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The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1914-07-02
FLirW DOD

z. G. Hammacll bought Scion Blacks
place FOR $500.
Scion Black bought farm from Lee
Gastineau for $500.
w. H. Furr sold Z lambs to E. l..
Woods for cents pound.
MIR. and Mrs. Ben HosEins are rejolc-
ing over the arrival of daughter.
Dave Baker has sold out his crop of
corn and tobacco to Mr.. Mitchell for
S25.
Miss Celia Pointer who has been sick
for several weeks is reported to be very
low
Mrs. L. w. McQuerry who was very
sick last week is reported to be much
better.
There is scarcity of farm hands and
constant demand for labor In
this section. There is no excuse for
idleness here.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1914-07-02
Cured Of Indigestion.

Mrs. Sadie P. Clawson, Indiana. Pa.
was bothered with Indigestion. "My
stomach panied me night and day, -
she writes Il would feel bIoated and
have headache and belching after eat
ing. l also suffered from consultation.
My daughter had used Chamberlain
Tablets and they did her so much good
that she gave me a few doses of them
and insisted upon my trying them.
They helped me as nothing else has
done" For sale by all dealers. I'm.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1914-07-02
Severe Attack of Collie Cured.

e. E. Cross, who travels in Virginia
and other Southern States, was taken
suddenly and severely i'll with collie.
At the first store he came to the mer-
chant recommended Chamberlain S
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy.
Two doses of it cured him. No one should
leave home on journey without a
bottle of his preparation. For sale by
all dealers. I'm.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1914-07-02
Peculiar VFinued Creatures.

In Borneo winged creatures are en-
countered where one would least eX-
pect them. Flying fish, the size of
behring's. are found in all the waters,
and there is the flying fox, the we'll
known fruit-eGting bat, which the Ma
lays call "liruang."
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1914-07-02
Jud-irr ~ Arpe7rarces,

Jane and John We're auto riding, and
Jane asked to run the car Her gal
liant reluctani~ acCriesced, and his
fears soon materialiled. for this is
what she said: oh. Johnny, take it
quick! Here comes 4 ditch!"-L!p-
pincott's.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1914-07-02
Warm Clothing Needed in China.

Warm CLOTHING Needed IN China.
The Chinese houses are very cold,
and the natives are usually very warm
ly clad in 4 number Of outer and under
garments The use Of wooden and cot
ton mixtures for the Chinese style Of
dress has continued for years and has
created an established market
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1914-07-02

The cynical person was standing in
front Of part of an exhibition of local
art talent labeled Art Objects"
We'll, | suppose Art does object and
l can't blame her but, there doesn't
seem to be any help for it, he finally
said.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-01-01

- - --".-
A Louisiana Judge sentenced a man
To prison for ninety-nine years and a
girl for four years for the same
crime. About the usual ratio.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-01-01
THE EVENING STORY6
HER EXISTENCE.
toop,rssh4. 1918. b ". wsns,

The weather was ,loing very we'll
for August. II was bright and yet
cool. Lingerie waists kept fresh all
day and compilations did not suffer.
For Phyllis Stevens these two things
were vastly important.
There was u balcony outside her
window, yet she sat inside the WIN
low. The balcony was too close to
the street. Passersby, especially men.
had u way of staring IN at her. She
had been stared al so much all her
NE that there was no longer novelty
III IT.. So she kept within her window
on this gay, gentle August morning
ana wondered what she should du
all day.
Her rooms had been put to rights
while she was breakfastimg. She had
gone down to the table with Rex.
IheN had not talked much. There
Was really nothing to talk about: they
had e married nine years. Then
Ken caught his and went down
town to his office and she was at
liberty to do as he pleased until he
returned AT 6 to take her down To
dinner.
Yes. she had actually been married
tor nine years and for six a
she had lived in this house, which was
the fashionable home for a good many
couples like Rex and herseif-couples
without normal homes of their own.
In reality it was a boarding house,
though h thought of it as one
after the three years previous eXperi-
ence which she had had with that sort
OF thing. But then, if one pays enough
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-01-01
THE THREE RS.

DDhGvery little while there is a cry for
b .eturn to the fundamentals of cdu-
.a':ion and the abandonment of fads.
is a fact that our educational sys-
mis- burdened with a great deal that
unnecessary and foolish. This ap-
Ole not SO much to any recognized
neral system that exists as to sys-
ms as they are worked out in va
Jus localities. One community dis
% tlntenances most Of The fads of other
.ople, but has a few pet ones of its
heTn which 1t fosters, encourages and
prints to eu,nbe the ground. An
her community has its own special
ne of fads. And SO it goes. One
Sominunity. runs to fads IN manual
aiming, n that subject is given an
ndue prominence in the school
curse. Another has made the play
round idea q hobby to ride to death.
I'm another agriculture lie literally he.
ing run into the ground. A scnr.
y subjects might be mentioned which
ESre treated In this way. The trouble
Essnot that many Of the subjects laugh,
pr the practices followed are value.
less but they are taken out Of their
proper proportion. and undue EN-.
phasis is placed upon them, to the det.
%rirnent OF those essential branches
which constitute the groundwork OF
the educational equipment Of the mel
mr. women fitted for the performance
OF the highest duties Of life.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-01-01

They have been going over this sub
jcct in Chicago of late, and several
business mcn have spoken in denun-
citation Of the faddism of the Chicago
schools. of courses burdencd with a
lot OF ~extrancous matter. and, as a
consequence of children crammed with
a smattering OF so many subjects that
their minds are in a fog. Several of
these business men have pleaded for a
return to first principles, to the good
old three RS which, some of these
gentlemen say, constituted their own
curriculum. aud on which they have
thriven and prospcrcd.
1t Is easy to overcstimatc the ex-
cellence of the old things when we
see them through the glamor of the
distance which 80 often lends en-
chantmcnt. II is true that the old
school courses were all thai were
known To many a mar VINO Is a shin
ing light today. hut We must not
all the children who attended the
little red schuolhousc and had read
ing. 'ritins and 'rithmctic switched
into them with a sapling cut from the
nearest grove have become famous
men n women and Of So
ciety. Let the captain Of industry
who boasts Of what the old system
did for him go back to the old village
now mi he is apt Ia find Bill Jones,
who went to school with him, and en-
joyed the same privilege and endur-
cd the same privations spends most
of his time in the summer holding
up the corner of the village store, his
ragged beard smeared with tobacco
juice. and one s%uspendcr supporting
n pair of ragged overalls. Many a
Bill Jones graduated from the little
red schoolhouse. And Molly Smith
of the same G n class, he may
II as a frowsy slattern with JUS,
enough intelligence to come in wher
it rains. Molly is also a graduate OF
the same institution. For some rea.
son or other the old system. like the
new, failed to produce uniformly per.
feet results.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-01-01
she realized what the ~attraction 8
She had. in fact. addks forgotten Rex's

she realized what the attraction was.
She had. in fact. d4des forgotten Rexs
rose.
Since she was a little child Phyllis
never had to do anything tina she did
not wish to do, and she never wished
TO do anything that did not somehow
add to her own comfort and pleasure.
She vas aware that there was trouble
n disease and deprivation me
where in h world, bit Anc v
thought of-it-if h could help it. and
saw it, but he did not tell her. He
did not tell her ANYTHING that was
disagreeable. This child was Intense
~ disagrecablc and vet she snatched
the rose from her coat and tossed it
into the carriage. The thin. blue
hands caught it, the tired face cleared
time in her life, Phyllis knew what it
was to be rewarded for a good deed.
m mother seemed as pleased as the
child after she saw that Phyllis was
ACCOMPANYING her siftsby a smile.
THANK you,m miss" she said. That's
the first posy he's hadsthis summer,
and he's wild owe flowers" =
PHYLLIS got up and went to the car
How old is he ssksa. "er
Hes six and a half. mise. But he
grows SLOW"
waking up to e great wonder that
one rose should mean so much to
Hes my only one" said the
woman. Its a pityehe should be so,
especially a. his pa amt living. He
got killed and Bobby and I are
fighting it out alone. I scrub and
clean and I get mostly all I can do.
! turned out a big job this morning
and then / thought I'd lay of q. spell
birthday
Phyllis started. "His birthday!
Its mine, too," she said.
Well, now that a c~orncedence."
said the woman. But Phyllis did not
smile at the funny mis- Pronunciation.
The woman looked at her earnestly.
s%crubbing or cleaning for mo to do:
would you?" she inquired timidly..
You see it's kind of a slack time
with me now. So many folks out
OF town and"
~ don't keep house." Phyllis said.
Well II ever you do" said the
do anything you want done in the
reference. My name is Mary Glow.
n I live at 3 Derby road, eve
fights up and the first room to the
Phyllis walked back home in a
maze of thought. For the first time
she had been jolted by one Of the
actual facts of i1fo, and it hurt. She
had longed to open her purse, yet
she dare not: No, she must find
some other way to help them. And
j wanted to help them more than
she had ever wanted anything be-
fore. She must help them. but how
She must think Of something. Per-
haps Rex could help her. =.
When she opened her own door she
smelled a cigarette and there was Rex
In the chair by the window.
II decided to knock off work this
afternoon II give vol an outing,
seeing it's your birthday" he ex-
planned.
Phyllis took off her hal and coat
and gloves deliberately. Then she
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-01-01

one ean get almost anything in this
world M happiness. And certainly
Rex paid enough.
The tiny brass knocker on her door
tapped twice. She waited a fraction
OF a Come in!' she said.
An ir~reproachably capped and
florists box on a table. glanced at
thyllis for an order, and, receiving
none. withdrew.
Phyllis opened the. box Within
Struggled. a great mass of roses. A
card said: Many happy returns Of
this beautiful day. Rex" lie had
not. then FORGOTTEN that it was her
birthday. though no word concerned
1T had passed between them.
She stood looking down at thc roses
but h had had nine years Of them.
wondered il they had not become
something of a habit with Rex. Her
rnind went back to all the other birth
10Y she mad had with him.: and they
mao Degun like this one; then his re-
turn to dinner and the evening passed
at the theater. OF a verify birthdays
were ~monotonous.
n filled A vase with water. and
crowded the roses into TT suppose
! must do something. I shall have no
appetite for luncheon else" she
Suddenly the room and it's contents
paied on her. She felt she could not
enoure it. She donned hat and coat.
AS she was leaving she turned bacl,
ana got n Of Rex's roses.
Her manner in the street was thc
alr'iess one of a M who has no
need to hurry and no place to 80.
mere vas nothing new to see: she
nad been over the ground 10 MANY
times. People even did not interes,
n tried to find fresh enjoyment
presently in the shop windows. ",Therc
seems TO. be nothing new under tho
SUM- she sighed. ~
Phyiiis wandered out of the shop-
lnnS districts into a quiet little square
mmeIe there were benches and green
grass and trees. She had walked fur
enough to feel a little tired and &c.
'ected a bench and sat down.
a woman had trundled an Old baby
carriage up to within a few feet of
,1er m was resting on the handle
pars. She was the vericst scrap of
an old. young woman. so shabby. "a
faded so obviously fretted. that Phyl.
lis frowned as at the sight Of sons.
thing unpleasant.
IN the carriage sat a child that Vas
not a baby-a child whose head was
SroW'lnE mp. but whose BODY never
would. He had haunting eyes and a
beautiful mouth and his whole ex-
preston seemed concentrated upon
rhyllis. She felt. annoyed by this
sn9 y woman saw that she was
front wheels of.the old carriage were
stopped by some obstacle that took
her a moment to. overcome. All The
time the child's big eyes were starine
at that spot on Phyllis bosom. b
'he ''hne the carriage was going again
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-01-01
u WITH US ii
| Il i

One morning. after the street or
gans got hold Of his ....Washington
Post March" John Philip sousa ran
across an Irishman playing the march
at q dfrge-like pace which i, set his
teeth on edge. s%natching the handle
OF the organ away from him, Sousa
exclaimed, angrily:
play It with q little energy? There's
nobody dead in this terrace!".
The Irishman stood by. open eyed
through the measures Of the march
at a rafting pace. - 4
And who are you, anyhow" he
II am Mr.. sousa," exclaimed the
march. Don't mind my giving you
q friendly hint?"
The Irishman retired with his fea-
lures wreathed in smiles. Next morn
ing an enormous placard appeared
about his neck. 1t was printed. in red
ink and ran as follows: "a pupil of
Sousa."
Some time ago an Irishman pre-
scented himself before a Liverpool
magistrate to seek advice.
"Sorr," he said, az kapes hens In
me cellar, but. TIL wather pipes is
burst, an me hens is all drowned"
Sorry ! can't do anything for you.'
said the magistrate; you had better
apply. to the water company"
"A few days. later Pat. again appear
ed.
well, what now? What did the
water: company tell :you?" queried the
They tould me, yer honor, was
the reply, @".to kape ducks"
The old farmer. was making his
usual weekly call on Mrs. Virgins.
54'P'tatsrs Is good this. mornip'.
INDIAN he said. !. casting an admiF-
Ing look at the .basketful no ,hAd
brought.
"oh. is, they?" retorted Mrs. wig
gins. '"That reminds me. I want to
have a word with you about them you
sold me last week. How is 1t that
them at the bottom O.. the basket IL
so much smaller than them at the
top7"
Come about like this" replied old
John, a knowing look on his face.
"P'taters is. CROWN that fast nov
that by the time I get a basketful dug
the last ones is about twice the size
of the lrst!"-National Food Maya
zine. sl'.
Miss Stagestruck-Do you know,
sir. when I recite I am almost car
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-01-01
MEXICAN

1t docs seem a little tough that
with a Gro Of bloodthirsty rebels
after them, the defeated federars aft
Mexican border are not permitted to
find sanctuary in the United States,
but are compelled to remain and take
their chances Of being shot or other
wise sum1narily disposed of. Still. the
United States cannot be permitted to
become an asylum for defeated
armies. Private persons, non-com-
batants. may properly be permitted
to cross the border for safety, if il is
clear that they are not crossing in Or
der to make our soil the base of plot
ting and scheming and otherwise aid
ing and abetting this or that militant
faction. That is universally regarded
as right and proper. But It would be
absurd were we to permit a defeated
army to take refuge on our side of the
line, from which vantage ground it's
soldiers could thumb their noses at
their adversaries. and. at an opportune
moment. to resume offensive opera
tons. II we were Il allow the jan
quished federals to cross we must, 1t
would appear, in all fairness, allow
the rebels to come after them, and we
do not wish to have a shambles of
that kind established in our territory.
AS between the brutality Of federals
and rebels there does not appear to
he much to choose. Both crowds be-
long to the dark ages. Whichever
crowd wins the other fellows must ex-
pect TO lose their heads. Civilized
people do not carry warfare to quite
that extreme. 1t is to be regretted
that others do. But short of joining
in the killing ourselves there appears
to be no way out of tho difficulty but
to let the Mexican factions whale
away at each other until both are ex-
l1a,lstcd.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-01-01
A BIRTHDAY.

IN al
pr Mldcr ~ gets the less impor-
= WIS a birthday scem. MS the
,lninon a thing becomes the
her. mprcsses us. This is true Of
horts up to the time when it be-
7 ~ be apparent that in the or
m,'',course of nature there can be
|et few more, when they again as
hber;ome Importance. And there
=" Sc SO sensitive on the matter
y .that birthdays may rot safely
ceItioned in their presence.
p aHvcning Times Is not so young
w w feels the thrill Of a birthday
II irsary as 1t did in the very early
thof it's existence. nor so old that
i ~ dissolution rapidly approach
Seither is it at all sensitive with
he ace to Its age. This is the eighth
rsdlrsary of The Evening Times,
ptMe are glad of it. Fight years
y#sassed since the first issue of the
u made. its appearance, and with
ger sginning of a new year The
In, begins its w ninth year of
conce. During the past eight
ia the territory through which the
ms circulates has developed and
,snsred. The Times has shared in
hinprosperity, and it hopes that it
Ss,ontributed something toward
tssrhat. at any rate, has been its
M sse, and the increase of it's cir
1Gon. and the fact that it has be-
Fats established in those sections of
atti,,tate which IL can reach convent
y { indicates that it has served some
|ixtl purpose.
\ BIRDS are light and easily uttered.
4 large promises for the future are
thdly to be taken with II grain of
9 The Times has no large prom
.srto make. 1t is engaged in a work
rheh it has undertaken in all car
ne,ess, that of supplying to it's read
tlean news in attractive form. and
to continue in that line of
DIX. 1t hopes that this year and
~ succeeding year will see increas-
growth. increasing development in
+ his vast territory. and it hopes to
~ factor in that development. For
tt aid and encouragement Of all its
neuds hearty appreciation is ex-
,assed. and the management hopes
TIT the future will he marked by
y. closer and more cordial relations
it and its patrons.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-01-01

went to ~him-behipd him. where he
could not see her tace-and took his
head between her hands. Rex" she
.aid quietly. suppose we so house
hunting this afternoon"
House hunting!" he jumped.
Wouldn't you like a homer"
"Wouldn't-1 like-a home? Phyl-
lis, don't tease me-"
His one made her tremble. I'm
not teasing. mean it. listen. I'm
thirty years old today and / know
something ] never knew before. I
know I'm tired Of existing, not liv-
ing. And I'm tired of existing. i
want to do something, be something,
worth while" -.
"Phyllis!" he cried, What's
changed YOU"
Then she knew she was changed.
She told him about Mary Glow and
Bobby and the rose. Somehow they
started me thinking and 1 guess.
Rex, when a woman like me gets to
thinking there's no end to it. You've
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-01-01

Living up to our ideals isn't espon
sible for the high cost Of living.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-01-01

ried away by my feelings. I forget
everything but the part The very au-
dience seems to disappear.""
Manager l(who has heard nor
voiee)-Can you blame them7
Bright Boy-'I.m i chip Of tn. old
Fond: Fether-sYes, my. SON.
B. B.-"And you're the head of.the
family, aren't. you. pa?"
f., Eyes, my son." ..
b.: B.-'Thens you're 4 blockhead,
aren't you, .pa?" !.
Kitty-..wilis Norton met a girl on
board the Atlantic liner, and before
they. got to the other sideshe was en-
gagged to her. What do you think
Tom-"1t only goes to. show that
not all Of the perils of. ocean travel
have been eliminated yet.
Chemists Assistant-"Good xra-
waiting for half an hour. I forgot ali.
about her. prescription" a .,- {
Chemist-"You will have to charge
her 9 good price in order to make
her think you had a lot of trouble In
mixing it up" @
An anecdote In .1rishman All"
George A. Birmingham's study Of
Irish. life, recalls the days when the
popular excitement was not confined
to threats and Ulster. Mr.. Btrming-
ham Gin real life Canon Hannay)
when journeying through a country
side unknown to him, asked his driver
who owned q particularly. massive
house they had Just passed.
II disrernembsr the squire,s name
this minute. was the reply. '..but hes
the gentleman. they didn't shoot in
the bad times"
ple?"
Popular. is it? No; but The boys
that was in the league hated him
worse than they hated the devil"
And yet they didn't shoot him r.
1T wasn't for trying, then. Il they
b!axed At him once they blazed at
him twenty times, but they couldn't
hit him. It might. have been that"
The driver added, thoughtfully. that
made him so popular
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-01-01
ZOO. no. 4..E lNE 49," ~ q nNsEgsHgSt*r y \. !.
BENNER& BEGG
THE STORE ACCOMMODATING

been a patient darling with. the most
selfish wife that e lived, but now
I'm going to do something for you
and. for the CLOVIS and. others like
them"
Rex twisted in his. chair and got
his arms around her. And for your
SELF" he added.
well. Im going to stop thinking
about myself" said Phyllis firmly.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-01-01

-(By John w. Garey.)
Who lives in far-off India
among the. Bengaiese and turns
out poetry that's Art-not
jingles, If. you pIease?. Who
lands the modest prize Nobel
some 10000 bones-as cham
peen- poet OF. the world?a excuse
"a iowbrow's groafrs.5" Who's
solid now with Iettered folks,
who straightway will acclaim his
gems of verse and wonder what
he's driving at in same? Who'll
the mundane map by danes who
Ie.o lie suolps lions ne eq pelnol
could not tell il he be Eskimo or
Jap? Whose songs Of course,
may be quite all the experts say
and more? (Gene Fields
sound better far to us). Rab-
indranath Tagore.
In deciding to issue one-cen
in book form, the postofic
takes cognizance of tn
.,xistence of picture post cards.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-01-01

OF course you are lucky. Just think
OF the many times lightning failed to.
Some people prefer popular songs
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