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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-11-30
COUPLE IN HASTE
MARRY IN DEPOT

NEW YORK. Nov. 2S.-Justice OF
the Peace Samuel Engler, OF HobokeL,
Tuesday entered the big waiting
room Of the Lackawanna railroad ia
Hoboken swinging white handker-
chief from his left hand. He had
hardly reached the center OF the room
when he was accosted by young man.
Five minutes later the justice was
marrying the man to pretty young
woman. Mr.. and Mrs. Robert II. PoT-
ter. OF Buffalo, whom they accosted IL
the depot. acting as witnesses.
or the hundred or 80 waiting in the
depot at the time no one seemed tn
take any interest In the little group
of five.
The justice invited them to his
Office, two blocks away. but they de-
clined, saying they had to catch a
train from the Grand Central depot
for Boston.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-11-30
Russia's Great Fair.

What surprised and struck me most
about the fair was the great SIZE OF
IL. One hears OF the fair Of Mini, and
one pictures to oneself a quantity of
small booths in market place. One
does not realize-at least. | did not
that the fair is a large town, consist
ing entirely OF shops, hotels and res
taurants. The most important mer
chandise that passes hands at the fair
consists OF furs. But there are goods
OF every variety; secondhand books
tea and silks from China. gems from
the Urals. and art nouveau" furniture
There are also old curiosity shops rich
in old church vestments.-From Bar
ing's Russian Essays"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-11-30
zANGW|LL CHANGES
VIEWS ON DIVORCE
IN AMERICA

LONDON. Nov. 2s.-Israel Zangwill,
the novelist and dramatist. author OF
The Melting Pot" has returned TO
England with changed views about
American divorce. Mr.. Zangwill had
been under the impression that the
majority OF the American people had
acquired the get-divorceQuick habit.
but his visit TO the United tates and
his investigation dispelled that err
ioneous impression. In an interview
Mr.. Zangwill said;
Il am convinced in regard TO the
great mass OF American people that
the married life is stabler and better
than English married life In many re-
spect. There Is considerable
amount OF divorce and re-marriage, |
admit, but the people affected are the
abnormals, not the ordinary average
citizens who make up that great ma
ton.
I'VE read so much about their di-
yorces. and the travelling Americans
who come across to Europe include an
unusually large number OF divorced
persons perhaps. Possibly that is
why we across here are inclined to
think that divorce Is so common
among the whole people as to be al
most habit Some European folk,
in fact. when they meet Americans
across here, instinctively wonder
whether Mrs. American is the first
wife with divorce In prospect. or the
second wife-after the inevitable d.
yorce.
The American newspapers are re.
sponsible for a good deal Of this mis-.
taken impression; In fact. told some
OF the people over there that II they
want the world TO have a faiSr idea,
a true idea. Of their characters. they
must reform their newspapers"
We hear too much Of these abnot
malities Of American life. Mr.. ling
will thinks. "As a matter Of fact" he
said, II have found the American ma.
ton very level-headed people, fond
OF domestic life and happiness. The
great bulk OF the nation are an affec-
tionate and a sentimental people il
their married life"
Mr.. Zangwill went on to say that he
thought there was a bigger proper
ton OF the really happily married In
America than in England. Instead II
being lax in their ideas OF marriage
and morality. they were. in fact. rath.
er prudish Some OF the problem play $
dealing with the marriage problem in
England would not be accepted in
many parts OF America.
II know OF some celebrated English
plays which have been toned down
In some respects before being pre-
sented to an American audience" saiG
the novelist.
! The American divorce law" said
Mr.. Zangwill in conclusion, lis for the
eyceptions-for the folk who have
made grievous mistake-and II az
fords them loophole OF escape from
life OF misery. Comparatively few
of the millions OF America. however
ever dream Of seeking divorce"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-11-30
The Heart Of Seneca.

When we come once to value our
flesh above our honesty we are lost.
+ There Is SO wonderful a grace and
authority In virtue that even the worst
OF men approve 1t and set up for the
reputation of being accounted virtu-
Gus themselves.
Twill govern my life and my thoughts
as IL the whole world were to see the
one and to read the other: for what
does II signify to make anything a Sc
cret to my neighbor when to God (who
Is the searcher OF our hearts, all our
privacies are open.
Virtue cannot lie hid, for the time
will come that shall raise II again.
even after II Is buried, and deliver II
from the malignity OF the age that OPP
pressed II.
1t was a long time that Democritus
was taken for a mailman. and before
Socrates had any esteem In the world.
How long was IL before Cato could be
understood? Nay, he was affronted,
condemned, and rejected; and people
never knew the value OF him until
they had lost him.
When man comes once TO stand In
need OF fortune, his life is anxious. sus-
picious. timorous, dependent upon ev-
cry moment, and in fear OF all acct
dents. How can that man that shrinks
at every motion OF pleasure and pain
resign himself TO God and bear his lot.
whatever IL be, without murmuring
and cheerfully submit to providence?
From the Penny Classics.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-11-30

ant upon the use OF the Ave senses
must not be sacrificed. And what more
reasonable thought than that We shall
be invested with new senses are en-
joyable, IL not more so. than the fve
we have In this existenc?
MY idea is that when our souls
leave this earth we do not scatter To
different planets. This would be
terrible separation. Suppose We are
sent to Mars and our dearest friends
have gone to Sirius. The very thought
Is distressing.
Surely, In the Great Beyond We
shall rejoin our friends. We shall not
scatter. We shall know each other
there as We have known each other
here and shall have friends among
those we meet I'm this life and among
the countless millions who have pre-
coded us to the necropolises OF the
past ages.
II love to think that In the next
world life will be a little easier than
II is here. After the cares OF this life
are over we shall need rest. The
most prevalent hope is that OF little
rest before entering upon new labors.
The new life will be little easier
little rest Is what We long for. But
when we reason upon the subject we
must believe that the life to come Is
one OF activity. a life OF work, life
of service"
Senator Chandler does not believe
In the TRANSPORTATION OF the soul on
this planet. Nor does he believe that
the soul has had any previous exist.
ence. In his philosophy this Is the
beginning:
Elise. why" he asks, ARE all the
years necessary to be passed In the
bodies OF infants? Why are We not
created in the full stature OF a man
Why all the years OF preparation"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-11-30
A Definition,

Now, Johnnie, you may define the
word taxidermist." said Miss Rodd.
"A taxidermist il Teller that runs
a taxicab,'' said Johnnie.
mo. dear" said Miss Rodd "A tax
idermist Is a man who stuffs birds.
Have you never seen one?"
"Yessum." said Willie. "Our doctor
came TO dinner last night. and the
way he stuffed turkey showed that he
must be taxidermist. "-Plttsburg
Post
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-11-30

Behind DR.. PIsrcs's Medicines
stands the LnvalsdS Hotel and Sur
T5oal Institute, st Buffalo. thor
ourAIy equipped and w1tha STAFF
Of Skfusd specialists 10 treat the
ners danffcuit cases OF Chronic
diseases whsthsr requiring Mod
iesI or Surgical skill for their
cure. Write for free
WvALKDS GUIDE BOOK.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-11-30
Undoubted Fact All Around.

Don't you think more capital In
vested would produce results In aerial
ASCENSION"
II must say 1t does make the money
fly baltimore American.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-11-30
LAFAYE TTE.

The wonderfully beautiful and real
istic rendition OF the Biblical story Of
the Passion Play. given In the Lafay-
cite by means Of colored moving pic
lures, and vitalized by the new Pho
tologue company, assisted by the
sweet-voiced singer. Miss Julette
Kronk. and good quartet and chorus.
filled the theater all day Sunday in
spite Of the threatening weather. This
realistic drama OF the life OF our Saw
Tor from the manger TO the crucitxion
Is given In a series OF pictorial cpl
sodes taken from life at Oberammer-
gau. where the presentation Of the
Passion Play in religious festival
covering three or four days and at
tracing crowded audiences from all
quarters OF the civilized world. The
pictures shown are from new films and
are projected with a clearness and
perfection seldom seen. The Passion
Play is Of itself complete entertain.
ment, lasting trifle more than an
hour. and Is now given for the hrst
time with all the musical and talking
picture effects. In addition, j. G. Gag
nier, the juggling clown and bal
lancer, does a clever act and there are
numerous pictorial comedies by the
moving pictures and the new Photo
logue company.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-11-30

slightly urged
dealer
what the substitute made Of but
stomach a To him its only
If promptly supplied trade elsewhere
pes Common Sense Medical Adviser 1908 bound Address;
Worlds Medical NJ D., Pres Buffalo, NY
DR. P Pleasant Pellets egula strengthen Stomach Liver and Bowels
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-11-30

The average woman can change her
mind In half the time II takes a man
10 change bis collar.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-11-30
N LOCAL plAIH0U5t5
LYcEUM.

A diversified entertainment Is on
view In the Lyceum theater this week,
remarkably beautiful woman named
Bonita heading a large company In the
presentation OF a hodge podge OF CON-
edy, satire and melody called Wine,
Women and Song" The piece Is by
Mortimer NJ. THESE and this Is its Sec
ond APPEARANCE In Detroit.
There have been several changes
both In the company and In the text
from last year. but the present show
Is along the same general lines as the
original. In the first part the audi
ence Is introduced TO a number CT
familiar characters. or rather, carica-
lures, which ae for the most part
splendidly executed. David WarheId.
Robert Mantell, George M. Cohan,
Chauncey Olcott, Caruso. Maude
Adams. and other celebrities or the
realm OF the footlights pass In review.
Then to close the act Bonita. as the
Gibson girl, and Arthur Wood. as the
Gibson man. give clever reproduction
OF Gibson sketches In real life, which
are In turn cleverly caricatuerd by
Lew Hearn and James Mullen as
Sheriff Tucker and Robert Msntcll.
Not the least attractive feature OF The
performance are Bonita's wonderful
gowns. They are veritable dreams Of
loneliness.
Nat Carr Is the big card OF the show
as far as the comedy end Is concern
ed. He stars at all stages OF the
game. first as an Italian looking FOR
hts wife, then as Dave Warfeid, and
towards the close Of the performance.
In Hebrew character stunt that IL
splendidly done. The sketch, The
End Of the World which he presents
with the assistance of Alan Coogan
and Mamie Walker, is clever bit.
Theses harmonits. Harold, Steiman.
Pterson and Wood, made tremend-
GUS hit with their songs at SUNDAYS
performances and repeated encores
were demanded. Their singing IL
classy. The program ends with s
farce called Millinery Maids" which
Is only fairly entertaining.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-11-30

Sunday School Teachsr--What les
son do we learn from the busy bee?
Tommy Tuffnut-Not TO get stung.
philadelphia Record.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-11-30
Wisdom From the Chinese.

1T is easier to visit friends than to
live with them
The riches of one family are the
hatred OF many"
Great folks may set the town In a
blaze; common people mustn't even
light candle"
Better go home and make net
than jump into a pool after the fish. "
Don't smash your goods TO kill a
rat"
without lucky help one never
grows rich"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-11-30

The Women's club OF Magnolia.
Mass, Is said to be the only one Of
It's kind IN existence. II has a mem
bership OF something more than 300.
ell women employed as workers In
the hotels, boarding houses and rest
dences OF the summer population OF
that resort,
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-11-30

BusIness-Iike Printing. No fuss and
no feathers. The plain neat kind. that
looks right. Times Printing Co.. Is
John R.-st. Phone 1898.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-11-30
AVENUE.

The best show the Avenue patrons
have seen for several weeks was that
put on by the New Century Girls Sun.
day afternoon. While the production
contains much that Is old, 1t also in.
PRODUCES much that Is new.
Abe Goldman, a Detroit boy, who
got his first experience on amateur
nights, made a hit with his "Dago"
songs and recitations. He was en-
cored until he had exhausted his re
pertoire and likewise his voice.
The performance opens with a com.
edy act, The Hotel Thespian," and
closes with the farce, Beans" writ
ten by the popular comedian. Sam
Rice. The chorus goes about its work
with dash that is refreshing, wears
classy gowns, sings well and dances
gracefully.
Among the old-time favorites pres.
ent were Tom Barrett and May Belle.
May is just as vivacious and pretty as
she was 10 years ago, and Tom Just
as ungainly, but dances as well as
ever. John W. Early and Pearl M.
Late gave a new line OF talk that
pleased; the Jerome Brothers put on
an interesting acrobatic stunt. and
James Purvis sang illustrated songs
much better than the average artist
that appears In burlesQue houses.
During the action OF the opening
and closing skits the work of Frances
Bishop, Charles Saunders and Jack
McCabe was especially noticeable.
The company will remain for the
week. with the usual matinees
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-11-30
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Disco,

It's foolish and often dangerous experiment with but
upon the afflicted lust good better than Golden
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-11-30
oAYETY.

There is novelty in plenty about the
performance OF the Gay Morning
Glories in the Gayety this week While
the form OF their show Ia the familia:
sandwich style Of burlesQue with q
travesty at the front end, a bunch Of
variety turns in the middle and an.
other set of incidents partially con.
nected by plot at the end. the injec.
tior Of new features has made tho
show a success and taken the shine
off the worn places II this form O:
entertainment.
For one thing, the comic appear.
ance OF the giant o. G. Mack, and his
diminutive partner, Gus Alexander, is
enough to keep the crowd laughing
all the time they are on the stage.
Alexander has a laughing song that Is
good in itself and he makes II better
by his way OF giving II. Clare Evans
gets all there Is out OF the part OF
Dennis O'Brien.
Charles Banks deserves special men
! ton. He is a legitimate comedy actor
staged on the tights circuit. and the
old-fashioned stump speech which IL
his portion OF the olio, was a rare biz
The three Falners do some excellent
work IN the wheels, Master Falner
bright chap of about four. getting
the most applause.
There Is an excellent chorus which
works hard and gives the audience
the impression that singing songs and
dancing may really be fun after all
THE Devil" Is the title OF the feature
dance. Babette, who gets big type OH
the program. wears some attractive
/ costumes
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-01-11

All over the country there were men
and women who entered vigorously
into the business of carrying chill
dren to London and depositing them
at the gates Of the founding hospital.
The charge was 8 guineas from distant
localities like York and Monmouth,
down to a guinea from places situated
within thirty to fifty miles Of the me-
tropolis. The unfortunate infants were
borne on horseback in panniers, two to
each pannier, or In wagons lined with
straw, for which the charge was some
what less.
Naturally abuses grew up in con-
nection with the traffic. But, even
apart from them, the mortality among
the posted" babies was terrible. Thus,
out Of 14,934 received at the hospital
in four years, only 400 lived to be
"apprenticed out" being mortality Of
more than 70 per cent
Eventually parliament passed a
measure abolishing the practice, and
the "baby post ceased.-London An
swers.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-01-11

A teacher in tenement district bur
ried from the school to find the mother
Of a pupil who had been taken quite
i'll ".
Can you show me where Mrs. An
cello Scandale livesT she inquired Of a
therub transplanted from tho sunny
south to a dark, sunless alley
Eyes, teach, show you," and a
willing, sticky hand dragged her ON
with such speed as to make her STUN
BILE over an italian dame seated on the
threshold. -
After the teachers breathless flight
toward the clouds the little hand stop
ped Juggling.
There where Mees Scandale live,
indicated the horizontal arm and nm
ger. "but she downstair sitting on the
STEP" finished the smiling lips--Har-
per's Magazine.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-01-11

"These cup plates assure us that this
1OO-year-old china service Is the real
thing" said an antiquary. "They stop
ped making cup plates 100 years ago.
Cup plates" he went on, "show how.
table manners change. Now, do you
know what they were fort They were
to hold your dripping cup of tea-after
you had poured part of It into the
saucer to drink from-so that the cloth
should not be stained. Yes, In the
past, everybody drank hot tea from
the saucer Kings and queens. emper-
ors and generals, all, with gurgling
sound, tilted the, full saucer with care
full balance to the lips. Ehe cup. mean
while, reposed on the cup plate"-Cin-
oinnati Enquirer.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-01-11
Euphemisz,s For "Mad."

In order to avoid the blunt word
mad" many eurhemisms are resorted
to in the English language. While
'1unacy" refers TO the supposed infiu-
ence Of the; moon, INSANE" simply
means unhealthy; 'im beetle" signifies
only, weak, and "crazy," meaning de-
crepit, almost corresponds to the slang
cracked" IA tile off," mot all
there" "a bee In his bonnet" are only
a few of the efforts slang has made to
carry off the sad fact with an uneasy
Joke. "Lunatic asylum" for the old
"madhouse," represents not only a
great improvement In the institution.
but also in the term used to desig-
nate it.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-01-11
E;rsthorn. Will Aures.

They were discussing the law OF en-
tail-the English law bequoathing the
bulk Of the family property to the ED
est son.
"There is so per cent Of logic In that
law" said a physician, land If the
family property went to the firstborn,
whether son or daughter, the law
would contain 100 per cent Of logic.
FOR the frstborn child is practically
always the best best iq brains- in
build. insJeapty. Ia everything. AT
innta Constitution.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-01-11
FEAR OF The FOREST.
Tho Feeling That Comes When Ore
e Finds Himself Lost.


(, One must be Independent to enjoy
the vast freedom of the woods, mighty
and protecting, yet interfering, gHth-
ering myriads Of living things in safe
ty within. their shelter 1t is a wonder
ful experience and familiarity cannot
lessen the wonder of ito choose
some unfrequented trail that the forest
has half reclaimed ard follow it for a
time, then suddenly to stop and listen.
The underbrush, the trees. the broken
thread of path, which had seemed only
to echo our footsteps and frame hui
man form, now in our silence give
forth all the voices of the. woods, elu-
sive, intermittent, but alive-life every
where, whispering warning OF an inter
loper who may have come for evil or
for good, and one feels without seeing
myriad eyes upon him.
Have you ever been afraid In the
woods? Not that mysterious awe OF
the first twilights that all know who
have camped, when the silence is abb
solute, when shadows have swallowed
up the distance and the light has al
most faded from the sky, when one
feels dimly the vast, latent power OF
nature around him with which some
time or other he must struggle and
conquer or be crushed. This fear OF
the forest was different. I was alone
and lost. 1 had taken false trail at
some unblazed turn and of a sudden
realized the truth. For long moment
could think Of nothing, see nothing,
hear nothing, only be conscious OF the
fact of my utter helplessness. l felt
the heart deadening panic Of the trap
ped animal wanting to run against my
barriers on every side. Only mo-
ment say, and then my reason was
alert to solve the problem sof return.
But the mental experience left vivid
impression, and can understand the
despair Of the really lost, wandering
endlessly In aimless circles. = Outing
Magazine.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-01-11

Concerning custard. or "eustad." az
It was formerly called. 1t was a com
mon joke at civic feasts In the olden
time to place an enormous custard in
the middle Of the table. into which at
some stage Of the proceedings the
clown Unexpectedly jumped Ben Jon
son uses the term ''custard leap jack"
of one who ''in tail Of sheriff's dinner"
took his alnain leap into custard'
to make my lady mayoress and her
sisters laugh all their hoods over their
shoulders. Blackwood's Magazine.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-01-11
TRIALS Of Tie RICH.
Financial Prosperity and Its Worries
and Psrplexities.

Financial Prosperity and lts Worries
and Psrpexities.
Once upon a time a young man and
a girl loved each other fondly. He
was poor, but bright energetic and
perseverlng She was pretty, cheerful
and amiable. They married. Their
friends thought they might have wait
ed until their prospects were better,
but they laughed prudence to scorn. :,
Two years after the marriage the
wife met one of her friends.
"How are you getting alongT asked
the friend.
every nicely, said the wife, beaming-
my husband is so good, and I have
such a lovely baby. And, just think.
we have $1,000 In the bank, and we
don't owe a cent to anybody
Five years later the friend met her
again =
II hear you are doing very well"
she said. Some one told me your
husband had $4,000 invested In real
estate" g
"Why, yes" said the wife, "but it's
such worry. There are repairs and
taxes and interest on mortgages, and
one Of the tenants has just moved out
owing us a whole months rent Isn't
1t shame?"
Five years more elapsed, and again
the friend met her. a-...
''They tell me you're growing rich"
she said. =
"Ye-es, but I'm anxious about the
stock market. My husband has $4,000
In stocks, and he thinks they're going
up. but I'm not so sure about It. In
deed, didn't sleep wink last night
Five years later-another meeting.
From what I hear your husband
VIII soon be millionaire"
,'4Oh l don't know" said the wife
, HE hasn't more than half million
yet And it is 80 tied up In all sorts
of lnvestments-one never knows how
they will turn out I just wish We
had enough to put the money In gov
eminent bonds so that we wouldn''
have to worry. But Of course the In
come from half million III govern
ment bonds wouldn't be enough tt
make both ends meet And yet, d(
you know, some people have sucf
absurd notions about the amount Of
money we havel One crank has ever
sent letter to my husband threaten
ing to shoot him just because he II
rich declare. sometimes I'm 30 wor
ried / don't know what to do"
1t would be pleasant to give thil
story happy ending, but that ISM
the Kind it had. This lady's wealth
continued to increase rs long as sh'
lived, and she never ceased to be IN
easy except in those brief interval
when she forgot all about it-Bohe
milan.