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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-27
FAT Is OUT OF STYLE

To paraphrase Caesars remark, the
dirsctoire gown camc-was seen-and
has conquered. So fat ladies are re-
duced, SO 20 speak, 10 the necessity OF
either reducing at very rapid rate or
eliminating themselves from public
view until the fashion dies out other
wise they risk being ridiculous.
Since many fat ladies Will not elm
mate themselves. however, but, per
contra. will insist on wearing the
curvsless gown. no course Ia open 10
this well-meaning scribe other than To
tell them how they may eliminate the
fat.
What Is there, then, that reduces fat
safely? What pleasant Inexpensive arr
ticle is there on druggists shelves that
can reduce a pound day without
causing wrinkles or stomach ache q?
What can the pharmacists offer as an
Improvement over scanty Victuals or
ten mile walks without BREAKFAST Is
there anything pleasant to take and In
expensive To buy that VIII reduce one
uniformly. quickly and innocently
thirty pounds month? Here is the
answer: Either write the Marmola
Company. Dept. 466, Detroit. Mich, or
ask your local druggist for Marmola
Prescription Tablets. and for 40 cents
they or he Will give YOU one large case
OF these safe fat reduCers. containing
so generous a quantity OF tablets that
sometimes one case only u needed To
produce the desired results. Can you
match that for u simple solution OF
your problem7
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-27
PLAYTIME STORIES
THE FIRST BUTTERFLIES.

When this world was created the
earth had a soft cloak Of green, the
praiTies had beautiful flowers. the for.
ests, the seas, everything had some
thing to beautify 1t except the noun
tains
The Great Spirit thought long
time. AT last he made a great mum
Der of sparkling stones. He hid these
In the seams OF the rocks.
Now, he thought, when men dig
into the mountains they will find
these stones. Then they will love the
mountains also.
The little stones were not content
ed. When the gentle south wind blew
over them singing of the beauties OF
the earth. they loved to go and see
for themselves. They begged the
Great Spirit for permission.
Yes" he said. you may; take
good >caie or them" he said TO the
So the stones stirred with life and
Ifrtcd themselves on many colored
wings. Joyously they fiuttered away
on the south wind.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-27
p. SCHWARZ, AMERICAN.
BY Stuart 3. Stone.

When J. Schwarz, the grocer, first
came to the land OF the free and the
home of the brave, he was an ardent
hater OF all governments. The time
came. however. when blind Mr.. Cupid
winged a love-tainted arrow through
the stacks of Scrubolio and Sogood
Biscuits into the heart of the grocer.
II was love at first sight. clear and
unmistakable; but when Mr. Schwarz
went wooing, Miss Amelia Green gent
ly shook her head.
NO" she answered, my father
fought at Gettysburg: my GRANDPA
Their stormed Chapultepec; his father
was at Lundys Lane, and back OF that
there were continental gentlemen at
Trenton and Yorktown and Saratoga
Heights. And you are not even an
American, Mr. Schwarz!"
Herr SchwarZ protested gutturally.
He loved Miss Amelia and he believ-
ed she returned his affection. What
were countries and governments TO
love? For his part he didn't believe
in governments anyhow
Don't believe in government
Miss Amelia almost screamed. Then
we are not for each other. | am an
American"
But love undt affection"-began
Herr Schwarz
Love nothing" snapped Miss Anne
liza. Il love my country"
After that. the little lady cooled a
bit and proceeded TO instruct Herr
Schwarz in the beauties OF free gov
ernment Soon he regarded things in
a different light, and the emblems he
had reviled took on a cleaning glory.
Bunker Hill-l.incoln-the battleship
'ne-congress and the constitution
he came to worship with absolute
idolatary. He boycotted all but Am.
erican goods. and made a patriotic
speech at the anti-everything club.
until the reds" chased him from the
hall with scraps of furniture. Then,
burning with love of country, he pro-
posed To Miss Amelia again.
"Himmel, Am not one goot Am
erican?" he urged
But st II. Miss Amelia shook her
head NO" she answered. You are
a beautiful patriot, Herr Schwarz;
but you are not an American And
Herr Schwarz returned In sadness to
the grocery ---yr--
II was the following week that the
male residents OF the block gathered
around his stove 10 discuss the doiRgs
of the new congress. They were
tense, full.blood Americans all.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-27
An Gdl6orl1 /S~komnn


drag domet
Of
Of
the least
he
Dutch oiarsT
we no iscr
to
but clothes cookery and children
hem conversational
highly technical in their
icula o
Perhaps a unlike will
or und
To keep man
talk about things with which he familiar and which he
Shirt waists useful and be made quite by
Neither they hunger and thirst after cookery recipes
blunders
FIRST
to
simply can't make their Importance. why
CYNTHIA
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-27

Embroidered muslin makes a charm
ing graduating gown. The pictured
combination of embroidered and plain
material Is more effective than IL
made Of plain alone, but one can USE
plain lawn, which is much cheaper.
with ruffies OF the all-over embroid'
cry edged, with Valenciennes lace OF
pretty design, and still have dainty
dress.
A novel garniture is the soft broad
ribbon band. knotted at the left side
OF waist in front with flowers OF the
same color. passed over the right
shoulder across the back to the left
side, where 1t ends in bow at the
skirt yoke. and has long knotted
ends.
The sleeves are elbow length and
long silk gloves are worn.
A band OF the ribbon is brought
across the front OF the simply dressed
hair. and tied in small bows just above
the ears.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-27
IT'S ALWAYS LEAP YEAR
FOR WOMEN OF ROYALTY

II a reigning queen would marry
she must pop the question herself. Sc
must royal ladies' who marry com
moners.
Queen Victoria first showed Primo.
Albert Windsor and its beauties and
then she said: "All this may be
yours" The prince saw the light.
Wilhelmina simply sent sprig OF
white heather to Prince Henry. beg
ging him to look up its meaning in @
book OF flowers.
The duchess OF Argyll, when she
planned proposing TO the marquis OF
Lorne, let IT be known that the part
ner she chose for the first dance al
the next state ball would be the mar
she wanted for her husband. She Sc
lected the marquis.
The duchess OF Fife took the ther
earl to a drawer and showed him is
contents. In II were a number OF
tribes, including flowers, which he
had given her at various times. HI
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-27
Escapes With Lecture.

William Bailey, technically charged
under the city ordinances. with exhi.
biting indecent pictures, was dismiss.
ed, after a scorchlng lecture by Judge
Phelan. Wednesday. Bailey was ar.
Michigan-ave.. by a patrolman, who
heard sounds OF a scuffle. and entered
the place. All was quiet when he
arrived. and the charge of disturbing
the peace. on which he arrested Bail.
ev, was dismissed in police court. But
Bailey was In the act of showing
some vile pictures to two women, and
Assistant Corporation Counsel Penni-
man decided to try TO prosecute him
under the ordinance. Judge Phelan
held that the ordinance did not cover
the case
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-27

eminent is rotten as one OF your vi
emma sausages!" And all the circle
laughed boisterously
Herr Schwarz said no more He
only picked up the funny Perkins and
threw him into the gutter. Then he
tossed Smith, the salesman, 'nto the
street; threw Jones. the carpenter
into a neighbours yard. and returned
to find the other tense Americans had
vanished But TO his surprise Miss
Amelia was standing by his big scales
regarding him with a strange, tender
light in her eyes,
u saw and heaT3Aall. - she said @,Tou
are an American, Mr.. SchwarZ-an
Amer'c can. DO you understand"
--"0ii- yah cried -fferr-Scnwarz.
Now we get married. amt it? Hur-
rah der stars undt stripes! Hurran
-liberty-der bald eagle undt lofel''
Then he kissed her to celebrate his
naturalization.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-27

An informal reception was given ~
the Young Women's Christian A.
citation parlors, Thursday evening. III
honor OF Miss Julia Elizabeth FishoG'
physical director or the assoctatto~
Miss Fisher has been connected VIII
the local association for several year,
but resigned her position recently aD1'
June 10 will leave Detroit for a year,
rest A large number of her frfen6Q!
gathered Tuesday evening TO say goo
bye 10 her. Refreshments were served,
The annual meeting OF the Detroft'
Fine Arts society was held, Tuesday
evening, In the Century building. Col
umbia and Witherell-sts. Mrs. 3. Ohm
Johnson. who has been president o.
the society since its organization, tend.
cred her resignation and Mrs. Charles
r. Hammond was elected 10 succee4|
her. Other officers elected were:
First vice-president, Charles p. Lar1l-'
ed: second vice-president. Mrs. Ida ~
Norton; secretary, Hedley V. Rich~
ardson; treasurer, Mrs. Henry b. JOY.
Those elected members oi the BOARD
OF directors are. Mrs. Ralph Page.
Mrs. Walter ). Russell. A. w. Chit
tencen aud Or. Carl ). Oakman.
A concert Will DC given by the Sim
fonia Musical Fraternity and the
Choral Society OF the Detroit Cou-
seryatory OF Music. Thursday evening.
In Grinneli halt The soloists who will
participate IN the program are: Mss
Elizabeth Moore. soprano: Mrs
Charles III. Clements and Miss Eliza
beth Bennett. contraltos; Marshall
Pease and George Murphy, tenors; Al
Ian Wallace and Roy Buell.. baritones;
Richard Biggs. pianist; ALLIE u
zuidema, accompanist, and L. l.. Rem
wick. organist and director. The first
part or the program viii consist OK
miscellaneous numbers, while the sec
ord part will DE devoted TO Marcos
cantata, indian Summer" There are
about 90 members in the chorus
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-27

Every one should know that 10 eat
when tired is to place upon the diges-
tive organs a burden which they are
wholly unable to bear When the body
is In a state Of fatigue the digestive
organs are unable to perform thei:
natural functions; the glands OF the
stomach will not form gastric Juice;
the saliva is deficient in quantity. and
the whole digestive apparatus Is in
capable OF doing efficient work. When
exhausted one should rest before eat
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-27
$4,000 Woman Stenographer
H. H. Rogers Right Hand Man

When Rogers was beyond reach OF
telegraph or telephone. Miss Harrison
had authority to give orders herself
in big deals. On one occasion the
market broke while the financier was
on a cruise. He expected TO lose a
considerable sum of money. Instead,
Miss Harr son had cleaned mp 5000
for her chief during his absence.
Miss Harrison was intrusted with
the details of all the confidential
movements in the Rogers Offices. OF
the visitors who came 20 the Offices
not one in 40 reached her Only one
in FIVE OF those who reached her
reached Rogers himself Next TO Rog
ers. she was the court OF last resort
Miss Harrison has handsome
house in Brooklyn, where she Ives
with her mother and sisters.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-27

Say. Lizzie. got the makins?"
"Uh-uh. Christina: just busted out.
I got n paper. though"
So neither Elizabeth, queen OF Rou-
mania, nor Queen Mother Marie
Christina OF Spain smoked-just then.
According to London Sketch. which
proudly prints testimonials OF charac-
ter from King Edward, the majority OF
the crowned women OF Europe do
smoke cigarettes
But they don't use them in public.
IL Carmen Sylvia and King Alphonso's
mother were to exchange such ques-
ton and rerly, il would be In the
privacy OF their boudolrs. However,
many women OF birth smoke In the
public restaurants OF London. Vienna,
Madrid and ct. Petersburg, according
to the veraclous Sketch.
Conspicuous among the royal WON
en- who steal of for an inhale. says
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-27
THE EVENING STORY

mo use talking" observed John
Jones. the carpenter. The country
Is going to the bow-wows!"
"Ach. Jones, You are OF crazi-
ness" demurred Herr Schwarz.
You're dead right, Jones" assented
Bill Smith, the dry goods clerk. Trace
patriotism down and II ends in selfish
ness every time"
"Dunder undt blitzen." cried the
grocer. Don't you say dot two times
alretty!"
"Oh. rats. Schwartz" drawled Per-
kins. the wit OF the circle. The gov
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-27

Marie Ameile, dowager queen of Por.
tugal.
One firm OF manufacturing tobac-
conists In st. Petersburg prints this on
IT'S best brand Of cigarettes: by
royal license OF Marie Feorodovna,
dowager empress
Not able opponents OF the growing
custom of smoking court ladies are
Queen Alexandra Of England and Ell
press Victoria of Germany. Alexan-
IRA condemns the practice every time
IL is mentioned. Victoria will not per
mt even the men to smoke In her
court, let alone the women.
The sale Of proprietary article
used TO remove yellow cigarette sains
from fingers has reached an enormous
sale in England of late years. Titled
women buy It by the case. says
SketchJ
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-27

NEW YORK. May 25.-One OF the
least conspicuous, but most important
persons IN adjusting the machinery OF
the II. II. Rogers system after his
death. was Miss Katherine Harrison,
his stenographer
Miss Harrison. a calm, steel-eyed,
gray-haired woman, earned $4,000 a
year. and was worth more. She knew
nearly as much about Rogers finan'
cial affairs as he did himself.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-27
IN IN THE


A baby will never refuse TO use his
legs when they are strong enough 10
support him. Putting him in a baby
walker will not make his legs strong.
but II will help TO make him dependent
and very slow TO walk alone.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-27

The danger In packing meat ex-
tracts and preparation in tin is said
to lie in the fact that the absorption
OF the tin by the contents is contin.
uous.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-27

A vein OF lead and zinc ore has
been discovered on the ground of the
School Of Mines 1T Platteville, Wis,
and will be developed by the students.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-27

Miss Maude Van SICKLE left Wed
nesday for Buffalo. where she will
join Mrs. Bertram c. Whitney and re
turn with her by motor through Cleve'
land and Toledo. Miss Sylvia Wright
OF New Orleans, will also be the CUES,
OF Mrs. Whitney on the trip and will
spend the month OF June In Detroit
visiting Mrs. Whitney.
The marriage of Miss Maude w
Johnson, daughter OF Mrs. Hugh John
son, and o. Randall Bush, OF Big Rap
ids, Mich, was quietly celebrated
Tuesday afternoon in the home of tbs
brides mother. No. SO Sibley-st The
Rev. Howard ID. Borley. OF Big Rapids
officiated The couple viii make theiI
future home In Big Rapids.
Miss Elsie Moody. daughter CT Mr.
and Mrs. Samuel b. Moody, and Harry
A. Burnett, were united in marriage
Tuesday evening in the home of this
bride. No. l44 Lothrop-ave. The cere
mony was performed by she Rev. John
II. Boyd, ID. d., in the presence OF a
few intimate friends. The couple have
gone on trip east and Will be al
home In the Manhattan apartments
after Oct. /.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-27

Miss Virginia Brush who has been in
Switzerland for some time. has gone
10 Canterbury Eng. TO visit Mrs,
George Byng Marshall. who was Miss
Margaret Lothrop. OF Detroit.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-27

Healthful. delicious and cleanly pre-
pared. "Salada" is absolutely pure.
Get packet from your grocer.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-27
IN SOCIETY

The Reginald club will meet I'm
Madame Marie McDonald's academy.
No. 1895 Woodward-aye., Thursday.
May 27, at 2 p. m.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-27

A new apparatus for making ozone
consists OF tube containing Nernst
rod. over which, when II is heated, q
current OF air Is drawn by a fan.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-27

A mystery play :or children, entitled
The Little Pilgrims and the Book
Beloved which was given recently Ia
St. Johns Episcopal church, will DC
repeated in ST. Philips mission, Friday
evening.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-27

Artificial slates are made by coating
paper with mixture OF copal varnish,
turpentine. bloiting sand. powdered
glass. powdered slate and lamp black.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-27

Olive Schreiner predicts that the
states and territories OF South Africa
win ultimately combine in some form
OF union.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-27

Falling OF the hair Is one OF the re-
suits of failure of nutrition OF the
scalp. The nutrition OF the scalp may
fail prematurely; then the hair will
fall prematurely. Sooner or later, in
the majority of men. the hair gets thin
with advancing age Women do NOT
suffer as much in this respect as men,
for the reason that they treat their
scalps better: they do not cover the
hair so much. and consequently the
lead is not so often ovcrheated.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-27

ing If faint or sinking sensation
is experienced, relief may be obtained
hy drinking a glass OF hot water or
diluted fruit Juice OF some kind.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-27

II was the following week that the
male residents OF the block gathered
around his stove 10 discuss the doiRgs
of the new congress. They were
tense, full-blood Americans all
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-27

(To he Continued.)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-18
RICE ASSAULT CASE.
Respondent Fined $40 After Brief
Hearing in Municipal Court.

The Rice assault case was heard Thurs
day morning in the Augusta municipal
court before Judge Maher. after having
been five times continued for various
reasons. The hearing occupied but a
short time and the opposing witnesses
differed only in regard to whether the
respondent, Edward F. Rice. simply
shook his wife and pushed her away
from him or choked her. Inc court after
hearing the evidence found Rice guilty
and imposed a fine of So without costs.
Samuel Titcomb appeared for the COM
plainant, Mrs. Mildred NJ. Rice, and Lew
is A. Burleigh for the respondent.
Gertrude NJ. Rice. daughter of the COM
plainant. testified that she came home at
T. O'Clock. about three hours after the
alleged assault took place, and found her
mother still unconscious. She thought
that the day on which the assault took
place was Tuesday.
Mrs. Mildred NJ. Rice. the complainant.
testified that two weeks ago Wednesday
morning she saw her husband coming
towards her house. She went out to his
team and asked him a question which
made him cross and angry. She saw a
postcard in his pocket for which she
reached and tore it up. Witness testified
choked her. and after that the next thing
she remembered she was in her room.
Cross-examined, witness testified that the
question she had asked her husband was
if he had called her vile names. She
stated that the assault took place on
the street in front of her residence at the
corner of Elm and Bridge streets. and
since the assault she had only been able
to be out once, and that was the evening
previous to the hearing. On cross-exami-
nation she testified that once before she
had fit of unconsciousness and was sub
iect to fits of hysteria when excited.
Attorney Burleigh-Last night were
you walking in Gardiner.
Mrs. Rice-I was across the bridge in
Randolph.
Jacob BickfOrd testified that he was go
ing up Bridge street on the morning when
the alleged assault took place. Witness
saw Rice standing on the sidewalk back
to him, saw him grab Mrs. Rice by the
shoulders and push her to the sidewalk.
She did not move after she struck the
sidewalk and witness helped to pick her
up.
William Routh testified that he saw
Rice strike his wife and saw her fall to
the ground
Edward F. Rice took the stand in his
own behalf. He testified that on the
in question he called at the res
idence of Mrs. Slosberg for wet wash.
His attention was called to the fact that
his wife was standing by his team. Wit
ness testified that he went out to his
team and lis wife barred the way and
would not let him get into the wagon He
stated that his wife grabbed postcard
from his pocket and held onto his coat
until she tore the pocket He finally
broke her hold and pushed her away and
got on his team. Witness stated that
when he looked around his wife was still
lying on the sidewalk.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-18
MANAGERS MEET.
Those Present Vote to
Set Printers Back.
Throw Out Two Games Where
Protest Is Made
Until Entire Membership Of Board
Can Pass Upon Them.

The weekly meeting of the managers
of the City Baseball League held
Thursday evening at the Board Of
Registration rooms developed consid-
cradle discussion and resulted in an
action, which may be reconsidered
when the entire membership of the
board is present.
The discussion came over Pitcher
Tibbetts and Catcher Stewart Of the
Printers nine At meeting of the
managers previous to the game Of June
it was voted to bar Tibbetts from
pitching for the Printers and at sub
sequent meeting the decision was re-
versed and Tibbetts allowed to play.
Manager Mcdonald of the French
Stars protested the game which his
team played with the Printers on June
3, but previous to Thursday evening
the board took no action in the mat
ter. The game played June Is between
the Firemen and Printers was protest.
ed by Manager Kicker Of the Firemen
on the ground that Stewart. who
caught for the Printers in that game
was the regular High school pitcher
and this matter also came before the
board of managers at the meeting
Thursday night.
At the meeting Managers Mcdonald
Of the French Stars. Kicker of the
Firemen, Treasurer Diplock and Sec
rotary Snow We're present. After dis
cussion it was voted that the percent
age of the two games. one between the
French Stars and the Printers, June
3. and the other between the Firemen
and the Printers June Is be taken
away from the Printers and not al
lowed to the opposing teams until the
matter is finally settled by the entire
membership of the board The stand
ing of the teams before the meeting
Thursday night was as follows: