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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-04-17
CHICAGO PRODUCE.

CHICAGO PRODUCE. .
Chicago. April 17.-Butter steady:
receipts STA tubs: creamery extras
AZ: hrsts 38 40; seconds 34@ SO.
Cheese steady: new daisies Fl f1-2@''
%; Americas 22@2e 1-2: long horns
81 1-2@22; twins 21m21 1-2: Sep
TENDER and October daisies "a 1-4m
IL: Americas 25; long horns 25;
Twins 24m24 1-2
Egg receipts 1886 cases, un-
changed.
Potatoes higher: receipts 10 cars;
Wisconsin. Michigan and Minnesota
bulk 1.l0@1.25: do sacks 1.20m1.3O.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-04-17
Harry E. Maher, Ramsey
Co., Made. Lieutenant

Bismarck. \. D., April 17.-Adju-
tant General Fraser today received
advice from Camp Dodge, Ia, that
Private Harry Ellsworth Maher, a
select service man who went from
Ramsey county, has been DISCHARGED
from h 313th engineers to accept a
commission as second lieutenant.
Lieut.. Maher won his promotion
through his " efforts and General
Fraser is much gratifed to learn Of
hic S,,rcaSe
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-04-17
FOR FUTURE SCIENTISTS.
(From the. Burlington Hawk-Eye

(From the Burlington Hawk-Eye.)
The scientists have been busy in re-
cent years and have added much to
u knowledge of races that had been
forgotten, and we find it specially in
teresting to note, how in all these
thousands, of ear the human being
Perhaps in the year 1918 some of the
people will be, learning something
about the rae in 1918 and they will
,be-wondering how very human the
People OF. this earth were at that time.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-04-17

MINNEAPOLIS WHEAT.
Minneapolis. Mimi. April IT,
Wheat receipts. 90 cars. compared
with 3A3 cars a year ago.
Corn-So. 3 yellow, $1.45@ 1.55.
Oats-No. 3 white, S6@87.
Flax. s4.O2 1-264.04 .1-2.
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ny 14D<Ity @Uud-
NEW L PARTY

Amsterdam. April 17.-Berlin
newspapers the formation
of a new political party. called the
German Workmen's n Employees
Party" It's aims are. said to be SINH
lar to those Of the fatherland pro
miIitarist party.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-04-17
| LIVE STOCK MARKET
LIVE O

Chicago, April 17.-:Hogs jumped in
value today as a result of continued
scantiness Of supplies. Offerings of
cattle and sheep were also relatively
meager% Ia
Hog receipts, $1,000; strong. Is to
20 cents above yesterdays average:
bulk. $4,000 1895; light. $17.5O@
1905; mixed, $17.35@ 500; heavy,
s16.5o@ 1888; rough, $16.50@16.9O;
pigs. $l3.25@17.25.
Cattle receipts. 1000; firm; native
steers. $l1.G0@ 1880; stocke4s and
feeders, $8.75@12.75; COWS and heif-
ers. s7.60@13.s5; calves. $4,000
1880.
sheep receipts, 5000; Arm; sheep,
The Washington times., 1918-02-04
By PROF. WILLIAM
A. McKEEVER

; rive" He is going 10 some day
The Affairs about the house are
none OF mia business excepting that
they must be arranged 10 su!t his
~ uTe- lie Is "goOd' in his
studies at school, "Eood-for-noth-
,-.y aces. OF .I.uaIr.tI work
and has been made extremely self
isH - USsr Indulgence
To summarize tho situation her.
described. the girl aaa u--. I....l...l
40 Be-. ..l,c more than her shsr.
and made hab!t4ally s4lsc.yien-. 81,
that sHe wl4l very yrOOsuIy ,vat.uus
ia Ike manner after Iua.r!a,p and
Will exhaust ner nea..Ianl slrrug.st
early through this kind OF sa.g,
OEeT-sacI.H. u her u4s1a.i I'D
children. The boy mas been M
consciously led To t.@ other ~
IRENE aud has been tauruugulg NE
pared to become a thoashtIcss ana
ugIEeut Hus.AUd- Dae vino y..t
lr.H.It mis- wIte To NOR. uuIa,.l 10
death
The remedy FOR these two ,a-.s
OF character Oppvsitcs g4oRlnE in
tho same home IS easily 90 .,uuI..
thus. Lee cary 10 REQUIRE
the boy To do ms pant ana to
Ue JhOusAt!ui Of has a.s.rr. Remind
him that fOI every service received
BY him thefr must lie ono equal In
value rendered Iucu.cHrs the law
OF computation. give and JaAe.
favor for favor - = q foolish f.st-
q ton that a boz cannot or should
HU, ass.s- aUOut TIE Hu.se.
Then correct the erIOI Ia tho pa
ttenr siHi"r training. EemIuu ner
OF the need OF being at times a bit
EoIEsH, Tor HeT neaItn's slke aud
for the SAKE o: possible lon. ITO
and JUyfu. service. Rrn. nd her Of
her duty TO help hold the brother
To- aur PEJN %! MS own duty ana
.rH.I TO- rar home re-
EpOnslbilities. that his proper char
ace v.UpH,If uu.aaHds such
--lta4sU
So make all the children IN the
family help bring ~ one an
othsT.'
The Washington times., 1918-02-04
Making Your JOB Pay
THE FOLLY OF TRUSTING TO LUCK
Taking Pains with Your Work, Says
Beatrice Fairfax, Is the Only
Way to Succeed.

writing in general and the art OF
writing each particular story he is
working out in particular. hash
much chance ever to amount to
much"
And that Is completely and absO-
lutsly true.
l suppose a great many people
imagine that our best known writ
ers are gifted beings to whom luck
has been kind Fortune may have
given them the art OF imag nation. a
feeling for worus, the power to con-
Vey impressions-but OF what use
would these gifts ever have been
had their possessOrs been happy
go-luckies VINO were unwilling u
work-to take Infinite pains?
1t Is very easy to ascribe the good
fortune OF others to luck. II IS
equally easy to imagine that your
own i'll fortune was wished on you
by = malicious fate.
worst luck IN the world7 The an
swer is plain-and true: Trusting
to luck: that is the most maIiclously
unfortunate thing that can happen
TO you.
Chance may watt what you want
your way. Chance may also carry
the things you desire directly away
from you. II you go after your
hearts desire and chance is already
carrying 1t toward you. Of course
you get it-and about twice a.
quickly as II you had trusted to luck
to bring 1t all the way. II your de-
sire Is being blown away from you
by the winds OF opportunity and you
hasten after IL, you may catch up
with II. So by effort you can de-
feat what might seem TO you TO be
your own III luck.
Waiting 10 see what's going to
turn up fills a great many park
benches. Believing in luck Is a va
grant attitude.
The Washington times., 1918-02-04

; care, every attention. have given
her everything" the mother told
ne. But now she Is most I'M
happy. and so am l."
1 saw Jennie. She was very
dOcile. apparently in no way active
ly troublesome; she was sweet and
kind. But she was listless, irrespon-
sibls, had seemingly no power OF
COHCeEJ. alton, anu tne things ABOUT
her seemed TO make no Impression
upon her mind or her emotions.
She seemed will-less, gurposeless-
one OF those sad figures that are
bound for nowhere.
Here was a child that was rapid
Iy losing ground in her mental
development Her fate was plain IL
she continued as she was going: she
would become a hysterical, disor-
ganiZed. Irritating helpless young
woman. Instead Of a problem" she
was a living tragedy-one OF those
hopeless, helpless half persons that
are a misery TO themselves. and.
that II they marry. are likely TO
propagate only misery and incom-
peJenCe.
revealed that behind her purpose
lessness and the slVggishness OF her
mind and body there had been. and
still was in a dormant condition,
more than average mentality. and
physical capabilities above the or
binary. What. then, was the mat
ter2
Fwent into tho case yet further
into the daily history Of the little
girls life. And the mystery which
had so puzzled the mother was
easily solved The mother had
given me the key TO II all when she
exclaimed Z have given her every
thing"
The mother, IN her great love for
her child and her intense desire 10
have Jennie benefit from every adj
vantage. had placed the child AZ an
early age under the direct and con-
slant charge OF a gOyerness. who
still had Jennie in her care, a gov
erness whom the mother earnestly
describe TO ne as "A most wonder
ful womau-Simply wonderful !
found that this gOyernes, a we'll
educated woman. had had a blind.
fanatic devotion for her charge. and
The Washington times., 1918-02-04

was conscientious TO a super-nor-
NAL degree in what she considered
to be her duty.
Now there 10 no greater deterrent
to success with chIldEsu than blind
devotion: and I write OF this in
stance al such length for the rea-
son that 50 many mothers. Ia their
own personal handling OF their
children. victlmize them through
this very Impulse.
She was taken out OF the charge
OF the devoted governess and out
Of school. and the mother was told
what 70 do, and took charge. The
child's daily life was So arranged
that application. original thinking,
and independent work were re-
quired OF her. Her previous msrhod
OF training had left undeveIOped.
had in fac; deadened. her power OF
observation and OF coherent. orderly
expression. To help correct This,
she was required TO write each day
q letter to a real friend or a reia-
tive-this 10 make the exercise more
personal and interesting and the
better TO stimulate her faculties.
It was suggested 10 her that she
write a list OF The Things I Did
Yesterday" This simple process OF
recalling experiences, and assOciat-
ing words and Ideas with concrete
acts. aroused a real interest In her:
and the repetition developed her in
terest IN the writing and her ab.l-
ity to think and express herself or
derby, and also developed her ir-
terest in the things she had done
and was going TO do.
Further. the stimuli which came
from replies helped to make the
writing o. these letters pleasure
nh'- experience. Other concrete
nethods-au requiring Jennie To
do things FOR herself. all under the
direction Of the now awakened
mOther-were undertaken % resu--
citate and develop other OF the
child's dormant or stunred facul-
ties-with the result that Jennie -
no longer 4 misat, but IS progress
ing rapidly and happily on the road
70 her true self
EVERY mother should read this artI.
Gle in full In Good housekeeping
for FebruHryJ
The Washington times., 1918-02-04

refrainF from spelling their glad
reunion. hear her mut.criny
hercelv about poor white trash"
and "Braddock's Army" but she
takes no steps toward the garage,
and so ! know that ncr heart, un-
like PharaOh's, is not hardened.
| have found d wonderful little
three-rOom cottage al the edge o.
the town where live = couple so
quaint, so sweet. and so devoted
that they surely lived in the times
of the Canterbury tales and have
just kept living ON and on ever
since. One day in 4 rain storm !
was driven there for shelter and
! have been back SO many times
since. guess they are Germans.
but in spite of hat they are ticrceIy
American. lie is strong and
knutty and has Il stern brave
face She is little and wirv and
On so beautifully clean, "a tight
knOtted handkerchief is forever
about her head, and her apron bib
crosses over her dress. and her
skirts stick out stIG with starch
They sit together this sweet old
cOuple-one each side OF their ouru
door in fair weather. and hand i'm
hand by the fireplace when the
days are cold They look af one
another with such love and tender
ness, and with such pIeadlu--as
though each were trying 10 Tighten
sOmp burden y,-Hf-G fI.. .Ir.,r J..
The Washington times., 1918-02-04
A Serial Of Romance
and Mystery.

men. Sonia smiled as she advanced
TO the side o. the Hidden Hard
Why bother TO coaceaI YOUR face
from me- she said quietly. 4
know who YOU are"
The HIdd.u Hand uverted his
head and silent.
Shall I tel YOU continued the
Countess. bending closer. Very
well then. You are
stop" cried the Hidden Hand.
IN sudden fury.
The Countess Sonia stInenei an
Instant as she watched the murder
Gus eyes OF the man she had elect
cd TO be playful with The Hidden
Hand stroked the gauntlet OF death
and eyed his waiting emlssaries. A
word and the Countess Sonia would
go the way OF Others who opposed
him.
To BE Continued Tomorrow
The Washington times., 1918-02-04
FOURTEENTH LETTER.

Beloved:
Ny souls brother is making US
Il visit. Little Sammy OF the
paper route and the loyal heart
Is with US again. | did not know
now much ! missed him and his
wise philosophy, until he appeared
in our midst today. At my plate
1t tie breakfast table was a fold
I'd note, written labOriOusiy and
with many blOts. 1t took me
some time to understand its con-
tents.
Dear Madam-Sammy is rest
less, / can't pin him to nothing,
he's lost interest in his noOs-
papers and he won't banker after
no more pie, which he was COM
pIetely sot on? ! don't know is
It lonesomenesS or measles-which
has been next door. If its lone
sOmeness he. II perk up. II H. amt
he'll bust out. Let him sleep out
doors if there amt no room inside.
Hes used to II, and now no more
from your obedicnt and respect
lJlc servant,
MRS. A. JONES.
] raised my ewes and there sit
ting in a big chair under the dove
cage, all huddIcd up in anxious
waiting. was Sammy. His small
round face was washed clean, and
his hair WAS all slicked down, and
his Sunday suit was held together
by one discreet button across his
chest. After a big bowl Of mush
and milk and some doughnuts and
a slice Of ham, he had "perked
up considerably and az there was
no sign of busting out" | conclud-
ed the loyal little soul really was
hOmcsick for Us. His happiness
now is wonderful to see. The
dog and the ca. follow him about
like IA loved and lorg-lost play
mate, but it is 10 the little wound
cd dove that all the sweetness of
his shirt reveal itself
All day lone h. hrs held Il CLASH
cd under his tight little Jacket. and
his face wears that look Of tender
solicitTdr which the stronrpr feels
toward the weak | never knew
that rough little restless body
could be- so gentle. 30 considerable.
MANY talks Sammy and ! have had
in IN" gardcn to-day about YOU,
as Mr.. Jack and the guys over in
France? Haunt the Kaiser rot
sick to the Stumirk and give up
yet? There won't hc nothips left
to end the war with when Mr..
lack "Cts throgrh with those
Heinics." Such honest prq-sc
swells my hoart with pride, Such
whole-sou'cd devotion warns the
very marrow Of my bones. and |
clasp my little SOULS brother IN
my arms. His face is no longer
clean, and his hands are Crubbv.
and his button has hurst from his
little tight coat, Frank has been
rather melancholy Of late and
given 20 breeding! Now. he and
Sammy forc"athcr once more be-
hind the garage, and even Nanny
The Washington times., 1918-02-04
Glad of a Respite.

CyhIhiA was glad 10 be allowed
to sop talking She had found It
df-f.rllt TO carry ON a rbeerf,-f cor-
,,a-s,-fo, ,f-is a,-.,,t,,. =.
mrs. "T''@I@ "'- al any soc!a! aHAlr
since her great Bereavement. and
s.. fee her trgrbl.. 10 he all the
..r,--.- f,,c-,-, ,,, 81. oo,,-,-,
- - "a,
- ~
go c.
''-'
-. 1919 -
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The Washington times., 1918-02-04
By Beatrice Fairfax.
I'VE were discussing the fAbu-
w lous income of one OF our
clsverest novelists.


" lous income of one OF our
clsverest novelists.
Il haven't actually counted his
money" said the editor. but I
know ia be ready to pay him
twenty-five hundred dollars right
down nat any minute he came in
and told ma he had a good idea for
a short story"
BY jovs!- said the Critic. Il can
remember the day about fifteen
years ago when he landed his nrst
story. He had rewritten 1t seven
teen times and II took him i've
years to sell it And twenty
five hundred for one story now! He
got fifty then and took me out to
celebrate"
That shows he isn't an artist"
said the Society Woman. "A genius
wouldn't ever have had to re-writs
his story seventeen times-hs'd
know instinctively how to do it."
remembered quotation:
Genius is an infinite capacity for
taking painA" Rewriting one short
story seventeen tImss-"psddIing" It
about for ave years-ars not these
fairly good examples of taking
pains Infinitely?
. The Editor looked at the Society
woman a bit impatiently. How do
you think q man writes his story.
madam? ! remember an old college
professor who once told me that no
poem ever got written merely
through desire or by the grace of
God. or by saying: Go to! l will
write = poem Story writing
may be an art. but It is a craft, TOO.
and the artist who won't take the
trouble to learn the technique OF his
job, to try TO ind out how writing
should be done. to study the art OF
The Washington times., 1918-02-04
By Miriam Finn Scott.

THE child that for some reason
and in some particular lags
behind the average OF his
age-I think that few OF US have
the faintest idea OF how general Is
this problem.
Those OF US who have children
that are two or three classes behind
where they should be in school may
admit that our children are back
ward but II we really saw the
whole truth and saw the possibili-
ties that exist in the child every
one OF US who have children would
admit that our children are back
ward In some respect. That Is. our
child is not developing to the limits
OF his possibilities. Therefore. the
problem OF the child that Tags be-
problem that touches every
parent
.Es child that Is not q full
portion OF himself may IN some
cases be fitted by the word stupid"
which We In our provocat!on so gem
orally apply to such cases. But as
a common thing. the child IaGs be-
hind. not because he Is stupid. but
because he has never been under
STOOD. and therefore has. never been
handled properly. And in many
cases our improper handling has
made US the direct agents and
causes OF the chiId's being below
par.
Perhaps a child lass behind be-
cause OF Ignorance or neglect on
the parents part-and perhaps tho
defect they finally see Is only the
surface indication Of something
deeper and very different
A woman who had every AdVan-
tags that money can give came to
me in great distress over her ten
year-oId daughter. Since Jennie
was a baby have given her every
The Washington times., 1918-02-04
By Virginia Terhune Van
de Water.
Copyright. 1918, Star Company.
CHAPTER XIII.


Ut was the night Of the engage
ment dinner. The dozen peo-
pie seated about the Living
stones table were making very
merry.
Announcement had been made OF
Dora's engagement 10 Milton Van
saun, and had created just as much
surprise as the pretty young host
ess had hoped. She was not con-
fused nor embarrassed by the con-
Eratulations showered upon her, nor
BY the toHstI drunk in her honor.
Nor was the prospective groom at
ali geIf-conscious as he responded
TO some Of these toasts.
Then. WREN the various members
Of the party began again TO pay
attention TO one another and to talk
of Eomsthing except the astonishing
fact OF the betrothal. Gerald Stew
Art turned to Cynthia Long. whom
be had brought out to dinner.
w ell he remarked, that an
nouncement business IS over, any
way! would hate the fuss 90 e
all IL l were the happy man .ut
Vsn does not mind il bit / envy
him his sang froid.'
Cynthia glanced across the table
10 where Milton sat at Dora's l.'c.
chatting as calmly as II nothing
unusual had occurred.
Il think that kind OF self pos
session IL born to one not acquired"
Cynthia observed. Different peo-
pie take their eXperiea-ss differ
entity. Now. there is Dora
She stopped and her companion
took her Up eagerly
Yes" he said, what about her!
what were you going 20 say?"
only that she takes all her eI-
Yer1enoss naturally. easily. They
The Washington times., 1918-02-04
About Uncle Abner.
you mean Uncle AbnerE auSS-
TONED Doris
Ramsay was silent. ponderinE the

you mean Uncle AbnerT ausS-
TONED Doris
Ramsay was silent. pondsrinE the
strange phases OF the mystery.
1t can't be my uncle" continued
Doris. ne Is too cowavdly All his
life he has crinEed to my father
II Judson Whitney was my father"
Tears spranE into her eyes and
Ramsay laid u strong hand on her
shoulder.
only tho hand prints IN the OK
plosive packet can decide that" said
Ramsey calmly. and until tHNn you
are either the girl of the prOgl cy
or the heircss Of Judson Whitnsy,
torn bv doubt and attacked by a
mysterious criminal who seeks 70
learn the secret h"for" We are able
To prove your identity"
Which leaves us almost where
We were q. the night 81 the muir
dr. replied Doris. masking an e.
tort To pull herself together. Sho
accepted BGmsey's arm AMI as the
Secret Service men returned. re
porting failure. they l"fg the house.
That night. bNFCr" an aTched door.
o. G.u.lg HEHtrL street. the 'nun-
tess SoulI tapped softly for admit
to.ye. \ sl'J was pushed back and
the bush, bearded face OF q Russian
priest pes-aI uut The door swung
open and Son!I. with shrug en-
tered the long pH ssaEewPy that was
III by a smoking hrEzicr. She fol-
lowed her conductor To harrow
door. where he paused listening \
voice OF peculiar harEuuess was
The Washington times., 1918-02-04
DO YOU KNOW
THAT

An enormous amount Of asbestos
~ being found IN the Priesha dis
trict. Cape Colony. and thousands
Of bags are now being shipped 20
England. II Is said 10 be of very
good quality.
Scientists have recently dlscov-
cred that most fishes are able 10
focus their eyes on near oh,e.rs by
means OF the superior and inferior
ObiiQus muscles.
The world produces 100000
tons Of cotton year. nine o: which
come from America and two and a
half from India
WalnutS yield their own weight
IN oil. the favor Of which u con-
Gidsred equal 70 that OF the finest
LueoA oil
The planet Pallas was discovered
By oilers. an astronomer, IN 1902
Indian ink can be made from
bHFnAd sanBhoA
The Washington times., 1918-02-04
In a Dilemma.

The man on Dora's other hand
spoke 10 her before she could re-
ply to Millions question, and Van
saun allowed himself to watch the
black robed figure seated across the
table from him. lie noticed her
pallor, and that Stewart was not
now even pretending TO talk to her.
"Chump'" Milton criticized his
friend mentally. The idea Of miss
ing the chance Of getting better &C
Guainted with such a girl as that
why, the mans dense-actualiy
dense"
cynthia Long was pale. that ~"
q fact Milton mGssd Na' the pali0-
was not the Uub-coming. sa''ow
Kind that indicated IL health. Per
hans IL was not a pallur. after all.
but only the effect OF the hluy
black --erinE gown she wore.
Above the folts OF nsr dress. her
shoulders ana neck rose 'air and
cleaning in the candle. rht Her
hair was like FURNISHED bronze. She
was certainly g. Lowell creature.
And her style vas SO Uncommon
Unlike that n any other woman
Van SaUn had ey"r known.
she was the Only rnrgoD IN black
a. tile table. .r observed He:
she was the Youngest -lookinr per
son there, with, may be, the eAcep-
lion Of Dora.
For wnOm was she IN mourning?
o.. YES. he remembered. Il was far
her father. Poo glrI-what corr
trRst DOrG'H lot vas to hrrs' And
how p'uckily shs was bearing all
this merriment and Celebration
when her own heart must be heavy.
He suddenly fe. ~';e a brit. that
h mad not mad opportunity to
speak a word OF Sympathy o" her.
YET. she might reseEl 81 - he did.
Girls were such uncertain crcaturesI
40 Be Continued
The Washington times., 1918-02-04
Milton Van Saun Tries to Cheer Cynthia

do not seem to ruffls her gay Sc
rehity-if ons may use such a term
Sns is the happisst girl / have ever
seen Perhaps il may be because
sic hFs never had any real trouble"
She wSs silent, yet the man beside
her aid not seem to notice her ST.
.enCs His eyes were fixed on Dora
and be appeared to be studying her
glowing ace
The Washington times., 1918-02-04
The Hidden Hand

OF Ramsay. who had gained the
stairway.
Meantime Ramsay loOsened the
ropes that bound Doris and learned
from her the story OF Scar!ey's at
tack
That convinCes me- Doris con-
clufed. -Dr. ScRrley Is the Hidden
Hand"
II am not so certain" replied
Ramsay. He has a motive IN try
ing to save himself from arrest for
stealing from your estate. but there
Is another who will profit more
greatly"
The Washington times., 1918-02-04
By William A. McKeever.

(Ons Of the Nations BeEt-Known
AuthOTitiss en- Child PrObIemsD
TN comfortable city home
wherein good order and systs-
matte arrangement are in evi-
Seaoa, the children OF the household
GeS . boy OF sixteen and a cir! two
ySars younger. And while tho eH-
tire family Of four is conEeaial md
reasonably happy. q fundamental