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Evening star., 1922-11-19
<<1 SEE tn good woman goin' by
here at q gallop today" said
Mr.. Dooley.

WI SEE tn good woman goip' by
here at gallop today" said
Mr.. Dooley.
''She's thryin' to rayjooce
her weight" said Mr.. Hennessy.
What f'r?''
| II don't know. She looks all right.
said Mr.. Hennessy.
WELL" said Mr.. Dooley, "'tis q
strange thing. Near ivrybody I know
Is thryin' to rayjooce their weight
Why sh'ud q woman want to be thin
onless she is thin? TIL idee iv female
beauty that all gr-reat men. firm
Julius Caesar to mesilf. has held is
much more like a barl thin clothes
pole. Hogan tells me that Alexander's
wife an Caesars was no light
weights. Martha Wash'nton was
short but pleasantly dumpy. an An
dhrew Jackson's good woman weighed
two hundred an smoked a pipe.
Hogan says that all tn potes he
knows was In love with not to say
fat. but ample ladies. Th' potes thin
silves was thin. but tn ladies were
chubby. A pote. when he has
wurruked all day at tn typewriter.
wants to rest his head on a shoulder
that won't hurt. Shakespeare's wife
was thin, an they quarreled. TIL
lady that tn Eyetalian pote. Dainty.
made a fool iv himsilf about was no
skeliton. All tn pitchers iv beautiful
! women I've iver see had NANNY
curves an siv'ral chins. Th' photty-
! graft iv Mary Queen iv Scots that. I
! have In me room shows that she took
on weight afther she had her dhress
made-th' collar looks to be chokin'
her.
But nowadays 'tis tn fashion to
thry to emaciate yersilf. I ate sup
per With Carney tn other day. It
was tn will Nv hiven that Carney
sh'ud grow fat. but Carney has q will
iv his own. an fr ten years he's been
thryin' to look like slnitor Lodge.
whih his thrue model was Judge
Taft. He used to scald himsilf iv'ry
mornin' with a quart iv hot wather
on gettin' up. That did him no good.
Thin he thried takin' long walks.
TIL long walk rayjooced him half a
pound and gave him a thirst that
made him take on four pounds iv
home brew. Thin he rented a horse
an thried horseback ridin'. Tn. horse
liked his weight no more thin Carney
did, an Carney gained ten pounds in
tn hospital. He thried starvin' him.
siIf an he lost two pounds an his
job fr bein' cross to tn boss. Thin
he raysumed his reg'lar meals an
made up his mind to cut out tn
sugar l see him at breakfast wan
morning. Nature had been kind to
Carney in tn matther iv appytite.
won't tell We what he consumed. It's
too soon afther supper. an tn room
is close. But, anyhow, whin his wife
had tottcred in with tn last fapjack
an tainted. an whin I begun to
wondher whether 1t w'ud be safe to
stay, he hauled a little bottle firm his
pocket an took out a small pill
What's that" says 1. ''Tis what
take in place iv sugar. says he.
Sugar is fattenin'. and this rayjooces
tn weight says he. An ar-re ye
goia' to match fnat poor little tablet
against that breakfastr says L. I
am says he. 'Cow'rd" says I.
Evening star., 1922-11-19
ACCORDING TO HIS FOLLY

He accosted me-" she explained to
the sergeant. Wanted me to go to the
theater with him and have supper
afterward.
Manner? queried the sergeant, look
ing at Burdell.
His name is Josiah Burdell," the
woman answered.
Gee" exclaimed Burdell, coming
to life. Il thought it was you,
Josephine. But your hair used to be
black and your teeth"
Never mind my hair and teeth"
She turned to the desk. This man
Is my husband. Deserted me ten
years ago. He was a poor coot then.
but now he looks like a million dol
lars, and I want him locked up till
We can come to terms"'
Evening star., 1922-11-19
Milk Publication.

N apparatus used abroad for puri-
flying milk by ozonization con-
sists Of two vessels placed one above
the other. SO that the milk can flow
from the upper to the under vessel In
a thin stream. The carbon points OF
an electric arc-light are then ar
ranged one on each side Of the
stream Of falling milk. so that the
electric arc is formed In or close to
the stream. 1t IL asserted that the
ozone engendered by the electric cur
rent round the stream is effective In
killing all the micro-organisms that
the milk may contain.
Evening star., 1922-11-19

* He had not been in New
York in years. He had left
A0 the city under what censori-
Gus persons might call cloud, but
that Is another tale. He was not
prosperous when he departed. but now
he looked like money in large denom-
! nations, and he knew it. The west
,, Is a great territory for rehabilitation.
Burdell was dressed SO we'll that
| one might take him at first glance for
veritable New Yorker. A close In
| spection, however, would suggest
| that his metropolitan air was super
| fetal.
BY some trick Of chemistry, his hair
and moustache-thel latter adornment
having a flowing amplitude long out
Of fashion in the metrorolfs-were
almost youthful. To syuchronize with
the hard lines OF his face they should
have shown something of the gray
that appropriately goes with certain
years. His hands. perhaps. would
also have testified to the fight OF
time II they had been naked. They
| were slickly gloved.
Burdell had a jaunty air for one OF
his age and a persistent smile. But
! there was guile in his eyes.
He had taken q room at q Broad
way hotel, where he had just dined,
and was walking that thoroughfare
as electricity began to give it a bril-
lance fascinating to strangers. And,
like so many men from out OF town
who visit New York for q good time,
safe from the suspicious eyes and dis
praising minds of neighbors In smaller
places, Burdel had an eye for the
fair sex as he strolled. Literally he
had two eyes for their perusal.
! a row and then Burdell ogled a pass
IN INK beauty. but all thus favored
, seemed to be in q hurry. Finally he
saw ahead a woman whose figure was
pleasing. She turned into a cross
street in the sos and proceeded
eastward, and he followed. There
are always many male strangers in
New York that regard the worlds
chief city as infinitely and endlessly
wicked, a condition which few Of
them make any effort to modify.
Burdell finally overlook the woman.
and where the light was less pene-
tratinR he strobe to her side. 1t was
not too dark to hide her pleasing as
pect. She was we'll dressed. and from
fetching little turban a profusion
of blond hair struggled.
"Good evening. miss" he ventured.
"can you direct me to the Grand Gen.
trail terminalT'
"You are quite distance north and
west Of the terminal" she replied as she
scanned his face carefully under a
light they were passing. You might
walk over to Madison avenue and
take q downtown car. 1t passes the
terminal" And she scanned his face
again.
"Thank you! You don't mind my
walking over to the avenue with you.
do you? Do you know. your voice
seems familiar to me!'
.syoices are much alike. am
not in the habit of walking with
strangers. But I see no harm In
walking that short distance with you.
sir" g.-...
They walked in silence for space.
ITS rather lonesome in New York
for q stranger" remarked BurdelL
IAN awful big town"
mo acquaintance hereT'
Not a soul. Tn from Milwaukee.
I don't want to offend, but I'd like to
Evening star., 1922-11-19


two residential blocks up in the West
Seventies and told him to go to it.
Don't miss a leaky water piper or
a broken pane Of glass;" I told him,
To-day you may phone in the calls
after you've collected five or more,
but after this you'll make dates only
for the following day and bring in
your memos the night before. Now
go to It."
Was it a good hunch? Say, by noon
I had eight Handy Andys all at work
IN those same two blocks, and each
with from two to four Jobs apiece
They'd go from house to house, from
apartment to apartment. No time out
for riding all over town, and only a
round trip carfare for each. 1t looked
as If my new find was prize, or else
lot Of these odd jobs had been pill
ing up for months. AS a matter of
fact, expect it was a little of both.
Anyway, I'd put the business on a
paying basis, for at two an hour and
no calls made for less I couldn't lose.
All needed now was another smooth
talking youth. or perhaps two, and 1
could send out as many men as I
could hire.
was alone in the shop. sitting at
my desk and gazing at the city chart
with all the thumb tacks clustered in
one spot, when Uncle Nels walked in.
He looked curious at the map, too.
ITS big place, New York, jeh?"
says he.
'None too big for me-" says l.
"Huh!" says he. you feelin' that
way, Trflby May"
- Il expect feel" says I, like John
D. did when he got his first oil gusher
going. hope the sensation lasts"
Copyright. 1922. ,hy seweli Ford,
Evening star., 1922-11-19

go after business. II! frame up a want
ad right away"
was still busy getting it just righ,
when in blew a breezy, neat dressed
youth with patent leather hair and a
winning smile.
Good morning." says he. I'D like
to interest you in some gilt edged
bonds that
Cant be DONE" says T. I'm in
vesting every dollar I've got in my
business here and
Exactly says he. "And very soor
you're going to have a surplus tha
you're not going to know wha. to d.
with. Now don't confuse bonds with
shares OF stock. Lots Of folks do. A
bond. you know, is a first lien on any
property. The stockholder may lose
what he puts in, but the man who
owns a bond"
Say, that's a fine line of patter
young man." says I, but it's all
wasted on me-"
He stared at me for moment
grinned foolish, then dropped into a
chair with his shoulders slumped
he. "If you don't believe it, miss
try to sell bonds on commission. Why
I've worn out two pairs of shoes and
haven't unloaded enough bonds tc
pay for having 'em half soled."
why stick at it, then?" I asked
Don't know of any other good
line" says he.
"Allow me-" says I. II think I can
use you right here
"How?" says he. looking around at
my bunch of Handy Andy's
"Oh, not wearing the blue denims
and carrying a bag of TOOLS" says l.
Il doubt it You could put in a new
window weight or unhinge a door
without using an axe. But perhaps
you could tease odd job orders out
Of people who need such things done
Want to give it a try?"
it?" he demands.
"Unless you have a suite at the Am
bassador," says I. "Tll guarantee you
five a day and a five per cent bonus
on all your turn in above a certain
amount"
Say" says he, drawing a Ione
breath, you've hired somebody. Wher
can I start in?'
you've started" says 1. "Now
here's the idea"
Evening star., 1922-11-19

f.. !: +: !: :; s.: &: {: !: i: j ;::;
- the city under what censori-
Evening star., 1922-11-19

WHILE they were at that chased
w around to Third avenue. dick
cred for Q second-ha desk and some
chairs. and had the things carted
right over. Also in . pawnshop win
dow noticed q lot Of tools Of va
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-05-15
.BOWBELLS TO GET.
ELECTRIC CURRENT
FROM KENMARE PLANT

Bowbells, N. D.. May 15.-Tha high
line which has been discussed here
for the past two or three months is
ito become q reality, az q deal was
closed the latter part of lastSsweek
for the purchase Of the locaA power
plant by the Kenmare Light & Power
Co, the consideration being 5000.
OF the line from kenmare to Bow
bells Immediately, and the company
has assured the business men OF this
city that the construction work will
be completed in at least, sixty days
and light and power being furnished
over. the new high line from the main
plant at Kenmare.
The residents Of Bowbells have
raised q sum of 5000 which will be
loaned to the new company for aid
in constructing the line. Notes given
for this loan will draw eight per cent
interest and will be retired from fifty
per cent Of the proceeds Of the COM
pany's receipts from month to month.
Twenty-four hour service is to be sup
| piled. and the rate per kilowatt hour
be reduced from Is cents to 20 cents.
All meters will have to be changed,
as the current changes from a direct
to alternating current. 1t is believed,
with the beginning of the new service
tnaC several uNneSS houses In the
city will install: motors to be used for
power purposes. +
The Kenmare company plans to
continue the high power line west
and join with one which now extends
from Crosby to Ambrose, and then
ultimately move their main power
plant to Kermit. where fuel can be
obtained direct from the mines.
Albert Miller, who has been oper-
attng the plant the past winter, will
continue its management through the
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-05-15
HOME HJMOR

HOME M
.Wife-Our next-door neighbors are
~QuarreEng over a vacuum cleaner.
Hub-Well, look out and don't get
drawn into it-Boston Transcript,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-05-15
Old Books On Shelves
OF Minnesota Library

st. Paul, Minn.-"Tales of a Forty
Miner" by William A. Johnston, said
to be one of the most important over
land trail narratives in existence, is
included in the large collection Of his
torical volumes in possession of the
Minnesota Historical Society library.
The volume has beer on the shelves
of the society library since 1898, when
it was presented by the late James J.
Hill of St. Paul.
Authorities agree that the narrative
is one of the most complete records
of the days of '49. and is the most
authentic data Of those times t be
of the precious volume known to eX-
list. Recently a copy Of this narrative
was sold at public auction at New
York for slO6.
The book is a direct transcript from
the original journal kept along the
Overland route, in '49. by William A.
Johnston, and is one of the most min
ute variations of the hardships and
adventures encountered by the hardy
pioneers of those days.
Another interesting volume found
on the shelves of this "Store OF
knowledge" is the copy of the de-
scription of a trip from Bellesville. H.
linois, to the city of New York, in
1854, by John Reynolds. The book
contains excellent descriptions of the
country in those days, and is consid.
cred one of the most valuable assets
to the student of historic periods. A
volume of this same edition recent,
! sold at New York for $3.50. Mr.. Rey.
nolds prefaced his narrative with the
fact hat he too a solemn oath that
the facts presented therein yer moth
/ ing but the truth.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-05-15
RAILROAD STATION
AGENTS OPEN MEET
Proposal for Unitins with Two Other
Railroad Organizations is 70 hr
Discussed. s

Minneapolis, Mimi. May Is
proposal that the Order Of Railroad
station agents, which begins Its an
4nual convention here today, CONSOLE
date with two other railroad labor or.
CARNATIONS, is expected to be one OF
the principal matters to come before
the gathering, which will continued
through the week
It has been suggested that the
agents combine with the Order OF
Railroad Telegraphers and the Broth
errhood Of Railway and Steamship
clerks, freight handlers, express and
station employees. both of which or
g~anizations have station agent mem
bers. ss
Adoption of q new name, probably
the American Association Of Railway
agents, also will be considered by the
convention. The question Of continu.
ing q clause in the present constitu.
ton which provides that members Of
the order must abide by decisions OF
the United States Railroad Labor
board, it Is expected. will be brought
Representatives from PRACTICAL,
every state in the Union are in at
tendance.
Herald Want Ads Bring Results.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-05-15
MAY IS MONTH
OF FLOWERS
Dr.. M. R. Gilmore Makes
Plea for Preservation Of
States Native Plants.

Bismarck, N. D.. May 15.-The
month of May brings to North Da-
kota a greater %profusion Of flowers,
four varieties OF violets being includ-
ed. according to DR.. Melvin II. Gill
more Of the North. Dakota Historical
society. 1t is not until the end OF
the month, however. that the periods
mos interesting flower, the spider
wort, blooms. #
with the month Of May the dis
play of, native flowers increases and
shows a greater p~rofusion Of color"
says DR.. Gilmore in continuing his
discussion OF the flower life of North
Dakota. About May 5th we may see
the first violets. OF these there are
several species native in North Da-
kota.
"In the woods Of the Red River OF
the North and in the Pembina noun
tains the yellow violet OF the woods
appears about May S near Fargo and
later northward, according to the bio
climatic law. About the same date
the white violet Of the woods appears
in the low woodlands along the Mis-
souri, river a Bismarck, and later
northward. About the same date,
Nuttalls violet begins to bloom upon
the dry upland prairie aind high,
gravelly hills. This violet is yellow In
color and very small and with narrow
feshy leaves n thick roots. These
characteristics are useful in this spe-
cies in conservation of moisture, and
extremely dry habitat. At the same
time there may be found in the low
meadows the blue-hooded violet.
about the 10th of Many the silver
weed shows its bright yellow blossoms
in the moist places or meadows along
watercourses. It is called silverweed
from the silvery appearance of its
leaves.
Some Strawberries Lett.
about this date the wild straw
berries also begin to bloom in this
latitude. In wooded ravines along
the course of the Missouri river we
meadows of the eastern and north
eastern parts of the state we find
the scarlet strawberry. This berry is
larger than the Woo strawberry and
is of more brilliant color and of most
delightful flavor and odor. 1t was
formerly so abundant that it's crushed
fruits stained the wheels of the Red
river carts when driven across the
meadows: but in these times it has
been almost ex~terminated by unwise
and greedy over-grazing of the pas.
lures. This cause has also diminished
very seriously the yield of grass in the
pastures. to their great detriment.
THE furry white or pinkish heads
of cat's-foot Or p~ussy's-paws appear
in moist ravines Of the prairie. with
their silvery white leaves making sill.
very patches among the green of the
grass.
About the middle Of the month
the first blossoms of the beautiful.
| h1yVo Inn puy0rfh AMMAN on tha biol
prairies: At the same time the two
species OF puccoon, the orange flow.
cred. and the lemon lowered, show
their bright clusters of tubular flow.
ers on the high prairies.
A this time the eyeberry frs
comes in bloom. This little shrub il
scarcely larger than a strawberry
plant, but is really a raspberry. 1t i:
found in the cold boys of the north.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-05-15

Herald Want Ads Bring. Results.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-05-15
EXPLORERS IN
PACIFIC MADE
THEIR REPORTS
Expeditions Making At.
tempt to Inform World of
Polynesian Race.

Honolulu. T. H.-(By Mail.)-Ac-
fivities OF a score Of scientists who
are exploring in practically every
in order that the world may know
the origin Of the Polynesian race
were chronicled in the 25th annual
report of the trustees of Bishop Mu-
scum of Honolulu. which is co-operat-
ing with Yale university in e%ndeavor-
ing to explain the mystery of the
source of the inhabitants of the rom
ance tinged South Sea Islands.
The regions into which the scien-
fists ventured in search of facts and
exhibits bearing on the scientific
mystery included several portions of
the Hawaiian archipelago; the Mar
quesan islands; h kingdom OF Ton
"a, southern .Tuamotu, the AuStr&l
group, Tahati,- Tubuai and Hurutu
and others which figure prominently
in the literature Of today.
Complete Field Labor.
The first expedition. known as the
Northern Hawaii Party and conduct
ed by Louis r.. Sullivan. reasearch as
sociate in an~thropology. has complet-
ed its field labors and the results are
being compiled for publication" the
report said.
EH.r MI. iHulilSdu UeCd1Ile Intensely III
terested in the study of the problem,
Were there originally only one or
several types of physical Hawaiians?'
n measurements were made of
many school children for comparing
local and foreign-born Hawaiians, in
order to find out what changes, if
any, had taken place as a result of
environment. An exhibit was pre-
pared, comprising one whole body
cast and so face casts representing
the 1921 standard Hawaiian, Hawai-
ian-orential, Hawaiian : Portuguese
IA other racial mixtures, which he
took to New York to the second in
ternational congress of eugenics."
The Marquesas party, in charge of
Edward S. Handy and Ralph Linton,
also completed its field work il Tahiti
of the society group. n the Mar
Quesas, the report said.
Prolonged Studies.
Mr.. Handy prolonged This studies
in Tahiti to enable him to obtain
~translations OF certain manuscripts
unexpectedly discovered there, recit-
ing some interesting traditions and
senealogies. and he is now writing
of the results Of the expedition.
work is being described in a volume
entitled '.Tingan Material. Culture
now in progress of compilation after
the expedition had spent nine months
in the islands, gathering some in
teresting archaeological remains, be-
sides securing a mass of material,
covering the entire range Of Tongan
anthropology, including II human
skeletons, a 270 page genealogical rec
ord Of the royal and chiefs families,
a series of myths and tales, a large
collection of medical formulas and a
register of more than 1000 Tongan
names-which should be OF value in
settling P~olynesian ORIGIN the re-
port said.
THE fourth expedition. known as
the field.
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GRAND FORKS HERALD. MONDAY MAY is, 1922.

ern part of the state. insthe PeInbina.
mountains and about Sully's hill.
About the 20th.the large blue prai-
RE violet Will be foundin bloom upon
the upland
".The ~so-calfed .b~lue-eyed grass Ia
also found about this time on the.
prairies. This beautiful flower is not
q grass, but is closely related to the
iris. It has bright blue flowers, with
golden anthers. y
I'm the edge. of the woods and in
brushy thickets the false Solomon's
seal will be found at this time show
ing its delicate white flowers In clus-
ters. ,s,.s
A the same time the white lady's
slipper will be found in the woods Of
the Pembina mountains and ; n some
places along the Red River of the
North. This Is another OF our beauti-
full native flowers which is in danger
of determination at the hands of those
vandals who must pluck UP and de-
stroy everything lof beauty which they
see anywhere leaving desolation in
their pathway.
"On the prairles in sandy situations
the v~iolet-colored oxalis or sheep sor-
rel. blooms about May rs. At the
same time in the woods along the
Red River of the North and the Shey-
enne and James rivers will be found
the blue cohosh in bloom. The deli
cate sprays of meadow u will be
found at same time in the edges
of woods lie seed tops OF. meadow
rue were used by Indians as a per-
fume in much the same way as laven-
der is used by white people. being
packed away with the clothing.
about May 30th the nanny berry
bush comes into bloom. This bush
is beautiful for its foliage both in
summer and autumn, for its clusters
Of white flowers in spring time and its
blue-black berries in autumn, which
hang on late into the winter. This
bush is also sometimes called black
how.
zone of the most charming of our
prairie flowers, the spiderwort. in two
species, blossoms first in this latitude
about May 80. The flowers are deep
blue in color, and the plant is deli
cate and graceful in habit of growth.
1t will thrive wonderfully in clutiva-
ton when planted in gardens. 1t
likes sandy soil, and is widely dis
tributed on the prairies wherever
there is a sandy loan. There is no
the western prairies than this one
when it is sparkling with dewdrops
in the beams of the rising sun. There
is about it a suggestion of purity,
freshness and daintiness.
There is a pretty conceit in the
folklore OF the Dakota nation con-
corning this flower. When a young
man of the Dakota nation is in love
and walking alone upon the prairies
finds the spiderwort blooming, he
stops and sings to it a song in which
he personnies it with the qualities OF
his sweetheart's character as they are
called to his mind by the aspect OF
the flower. It's gracefulness Of form,
its daintiness and shyness and fresh
beauty suggesting her personal grace
| and charm. In his mind the beauties
of the flower and Of the girl are mu-
tually transmitted and flow together
into one image.
1.-The words of his o translated
from the Dakota language into Eng
lish, are something like this:
| Tiny, gladstone flower,
So cheerful and modest.
y Thou are dear and sweet,
And for love of thee I'd die"