Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-10-19

Congressman II. T. Helgeson will
be in Grand Forks for a short time
tomorrow .enroute to Milton, his
HOSPITAL SCENE IN 1870.
(Emil Zola.)
In the vast room. the wide door Of
which was standing open. not only
every bed occupied but there was no
more room upon the litter that had
been shaken down on the floor at the
end of the apartment. They were be-
ginning to etrew straw in the spaces
between the beds, the wounded were
crowded together so closely that they
were in contact. Through the lofty
windows the pitiless white daylight
streamed In upon that aggregation of
suffering humanity. Now and then
an unguarded movement elected an
involuntary cry Of anguish. The
air. Down the room a low, mourn-
ful wall. almost a lullaby, went on and
ceased not. And all about was silence,
intense, profound, the stolid resigna-
tion Of despair, the solemn stiffness
OF the death chamber. broken only BY
the tread and whispers Of the attend
ants.
Rents in tattered, shell-torn uni
forms disclosed gaping wounds, some
Of which had received hasty dress
ing on the battlefield. while others
were still raw and bleeding. There
were feet, still incased in their coarse
shoes. crushed into a masslike jelly;
from knees and elbows, that We're as
II they had been smashed by ham
mer. depended inert limbs. There
were broken hands, and fingers almost
by a strip Of skin. Most numerous
among the casualties were the frac-
lures: the poor arms and legs, red
and swollen, throbbed intolerably and
were heavy as lead. But the most
dangerous hurts We're those in the
abdomen, chest and head. There were
yawning flssures that laid open the
entire flank, the knotted viscera were
Drawn into great hard Jumps beneath
the tight-drawn skin. while as the ef-
feet Of certain wounds the patient
frothed at the mouth and writhed like
an epileptic. Here and there were
cases where the lungs had been pene-
trated. the puncture now so minute as
to permit no escape Of blood. again
a wide, deep orifice through which the
red tide OF life escaped in torrents:
that were hid from sight, were the
most terrible in their effects, prostrat-
ing their victim .Iiks. q flash, making
him black inSthe slaEH ana delirious.
And finally the hS ore than any
other portion Of t&4,934pnSsgave evil
dence. Of hard Treatment: a broken
jaw. the mouth of pulp of teeth ana
bleeding tongue. an eye torn from its
socket<and exposed upon the cheek, a
cloyen skull that showed the palpltat-
Ing brain beneath. Those in whose
case the bullet had touched the brain
or spinal marrow were already as
dead men, sunk in the lethargy of
coma, while the fractures and other
less serious cases tossed restlessly on
their pallets and beseechingly called
for water to quench their thirst.
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TIL new boy in the school was be-
ing examined In geography.
What kind of mountains are there
in South America? ?" he was asked.
High" he replied.
Little Felix, aged six. had found
four little kittens in the cellar. A
visitor, being told Of them. expressed
desire to have a peep at the new ar.
rivals. Felix Went to fetch them, and
soon pitiful wailing was heard on
the stirs.
Don't hurt the little kittens, Fe-
lix," called out his mother. Bring
them up carefully"
II am, mamma" replied Felix:
I'm bringing them UP by their
stems"
Jackson and johnson are not now
on speaking terms. It all arose as the
result of an argument which required
some mental calculation.
II tell you," said Jackson, that you
clusions."
Pardon me, but am not" replied
Didn't go to school. stupid?" al
most roared his opponent.
Yes" was the calm reply. land you
came back stupid"
"Yes," said the man in the ginger
colored suit, I'm in a bad fix. My
father was a German. My mother
was English and her father was a
Belgian. My wife is Hollander, my
chauffeur is Russian. and my cook
is an Austrian"
We'll, say" the other man asked,
what are you going to do?"
What can do? Nothing except
mind my own business"
Two Apiece.
They are telling story In Switz-
.erland about what would happen If
the kaiser violated Swiss, as he has
already violated Belgium. neutrality.
The kaiser. as the story runs. was
shooting Of the Switzers, who all
scored bulls eyes U.s.
"Wonderful, ehots!" said the kaiser
to a Swiss general. Wonderful
shots!'
And We have, your majesty, 10o,-
900 such shots in the Swiss army" the
general answered.
The kaiser laughed. and in his jovial
and staggering. his bullying and dan
gerous way. he said:
But suppose I invaded you with
100000 soldiers?"
I'm that case, your majesty" said
the other. I'VE should each Of US fire