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The Detroit times., 1912-02-20
Parcels Post in Canada

In the Canadian house OF commons,
the other day, a resolution, That
This house is OF the opinion that the
expansion or extension OF the parcels
post system would be in the public
interest" was adopted by/a unani-
nous vote. This amounts to notice
to the Borden government that the
time has arrived for into
Canada a parcels post system that
has long been in existence on the
other side OF the Atlantic. In Canada
no new legislation for the purpose Ill
dicated is necessary, the government
having the power, as IL now has the
warrant from the popular branch OF
parliament, to expand or to extend
the postal service in any manner that
may be deemed desirable in the inter
est of the public. IL Is quite likely,
therefore, that Canada may have a
dome site parcels post system in full
operation even in advance OF the
United States, although the move
ment in that direction has been in
progress on this side OF the line much
longer than on the other.
Canada is, of course like the United
States. at present beneficiary oil the
liberal British imperial and general
foreign parcels post system. the
people OF either country may SEND
packages of large size and at low
rates TO the remotest- parts of-the
globe under the parcels post ex-
change arrangement. The service is
being extended constantly Fre2
either country parcels may be dis
natcbed NJ low rates TO Great Britain
and Ireland. or 10 British Guiana, or
midland -aE-to-E nrmosa.- or
70 scores OF countries and many hun.
dreds OF places but only at practlcalIy
prohibitive rates can Canadians send
parcels to Canadians or TO their neigh
bors across the border, and only at
The Detroit times., 1912-02-20
JOSH WISE.

.tH-tpSt-ff -ur-narE-tadi
gentlemen, stuffed and mounted
specimen OF the nearly extinct Home
spun Philosopher. With the passing
CT leisure. the audience has forsaken
the country store Solomon. His
ncighbors are too busy with intensive
farming TO listen TO his wisdom, per.
haps too self sufficient 10 profit by II
III they heard It, That is the irony
OF existence. After man has reached
the age OF ripe discretion and can
open his mouth without diffusing mere
piffie he is TOO far behind the pro-
cession To claim the companionship or
others save a few old dodgers like
himself But with admirable intetii-
genco Josh Wise conserves his say
ines for the paper. whore he Is as.
sured a hearing from the wider circle
OF the discerning.
Josh Wise's commonplace. common
sense philosophy often gets by
where more elaborate and high flown
reasoning becomes wedged in the un-
Outstanding. AS Josh says: EFF you
tell a Teller anything that don't take
any mental effort on mis- part, he
crasps IL like an intellectual giant"
ntlN ohs dOuON NhoN 49,
Lincoln would have endorsed Mr..
Wise
Josh is the author of fully as many
instructive and useful, II not as pro-
found. wheezes as Confucius, with this
difference onfucius has no circula-
ton. They read Mr.. Wise where they
do not the other fellow. To this ex-
tent Mr.. Wise's influence upon civ
ilization is vital and pulsing.
In private life Mr.. Wise looks ex-
ac.ly like himself. OF few words. usu-
ally he Is Illuminating with a straw
In his mouth. This Is because he1s
country born and raised. In the/city
he is i'll at ease Not that It's hustle
I impresses him. lie considers much or
/ il il mere pose. noticing=ds he does,
/ that beneath the SURFACE so many OIL
I the people are on the rush but never
/ arrive. are stepping lively only under
4 the whip, and altogether are dong
things TO no#purpose. What does
4 make him IN al ease is that he Is
not blind TO the unhappiness which Is
there. and the thought that much oi
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THE SHORT BALL0T-HOW 1T PULLS FOR
EFFICIENCY AND REFORM IN GOVERNMENT

over the city. And the Ave men who
were elected were trustworthy. The
subordinate officials they appointed
were trustworthy.
That was seven years ago. Since
then Jones has kept his eyes on the
five oouncilmen.
And the councilmen have kept their
eyes on their knitting.
AS a result, Houston has been re-
habiltated. Her old apathy is gone.
She retired her floating debt OF $780,.
600 in eight months. Taxes have
been reduced from 81 TO $40. New
parks and new school houses have
been established without any issue OF
bonds. The rate for gas has been cut
from $3.50 to sl.15; for arc lights
from $50 10 $40 per year. A NUM-
cipal water works has been installed.
New bridges have been built and new
pavements laid and money appropri-
aied for deepening the ship canal TO
the gulf.
All this is exceedingly interesting
| to Jones. For the men whom he
helped elect are actually and obvious
! " responsible for these improvements.
Hence Jones feels a personal pride In
| tile ldtl llldI I1OuSNOh Ndh soy Va ACa
self in her advertising circulars: Her
CITY hall Is a business house; she has
no wards, no ward politicians and no
graft"
! Jones is a strong advocate OF the
short ballot. He has seen IL work az
home. He would like to see 1t tried
out in state affairs. He is inclined 10
think that a governor and three or
four other important officials, with re-
call strings tied TO them, could be
trusted to appoint the necessary minor,
officials and run the state on a busi-
ness basis as Houston is run now.
! Jones experience affords glimpse
OF the short ballot in action in NUM-
cipal affairs. There are close to 200
| American cities now that are gov
ed that way. Most OF them are
doing quite as we'll as has Houston.
| For short ballot results in national
affairs see United States history. For
Uncle Sam has been running his az
fairs from the beginning on the prin-
ciple: For representation, elect; for
administration, appoint"
For results OF the long ballot In
action witness the corruption In vari-
kous state capitals and the almost uni
versal wastefulness and inefdcfency
of state governments.
The Detroit times., 1912-02-20

practically prohibitive rates can their
neighbors across the border enjoy
similar privileges.
II anybody OF an inquiring turn OF
mind will take the trouble TO look
over the parcels post regulations or
these two great North American coun-
tries. he will be struck by the fact
that they seem TO have been designed
for the purpose of depriving the home
countries OF accommodations which
they were glad 10 extend 10 all for
oign countries. Canada is in some re-
spects in advance of the United States
In postal arrangements as matters
stand, but she is behind the mother
country; and both Canada and the
United States are tagging in this par
ticular to discreditable and even
absurd degree.
Canada's move toward improve
ment in her postal service should
prove a spur 10 the parcels post agi-
tation in the United States. The
present session of congress should
not adjourn Without passing a bill
extending the parcels post system IL
the rural mail routes, IL 1t goes no
farther.-Boston Monitor.
The Detroit times., 1912-02-20
Books and Magazines.
"The President. Cabinet"

The Presidents Cabinet" by Prof.
-r,.-trrrrtt-fzrrrrrr go.
comparatively unfamiliar field or MS
torical investigation and IL Is done
Win thorough scholarship that
makes il "a considerable contribution
TO tho literature on the American FORM
OF government The studies OF lroI.
Learned take up the cabinet from the
beg innings. setting a. background
for the American form the develop
ment OF the cabinet council in Eng
lana IL goes minutely into the do
tails OF each department. and shows
how the cabinet has grown To take It's
present position In government, IL Is
based upon careful research, the hrst
proposals for cabinet in the consl-
tutional convention being especially IN
teresting IL is book that VIII De
al authority i'm the particular held
which IL covers
THE Presidents Cabinet" by Henry
Berrett Learned. is published by the
Yale University Press, New Haven, ana
iaay be obtained through the local pooh
stores The price is $3.50 net.
The Detroit times., 1912-02-20
The Green Book.

"Snobs" George Bronson Howard
inlay i'm which Frank Mcintyre has peen
this season. has been mace
into a novel. which Is the leading fea-
ture Of The Green Book Album, for
March This magazine also contains
among number OF noteworthy ar
tfcles one on Max Reinhardt the WIZ
a I'd OF the European stage; an eNhauSt-
I've study OF tradition on the stage, 10y
n II Sothern: an article which tells
some facts about that mystery or mys-
tcrtes the chorus man, ana NUMBER
o. excellent short stories OF the stage
The Detroit times., 1912-02-20
Did You Know.

Abdalink. one OF the Caliphs of the
race of Ommiades. was a man OF ex-
treme parsimony and he was on that
account named Raschal Heyiarah,
which means skinner OF flint" Since
that time it has been common to call
an avaricious man a skinflint.
The Detroit times., 1912-02-20
.Arure and sIIyer."

Azure and silver" Is an attractive
little volume OF lyrics by Winfield lho-
mel scott The verses cover variety
OF subjects ranging into all the helus
OF inspiration. There Is perVaulhg
note OF reverence and sincerity.
"Nzure and Silver" by Winfield Llo-
mel Scott is published by Richard q.
Badger Boston.
The Detroit times., 1912-02-20
ny FRED scHAEFER4

IL Is unnecessary. There's too much
ttrtiiftt-frtt- rn9rtY.- SepeEnet-tor him
the city,
So they laugh at him with his dusty
hat and yarn wristlets and old carpet,
bag. aud the frivolous wonder what
Re has in that old carpet bag. Well
here's what he has in It.: Three pa
per collars. curry.comb, farm al
manac. set OF patent pants buttons,
The Detroit times., 1912-02-20

Seattle is grading its steep hills.
The work Is done by hydraulic sluic-
ing. The present plan calls for the
removal of $4,000. 900 cubic yards OF
material
The Detroit times., 1912-02-20
From Another Point of View

all isn't love it the fault of peroxide
again sporting leading the
league
Detroit Monday and
solar plexus
Michigan United railway ohcers
that TO a
There's ares sunny
That the ground hog is bird a. -
a tina We
BY a she NJ
Tigers their to Louisiana
practice -
candidates sheriff in Mukegon locomotive
opponent will probably red shirt
should according Rockefeller bible class unless
who GETTING that -
The Detroit times., 1912-02-20

a bottle OF horse liniment, horn
handled razor, a bundle OF sassafras
root and several apples. Josh has
faith in apples. "Th' more apples,
ne says. "th' less appendicitis; IN
more orchards, tn less organic
trouble; tn more farms, tn fewer
pharmacies" Regular rube, is Josh,
EN-?
In the meantime. the only bunco
man who ever tackled Josh Wise Tor
an easy mark afterward accounted Tor
that awful mistake by passing away
with softenlng OF the brain.
The Detroit times., 1912-02-20
More Oft Than Once.

Maud-The idea That pawnbroker
stared at me as though he knew me.
Alice-Oh, you mustn't mind that.
He's probably seen your picture III
Jacks watch.-Boston Transcript.
The Detroit times., 1912-02-20

The University OF Paris has estab-
lishea- a. department completely equip
ped for the investigation OF every
phase OF aeronautics.
The Detroit times., 1912-02-20

In most fraternal societies they
have to give a man an office to get
him to attend regularly.
The Detroit times., 1912-02-20

A comic supplement always seems
rather tame to man who has six
children in his house.
The Detroit times., 1912-02-20

tt Is the part Of wisdom 70 hustle.
The man who stands still always
makes the best target for a wallop.
The Detroit times., 1912-02-20
The Popular Magazine.

The fortnightly Popular Magazine
has won acclaim for its strong West
ern stories Tibet first March issue
contains several stirring yarns or the
west. notably Frederick r. Beehdolt
novel The Pot OF Gold. Whlch mar
rates the adventures OF couple OF
gold hunters I'm Death valley Cailivr-
mia g. NJ Bowers serial, GOOD IN
dian" tale OF the range. has Tor lts
hero a man with Indian blood In ms
veins Donald Francis McGrew. VINO
has been contributing series or stot
les OF the army 10 the Popular. trlls
how the fear OF the dark obsessed
sentry walking post in lonely spot
in the Philippines. Arthur Stringer mas
a capital yarn called The Calamity
Chaser" introducing man VINO SUI :
fers from the extraordinary complain
OF too, much success. In "One paS
Work" Peter h. Kyne relates the
scoop" OF foxy young Wlcks, the re-
porter Charles T.. Van Loan, the sport
ing expert spins an entertaining yarn
OF a boxer whose legs looked hke
stills An airshlp race pf~~Alaska Is
described BY Frederick Palmer. Roher'
F! Dunn has a thoughtful study OF two
widely contrasted men who went inte
the North--the practical man ana the
dreamer T.. Phillips oppenheim con
tf,fues his captivating seFlaI,-lh'
Tempting OF Tavernake." -
The Detroit times., 1912-02-20

There's a man by the name or
Jones, living in Houston, Texas, whose
experience in municipal affairs is
worth considering.
Jones used to take little interest IN
municipal matters. Even when be
did take interest IL didn't get him any
where. lie couldn't find out much
lie knew. in general way, that folks
said that the city was poorly gov
erned and the condition Of the pave
ment on his street convinced him that
what folks said was true. Sometimes
there was talk of graft. Jones couldn
say as 10 that, but he could we'll be
Leye that there was something In the
talk.
On election day they gave Jones
big blanket ballot with lot OF names
on it-candidates for mayor and fol
the council and for the heads OF yari
Gus subordinate city departments
Jones was 4 Democrat, so he 2cner
ally made a cross under the rooster
He seldom took the trouble TO reat
over the long list of names In the col
umn under the eagle.
Once in n while Jones became con
cerned as to the welfare Of the city
Then he would scratch mis- ticket, Il
the best of his knowledge, and vot'
It mixed. But nothing happened
Things dragged along as before.
Then folks began to talk the com
mission form of government. Calves
ton had made success OF 1t, and 4
was up 10 Houston TO keep abreas
with Galveston IN municipal progress
So presently Houston abolished th'
old mayor and council system. wiped
out ward lines, and started all owe
again with council of five men elect
ed at large.
after that municipal affairs cease
TO be a mystery TO Jones.
on election day they gave Jones
ballot with such a short list OF name
on II that there was no excuse for hi
not knowing something about all o
! The candidates.
and he did know. He knew tina
the eve men to be eleetsG-theA w0tS
run the city Of Houston for the mex
two years. that they would make tn
Jaws and execute them as well-tha
npon them would rest the entire re
| t,f+fty-ef- tAe-eiity government
| SO Jones was mighty careful TO vot
! for men he felt We're Trustworthy
/ Jones' neighbors were equally care
| full. Folks were equally careful al
The Detroit times., 1912-02-20
"SHORT BALLOT PRlN-
CIPlES,"

Cd Only those orices should
be elective that are important
enough TO attract (and deserve)
public attention.
(al Very few offices should
he filled at one time, SO as TO
permit adequate and unconfused
examination OF candidates.
The Detroit times., 1912-02-20
AInslee's.
Inc makes

virginia Kline makes her first APP
pearance in Ainslee's in the March
number in one OF the Dest/stage .Stor-
les OF the many good ones that this
ma gazine has been printing "rhe Man
Who Would Be ObeTed" is a stern.
mesterful producer He finds himself
defed by a talented young actress The
Syyouows that come TO the window OF
tie master" and wait TO be fed; the
lilies that are placed I'm the secret
drawer oi/the worn desk; the stabbing
hatpin that fastens a DEFIANT note to
his door. the faithful devotion OF a
property man--nash quick, strong, re-
vealing lights upon the people OF this
story and make them humanity appeal
ing
other stories in this number are:
Love and the Law" by Frank Con-
tors she burned" by Grace Van Braam
GRAY: "a Man or Confidence" by +,
Berkeley Smith; THE Shoe iomDre,
tby Nalbro BARLEY; Tine Guilt OF the
Innocent" by George Lee Burton, ana
l"At a Mile a Minute" By Marion Hlll
The Detroit times., 1912-02-20
Who's Who In The Comics

There's too much
SepeE net-for- him
The Detroit times., 1912-02-20

wish the young Socialists talents and energies
building poutea
% "a s. la,
which ultimately will be- not al present
of
indivduale Before you cast your
monarchy monarchy which even the MOI
so"n tnusnou
o already evident
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1912-12-27

Tax Notice.
will be at Glendale Friday and III.
9. Waters Store Saturday each week,
to collect Wsverly township tax.
A. Delos Warner.
44tf Paw Paw, Mich.
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HAVE MANY YEARS OF LIFE
Residents Of English Village Favored
Beyond Other MortaIs IN Matter
Of Longevity.

Horndon-on-the-Hil a village of six
hundred persons, In the county of Bs-
sex, England, has attracted notice as
being a spot where old age reigns n
undisputed triumph. Walk through
the picturesque narrow main street
which twists across the hillside apd
from the doorways the passerby WI
see smiling at him the happy. rudy
faces of the ancients OF Horndon. A
London newspaper the other day
found in this village, which by the
way has not a doctor in 1t, twelve
persons whose united ages are 1,04e
years, these ages ranging from eighty
four to ninety years, while young per-
sons. men and women OF seventy-ffve
and thereabout, were too numerous 10
deserve notice. One lad OF eighty-sfx.
who is on the way to be philosopher,
said: "A smile and kiss made the
world easy and do lot OF keeping
one young, this and fair share Of
wor'," In illustration of part OF
this axiom he snatched a kiss. from
his wife. who is one year his senior.
You're nearly as bad as when you
were young" said that lady, "and he
wanted a lot of watching then"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1912-12-27
MARVEL IN ANIMAL SOUND
Traveller Writes FeeIlngly of Wonder
full Bray Put Forth by the
Donkeys of China.

In all the east today the donkey is
favorite means of transportation, both
for travellers and commercial burdens.
1t was SO in the days Of the patriarchs.
Isaac and Jacob and so it will remain
probably for ages to come. But moth
ing in China Is just like the same thing
anywhere else in the world, the DON
key being no exception. DR.. Chester
OF Nashville says: Their gait is a
rough. insufferable jog, and their bray
Is unique phenomenon.
THE power of heredity, working
through millenniums of isolation, with
no modification from foreign admix-
ture, has developed in the bray of the
Chinese donkey a quality all It's own.
There are no words in English to de-
scribe the heart-rending pathos OF it.
1t was as If an appeal to heaven
against the cruelty and oppression OF
ages were at last finding utterance In
one long. loud, undulating wall. And
when our party of three met another
party Of six and all nine OF the don.
keys began at one time to exchange
the compliments of the day, then
pathos gave place to terror and one
could only sit appalled, and trembling
as the mighty reverberation rolled
away on its journey round the world"
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MORAL NOT HARD TO FIND
Probably We All Have Known People
to Whom This Chronicle VIII
Have Significance.

There was a large Thomas cat that
had it's hahitation in a store. 1t was
reported TO be fine blooded animal
from family of distinguished rat de-
stroyers. The cat was a beauty and
everybody round the store took turn
at furnishing grub suited to the taste
OF blooded cat.
1t was observed, however, that there
was TO reduction OF the rat or nice
population, and the proprietor Of the
store commenced to inquire into the
reason why. He first tried the cat on
a rat that had been caught in a trap,
but the feline expressed no interest or
animation. He looked at the rat and
then walked away. The storekeeper
was disappointed, but not entirely dis
couraged. He thought perhaps that
cats specially was mice, and as he
had a mouse or two that had been
caught alive in trap, he turned them
loose In front Of the cat, but It paid
TO more attention to them than
sheep would to a rare done beefsteak.
IT think" said the storekeeper.
that I am onto this situation. l will
fire the next employee who gives that
cat anything to eat" For two days the
Thomas cat did a good deal Of bowling
and wore a look Of injured Innocence.
lie felt that he had been wronged and
was ready to start an instruction, but
as that didn't seem to get him any
where, he turned loose on the rats and
mice in a way that was surprising.
The second day after this change OF
program the rats held convention to
consider what ought to be done.
When the leading orator among the
rats arose, he said: Fellow rats. this
is no time for talk. What we want to
do Is to move. That cat hasn't any
more natural ability than he had be-
fore, but he has concluded that he
either has to hustle or starve, and
have discovered that when cat gets
in that frame Of mind his neighbor-
hood is no place for rats"
Many men and women, as we'll as
cats, have never amounted to a whoop
just because they never had to hustle.
Topeka Capital.
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Fortune TELLING.

Fortune telling is almost as old as
tho human race itself We have no
knowledge Of the time when or place
where 1t originated. We only know
that the practice was in vogue as far
back as we can go. Some claim that
II had it's beginning with the astrolo-
gers, who claimed that they were
able to foretell the future by aid OF
the planets. The Oldest of the ma
lions we're familiar with the practice,
and by the gypsies it has been carried
all over the world. 1t Is perfectly
natural for man to want to know
about tomorrow and next year, and It
required but little effort on his part
to listen to the fortune tellers. To
this day the business Is carried on
with profit by the gypsies and others
who impose upon the credulity Of the
superstitious.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1912-12-27
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NOTICE.

Your water bills are due. Pay the
village clerk before December 25. 45i2
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What the Eyebrows Tell Us.

There Is more charactcr In the eye
brows than one would suppose. IL
they are very much arcaed. they de-
note a weak. changer =" nature. Eye
brows that meet siguiv bad temper
and jealous dispogition; but, II
IL there is a good wide space between
them, their owner is probably very un-
selfish and good tempered. II they
are darker than the hair, their own
er will be passionate but inconsist-
emit in love: IL lighter, they reveal a
weak disposition.