should
take over Adrianople. That settles it.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-17
Tn for Nicc BUNCH If T,uublc.

In for Nice Buncl, of Trouble.
(Chicago News.l
Mr.. Wilson was not elected to gov
ern Mexico, but he may be called upon
to do it.
Looks Like she's Going to Get 1t.
(Boston Advertiser.)
Mexico needs something.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-17

The electoral vote was counted just
one day too soon to have the lucky 10
figure again in the Wilson horoscope.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-17

According to old Doc Cook. those
antarctic explorers weren't provided
with enough gu,nd1ops.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-17

Although something If n spend
tnr'tt. we have great admiration for
IN, thrifty girl who ran afford Il, title,
but doesn't buy It.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-17

In days Of old when knights were
bo!d. most of them needed a bath. as
did their ladies fair. Y~earning for
the dear. dead past is a punk policy.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-17

Those Japs aren't civilized enough
yet 10 know anything abon: IN. re.
call, but they know how to apply it.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-17

Probably o aren't az smart as a
ralIroad company. and will find It dlf.
hcult TO maxi business good for your.
sell n a lawyer at the same time.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-11-10
CALF ORNIA JAUNT
BEGINS ON THURSDAY
University Eleven viii Play
No More Games at Home
This Year.

AS far as Salt Lake City football en-
thusiasts nre concerned. the college foot
ball season in Utah closed with the
Utah Colorado game last Saturday. AS
far as the Utah football men are con-
cerned. the season has just begun. They
say that the season began with the sec
ond half OF the game with Colorado and
that they have the remainder of the sea
son within which TO redeem themselves.
They will not be seen in action again on
Cummings field this fall. but they have
three hard games left TO play. One OF
these is with Occidental college of Los
Angeles next Saturday, the second one
with Pomona college OF southern Cali
fornia on the following Wednesday and
the third with the Utah Aggies in Logan
on Thanksgiving day.
None OF the men were seriously In
jured In the big game Saturday. and all
are eager to get back into the game.
They are turning a deaf ear 10 all com
plants. They are offering no apologies,
but are smiling and determined to come
back and beat their lifelong enemies
There are still lot of things to be
done before the team will be ready TO
Salt Lake Thursday morning. This viii
give them only three nights for practice.
These Will include probably one signal
practice and two games with the fresh
men.
The shifting in the Boulder game
showed some strength in places where IT
was not expected by the coaches. Warth
man did eXcellently at end. both on de-
fense and In the handling Of the forward
pass Margetts at halfback went into
the game with the front of his upper
Jaw broken. but tackled so vicously that
he won the respect OF everyone. The
probability is that both or these men
from now on Will have regular berth
on the team.
II will be impossible 10 take all the
men 10 the coast who played in Satur-
days game. SO that the three days re-
maining should show some stiff fighting
for places on the select squad
Although nothing definite on the mat
ter has been said as vet by the coaches,
IL is pretty generally felt that Jack Ira
vers will take the trip Jack is the
speedlest man in the varsity baclSfield
but was not allowed IN the Colorado
game because he disregarded training
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-11-10
MIKE YOkEL, CHAMP,
AGAIN IS RANCR|NAN
Returns After Matches in
Minnesota and VIII Dig
Postholes for While.

Mike YokoI, champion mlddleweght
wrestler of the world. was IN Salt Lake
for a couple OF hours yesterday on his
way 10 his ranch home III Jackson's s
Hole. Yokel was on his return from Du-
luth and Minneapolis. where, last week,
he engaged In two matches, tho first
with Freed Beell at Duluth and the
second with Joe Carr at Minneapolis.
He was to have wresrled Walter Miller
at st. Paul, but inasmuch as Carr only
recently beat Miller and Hokel beat Carr
in straight falls. match between Mike
and Miller would not be likely TO at
tract an uncommon amount OF interest.
Yokei says that his match with Beell
it would be. Beell weighed about 175
pounds against YolSers 1o6. In spite OF
this discrepancy in poundage Yoke
stayed with his man for an hour and a
half.
Il think il we had gone half an hour
longer l would have had him." remarked
Mike modesuy. He threw ME with an
accidental hold, but. OF course, he was
the match, TOO. He was trained TO the
minute and never took any chances"
In the second fall Beell dropped Yokel
on the mat in such a way as TO twist
his head.
My noodle was pretty sore" said
Mike. ''3ut l couldn't afford to mind a
little thing like that. because 1 had TO
wreste Carr the next night"
In connection with his match with
Carr. Yokel gives his opponent credit
for being strong and fast man. Re-
ports had IT that the men wrestled an
hour and twenty-five minutes for the
first fall. whereas they wrestlcd an hour
and fiftytwo minutes, says Mike.
He was tough man. that Carr "
Mike said 'and even after we had
wrestled an hour and fifty-two minutes
for the first fall, he showed a surprising
strength IN the second fall. and I had TO
be mighty cautious and patient before /
got the right hold"
Yokel says the Beell match In Duluth
drew the largest house he has ever seen
al wrestling bout.
They held II in an immense curling
rink, said Yokel. about as big as the
hipDodrome at Saltair. and every inch
was filled. lnasmuch as l took the guar
antee and didn't take a chance on the
house, l came off somewhat short In a
financial way OF what [ would have had
II l had taken a chance on the per cent
age. Two newspaper boys OF Duluth
got up the match, and I am told they
cleared something Ike $500 apiece The
crowd was more than satisfied, and
BeeIl and / certainly put up the best we
had for more than an hour
Yokel will remain on his ranch for the
present He will let the wrestling game
take its course for time, and after the
situation is cleared and another contend
er for the title energies from the elimi-
nation series. he Will see what IS to be
done. Meantime he Will hunt for an elk
or two and dig some very fine round
postholes