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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-03-26

He lifted his eyes and faced the stern.
solitary figure OF the pastor. wrapped
In his long black coat.
What made you come here?" was
Jim'g only greeting.
Il heard that Miss Polly didn't ride
this afternoon" answered Douglas. II
was afraid she might be Ill. But she
isn't, Is sheT he asked anxiously.
shes all right" answered Jim,
sullenly.
tTe be Continuea.)
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ToDAY's BEST STORY.
The Miohtv Dollar.


The Rev. DR.. r.. 8. Macarthur, OF
Calvary Baptist church. said at din
ner in New York. apropos OF internal
tional marriages:
Some OF these marriages are from
every point OF view desirable. Some
again are-but a dialogue will illus
trate my meaning.
"'Oh, Helen. cried girl worth
eighteen millions. do you think the
duke Is sincere?
'Sincere?' was the reply. why, Of
course. he's sincere. He hasn't got q
dollar to his name"
DIR. Macarthur paused.
"Or this" he added.
"A young marquis rushed upon his
American fiancee and shouted bitter
ly:
"'Cruel. heartless girl You swore
you loved me and now discover that
your father IL bankrupt"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-03-26
A Wanton Insult.

j.
by Herman Rdde the Limbuger
Envoy
yLTHEN Roosevelt. with buckets OF vitriol, ayes
Wv heads Of his wealthy detractors.
And shorter and ugier knayes,
wrongfuly rich maefactors;
he with fervent and viruient vim,
That their occupation is lying,
We of things they have said about him,
that he's merely replying.
But that who knows him would
please
Tell what 8 crouch against Ldmburger Cheese
IT HAT triumph of cheesemakers skill -
It's tnfoi
a pungent aroma to I'LL
the most delicate
n--ac cheese full OF charm,
OF connoi1seurs banquets feature:
That never would freely wantonly W.
injure the least human creature.
SO President slip on his sprocket
And savagely SANDER and lambaste and knock 1t?
A held TO the strenuous life
n consistent endeavor,
like knife
n 1
Consider the feelings OF utter disdain
That through its beng-consdef
bitter reflections Il entertain
When Roosevelt II with Ridderl
n, Roosevelt, how you wIlfully wrong
A cheese that IL gentle, but terribly strongi #
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-03-26

Editor OF The Times:---r note that
In your issue Of March %. Ray T..
Howard calls Prohibition party people
pirates and upbraids them for hold.
Ing q Neal Dow banquet In the Y. M.
G. A., on the anniyersarH Gen.
Dow's birth. He says: "The party
always does more harm than good and
the stealing Of the name of a great
npn-partisan worker after he is dead,
is In keeping with thcir past record. !,
Neal Dow was the Prohibition party
candidate for president OF the United
States In 1880. II Mr. Howard will
read some Of his public addresses dur.
ing that campaign, be will have a bet
ter knowledge of the philosophy and
history OF the Temperance reform than
he now has.
cHAs. p. RUSSELL
March %, 1908.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-03-26

agency Is indelibly stamped upon the
very clay which entors into the au.
man structure.
March rs, 1908.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-03-26

The new civic body that spoke
to the people. of Detroit from this
page on Wednesday had an in
teresting message.
A movement for civic better
ment, based upon the neighbor-
hood as a unit, with prizes to
stimulate competition in tidiness
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EDITORIALS BY THE PEOPLE


1<<ors q
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-03-26
BY
Margaret
Mayo.


! II mean l can't go into that ring
tonight" she declared, land / won't
She was desperate now, and trading
upon a strength beyond her own.
| He looked at her with momentary
| the best since her mother, as he hid
often told her. He could see this
meant an issue. He felt she would be
on her mettle tomorrow, so far as her
work was concerned. IL he left her
aiCne tonight.
"All right" he assented, sullenly.
Yer can stay of tonight. | got the
crowd In there, anyway. and l got
their money, but tomorrow you've got
ter show me an act like yer used 70
| do"
''IJl show you.' she flashed back at
him. I'm show you"
CHAPTER XIV.
won't You Come Back to Me, PoIiy7''
Polly stood quivering with rage and
determination. Barker turned on his
heel and went into the main tent as
Jim approached her from the direction
OF the wagons. He glanced at the
sensitive. tremulous face.
| What wus he sayin' ter your" he
asked, as his eyes followed the re-
treating Barker
"He says | can't ride no more" an.
swered Polly. her eyes fixed straight
| In front Of her. He says ! was no
good to the people that took me in,
and I'm no use here.
ITS not SOL" Numbered Jim.
mo. It's not So" she answered.
turning upon him vehemently. I'll
show him tomorrow. I'll show him, :
she cried, as she darted quickly into
the dressing room tent.
Maybe it's just as WELL" muttered
Jim. as he looked after her. She had
to get woke up somehow, so long as
she's got to go on with It. And 1t
was me what brung her back"
He turned to give orders to the
men who were leading an equestrian
act from the ring. AS he did SO. some
one called to him from the far side
OF the lot. The space was clear now.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-03-26
Would DO HE Best.

Would Do His Best.
A man arrested for murder was as
signeo a shyster whose crude appear
ance caused the unfortunate prisoner
to ask the Judge:
|. rs this my lawyer"
yes" replied his honor. 4.
rs he going to defend me?"
Yes"
III he should die could I have an
other?'
Eyes"
Can | see him alone In the back
room for few tesy--Short Stor.
les.
Lucky Jack.
Jack-You say her father kicked Al
your calling?
Tom-Yes; but he didn't land
Exchange.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-03-26

How many times have you won out
when invited TO 60 up against another
mans Kzmgf
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-03-26
Women Who Boss
BY BEATRICE FAIRFAX.

n TIOT long ago | spent an after
lINl noon with my small nephew
nj In Washington Square park.
He and half dozen other
little chaps were ON roller
skates.
The group was led by girl smaller
and younger than any OF the boys.
She was natural born boss. was that
small girl.
The boys followed her blindly. doing
whatever she told them unQuestion-
ingly. ~
Incidentally. In order to win atten-
ton from her, they showed on" out
rageously. Her domineering little
ways evidently suited them to
nicely.
| could not but wonder how they
will feel toward that girl II they meet
her IL or 10 years from now. That
small lady is going to be boss" all
her life. or I'm much mistaken.
II Is rather cunning and amusing in
mere baby. but 1t won't take SO well
In grown woman.
''Bossy" Woman Loses Charm.
Woman has every right to be indie
pendent, but the moment she becomes
"bossy" she loses her charm. Men
avoid her as they would the plague.
land women. while they usually give In
to her, have small love for her.
Sometimes timid little man 10
swept of his balance by her strength
OF will and marries her. All his fel-
low men pity him, and he HIVES fife
OF meek endurance and much dictat.
ing to.
You can usually detect the hen
pecked man. He Is round-shouldered
and furtive-eyed. and looks afraid to
call his soul his own.
| A woman's strongest weapon Is gen.
tleness. and the wise woman knows 1t.
The average man can be led. but he
Is very apt to balk when driven.
II you must have your own way. get
1t by gentle. not by sledge hammer
methods.
No man likes to feel that be IL .
cipher In his own house.
Woman has her own domain, and At
Is quite right that she should be the
queen of IL, but when she also wants
to be king. prime minister and entire
cabinet, she Is overstepping her
bounds.
She Doesn't invite Affection.
There is nothing very iovable about
the woman who always wants to lead
in everything. You don't feel like put,
ting your arm about her or giving her
a loving little pat every time you pass
her.
! And as for telling her your secrets.
you never dream Of that. She will
give you advice ad libitum: and.
what's more, she viii insist that you
take 1t, which is very tiresome.
We often ask for advice which we
have no idea of taking. hut it's such q
comfort TO talk things over. sA
Some way or other II Is hard to i'm
agine the "bossy" woman cuddling q
baby close to her heart; she seems all
angles and sharp corners.
She may be an excellent person In
her way, but as household goddess
she Is OF no use
The woman who holds the love or
all those In the household Is she who
rules by love. gentleness and sym
patty.
Thank goodness she is not q rarity.
but a dear, everyday woman
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STORY OF THE
SEASONS MOST
THRILLING PLAY.
CHAPTER xIv.-(continued.)

~ don't know. jim" she answered.
i WAS il, Poll?' he urged.
Il guess 1t was" she said,
l - very softly
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-06-04
NO SKIN LEFT ON BODY.
For Six Months Baby Was Expected
to Die with Eczema-Now Well
Doctor Said to Use Cuticura.

six months after birth my little girl
broke out with eczema and l had two
doctors in attendance. There was not
a particle OF skin left on her body. tho
blood oozed out just anywhere. and We
had to wrap her in silk and carry her
on pillow for ten weeks. She was the
most terrible sight ever saw. and for
six months / looked for her to die.
used every known remedy to allevi-
ate her suffering. for it was terrible
to witness. DR.. c. gave her up. DR..
B. recommended the Cuticura
Remedies. She will soon be three
years old and has never had a sign
of the dread trouble since. We used
about eight cakes of Cuticura Soap
and three boxes of CuticuTa Ointment
James j. Smith. Durmid. Va. Oct. ~
and 22. 1906
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-06-04
Oklahoma Tornadoes.

Wichita. Kans.-Ten dead. twelve in
jured, several fatally. hundreds of head
OF cattle killed a vast acreage OF crops
destroyed. ruin and desolation. are the
results of series of tornadoes that
visited Alfalfa county. Oklahoma, Tues
day night. The storms seemed to en-
ter the county from the west. north
and northeast simultaneously. Every
obstruction was leveled. The scene OF
devastation presents sickening ap'
pcarance 10 day.
The Mcdonald family. living near
Ingersoll. sought safety in a cyclone
cellar This was unroofed and the oc-
cupants buried under the debris. The
baby OF Mrs Guy Hutchinson has not
been found 1t is believed the wind
carried II some distance or that 1t Is
buried in the ruins of the home.
One storm started In Woods county.
twenty-five miles south of Alva, and
swept a path half a mile wide through
Alfalfa county for several miles. Much
property damage was suffered. every
thing in the path Of the storm being
swept away. The storm had sufficient
force to pull pumps out OF wells and
break bones in the bodies OF live stock.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-06-04
Walk 245O MILES
BIGGEST WEST TO EAST WALK
EVER ACCOMPLISHED.
Win Fifteen Hundred Dollars.

Over mountains and through snow.
through wet, slush and mud, freezing
at times, and oppressed by heat at
others, William Jackson and r. 7. Hay.
two sturdy Scotchmen. walked every
mile of the way from Seattle to Chi
cago. just arriving within few hours
Of the time limit thereby winning a
purse of Fifteen Hundred Dollars given
by the Seattle Athletic Club, for ac-
complishing this feat within the pre-
scrbed time.
Jackson and Hay left Seattle with
but Five Dollars In money, were
obliged to earn their way as they
went and leave no unpaid bills. and
complete the journey in ninety days.
An interesting incident in connec-
ton with the walk, was that each of
the contestants wore n pair OF the
well-known Mayer shoes. that neither
ripped nor lost a stitch during the en-
tire trip OF 2450 miles-the hardest test
any shoes could be put to-speaking
volumes for the extraordinary wearing
qualities of the shoes manufactured by
the F. Mayer Boot & Shoe Co.. Mil
waukee.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-06-04
VICTORY FOR
TURRET PLATE
MONITOR FLoRtoA> wITHsTANDs
HOT FIRE FROM TWELVE
INCH GUN.
BUT LITTLE DAMAGED
INDICATES STRENGTH OF TUR-
RET AND WOVEN WIRE
FIGHTING MAST.

Old Point Comfort Va.-The biggest
naval gun, the heaviest projectile and
the highest explosive known, combined
with close range and deadly aim.
We're allowed to work their full havoc
on the turret plate of the monitor Flor
ida in Wednesdays test.
The result is declared to be a vic
tory for turfet construction, and this.
Notwithstanding the 11-inch hardened
steel plate. was blackened. broken, the
seams of the turret sprung and the
rivets and screws loosened and twisted.
II was not five minutes after the ter
rible impact that the finely balanced
mechanism of the turret was being
worked with perfect ease and the II
inch gun on the left side was trained
at will. Inside the turret, where stand
the gunners and gun crew, the havoc
was much less apparent than from
the outside. Examinations showed that
of the many delicately adjusted instru-
ments for fire control. sighting and
operating the turret. few If any were
out of working order.
III this had happened in battle the
Florida would be fighting yet" said
one of the rear admirals with enthus-
iasm
Then followed futile attempt to de
stroy the newly designed woven wire
fighting mast on the stern of the FLOR
ida. After five shots of the guns had
gone through 1t the mast stood firm.
Forty shots would not bring II
down and no enemy would waste am
munition and time shooting at II. was
the expert comment.
II was predicted that all new ships
will be equipped with battle masts OF
this description.
The scene OF the demonstration was
Hampton Roads. The Florida. which
had been In the hands OF experts for
some time. lay with steam up. her nose
pointing out through the virginia
capes near Thimble Shoal Light aud
about four miles from Old Point Com
fort.
Just 3i2 yards on the inside OF the
Florida lay her sister ship. the Arknn-
sas.
This Is srch test as would ne--r
occur In actual warfare" remarked n
rear admiral as the big party of Off
GERS boarded the Arkansas. The
aim was perfect; the distance was so
close that the impact was Mt its full We
locity and the part OF the Florida to
be hit was the weakest
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-06-04
LANDLORD KNEW HIS CAPACITY.
Would Need to Lay In Supplies for
Student Guest.

Lawyer Hummel entertained us
with his brilliant conversation on the
Lusitania." said tourist.
"Hummel had one night In the
smoking room an argument with ter
ribly SCARED German about education.
There's nothing like our German
Students. You can't get away from
that the German boasted. and his
face. all slashed from corps duels.
oeamed with pride.
mo. you're right said Hummel. I
once visited German student in Hell
1elberg. AS we conversed on dueling
in the students sitting room waiter
Knocked. entered and. said politely:
1.-The landlord of the Keg presents
his compliments and wishes to know
IL you are thinking Of stepping across
this evening. sir?"
what does he want to know that
sor?" the student inquired.
"'"Because. sir. II you don't" said
the waiter. 1T will scarcely be worth
while to tap fresh barrel today"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-06-04
Fourteen Drowned in Flood.

Oklahoma City. Okla.-A special
from Colbert, Oklahoma, near the Tex
as line, says that fourteen persons who
had taken refuge on an island formed
between the new and old channels or
Red River. were drowned Tuesday
when the flood waters covered the
place where they had taken refuge. Al
though weighted down by train OF
ballast the NJ. X. e. T. railroad bridge
went out. The river is over three miles
wide and is cutting new channel
around the town. Three children of
]. II. Roberts. ferryman. were carried
to death when the river swept down
a tree in which they had taken refuge
south OF Lawton.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-06-04
WRITER OF REAL TALENT.
Evidently the sushby Clarion Had .
Genius on Its Staff.

The editor Of tho Bushby Clarion
leaned back in his chair and surveyed
his visitor with a solemn and unwink.
ing gaze. You want to know II there's
any good reporter in this town." he
said. impressively. We'll. there is
There's Gid Hobart"
What sort of work can he do?"
asked the visitor.
His capabilities haven't had their
full chance yet" said the editor, slow
ly, but he's getting on. and I'm afraid
we shall lose him before long. Why,
last week that. fellow wrote a two
column account .; fire that war
thrilling. l tell your
Farmhouse, old mother. grand
father born there. and SO forth. l sup
poser" said the visitor.
mo. sir!" said the editor. TT was
. deserted hen-house. that's what 1t
was. l can tell you. that takes talent!
We can't expect to keep Gid with US
always."-Youth's Companion.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-06-04
DR.. TALKS OF FOOD
Pres. Of Board Of Health.

What shall I eat?" is the daily in.
qniry the physician is met with. do
not hesitate to say that in my 1udg-
ment a large percentage of disease Is
caused by poorly selected and improp-
erly prepared food. My personal expe-
rience with the fully-cooked food.
known as Grape-Nuts. enables me to
speak freely of its merits.
From overwork, / suffered several
years with malnutrition, palpitation Of
the heart and loss of sleep. Last sum-
mer l was led to experiment person
ally with the new food. which I used
in conjunction with good rich cows
milk. In short time after I COM
menced its use. the disagreeable symp-
toms disappeared, my hearts action
became steady and normal. the func-
tions Of the stomach were properly
carried out and again slept as sound
ly and as well as in my youth.
Il look upon Grape-Nuts as a per-
feet food, and no one can gainsay but
that it has a most prominent place in
rational, scientific system Of feed
ing. Any one who uses this food will
soon be convinced of the soundness Of
the principle upon which it is manu-
factured and may thereby know the
facts as to its true worth" Read THE
Road to Wellville," in pkgs. There's
a Reason"
Ever read the above ietter7 A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full Of human
Interest.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-06-04
er,p.r.,Ion tor knowIe doe.

preparation for learning. however near
to his eyes 10 tho subject. chemist
may tell his most precious secrets to .
carpenter. and he shall be never the
wiser-the secrets he would not utter
to a chemist for an estate. God
screens US svermore from premature
ideas. Our eyes are holden that we
can not see things that stare US In the
face until the hour arrives when the
mind is ripened: then We behold them.
and the time when We saw them not
In like 4 dream-Emerson.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-06-04

Laundry work at home would bo
much more satisfactory II the right
Starch were used. In order to get the
desired stiffness, It is usually neces-
sary to use 30 much starch that the
beauty and fneness of the fabric il
hidden behind paste OF varying
thickness. which not only destroys the
appearance. but also affects the wear
ing quality Of the goods. This trou-
BILE can be entirely overcome by using
Defiance Starch. as 1t can be applied
much more thinly because Of its great
or strength than other makes.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-06-04
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

~ local application ss they esnaot rssch the die
sased portion Of the ear. There 10 only way 70
dssfness. and that is by remedies
Deafness is caused BY an inhamed eondition of tho
mucous lining of the Rustachian Tube. When this
tube 10 inhamed you have . rumbling sound or iIn
perfect hearing and when Il Is entirely closed Deaf
is the result and uness the ind be
taken out and this tube restored to It's normal cond
ton. hearing will be destroyed forever; nine cases
out OF ten are caused by Catsrrh, which I. nothing
bot an innamed condition of the mucous surfaces.
We viii give One Hundred Dollars for any case OF
Deafness tcAused by cAtarrh) that cannot be cured
by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars, free.
+. J. CHENEY CO., Toledo, O
Sold by Druggists, 15c.
Take Hairs Family Pills for constipation
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-06-04
millionaire Winners.

Senator La Toilette at q recent din.
ner in Washington said OF the mil.
lionaires who complain about the
harm that they and their affairs have
suffered from attacks:
These ~hiners. with only them.
selves to b,ame. remind me Of bad
little Primrose boy.
He ran bowling to his mother:
"'Oh. ma. Johnny has hurt mel
"'And how did bad Johnny hurt
mothers little darling?'
why. 1 was a-goin' to punch him
in the face. and he ducked his head
and hit my knuckles against the
WALL"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-06-04
eaptists oenounce White Slave Traffic

Oklahoma City. Okla.-CommendinS
organizations which are working
against the traffic in white slaves and
calling upon President Roosevelt and
the government to unite with other ma
tions in suppressing this increasing evil
by signing the treaty now in effect be-
tween many other countries, resolu-
ton Introduced by the Rev. NJ. p. Boyn-
tc<, of Chicago, was unanimously
passed by the Northern Baptist conven
tion here. Other resolutions endorse
the work OF the Anti-Saloon League
and condemn the greed that demands
child labor.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-06-04
Cleveland Recovering.

Lakewood. n. although report
was issued in New York Wednesday
that Grover Cleveland was much worse
because of the great heat, inquiry at
the Lakewood hotel brought the an
swer that the patient is rapidly
recovering. Mr.. Cleveland spent the
entire afternoon sitting up in one OF
the windows of his room in plain sight
of all who happened to look that way.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-06-04
Successful Demonstration.

Romulus was founding Rome.
What I'm trying to do" he ex.
planned. rs to show that It IL possible
to start . big town without building
It around an oil well or . copper
mine"
At this inopportune moment Remus
broke in with remark that the new
city was q Butte. all right: and he got
It in the neck. as you find fully set
forth in your Latin reader.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-06-04
Chanued Conditions,

Poet Ito farmer)-Sec. what . beau
tiful prospect is unfolded in yonder
billowy fields. and bark! the voice Of
the plowman!
Farmer-Yes; he's been cussin' Of
that mule sence daylight. an It's one
o. them German mules that used to
pull . beer wagon, an he can't under
stand . word O. dialect.-Atlanta Con.
stitution.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-06-04

That an article may be good as we'll
as cheap. and give entire Substitution.
is proven by the extraordinary sale of
Defiance Starch. each package con.
tanning one-third more Starch than
can be had OF any other brand for the
same money.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-06-04
He Was Practical.
Exaes Copy q Wr.ppcr.

Young man, you write a good deal
OF poetry to my daughter"
Yes. sir"
ut takes q practical man to support
q wife
We'll. It's this way. have to write
her an occasional letter. and I'm so
busy at the ofilcc that Just copy
tho poetry to fll in
The explanation was satisfactory.
Exchange.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-06-04
Tho Little Things.

You shouldn't" the doctor ad-
vised, permit yourself to be worried
by little things"
Good heavens" replied the pa
tient, II wouldn't II l could help it,
but how is a man who has married
a widow with six children going to
get around it?"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-06-04
AnythIno-Almost.

Mrs. Rucksher is woman who
seems to be willing to do almost any
thing for the sake OF appearance"
"Yes-but she draws the line at
wearing inexpensive hats for the sake
OF making her husbands task easier
when he has to face the assessor"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-06-04

Repine not: the disappointments OF
to-day often prove the blessings Of to
II morrow.-Thomas a Kempis.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-06-04

When death. the great reconciler
has come. 1t is never our tenderness
that we repent OF. but our severity.
George Eliot. .'l
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-06-04

n You Have Common Sore Eyes,
II lines blur or run together, you need
PETTIT'S EYE SALVE, 25c. All drug
gists or Howard Bros, Buffalo, N. Y.