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The Washington times., 1918-03-18
"The Paradise of the Rich Is Made of
the He'll of the POOr''-VictOr Hugo

Continued Coumn) I
any intelligent mans education.
Read his "Notre Dame de Paris for wonderful de-
scripton of old, picturesque life in France
Read, Of course if you haven't read Lies Mserables,
which is in itself almost complete literature Read as
guesome study Of social conditions, his homme qui
The Man That Laughs
And for early and most interesting view Of Hugos
genius at its beginning read his Hans of Iceland writ
ten when he was only boy.
The famous speech of the barrcade represents Hugos
greatness His sympathy for the suffering poor perhaps
best expressed In his poem that begins:
Dams vos fetes 'hiver riches heureux du monde,
Quand lie bal tournoyant de ses feux vous monde,
Pensez vous gu IL est L. dams lie givre ct la neige
LIE pere sans travail que la famine assiege.
Hugo was a genius but he was not by any means
worthy readers description the greatest and most
far seeing of all men,"
he would be better described as powerful earnest
courageous the best type of the French bourgeois
enjoyed adulaon and appreciated himself hugely old age
As regards literary genius you could compare
him with von of ancient or Moiere of the great
French period than you could compare the Queen Shebas
camel with modern flying machine.
One of Hugos weaknesses and limitations appeared in
such phrases 1.-THE paradise of the rich made Of the
hell Of the poor"
If he had been wiser he would have said In.eligencs
rules in its lower forms 1t is cruel in its higher forms is
generous Earth will eventually be made paradise for the
human which will know neither rich poor thanks
to intelligence and its accomplishments"
It Is rendering any service the poor to tell them
they without fault and that all the trouble with
those that happen have money because they less
vrtuous.
Prosperity is often based upon dishonesty on cunning
tTickery.
It is also very often based superior intelligence
Poverty is based some times on virtue or unsefshness
self sacrifice.
1t is Also unfortunately based sometimes on ignorance
indifference, lack Of energy and dissipation.
The Washington times., 1918-03-18

Here is question that have
had in mind long time: Why is it
easier to make a left turn than q
right? 1 have noticed that all race
courses turn to the left, and l find
i can turn much easier TO the left
when running than to the right. I
also remember n raCchorse that
would slow UP on making a right
turn.-C. A. p. Chicago"
F 1T were strictly true that
"all race courses turn TO the
left" much force would be
added to your suggestion of some
subtle cause underlying the prefer
ence for that direction OF turning
which you have noticed. | learn,
however. from the New York
Jockey Club that while it has been
customary in this country. up to
the present, for race courses to
turn to the left, yet il is not an
invariable rule, and on the great
Belmont Park track the turn is
made to the right. BY the same
authority / am informed that in
England and foreign countries
they race TO the right. the left.
and straightaway. and the tracks
are in all conceivable shapes"
It is likely then. that the habit
OF the racehorse that you knew,
OF always slowing up on making a
right turn, was the result OF long
education in racing on tracks hav-
ing the Ieft-hand turn, so that II
he had been trained on the Bel
mont track, for instance. he would
have acquired exactly the opposite
popularity. hesitating when re-
uuired to turn to the left. ] be-
lieve that il is also customary, In
this country, for athletic race
courses TO turn to the left. IL
that be SO, anyone who has been
trained TO run in his school DAYS
would petain a preference for the
left-hand turn.
At the same time, there is I'M
doubtedly a time-hOnored tradi-
ton that left-hand turning Is in
stinctive with all men. 1t is well
known that person lost in a
great forest, or where there are no
landmarks to guide him, almost
invariably travels in circle, in
spite of all his efforts to go straight
ahead, and that he also habitually
turns to the left. ! was once lost
in the Adirondack woods, and al
though | was we'll acquainted with
the tradition, and deliberately
The Washington times., 1918-03-18
Be Fair to Government Clerks
By EARL GOODWIN.
Failed Signally to Improve the Civil Service. Cong
Have Conscientious Moment and Get Busy.


The Borland amendment is unfair. 1t is unjust It 10
unscientifc.
II is imposition not a reform It is piece of Do
tcal trckery designed by the author reelec himself
What should be enacted is general revision of the
civil service. There is always desuory commission or
committee at work somewhere trying to bring about re-
form In the civil service but nothing happens Mean
time private employment marches ahead getting better and
better results from its employees because it continually i'm
proves the conditions under which its employees work
This Government is queer bit of patchwork in GER
tain conspicuous places. the continents of
hemisphere and two for the betteent of world
trade and yet sometimes cannot treat its employees as
tary as housewife treats her general maid of all work It
employs the finest satsticians in the world to work out
charts to show the leaps of living COSTS and then refuses to
pay Its clerks enough money to meet the leaps pays
tens of thousands Of dollars ascertain the proper civil SER
vice reform and the proper retirement PLAN and then allows
itself to be baked by group of politicians
The failure to treat the Government employee fairly is
directly due to the fact that Washington is VOTELESS
No sincere Congressman would hit VOTELSS community
with unfair proposition like the Borland amendment;
any more than brave would hit a whose hands
are tied.
The Borland move is reactionary. It asks men and
women to work without increase in pay No man
has fathered reactonay without suffering for
it eventually, so there may be comfort in that
Congress- having failed sgnay to treat Government en-
poyes properly, should have conscientious moment some
day and actually get to work to reform the civil service
That WOULD be doing something valuable for the country
The Washington times., 1918-03-18
By Garrett P. Serviss

ties, generally shared by all men,
such as right-handedness. or a
slight difference in the length, or
vigor. of the right and left legs.
If there is a cause of this kind
operating | would suggest that it
may arise from the situation OF the
heart OIL the left of the nedian line
Of the body.
1t is conceivable that this one
The Washington times., 1918-03-18
g IF''
BY RALPH FRYE.

Z.
II every careless cent that's thrown away
Cast out in whimsey, with no thought of gain,
BY You and Ne and Him and Her each day,
To be forgotten, or recalled in vain
Could be restored to US again, perchance
They would rebuild one hundred towns in France.
If every needless dollar by You and Me
And all our Friends and Neghbors passed about
Carelessly scattered in the marts to buy
Things we were four-fod happier without
Could by some miracle return to hand,
They would, alone, restore a stricken land.
If every thoughtless dream which You and /,
Wandering in fancy in a fairy land,
Build into fimsy castles in the sky,
Rear into needless towers every hand
Could be translated into deeds by chance
They'd rehabilitate the whole of France.
The Washington times., 1918-03-18
Have You a
SOn-in-LaW.
Once OUers
CCopynEht, 1917. international News ServieeJ


Copyright, International Servic
You had little dispute this morning before home and
day you have been harborng bad thoughts
Several things which might have
through mind they have left impression which
for time
foolish enough continue to think of the
reach home actually speak the words
kept stirred to such pitch today
then uttered heated discussion
with doubled vehemence
How foolish cruel be led by
These ugly thoughts the life
work
The sunshine has beauty inspiration for today.
likely vlainous
with whom have contact and all for nothing
Why spoil WHOLE day rather than to forgive and forget the
table things which reused this morning:
The Washington times., 1918-03-18

and kept cool. yet to my astonish-
ment, and indeed TO my amuse-
ment and that of my friends, l
managed to travel in a circle. and
! remember that that circle turn
ed TO the left around the camp I
was trying 10 find
II has often been suggested that
the cause of the circling to the left
may be found N bodily peculiari-
The Washington times., 1918-03-18

A. ]. DRISCOLL has a brilliant
idea; and it's no more nor less than
this: The Washington, Baltimore
and Annapolis road. which uses our
streets as q railroad terminal in
stead Of buying itself regular sta
ton, ought to let people into their
cars as soon as possible. Just at
present. you buy your ticket and then
WAIT for a car to come along.
Meantime the car Il down at FIJI
The Washington times., 1918-03-18
HEARD AND SEEN

tesnth and New York avenue. Peo-
pie might as well be allowed on the
car there, az It would save the rough.
house which always occurs when q
gang tries to get on all at once at
Fourteenth street and New York
avenue.
JOHN A BEELER has improved
the street car service. He has done
things the private owners Of the road
never dreamed of.
And remember, Mr.. Beeler was
brought here by the local govern
ment-
Government ownership never had Q
better argument.
! went over to the New National
Museum to see my old friend,
CHARLES NESBITT. once superinS
tendent Of Insurance for the District
of Columbia and now commissioners
OF military and naval Insurance. He
Is the Governments choice Of q man
TO head the greatest insurance prof.
ect on earth.
In the same room with him found
BILL" HALL and FRED LEE,
former District building men
I saw Henry E. Davis one day lass
week. He's looking like q fighting
cock. believe me.
The Washington times., 1918-03-18

One Of his aides, JULIUS PEYSER.
came along with him. II you don I
know Mr.. Peyser you are entirely
unknown yourself.
The Washington times., 1918-03-18

MAJOR 2. L. POTTER dropped in
the other day. He's the man the
Government has chosen to settle the
housing problem, and, believe me.
he has a mans size Job.
The Washington times., 1918-03-18

DR. LOUIS ZINKHAN had quite Q
successful coming out party at the
Jail yesterday.
JOHN CROWN and infant were
Sunday car riders.
I see by the papers CLARENCE
WILSON Is going to stop egg roll
ing this Easter, and 1 wonder II
Clarence recognizes that some eggs
are at only for rolling purposes.
The Washington times., 1918-03-18
Which Way Can You Turn Most APPLY?


Among Rotation
The Washington times., 1918-03-18

"Your duty requires you to make public statement
concerning the works of Victor Hugo says reader and
adds that modern life fears the truths that Hugo told He
wants to know why don't write editorial Victor
Hugos phrase 1.-The paradise Of the rich is made out Of
the hell of the poor"
The Washington times., 1918-03-18

In the same room with him I found
BILL" HALL and FRED LEE
former District building men
The Washington times., 1918-03-18

saw Henry E. Davis one day lass
week. He's looking like q fighting
cock. believe me.
The Washington times., 1918-03-18

Pensez vous gu IL est L. dams lie givre ct Ia neig
LIE pere sans travail que la famine assiege.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-08-01
: LIBERTY Thea TER.

THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT has made it possible
for the great American public to be eyewitness the vast
activities of the army and navy both Over Here and Ovr
There Through the medium of the motion picture you
enabled to in the making the force which is
end the greatest Of the ages.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-07
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Hacking Cough
The rest remedy 10 one you caa
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but very effective.
fca.a1aeA1HtnAaAa1

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q persistent hanging-on bronchial cough
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ind making life disagrccable. It's SO
Eeedlass-there's an old home-made
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cas!ly and quickly.
Get from any druggist "21h ounces O.:
T:nex' 100 cents worth, rour it into 9.
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it at once. Gradually but surely voi,
will notice the phlecm thin out and the:
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Aday's use will usually break I'm an or
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To avoid disappointment. ask Your
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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-07
SIZE 1lEANT AN RIGHT.

I'm hurryipg to tell you this"
hsstena n. w. c.: tAt woman came
into our. Red Cross branch. looked at
the surgical dressings and asked, Il
all this Eauze cauteNsed "?-Chrts-
tian Register.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-07

Mrs. II. l.. Call of this city. who is
visiting her brother, Rev. G. S. Park
er. at Central City, Colorado. recently
gave a reading of Faust" in the
church of which Rev. Mr.. Parker is
the pastor. a newspaper of Central
City said in part, of Mrs. Calls APP
pearance:
Mrs. H. l.. Calls portrayal Of the
six leading characters in the great
Goethe drama, Faust" in her read
ing at the Methodist church Tuesday
evening. will take rank, with the mas
terly acting and representations of
the noted traEedians who have visit
ed Central City in past years. The
reading lasted only an hour, but in
this short space Of time all in voice,
gesture, poise and acting that com
prises the art of elocution was car
ried out with the ~perfectness of the
old Grecian scholar. =
I'm her approximations Of Margue-
rite. the reader was decidedly at her
hest. and her portrayal OF the girl in
the prison scene was a great dramat-
ic accomplishment.
1.-The church was we'll filled by a
cultured audience that fully appreci-
ated the splendid talent of the reader
and her assistants, and were more
than pleased with the evenings en-.
tertainment." s,
The International Friendship club
of the ". w. c.. A. will hold a knit
! ting party this evening in the associa.
ton parlors, at 5 O'Clock.
* * X
Mrs. z. P. Peterson and Mrs. S
Overbo of Starkweather are visiting
here for several days.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-07
TRAINED NURSE GIVES
RECIPE GRAY HAIR
Gives Recipe for Simple Homemade
Remedy That Quickly Darkens 1t.

Mrs. A. Dixon, a we'll known Brook
lyn trained nurse. made the follow
ing statement regarding gray hair:
"Streaked. faded or gray hair can be
quickly turned black. brown or light
brown. by the use Of the following
remedy that you can make at home:
Merely get a small box of Orlex
powder at any drug tore. 1t costs
.onlx % cents n no extras to buy.
Dissolve it in one ounce Of water and
comb it through the hair. Full direc-
tons for use come in Zach box.
you need not hesitate to use Orlex
as a 10000 gold bond comes in each
box guaranteeing the user that Orlex
does o contain silver. lead, zinc,
mercury, aniline, coal-tar products or
their derivatives.
1T does not rub off, is not sticky
or g.mlny and leaves the hair fluffy.
1t will make a gray haired person look
twenty years younger."-Adv.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-07

District No. 8 of tho Methodist Aid
society entertained yesterday after
noon in the church parlors following
the meeting Of the General Aid So
cicty. Mrs. NJ. r. Pitman AS Aunt
Miranda Sparks of Peanut Valley, was
introduced, and she entertained a good
sized audience with her family album.
Members of the Aid society posed as
the pictures. and Mrs. r. J. Purcell,
dressed to represent. Miss Columbia.
anG Joan of Arc"
A supper was served following the
entertainment.
Miss Mabel Fodness. formerly a
school nurse for Grand Forks county.
has recently returned from Camp
Dodge where she visited with former
Grand Forks nurses. Among the in
terestins things shown there was the
large amount Of knitted goods worn
by the soldiers and which has been
received through the Red Cross. An
other interesting feature is the splen-
did work being done by the y. W. C.
A. in the establishing and maintain.
ance of the hostess houses. Miss
Fodness expects to leave within a
short time for a training camp where
she will do Red Cross work.
X = IS
Paul w. willert and Miss Edna r
Curtiss. both of Thompson, \. D.
were married this morning at 10
O'Clock at the Methodist parsonage,
Rev. Thomas n. Gallagher perform
ing the ceremony. The young people
were attended by Miss Lillian G.. Cur
tiss. a sister Of the bride. Mr.. and
Mrs. Willert will make their home on
q. farm three miles west Of Thompson.
* X r.
Miss Gertrude Healy. who is teach
ing at Grafton, is expected to arrive
home this evening to spend the week
end with her parents, DIR. and Mrs. Fl
II. Healy.
| The North Dakota Danes were en-
tertained yesterday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. A. 0. Whipple, 40:
fHam!ine avenu The paper for the
afternoon was read by Mrs. Henri,
Doak, her topic being. the Life ant
Works of Keats" The program was
followed by a social hour, and ligh1
refreshments we're served.
x 4
The Altar society of st. Michael'
church will hold a food sale on Satur
day afternoon at the Cotton & Nc
Elroy grocery.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-07
Munich .oyer tho Top"

Munich went over the top in a
dollar attack" last Friday night for
the benefit of the local Red Cross.
The sum of s62S was realized, from
this n evenings entertainment. The
evenings program was commenced
with the home talent play, Some
where in France" Following this,
ingly of his experiences in the
trenches. An auction sale Of articles
contributed by Munich people and
farmers in the vicinity brought lively
bidding and this sale showed how the
Red Cross work is being realized and
appreciated here. A supper was
served at the close of the sale. after
which the young people concluded the
evening in dancing. ~
Comfort Bags.
There are 200 comfort bags to be
made this week, and the comfort bag
committee is appealing for help in
preparing the Dogs for filling. They
are cut, and ready for stitching. and
there is a good bit of work that must
be done Immediately. Women who
have any extra time to put in on Red
Gross work are asked to drop into
headquarters any afternoon this week
and help with the bags.
From Bath.atc.
The Bathgate branch of the Fem
! bina county chapter made n ship
ped during the month Of February the
following supplies: 81 suits pajan1as,
43 hospital bed shirts, 20 b~athroDcs,
) dozen substitute handkerchiefs. %
trefugee garments :(infants' layetteo,
10 helmets, IL wristlcts. 1902 sleeveless
sweaters, 237 pairs knitted socks
COMMITTEES: Paj9mas. Mrs. John
Blais: hospital bed shirts and substi-
tute handkershiefs, Mrs. j. "A. Ben
nett; hospital bed shirts. Mrs.-W. Pos
ter; b throbes. Mrs. S. 7. Wilmer;
socks, Mrs. Geo. HILLS; sweaters, Mrs
X. @. Paulson and Mrs. Vim. Bennett
Tyner auxiliary (Mrs. r. McFadder
and Mrs. J.. J. Brown) made the in
fants' garments. 4 dozen of the. hand.
kerchiefs and 46 pairs of socHs.
February Report.
The surgical dressings department
Iof the Grand Forks County chapter
reports the following work done dur.
ing the month Of February:
Grand Forks -. a...... {. rs..11, 96s
East Grand Forks ..........s.. 1.S4a
Aosiliary Branches-
st. Michael's hospital .....A.. 1855
1nkster ,......": s4,se;
rs->-l x>kaS 49,. ..-'f e" - .t..aEC1 NM
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-07
WEDDING OF
RANSOM BARNES
IS ANNOUNCED

Mr.. and Mrs, Charles y Barnes OF
sos South Fourth street. have An
nourcea the marriage o. sasSr SUD,
Lieutenant Ransom Barnes. and Mss
Emily Caroline R.,:3s ~ Los Angeles
Cal. The wedding TOOK place i. ire
home of the brides s~rsnSrreshs. IN
Washington. D. c. Jus. esfo7e Lieu
tenant Barnes left that c5sy scr Car,G
Wheeler. Macon. Ga THE wsadscS
had been Manned for Later IN shs
spring, but a fastened Scrsewhs,
because of orders which were rece:S-
ed by Lieutenant Barnes. No cards
were issued.
Lieutenant Barnes and his parents
are we'll known here. and a srea; deal
Of interest will be aroused by the
wedding
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-07
BANK ROBBING Is
GIVEN AS OCCUPATION
OF QUESTIONABLE

Spokane. Wash, March Robert
Carl Lewis turned n 4 questionable
to q local exemption board stating
that hi was an expert bank robber.""
that bank robbery had Melted him
$4,000 for the last year and that he
had registered at Medical Lake,
Wash. Although the eastern Wash
,ington hospital for the criminal insane
is located at Medical Lake, the ex-
emption board began an investisation
as the questionable had been mailed
in Arkansas. 81
A letter from the warden Of the
Arkansas state p%enitentiary has adj
vised the board that Lewis is q prts-
oner there, serving a three year sem
tence for a robbery In Union county,
Ark. Lewis registered at Medical
Lake June S last year and It Was
about that time that q Medical Lake
bank was robbed Of $4,000.