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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-09-03
CHARITABLE ACT

This is told by a Michigan health
supervisor:
1--WE were raising funds for paying
for operations for removal of the
adenoids and tonsils. At one home
where little boy called the lady ask
ed, What are you going to do with
the money! The little boy quickly
replied, Tt is to buy adenOids for lit
tie children that haven't got none
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-09-03
All, WHAT THEN?

He had used persuasion and argu-
ment in vain. At last he said in des-
peration:
"Edwidge, if you win marry me I
will take out 500, 900 francs of life in
surance; If l die you win be safe from
want"
eyes," was the reply, "but if you
don't die?"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-09-03
WHERE SHE WAS AT

WHERE SHE WAS AT
Margaret-How does your friend
Mrs. Brown stand on the suffrage
question?
Anna-She's doing picket duty.
Margaret-Doing picket duty
what, for suffrage?
Anna-Oh, no; she's on the fence.
Christian Register.
-O-O
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-09-03

GIVING FIRST AID
Wont you please help poor Grip
pied mani"
You look healthy. enough. How
the deuce are you crippled?"
Financially, kind sir."-Philadal
phia Ledger.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-07-08
REGULATING VIOLENCE

1t IS interesting to tote that all of
the 1. W. W. people whose interviews
we have seen, in commenting on the
death Of four of the tribe by the ex-
plosion of q bomp in their apartments
at Iarrytown, N. Y, the other day.
distinctly repudiate violence, and dis
avow all knowledge that violence had
been intended. These people preach
violence, and urge the commission of
violent acts. They advocate defiance
OF law in every possible manner and
seek to inflame the passions of mis-
guided people who hear them, and
then when the violent act is commit
ted. hey seek to place the blame on
others, and deny positively that they
knew anything about it, or that any
OF their associates could have been
guilty. In the present case the facts
are against them. People do not man
ufacture bombs in private apartments
TOR peaceful purposes. and the explo-
sion OF the diabolical device in the
hands OF those who were making it is
evidence Of guilt which cannot be con-
troyerted by the protestations OF for
mel associates Of the dead that they
had no knowledge of what was going
on.
We haven't seen such a statement
yet. but we shall expect to see n to
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-07-08
A DIPLOMATIC CURIOSITY.

George Fred Williams of Massachu-
sets, who has occasionally been heard
from in the politics of his native land,
dropped out Of sight some time ago.
and the fact that he had beer an
pointed minister to Greece and Mon
tenegro caused not a ripple Of inter-
est. Most people neither knew or car
ed whether We We're officially repre-
sented in those eastern European
countries or not, and very few people
We're interested in what had become of
Mr.. Williams. The gentleman. how
ever, was no mere chair-warmer. He
took himself and his job seriously, and
he evidently believed that when a man
was appointed to be minister to a
place it was his duty and his privi-
lege to minister to the best of his
ability. On arriving at his post he
found political conditions in the Bal
a peninsula in a state Of chaos. He
investigated. and the more he inves-
tiEated the more he was convinced
that something was radically wrong,
and that it was his business to set
it right. He disapproved of the re-
Gently established Albanian monarchy,
n he was very certain that the six
great European powers had been re-
miss in not managing matters better
than they had done. He made public
his expression of disapproval of the
new king of Albania and his rule, and
addressed to the six powers identical
notes, or joint notes, or something of
that general character. calling atten-
ton to the evils which existed, and
the means whereby these evils were
to be remedied. The story of the ac-
Invites of Mr.. Williams reached
Washington. 1t reached everyone in
Washington, it appears. with the ex-
ception of Mr.. Bryan, our distinguish
ed secretary of state. Mr.. Bryan had
heard nothing of it, and did not appear
to think hat his friend over in the
east was doing anything tina called
for comment. However. there were
others who thought differently, and
who believed that if Mr.. Williams had
undertaken the solution of the Balkan
problem. and intended to give that
subject the attention which it deserv-
ed. he would scarcely have any time
left to represent the United States, and
he was advised to cable his resignation.
Mr.. Williams is a diplomatic curiosity,
not to say a freak.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-07-08

How long did you want to stay?"
inquired Miss Matilda.
About a month. I guess answered
the girl. You didn't say what the
terms We're"
Twenty dollars a week." said Miss
Matilda, shutting her lips firmly once
the words We're out.
For a moment there was silence.
Miss Matilda knew that dissenting
silence. She had never told Mollie
that she had met it once before: that
she had fallen before it, cutting The
price to eight dollars. Afterward she
Redeemed as she thought If it. She
had found out that the woman's hus-
band could have paid five times that
a week and neve noticed it.; also,
she strongly suspected that he fan
cied he was paying more. Miss Matilda
had never forgotten it. And no price
would have tempted her to agree to
take the woman for another year. She
stood faithfully by the bargain, but
n would not make that particular
mistake again.
Well" said the girl, I'm afraid
II think, perhaps, 1 had better wait
until later. did not Know
Miss Matilda did not help the
stumbling speech. eff she thinks I'm
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-07-08
WHAT OF 1T?

It, as a result of the deliberations
Of the dozen or so men who constitute
the attendance at the meeting of the
Progressive Republican league at Bis
marck, word is sent throughout the
state that the republican state ticket
chosen at the primary election is a
good enough ticket to support, and
that said ticket hereby and herewith
has the Endorsement Of the gentlemen
at Bismarck in conference assembled.
what OF it?
And. again, If it shall be announced
that the ticket is satisfactory only in
spots, and that the conference or
combination is able to indorse only
parts of it. again-what Of It?
Who cares?
We take 1t that the average voter
IN North Dakota is at least as able to
decide for himself as to the fitness OF
any Of the state candidates as the
spokesmen OF the league are able to
decide for him. AT the primary cleo
Hon majority Of the voters did de-
cido this matter for themselves. and
they decided fatty against the urgent
Recommendations Of the board Of cen
IlItofsi1l III practically every office where
there ri . contest.
z8sSH the recommendation is not too
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-07-08

stick to it all the closer But I do
wish | charged EN- more when I he
gan. They all seemed to think il
cheap, I remember"
But you didn't catch any Of then
oferin' to pay more. did you?" OBJ
served Mollie cynically. "An', as YOU
say ! suppose you'll have to let it &c
1or TINS year. But promise me you'll
ask the next n twenty. at the least
All right, l WILL" answered Miss
Matilda.
n thought no more of the prom
Use. In fact, there was little time for
thinking in her busy. busy day. The
three meals a day, in addition to the
household duties. taxed head, hear,
and. hands to the utmost. But she re.
membered the next morning, when
another would-be boarder confronted
her.
Miss Matilda shut her lin firmly
together. as she spied her coming ur
the walk. This ones got to pay a
fair price," she assured herself.
She took the girl into the cool. dim
parlor. with its fragrance from the
fresh-cut flowers and roses noddine
in at the window. And she measured
her with an appraising eye. To the
simple eye of Miss Matilda she was
extensively dressed.
It's beautiful. you place. the Cir
went on. Il saw the sign. Summer
B~oarders. and l thought it looked in
wiling. But I had no idea how pretty
it was until I came in"
TITS a pretty place." agreed Miss
Matilda, specially at this time o
the year. The boarders like it,"
81 love t." said the girl. 81 think
I'd get strong here if I stayed lons
enough"
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-07-08
WORKING THE REFERENDUM.

A news note says hat II questions
are to be voted on by the people Of
Colorado this year under the referen-
dunn law. This is a small number in
comparison with the number Of ques-
tons that have been submitted for
popular action in some other refen-
dunn states, and if the questions to be
submitted are of general interest, and
OF a character which may be readily
understood by the average citizen,
doubles something like an intelligent
verdict will be rendered.
One trouble with general referen-
dunn laws, and n which it has not
yet been found possible to remove. is
that questions are submitted for the
decision of the mass of voter which
are of such a character that the gen.
eral voter feels no interest in them,
and which can be decided intelligent
~ only by an expert. We know of no
way whereby proposed legislation can
be classified according to its general
or special interest or its technical or
non-technical character. And when a
bill which is unsatisfactory to some
person is passed by a state legislature
the natural tendency of the dissatis-
fled person is to have the decision of
the legislature reversed. if he can.
Accordingly a petition for a referen-
dunn is started, and. as it is always
easy to obtain signatures to petitions
on n subject whatever, or on any
side of that subject, the chances are
largely in favor of the securing of the
necessary number of signatures, and
the people are then confronted with
the duty of deciding on a question
about which they neither know nor
arc anything.
The referendum law which provides
for h review of legislative acts by
the people on the petition of a very
small percentage of them is apt to be-
come a nuisance. If the percentage
required is made reasonably high
there will be some assurance that
only such questions will be referred
as are Of sufficient general interest,
and OF sufficiently non-technical char
acter to make a popular vote on them
an actual expression Of intelligent
opinion. 1t is we'll enough to say that
the people have a right to make their
own laws. They have. Also they
have a right to shoe their own horses,
build their own bridges. and make
their own chemical analyses. But
they usually employ others to do these
things for them because specialists
a do them better.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-07-08
STEADY AND CONSISTENT
GROWTH.

There is food for a good deal of
thought in the following article which
is sem out in the weekly news letter
OF the Grand Forks Commercial club:
1.-THE census bureau at Washington
has recently issued it's report of esti-
mates of population for the different
states for the period of 1910 to 1914
This report shows that in the past
four years his state has gained 109,-
$40 people. This is a gain of about
s per cent a year and is practically as
good a gain as is shown by any state
in the union. not a single state going
as high as 6 per cent a year. From
1900 to 1910 Washington made the
greatest per cent of gain per year, it's
rate being IL per cent: Oklahoma
was next with II per cent. and Idaho
was third with 10 per cent. Nevada
fourth with 9 per cent and North Da-
kota was fifth. Tor the four years
mentioned have dropped to between
five and six per cent while North Da-
kota has gained within a very small
fraction of S per cent. In other words,
showing with regard to steady and
consistent gain North Dakota has
made the best consistent gain of any
states. Iowa again shows a loss in
population as she did in 1910. The
middle western states, such as Illinois
and Indiana. show small gains of less
cent a e
It would be interesting to study the
causes for this condition. and to as
certain what reasons there are why.
when the proportionate increase in
population of all the other leading
states has fallen off within the past
four years as compared with the re-
suits of the previous decade. North
Dakota has maintained its rate of in
crease practically unchanged. One
reason undoubtedly is that while all
of the other states named hav been
extensively doomed by railroad com
panies and land spectators. the
growth of North Dakota has at no
time depended on such agencies, and
at no time has its population been
appreciably augmented from either
OF these causes. Hence. the increase
noted in some of the other states has
been in part forced and artificial,
while the growth Of North Dakota has
feen natural and legitimate. the result
of the fixed conditions which Exist in
the soil. the climate and the transport
tation conditions of this tate.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-07-08
The Evening Story
WORN SHOES.

Copyright, 1914, by w. werner.)
Miss Matilda Bacon, pulling straw
berries in the garden. looked up to
see her neighbor watching her. She
smiled a languid greeting and pushed
the sunbonnet back from her hot
forehead. ut is warm today, Mollie,"
she said.
Mollie Dennings nodded. without
speaking, and began to help hll the
basket. 1t was a large one, but with
two willing workers it was presently
FULL.
Miss Matilda picked it up. Thank
heaNen nat Jobs done!" she said.
other work" said Mollie. I'm goin'
row. You amt lookin' Well"
I'm feelin' well-that is, pretty
Well" answered Miss Matilda. But 1
hate the strawberry pickin'. an that's
a fact. But the store the boarders set
on en-, you wouldn't believe. They
lucky | set so many out. I lowed to
make EN- into jam. till / got the sum-
mer boarder bee under my bonnet"
She sighed as h concluded.
wisht you didn't get it," said
Mollie, not qu%estioningly, but as one
who states a fact.
"somstimes I do, an then again 1
80 ~ - ooSa all udSS Wnen /
wish l seen a boarder-that's
when they's extra fussy. Other times
I'm thankful for a way to make a
little money. 1t pays better thar lam
maxim"
But it don't pay enough" objected
Mollie D%ennings. Know what I seen
IN the paper yesterday? 1 seer a
pace advertising for summer board
ers. Guess what they wanted. Twen-
Cy-nNe dollars q week.
MISS Matilda caught her breath. ga
week. she asked. Are you sure?"
I've got the paper to home. I'll
show you: Think of that a week.
An o slavin' for ten"
Il guess" said Miss Matilda, after
a moment, they make the difference
up in vittels and accommodations"
IL guess they've got an auto a n
things like that" said Mollie. But
When it comes to fare, you've got
most places beaten by. a mile, and Won
know it. How many chickens did you
cook last Sunday?"
Miss Matilda looked guilty. Eight"
n confessed: Don't look so shock
ed, Mollie. They were fryers, an you
know there amt much to them"
We'll. I don't think ten dollars
PAYS said Mollie. "They want the
best an amt willin' to pay for it."
Sometimes think it amt enough
Miss Matilda agreed. They do eat a
heap. The Lord knows 1 don't want
to stint no n in their vittels. But
sometimes"
Why not raise the price," queried
Mollie.
Miss Matilda's gentle face turned
red. Why. l agreed to take 'em for
that" she said.
YOU'RE just that soft" worried
Mollle, We look to every ones side
put your own. If I found a thing
didn't pay I'd raise the price quick
enough"
No, you wouldn't" said the other.
"Mollie Dennings, don't / know World
play fair? You wouldn't go back on
a bargain any more than I would.
Gran'ma learned me that. She used
to say: If o make a bad bargain.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-07-08
TAXATION DIFFICULTIES.

Every year., when property is assess
ed for taxation, there arises the same
old difficulty of reaching a basis which
is reasonably equitable. The assess
ment of personal property, as We have
it. does not reach that basis. The
history of taxation all over the world
indicates hat it is impossible to ar
rive at a satisfactory system of assess
ing personal property. Much of such
property is intangible and easily hid
den. hi what can be hidden is pretty
sure to be hidden. in many cases. at
least. when the assessor comes round.
And the knowledge that some people
are going to dodge some of their taxes
tempts others to do likewise as a mat
ter of Justice. for no man likes to pay
more than his share. The tendency
is, accordingly. to fail to declare prop
erty for taxation, and the result Of
this Is hat the person who has little
property, and that little all in sight,
pays more than his fair share of the
taxes.
The most promising plan appears to
be to collect all our by
means Of a tax on land values and a
graduated income tax. Under such a
combination the individual would be
paying to the state a fair price for the
use of the and which he occupies. and
would be contributing to society. ac-
cording to his ability. for the mainte-
nance Of those social advantages which
provide him protection and afford him
opportunity. Under such a system
tax lodging would be difficult. It
could be made practically impossible.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-07-08
Laugh With Us

Where" said the land agent, adj
dressing an audience of possible pur-
chasers, where else on the face OF
the globe will YOU find in one place
copper, tin, iron. cotton. hemp, grain,
game"
A voice replied:
"In the pocket of my youngest son.
II saw young suburbo running a
new machine this morning"
WAS it one of the latest models?''
81 couldn't say" ,
II thought you knew all about au-
tomobiles."
80 do. But don't know any,
thing about lawn mowers"
Observing an unfamiliar shrub by
a country roadside, a student of bot
any stopped to make an examination.
Are You acquainted with this flow
er, young man" he asked of a pass
ing yokel.
yep" the boy laconically answer
ITO what family do you think it
belongs?"
Indicating a nearby house with a
pudgy thumb the boy answered:
"Higginses.'-Puck.
It is not often in these days that we
find any real humor in the Interrupt
tiers of political meetings. There are
exceptions, however.
"a man is soon forgotten after he's
dead" said a speaker one evening.
moi if you marry his widow,
guv'nor," cried a voice from the
crowd.
Jones-What a puffball Burlson's
got to be since he bought that farm
upstate! Why, every day the grim
ming nut comes to the Office wearing
a raw potato for a watch charm.
Smith-Yes; he explained about
that potato to me. It was hisHshare Of
last years crop.-Magazine Of Fun.
Mrs. Briggs is so good-looking that
Mr.. Briggs seldom finds 1t in his heart
to be angry with her, but he was real
ly cross when she returned from
Florida.
Il understand" he said, that you
passed yourself off as a widow while
you were away How about it?"
She admitted it.
You ought to be ashamed of your
self" said Briggs, "but I suppose you
are not"
"of course I am not" said Mrs.
Briggs serenely. 81 only did 1t on
Johnny's account. / wanted him to
have a good time, and he had it. You
have no idea how kind all the men
were to him."
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-07-08

goin' to come down like I done to
Mrs. Jones she's mistaken" she said
to herself.
"You see," said the girl in a half
shamed way. II don't think I can
afford it this year. Next year.
though. you can look for me-"
Well said Miss Matilda, 'there'll
be a place for you then. I guess"
The Interview was over. The girl
stood up. Something tugged at Miss
Matilda's heart, but she would not
heed. And then she saw something
shining on the floor at the strangers
feet. She stopped to pick it up. When
she stood up again her face and man.
ner had changed. She had seen a
Worn shoe, patched, and once again
in need of patching. Mrs. Dennings'
words We're forgotten. my dear.
said Matilda, could you pay ten. or
less
Afterward = Miss Matilda never
knew how it happened-the girl was
sobbing out a story of i'll health, lack
of money and friends in Miss Ma
Miss Matilda patted her shoulder.
You shan't pay a cent, my dear.
Just stay along O. me till you're
stronger. I'd love to have you"
And so it came to pass that another
boarder was added to the six, without
even n plttance that they paid as
an excus
But the eScuse came later. Bit by
bit. as she grew stronger and we'll.
much of the work of Miss Matilda
fell on her young shoulders. Even
Mrs. Dennings could not but feel that
the bargain had been a good one.
And Miss Matilda dreaded the day
when she would return to the city.
She preached the subject one day.
My dear she said, when do you
aim to go an be a stenographer
again? I ask you cause it makes me
miserable to think of it. An I'd rath-
er know when"
Never, if you really want me-
answered the girl. Tive thought Of
lots Of "a we can make none
even in the winter-growing violets-
sewing" She looked up inquiringly.
"And we can make lots on boarders
next summer, if you're sure you want
me-"
Miss Matilda held out hungry arms.
II been wantin' you all my life," she
answered, simply.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-07-08

late we respectfully suggest to the
committee that it consider carefully
and prayerfully the availability Of each
and every candidate. come to some
c~onclusion-it makes no difference
what-about the ticket, and then
keep the decision a profound secret
from everybody.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-07-08

the effect that the explosion was caus-
ed by the emissaries Of John D. Rock:
%efeller who deliberately blew up a
group of peaceful anarchists who were
quietly studying the latest work on
philosophy by Upton Sinclair.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-07-08
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George Wilson and Mrs. Sarah Wal
lace were connected with the village
water mains this week.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-07-08
is THAT so?,

Tell Luke McLuke I've a. cousin who
Went by the name OF Hugh McHugh
Last June he got the %spooning bug,
And now they call him Hug McF1ug.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-07-08
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Mrs. Briggs is so good-looking that
Mr.. Briggs seldom finds 1t in his heart
to be angry with her. but he was real
ly cross when she returned from
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-07-08

It's difficult to convince a small boy
who is furnishing the motive power
for a grindstone that turn about is
fair play.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1914-09-11
Austrians Lost 10000

VIENNA, via Rome, Sept. 10-All
Austria was plunged into gloom to-
day when official admission was
made here that recent operations
against the Russians have cost the
dual empire one fourth of her first
line of effective fighting men.
simultaneously it became known
for the first time that the operations
in Galicia and Russian Poland have
been under the personal direction fo
the Archduke Francis Frederick.
The announcement at the war Of
flee stated that since the operations
against Russia began the total loss
es in killed, wounded and missing of
the Austrian first line army, totals
the enormous number of 100000 men.
In addition by reason of the attack
by an overwhelming number of Rus
slams who have outnumbered the Aus
trians at all times, large quantities
of military stores, ammunition and
cannon have been lost.