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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-10-19

Hdu6 III ldNOE VI Inc lO1HlGFs anu
Whereas, Cook county should adj
just its assessment system along lines
of modern methods; therefore be it
Resolved, That pledges be exact
ed from all the candidates for the as
sessing bodies that in case of their
election they will send out to all
property owners of record in the city,
pIats, by districts, with the proposed
or tentative valuations marked there
on, which have been decided on in
case no objection is made. Further,
that a day be set aside in advance
of assessment for the property own
ers in each district to be heard on
the subject; also be it
Resolved, That the members di-
vide up their work of assessment
along property lines rather than dis
trict lines, with a view to specializing
on one class of property and there
by becoming more expert therein, and
also of securing a greater uniformity
in the valuation of property of the
same class throughout the city; also
be it
Resolved, That the candidates for
the Office of Board of Review be par
ticularly pledged, if the Board OF. As
SCISSORS are ignored as heretofore, to
have an open public meeting for the
consideration of the downtown val
ues of the city; be it further
Resolved, That the valuation of
and taxes on improvements should be
gradually reduced"
The above resolution was Endorsed
at a meeting of the Committee on
Taxation Of the Woman's Party of
Cook County, Oct. Is, 1914.
TWO DEAD IN TRAIN WRECK
Austin, Tex, Oct. 1o.-North-
bound Katy flyer, which left here at
5 a. M, was wrecked near Granger
early today and Engineer ]. F.
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Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-09-01

my ibaby's feet! Give me the chance
and I'll give you my hearts blood to
pay yer fer givin' my little un
chanst to grow up like other men!'
Every day in the mellow autumn
days Didama climbed the hill to the
Carney house.
Them purity things" she murmur-
ed wistfully, tenderly. handling the
Cecilia smiled. "Some Of these lit
tie dresses and things are for your
baby too, Didama," she told her.
"You onselfish thing!': Didama
smiled back; then her face fell 'My
baby!" she mourned. my baby won't
never git to see it's pappy-never
know but one parent"
A flicker of fear crossed cecilia's
face. She leaned heavily on Didama's
whispered. "I'm afraid if def I
leave Howard-he loves me so-he's
not q Christian-I'm afraid he might
do something dreadful
Didama folded her arms about her.
"You won't die" she soother her, mo
more'n 1 will. You'll come through
all right, and I'll stand by ye.''
boy, with the black eyes Of his dead
father, was born late in October; Ce-
elias puny, ailing thing. week
later. Didama. sturdy and rugged, re-
covered her strength quickly, but for
many days the frail young city woman
lay close to death, recognizing not
even Carney himself hanging over her
in an agony of fear.
When the Carney babe was ten days
old the nurse carried 1t out in to
where the deep stream crossed 1t.
She was standing on the steep bank
when suddenly something sang in the
weeds near her-the rattle of a snake
lured out of its den by the heat. With
wild shrek the girl sprang back
ward, the bank crum bled beneath her
and the deep waters of Swing Low
River went over her. Phrastus Teek-
UNI and Patmos shockey, in their
to pull her into the boat, unconscious
but alive, but the infant she still
clutched was past resuscitation.
Lord, hits the superintendent's
servant an baby!" calculated Pat
the soft summer air, down the road
mos. BEST git 'em to Didamy Mea-
der's house and break hit to Carney
easy"
That afternoon Cecilia awoke to
consciousness. Where's my baby 2"
she demanded. weakly. Bring me
my baby, Howard"
With his heart alight, the young
superintendent left the room. A white
faced maid met him. 1.-The baby's
down at the Meadows house, SIR"
When the young man learned Of
the tragedy that had befallen his
household he was wild.
Don't Mr.. Carney" Didama be-
sought him, tho tears streaming down
her face; don't say them awful
things! Tho pore girl, she can't
hardly bear It now! Don't ye know
the little ailin' thing were marked
for early death? At the best
'twoDldn't lived more'n a few more
days.
sBut. Cecil!' cried the father. IN
her weAk state it viii XIII hsSl''
Didamar1ald sh0ua.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-09-01
SOUTH AMERICAN TRADE.

South American company has Just
placed with an American firm an or
der for 60 pound steel rails for the
construction of 100 miles of new rail-
way. Had it not been for the war
that order would have gone to Eu-
rope, as It is With Europe that most
of the foreign business of that par
ticular section has been tranacted.
and the Europen lines of trade were
well established there, This is but
one item in the long list showing the
change in the direction of trade due
to the war.
No man with a spark of humanity
In him would rejoice in the calamity
of another nation because it gave him
business advantage. And it is a
pretty evident fact that the European
war cannot but be injurious to the
whole world ourselves included But
there is equity in the fact that the
nation which can and does remain at
peace with the world may suffer, di-
rectly and indirectly. much less than
the nations which are engaged in it,
Many lines of American business
will he disorganized for wears as re-
suit of this war. but there are COM
pensations in various directions
which will help to mitigate its ef-
fects, and the extension of our South
means of the Panama canal we are
now ena bled to serve our South Amer
ican neighbors more satisfactorily
than ever before. And the war,
which shuts off trade relations with
Europe, will turn trade our way. How
mich of this trade we will obtain,
and how long we will hold it, depends
entirely on the manner in which our
business men handle it. Fair deal
ing is naturally one of the prime
requisites. In addition to this there
is required a tact and adapta bility in
which our business people seeking
foreign trade are said to have been
deficient They have sought. not to
supply foreign peoples with what they
wanted, made as they wanted it. pack
- 60 'iiSs oCGii GU II. anu Will lllS
personal relations between buyer and
seller conducted along lines accepta-
bic to them, but to impose on them
American styles American methods
of packing and shipment. and Ameri-
can business customs Naturally
these people have gone with their
business where they could have it
transacted in a manner acceptable to
them. This is lesson which must
be learned by the exporters of the
United States.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-09-01

every day! I git powerful lonesome
when maw's a doin' ther out work, us
havin' no nigh neighbors to drop in"
I'll try to come.' voice like a bird
note said, but my hill is very steep"
All the hills air steep hyara bouts, -
the child answered her. "Hain't ther
no hills where you come from?"
Il live in town, where the roads
are level and smooth
There We're dark hollowe under the
girls deep blue eyes, and Diana OBJ
served that she was devoid of all COL
or:
Eff 1 could walk" the boy. pretty
little fellow. with sofe dark eyes re-
marked plaintively. "an' you were
willin' I'd come to your home ever
day. But my feet haint no account y
Never mind, Ill come. I'll walk
slowly and 1t. wont tire me- Cecilia
smiled into his wistful eyes.
"Oh. lady, I air SO glad!''
Listening, Didama's bruised heart,
still sore for Jason, went out toward
the beautiful young creature who was
''bein' good" to her little one, the
child she loved.
"Perserve us!'' she whispered to
herself. "She's got a reason for be-
in weakly. She's like me; thar's a
little un a comm after awhile!
Lady she said aloud, you don't need
to- traipse down here I'll fetch .1shy
to your house, eft sol be hit don't dis
commode' ye." =.A.7 -
After that every afternoon, when
Didama worked in her corn patch.
She carried little Ishmael to the Car
ney cottage.
Hers got everything purity in her
house, maw." he told his mother,
everything! And her says, eff could
be sent to a big doctor, her believes
my feet'd git SO I could walk like 9TH
er young uns! Her thinks I could"
Red spots of excitement burned in the
tiny cripple's pale cheeks; his deep
eyes were alight =
Didama felt her heart sink. Jason's
casket was not yet paid for, and her
ways of earning money were few and
hard. my pore baby" she mourned,
my little afflicted boy! Eff just
had ther money to git him doctored!
But hit'd cost hundreds o. dollars!
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-09-01

small railroad which runs from his
lumber camp to the main line. He was
riding the other day on crowded car
bv the side of the president of the -
railroad After some conversation. tbs
president handed the lumberman a
card.
what. said the Pennsylvanian.
| Are YOU the president of the -
railroad? ? I am the president of rail-
road, too
what is your road?" was the cour-
teous reply.
THE NJ. x A
Strange. I have never heard Of It."
We'll" said the lumberman, "my
road may not be as long as yours
but il is ust as wide"
| Dowager Lady Shelly was travelling
by the mail coach. with her footman
outside, when the coach was upset.
The footman, springing to his feet
unhurt. heard his mistress voice say
ing John, pull me out: the black
! legs are mine
A young fellow called on a dealer
in dogs one day and said:
"Pm lookin' fer q certain kind Of
dog. but l don't know the name of it,
"Can you describe it?" asked the
dealer. I've nearly all kinds for sale"
Well said the young man,
thoughtfully, "I want a kind Of dog
about SO high and so long" as he des-
ignated the size. "It's kind of grey
houn. an Vet it amt a greyhoun',
either because his tail is shorter than
any of tn grevhouns an his nose is
shorter, an he amt SO slim round th'
body. Do you keep any such dogs?"
No, do not" replied the dog man.
II drown EN-"
A man was brought before the
court upon the complaint of his wife.
While the prisoner was testifying the
Judge made 1t clear that he intended
to be harsh with him; so that his wife
became frightened, and when called
to the stand refused to give testimony.
In fact, she retracted all her accusa-
| tions.
So your husband didn't strike YOU,
them said the Judge Where did
you get that black eye?"
/ i struck it accidentally on the
| mantelpiece''
80! And that piece bitten out Of
you ear-he didn't do that, either?"
| NO, no, your honor. I did that
myself"
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-09-01
OUR SCHOOLS VACATION
By PAUL WEST
u L w E S T
Illustrated by Moser

it is called fizzyology. Fatty Bel
lows thot it would be sumthine
about sody waiter. but it is aJbowt
us Miss Palmer put a. pitcher OF
a skellekun on the board this moarn.
ing & begun telling us abowt the
boans. She sed thay was zoo or 1000
or sumthing like that we had tc
rite a compassion about it. Andy
Anderson roat:
BOANS.
I now talk my pen in hand.
this plessunt day to rite all
about 'boans. We hav several
/ cannot think of them all at
pressunt, having Just had them,
but amung thoase are the funny
boan & the wish boan. EVERY
body has the saim number ex-
cepting such persuns as werms
& snaiks, which do not have so
nanny & fishes which have moar
than plenty. Hoaping you are
the saim, rename as ever yores
Andrew Anderson
Miss Palmer sed it was very fine
& was roat in very orijunal stile.
Elk. Brigham says he has fown6
out Short-Leg Milliken gets S sents
apeace for evvery fellow he ketche.
hooking jack. If the wett1er keaps or
being pleasant as thease days he 1.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-09-01

der. Keep hit from her! She said.
Take my baby to her! She kin
think hits hers fer a whle.'
Like a Gagged creature set free,
Carney climbed the hill. bearing in
his arms the plump little sleeper,
Early next morning little process
sion climbed to the hill top where
lay Jason Meadows and while its un-
conscious young mother slept with q.
little breathing form pressed close to
her happy heart. the Carney babe was
laid in it's tiny grave.
Bring Didama to me-" Cecilia be
sought her husband week later,
Surely, Howard, she is able to come
now"
Carney hesitated. "Didama--lost-
her baby, dear. several days ago We
were afraid to tell you at the time"
Cecilia clasped the baby on her
breast closer. Poor darling, Oh,
Howard, what if it had been mine"
That evening when Carney assisted
Didama, a wan ghost of herself. back
across her threshold, she shut the
her" she said in a dull. colorless
voice, answering the question in his
eyes, to give him up, jest the same as
what happent week ago, eff she'd a
knowed it, would a killed her, Ny
chance Is come to do for her, and hits
a bearin' me down-hit's weighin'
heavy on me! But live got my
tother baby, my little Ishy. a comm
home to me February, walkin' I
lowed to name the baby JASON" she
went on, 'fer his pappy-his good
pappy. I 'spose Cecilia WIZ goin'
to name hern 'Howard'?"
His name will be Jason Mead
ows,'" Carney said softly. cts a fine
name. Cecil will think it's all right "
Didama had sat weakly down by
the empty box cradle. but she rose
now and stood straight before him.
"Promus me-" she said hoarselv,
you'll raise him right-promus me
he'll be focht up to love his God and
his feller men. I kin bear hit ef I've
got the assurance he'll be brung up
in the fear and adm milton O. the
Lord"
His mother-Cecil---" the Young
man cried. "you know she's a chris
tian, don't you? And II will bel
will be!''
Didama smiled family. Then she
said, "ef that be, I'll let her keep on
thenkin' he's hern, ontel such time
be, as the Lord tells us to tell her
better"
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-09-01
A BUSINESS MANS VIEW,

In his weekly letter in finance and
trade, Henry Clews, the New York
banker, in addition to pointing out
the opportunities which the peculiar
war conditions present to American
business, and outlining the gratifying
manner in which American business
is withstanding the shock. says:
Persistent and confident efforts
are being made to adjust business to
war conditions both at home and
abroad. Here much progress has
been attained and more will follow.
Abroad the situation is different. Ger
many's enormous commerce and in
dustry is of course practically par
alyzed, Beyond taking care Of her
own immediate internal necessities.
industrial Germany is unavoidably at
a standstill. Upon that country the
stress of war is falling with intense
severity: and. whether sympathizing
with the German cause or not, one
cannot but deeply regret the gigantic
disaster which has fallen upon that
progressive and enlightened nation.
Upon little Belgium and upon France
also, two Of the most advanced coun-
tries in the world, the blast Of war
has come with crushing force. These
two nations will suffer relatively even
more than Germany; for their fairest
and most prosperous sections are be-
ing devastated by immense armies
and wholesale destruction. Upon
Russia. Austria, Japan and other ma
tions, the blow will be much less Sc
we're because they are out Of the field
Of conflict. Upon Great Britain the
effects Of the war cannot yet be told.
II short, the loss will not be so great
as In the case Of Germany: and would
soon be at least partially compensat-
ed for in various directions, such as
new avenues of commerce, new col
onies, new markets, new industries
and the hope of a decline In militar-
isrn.. But her military leaders are not
indulging in false hopes. Germany's
ability and endurance as a fighting
nation are not to be underrated; and
A II overcome 1t will only be through
overwhelming numbers and superior
resources. At the moment the best
than can be hoped for concerning this
colossal conflict is that before long a
decisive battle will be fought which
u Will check the mad carnage and in
ducs all parties to refer their. claims
~ some form Of diplomatic confer
Ance. IA great: battle might easily be
4 the occasion for proposing an armis-
1 tice. and It goes without saying that
A from no country In the world could
1neh 9 suggestion come with more
h 1Tsce and more force than from tho
Emitted States Let M hope that IN
sG11ne such way this stnpendous strug-
/ Re quickly brought TO IN end.
/ proaonEsd ~ pal1aon On -sath-
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-09-01
SUPPLIES AND THE COST OF
LIVING.

Some one has said that the British
Isles are never more than six weeks
removed from starvation, that is, if
England, Ireland and Scotland were
cut off completely from all communi-
cation with the outside world, the
supplies Of food on hand, native and
imported, at any one time, would not
last the forty million inhabitants more
than six weeks That seems at first
like travelling dangerously close to the
edge The United Kingdom is de-
pendent on the rest Of the world for
its food. It can raise only a small
fraction of that food for itself. But,
as the thing has worked out. things
have gone fairly we'll. The people
have found it more profitable to de-
vote the larger part Of their energies
to the production of manufactured
goods, and the exchange Of them with
other countries for food. Wheat and
flour are imported from the western
hemisphere, from India, Australia,
and from Southeastern Europe, beef
from the United States and Argentina,
mutton from Australia and New Zea-
land, and so on. And the carriage
OF this immense amount Of food en-
ploys the greatest fleet of merchant
vessels that the world has ever seen.
But, outside of the United King
dom, there has been marked depart
ure from the practice, once so COM
mon, of keeping on hand large guam
titles Of food. How long could any Of
our American communities live if cut
off from outside communication Not
very long. The United States as a
whole is more than self-sustaining in
the matter of food supplies, but If
the communications were cut, while
we might get enough of certain things
to eat for a long time, we would very
soon be sadly in need Of something
with which to balance the ration, for
more and more dependent from day to
day on other communities for many
Of the things which it cats.
Our parents, or at any rate our
grandparents, followed a different
practice. Every cellar-and everyone
had q cellarwas great storehouse
Of food. There were bins OF vege-
tables and apples: shelves sroaned be-
meath their weight Of preserved fruits:
strings Of dried apples fringed tho at
tic rafters; pickles there were by the
score Of gallons and kraut by the bar
Isa: meat. suffiaisnt often Tor =
IysaxA oonsamption, 1as1a1fsdin the
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-09-01
Tain't possible-tain't possible fer

mel
The next day she left Ishmael in
the house and went alone to the Car
ney cottage Don't put Ishy in the
notion he could be cyored o. his lame
ness" she said to Cecilia, a piteous
fierceness in her voice. IT can't bear
fer him to have his heart hurt agittin
hopes in hit O. things hain't able to
kerry out fer him?''
II wish you'd let me give You the
money" Cecilia said, after moment.
Il have SO much. Oh, am sure.
with an operation the little boy could
be cured"
When Howard Carney came home,
riding the four miles across the hills,
from the mining town from whose
noise he kept his frail young wife, he
found her full of eager planning. IN
less than month little Iehmael was
taken to the city for treatment
1T may be months before the child
can walk" Carney told Didana.
Hit don't matter how long I'm by
myself!' she cried. Just SO they cure
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-09-01
TUESDAY,
Seckund doase of school. VERSE than
the ferst.

Seckund doaSe of school, verse than
the ferst
VERY HOAPFULL.
Lance Bogert was very busy fig
gering this moarning in rithmetick
class. Miss Palmer sed he must be
doing sum crate exampul, he having
cuvvered 2 slaits boath sides & the
top OF his desk. She asst him what it
was, & Lance sed he was Just f1gger-
ing out how long befoar next vaca-
shon. &, f1e found it was oanly sum-
think like 800 days. Miss Palmer sed
she was glad of that as in that time
she mite be able to lern Lance to
stick to his lessuns & not try amy
fansy werk like that
FATTY ALL FIXED.
Fatty Believes arrived this moarn-
ing lookinf fatter than ever, & be-
gun slipping things out frum under
his cote & into his desk. It's provis-
sions, Fatty says Sum day this winter
it may snow SO hard we woant be able
to get hoam & he doant want to
starve. At the rait he was dipping
into the provisions all moarning, it
doant look like thay would last till
snow time.
A NEW GERL
Thay are new gerl in our class.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-09-01

going to be a ritch man pritty soon.
The teecher up in the kintergardeI
class sent down werd by George Nc.
L,oughlin's littel bruther today would
we plese not have our singing iessun
went hoaIn, as it scarf them stin tc
hers M Sing loud6rs ls1lesAt leyl
,W0S e,-f.' - 80. I
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-09-01

She is not very pritty. having moast
as nanny freckuls as Genevieye Hicks
& red hare; but she Is fine at spelling.
Sevverul applickations have alreddy
bin maid to set beside her. Her naim
is Graicy Lewis, &. ii looks like she
would be very popuar.
+ :EIzzYoLoG1.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-09-01
The Evening Story
HER CHANCE.

Copyright. 1914, by w. Werner.)
Jason Meadows had been dead five
months from the %"cave-in" in the
"swing-Low" mines. when Howard
Carney, the mine superintendent.
brought his wife. Cecilia, to Poplar
Hollow, to the cottage he had built
across the "holler" from the log cabin
where lived Didama, Jason's widow,
and Ishmael. her crippled boy OF
eight.
One fervid August day Didama en-
tering her yard at the foot of the hill,
found the graceful young woman in
the most wonderful white dress she
had ever beheld.. looking, as Didana
expressed it, "fer all the world like
one of them white angels o. God AL
mighty" sitting on the Scared chest
nut "chopping block" beside patient
little Ishmael.
When Didama came up behind
them the little fellows shrill pleased
laugh rang out. ."Tell me another un,
lady!" he said. II wisht you'd come
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-09-01

or side. When sanity regains its sway
in Europe there will be reasonable
hope Of such q contamination"
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-09-01
Laugh With Us

Lew Payson-You sure got swindled
on that auter! told you not to buy
anything from stranger.
Ed Dodd-He wasn't stranger. I
seen that feller somewhere about sew
en- years ago.
Uncle Zack is an old colored man
who lives in a certain little town in
North Carolina where he is regarded
as quite an oracle by the other men,
bers Of his race.
Once an earthquake shook the town
and as soon as the natives got over
their scare enough to discuss the why
and wherefore of the shock, they cor
nered Uncle ZacS and demanded an
explanation.
We'll, TIL tell you. Hits Ekedis, "
he explained. "About once in so often
de atmosphere happens ter come in
vi'lent contact wild de hemisphere, and
he result is has a earthquake"
A prosperous lumberman lives in
western Pennsylvania. He owns a
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-09-01

Before marriage he pays her atten-
tions. After marriage he pays her
bills
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-09-01

Occasionally a young widow gets
even with an old bachelor by marry
ing him.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-09-01

Some persons need troubles Of their
own to divert them from worrying
about the troubles of others.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-09-01

"A NEW IGIS@
Thay are new gerl in our class
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-09-01

my baby's feet! Give me the chance
and I'll give you my hearts blood to
pay yer fer givin' my little un a
chanst to grow up like other men!'
Every day in the mellow autumn
days Didama climbed the hill to the
Carney house.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-04-23
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