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Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-06-27

out the clock quickly and harshly. 1t
was o'clock and growing light.
Time for the Philbricks to be at work,
the whole seven of them. from Myra
to Naomi. the youngest, only sixteen.
Naomi, In spite of the long, tired
good deal Of beauty if given a chance.
sunday the seven kept together
much of the time, in silent, pathetic
way. It was Ephraim who first ap-
preached Hiram. Here, slip this into
your Ya,r, pocket, FL" he said deprecat-
ingiy; if,5; Tain't much. but maybe
TT was $24, Ephraim's entire pit
tance from the hungry jaws Of the
back. aWhy. Eph, don don't NJ need Yite it ONE us
bit, he protested. Maria says /
must take all my two thousand"
Better not break into that more n
you need, warned Ephraim. .No-
ooay Knows what might happen"
Naomi was the next who brushed
against him and secretly slipped
something into his pocket. Now, don't
you dare to look tno;''' she whispered.
III be q lot more happy with it in
your pocket than in mine. An it's
only IS, anyhow"
During the day the other three
brothers approached him, one after
eHN SAdIlSSu CAREFULLY SdSSu
boards from their pockets to his, do
ing 1t in an embarrassed, deprecating
way, as though asking a favor in
stead of Offering one. Hiram accepted
the gifts. but he gulped once or twice.
After he had gone to bed, with big
doses of dandelion wine to "brace up
his strength and camomile tea to
ward off possible sickness, Maria
came tiptoing up the stairs.
Wake, Hiram?" she whispered
Yes, Maria can't seem to sleep
somehow, thinking"
We'll, you must stop thinking,
Hiram. Folks need to sleep fore
startin' half round the world. But
there's some things want to say
private fust. I count on you comm
back in the spring stronger'n any of
us. But one never knows. When you
get down there you find some reliable
person-reliable. Hiram-an' have a
talk with him. II it should come have
him send your body straight home.
another thing. there's your share in
the farm. If it should come, have
you thought what you'd do with it?'
Why, no, Maria. There amt
seemed no need, special
One never knows. An there's
Dideamy, the only one of US who's
married, an whose husbands a real
good worker. They're consider'b BILE
hard put, guess If it should come,
your share would be mighty satisfy
ing to Dideamy."
why, yes.", said Hiram slowly.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-06-27
VILLAS cLEslENcY.

To Americans and others whose
traditions and standards are similar,
the putting to death OF prisoners in
battle is an exhibition of barbarous
ferocity sufficient to place the prepe-
traitor entirely outside the pale of
civilization and classify him with the
lowest orders Of humanity. And the
act of the Mexican leader, Villa, in
sparing the lives of over one hum
dred federal officers who had been
marched out to be shot seems less
strange than the enormity of a prac-
CO. But in order to understand any
thing of the present practices in Mex
lean warfare, and to appreciate them
in their true relation, it Is necessary
for us to have a better knowledge of
the Mexican status of civilization than
most Of us now have.
In putting their prisoners Of war to
death the Mexicans have been follow
ing the practices of their ancestors
from time immemorial. Moreover,
they have been following the prac-
tees of all mankind in certain stages
of its development. The difference is
that while the rest of the world has
been, making progress, Mexico has
been standing still.
The case Of Villa is a peculiar one
in that. while he started under con-
ditions proper to the race many gen.
erations ago. he has made more rap
Id progress than most Of his neigh
bors in his practices and his outlook
on life. This, at least, seems the
reasonable way to account for his
changes Of conduct. Only a few years
ago he was a hunted outlaw, at the
head of a few struggling followers
like himself, making such forays up
on the wealthier sections of the coun-
try as the primitive British tribes, for
instance, made upon the settlements
of the richer and more orderly Saxon
and Norman invaders. Todayshe is
the commander of an army of respec-
tive size, managed with surprising ef-
f1ciency and in very modern man
2ner.' Custom after custom Of his an
cestors he has abandoned, and the
execution of prisoners is another
which, under his command is likely
to fall into disrepute. The man is a
wonder, and it will be long time be-
fore we understand him fully.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-06-27
BOTH ARE EAGER FOR PEACE.

Between President Wilson and the
new Turkish ambassador there has.
arisen a very natural-and decidedly
amusing -disa agreement as to the rea-
son why Greece wants to buy two Of
our old warships,
The Greek government, through its
representative in Washington, suavely
assured the president that it propos-
ed to make the purchase to preserve
Z state Of peace. AS the president
loves peace and also would like to
have the money which the old ships
would fetch in order to build new
one with It, he has a double reason
for accepting the Greek assurances.
and does. The Turkish ambassador.
on the other hand, remembering that
the present naval superiority OF
Greece TO Turkey will disappear when;
the sultan gets two big ships now
building for him. strongly suspects
that the Greek eagerness promptly
10 increase their fleet by two effective
units has purpose not wholly peace.
III the reverse Of peaceful, In
fact: Z s77s g5' &
- snspicicn is not without q GER
ta4n plausibility which Is not sur.
1 pkeinG alnce the Turks ana the
I ofseat both Know 81 long experience.
saseD14 Assi shout me mental process.
\ ~ & ~ 4lsff neig ghbors Each country
IA, taAyed paAsdonatsly fond II peace
A,saa u "a. ~
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-06-27
Tie Evening" Story
Dw1NDLING OF pHlLsR1cKs.

Copyright, 1914, by w. Werner.)
Hiram must go away" said Maria
conclusively. Maria was head Of the
house and twenty-eight, and what
Maria said was conclusive. Hiram
shrnnk little in his chair and looked
despondent.
"Where'li go?" he asked fearfully:
To F1urridy," firmly. That's
where Squire Tad sent his SON
though you amt sick, you know. The
doctor said so. It's just dwindlin'.
But Enos dwindied. an we don't want
no more. An you'll start come Mon
day. You'd better not be workin' any
after today, but be gettin' ready and
ofc." 'e
AN you're twenty-three years DID,"
reminded Maria; IAN you've got eyes
an ears. too. amt you. an can pin
up your pockets. What IL you amt
been fifteen miles from home, an
never over night? Itll only be just
keepin' on
Il was thinkin' Of a coming back"
sighed Hiram. IT'S an almighty long
way"
Maybe Susan AIMS holdin-"
Susan Ann nothin'." deprecated
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-06-27
|ident isn't part Scotch for nothing,
and that would appeal to him. per
haps more than Pickwickian talk
about peace.
Laugh With U.
did YOU catch any fish this morn

Did YOU catch any fish this morn
ing?"
mo" (scornfully)
Well, you are truthful, anyway,
which can't be said of all fishermen" :"
AS to that perhaps you might have
called them fish, but wouldn't. The
biggest one got only weighed twelve
pounds" o
ment in vain. At last he said In des-
peration:
"Edwidge, if you will MAJ. me I
will take out 100000 francs of life in
surance: il l die you will be safe from
want"
Yes" was the reply, but what II
you don't die?"
Mrs. Barrows was worried. That
fact was evident to her husband,
although she endeavored to maintain
cheerful manner Before the even
ing meal was over, however, he dis
covered the cause of her anxiety.
will" she said, II am very much
afraid that my bank is in a bad way"
How foolish, Mabel! Don't let that
cause you a moments worry. Why
tutions in the state. Whatever got
that idea into your head?"
well, it's very strange" replied
Mrs. Barrows, still unconvinced.
They've just returned a check of
mine for $40 marked No funds. 80
Harper's Magazine.
A newly young woman had
gas cooker fixed in her kitchen.
The gas company sent her card of
rules, with instructions to study them
well. and what she couldn't under
stand they would explain to her. I'M
agine the clerks surprise the next
morning when he head her say over
the phone:
II can understand all the rules ex-
cept the one at the bottom of the
card: See other side It's impossible
to see the other side; the man has
fixed it against the wall"
With tho boundless enthusiasm of
his kind the food faddist harangued
the mob on the marvellous results to
be obtaiped from chewing soap and
eating nut butter.
Friends" he cried, swelling visibly
and clapping his chest, 1.-TWO years ago
l was a walking skelton-a haggard,
miserable wreck. What do you sup
pose brought about this great change
in me?"
He paused to see the effect of his
words. Then a voice rose from among
his listeners: "Wot changer"
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-06-27

her voice; .'just odds ana ends Of egg
an butter money that I've been put
tin by for two years In case you
should be took sick. So it's yours,
3, she j rose. hes,tated, then bent over !
could recover himself she had slipped
from the room and closed the door.
Hiram turned his face to the wall,
two big tears rolling down his cheeks
They had been silent. undemon-
strative family, and. though years
ago the more innpulsive Naomi had
occasionally kissed him, Maria never
had In all his remembrance.
He did not sleep any that night. He
had feeling that he was attending
his own funeral, and he was glad
when the room grew a little less dark
and he heard the voice Of Ephraim
below and Maria getting breakfast
An hour later Ihe started on his
journey.
Hiram's was a shrinking. deprecat-
ing; apologetic figure. whose eyes
dropped before the glances of fell
low passengers; and. this continued
for several hours. until q rebuff came
from the conductor. Then the eyes
flashed resentfully and the shoulders
Strengthened. BY the end Of the sec-
ond day Hiram had progressed so TAR
that he went into the dining car and
ordered a meal after the manner Of
some Of his fellow passengers. When
hes left the train at Winter Haven
the curve had almost gone from his
shoulders.
A week later he sent little paste
board box of orange blossoms to
Susan Ann, blushing hotly to himself
as he directed 1t in the postoff1ce
Ten days after that he wrote her a
y,.,kn r3r sver -.
with scarcely any change Of color.
To this an answer came.
On the first day after his arrival he
sought and found work among the
orange groves, but turned deaf ear
to efforts to sell him land until the
winter was nearly gone. by which
time he had grown to know and like
the new land. Then he parted with
the $4,000: The way of it was told In
Dear Maria and family-Sell the
farm just as soon as you can. That
man Green will buy 1t at fair price.
Then come down here. This is the
place for the Philbrlck family, with
no winters to bring colds and
dwindlings. forgot I'd ever been
sick soon's got here. I found man
got bargain for my $4,000. There are
twenty acres. with q few rows of
orange trees in the middle. I've cut
it right two in half, with trees on
each side. One half has a pretty good
house. You and the family can have
that. On the other side we'll build.
Susan Ann writes she wants to put
some of her money in. so she'll build
our house. She's got some plans all
ready, and will ship her furniture
down. She was the one who sug-
gested to divide the land even. sne
starts the first of the month, and /
hope you'll be ready by then, TOO.
It'll be nice coming together. 1 know
you'll like Susan Ann when you come
to know her better"
Maria read this through with pursed
lips. But at the end of the last line
the lips relaxed. Elias, the second
boy, and twenty-four, showed some
signs Of dwindling. A mild climate
would be good for the Philbricks. And
away down 'at the bottom she knew
Hiram to be shrewd man.
Yes" she decided at length, con-
clusively, 1--WE will sell out and go.
I'll ride over an have talk with
Susan Ann this very afternoon"
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-06-27

When the average man succeeds in
raising the wind he begins to blow
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-06-27
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Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-06-27

Hiram, sinking yet lower in his chair
and his face turning fiery red with
embarrassment; "she amt holdin me.
Shucks, she turned me down three
times hand running an the last time
didn't even give me a chance to open
my mouth. / amt seen her in a
month She-she said 1 didn't have
enough git up an git-that maybe if
I'd strike out-I-I mean not let
let"
Huh! say it right out" interrupted
Maria erimly-"let your sister boss
you round so. an show some speerit
of your own. Land knows where any
of You would be if I didn't boss. None
Of you are fiitten to be married any
how. Ye amt old enough. An, be-
sides, Susan AIMS too opionated for
a wife. Being she's alone, with a
good farm to look out for, makes her
she being only 20 an you so young,
l wouldn't say word
Susan AIMS a. mighty fine girl, if
/ do say it, fiamer up Hiram with
unexpected spirit, IAN If 1 had
good farm wouldn't wait minute.
Maybe the doctors mistook bout
me- ventured Hiram, catching at a
last straw "He-"
you start Monday-though that
an old fool. Why" said Maria re-
sentfully to the table at large, and
seeming to feel more communicative
now that she had started. ''he said
we were weakly family, an'overdid,
and that no strong person could work
from before light till after dark,
year in an year out, an keep we'll,
specially if they didn't have nour-
ishin' things to eat. Nourishin'
things, indeed! Weakly-the Phil
bricks! Indeed! guess no one ever
got up from this table hungry, an
L guess our father an mother worked
just as hard as we do, an our grand
parents, too. Overwork! Fudge!
Doctors should stick to their physic
an talk of things they know
Ephraim looked expectantly toward
the clock, whose face in the feeble
light was too dim to read. Seems
bout time" he began.
Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding!" rang
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-06-27
ESHIP OF
PREHISTORIC TIMES
" Was No Red Tape When Ar Won
His Bride Some Thousands
of Years Ago.
. = . q . . Z . 4 4 = q
(New York Times. J

(NeW YORK IlmeS.)
Ar was clinging among the branches
Of tree, looking down with a grin
at a couple below. 1t would have
been eavesdropping, but caves wers
not to be for many ages yet in the
future
AS Ar gazed at the rude courtship
he was stirred to something like i'm
agtnation: and when . the chieftain
strode off through the forest, with an
arm about the waist Of his feminine
booty, Ar clambored to the foot Of the
tree and made his way to a certain
crevice In a cliff that had been Ar's
domicile ever since he had hauled a
weaker bachelor out of it, at the same
time showing a writ of ejectment
made out of rudely pointed stone
HATED in tough bit Of wood
Seeking a corner Of his rock shelter,
Ar took from beneath fiat stone a
pouch Of hide that held small store
Of parched grain. This he slung over
his shoulder by means Of thong.
Then he thrust the writ of ejectment
into his girdle and his trunk was
packed.
A narrow path LED him to the river
bank, and a brief search among the
bushes was enough to provide him
with a log that was the equivalent for
ticket one way down the river, re-
turn being neither provided for nor
guaranteed.
The log was launched. Ar balanced
himself astride, and padding with
feet and hands,, propelled himself into
the main current, which then carried
him rapidly to foreign parts-the do
main Of the river folk
Toward dusk Ar turned his craft
ashore and sat motionless long time,
for the last thing he desired was to
be received by deputation Of leading
citizens armed with the rude weapons
of the time. Assured OF seculsion, Ar!
landed and secuted cautiously about
until he found q tree to his liking.
Into it he withdrew, settled himself IN
a convenient crotch and supped on his
cold cereal.
Soon after supper Al. made his way
back to the river and followed Its
course to the broadening that indi-
Gated the delta. The further he went
the more cautious was his advance,
for he was now in the enerny's coun-
try.
He had O narrow escape when a
party Of men and women who had
been nut gathering passed him fer too
squirrels and almost trod on the hid.
den visitor. His upward gaze was all
that saved Ar, who hugged the ground
without breathing till the hunter was
gone. Thereupon Ar grinned and
crawled onward. II
At length, and the word is used both
literally and as an adverb, Ar reached
the point he was seeking. This was 4 q
horizontal branch extending across
and above the path that led TO, the
water hole from which the women of
this tribe secured the supply for their
family needs. AT knew Of II from
having heard the chief tell Of his lying
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-06-27

t.I'll be glad for Dideamy to have my
share. But what's left of my two
thousand I want to go into the mort
gage to help you here-not that I've
anything agin Dideamy's husband,
you know earnestly Its only that
he amt u.s.
II know, Hiram; know" assented
Maria. She sat down on the edge of
the bed, fidgeting with her fingers as
though wanting to say something. but
not knowing how to commence. 1t
was not like Maria, and Hiram looked
at her curiously. Then her hand
slipped under his pillow. "It's only
SCI, Hiram she whispered, lowering
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-06-27
lRy John w. carey.l

(By John w. Carey)
Who started as a barefoot boy
DER Tobaccoland as czar in Dur
hamville, N. c., and now rules in
majesty? Who's cornered all the
nicotine from here to Hindustan
from Cuba to the Philippines-in
China and Japan?. Who says
each time he sees you chew your
cud of Battle AK. "a friend of
income taxi" Who sees you
puff your cigarette and like as
not will say: "He built my mil
lion dollar, shack at Someryille, N.
J.?" Who has our Cobbs Of Po-
dunk and Hoboken and Dubuque
all breaking necks to hit. the
Bull?" Why James Buchanan
Duke
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-06-27
nendous demoralization to those that

nnendous decentralization to those that
receive it.
80 vast has 1t become in money cost
and so evil in attributes that need not
be examined here that we are ap-
preaching the time when we shall
either DO as Europe does and regulate
1t or abolish it. Already a great new
hotel is announced as tipless hotel.
In California the state railroad COM
mission has ordered the Pullman COM
pany to pay reasonable wages to its
car porters. It finds that they now
ret $27.50 a month. The rest they
must extract from the public. Along
with this the commission uncovered
brood Of small blackmailing prac-
tices that spring directly from this
evil. Railroad commissions might
take step toward ending this: Gus
toms are more difhcult to change than
laws. But we have changed our cus-
toms wonderfully and, are doing 80
constantly. The tip evil may meet its
finish here where now it fourishes SO
greatly.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-06-27
PRIsoN GUARD rs AUTHOR.
Worked for $40 . Month. but Will
Buy Switzerland Home.

Chicago, June 2e.--Larry Evans,
fiction writer. is a guard in the I'LL
nois state penitentiary at. Joliet, and
his real name Is Max Erxleben, It be-
came known yesterday. Erxleben's
salary al prison guard 1870 a month.
He worked on his fiction at night.
Erxleben's secret became known
when he arranged to purchase a cot-
tage in Switzerland. where he will
pursue his literary work.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-04
MAY LIFT QUARANTINE
ON FIFTY COUNTIES
Recommendations Are Made Follow
ing Meeting OF Health
Officials.

recommendation which are expect
ed to release about one-half the coun-
ties in Indiana from the hOof and
mouth disease epidemic quarantine.
were made yesterday to the bureau of
animal husbandry of the department
of agriculture at Washington by DR..
u. G.. Houck, federal inspection Of
ficer Of Indiana and Michigan and
the Indiana state board Of health
n conference was held yesterday
between DR.. Houck and DR.. Nelson
of the Indiana state board Of health,
at which time recommendations were
arranged for the releasing Of probably
80 of the countries in the state from
at least a portion OF the hoof and
mouth disease quarantine require
ments.
With the exception of but two
herds of infected cattle, the states of
Indiana and Michigan are freed from
the malady as far as the officials have
been informed. 1t was reported from
headquarters at Niles last night that
the only infected cattle in the two
states at this time would be killed
within the next "a hours. Three
herds were killed III Indiana yester-
day
In Indiana 90 herds were infected
during the existence of the epidemic,
the disease having been discovered in
is countries and 33 townships. In
Michigan 233 herds of infected cat
tie were destroyed in II countries and
29 townships.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-04
a War That Will Go
On Forever
VitaIIy Interesting to All

The present European conflict is
conceded by eminent authorities TO be
the worlds greatest war. So far as
armed conflict is concerned this may
be true, but il is an indisputable fact
that the war on disease which man
kind has been waging for centuries
stands pre-eminent, and Will increase
in activity as time goes on.
Modern implements OF war have in
creased the death toll, while modern
medicine has enabled MAN. 20 sue
cessfully combat the rav<f-s Of dis
ease.
The prob am of health is Of vital
Importance 90 all and If we wish to
have sound bodies we must pay more
attention to natures requirements.
Compare the strong, vigorous old man
Of 20, bright OF eye, and merry Of
spirit, who looks TO the future with
the greatest of hope. to the weakling
OF 30. who lives a life of uncertainty
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