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The Detroit times., 1912-11-19
NEW1ORK
IETTEReNsaEsaa

NEW YORK, Nov. l9.-Jerry j..
Cohan, parentally responsible for
George NJ, Is also responsible for this
story:
Several years ago the Four Cohans
arrived In a little southern town to
play a onenight engagement. At the
station we got into a carriage that
must have been at least 100 years
old, pulled by a horse OF about the
same age, and driven by an excellent
counterfeit OF Uncle Tom.
This aged person considered II his
duty TO tell his patrons all about
everything whiting our range OF
vision. We passed an artesian well
which had recently been put down.
The water, as we afterward learned,
had been analysed and found TO cor
tain hydrochlorates In considerable
quantities.
Dis yere." said our guide, lis q
artillery well dat We JUS done got.
Dey scandaliZed de watah yestiddy
and hits plum full OF hydrophoby."
The most experienced theatrical
manager can no more tell than a child
OF two whether a play viii succeed
even though he has read II and seen
II rehearsed. The most experienced
comedian never has the faintest ides
which OF his jokes IN Dew show are
going to get over and which are
going to fall fat.
He often thinks he knocks, but be
doesn't
Which is illustrated by a story TOLD
by Herbert Corthell, fat young actor
who created the role of the divorced
husband in Seven Days"
| This joke" declared Corthell, :"
had nourished In my brain for years
had longed for an opportunity tc
1 throw Broadway into a At with II
] waited my chance to ring 1t init
some part I might get got M
chance in Seven Days" The authori
and the producers very kindly TOLD
me to go to It. and vent.
1T was the makeshift breakfas'
scene of the first act. and my quar-
antined guests were talking abou
food as we prepared II. Hope Latham
was to come into the kitchen on
cue about salad, clad In dress OF I'm
relieved scarlet. / was to turn se'
her, and yell, Who ordered tina
tomato?" The audience was TO shou
and roll In laughter.
ut all happened except the audi
ences's part. The red dress, bough
expressly TO make possible my jest
was discarded after the FIRST night
end paid for it. Cost s75. including
shoes"
The Detroit times., 1912-11-19
Hooray! Every
Novel Great-Great
Rx GEORGE T. MoEEArr.

Medieyalism Is far behind us and
the spirit OF modern advancement per
vades everything. Wireless tele-
graphy. automobiles, sky-scrapers.
adding machines, card indexes. loose
lear systems, OF accounting, every
thing, In fact, which tends to shorten
labor-and. incidentally, life.
And now we have the "loose-leat
novel-guaranteed 70 suit all sorts ana
conditions OF readers guarantee TO
satisfy goes with each sne-money
back II you want It,
The ''looseleaf" novel works like
this. II may have any one OF the
"looseleaf' binding devices. by which
each page may be detached. Now, II
the reader be feminine when she
picks up the book TO be read she can
turn to the last chapter, detach II and
place II at the beginning. In this
way she can exercise her feminine
instinct OF reading the last chapter
first and yet be consistent In begin
ming at the first part
Supposing she doesn't like the au
thors description of the hero. In the
back Of the book are described all the
latest styles Of heroes, with and with
out mustaches, Gibson men and rea
men. She selects her particular style
/ and inserts II In the proper place.
When she comes TO the description
OF the heroine's dress all the prevail
ing fashions are described In the back
OF the book, and the reader has only
TO choose what she thinks most be
comes the heroine and insert the de
| scription in the text.
In the same way the reader car
choose his Cor herr own ending. I
you wish the villain to die, and tn,
hero and heroine to be married, yol
can, literally and IN a colloquial sense
make your own book" Should 20,
wish the villain TO live and marry th'
heroine, thereby suffering an evel
worse fate than death, 1t can be cas-
lily accomplished by the foregoinl
method.
II will be readily seen that thi
method is entirely satisfactory. botl
| from the readers and publisher
standpoint. The readers taste IL ca
| tered to throughout the book. Tn
publisher cannot produce bool
which will be failure because every
body will be satisfied.
The day OF '1oose-leaf' literature Il
at hand and II has come to stay.
The Detroit times., 1912-11-19
Too Busy to Live
In the Present

The messenger from Mars surveyed
the multitude which had gathered 10
meet him with undisguised interest
Nor did he hesitate to PROFOUND such
Inquiries as his curiosity prompted
Where do you all liver" he asked
speaking generally.
Il live in the future" said young
man, good humoredly. :
How odd, And does none OF you
live In the present."
There was an awkward silence.
Pardon me-" said the Marian, has
uly. >'Perhaps press my questions
too closely"
At this a voice from the outskirts
Of the crowd spoke up. saying.
I'VE have not yet learned 70
live In the present without interrupt
ton OF business. don't you know"
The Detroit times., 1912-11-19
DETROITERS SPEAK
AT Y. M. G. A. OPENING

PORT HURON, Mich. Nov. TO-
Richard II. Weber. head OF the J. l.
Hudson store. Detroit, and DR.. A. @.
Studer general secretary OF the De
troit Y NJ. c. A., were the principal
speakers, Monday night. at the open
ing banquet OF the Y. NJ. c. A.. In the
Elks' temple. This was the second
event in connection with the opening
OF the new Y. NJ c. A. building.
Scores OF business men OF Port
Huron, Detroit and other cities attend
ed the second event which marked
the formal opening of the now Y. N
C. A. building.
An idle rumor never spends much
time I'm the Office OF a busy man
The more the trusts want the less
the common people get
The Detroit times., 1912-11-19

man. They are the only ones who
are prosperous"
Then why do you wear that but
TOM" asked the Man from Mars.
somewhat impatiently, uncertain or
the trend OF the conversation.
Because Ii is one OF the rules or
the shop. II is one OF our employers
hobbies to point TO them with pride
when waited on by committees"
''Stung. muttered the Man from
Mars, turning on his heel.
The Detroit times., 1912-11-19
Supreme Court.

LANSING. Mich. Nov. -s-The su-
preme court yesterday heard the fol-
lowing cases: ]. l. Hudson Co. va No
Name Hat Co: Frohlich VS.. Indepen-
dent Glass Co: Nichols VS. Burcham;
Foilea va Michigan Commercial Insur-
ance Co.: Foiles VS.. Dixie Fire Insur-
ance Co: FoiIes VS.. Detroit River a
Marine Insurance Co.: Carson W. Car
son: Nelson VS. Stewart.
Certforarf was allowed In public
school OF MuskeRon Va. Smith and In
Economy Power Co. vs.. Daskam.
Cali for Tuesday: ~. 10. 12t. ia.
IFS. l20. 101, %, 1+1. ", 1bl. l67. 15S
and 15e
Court announced yesterday that cases
ordered reargued will be taken M
when the present docket IS exhausted.
That will be sometime Thursday. prob
ably
The Detroit times., 1912-11-19

He was the small son OF a bishop
and his mother was teaching him tbs
meaning OF courage.
"supposing." she said. there were
IL boys in one bedroom. and IL got
into bed at once. while the other knel'
down to say his prayers, that boy
would show courage"
"Oh," said the young hopeful. Il
know something that would be more
courageous than that Supposing
there were IL bishops In one bedroom
and one got into bed without saying
his prayerBi"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-02
Half the truth will very often amount
to absolute falsehood.-Whatel
Graceful Women of India.

Describing the women of India, q
writer says: Even the most with
cred toll worn bag has dignity of car
riage and grace of motion that the
western woman might envy. The
sari is draped in an easy flowing style
and adjusted as it slips back with a
graceful turn Of the silver bangled
arm, the skinny legs move rhythmical-
ly and the small feet fall with a silent
and pantherlike tread. 1t is the beau
ty of natural and untrammeled motion
and says much in favor OF the aboll-
ton OF the corset. for the Indian wom-
en- retain their uprightness and supple
ness OF figure till bowed with age.
The commonest type is the coolie wo-
man, who undertakes all sorts of
rough work, carrying heavy burdens
on her head. and she is perhaps the
least attractive, for her workaday gar
ments are usually faded and dirty. yet
even among this poor class Of burden
bearers we see many with handsome.
straight features and supple, well pro-
portioned figures. No matter how poor
their garments. jewelry of some sort is
of gold or beads, col
ored glass or silver bangles and heavy
silver anklets."
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-02
A BABEL OF TONGUES.
Half Hundred Languages. Perhaps,
In the Philippines.

The natives of the Philippines are
known 10 have at least twenty-five
languages. and some students OF the
ethnology Of the islands have express
ed the belief that they have more than
double that number of distinct tongues.
For purposes of study they are gener-
ally put in two groups:
Flrst.-The languages of the Negri.
tos. supposedly descendants of the abb
original population of the islands. who
are distributed In scattered tribes in
the interior of the larger islands.
Second.-The languages of the vari-
Gus Malay tribes which make up the
bulk OF the northumberland Mo-
hammedan and pagan.
1t cannot be said that the Philippine
languages possess any very consider.
able literary value. The old native
manuscripts inscribed on leaves or
strips OF cane have practically all been
lost. American students Of the islands
have found the scanty native literature
In religious writings, Indifferent poetry
and primitive newspapers. The natives
themselves are profoundly ignorant for
the most part as to their own litera-
ture.-New York Times.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-02
The Asylum pebatina Club.

"This is wonderful place." said
man In the grounds of lunatic asy-
lum near Edinburgh to casual Wis
ltor. Everything is in such excel
lent order. SO agreeable too. They
have concerts and balls, and, more
than that, what do you think? They
have q debating society"
Indeed" said the visitor. "a de-
batting societyY
Yes. They are debating just now,
and IL you like" suggested the man,
Il will show you how they proceed.
But when they see you take no par.
ticular notice. Should they address
you merely say, Let me not disturb
you, gentlemen; 1 Lam daft"
The lunatic--for such he really was
conducted the visitor into a room Of
the asylum and left him, not in the
presence Of lunatics, but with the
board of governors Of the Institution,
who were Just then sitting.-London
Answers.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-02
A Good Word For Caviar.

Caviar receives clean bill in the
London Lancet. despite the fact that
it is regarded by many medical men as
"oily, indigestible and unwholesome"
Numerous analyses have been made Of
this sturgeon roe delicacy. which, ac-
cording to the writer. when averaged.
appears to be as follows: Water. 50.92
per cent; protein. 27.92 per cent: fat,
1859 per cent, and mineral salts. 7.57
per cent 1t differs sharply from the
flesh Of fish by containing a much
larger quantity of fat. Moreover. this
fat contains the peculiar oily phosphor-
us compound known as lecithin, which
Is stimulant to metabolism. affecting
favorably the processes OF nutrition.
Caviar is. In fact. highly nutritive,
and its digestibility has been deter
mined. the time taken for its absorb.
ton being relatively short. If there is
anything TO be said unfavorably of
caviar IL is that its constituents err
slightly on the side OF richness.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-02

TO put inee in commerce. What dost
thou say to itT
"Slraudln received this proposition
joyfully. but what line Of trade should
he choose? Morny and Siraudln set
out on the principle that the best bust
ness was evidently the one in which
there were fewest failures. They con-
scientiously scanned the bulletin OF
declarations of bankruptcy. All the
trades were represented there-all ex-
cept one: that was the confectioner.
and Morny gave to Siraudin the neces-
sary capital TO establish himself as Il
merchant of bonbons. Siraudin ingen-
iously conciliated the lyric muse. He
wrapped his pralines, his sugar plums
and his chocolates in kiss papers. each
lnclosing his printed verses. Morny did
better than establish him. He fire.
quented his shop. As the duke was the
king of the world of fashion. he drew
all Paris by his example. and the for
tune of the poet-confectione Siraudin
was made"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-02
Lions Head Fountains.

Perhaps you have noticed that tho
water In great many public foun
tains, whether for man or beast, comes
out OF a lions mouth. Did you ever
stop to think why lions head should
be selected I'm preference to any other
design? Among the ancient Egyp.
tians the rising of the waters of the
river Nile was the most important
event OF the year as 1t meant life and
prosperity 10 the whole nation. This
rising Of the waters always took place
when the sun was IN the constellation
or Leo. or the lion, so they adopted
the shape OF lion as the symbol for
the life giving waters of the Nile and
all their fountains were carved with a
lions head. The Greeks and Romans
copied this symbol and so It has come
down to us.-New York Sun.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-02
Chewing the Crude Rubber.

About the first process rubber goes
through on the way to become n tire
or tube Is mastication. After the
crude Para Is washed 1t Is broken up
into Jumps and tossed into the crack
ers. These are machines with heavy
rollers, which take the rubber in be-
tween them and chew 1t. Entering
the masticating room of factory, the
first impression is that there is brush
hre burning or else there Is den Of
snakes at hand. The rubber snaps
ana crackles like burning branches
and then Kisses shudderingly. The
stun Is kept at until 1t comes up In
regular sheets. very thin and looking
like sort of cake busted with crumbs.
Then after thorough drying in vacuum
chambers 1t is ready to be put in with
the chemicals and other things that
make up the compound.--New York
Sun.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-02
THE BEGeAR'S LEGACY.
u Clothes Number Of Poor People In
England Annually.

t Slothes Number OF Poor People In
England Annually.
Gifts Of clothing are made annually
In many market towns and villages OF
Surrey TO the poor from bequest left
for the purpose by Henry Smith. or
Dog" Smith. as he was more generally
called. having earned the sobriquet
from the fact that he was never seen
without u dog at his heels.
This remarkable character lived
about two and a half centuries ago and
was one of the best know2 figures In
Surrey. He was originally silver
smith in the city of London and, pros
pering in business. acquired estates In
different parts OF England.
Developing eccentricities as he grew
old. he adopted the life of q beggar
His wanderings were confined almost
entirely to Surrey. and he is said to
have begged his way through every
town and village In the county. At his
death in 1851 he left all his wealth to
the market towns and parishes OF Sur
rey, and the endowment enabled each
town to spend $3.50 and each village
about $50 on the purchase of clothing
for its poor.
Mitcham, however. was excluded
from his benefactions. Smiths explana.
ton being that OH one occasion the in.
habitants OF Mitcham whipped him
through the village as common va
grant.-London Chronicle.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-02
HoUeHToN eREvlTIEs
S-l---.,.-s,.i..,;.

Five deaths and five births We're re-
'ported In the yulage during The month
Of April.
Prof. p W Sperr OF the Michigan
College Of Mines returned home this
morning from the iron country where
he went 10 arrange for the trip az a
class Of students To study iron mining
operations next week
NJ. Levin. local fur buyer and junk
dealer has been bound over for trial
in circuit court on q charge of know
mgly renting a house owned by him
for immoral purposes.
F. T. Prince and Thomas Guibord
OF Lake Linden were in Houghton yes
terday making arrangements for Tho
docking Of the steamer Theodore
Roosevelt when Il comes here TO take
the club DHabenille excursion To-
Duluth on June -.
W. :. jerks general agent o. the
Port Huron and Duluth line Of steam
ers vas in Hughton yesterday looking
after the opening Of the local Office.
which this season viii be in charge Of
Ted Troloar
The seat sale Tor the concert 10 be
given al the Amphidror.e on June 8.
opened yesterday at the Cox book store.
and there has already been a demand
hat indicates an engagement as sue
'essful as that when Mime schumann-
Heink previously visited here.
The Houghton council VIII meet this
afternoon. il being the regula,
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-02

Inc barometer continues low
throughout the Rocky Mountains and
The Plains States, with the lowest pres
sure reported over Colorado and west
ern Nebraska. Unsettled weather Is
general over the sections covered by
TINS low ana precipitation has occurred
ut many stations with a fan or I.sS
inches, partly In tho form OF snow. NJ
Helena, Mont Warm weather prevails
in the Mississippi aud Missouri VAL
leys' Kansas City reports a tempera-
lure OF 90 deg. at Z A. VI. a field OF
much higher pressure. accompanied by
clearing ana colder weather has APP
peared on the North Pacific coast. The
barometer continues moderately high
over the East but due to the approach
OF the western storm area, cloudy
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-02
THE STARS APPEARED.
He Only Wanted to See One. but He
Was Introduced to a Cluster.

He Only Wanted to See One, but He
Was introduced to a Cluster.
He had been celebrating. not wise.
ly. but too well. and getting obstreper.
GUS and noisy and looking for a fight
he was tackled by policeman who
in plain clothes was on his way home.
The drunken one showed fight and
was indignant that an apparently
private citizen should try to arrest him.
Show me your starr he demanded.
Don't believe you're cop mt all.
Won't go with you till see your star"
and he aimed a maudin blow ut the
policeman.
There was scuffle and a fight,
short lived. but strenuous, and the
drunken man was landed i'm the police
station, where he stayed ali night. In
the morning 1t was n disheveled and
torn wreck that appeared before the
magistrate and who listened to the po-
liceman relate the trouble he had in
getting him to the station house.
He wanted to fight me all the way
TO the station. your honor He kept
pulling back and trying to trip me and
yelling: Show me your star. / won't
go unless you show me your STAR"
And" asked the magistrate gently.
did you show him your starr"
Your honor" interrupted the pris.
oner, he clouted me on the head, and
l saw the star-I saw several of them,
enough TO go around the entire force"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-02
CHARGED With LARCENY
OF A SILVER WATCH
THREE MEN ARRESTED WILL BE
ARRAlGNED TO-DAY.
Accused Of Going Through Pockets of
Man While Asleep.

Depaty Sheriff Vivian yesterday az
ternoon arrested three men at the At
lantic depot ON a charge of larceny
from the person. the complainant be-
ing Andrew Ojala. residing near WI
mona I'm Elm River township. The men
arrested are Daniel Oberdeen, Thomas
Starts and Frank stark. on one OF
whom was found a silver watch which
the complainant identifies as one that
belonged TO him. Ojala claims that he
vas IN and started on April 80 for
Houghton 20 consult physician. lie
got of the train al one of the sta
tions along the line and started 20
walk 20 Houghton. Becoming weary
he went TO sleep by the roadside and
was awakened BY a realization that
someone was going through his peck
cts He aroused himself and saw
three men ma ng on down the road.
and on investigating found that his
silver watch. on which ne places a
valuation OF ten dollars. and a bottle
OF medicine. were missing from his
pockets
He continued on his way 10 Hough-
ton and swore out a warrant charging /
Oberdeen. Stark and Starts with lar
ceny. The men We're arraigned today I
before Justice O'Sunivan in Hough- /
ton and the examination was adjourn I
ed for a week
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-02
Flossins.


The Jewish rabbis had a legend
which carries corporal punishment
back 10 the days OF our first parents.
which is quantity reflected in that
modern schoolboy's play upon names,
Adam Seth Eve Cain Abel"
or course there is. too. the warning
OF Solomon. HE that spareth the rod
hateth his son" or the old Egyptian
proverb. The back OF a lad is made
that he may hearken 10 him that beats
IT," but II we must go on history alone
the earliest records belong TO the Ro-
mans, who practiced logging in sew
eral degrees OF severity.
There were the ferula. fat strip OF
leather. a comparatively mild persuad-
er: the scutica. harsher instrument
OF twisted parchment. and the flagel-
hum, a cruel scourge Of leather thongs.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-02
Books In the Middle Aa.s.

10 the middle ages books were ex.
changed for horse or half dozen
sheep When anybody needed stock or
other property he often pawned the
books that he owned, and in the town
OF Oxford were at one time twenty
chests filed with valuable books. Lat
er the book fairs helped TO relieve the
situation. No doubt there is a golden
mean somewhere between the scarcity
OF the middle ages and the overproduc.
ton OF today.-Argonaut
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-02
POLES WILL CELEBRATE.

The Polish residents 81 Painesdal,
have made arrangements Tor the Oh
servance on Saturday of their ma
tional independence day. They Will
meet az then hall early in the morn
ing and al 10 o'clock will narch Ia
the Sacred Heart church. headed by
the Finnish hand. Mass viii be cole-
hrated by Fl. Richter ana later the
Poles viii again gather az The Finnish
hall who're "a program 81 exercises IN
commemorative az the dsy viii be
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-02

session FOR the month. A mum
Der of important matters win be dis
cussed. among them that OF enforcin'
payments If water taxes by shuttins
on the supply OF delinquents.
r. &. Claim OF Green BaN arrived al
Houghton Yesterday 10 succeed r, r.
Olsen 81 Hancock as manager oi the
Wells Fargo ana Western express COM
panies. Mr. Olson has left for Chic
cago.
Fifty-fOur marriage licenses were
issued in lioughton county during APP
Ri. bringing the total FOR 1872 up Ia
iS4, These figures fan short OF the
record made Ia 1897. when $50 licenses
were issued before May /. Last year
only l7o licenses had been issued by
May
While il is not likely that full
team viii be entered by the Paines-
dale hish school in the interscholastic
track and field meet. Il is probable
that track and cross country team
viii De organized un'ier the direction
Of II. II Whitney 20 participate in The
running everts.
superintendent Doellc ordered new
lag for the east Houghton school
house week ago. thereby Anticipating
he objection made 10y Graham Pope 10
he tattered banner that has been |
loating from The building FOR s0mce |
inc past. II is expected that the new
as viii be here and flying from the |
tan ou the school next Monday morn
ne
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-02
LYcEUM ATTRACTIONS.

4 course Of yceum attractions Is be-
ing planned Toy Painesdsie next win
ter. The course given last year was
highly appreciated and +. \. Jeners
and 0ther prominent residents are al
ready making arrangements for sim
liar course Tor next winter The pro-
gram probably will incluae musical
attractions. lectures and other features
and doubtless wiz be- interesting