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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-12

the temperature has once struck the
figure named. and has several times
dropped below minus 80. the people
OF this section have been going about
their ordinary business as calmly aud
un%conccrnedly as ii it were summer.
Business is 10 interrupted. except
that there is some falling of in the
lines of business which call for long
drives. Autos are, aud have been,
scurryins about the streets every day
aud every evening. Men and women
walk and ride about uuconcernedly.
not lingering III tho streets. it is true.
and taking arc IL keep cars pretty
we'll covered. but suffering no discoul-
forts from the low temperature.
Naturally, moro fuel is consumed
turc the opinion tia in no eastern
city is there greater comfort in the
homes in even when is there conSid-
cred ordinary winter weather than
Forks durins these past two weeks.
Que reason for this Is that the houses
iii thus section mr." built to Withstand
cold weather No house moro pre-
t"ntiutS Than :, shack is built with
OH. bach i,laSirrinc or solns similar
arranCcm"nt tn divide thn air space
il tho outer wall into two. 4 practice
practically UiknoNn in The cast.
storm, windows are 1tsr,I n.y. practical-
j. ali %ioriscs here. aud shes" an" the
exception IN the cast. Til" result is
that the Same, amount of fire will keep
q North Dakota house moro comforts
able n, 10 hollow zero than is possible
degrees above.
Dnc feature which has characters
,zed this cold snap. aud which is .!,ur-
artcristic OF most nj "ur Very r'.i
Weather is tho absences of high winds.
Seldom is there .: strong wind when
tic pcratur" is Very low. and
Slicpticai eastrril"rs wll" cannot he
li"vc that Sn,ur nf oar worry low en-
poiatuicS can i,c anythin. but Eillin.
in their effects used only l,aNr lhciv
attention called tn the fact that even
IN ,hcjr own scrtloru :, .noJcratrlN
cold Gat with II lli-il wind is much
moro trying an tho system and tho
coal s,lprly than = much colder day
without, tn" wind.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-12
The Evening Story
THE sNl1L1 NGrNG WOMAN.

cat III the face OF cNcrythinS. II he'd
had more bad luck than ten men ought
TO have lcgitimatelS. lie said that it
he gave vent TO his natural expression
they'd probably put him in an asylum.
! nate my face 40 sometimes I'd like
to snatch it off and stamp on it, he
said. but what's tho Use letting other
folks see how YOU feel" The worlds
o enough. anyway. So I grim That
man was Il hero. Gratia. Your smiling
woman is very likely ;hc same kind.
She's smiling in the face of something
shes probably scared to death Of"
Dick said Gratia. what a queer.
dear boy . arc. You've got lots of
charitN--too much for Your percep-
ton. And she went and sat herself
down in his lap and made him hug
her hard.
Three days later Mrs. Saulc over
TOOK Gratia ON Pink street, very near
her own house. II was a hitter. biting
daH---n day when furs really were
needcd. Gratia was stamping along
with Very cold toes, and when Mrs.
Sauie asked her to coru" in-tley were
lust at the door of tho big house
she went. Somehow. even if she did
not lii Mrs. Saulc. hospitality such
as this was not n thing to be dispiScd.
Mrs. Saule took Gratia upstairs to
W. VMu hNllC S1Ctl1- Ttolu, WlGIs IL
radiator was bubbltns in an effort to
Guido the fireplace in warmth. She
made Gratia sit down and toast her
feet on tho fender. and then she rang
for hot chocolate and hot toast. 1t
came in that Incredibly brief time
which marks the most skilled and en-
p%ensirc service. When the maid went
away and they were lott to regale
themselves delightfully."-,
Mrs. Saule sat at ono side OF the
fireplace, Gratia al the other. and she
began rather listlcsslv {" tell about q
rnld day she had experienced in north
crn Russia.
oh, dear" thc,lshi Gratia. III only
she would say something personal and
human
Then suddenly She did. She said,
still smiling and in quite tho same
tone Of voice. .'But it was not the
cold day in a dark alien rity where l
could not speak tho tongue That mai
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-12

And it is by such people that the
world is kept going that civilized 30
may be said that civilization has ac-
complished nothing if it has not
taught men to conquer and master
their passions. and to ris supreme
above them.
1t is notable hat in practically all
the sex novels the characters are al
most without exception untouched by
Christianity. They are practically ali
pagans. living in a little pagan world
Of their own. When religion is intro.
duccd it is. usually as Il thing apart.
where it is not made a.bhorrent and
repellent, as i'll "Carnival" by MIR. Nc
kenzie. There is never any susses-
tion Of obligation to a higher law, to
honor, or even to society. Is this a
mere. coincidence? Or Is it not rather
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-12

tered. 1t was. the feet. that far away
in England my Httle daughter lay
dead. and J. o.ald- Hot-ket to her"
(iratia could not speak. She could
only stare. Mrs. Saule went on.
When YOU lost YOU little child l
felt drawn to you. You had felt o
mothers grief. You could realize
mine when o knew it. and yet l
could not bear to tell you 7 vent twice
TO see you with empty words, You see
have kept it shut up SO long. Every
body has Us much trouble as she can
hear. do not like to add to anybody's
burden. F:ut l thought perhaps if YOU
knew that l. too. had my sorrow it
would help you to bear yours" She
leaned forward with clasped hands.
looking into the fire. Ny little cir!
was four Ncars old and l loved her
9 know how. But my. first duty was
to my husband. lie. was a clever jour.
llalist. II they sent him everywhere.
! went with him because he wished it.
once we were given just eighteen
hours to get ready for a trip to China.
But We made it. Then we went to
Russia. ] could not take Daisy. there;
1T was too long a. Journey for a child.
land She paused and began to
stir the fire.
Gratia rose and going to her side
stood looking down at her. She want.
ed TO say something. but she could
not think of the right words. Presently
Mrs. Saule turned her face to Gratia.
she was not smiling now, and her look
was the saddest Gratia had ever seen.
1t came to her that after all the smile
was preferable to that look of terri
Die %brooding SORROW.
I've passed through much" Mrs.
Sanle said. Il lost Daisy. and my
youth Went with her. Then my beau-
tful Young husband died. and moth
ing else mattcred. I've wandered the
world alone ever since then. I've gone
and gone. seeking forgctfulness. but
You know it's not to he found. And I've
Worn my smile. ] put it on first for my
husband after Daisy died: then when
ne vent. I kept il on for Others"
She was smiling again from habit,
hut her eyes told another story. And
because Cratic. now knew that story
she knecled down on the hearth rus
and took Mrs. SauIe in her arms.
Il guess this is what you want
now she said hrokenly. "At least, it
is all l can do for YOU" :.
And she tried to hold Mrs. saulc
Just as Dick had held her after the
baby died. ~.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-12
TUE sHAthLEToN rxrrprr1oN

Announcement Was r;iadc III ,.1c
Shackletcn Is rrersr"r: 10" another
expedition ia" the Nn,arcti~ cont.
nent. his plan on this occasion l,rjns
To- oi'ns= 'ha eutirs roler continent.
starting AZ Il pcint "r NaadciI sea-.
directly opposite Ross sea. from
which most OF tt> south polar on
peditions have started, including that
- Sliacsleton ON years ago. when
y came within III miles ne the pole,
that "f .Amundscn. which reached
Nh" p"l. and tho Inflated expedition
of Scott. which reached the pole u
n"nth after .AInundsuu. hui whose
ncmherS perisl,cd on their Way back.
.>aarkictnn Intends tn start from
Naddcll sea. travel direct u" tho pole.
and then continue" along ono of thc
rrui"s To Hcss sca. making an over
land journey of LOO miles in all.
Tho expedition will be- equipped with
tl," best known scientific Instruments
for makiIa observations OF all kinds.
and it il expected 1ha, Important all
ditions viii ie made tu tho know lodge
or tho sT"a, southern continent.
Nn interesting fact has come t"
liglE in competition W,tii tho %nnanriu.
nj this expedition. The last, 100000
needed 10 cu,nplctc tho equipment
has been contributed by pr. i. NJ.
l%'arrie. tins famous playwright. waos'
contribution was made as that OF an
anonymous physician. but enough
facts concerning il have i,crome
known 10 make ii Certain that Barrie
Is the man who mad" 'lr donation.
Ut is now learned hy the public that
there has hcon a long and intimate
friendship between Tarric and
Shacklctun. and that ~l,cfurc his death
Captain Scott formed the third mem
her Of Il trio of friends who were
sympathetic and almost i~nsaparahlc.
Scots little son is the solson Of Bar
ric. and is named rctcr after the ar-
thor's famous creation, Feter Pan. 1t
was TO F:arric that II of SCOTS vnr,
latest messages was penciled. aud
from its appearance" there is reason
to believe that this massage WAS the
last thing that Scott ever wrote. aud
that it was while he was guiding his
pencil uEccrtainiy across rho page
that his fingers wpre seized with the
tumbness Of death. There is there
fore a peculiar and pathetic interest
In tho fact that Rarrie Joins with his
friend Sllackleton in making posi-
bile this next expedition into llle un-
continent.
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that insane way of hers. She's actually
got wrinkles at the Of her
mouth. she's smiled SO much. ] want
cd to hop right mp, Dick. and go to
her and tear that grin off her face. ]
wanted to hurt her right where her
heart ought To be and isn't, and then.
when she WIS hurt bad enough. say
to her: Now you've got something to
cry about: cry. and you'll know how
feel--llow everSbody's that's sad and
bereft in this world feels But ]
couldn't do anything at all save sit
still and listen. When she went away
I hoped out loud that she would never
come again, the sinfully smiling
thing"
Dick tilted back in his chair ana
eyed her thoughtfully. "T bet that
smile covers up something he said
at last. Il knew a fellow once who
went around grinning like n Cheshire
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-12

Who's frances greatest bird
man. and forsooth is more at
that when he trods the loan?
Who holds that trips by land and
sea are tiresome ana inane and
SO would do a jaunt around the
world by lnonoplane? Who'd
show up Mr.. Fogg, who made the
tour in eighty days. and Nellie
Ely, who biked the same when
hiking was a. craze? Who's on
his way already and reports are
going good, although perhaps
'twerc just as we'll he knock a.
bit on wood? Who's welcome to
his speed and thrills, his wings
and gasoline: (weIl stick to
choochoo cars ana boats.) That
nervy Jules Vedrines.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-12

the highest art t eliminate God when
your purpose. is to show, as Tlack-
cray tried to do in Vanity Fair peo.
world?' ~
The life that these writer's describe
is undoubtedly truly portrayed. but II
is not the whole of life. And the sue-
Eestion is that those who lead these
books need a corrective that shall
serve to modify and broaden their
views. and give them some respect
which has accomplished such mar
Vicious things in the life Of the world.
Faith, hope, love. aspiration, courage
heroic devotion to duty-these are
mere myths. but the most s%tupendnns
realities. Nor is lust the lord Of the
universe, even though yelled under
the name of love. "'
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-12

The inspector displayed his badge and his book and vas admitted.
There have been som robberies around here lately" explained Mrs.
Housewife, and I'm pretty careful whom j let i'll. You see, house Is
SO lonely that if I'd holer fr help nobodyd hear me-"
"You ought to have q gun il yu u alone much" advised the inspec-
oh. I've got one" declaredM Mrs. Housewife. My husband bought
M of those CIV automatic revolvers or me and showed me how to usc it,
Eut, honest I'm more afraid of the gun than Of a burglar. I think q gun
is a risky thing to have around, anyway Somebody might get excited
and kill somebody who lis perfectly harmless, before they think. I've got
more faith in IN " dog" '
Yes, guns are risky things to ave in the family" unused the inspec-
tor. as hc leaned against the kitchen table in a comfortable attitude for c
conversation. i've got one at home. but since my oldest boy &c hold of
it and nearly killed the other two children. I keep it hidden. I've got it
hidden $ complete that when m wife yelled to m e the other day there
and by that time the thieves were gone.
Since my mother &c robbed she keeps a gun right where she can
put her hand III ii. Shed Use it, too. quickern you can wink. She and
my brother i've together and some day that boy is going to get shot up.
she's that nervous when II hears anybody moving around when she
doesn't know Just who it is. Now I've Eot a latchkey tt the house, b ut 1
take plenty of pains to whistle the Dead March From Saul before 1 start
to open the door. Mother knows that's my favorte tun and guess
there aren't n burglars partial to it III same as I am"
"she ought to do what my hus band does" said Mrs. Housewife TN
III revolver he keeps the first two chambers empty, so If I'd try to shoot
hin, thinking he was a burslar. I couldn't d Q m damage and by the
Say" exclaimed the inspector. That's a mighty good idea! Now.
Job. by the looks Of him, he'd as lief chew up a n honest city inspector
AS a BURGLAR
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COMM NITN CONCERN ~ II.r,
TER HOl SING.

ilunSin2 form applies not only to
,ercmcnts lrn, 10 the sinElr-family
dwelling 1lsu. according TO John
Ihldcr. field secretary of the National
Housing association. Writing i'm Tho
Survey. he says:
"Wc have learned that had housing
nay hc found no, only in the single
family sharks, but even in What is
s,ylcd q Si~nslc-family residence. just
rs it was found impuSsjnic 20 draw
a valid distinction between an apart
men. house and n "tcnoInent house
sliack and residence.
The now conception of what a city
DWELLING should he required to pro-
vide for its inhabitants run counter
to some established customs.
when public health authorities.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES associations, morals
deficiency commissions. fire depart
nents. lifo and frs Insurance cons
ranies. and = score OF other agencies.
public. Semi public and private, find
lT1dI ilclI FllcTIS 10 secure tTlN sun
Stantial Improvement lead inevitably
to the dwellings, Of the people. tl,c,,
tho providing of those dwellings
ceases 10 lie a purely private atfaiI
and becomes in larger degree Il com
tnuni,y affair.
SO our cities arc coming to under.
stand that upon them rests tho re,
sponsibiljty of seeing that every
dwelling provides at least q minimum
OF sanitation. light. air. privacy ans
safety from fire.
I'm New York city. i'm New Jersey
in Columbus, in pulutl-wherevel
an advance In housing legislation ha.
heen made. there has been this op
position based on the fear that j
would check building And in ever,
case experience has shown that in
stead it stimulated building.
And the now buildings Ut hishc,
type reduced those other aud expen
sive social problems which have thei,
root in unwholesome dwellings,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-12
sen IN FICTION.
Most uf Current Output ESSENTIAL
Pagan In Its Teachings.

Most Of Current Output Essentially
Pagan In Its Teachings.
indianapolis News.)
There is much fiction today which,
though it is exceedingly frank. is foul
neither in spirit nor purpose. And yet
a manor a woman-can have too
much of 1t. While perhaps it cannot
fairly be said Of any one book that 1t
unduly magnifies the sex element, it
certainly IL u that there is q cumu-
lative effect, and that by reading a
half dozen such books. u%nrelieved by
any other sort Of literature. one does
get the impression that there is moth
Ing much in the world but sex. II
that ID true there is. Of course. Moth
ing more to be said. But is It true?
Certainly the history Of the human
race IL full Of great acts Of self-denial
and remuneration. Intellectual and
spiritual heroisms are not unknown
factors in the livesTof men and wom-
en-. Men may and do work 80 hard
whether their labor 10 intellectual or
manuals to have little time or In
cJination 10 nonrish thar passions.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-12

Mcthuselah had q srudgc against
his wives, perhaps, and kept OH living
to beat them out of the insurance.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-12

Some mon borrow trouble because
they have heard that ii drives men to
drink.
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Keeping a Pistol In the House

[E ELECTRIC light inspector tap
ped on the side door. tThe house
"a SO new that the electric bell
wasn't working yeti He was an
swered- by a belliserent bark and
Mrs. Housewives voice asking,
who's there"
I'm from the city to inspect the
wiring" he announced.
a moment later the door opened
enough for him to see the red eyes
of a bulldog which appeared overly
anxious to reach the strangers
snins. but was restrained by Mrs.
Housewives handclasp on his col
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-12

The homely girl can't afford to keep
her domestic abilities under cover.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-12

The only sure thing about a surc
ire for anything is hat it isn't.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-12

1t takes an experienced summer sirl
to twist any old thing a man says
into a proposal.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-12

The Mexican rcvolutionists declare
That all they need is arms. Eut omc
times they s"cm tn be NOR in need
Of legs.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-12

The klledive Of Egypt has Just seen
his first baseball anne. And proba-
lily there are Americans who used to
think they would like to he the
Ehedivr.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-12

Love is blind, but too often it re
Y its sight after marriage.
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= 4 . = .
POINTED

= . : Z y = " : : y d . 4 %
The secret Of success Aim high
and shoot often,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-12

Pat was standing in the aisle of a
crowded street car when the car sud-
denly stopped and Pa was prccipi.
tated into the Ian OF Il pas
scnger. The indignant lady en-
claimed:
We'll, what do YOU think you
are?"
Pat replied. smilingly:
We'll. hesorra! l fought was an
Ojrishman, but l guess I'm II Lap
Ia ndcr."
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-12

Common sense is a disease that is
never fatal.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-12

Trying to be content with what we
have is ON trial.
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joy religion as long as l keep this
com"
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When ? man places his bubble %
greatness on exhibition there Is al.
ways somebody who Na,ts to stick a
pin in il.
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Certainly. my husband, Mandy"
the lady replied proudly.
"Allcluiah!" exclaimed the cook.
"He suttinly am holdin' out WE'LL
Lippincotts.
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Il hate her" she sobbed. ooh. |
hate her. shes the most perfectly
hesrtless human creature l ever saw
in my life. I sat and listened to her
describe Il. Kansas cyclone. 1t sucked
up u river aud pauperized a whole
community. vet she smiled over il in
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-12

\ Ina ppily married woman, who had
enjoyed thirtN-three Years of conju-
gal felicity, and who was the 2rand-
mother Of three beautiful children.
had a iovial old colored woman for
a. cook.
One afternoon. which proved to be
the mistress birthday. - beautiful
the cook happened to he present.
Mandy eyed tho beautiful roses long
inSly. then said: ''Yo' husband send
yo' all those pretty flowers yo' sits,
NisS,,"'
The chronicle=news., 1914-10-28

new channels OF trade and inter-
course. The Panama canal has been
opened to the commerce of the na-
tions. The two continents of Amer
lea have been bound in closer ties of
friendship. New instrumentalities
of international trade have been Gre
ated which will be also new instru-
mentalities of acquaintance, inter-
course and mutual service. Never
before have the people of the United
States been so situated for their own
advantage or the advantage Of their
neighbors. or so equipped to serve
themselves and mankind.
Now. therefore. l. Woodrp In =
son, President of the United States OF
America. do hereby designate Thurs
day, the twenty-sixth day OF Novem-
Der next, as day of thanks giving
and prayer and invite the people
Throughout the land to cease from
their occupations and in their sever
al homes and places of worship rem
der thanks to Almighty God.
I'm witness whereof, have here
unto set my hand and caused the seal
of the United States to be affixed.
Done at the City of Washington,
this twenty-eighth day OF October. in
the year of our Lord one thousana
and nine hundred and fourteen, and
of the independence OF the United
States of America the one hundred
and thirty-ninth
| tSigncO Woodrow Wilson,
! by the President"
l"Robert Lansing, Acting Secretary Of
State" 80. =.
The chronicle=news., 1914-10-28

the mighty forces of war and o:
change which have disturbed the
world, also 4 year of special hless-
ings for us.
at has been vouchsafed to lis tr
remain at peace with honor, and II
some part to succor the suffering anG
supply the needs of those who are h.
want. We have been privileged by
our own peace and self control In
some degree to stead the counsel and
shape the hopes and purposes of =
day of fear and distress. Our people
have looked upon their Cwn life as {.
nation with deeper comprehension. q
fuller realization of their responsi-
bilities, as well as of their blessings.
and keener sense of moral and
practical Significance of what their
part among the nations OF the world
may come to be.
THE hurtful effects of foreign
war in their own industrial and com
mercial affairs have made them feel
the more fully and see the moro
clearly their mutual interdependenc6
upon one another and has stlrret!
them to a helpful cooperation sucll
as. they have seldom practiced be-
fore. They have been quickened by
great moral stimulation. Their
unmistakable ardor for peace, their
earnest pity and disinterested sym
pathy for those who are suffering.
their readiness to help and think OF
the needs of others has revealed
them to themselves as well as to the
world.
Our crops will feed all who need
food; the self-possession of our .peo-
pie amidst the most serious ankle
ties and difficulties and steadiness
and resourcefulness of our business
men will serve other nations as we'll
as our own.
"The business Of the country has
been supplied with instrumentalitis
and the commerce Of the world with
The chronicle=news., 1914-10-28
MRS. CARMAN RETURNS
TO COUNTRY HOME

Fre. port. n. Y. Oct 2S.--Mrs.
Florence Carman, who on Monday
was released on $4,000 bail follow
ing the disagreement of the jury at
her trial charged with the murder of
Mrs. Louise Bailey, today left her
home here wor her husbands farm
at Ravenrock, y. ! DR.. Carman and
her daughter Elizabeth accompanied
her.
Since Mrs. Carman returned home
from Jail she has been showered
with gifts of flowers. Every room
in the house was banked with flow
ers today.
Her attorney said today that it
had not been decided as yet whether
a second trial would be demanded for
her.