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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-05

brush OF the broom. Put . hsn q
inch wide IN each end. and run 1oDo
or string in each hem then al that's
needed TO have a broom cover q %
lay the cloth over the broom. draw
the string leach end and lie.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-05
FASHIONS

Muff and scarf sets of velvet. lined
with satin, some fur-trimmed, some
plain, are inexpensive and very. smart.
Very handsome plaid silk is taking
the place OF silk in Persian design
for Innings for chiffon blouses.
Complete tunes of net or chiffon TO
be worn over any silk gown or slip,
are shown in up-to-date shops.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-05

Wen do our best, Javn. TO support
your Chicago university. INT there
is this YOU ought TO know: We Amt
no Standard Oil CO.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-05

her peculiar actions were due TO shy
ness or timidity-not to lack OF love
for you However, II she persists IN
that attitude. don't allow IL TO rum
your life. Remember, there are count
less other girls on earth who would
be glad to make homes for men hke
you, or i'm other words, there are as
good fish in the sea as ever were
caught"
Dear Miss Grey: IL Please tell me
how TO acknowledge wedding gifts
CD How should wedding invitations
be acknowledged? go Should cards be
left on wedding gifts? ca Should
cards be left on flowers at funeral
co. What would be a nice Christmas
present for a man? 90 How soon
should a wedding gift be acknowledge
ed ?-December Bride.
A-Q) With a little note OF thanks
aud appreciation. CD BY a note OF
congratulation. or a gift and note.
go Until after the reception. IA
Until after the services, then notes
of thanks should be written. 90
A scarf pin and tie, smoking jacket,
slippers, books, magazine subscrip
ton. (6) AS soon as possible.
81 think-or | think | think" he be-
gan. Realizing that he only thought
he thought, he faded away.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-05
OPERATED ON LION
CUB; NEVER AGAIN.

NEW YORK, Jan. 4.-Dr. William
Snyder performed an operation on a
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-05

With father and mother both dis
tinguished as verse writer's, Maurice
Rostand just couldn't help commit
ing poetry. He is twenty years old
and the object Of a good deal OF fun
just now in Paris on the part of
caricaturists and paragraphers wei
coming his first volume of verse His
father is Edmund Rostand, author of
"Chantecler." His mother is one of
the most famous of living French wo-
men and many books Of verse bear
her maiden name and nom de plume,
Rosemonde Gerard.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-05

Senate investigating subcommittee
assures the public that Lorimer did
not secure his election by bribery.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-05

An ordinary bicycle can be con
verted into motorcycle in a few sec.
onds by attaching a recently invented
third wheel equipped with a motor
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-05

81 think-or think | think" he be-
gan. Realizing that he only thought
he thought, he faded away.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-05

Miss Helen Bourke will be the hos
tess OF Temple theater party, Thurs
ay afternoon, entertaining twelve
guests
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-05

Tau Beta society gave it's annGa
dance in the Country club Tuesday
evening, the ball room being prettily
decorated for the occasion.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-05

Miss Ada Freeman, probation Off
Ger OF the juvenile court, will give a
talk on her work to the members Of
the Woman's Indoor club, Thursday
afternoon Ian 10
The Detroit times., 1911-02-15

Is that not the RIGHT spirit?
When the new offices of these
three railroads were formally
opened recently they were visit
ed by over six hundred railroad
and steamship men, and every
man had good wishes for the Of
ficers and their stats.
AS the slangy man would say,
"Can you beat it?"
Can you beat the combination
of BRAINS AND PUBLICITY
AND GOOD SALESMANSHIP?
Just imagine old-fashioned
timetable advertising resulting
in such a business!
Surely the world moves, and
Advertising of the INTELLI-
GENT kind is making it move
faster than ever.
Ito be continued.)
The Detroit times., 1911-02-15
HOW TO USE
THE SCHOOL,
HOUSES.

Thare was a terribul blizzard last
night in town, II was the worst since
the Holidays a yeer ago. The snow
flakes blew into the window jest as
Pa was blowing into the door. Oh.
mercy. sed Ma, look what the blizzard
brought in.
Yes, sed Pa, | am here. had O
terribul time OF 1t Citing up town,
beekaus the Subway was stalled q
had TO walk all the way from four
tenth st. up to our hoam. You are
sure you dident stop I'm at Tom Shar-
keys, sed Ma. dident stop In any
where, Pa sed. am afraid OF bliz-
yards, sed Pa, beekaus my brother
Robert was killed in blizzard. He
was out driving in the cows on our
South Dakota ranch, and along calm
the blizzard q the next thing we
knew our poor brother was ded. He
was found under a snowdrift, sed Pa.
Well, anyhow, sed Pa, l am here, x
you ought to be glad that yure luving
husband fought his way thru the tenn
pest 10 be present at the meeting OF
the Whittier club. BY, the way, sed
Pa, what is this Whittier club, any
how?
II is mostly crowd OF our neigh
boris wifes, sed Ma, thay are interest
ed in all them New England poets,
such as William Bryant & Henry
fLongfeller and Greenleef Whittier 4
the rest OF them noabel heroes that
rote poetry witch II wud talk a stern
q rockbound constitution to read &
still live.
Isent the time ever going to cum
sed Pa, wen I can cum hoam & And
myself surrounded by my wife & child
without running into literary clinick
of sum kind? II seems, sed Pa. that
| can't ever strike the old ranch with
The Detroit times., 1911-02-15
LITTLE Boobies PA.
BY WILLIAM +. KIRK

out shooing away lot OF hens. How
long Is this here thing going to geep
on? Sed Pa.
We are thinking tonite, sed one or
Mas trends, that in-as-much as we
was getting q regular blizzard, which
We seem to be getting rite now, II
wuddent be mad Idee TO have q
Snowbound Party. or course, sir, she
sed TO Pa, you have red The great
poem OF Mister Whittier's called
Snowbound. All of us gurls thought
that We wud rite four lines apecce
about a snow storm. & we thought
that we wud maik all our stanzas like
Mister Whittier's Snowbound. That
Is why we call ourselves the Whittier
club. sed one OF the gurls to Pa.
Oh, all rite. sed Pa, do you want
me to rite the first poem? Then
here goes:
The sun that February day
Saw father Flooding on his way.
He wud newer have reached home. l
sware,
Had he known the Whittier club was
there.
Sum Of the ladies In the party start
ed 10 say sumthing, but thay was so
mad that thay cud just gulp.
Thare was one ID brave old lady
thare. tho. Il she stood up q she
looked rite at Pa when she red:
We who belong to the Whittier club
Newer thought to receive Dub.
But seeing the Dub Is our hostess
Hub,
He'll have to be stood for by the Whit.
tier club.
Thay dident give me much OF
resepshun, did they, Bobbie? sed Pa.
No, / sed to Pa, thay did not.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-15
petroIts cIeane.t Paper.

To the Editor OF The Times:
wish to congratulate the men who
have succeeded In turning out the
cleanest advertising paper In Detroit.
have been a reader or The Timcs
for some time, and am more than
pleased with the paper. As Pingree
was the peoples man, The Times is
the peoples paper. | admire you In
the stand you have taken In regard
to the liquor ads. AS Lincoln said,
this government should be of the peo
pie. by the people, and for the
people. SO with a newspaper. II
should be OF the people. by the people,
and for the people. The Times comes
nearer than any other newspaper 70
this motto. believe In pushing a
good thing along. so the people ought
10 push The Times along. IL Is the
best. cleanest and bravest newspaper
The Detroit times., 1911-02-15
Gems of Wit, Wisdom and Eloquence
MR.. STIvER'S HORSE (Humorous).
BY .'DANBURY NEWS MAN"

interested In the proceedings, but the
instant that the mud flew, she disap-
peared from the window, and mo-
ment later she appeared on the stoop
with long poker In her hand and fire
enough in her eye to heat II red not.
Just then Stivers horse stood up
on his hind legs and tried to hug me
with the others. This scared me. A
horse never shows his strength to
such advantage as when he Is coming
down on you like frantic pile driver
instantly lodged and the cold sweat
fairly boiled out OF me.
II frightened Mrs. Perkins dread
fully. why, you old fool" she said
why don't you get rid of him." How
can IL" said / In desperation. why,
there are thousand ways" said she.
This is just like a woman. How
different a statesman would have an
swered. But | could think OF only
two ways to dispose of the beast.
could either swallow him where he
stood and then sit down on him, or
could crawl inside of him and kick
him to death.
But I was saved either of these ex-
pcdients by his coming toward me SO
abruptly that l dropped the rope In
terror. and then he turned about, and
kicking me full of mud, shot for the
gate, ripping the clothesline In two,
and went on down the street at a hor-
rible gallop with two OF Mrs. Perkins
garments, which he hastily snatcned
from the line. floating over his neck
In very picturesque manner.
So was afterward told. was TOO
full of mud myself to see the way
into the house.
Silver got his horse all right and
stays at home to take care or him.
Mrs. Perkins has gone TO her moth
ers to recuperate and ! am healing
as fast as possible.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-15
Editorials by the People
A Farmer on the Tariff.

To the Editor OF The Times:
have been a reader OF your paper for
several years and admire the position
you take in dealing with many sub
jects. Inclosed hand you a communi-
cation that l have just jotted down
from the standpoint OF a farmer,
which please publish II you con-
slider 1t worthy OF a place In your
paper.
Q-what Is a tariff by governments:
Alt is a tax levied against foreign
goods imported into its country from
foreign countries
oEwhsn !, !, does the tax become a pro-
A-when 1t is so high that 1t practi-
cally closes its ports TO the commodity
taxed
o-what does such a condition
mean?
A-The holding up OF one citizens
hands for another citizen to rob him;
or. in other words. II oblises one citi-
zen and his business to pay tribute to
another citizen and his business.
Q-Why do producers and manufac-
tnrers ask the enactment OF such tar
ifs?
A--They claim that through its aid
they are able to pay their help better
wages.
do they apportIon this extra rev.
Of il. oa''' Du' : 'A pop
Q-What Is the result?
A-The building up OF vast fortunes.
Off one citizen and his business IS
protected. should not all citizens be
protected In business?
A---Certainiy. General laws for all;
special laws for none.
Q-what does free raw material
mean?
Alt Is meaningless
Q-What Is the value OF a tree that
stands in the forest?
Alt Is practically worthless; IL
would fall down and decay.
Q-When does II become valuable?
cutting IL into logs and transporting
them TO the saw mill and saving them
into lumber
Q-Then why not protect the manu-
manufacturers OF cloth. shoes. gloves.
etc?
Ale should be.
Q-What does IL take to produce all
| farm products and the necessaries of
lifeg
A-Labor and the elements.
Q-Is farming considered very
profitable business. even at the present
A-No. 1t Is attended with such
heavy expenses In keeping up build
ings. fences and machinery.
Q-What other drawbacks has the
farmer TO contend with?
Alright, insects; In fact. all his
crops have their parasite, and labor Is
very high.
Are these all the discouragements
he has TO meet?
A--No, his crops are often injured
or destroyed by excessive rains at
harvest time. especially wheat. hay and
beans
Q-why do so many farmers aban-
don their farms and seek towns and
cities7
A-Because of the announcements
that enter into their occupation.
There Is no justice In advocating
the throwing open Of our ports to
free foreign food supplies and still
continue the unjust practice Of pro-
tecting the man that manufactures
the clothes that we wear and the
articles and machinery that the farm
er uses in the prosecution OF his busi-
ness. Such course would not slim
ulate farming, but surely bring a fam
Inc. Look at the millions OF acres of
abandoned farms throughout the Unit
ed States. Why Is Il so? There is a
reason. Give every mans business
fair shake. A. +. FRISBEE.
Howell, Mich, Feb. IA, 1911.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-15

The thought struck me that what
the horse wanted was exercise. liz
that thought had been an empty glyc-
erin can, IL would have saved wind
fall OF luck for me.
But exercise would tone him down
and exercise him | should. laughed
to myself to think how would trounce
him around the yard. | didn't laugh
again that afternoon. l got him un-
hitched and then wondered how l
was to get him out of the stall with
out carrying him out. | pushed, but
he wouldn't bulge. l stood looking
at him In the face, thinking Of some
thing to say, whom he suddenly solved
the difficulty by veering about and
plunging for the door. / followed as
a matter OF course, because had a
tight hold on the rope, and hit about
every partition stud worth speaking
of on that side of the barn Mrs.
Perkins was at the window and saw
us come out OF the door. She subse-
quently remarked that we came skip
ping out like two innocent children.
The skipping was entirely uninten-
tional on my part. felt as IL l stood
on the verge of eternity. My legs may
have skipped, but my mind was filled
with awe.
I took that animal out TO exercise
him. He exercised me before | got
through with IL. He went around a
few times in a circle; then he stopped
suddenly. spread out his fore legs and
looked at me. Then he leaned for
ward little and holsted both hind
legs, and threw about two coal hods
OF mud over line full OF clothes
Mrs. Perkins had just hung out.
That excellent lady had taken a
position at the window. and whenever
the evolutions OF the awful beast per-
mitted, caught a glance at her fea-
lures. She appeared to be very much
The Detroit times., 1911-02-15

office on the ground floor OF one
of the handsomest buildings in
New York-located in the heart
of New York, near theaters,
hotels, railroad terminals and
big business houses.
Here is another advertising
lesson, | said to myself, so |
asked Mr.. O'Meara some ques-
tons, from the answers to
which / gather the following
facts:
Railroads that do not have ter
minals in New York city main
tain offices and managers and so
licitors in both passenger and
freight departments at a cost of
about 100000 a year.
They transact a passenger
business of approximately ten
million dollars annually in the
newspapers in the New York
territory.
So Offices and officers, adver-
Using and solicitors do not cost
the companies more than $780,
600 all told on passenger bust
hess. This represents cost OF
only 6 per cent-not taking into
consideration the revenue from
freight.
If that is not a demonstration
of the POWER OF ADVERTIS-
ING, l do not know what is.
When you consider that all of
these roads without New York
terminals do not get any part of
a passengers fare until he Is
hundreds of miles distant from
New York, is it not marvellous
that these energetic officials and
their solicitors, aided by the ad-
vertising, are able to corral
from people who start their
travels from New York and vi
cinity, fares amounting to ten
million dollars a year?
And all the railroads apparent
ly pull together in an effort to
develop business, each officer
and solicitor boosting his own
road, of course, but there is
never a knock for the other road.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-15

Those partial to biblical drama pre-
sented on the highest scale Of mag
nihcence, will appreciate The Shep-
herd King"
Green Stockings" the comedy in
which Margaret Anglin will appear in
the Garrick theater, Monday, Feb. %.
tells OF the struggle of a young won.
an to save herself from the fate of an
old maid. At what age an unmarried
woman may be said to be ION the
shelf IL an interesting question that
nowadays Is hard to answer. A Few
decades ago spinster OF 80 summers
was considered permanently I'm the
old maid class, but with the develop
ment OF woman's work, and her ad-
vance in independence and self.reli.
ance 1t has become impossible to
class woman OF any age as being in.
eligible, Miss Anglin's play in It's dis.
cussion Of the question, is said to be
, very amusing.
Rose Stahl has at last discarded
The Chorus Lady" the comedy. In
which she appeared in practically
N'N'J SaNy VI my ihPOlNauCt III Nue
United States, and will appear in
Detroit oprea house. Monday, Feb. 81
In new play, entitled Maggie Pep
per" This new comedy was written
by Charles Klein, author OF The Mu
sic Master" The Lion and the
Mouse" and The Third Degree" and
presents Miss Stahl in the role Of !
saleswoman in a New York depart
ment store. IL Is said that she has
many opportunities to deliver thai
brand OF slang which has made heI
famous. and the play is regarded by
those who have seen Ii. as a worth;
successor TO The Chorus Lady.
Henry y. Harris has provided Miss
Stahl with finely balanced company
which includes Frederick Truesdell
Grant Stewart, Lee Kohlmar, Beverly
sitgreaves, Eleanor Lawson and Beat
rice Prentice.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-15

out this hand to carry out its sugges-
tions. In fact, such civilization as
ours would be an utter impossibility
with a hand even as good as the
Simians have. The great point In our
hand as a constructionist and civilizer,
is the action of a powerful thumb
against all or each of IA engers. Now
which has been the leader?
F. B. HALL
Augusta, Mich, Feb. IA, 1911.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-15
THE STAGE

"A dramatization of a novel gener-
ally appeals to the play-going public,
probably because IL gives them the
opportunity to see their heroes and
heroines In flesh and blood, and so
no doubt treat IL in store for the
patrons OF the Lafayette theater noxt
week when Estelle Allen will appear
fn dramatixation Of East Lynne"
Riotous comedy and jingling melo.
dies make Mort II. Singers, The
Goddess Of Liberty" which comes 70
the Lyceum theater next week, a
twentieth century novelty entertain
ment. II is In three acts and pos
Scsses a score OF musical numbers,
while the genius OF the electrician,
costumer and ensemble master has
been put to the limit. large com-
pany has been provided, including the
usual broiler and show girl contin
gent, and some clever singers and
dancers.
~ The Temple program this week Is
headed by that clever pair, William
Rock and Maude Fulton. Their, char
MII8T uAuGtt arc uut4uc ohu oiV p'S
scented upon an unusually elaborate
scale. Their high reputation Is fully
lived up 10 and they are presenting
the same dance creations in which
they won fame on Broadway durinS
the last two years. Much interest Il
attached to the appearance Of Doc
White. the genial finger for the chi
caxo White Sox. who like Christy
Nefhewson, Mike Donlin and others
has been attracted by the glamour Of
the footlights.
In the Garrick theater next wees
will be seen another "Ben-Hur' in the
orodnction OF "The Shepherd Kins,
play Of biblical history which has
worn well for seven successive sea
&ous and n today. apparently, more
nonn1ar than ever. The leading pari
- David n played by Wright. His
ouocosttns company r. large one
The Detroit times., 1911-02-15
The Peoples Paper.

To the Editor of The Times:
thoroughly appreciate The Times pol
icy OF allowing its readers to express
themselves through its columns, what
ever their views may be, provided
they are clean views. This policy will
help you more than any other TO OBJ
tain the clean journalism you are
striving for. r. G. NJ. SEARBY.
Detroit, Feb. IA, 1911.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-15
Right Must Triumph.

To the Editor OF The Times:
wish TO express my deep appreciation
OF your editorial on the DEATH of Au.
gust Rifle, through drink.
You certainly are on the right track
and have the courage OF your convic.
lions, and these forceful and right.
eous utterances will hasten the day OF
liberty from the drink monster"
The people are with you. They are
reading and needing The Times as
never before, and what il more. as
sure as God lives and reigns supreme,
right must triumph.
have already written to You OF my
appreciation Of your cutting out liquor
advertisements, and have also com
The Detroit times., 1911-02-15
hands Versus eralns.

To the Editor of The Times: Some
little time ago, noticed I'm The
Times suggestion from a physician,
on the Importance. In young people. OF
keeping the hands busy In order TO
more fully develop the brain power
presume not one OF your readers In
500 ever gave this suggestion a single
thought. Now II evolution be true,
did the hand and brain develop to
gether, or was the brain constantly
moved forward by the admonitions
of the hand? II must be acknowledged
by all thinking people that all the
activities OF life today. that We call
civilization depends wholly on the per.
feet supple hand of ours. The brain
could do no material thing--no mat
ter how hard II strives to do so, with
The Detroit times., 1911-02-15
Our Splendid Stand.

To the Editor Of The Times: Your
splendid stand on the liquor question
is certainly admired and we assure
you is greatly appreciated in this
county. II means so much for this
great state in its campaign for right
eousness and clean living.
8. II. HICKS.
st. Johns, Mich, Feb. IA, 1911.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-15

light tragedy Tuesday morning the
wonder 8 that there not of its kind.
the city object should an,exampe in the
Erection the best the automobile there dis
pysd and night disregard for life and limb that
n less than criminal.
who drive with and sanity
and who grant the pedestrian rights which he is
untitled spe the fact that still at the mercy Of the driver
upon his machine merely killer Of time and distance and
hing joy rides through the thOougha and the
ing seeming defiance of everything and everybody
The public driver at the Of the chain which
becomes loose the brake which fails to hold.
consequence matured citizen possessed Of all his faculties
Kept his anxiety his safety and the
nt porch only the child the aged
the who have given the best Of their
employed minds and hands and rked their
pecng the automobile have had mind the giving to man
lind Of another instrument DEATH any Of their labo
conception the nature Of convenience
m use advancement and for the
world humanitarian side in the saving Of the horse and
public spirited promotion Of the general health
The locomotive space two rails because
thing danger necessity such restriction the
convenience and to those
Who use purposes will have been lost entirely
Such possibility contemplate however unless the reckless driver
and steering apparatuses 60 wrong.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-15
strIke. the Trend Of Sentiment.

To the Editor OF The Times: The
Times Is all right. No liquor or un-
clean advertisements strike the trend
of public sentiment. The people are
coming to the conclusion that the sa-
loon must go. You are striking the
right key. There is a tide in the az
fairs OF men when taken at the flood
leads on to fortune"
Yours truly,
ID. II. WARREN.
Clayton, Mich, Feb. IA, 1911.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-15
ThankfuI For a Policy.

To the Editor of The Times:
want to thank you for recent editor
ials in the interest OF equal suffrage
and temperance. and for the exclusive
liquor advertising from your columns.
A host of women rise up and call
you blessed"
CARRIE JUANNA BLOOD.
LaIngsburg, Mich, Feb. IA, 1911.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-15
Arc You WAN informed

What is autosuggestion?
Who Is councilman from your ward I?
What is the population OF the Uni
ted States?
Which anniversary IL called the tin
weddingi
The Detroit times., 1911-02-15

To the Editor of The Times: Read
your advice about the international
Mining & Milling Co., in one OF the
issues, and thank you very much. l
take all of the newspapers published
in Detroit, but find The Times way
ahead OF them all for the public good.
PAUL MARSHICK,
205S Fort-st. w.
Detroit, Feb. IA, 1911.