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Bud alone, and he sat straighter in his saddle. But Phil uttered a groan and struck his horse with the quirt.
 She cut mel" he moaned.
 "Aw, forget it." growled Bud, and they. rode on their way in silence.
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ADJUSTMENTS.

Kitty MacKay.

The love story with a laugh in ev-
cry line" Is the way Kitty MacKay,'
Catherine Chisholm Cushing's brilliant
comedy has been described This
clever play will be presented here by
h same company that appeared in
New York, where the play ran for
more than one year, at the Metropolt-
tan on Monday, August 81, under the
direction Of William Elliott.
kitty" has been the delight OF the
metropolitan theatergoers for the past
twelve months and 1t is only recently
that this company left the Comedy
theater, to go on q long transconti-
mental tour. This being MI. Elliott's
debut as a producing manager he is
able to present the New York organ
ization on tour.
The story Of 'rKitty" has to do with
the adventures OF a winsome, quick
witted Scottish Cinderella in London.
Kitty" IL not a Scotch play as was
"Bunty.." 1t has a wonderful appeal,
IT is said, andSin spite Of the uproar-
ious fun there Is a charm-a sym
nathy.that grips the heart strings of
the audience and above all it is free
from all faint. There is not q sug-
gestiye or double meaning line in the
entire three acts. kitty has won
every city in which she has appeared
by her wholesome, clean comedy, and
clever and interesting story.
The cast which comes intact from
the Comedy theater includes such
wAi1-knoWn anne as Marjorie Muir
ray as Kitty" Bernard Thornton.
Cleaner Daniels, wallace Erskine. Ma.
Iis Stuart, James F4nlayson, HARRIET
Ross and others.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-26
FATHERHOOD AND MOTHER
HOOD.

Golfers: Some one ought RI call
the attention of the critics of the
modern feminist movement to the
1act that u civilization believes in
children being horn into families. A
family consists of a recognized father,
a mother, a child or several children,
every form of legal and social press
ure has been exerted for centuries to
make this the only accepted mode for
carrying on the race. Its success Ia
evident in the fact that the legitimate
children are vastly more numerous
than the Legitimate. e., those born
outside of the family relation. In
spite OF all this, we are hearing a great
deal nowadays about women "shirk-
ing Motherhood refusing mother
hood,' or escaping the duty of moth
erhood, as II a child were a sort of
solitary indulgence on the part of the
woman concerned. Any one who
KNOWS the facts Of modern life knows
that there are practically always two
people responsible for the chi,dless
family-a man and a woman. If any
blame is to be assessed, it must be
placed on both of them. The version
which blames the woman only is no
more modern than the third hapte
OF Genesis. If we are to do any clear
thinking on this important subject #
Is time We begin to discuss the phe-
nomenon of men Sinking father
hood" refusing fatherhood," and
escaping the duty Of fa%therhood."
This correction is true not only with
respect to the institution of marriage.
but also with respect to the
ic basis Of family life. The modern
development of means of diversion
n indulgence has affected men as
we'll as women. Successful men are
quite as apt to be absorbed in business
and pleasure as women are in society
and pleasure. They avoid and neglc
the family with the same selfish facil-
ity. Both have made the. same tragic
mistake of preferring the transient
to the durable ~satisfactions of life. II
is doubtful If n women's college has
as bad a record from the standpoint
of perpetuating the race as has Har-
ward. Our country will not
race suicide by talking as If it were
sex suicide. The problem is to impress
the ideal of family life upon people
who have been SO educated and train
ed as to be centered wholly on hem
selves.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-26
GOVERNMENT WAR INSURANCE.

New York Times: Insurance against
risks of war is a facility Of commerce
which ought to be available. II pri-
va.te enterprise fails to supply 1t the
reason is one hat certainly excuses.
and in some cases necessitates. gov
eminent aid. Protection of COM
merce is a function of government.
~ the government fails in protection,
IL ought to see that commerce does
not stop because Of the lack Of in
surance through failure Of govern
mental protection. There IL. less
ground for objection to government
assistance Of war Insurance than to
almost any other Intervention OF gov
ernrnent in commercial enterprise.
The proposal that the United statea
shall do what other governments are
d0ing. therefore. Is not to be opposed
In principle The difference between
the foreign methodL ana our own at.
tracts attention u once. The pro.
pcsAi q to appropriate 100000, al
Sth0ush other sovsrnments do moth
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to contend with the relatively small,
but tremendously effective fighting
force Of .servia, which is worrying her
from the rear, but a peculiar condi-
ton within her own territories. The
Austrian empire has been held togeth-
er practically by force. It is made up
of d%iscordant elements, and 1t has
several times been on the point of
revolution. Most OF the independent
and neutrality-suspicious. states of the
Balkan territory menace Austria at
several points; so that the resistance
to hostile operations in the south, and
the repression OF turbulence within
her own borders will require the pres
ence Of a large force. A very large
part Of the Austrian army. therefore,
which would otherwise be available to
aid Germany in the invasion Of France,
or in thanking the Russian invasion of
Germany, will be required at home to
fight for the preservation Of the very
existence of the Austrian empire. Rus
STA has q large army at or near the
Austrian frontier, which will neces-
sarily operate as a check on any rap
i'd Austrian advance to the northwest.
This leaves an immense German army
free to operate on the German border
as soon as the great distances which
must be covered by the Russian troops
with their inadequate system of rail.
ways can be covered. Naturally Ger
many cannot afford to abandon her
northeastern frontier to the Russian
advance, and experts estimate that she
has an army Of 200, 900 men ready to
resist the Russian advance. It seems
Impossible that an army of that size
a hold back the immense number
of Russians that can be poured toward
the border, hence with that danger
menacing her from the Russian side,
and her main army pitted against a
combined army Of probably equal
strength along the French and Belgian
frontier. a serious defeat in the lat
ter territory would be well-nigh dis
astrous to Germany, while. with the
allies. immediate victory is not so i'm
perative.
This, In a general way, appears to be
the point Of view of the London paper.
Its expressions are doubtless inspired
In no small degree to keep up the spir-
Its of the people at home. There is
enough of logic in its argument to
break, in some measure, the shock of
the news Of early defeat. and at the
same time the article will undoubtedly
tend to bring the English people face
to face with the fact that they are
engaged in IN enterprise which will
not be completed in a day, but which,
whether the result be victory of de-
feat. vii be a long, arduous and
bloody one.
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ing Of the sort. The cas- IL simple.
Foreign governments think that 1t IL
well to encourage rather than to dis
place private insurance. Our govern
ment proposes to supply cheap insur-
ance, and that is a costly undertake
ing. 1t is to be cheap only to the
insured; it will be lear enough t the
by creating a costly insurance staff.
The foreign way Is to use the existing
organizations, both because they are
cheap and because they are ready
and efficient. The insurance is want
ed forthwith, but the government bu-
reau must be organized, and then It
will be relatively inefficient. The idea
is to underbid private insurers. The
foreign way is to slightly overbid. and
in some cases only to accept risks as
co-insurers, requiring that the larger
part Of the risk shall be taken by pri-
vate insurers. The reason is plain. In
that way the government makes sure
both that there shall be no failure Of
insurance and that the risk shall be
a fair one Private enterprise is en-
couraged by government partnership,
and private participation assures the
government that the business shall be
conducted or business principles. with
out the creation of a staff whose in
itiation must be at the expense Of
both private enterprise and general
taxpayers.
The bill at Washington is making
rapid Roadway, and 1t would be
for regret were it otherwise. But it
is not desirable that the system
should be American to the extent of
departing from all experiences Of the
better way Of accomplishing results
highly to be desired. Some recogni-
ton of foreign practice would improve
the proposal as 1t stands.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-26
KEEP "WATCBFUE WATTING" ON
THE JOB!

Chicago Herald: Just say that
watchful waiting wins" Secretary
Bryan said to some one who asked
him for a statement Of the Mexican
situation when the news came that
Carranza had entered Mexico City.
"Watchful waiting" on the whole,
has done very we'll up to the present
time. But let us not get the mistak-
en- idea that "watchful waiting" was
quite as quiescent as the phrase sug-
gests.
"Watchful waiting" embraced
much activity on the part Of this gov
eminent. 1t embraced a permission
to export arms and ammunition to the
constitutionalists. 1t stood for an at
titude which effectively prevented the
Huerta. government from securing aid
In Europe. IT brought us to the oc-
cupation of Vera Cruz.
"Watchful waiting" with this
strong seasoning of activity and with
the implication of possibly greater ac-
tivity on the part of this government,
has now brought about a situation in
Mexico more favorable to order and
stability.
It depends on the character of our
future "watchful waiting" whether
this Order and stability will follow
whether the constitutionalists will har-
monte their differences and proceed
to carry out the reforms they say they
have been fighting for.
If our "watchful waiting is to
change this character and become en-
tirelS passive and quiescent they prob
ably won't.
If it keeps on being an active in
fuence they will probably make a
o consistent effort t. give Mexico
a real government.
Carranza's elevation marks the end
of the Huerta regime. But the Mexi-
can problem is not ended. It remains
a continuing problem. We must still
wait and watch-effectively.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-26
Sweater Coats For Women
New Millinery

The advance shipments of fall Millinery include
some very clever creations in small hats; these new
arrivals will be on sale tomorrow morning, perhaps
just the shape you've been looking for is here.
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the butter?" The remedy was ef-

the butter?" The remedy was ef-
fectual.
What makes o so late ?" asked
his mother.
1.-The teacher kept me in because
1 couldn't find Moscow on the map
of Europe replied Johnnie.
Mother-"And no wonder you
couldn't find Moscow. It was burned
down in 1872. It's an outrage to treat
a child that way"
sergeant-Halt! You can't go there.
Private Murphy--Why not, sir?
Sergeant-Because it's the generals
tent.
are they doing with Private above
the door?
Ebenezer Holcombe had a 1000
pound hog, which he had exhibited in
a tent at the fairs for three years,
charging 10 cents admission.
One day a travelling man who was
Holcombe lived called at the house
and asked If he might see the hog of
which he had heard SO much. Eben-
ezer proudly led the way to the hog
house, but at the door he turned.
Cost you ten cents" he drawled.
line VISITOR tOok q dime from his
pocket. passed it to the farmer and
turned back.
Why, YOU. amt seen the prize
hog!' called. Ebenezer. (.
Yes, I have" retorted the travel
ing man. I've seen him."
AT a recent dinner General Nelson
A. Miles told the following story:
In a southern town a colored man
was complaining to a pale faced Wis
itor of the wickedness of the neigh
borhood. He said:
'Yassuh, dis am de wickedest town
in de whole neighborhood. Why, dat
low down niger you see over dere, he
doan deserve to live. He ought to be
taken out an shot down.
why, how's that" said the pale
visitor.
We'll, he's a good for nothing; he's
Wuss ZEN a thief"
Worse than a thief? What did he
steal?"
my chickens"
+ What? He stole one of your chick
ens?"
mo, sab, he didn't steal one Of INV
chickens. He done went an left de
door of de coop open and de whole
bunch run home"
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The Evening Story
LITTLE son.

Copyright, 1914. by W. Werner.)
A year after Judith Fairchild's re-
urn to her fathers home, she re-
ceived Dicks letter. In its brevity it
was a masterpiece. Tersely he in
formed her he was contemplating the
sale OF the Observation-Disclosures.
them would be, he was compelled to
ASK her to go owe the contents with
him. Undoubtedly there were things
n would wish to retain, and, when it
came to a sale, 1t would be quite inn
possible for him to discriminate.
Judlths small hands clenched as
the words d~istasteful" began to
stand out with unpleasant promin-
ence. D~istasteful! An abnominable
word! Mentally she had styled a
meeting with Dick ar embarrassing
ing Of Dicks as well as her own
cheeks, a hungry look in his gray eyes,
a slight elevation Of her own chin.
But-distasteful
She crurnpled the letter angrily.
tossing 1t far from her. She would
ignore it, she thought, yet in a mo-
ment she had picked it up and again
was devouring it. And as she read
question came, wouldn't there be
9 certain satisfaction in meeting Dick ?
SHo "oo OohAA1S PdTllCuldTly well LHdC
sumrner she knew. She would greet
him with the greatest aplomb and she
would go over" the things which
once had meant so much to them quite
indifferently.
She bit her lips as she thought of
a certain room fitted up as a nursery,
OF a cradle standing there and a lit
tie red chair. Her hands went to her
eyes swiftly as though shutting out a
vision tina tortured, but after a mo-
ment's mental struggle her head lift
ed, she became the Indifferent woman
Of the past few months and sat down
before her writing desk. Twenty min
utes later a note wa on it's way to
Richard Fairchild, making an ap-
pointment for the following afternoon
at 8 o'clock.
1t was barely 2 o'clock when she
turned into the familiar street in the
suburb where the bungalow stood.
Through the long hours of the night
memory's brush had painted pictures
off the nursery, the cradle, the little
red chair. other dear, intimate things.
And when morning found her pitifuily
unstrung, with a great longing in her
heart, she knew she must have a few
moments alone in the home that had
seen happiness, sorrow, distrust, dis
ruption.
When she stood in the bungalow
garden, she did not find it in the UNI
kempt condition she had expected.
Evidently with a sale in view, Dick
mad things tidied up. The lawn had
been moved recently; the walks were
well trimmed; with a strange little
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THE ALLIES REVERSED.

Undoubtedly the most important
and significant announcement relating
TO the recent stages of the European
wal is contained in the dispatches of
Yesterday afternoon, and especially in
the editorial in the London Times in
which the direct and circumstantial
statement is made OF g. serious re-
Verse by the armies of the allies in
Belgium. with a corresponding advan-
tage in favor of the Germans.
The previous days dispatches had
contained guarded mention Of disas-
ter in the French reports, the state
mentt there being made that owing to
the development of unexpected condi-
tons, the allies had been Obliged to
discontinue their advance and change
their plan of campaign. The London
report. however, is more definite, and
gives one a clearer view Of what has
been occurring within the past few
days in Europe's bloody amphitheater.
1t appears that the result of the
great battle, OF series Of battles, in the
past several days. has been a distinct
success along practically the whole
great battle front, the continued ad-
vance of the German army, and the
forced retirement of the allies fror:
most Of the positions which they held.
The Times also refers to the taking Of
Namur as especially unfortunate and
unexpected, as this city was strongly
fortified, and was expected to with
stand the attack much longer than the
forts around Liege.
This, then, is the fact, that in the
first great general engagement Of the
wal the Germans have won q decided
success, and they are we'll on their way
to an invasion of France In tremen-
dous numbers, and under the inspiring
conditions which victory makes posi-
BILE. The allies, on the other hand,
suffer the loss Of prestige Of early de-
feat, and are compelled to fall back
to positions, with their defense
disorganized and their front broken.
The opinions Of the London paper
are, Of course, colored by its sympa-
thies. but there seems to be sound rea-
son. nevertheless. for its conclusions
as to the effect of this reverse. while
1t does not attempt to minimize its
Importance, the Times maintains that
the defeat is but temporary, and that
the blow which would have been a
vital n for the Germans, had they
sustained it, will be remedied by time
In the case Of the allies. A glance at
the map, and a review OF some Of the
conditions Of the war. will convince
one that II Germany il to win IN this
wal her Victories must come. early
land be sweeping in character, while
her adversaries can afford to walt.
Austria, her ally, has = large army,
but in this war Austria has not only
lfarFHAHrEHEA r-r-ZL.Fti
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eyes began to glow beautifully. II he
would look around and-come to her.
She could not go to him-she felt
strangely shy. But of a sudden, as
Dicks head went down on his arms
on the table, as a longing cry of "Ju-
dith! Judith came to her. shyness
left her, and a protecting mother love
took Its place. Dick wanted her and
was calling her, as Little Son had
She went to him swiftly.
Later she asked: How could you
even think of selling our bungalow,
Dick?"
81 didn't," he laughed.
She looked at him in bewilderment.
But you wrote
That was my way to a reconcilia-
ton. You had refused repeatedly to
see mo, you know. / was almost
mothers set me thinking. She said
you never visited the bungalow, and
she knew the reason why-you we're
afraid of-memories. I began to Won
der IL 1t could be that through mem
cries Of Little Son, which are $3.50
haunting here, I might win you back.
This oom affected me strangely, soft
ened me wonderfully, when I visited
it about a month after our separation.
with you, 80 I wrote you about the
sale, and
But she interrupted, you said
the meeting would be-distasteful! I
didn't like that, Dick"
Again he laughed. "Of course, you
wouldnt-that's why I wrote 1t. /
hadn't forgotten q certain pride Of
yours. I felt the word would prove
CALLING, and that nothing would keep
you from coming to show me-yol
didn't care. Wasn't I rigft?t
Yes" she answered, that's the
way I felt-At first. But here"
He held her to him silently. II
know, little woman, all about it.
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Wool Dresses

hands and lips and meet him with a
sem of calmness. Her thought
of notwithstanding him with the
greatest aplomb-seemed infinitely
ignoble now. The spirit Of Little Son
had taught her many things. had
cleared away many mists of error.
She looked about the room, linger-
ingly, lovingly, then turned toward
the hall. Out there she would wait
a moment, then she would have her
self In hand for the meeting with
Dick. But before she reached the
door h heard him. come up the
stairs. along the hall, and, like a
frightened child, she few into a cur-
tanned alcove. In a moment he en-
tered the room.
From her place of concealment she
eye (she had not seer him in a year,,
and h thought with a little Of the
old bitterness that the room of sacred
memories had not the power to rack
him as it had racked her, for he
barely glanced about it. He did mot
stumble t the cradle as she had. It
meant nothing to him now and neith-
err did she, she thought.
A. sob, caught in her throat and he
looked around the room quickly. He
stood a moment where the sound had
arrested him, then his hands went out
in an impatient gesture. He said
aloud. II should be accustomed by
this time in this. room to that strange
feeling of Judith's nearness, yet !
could have sworn I heard her voice
then"
He crossed to a table and dropped
YEARLY into a chair. He drew g.
photograph toward him, which Judith
had not noticed-her own. He star
ed at it long and earnestly, and Judith
stared at him.
1t was not pain strangling in her
throat now, but a great, unbelievable
rapture. Dick must have placed her
picture there. Dick must be a fire.
quent visitor to the nursery. Her
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Laugh With U.

A young woman with a party of
Americans going through the parks
and gardens Of Warwick Castle, Eng
land, fingered behind to admire the
gorgeous p%eacocks.
DO those birds ever drop any of
their tail feathers?" she asked of a
gardener who stood by.
He looked around. lowered his voice
and replied. They're h%obstinate
at the sight of a shillin'."
The mother of a little girl named
Marjorie had become greatly inter-
ested in domestic economy. Several
courses at a fashionable cooking
school had opened her eyes to the
The servants were daily, almost hour
ly adnonished not to throw away any
material which could be recooked or
hashed Or served UP in some sort of
edible manner OF course the child
heard the continual admonitions
against waste so freely given.
Now Marjorie possessed a little kit
ten, which for some reason or other
refused to continue the struggle for
existence, turned up 'its paws to the
daisies and died. .''"' i'-
Marjorie appeared before her moth
er carrying the sac and dropping re-
mains.
Mamma said she, "tust see what
I've found thrown away now!--A per-
fectly good kitten"
If there is one thing a commercial
traveller dislikes more than another
1t IS elaborate ceremony; and if the
spirit of his profession is in him he
generally finds some way to let. his
prejudices be known. One evening a
travelling salesman from Cincinnati
happened to sit down at a hotel table
in company with half a dozen state
legislators, who talked with excessive
formality. 1t was will the gentle
man from Hardin do this?" and docs
the gentleman from Franklin want
that?" the ordinary form of direct adj
dress being carefully eschewed. For
nearly ten minutes the commercial
traveller suffered in silence. Then he
turned to the waiter and said in
deep, %oratorical tones: will the
gentleman from Ethiopia lease pass
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-26

A mar gets very little exercise
when he goes for q walk with his
wife on q street whefe dry goods and
rnilliners' show windows abound.
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A man is unknown to the company
he can keep out OF.