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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-31
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Trade was bad. very bad: and Mr..
Buggins, the chief grocer Of the dis.
trict, found his takings becoming
smaller every day, Ali his old cus-
toners seemed to be-" leaving the
neighborhood, and no new ones ar
irving. Even old Mrs. Robinson. to
whom the: firm of Buggips had sup,
years. had not been near the shop :fot
weeks.
One morning. however. she again
entered the..door, and Mr.. Buggins,
delighted. fastened to attend to her
in person.
a., vA a. ~ what ,nan' may I get for o to-
"a cents worth Of SOAP: came the
reply.
Mr.. Buggins's face was wonderfully
expressive Of. outraged feelings; SO
was his answer: - :.
"a cents. worth Of soap!" he. re.
be washing the canary this after
noon" -
Two farmers met in a western
town a day or two after a cyclone had
visited that particular neighborhood.
"She shook things up pretty bad
out at my place." said one, stroking
his wh:skers meditatively. by the
way, Hi" he added, that new barn
o. yourn get hurt any?"
WALL" drawled the other, 1T dun
no. I hain't found it yet."-National
Food Magazine. -
Miss Ribbons (the typist)--'NWhat
r you marking that football calen-
dar with blue pencil for. Adalbert? 2"
Adalbert (the ONCE .boy-"Oh! I'm
jes' Akin the dates: when me grand
mudder's an grandfadder's funerals
Is goin' ter take place."
In a natural history. gabfest. the
other day the talk turned to the -evo-
luton of the butterfly, when Senator
Elihu Root of New York wassremind.
ed of a children's fancy dress affair
at n Of the theaters. :-.>.
Just previous to the beginning Of
the entertainment "a woman -eXcitedly
rushed up to the stage door and de-
manded entrance, but the attendant
in charge barred her way.
81 am very sorry, madam" he said;
"but. this is a children's affair, and
no adults are admitted" 81
But my little girl .is In there" in
sisted the woman, with a look Of deep
concern. and she has forgotten q
part Of her costume. She is to take
the part of a butterfly, but has. no
Wings. So .
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-31
PROPHECIES.

There is III Paris a seeress-if that
10 the correct way to describe her
Who is reputed to have extraordinary
insight into the future. and she has
been consulted and believed in by
many European celebrities who
should have known better-perhaps
they did. A year ago this good dame
published . series Of prophecies con-
corning events which were to take
place during the year 1919. The year
Is drawing to a close. and II the lady
q to mako good the next few hours
will be among the most eventful Of
any in the history Of tho human race
Every single prediction which the
oma made. aud which was made in
anything like q specific manner, has
failed Of fulallment.
The marriage Of Marie Adelaide.
grand duchess Of Luxembourg, for
instance. he's not astounded the world
o. damaged French political interests.
principally. perhaps. because she has
not married. Paris has not been the
soene Of q terrible theater fire and
tho french troops have not been
rushed to the frontier. The German
emperor has not visited Paris. The
rope still lives. and at the latest ac-
Seunts Was in tolerahly good health.
Ehsse has been no political upheaxal
Ia Italy. and the young Prince Of
wales has not sucessdsd to the Eng
2ish throne. Poland has not been
Gxesd and Bulgaria has not played
quite - "stupandous' q role In Eu-
tope In the year now closing a. Ger.
tain events Of 1919 promised that she
might play. Only one Of tho Thsbes'
predictions. in fact, for 1918 has turn.
ed out fairly well. The year has been
'hloody' enough. II you al to put
It that way. There have been insur.
rsctious. fatal disasters. and murders.
No gift Of clsirvcyance was required
to predict that much. otherwise. the
prophecies Of NJ Of the worlds most
notorious seers have not been fulfilled
In any particular.
Yet it will be difficult to convince
people who permit themselves to be
fooled by this. the cheapest kind Of
imposture, that the prophet has been
1t fault. They will argue that things
are not what they seem to the unini-
tiate, that the meanings Of the wise
woman were-not expressed in terms
the vulgar car understand. So we
have little hope that the practical
proof Of the falstty of these predic.
tions for 1918 will deter the true be-
levers in the occult from putting their
faith in: the prophecies Of evil for
1914.
stu the lady will doubtless come
to the front about tomorrow with
another group Of predictions for the
coming year. and credulous people
will pay some attention to what she
seyS.
We smile in q superior way at the
efedulity Of Europe. But let us admit
With proper humility that we have
q professional weather prophets in
this country. and that people. who are
ordinarily Intelligent ana apparently
sane, believe that they know some
thing about It. All the superstition is
not In Europe.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-31
ADJUSTMENTS
.sThe Bird OF Paradise.

That love is love though 1t comes
in any racial guise, and that human
hearts are pretty much the same,
though they beat under skins Of
varying shade. and in bodies Of un-
accustomed surrounding, is the str1k-
ing primary lesson Of Richard Wall
ton 'Tully's celebrated Hawaiian
drama The Bird Of Paradise" which
Oliver Morosco will present here at
the Metropolitan on Monday next.
Indeed, the tragedy Of this power
full play comes just because Of that
great universal instinct. The lesson
Of the play. if SO thoroughly interest
ing an entertainment may have q les
son.. is the futility of coming thor
oughly alien peoples.
..Luana. the beautiful Hawaiian girl,
passionately loves Paul Wilson, the
American in Hawaii, who in turn as
fervently loves her. But from the
moment of his devotion to this love.
~ but sadly primitive little creature
Wilson not only loses caste. but he
loses that essence Of force and dis
tinction which is his by right Of birth
and race. 1t is only when he eventu-
realizes it enough to turn savagely
about face, that he restores even q
modicum of his self-respect-and
brings about the great tragedy Of his
sweetheart. In contradistinction Mr..
Tully has drawn the gayly self-aban-
doned beach-comber, "Ten-Thousand-
Dollar" Dean, n Of the most orig
inal characters in all South Sea liter.
ature. and the equal Of any Of Ste
%yenson's celebrated types. Dean is
saved by a wide:awake. thorough-go-
ing American girl. even as Wilson 10
almost destroyed by . charming say.
age.
The lengthy cast, which includes
the original company. Of Hawaiian
only one Of It's kind in existence, since
the almost complete invasion Of even
Hawaii's Utmost strongholds. by the
Japanese. is headed by Miss Lepore
Clrich and Mr.. William Desmond, two
soung and enthusiastic actors.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-31

sible of being overlooked. Tho sun
with ropes Of daisies. Down the
stairs. between. lengths Of white rib
Don knotted with roses. Jessie came.
a demure, shining loneliness, accom-
panied by the strains of ..,usic. So
once on a time her mother had come,
Just so radiant q bride. 4 little SILVER
caught Mrs. Burnett as she renem.
oered her own wedding day. After all
It was too bad that Joe had not come.
secretly she prayed that Jessie might
escape the disaster which had befal-
The simple ceremony was over
quickly. The party drifted t the din
ing room where tile wedding break
fast was to be served. At the table
behind her. necessarily close. for the
room was crowded, Mrs. Burnett over
heard two women speaking in under.
tones.
Il wonder il he was asked" said
one
Jessie wrote and telegraphed
both" was the reply.
Mrs. Burnett hit her lip. What was
the use Of saying a%nythingc He might
have come for JesSie's sake. Unceas-
ingly she still expected him. He might
still appear IN tine to see the girl.
But the breakfast came 10 an end.
Jessie got into her going away frock.
the carriage arrived, there was a wild
and confetti. a hurried kiss, good
BY" my darling" and Jessie was
gone.
In a daze Mrs. Burnett went
through what was left Of .the scene.
The guests departed, the house was
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-31
HAPPY NEW YEAR.

Before another issue Of The Times
reaches its readers the old year will
have passed. and another year will
have dawned on an expectant world.
The Times will tomorrow follow the
custom which it observes on most hol-
idays, and will issue at noon instead
OF at the usual hour.
To all its readers The Times extends
good wishes for the coming year. The
old year has had its lights and shad-
ows, its joys and it's sorrows, and there
~ no reason to believe that the COM
Ing year will be an exception in this
respect. May ne be able to use the
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-31

dismantled. Of it's bridal array and set
in its usual scrupulous order :. and
night fell. She had gone out. to her
poppy bed for consolation she must
find somewhere. She was alone as she
had never been alone before. And it
must go on now until she died. She
did not hear a cab stop or e the
over the grass toward her. He was
quite near before she realized his
presence. She stared at him. He
stared back at her. Then she said
the first thing that-came to her:"You
are too $1,000 81 -
He replied Ia tae'ssame way: TITS
over then"
He looked. down. plainly disappoint-
ed. II thought: maybe, seeing i, didn't
| come, she'd watt. -. -
She didn't know You were coming
.No, + suppose not" He nodded
been: delayed. i should have got here
Yesterday, but I was mixed up in@a
wreck. = They took me to the hospital.
It's nothing. just a bump" He. lifted
his. hat and she saw a plaster. "But
It knocked me out for a few. hours.
That's why ! didn't; arrive. Tn sorry,
0OAS. 81 Jul 6Il lttdfTl6u. SLdTClnR
in where we did. I hope she won't
make the same mistake" He paused.
Don't you?"
Yes, Joe," she answered.
"You alone, Lois? You don't want
me hanging around. I'm going right
back. anyway. I'll go over to the hotel
and" 80
You'll stay here!" she spoke
sharply in her e~agerness. "Iru get
your supper" ~
II don't want to trouble you,-Lois."
The humility in his voice. was. smiling,
But I'd like to know of course about
the girl. / brought her, a present"
He drew out a heavy little pouch and
u 1t IN her hands. Its gold-$2Q0.
sShe turned her head away. He
face was q blur Of wilderness and
tears. She heard him draw a rackine
breath.
I'm sorry I'm TOO late," he said.
Then h looked at him and got his
glance. They studied each other in a
moment Of bewildering revelation.
You're not too iate," she whis-
With a rich thud the pouch Of gold
fell at her feet. She was holding out
both. hands to him. !.
For years scientists have been tell.
ing us there are microbes in kisses.
but most girls are: willing to do =
little investigating.
1t will be a feather in the can Of
the plumber who FIRST. acquires the
: art Of fixing a pipe dream.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-31

DR.. Cook. who fakes an ascent OF
Mount Mckinley, and then faxed a
discovery of the north pole. is still al
it. He has been asking for a congress
sional investigation. and in order to
support his demand he has sent to
members Of congress his claims and
testimonials. Among the latter was a
letter from Captain Evelyn Baldwin,
which was published in Cooks book,
Captain Baldwin says that Cook has
falsifed the record by Incorporating in
his letter things which he never wrote,
and which are false. It seems that
the man is such a confirmed prevari-
Gator that he cannot refrain frou,
padding eve his " testimonials.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-31

One Of the stations along =. the
Panama canal zone, where an auto
matte record is made of the wind
velocity. wind. direction and rainfall.
The: height. 81 the water in the-canal
is also recorded automatically by a
register installed in the concrete
tower. Careful. records are kept Of
weather conditions at several stat .ons
along the canal and on Gatun Lake
watershed. The rainfall and water
supply are important factors in the
success Of the canal. The records in
dicate that tht water supply Will be
ample.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-31

letter to her father. The girl began
to speak about it. In desperation
finally Jessie sen a teiegram: Going
to marry: Come. Can't marry with.
out you"
Silence followed the telegram also.
Maybe he's dead" Jessie breathed,
"or sick. Oh, if we only knew. You
knew him better than l did, mother.
Can't you find some %reason?"
NO." she answered merely.
The wedding morning came with
SO much JOY as to make even the cir.
cunlstance Of a delinquent father pos.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-31

good things Of life temporarily, and
to bear ourselves manfully in the
darker hours. May we work honestly.
endure patiently, when endurance Is
necessary. and seek to know better the
good that is in our neighbors and to
develop more fully the good that is in
ourselves.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-31
n ~PARAGRAPHs,

Enthusiasm makes heavy work
light.
A girl isn't necessarily an artist be-
cause she paints.
Fools may rush in where angels
fear to use their wings.
A dark horse may be nightmare
to the other candidates.
Love is so blind that IL can't
see a rival around the corner
How the average oma does howl
when she hears Of a wife who sup
ports her husband.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-31
GARDNER MAY RUN AGAIN.
Massachusetts .Coneress-,ap to Rec
ter Race IL Other Candidates
.:fA" 70. Consent. -

Boston. Dec. 31.-1n a letter sen
by Congressman Augustus p. Gardne.
before leaving for Washington last
night to A. Piatt Andrews. the con-
gresham says that he will not be a
candidate for reelection unless Mr.
Andrews. who has announced his can
didacy for the seat, will give his con-
sent. When Mr.. Gardner recently
stated that he had reconsidered his
previously announced decision to re-
sign in order to become a candidate
for governor, he. declared he would
not seek re-electiop unless others who
had i,ecome candidates to succeed
him would release him from his i'm
piled obligation not to run. Several
of the candidates %thereupon with
drew. but Mr.. Andrews yesterday said
he would stay in the race.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-31

. (By John W. Carey.)
Who sailed the seas for twen-
ty years-a tar from tender age
and did no deed to land his
map upon the title page! Whose
chance to prove his mettle came
at last and found him there-as
face to face he stood with death
and never turned a hair? Who
stood upon the burning deck
whence all but him had fed" and
showed not all the heroes are in
story books or dead? Who says
he knows not why the mob should
praise his humble nane-that
any man that IS a man would
sure have done the same? Who
had his chance and showed 'em
he could hit. it in a. pinch
Baker in the Game Of Life?
That Captain Francis Inch.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-25

Roosevelt used to disport himself,
along with Jimmy Garfield, Law
renee Murphy and other patriots who
could swing the racket, affords the
most just field for the study OF the
possibilities of the departure. White
trousers and skirts will take the
places OF the tights. The arms only
will be bare. The feet will wear ten
mis- shoes. A net, which, mayhap.
may be stretched between the play
ers and the audience in case the
dance is bad will be a part Of the
stage property.
Before and behind this net the new
order viii have the girlies and cho-
rus men dancing and whirling, 80
that the spectator may imagine that
the score, instead of being in B flat,
is Is love. .--
Nor would the artistic stop with
tennis. The football field offers a
chance to mark the stage OFF with
lines like the sidewalks wherein the
children play hopscotch and the
dancers, arrayed in padded clothing,
shaggy hair will dash madly about,
trying to put their feet upon the
faces of their neighbors and to kick,
in the name of aesthetic art, the
shins of those in the immediate vi
cinity.
To this, says Nijinski, we are COM
Ing,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-25
MILITIA ENGAGES
IN SHAM BATTLE
Spectacular Feature of Encamp-
ment Is Gone Into With the
EarnestnesS of War.

CAMP BROWN. ST. SIMONs Is
LAND, GA. June PA spectacular
sham battle with all its incidental
maneuvers was the most interesting
feature arranged for to-days military
program at the annual militia en-
campment
The soldiers were prepared to go
into the mock engagement with all
the earnestness OF actual warfare
Brush beating and scout work. ad-
vance guard and rear guard work
were arranged as features of the pre-
liminary skirTnishes.
Adjutant General Joseph VanHolt
Nash is expected to visit the camp
to morrow or Thursday Lieutenant
e. R. w. McCabe, inspector instruc-
tor OF the cavalry of the National
Guard, made an inspection of the
camp Monday. The tent in charge of
Corporal w. ]. Nolan and tenanted
by Albert Jones, william Rhodes. G..
z. Govan and Frank Hunt was de-
clared the model tent by the inspect
ing officer. The highest commenda-
ton was given the street of Com
pany l..
Lieutenant A. Med Wilson, of At
lanta, inspector OF small arms prac-
tice, has made targets to be used in
pistol practice tomorrow. The 90
officers Of the squadron are the only
ones who will take part in the pistol
practice.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-25
Ragtime Artists Will
Pit Fingers Against
Player-Piano Again

The second attempt to settle the
question of Atlanta's champion rag
time player will be made this after
noon at Weatherholt Hall. ~ North
Broad Street
At this time several of Atlanta's
most expert pianists will compete
with a Weatherholt player piano and
all the varieties of ragtime will be
produced.
Frank Hammond, executive secre-
tary to Mayor Woodward, will act
again as Judge and indications are
that large crowd will be present
to witness the contest.
The first contestant will begin play
ing at 3 o'clock. Everybody who en-
joys ragtime is invited to attend. It's
free.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-25
EVELYN THAN 4
'BALLY BOLD
DANCE STAR
London Unable to Decide Wheth-
er to Approve or DenOunce
American Sensation.

LONDON. June 24.-Evelyn Nesbit
Thaw's wild Bacchanalian dance at
the Hippodrome with Jack Clifford is
the latest London sensation and one
Of the most discussed ones that ever
agitated this much-enduring city.
The public is divided between ad-
miration of the beauty Of the dancer
and the grace and cleverhess of her
dancing revels on the one hand, and
Its amazemcnt at her wild abandon,
embracings, posturings and her eX-
pressions of primitive emotion.
"A bally bold and devilish fasci-
natin' dance, y'know," is the apt com
ment made by one enthusiastic club
man in the foyer after seeing the
young Americans performance. This
criticism has been quoted right and
left and the phrase "bally bold" Is
now heard wherever the Hippo
drome's latest hit is discussed.
Mrs. Thaw has been giving out aes-
thetic and high minded interviews.
She denies exploiting her Thaw name
or her wide reputation merely to get
a vaudeville salary, and says she re-
turned to the stage merely to support
herself and her baby. The public
was prepared to see something quite
decorus when she appeared on the
stage with Jack Clifford.
The actual dance was a stunning
surprise. Mrs. Thaw and Clifford
whirled, embraced, separated and gal
Hoped about in frenzied emotion. The
girl, of course, is the feature. Cliff
ford while wonderfully clever
dancer, is merely the lay figure. so
to speak, on which Mrs Thaw's
dance is draped. The word "draped"
is expressive in this case, because
Mrs. Thaw clings to Clifford like ivy
to an oak in some parts of the dance.
They embrace and are closely en-
tangled. Suddenly they dash apart.
Then they speed together again,
dancing madly all the while, whirling
and spinning in a veritable orgy of
motion.
II is about as barbaric and primi-
tive a dance and about as frank in its
emotional expression as any London
has gazed on yet. r.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-25
Barker to Manage
Newly Built Road

The new Gainesville and North
western Railroad viii have as it's vice
president and general manager B. S.
Barker Of Atlanta, commercial agent
of the Southern. Mr.. Barker has ten
dered his resignation for July /, and
will go to Gainesville to his new Of
fee.
Mr. Barker has been in the employ
Of railroads for Is years. The new
road has just been completed. 1t ex-
tends through Hall and White COun-
ties, with its terminus at North
Helen, a booming town.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-25
AS THE SUMMER TERM BOOMS
THE SOUTHERN BUSINESS COLLEGE
PLACING MANY PUPILS IN POSITIONS
The Popular Business School,
With q Large and Efficient
Faculty, Is Daily Sending
Out Its Well Trained Pupils
Into GoOd-Paying Positions.

Several new pupils have just en-
tered the Southern Shorthand and
Business University, and they could
not have selected a better time to
begin a Business Course than the
present.
Miss Mae Garner, one Of the re-
cent bright pupils, has been placed
by the managers Of the Southern in
a good steno- bookkeeper's position
with Messrs. Collier & Co, a prom
tnent firm in GAINESVILLE, Ca.
Il like my place fine, so far"
writes Miss Garner. and 1t is stated
that the firm IL pleased with the
services of Miss Garner.
Several others have been placed
in good positions by the Southern
during the past week, Mr.. Parkin-
son, Miss Davis, Mr.. Stripping, Mr..
Mackey, Mr.. HollingswOrth and Mr..
Meredith being among them.
No trouble to secure a position II
the business man to whom you ap-
ply knows that you are a graduate
Of the Southern.
Il am informed that your school
is the best in the South" writes A
prospect, and similar statements
are frequently made by those writ
ing to the Southern for information.
TT looks more businesslike here
than In any other business school
have visited, said one OF the callers
upon the managers of the Southern
Shorthand and Business University
Your school seems to have 4
large attendance, and from the IA
vorable information l have gath
cred, have decided to place my son
with you"
The foregoing remarks were made
to the managers OF the Southern by
a gentleman who made very thor
ough investigation OF business
schools.
Business Mems Endorsement.
Those desiring 70 become expert
stenographers and high clas IS book
keepers are requested to follow the
course OF the gentleman above re-
ferred to
Make diligent inquiry among At
lanta's prominent business mem
Then the task OF deciding where
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-25
REUNION TESTS
GETTYSBURG s
HOSPITALITY
Village Scurries for Food for
100000 acknowledgement
Is Arriving.

GETTYSBURG, PA, June 24.-The
vanguard of the $780, strangers who
will take part in the celebration of
the semi-centennial of the Battle of
Gettysburg next week arrived to-day
As this is a town of only 1000 inhabi-
tants. the people are panic-stricken
at the outlook. Every hotel for ten
miles around already is bought out
with reservations, and it is feared
many visitors will have to sleep In the
open and go hungry.
so badly frightened are the towns
people at the outlook that many have
bought provisions to last them two
weeks, fearing a famine when the
celebration takes place.
The Sons of Veterans already are
encamped on the outskirts and the
Pennsylvania Veterans of the C. A. r
VIII be here Thursday. Forty-five
Thousand veterans will be under cam
vas