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THE STORY THAT NEVER
GROWS OLD,

+ THE STORY THAT NEVER
+ GROWS OLD.
+ Like tni',sh, tine songs that are sung in the
+ Like all tales that are tenderly
( told.
Like the memories Of loved ones
& that hallow our hearts.
( iheres story that never grows
old.
{ Lo! The angels first sing 1t in
chorus,
( And the watchers with wonder
( behold.
Ihey feel the first thrill Of the
\ beautiful truth
In the story that never grows old.
Round the Christ Child of Bethle-
hem's cradle
Are clusters of apples of gold.
! And pictures of silver adorn every
OF the story that never grows old. :
! 1t gladdens the hearts of al, chill.
: dren,
And millions of manlier mold !
) Are happier. holier. better by far.
. For the story that never grows
. Franklin Trusdell. .
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-05-08
Eve SECONDS
BY Harold Charles.

by fIdIoFd OndTIeS.
It was surprising, the number of
persons who knew Sergeant Craw-
ford, of the Northwest police. Yet
each of these undoubtedly imagined
that he was peculiarly favored in this
respect, for he.sergeant's duties car
ried him over thousands of miles,
from. the frozen tundras Of the north
erly trading station to the townships
along the American boundary. And
Crawford's stopping places we're like
wise far apart. So that each man
whom he honored by spending the
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-05-08

SSIFlC0 anu pldC6Q On sSp6Cldl WOIh.t
If he ever smiled, it was the frosty
smile that tells of accomplishment
"A man without heart" they said of
him. And incorTuptible, his superiors
knew. A fine policeman, everyone
acknowledged.
Yet Crawford had had, a romance
back in his withered life. It hap
pened ten years before, when he was
a young engineer working on the
government railroad in Northern On
tario. The story was quite simple.
Elsie Dayton was the daughter of the
doctor there. Crawford had asked her
to marry him and she had told him
of her engagement to Tom Pierce,
the ne'er-do-weel son Of the big con-
tractor who had charge of that Sec
ton of the works. Crawford had bow
ed and left her. Next day he resigned
his position and entered the police.
A month later Pierce came back and
married Elsie. Three months later
he was jailed for forgery, Afterward
the couple went west. Crawford knew
nothing more of them.
It is doubtful whether he gave a
thought to this past episode as he
rode five rods north of the American
boundary that snowy December
night. The man he sought had MUIR
dered a Canadian Indian in a saloon
brawl six months before. He had fed
north and east. Crawford was in no
hurry. He might have followed him,
but he knew that he would return,
sooner or later, to his old haunts. He
might have guessed, too, that he
would cross the border. Extradition
proceedings would have proceed too
complicated for man of Crawford's
simple methods. So he waited until
he located Johnson in Chipping, a
struggling village running clear
across the boundary line. And then,
to his Joy, he discovered that John
sons cabin was situated twenty yards
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-05-08

"A Man Without Heart" They Said
of Him.
night at his cabin or cottage believed
himself to be special confdant of
the policeman.
Crawford was known as the most
successful of that splendid force that
is renowned-among all nations. go
in and get him, says the Canadian
government when criminal or male
factor is to be arrested. That is all.
The policeman sets out; when he
comes back-if he comes back-he
has his man.
Because he had never failed, GFaW-
ford had been detached from regular
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-03-04
fCnpgrizat. 1919. hy w, Wetner,J
SIT t2hWn, Jina, SIT down.

fCopYrizae. 1919. ~ w, Wsruer,y
Sit anmn, Jina, SIT ao@a:"
the hait .a2er. ~. timers drew 4
iittle closer together. aai a ot sasE.
while he sanoN taa snow from as
trsrcaaa
it mas in a .stt.e store ia a SINAI.
town ia ths ep2et peninsula ot Mtca,.
gan. On tha anra az Lake Superior,
TIA iuea eh!aX walls az the aix cannon
store were fsd "a assher sfae ana
through tae apen door sae coal gaVa
o7sc a cheerful alaze.
I'm Valentine had sasat many aa
egsn!nz thArs "a ward III tbs n
~ loneliness. ~. tonixnt ne answered.
no. boys. I n.st xst hack" And.
.t!tnias ia en.ne ot the store,
Wasre a roV Il: pixaoahofes answered
:nt a posta3cs, asked Tar his mail
The postmaster handed a.n 4 retain
Loka4 a. thA Signature tntentIy for a
unnens. aUt Il Ia n!s pocket. aaa
~alHh9 o1t without a word.
i'm Ia o: his moods again
aid q
Yes. ana - a m7s,Ary. 81. - ahls.
"a xe. anything rs wants and hasn't
al enemy. aud hs never drinks. na,
sven SMOKES. nos heTa
But H. Was NJ mystery 10 lin l.
ras AT. in Dscsmae. and the sna1
stnsrn thai had been raging AL day
ana NE nixh: he:o:e made him tatnk
of Christmas 81. trEased back "a his
cnzg oom taroush the san1 that lap
Gsep on ths IeTsi and tool hu. n H.
- req CARD hs had secsivea a: ths,
postoface. That vas not the IT
Signature he had been receiving alt
these years IN return for shH rntne5
b: had been sending h.s w!se. Mary.
5acx IN the l.ts!e New Eaxiand toDa,
Hs rsmembersi n first one o:
these: caras he had .ver received ard
anH his heart snncta him when n.
noticed nov cram ped and coar.-
Ma.v's handwriting had become from
hard wnrX s:nce they mad 9 mar.
RED. ard hen nnB rs had stHH!ed
himself asatns. the w~eakness os his
neattachs because she had ~: writ
ten a word to thank him oven Tor the
money nr 70 ~acknow!sdzs i. tn any
Ta7 excepting as required ~ !ar. Il
stung his p1ics, and 80 tbs years
mad gone on without n word Of !ecoS.
milton between tnsrn. except as ne haG
sem her the money, in increasing
amounts as ne ha1 p%rospercN. ana rs
had Ecceip,sd only FOR the govern
ment
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-03-04

This had been going On for scvcn
years ind Jim had been homesick
most ri the time. He had never had
any good fortune or saw anything
not think OF Mary and Johnny and
little Mar and wish he could share
IL With them. But he was too proud
and u~nyieldinE to go back home OF
even to write SO long an Mary did not
appreciate the liberal sums OF money
he had sent her enough to write =
line Ut acknowledgment: for he ana
Mary had not parted tho best o:
friends. When they were married Jim
owned 81 small store and the little old
"nrn out farm that had been handed
down through succeeding generations
There wns no hope ~ yer attainins
anything but 81 bare living from both
and Jim felt within himself something
which told him better than anything
eisc could hat no wus capable OF bet
ter things: antk he wanted to get out
OF tho dead environment of the little
town into the great. growing. throb-
hing world. But Mary wanted fu
"cononizc and develop what they had:
and shc had nc grown into tho habit
II commanding during the a she
Ind taught the village achool that she
"nul1 not sec Why Jim should not
mind her juut aa the pupils did. So.
~ "stN ~ "'bS hs'p W.
each other Mt heart. they were unable
to agree about business affairs: and
Jim was fretting his life away az nc
ia" Mary losing the freshness and
vig"r Of youth through hard work.
until one dny. when no could stan1
tho strain no longer. he said:
MARY. thsrc Ia mn use Of both of
us wasting our time here in this litti.
rtorc. You a handle It. alone better
than wo ron both do II. You can &c,
~ boy who Will be worth moro TO you
than ]. because nc will be willing to
10 M he La told. and X ! cannot DC.
complish moro eventually for you and
tho children somewhere else I'll mover
come back to burden you. I am go.
,nx--1 don't know where. Give me
money enough to got to Chicago nnd
for n weeks board, md III take car,
OF myself"
50 Jim kissed Mary md Iohnni,
and little Mary and started out In thu
real world. and Mary went on TO her.
self to have a good cry and thcn Il
plan to show Jim what she could dc
alone.
After thrco days In Chicago Jim
footsore and weary but not Mscour.
akcd. SOW ovcr tho door of a ding,
little frame building. Labor Agency
Men wanted for the northern woods
Transportation and good wages"
Jim read II ana made up his mint
before he reached tho door. In nv.
minutes he had contracted to 70 Il
northern Michigan. Jim had rcat
much Of tho wonderful rcsourccs o.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-03-04

migratory are rnast sne!.rt aids ia
kAeoine dtprn insert posts.
Mr. E'orna.sh san A. eat: ~ rros-
t.eaks taxing iasatt laen# - .heir
vn7.ns At tfA rat. - fsh times n slew
81 ad1sfs, and estimated taat T. sih xie
vsilop-tarnstAd "athiss na:id ae-
vnur 5000 tfsa Hea il Z Gay.
ssntllar observation establishes ths
'sr- that s.versi k!aas - destructive
,4tArpi1lsrs :nrr pat ~ tha rsxU!ae
t:ist ~ mars mat afty species ns birds.
ana Nat elant !iaA a.re CHRISTIANITY Ge-
stfn9st: nv .airty-sixas Species,
So 'ha sxaerts 9sclara that the
.umnet d: taASe BIRDS Is staai:ily Ga-
.rsasfnx ard .aae thjs is due primarily
s-+ -. 4aai: aat3tai enemies. hnt to
ran.
The Nos persistent and inclusive
.as sn.-hsrh states whsre raaer see-
IS ~ mnst valuable insect:rorous
atf!s pas IA r;htsr months. &evsta.
=: 'hass states ns- oalv so nothing
=, orsvent tais slaughter. hat actually
isgsl,zA Il nv iaus ph;ch class certain
;asee+}varnus hirss as game"
Fsr pie. ths rnhin IS CHASED az
ara n Nnrth Carolina, South Cato
Ina. louisiana, M!szsssi Poi. ani Ten
1886 TIE nahol,r.k ia s.ain in ever
r'ra'st numbers. am farss are legal
:zsI "xama' - .~sat7-si, states.
Marx Train .aid. ~. /. hsttsr 20 rs
> !:1e Inns n':s thsa q dead Bro %
Paradise Ten thousand hDss liza 70
s.uzz > requiem ,rsr serT dead bird.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-03-04
NJ OWNS THE BIRDS?

The farmer ir Hur- he owns tho tirdz
thst nv over bis land. Tho county
mud tho state max. all kinds Of lnws
about hjida Tint ny over their land.
Tho United states. bowevrr. In walking
W. IN lin rlg,tH-somcwhat late.
The Nation "r January "a. 1913.
contains tho following statement:
A hin wan reportcd last week nv
ecnator Mclean. Of CONNECTICUT, pro-
vid'ng that the federal government
shall undertake Tho protection of mi
e'st"rS birds. a. "allH upon tho dc.
rnrtment "f agriculture. which has in
Via rer"rde ~ great lna#a Of preriHr In.
formation on u subject. 4" draft reg
MletiVpu. afterwards to bc enacted jnto
law.
This Ia no mere rceponse to seuti.
ment. II ID not Intended Z" catch tho
"blrd.lovcrp vote. Tho project In
haae1 MI economic considerations, ana
itu active supporters include such mon
Of acience mn William u. IIornaday,
Henry Fairfield OHb"rn. Theodore 4.
1%'ni,ner. of the United Htateu biological
survey, ami Edward II. rrnrhurh.
orniti,"logiet "f tho Massac husettr
state board Of agriculture.
The ycar book "f tho department
Of agriculture Ia authority for tho
statement that. IN single year Uoo4).
the damage done to crops uy Insect
pests amounted Ia s%20. 600. 900.
From the rau,e source We learn that
tho annual loss to apple-srowers from,
tho ravages Of tho rurculio peat
amounts To- ga. 900. 900. To nay nothing
Of %. 2b0,00O expended each year for
spraying trees: that the chinch hus
damages the wheat crop to the "xtcn,
Of 100000. 900 a year, ana that tho
value " the cotton crop IL decreased
annually BY the same amount through
tho work W tho cotton boil wccvi,
while the gypsy moth and other insect,
destroy or scrIousiy damage every yen,
trcea valued al 800. 900, 600.
These figures have increased aigni.
Ncancc when NO remember that thu
lneectivcrous birds (most Ut which arr
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-03-04
mHEr wom,Ds.

4 Frsnrh scientific rn3n rho els.
cEniits ths tana! taanrv sti!i main
'ains INA. shs'e are snuad rsasnn :o.
he!is[inx in 'hs existence nt intelligent
life I'm Mars. According 20 his com
n1tat;nn = ths alleged eaaais ays NJ
ths smallest size that rnnId he seen
thfnnKn our argos telescopes. The
number q: thtn Appearing on charts
~ tins planet you'd he more than
suH1,ien' N nennp7 i.s sntir. area.
This a~rrgrafY II this Zoe not appear
q.ite csftaiD. however. for II is ren.r.
HlI7 slmlttsG that there appear on
Mars certain visihis rnakinxs
ing nihnss genera. form there i. sub.
s'an't.l lgTtsnrn. among astrono-
mhrs These markings exist. thsre-
'nrs. nnd they are risihis. Further.
they IN not occupy the entire sraa.
Th"T may hr canals. ut they may he
something else. But they are evident
II something real On .hc surface %:
Mars.
Eu'. Without depending on ths ca-
nhIs. this s,ientist concludes thu Mars
IL in MI probability Inhabited. The
pIanrt has mir and wstrr n has gen
"ra' conditions not unlike those, on
'hr earth. and II Is Il fair nssum ption
that whore life can exist. NE does cz-
ISL.
There Is recalled just nov tho up
pnsite ronclusinn ri Alfred Russell
Wallace. known TO science IN thc co-
d~is"rvrrrr with farwin of eyrlutinn.
and - man ~ high nttninment.. Wal
lhc" in - noteworthy article published
just n lew years ago maintained TIM
the evidence jndicstes that this par
ticular plan E which We inhnbjt In the
only n in all The universe where
th"re IL nr VII. intended u, he tntelli-
gent Nc. The reasons which he nd.
vnn"ed for This belief were intercntiny.
but there are probably few who would
fnllOw him to hiH conclusion that ont
ut all tn" millions ~ worlds which arc
scattered throughout tho unf,thom-
nh'c and imIne1surab bic dintances %
spare. this little earth OF ourH. an Itor,
~ dust In comparison. liz tho only bit
OF matter on which exists life ana in
trlleo'. The iden in not in harmony
with what We arc able TO observe OF
the general workings of nature.
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could see the watera If Lake superio.
rolling amay to meet ne sky.
lie. II 20 Oh ~ an now soins
my course shah be storm swept unt!i
] reach life'. horizon. but /: ! am re-
connilsd 10 Mary and tae children II
hay. Nth only d Ripple"
jim VAS almoAt persuaded to 81,
down and write Mar Il long letter.
But the thought Of tn: generous suma
hs money he had ser. her without eve,
. ;rord of Acknowledgement In return
forced itself upon him and his heart
hardened: He lay dom 70 drown his
bitterness in sleep. But the morning
went down TO the p~os,of1ce with a
vague sense Of expecting to hear some
thing from home. And there was. In.
deed. a. letter with thc postmark Of
'hc little New England town. ad.
dressed In the same handwriting as
Jim never knew just how he reached
The privacy Of his room. But there
he tore open the envelope with fever.
!sh haste and read:
Dear Jim-Do D know 1t has
been more than sever long years since
o went away? And IN money we
received today In the first intimation
Hc ave ever had that you were alive.
We appreciate your money. but we
need the compromising of a husband
and father more than VIZ need money.
for VIC have %prospered In a small way
and have not been IN need. When
people learned that NJ had not heard
from you-ay they always learn such
things gone waJ--thc most Of them
cam. to trade with us out Of sym.
2athy: and. besides. we have fertilizcd
brought fair returns. SO. Jim. II you
have not been ~sIccessful there IL
enough for all. and you need not DO
ashamed to come home.
There have been few changes in
the old town. The most important one
IL n new postmaster. The most OF
Lern's trade came to u.s.. and people
could not ton how he made a living,
But he still kccph tho postofilce. be-
Gauge no one elsc wanted It. until ne
beclme 30 carclcsa the people demand
cd "a change. And now he has disap.
Deared. But they sa- his accounts
with the government were all right.
I'VE have both done wrong. Jim.
and IT. " nearing Yulctide. Come
"Oh. Mary" was all Jim said. Az he
flung himself down and sobbcd Ike a
child. Then he went into the forest
and cut the most beautiful evergreen
he could find and rushed 1t by cxprcs,
to Mary and the children.
1t was Christmas eve when Jim
reached home with loads OF presents
and found his Christmas trcc already
installed in the old home.
When Mary nnd the children rushed
to meet him he held up a package Of
little rcd cards and said:
Wait. Mary. ! am not worthy until
l explain. 1 know how Lern made his
living. l have kept him all these yeara
because ! was too proud to write when
] did not hear from you But the
wrong To o and me could never be
righted by his punishment. And 1t Ii
the YuIetide. The government will
never know"
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Te$sy ms nsii.n haS f." asn ca,s:
r~naz.s'rs.s William II .af' mas ssiS
dnun the ,ss.t.ns. .tIities IT t..s arsat
.fTte p. b,esi3sat AIMS republic. ar.
Nns,1,t.n Ti,s.n hae '*saa thsr, NJ
President tar has had = pecylia.
enreer. rs . .pIga SAD rs an admin.
;sfystnr u. has shrD. tha Gsssess;tu
NJ traits Whitn WIN a<1N,ira'io0 anl
t,rnman1sa f~es;.ett IS Eng eIsrutirs
head ~ VIZ aa'itn NJ !,.nI hirnss!f
.rpr,esI - '.n oii,a';.ns rh!th
r,1k.s ~nga;hs' rs sr,rress. ara m
paired his stanGjn n.:.re .hs masses
nt fhs i.s,ain ana his pn,.Disfi'y WITH
he ms nnt nsl, tt,yiuoe1 ~ ZEAL with
yosn. ana In VIM defer ,ies rsspnnsi-
billy fnf mist ~ tte difficulties vni,n
havs hssss his PAIN Eyt. rs his sd
usinjs.,a';rn wgs r~rncte0;nE mws,I
;ts ,lpsr. mDrh az Ne h,rshnsss has
s|jsa ppNaYeI frnHi ,hr rnmrneni IN him
anN his nnts. and thsrn has hesn nF
Into 81 tendtn"v ~ apprtris's. him
rnrre nsstiv ss ie ,srtaiD.1 rnsTiteA,
ms 81 man t~hmrrughi1 in earnest. ah-
enlutsIy unaffaiI. AMI sn appreni,ti1s
~ the Importance ~ Wis f1ust cum
ynit'nJ m hir, that hr nrvrr U1vcrrd
81 hsirshreaIth from what he belize
ed To br his DUTY 10 his cnunt,y. BE
has made mistakes. suG he has paiI
fnr 'hsrn. but n remains. nus ri the
mnst sjnesrn ami tnns,isn'jnu men
whr ever nttl,pi.G the position u!
president ~ This e,uu'r1 MAJ grnI
fortune attend hin in all 'h1t ms un-
GsItaEes.
President Wilson is n man ~ spIen-
did equipment. tie Is II s~h liar. ~
course but ne has aisn shown himself
~ be possessed If II knenly practical
outlook on life that does not nlwa ~
n%Hcnrur,ap2 scholarship In his work
as governor ri New Jersey has has ex-
hibittd strength nnJ courage. nuI II
skill in Dealing With men and uues-
ions ~ state 'hht have surprised
those who r%onsl1ered him w he mere.
" y 1rlver in books and - dealer
with theories ttn comes tn his high
once under circumstances which. p
pursntl2. involve important chargsE in
some of our national poIiei g. no has
with him ~ large Inhiority in the
house. ana " is expected that he will
he supported by 81 MINORITY nf the SON
ate. though the situation In TIM body
IF not quito cIrar. If Internal die.
srnelons do not stand in tho wny Tho
Democratic pnttY should Ic Yblc ia
shape NATIONAL legislation In it's own
WY.
President Wilson is. Ike, all other
preside nts. ~ member or one political
parity. Lils" 81 other presidents, he is
the president of tho whole nntinn. Ito
has been placed In the highest official
position that ie within the gift of man.
Tie Is entitled to the respect Of the
people. and tn their sympsthetir re-
gard So long as he shows thyt he f.
sincerely trying To- dn that which IL
Nsht. Ito will bo ohscrveh closely nud
doul,tlese criticized freely. Let II ~,
hoped that he viii Ie trcytcd fairly.
aDd TINT his administration viii prov.
ono which will bring good things t.,
the American people.
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ADJUSTMENTS
Tllr I,nILnn I,r1nD...

B"hemia'r tout will be- pitched an
tho stage Of he" metropolitan thcatcr
on Tucsdny. March II. whom that
much talked "f comic opera SUCCESS.
rho Enlkan 1'rinc"sr." will bc intro
duro1 - local t~heatcr-gocrn for tho
FIRST time. Quit" royalty ruling the
opera. goers Of New York for u annson
extending oyer II period nj moro thu n
nix months. the production establish.
cd - record arttstIrally. histrionicnlly
ana financially that iy not likely tn he
duplicated for ro,no HcnsonH Ia como.
And this was merely n REPETITION ~ the
"I'nIknn r%rinc~aa" London experience,
from which place New York FIRST
ncntrd tho wichory Of hcr rcnl charm,
cxpoHrd In her conxing melodies. There
has never been but ono company and
that In this one. which lncludcH most
IT tho c"at originally necn IN tho Lon
don and New York presentations. Tho
1%1nlkancn~ Beauty chorus Ia rtill n fen
ture Of tho performance and In raid "a
present a great variety of stunning
young ~" Tho advance sale open,
Monday. March 10.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-03-04
HOGS HOO TO-DAY
tBy John w. Carey,

VII" drugs upon tho Turkish
rug tho nsbobe with tho dust.
tho gents who own the universe.
yclep tho Money Trust: Who
sits him in tho swivel chair in
Washington. u. C., and puts
your Tanker baker through the
wcll-known third degree" WIN
summons MIR. Morgan for u quiet
little chat. and listens TO the story
that he tells him through his hat?
Who tolls It's slcuths TO yet that
guy" and get him good and
quick" when Mr.. Rockefeller
senda him word that he In s,ck7
Who's free to 20 ahead aud Vet
tho money combines nan?
4 WE'VE got perfect ahilt.l
That Nj. pujo man.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-03-04
The Evening Story
TWIST OF CHANCE.

that Little peninsula, srrseaa4ax Ike
az Arm Into Lake SuperIac, with it's
wsa'ca Of forests on sas surface aad
tas millions OF copper "a lts Depths.
AZ! It seemed to him t..e land os op-
rortunity.
And that vas seven years ago.
Short yeass when he considered thae
his animal dividends on coppes alone
wee sea.a6a. but loax yeass when
ne Thought at Nary aaa fas children
He o.essd I'D the l.s:.a ard again
looked AZ the ~s!anat.:e. He won
de:ed Il LA could D. ..-c!e lfays
han5wr!ting. Why no.> 5he would
be twelve now. On. /: Mary Eoufa
oaly write. What goa: al reatsh 10
him, ROW .hat he had - It would
haFs been better to saV= n>ea con.
tented 70 exc Out q uv.ns Tiia Masy
ana tas children.
He went TO the wjnaoE. TnA storm
Uas aaatng. Behind tas .i..!a bay ae
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-03-04
A BATCH OF SMILES

Edith and Flora were passing their
summer vacation in the country.
D you know. said Edith. that
young farmer tried to kiss me. He
told me that he had never kissed n
girl before"
What did you tell him?" asked
Flora.
Why" replied Edith, II told him
I was no agricultural experiment sta
ton"
4 Scottish farmer was asked to the
funeral of a neighbours wife, and as
he had attended the funeral Of both
OF her predecessors. his own wife was
rather surprised when he informed
her that he had declined the invita-.
ton.
For some time Sandy would give. no
reason for h refusal, but he couldn't
stand the old lady off, so finally he
told her with some hesitation:
"Weel. We see. Janet. l dinna -
ike to be accepttn' ither folks civili-
ties when nivver haze onything o.
the kin to offer in return"
Chief Justice Matthews: while pre-
siding over the supreme court at
Washington. took several of the as
"S oSAS VI ZIG SOuTl IOT d run
down Chesapeake Bay. A stiff breeze
sprang up. and Justice Gray was get
ting decidedly the worst Of it. AS he
leaned over the rail in great distress
Chief Justice Matthews touched him
on the shoulder and said, in a tone
OF deepest sympathy: rs there any
thing l a do for you. Gray?"
NO, thank you" returned the sick
justice. unless your honor IAN over
rule this motion"
A slater who was engaged upon the
roof at a house in Glasgow fell from
the ladder and lay in an uncon.
scious state upon the pavement, One
Of the pedestrians in the street who
rushed to the aid of the poor man
CHANGED to have a flask of spirits in
his pocket. and. to revive him. began
to pour q little down his throat.
"Canny. mon. canny," said a man
looking on. o you'll choke him."
The unconscious slater opened
his eyes and said, quietly: Pour
ava, mon, por ava; ye're DOOM fine"
When Frank Moulan. the actor. was
starring in "The Grand Mogul'' he
arrived in Chicago for the opening