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Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-10

the Marshes, were either dead or scat
tered to the four winds. Albert, the
last owner of the farm, had turned it
over to tenants and had gone west, it
was said. Malvina had nothing to do
With these new people, and so she
had no neighbors at all.
Departure from the old homestead
where she had lived for so many years
wrenched Malvina's very soul. She
was not much of a. business woman.
To sell the useless, to select the need
full, to hold an auction and turn over
the place to tenants, to have papers
drawn and signed-all these things
taxed her limited capa abilities. BY the
time everything was sealed and set
tied Malvina was a wreck. And she
had still to find habitation for her
self.
Day after day she walked about
Westmore looking for a house. 1t was
spring and hordes of house hunters
she really liked and would have taken,
but while she was considering the
matter somebody else paid months
rent in advance and took it. So it
CHANGED that after long waiting and
many adventures NIalvina moved into
the old Hough house-or rather into
one-half of the old Hough house.
IL StOOd on Locust street, Which had
been named after the locust trees that
formerly had woven a notable Gordon
about the stately premises. But the
locusts had gone the way Of all the
earth. the land had been cut up into
lots and sold and the old house itself
had passed into alien lands. A par
tition had been plastered up straight
through the middle and it had become
a cheap two family dwelling.
The east side of the house was
empty when Malvina went there. She
moved in her old, precious things and
filled the window lodges with potted
plants. And then all at once it was
full spring.
Under the west windows Of the old
house Malvina made a flower bed and
planted therein seeds of hollyhock,
poppy and baby breath which she had
brought from the old farm
Malvina had been very charming in
her girlhood and even now, at forty
six, was sweet to see. She had kept
her hair and her color and her slim
shape. She had kept, too, in her heart
a deep. abiding, romantic interest in
life. AS she delved in the earth Of
May morning her thoughts went back
along the way Of her life. She re-
membered all the quiet, lovely times
Of her girlhood, the frocks she had
worn and the beaus who had alighted
from sprightly horses at her fathers
gate. She had liked them all so
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-10
QUITE so.
National Monthly. !

'(NauOnal MOnthly.)
At club frequented by doctors the
discussion came up recently whether
a person could live without q BRAIN
During the discourse one Of the doc
tors said:
When I. was practicing medicine
IN Indiana a remarkable case came
under my supervision. A man, while
out hunting, had leaned upon his
shotgun and the weapon had gone
off accidentally, making a large
wound in his head just above the ear
The brain was laid bare and in bring
ing the patient to the hospital a
handful of the gray matter leaked
out. He was trepanned' and finally
recovered his mental faculties appar-
emily as good as ever"
your story is very interesting" in
terrupted an auditor, "but it sounds
to me somewhat inconsistent"
"Why so?" questioned the narra-
tor.
Because" answered the other doc
tor. "if he had ever had handful of
brains he wouldn't have leaned on
the shotgun"
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-10

II call that a waste df car fare. Now
you just hark your noise., Malvina.
I've got you and I'm going to keep
YOU. AS for the kids-you'll get used
to them i'll no time. Why. I never
hear them. You see, raised seven
of my own" $
Elvira was solid and rosy and care
less. She wore dressing sack all day
and liked to rock. But she seemed to
enjoy life When, as she said, it "got
too thick downstairs she took NAL
vina up to her room at the back of
the house. There she made Malvina
occupy the one chair while she sat
on the bed, and they talked and talk
ed. In course of time they got to
Albert Dyer. = TT
HE writes to my husband once In a
WHILE" Elvira said. "You know they
used to be real thick as boys when we
all lived up mountain way together.
I always was partial to Albert. Toms
got his last letter somewheres, and If
1 can find it I'll show it to you"
Next day she found it in an old coat
of her husbands, and she put it in
Malvina's hands, who colored as she
held her old lovers letter and cav
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-10
THE ARMY WORM.

There Is another invasion and an
Other war ir progress this summer,
only IL is the lawns and shrubs and
gardens that are attacked, and 1t 10 a
worm--the army worm-that is do
ing the mischief.
All through the east lawns and gar
dens have been laid waste. The
plague Is lataly reported as far west
rs Detroit. It may not get to Grand
Forks-lets aope not-hut II it does
it will be wan to know something
about It.
The army worm Is about ar inch
and half in length. is light brown in
color with perhaps tinge of green.
It has short seelers about the head
and perhaps a dozen pairs Of legs
Along each 1ide appear two silky
green stripes. 1t has prodigicus
appetite.
When It invades a garden 1t leaves
ports that householder went visit
tng the other day. leaving behind him
a flower garden in full bloom, veg
etatle garden full of prosperous
plants and ine lawn. When he re-
turned there was nothing left but
,desolation. The army worm takes
everything in its path that is green.
The army worm is the larva Of a
night moth. a relative of the moth
whose larva Is the more familiar cut
ie a1u 1ryit1 ha{
kept down by parasite, a tiny fly.
Once in a great while something hap
pens to this fly. and it does not breed
in quantities great enough to keep the
army worm tribe within due bounds.
Then there Is an army worm plague,
such as much OF the east is having
and such as Grand Forks may have.
II it is not checked. it will wipe out
every lawn and garden. The Gues-
zion, then. is how to check it.
Most of the methods are preventive.
One is to surround the home grounds
with a low rampant of rock salt. An
other is to plow q deep furrow, with
the steep side next the grounds. 1t
is said that the worms cannot climb
.hts hill, and pile up in the ditch
where they can be crushed.
This remedy, discovered by a wom-
an in the east, is said to be the most
effective:
Take two pounds of arsenate Of
lead and two quarts of water, and
make it into a paste. Then put the
paste in barrel of water and stir
1t until it Is all dissolved. Add a
small quantity Of I've. and the
mixture. sprayed upon afflicted
plants and lawns, will destroy
legion of army worms. AS the ar
senate of lead Is an arsenical
compound and poisonous, 1t
should not be put on garden
products that are to be eaten
soon.
Arsenate of lead is sovereign
remedy for many eating insects, and
It is not surprising to find that 1t fits
Che army worm menace also.
Perhaps the invasion will not reach
Grand Forks. 1t is to be hoped that
It will not. If It does. the remedy
should be remembered and used, or
Grand Forks will lose it's lawns and
Kardens.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-10
OUR SCHOOLS VACATION
B y p UL w EST
Illustrated by Moser

MONDAY.
Torp Stebbins showed up this
moranning & sed he had very fun
ny joak he had dremed last mite.
With school oanly weaks off EVERY
feller is looking for all the joaks he
can get, so we sed let her go, & Torp
sed:
What is the diffrunce betwean our
vaiashon & Fatty Bellowe's mowth 2"
We sed thay dident look very
much alike to us. & Torp sed that
wasent the answer. it being:
"Becawse you can stretch Fatty's
mowth & you cant stretch our va
cashon.' Then he laffed, but nobody
else didcrt
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~

Copyright, 1914, by w. Werner.)
Her third long, lonely winter on
the farm had convinced Malvina
Marsh that she could never endure a
fourth. 1t was difficult to get help
and she had to sell off all her stock
save the ambling old horse which
drew her when she made infrequent
journeys to town. And horse is not
much company for any woman who
has known better. That third winter
had reduced Malvina to state of des-
peration.
One by one the other farms among
the hills had been abandoned or sold
to persons who did not care to live
upon them. until at last there was on
ly one inhabited farmhouse besides
Malvina's in all that region. This
was on the Dyer farm, or what had
been the Dyer farm. The Dyers, like
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-10

ing with him sed he owned n, G.
would get a spoon to drink it with,
but Andy sed "It issent to drink, it
is to put on yore hare & diskuise
yoreself," SO thay done SO. AS boath
of them was kind of toe hedded &
the Majic was red, thay now look
like cupple of suffer matches.
Up to l o'clock heather Of them
haddent been hoam. as thay was kind
of afrade it mite be shock to thare
muthers.
GENEVIEVE'S LATEST.
Gen Hicks red abowt a poor coun-
try gerl what was singing by the rode
side & ritchly dressed lady come
along & herd her & sed. "My prittY
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-10

any time Napoleon and Bismarck
respectively fathers of those institu-
tions-saw the political necessity OF a
quasi-governmetn institutions hoard
ing its gold when sabers were rat
tling all over Europe. ...
But we have full-sized moratori-
um right here in the United States
yea, even in Philadelphia. By law
our banks must have behind every IS
note they issue a certain amount Of
government bonds.
That Aldrich emergency money Of
which ] spoke on Saturday and which
is now to be turned loose, is mora
torium cash. 1t is money outside the
regular law-good money backed by
good securities, but not the bonds of
Uncle Sam.
When your house is on fire you
don't stop to filter the water which
you pour upon it.
The best some people can do is
express second hand opinions. ~,
Only a strong minded woman can
convince herself that she is homely.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-10

Amy feller that thinks he can get
? chears from amy of us by remind
Ing us OF unpleasant things has got
annuther guess, say we.
ANDY & Elk. DISGUISED.
You wouldent hardly know Andy
anderson q Elk Brigham, they be-
Ing disguised. Thay was man come
round the cillidge this moarning cell
ing Majic Hare Transformer to out
on yore hare & maik 1t a different
collor. & when Andy set his dog on
to him & he went oaver the Tense he
dropped q bottel Of 1t out Of his bag
q Andy picked up. Elk Brigham Be-
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-10
ADJUSTMENTS
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine.

Eugene Walters best play, THE
Trail of the Lonesome Pine" which
comes to the Metropolitan on Monday,
August IL, has been given a magnifi-
cent production. Isabelle Lowe in
the title role has a part that suits her
beyond all others in which she has
conception of June, the wild and
primitive mountain girl. suits Miss
loves histrionic ability in every way.
His dramatic effort has strengthened
Mr.. Foxs romantic story, and the
truth of things as, they exist among
those hardy mountaineers of Virginia
is actually seen, where in the story
i could simply be imagined: The
and the beautiful story Of primitive
Ways among hardy race will appeal
to all who followed the trail in June's
young life in the book.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-10

made, you have Wunderful yoise g..
! will talk you to 5Parriss & have IT
framed. get In my:.ssrridge,Y a she
done SO. So now Gen Il spending
hertime out in frunt OF thare howse
waiting for cartridges to go by +
EVERY time l does She sings good 4
loWd. So fur she has not reseayed
amy invitations to go to Paris. but
she come mere it. A lady got out Of
went In the howse & toald Missus
HICKS she had better look after her
dawter as she scanned to ha In crate
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-10
Laugh With U.

Two old salts who had spent most
Of their lives on fishing smacks had
an argument one day as to which was
the better mathematician" sold
George c. Wiedenmeyer tho other
day. FINALLY the captain of their
ship proposed the following problem
which each would try to work out:
Of cod and brought their catch to
port and sold it at 6 cents a pound.
how much would they receive for the
f1sh?'
Well. the two old fellows got to
work, but neither seemed able to
master the intrtcacies Of the deal in
fish and were unable to get an an
swer.
"At last old Bill turned to the cap
tain and asked him to repeat the
problem. The captain started off: II
fishing crew caught 500 pounds Of
cod and"
"'Wait a moment said Bill, is 1t
Goldfish they caught
Yep said the captain.
Darn it ALL said Bill. No won
der ! couldn't get an answer. Here
I've been figuring on salmon all the
time
1t was the custom Of one Of the
managers to criticize every individual
performance at each new town the
company visited after the fall Of the
curtain on the stage. One night he
did not say anything to young Lor-
aine. He reminded the manager of
his omission by saying: LAS You did
not say anything about my perform
ance. 1 take 1t it was all right" Then
anything about your show because
what I have to say to you I must say
in private"
"Billy-"Do you believe in signs?"
Milly-"Yes, indeed
Billy-'Well. last night I dreamed
you were nadly in love with me.
What is that a sign or"
Milly-"Thats a sign you were
dreaming"
mir. Smith, won't you please talk
to me?"
Why. certainly. my little girl. But
what do you want me to say?'
Wont you please talk like you did
when YOU were talking to yourself
in the library when the dog jumped at
you? Mines so straight and NAM
ma said the way you talked made
her hair curl.'
Congressman Ellsworth r. Bath
ric Of Ohio joined in when the talk
turned to savage dogs. He said he
was reminded Of party named
Smith.
Some time ago Smith and a friend
were discussing the dog question
when the friend remarked that the
most vicious dog might be utterly sub
dued merely by person sitting down
and staring at him.
Right you are, old pal" was the
ready response. II know, for once
tried 1t once. A dog was coming at me
at the rate Of a mile minute. and
all that I did was to sit down and
stare at him.
IT am glad to hear you say that"
responded the friend. 1T is con-
f1rmation Of what science has always
maintained"
Yes, old fellow" grinned Smith,
but I should have added that when
sat down chose tho top limb Of a
sixty-foot tree"
Alice was playing store with her
youngest sister. Mother, asked to be-
come a purchaser. played well her
part, but In saying goodday stopped
and kissed both children.
Sensitive Alice burst into tears.
"Oh, mamma" she walled, you've
spoilt everything! You never kiss the
man in the real store"
l never yet heard q feller say n
word agin' his own aotmobile, fur
he is generally anxious to sell It and
git another kind.
A feller from a small town will al
ways follow a band or a fire injiine.
|
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-10

They that go down to the sea In
ships Of war see signs and wonders
and face dangers that never come to
those that fight on land.
Think Of the tremendous spectacle
between sea and sky: the steel giants
dealing death and destruction. the
thunders heard on distant coasts, per-
haps the airships lowering like great
birds Of i'll omen, ready to drop ex-
plosives that will strew the sea with
wreckage
Will the great battle be decisive :?
Will 1t leave the North Sea in dis
pute. Will tho Germans decline to
risk their relatively weaker fleet in
one desperate engagement and retire
to the shelter of their own harbors
and defenses to wait a favorable op-
portunity to strike?
Will new chapter in naval his
tory be written Will the weapons
of the air play as great part in this
naval engagement as General Miles
thinks they may? Will the German
Zeppelins counterbalance the English
preponderance of ships and guns?
We don't know. All we know is
that the world is tense with suppress
ed excitement. and that along the
coasts Of the North Sea there are, no
doubt, little groups of men and wo-
men even now straining their ears for
the distant echoes OF the battle.
All we know is that the whole world
waits the message from authentic
sources that what will be the greatest
sea fight in the history of the world
has reIfainly hee.an
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-10
CBy John w. Carev j,

(By John w. Carey.)
Who's president of Mexico and
welcome to his job? wen peg
along without the fame and puff
IN peace our cob.) Who answer
ed to the s. O. s. and touched
his cap, AYE, ayeH' when one
Vic Hureta said, II want an Al
autumn guy? Who watched
aforesaid Vic set sail ,serenely in
his bark and told himself that he
!. must be some kin to q. 2. Mark 2 <
Who finds himself wished up
against wire, both live and hot,
he'd gladly drop ere Eebs essay
TO NIL him full of shot? Who
hopes for better luck than had
Madero, Max. ct al? IN. b. This
rhyme not guaranteed.) Fran
cisco Carbaj11. z a Y s 4 ''s,--
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-10

l never yet heard a feller say n
word agin' his own aotmobile, fur
he is generally anxious to sell It and
git another kind.
A feller from small town will al
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-06-18

Miss Mabel Stumley Of Volga, and
her sister, Mrs. Hibbs of Mason City,
Iowa, spent a day last week at Ed.
Poole's.
The Commercial Club put up two big
signs this week. One that stretches
from the First National corner to
Connelly's calling attention to the
country life conference, and the other
is over the street at the entrance of
the club rooms and makes it known
that visitors are welcome therein.
Judge Sherwood came down from
Clark Monday morning and cleaned up
the remaining cases in circuit court
and adjourned last night. On Monday
an action TO quiet title was heard, and
Tuesday the divorce case of Roy
Crombie VS.. Grace Crombie occupied
most of the courts time. A large num-
Der of witnesses were called and some
of the testimony was rather salacious.
The court decided that one was as
bad as the other and refused the de-
cree. The parties are from Eureka
township. The case of J. +. Phillips
and wife VS.. Chas. Welch and A. T.
Mann was taken up Tuesday after
noon and completed last night. Some
months ago Phillips sold his farm near
Aurora to the defendants and he
claimed they short-changed him in not
paying for nine acres. The defendants
claimed some interest and the court
decided that it was an even thing
that the original contract held good.
The mex term of court will be in
September.
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CHURCH NOTES

The Social Circle of the M. y.
church will have a picnic on Chappeirs
lawn Thursday, June 25. All are cor
daily invited to attend. Secretary.
First Church Of Christ, Scienti t,
Sunday service at IL o'clock a. m, sub
ject, us the Universe Including Man,
Evolved by Atomic Force?" Wednes-
day evening meeting at 8 o'clock.
Reading room open Wednesday and
Saturday from 2 to 4 o'clock p. m.
Everybody welcome. Corner 9Th street
and 5th avenue.
The L. A. S. Of the Baptist church
will meet with Mrs. A.. T. Grove, 715
7th Ave. on Thursday p. m, June rs.
at three o'clock. Mrs. Atkinson will
assist in entertaining. A cordial in
vitation is extended to all the members
and their friends.
The Ladies Aid Society of the First
Presbyterian Church, will be enter.
tanned in the dining room of the
church Thursday afternoon, June rs,
by Mrs. Cole, Mrs. Hedge, Mrs. Frye
and Mrs. Prowse.
Baptist church, Sunday, June 21st.
Rev. Richard A. Smith of Iowa, will
fill the pulpit in the morning. Sunday
school will onven as usual after the
morning service.
First Presbyterian church, June 81.
Next Sunday Rev. c. e. Kearns Of
WATERFOWL, who is here assisting in
the Country Life Conference which is
being held at the college Thu week
will preach at the First Presbyterian
church. Mr.. Kearns Is an interesting
speaker and all the members and
friends of the church and congregation
are urgently invited to attend these
services.
The Ladies Aid Society of the M. E.
church will meet in the church par
lors Thursday, June 25. The June
committee, Mrs. Geo. Anderson, Mrs.
Roy Anderson, Mrs. Lucy Coleman,
Mrs. Carl Quail and Mrs. F. NJ. Ham,
mond will entertain. All are cordially
invited.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-06-18
PICTURES

Saturday, June Goth, The Fad will
present an all comedy program, the
three reel picture, Goodness Grac-
ious," or Movies as they shouldn't
be-" will be the headliner and in addi-
ton we will have The Absent Minded
Mother" and "A Four Footed Desper-
ado" This program is good for what
ails you. Don't fail to see it Satur-
day.
Wednesday, June oath, we present
the three reel Lubin Masterpiece "Om-
Ger jim" It's action and thrills clear
through.
Friday, June Goth, we have 1.-The
Empress of Ireland Disaster" in mo-
ton pictures. You have all read the
accounts in the daily papers so be pre-
pared to come and see the actual
cenes that occurred at hat time. 1t
costs heaps of money to secure this
headliner, so be good and help us out
on it. The Fad.
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CONFERENCE ON COUNTRY LIFE
CONTINUED From Page One)

of Drake University.
2:30-3-15 Address-The School as a
Social Center-Dr. Henry S. Curtis.
2:3O-3:15 Address-The Mission Of
the Country Church-Pres. J. A. Aas-
gard, Concordia College, Moorhead,
MINI. Note:-This address will be
in the Norwegian language. In old
Chapel.
3:15-3:30 Address The Weekly
Newspaper in Rural improvement
l.. ID. Aldrich, Big Stone.
3:30-4:00 Address - Our Health
Bertha Dahl Laws, Appleton, MINI.
4~:00-4:20 Address-Some Factors in
Home Sanitation-Dr. c. G. Lipp,
South Dakota State College.
Saturday Evening
500 Address-The Rural Church.
President J. A. Aasgaard, Concordia
College, Moorhead, Mimi.
Address,. w. Murphy, President
West Central Minnesota Develop
ment Association, Wheaton, Mimi.
Sunday Forenoon
1890 Sermons in the city churches
by visiting clergymen.
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Rev. Fred Elliott of Greensbssx. IND
United Presbyterian Church
Pres. j. A. Aasgaard, OF Moorhead.
Lutheran Church.
Sunday Afternoon
$3.50 Union Meeting.
Address-Rev. Clair 8. Adams, De-
catur, Ill.
Address-Rev. Fred Elliott, Green's
burg, Ind.