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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-20
THE HOME RULE BILL.

Two important conditions favor IN,
possibility that Prime Minister As
wuth may succeed where Gladston,
failed, in securing the simple justice
Of home rule for Ireland one Of these
is The changed demeanor Of the House
Of Lords. the other the aplorentIy
hopeless disruption OF The -nionist
parts.
II is only a year since the British
ration seemed race to race with 81
crisis that would end in The abolition
Ct the peeraga. The cry in regard to
the House Of Lords was Mend 1t or
end it, Concessions OF vital char
0ctsr We're proposed ly the Lords
themselves who were willing 10 give
MP some Of their privileges rather than
lose aIL Then il was that a quiet
revolution was wrought in the con-
suution Of The British kingdom, by
which it was agreed that the Commons
when insistent shall be supreme-that
the House Of Lords no longer shall
Iassess au unrestricted veto power
over measures avreeJ upon in the body
representing the people.
BY rejecting the measure granting
home rule 10 ireland which has been
sent up 10 il from the House Of Com
mons and which IN the House OF
Lords has had its first reading, the |
Lords would delay home rule, but not
defeat it. for it would be bound to
come mp again. and when enacted .
once more by tho Commons and sent |
mp 20 the Lords, the Lords would be
obliged TO permit il to go into effect
Great good has come to the British
people from tho coalition Of the Eng
lish Liberals and the Irish National
lists The combination has worked
stedfasuy in the words Of Prime
Minister Asqui,h 20 Join in fruitful
aud enduring union two peoples meant
10 be- one. whom the changes Of his.
tory, tine seeming caprice Of fortune.
the roIIics and passions Of men, have
kept apart
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-20

application of the city organization {,
+ the township For instance the city
high school is used by all Of the stu
dents from various parts OF the city
while scattered around in various
wards are located as many grad,
schools as are necessary 10 take carr
81 the little ones in those particular
vicinities All the schools are under
one board which employs all the
teachers. and the rate 81 taxation j.
the same throughout the city.
In the township rhe district boun-
diaries would be erased, board Of five
elected at large would run as many OF
the one room schools as necessary and
r. practical would maintain a township
aigh school available for every boy
and girl in the township. The people
are protected against injustice in that
any ten electors may appeal from any
action Of the school board 10 the state
superintendent Of Public Instruction
Nho has fun authority to determine
the question.
Under the township unit system,
school is maintained for the same
.oncth OF term throughout the town
snip, the taxes are spread over the
awnship thus equalzing that matter.
Tho primary money is equally dis
ributed over the township and
much more Just and equitable condi-
ion is thus established.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-20
TOWNSHIP UNI SYSTEM

Michigan though very slowly 20 he
sire is gradually waking up to the
advantage of larger school organiaa.
ton unit 1t seems hard struggle to
give up the present inefficient. highly
expensive and unsatisfactory district
system which has been outgrown for
years Tile growth Of the township
unit system idea has. however, been
most encouraging during the past two
Years. quite "a number Of townships
have voted for this form Of organiza-
ton and many more are considering
the proposition. Township unit dis
tricta have been formed in all parts of
the state during the last two years but
the greatcFt Increase is in tho north
ern counties. Confusion with the idea
Of Capitalization of schools is a per.
petual hindrance to the proposition.
The establishment Of a township unit
district does not mean one schoolhouse
only in the township to which children
OF all grades must be transported. 1t
does not mean the closing OF local
schools. thus compelling children 10 go
away from home to attend school.
The township unit system means the |
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-20
The Scrap Book

the Hudson river, stopping for con.
frmation each day at adjoining par.
ishes. When he reached Poughkeepsie
he saw woman at the rail waiting for
confirmation whose face he was sure
he recognized and was somewhat ia
miliar with. He was also certain that
she had been confirmed within the
week at another place. The bishop
whispered to her to remain after serv-
Ice and said: My dear madam, what
do you mean by coming for confirma.
ton? l am sure confirmed you Mon
day at such a place Did | notY She
said: You certainly did. l have been
following you up the river and have
been confirmed every day this week.
He, astonished, said. why did you do
thatP Whereupon she replied. BE.
cause l heard II was good for rheuma-
tism.'"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-20
Fierce Cheese Eatars.

A noted writer was aboard n s,oo m.
ship at Montreal and Just before tho
vessel left on her trip for Liyernool
was watching the loading of an enor.
nous quantity OF Canadian cheese A
number of schooteachers were ON the
boat bound for Quebec, and these
young ladies were very much inter.
ested In the loading of the cbeeses
One OF them asked the writer how
many there were.
The ship takes on from 15ooo IN
Io.ooo cheeses every trip" he trutbfullv
informed her.
how-how many people are there
on boardT she asked.
About l,2O0 this trip,
For moment the young Iodv rs.
garded him In establishment; then sbe
looked at the cheeses being loaded nv
the hundred. e' ny
ITS truly wonderfuIv' she pos,sa
u never would have believed II If I
had not seen them with nv own ,ua
eyes. And only 1000 people, caoa 81
ness me, they must be serce cso oou
satersv-Judge. ''''
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-20
Clear Case OF Madness.

John Blank of Ohio Is d politician of
considerable influence In his state. One
evening when he was I'm Washington
he was invited to dine at the home OF
John X. Mclean, who dabbles in Ohio
politics and costly tapestries.
Every time Mr.. Mclean hears of a
tapestry sale In Europe he peels off e
section Of his bank roll, hands IL 10 an
agent and tells him to blow It I'm on
the hangings.
Blanks appetite was very poor that
night. Apparently he was ia great
physical pain or felt the gna wing clutch
OF a secret sorrow. When he got back
to Ohio he made this mournful an.
gouncement:
I've always heard that John r. Nc.
Lean was wise old guy. It's a mis-.
take. That old fellow is as crazy as
loon. He took me in to dinner i'm n
room where there was absolutely moth.
Ing on the floor and all the carpets
were hanging on the wall."-Popular
Magazine.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-20
Locating the Poles.

Both Peary and Amundsen made al
lowances IN determining the site Of the
poles. Their position is not perfectly
constant, there being n counter lock FL.
lptical movement of some thirty feet
and counter clock circular movement
OF some twentysix feet In diameter
In period of 42S days at the extreme
axis Of the earth This change. how
ever, Is so slight as not to be reckoned
In practical calculations. Peary and
Amundsen made no suesses. but took
several observations from various
standpoints to determine conclusiveiy
that they had reached the poles
Christian Herald.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-20
Reeves and Toole.

Sims Reeves told this story 10 his
"Reminiscences"
Il was playing the part of Tom Tug
In company with my excellent friend
). Il. Toole. who was also a member
OF the cast In The Waterman word
or two of gag is held to be permissible
and, partly to amuse the audience
partly to astonlsh my excellent fellow
actor, said to him in a certain scene
in'reply to his question:
whats the meaning Of all thisY
The meaning of 1t is that you've
been made tool Of. and I'm n happy
fellow
Johnnie looked very much surprised
ana as popular comedian does not II
ne can help 1t allow himself to be scor.
ed OH, after a moments reflection. dur.
ing which he must have suffered the
keenest agony, replied: -.
so 1t sims"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-20
The Humble Hero,

He was not OF the royal blood.
lie did not seem to know his worth.
But I'm our common brotherhood
lie was a hero of the earth.
God gave him grace to work and wait
And strength and patience to endure
And faith and hope which, soon or late,
crown of triumph would insure.
He looked not 10 the heights for fame
Nor walked where wild ambition leads,
Content on earth TO wreathe his name
With kind and helpful little deeds.
The world seemed brighter for his smile,
And hearts were glad to have him near,
Broadening life's nobler scope the while
He moved within his humble sphere.
Joseph w. HUMPHREYS
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-20
Not Popular.

! don't see how Spouter got his rep
utatiOn for generosity"
"Spoutert"
Yes; ! never knew him to give any
body anything"
81 have"
"Who and what did he give?
Me. and it's pain he gives every
tine | hear him begin that spiel OF his
about the duties of a good citizen"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-20
Popular Mechanics
NOVEL. ROTARY PUMP.
ingenious Arrangement Of Spur u.as.
Handles Mud and Gravel.

Al the Iowa State college new and
simple rotary pump Inns recently been
put through thorough tests which
showed II 10 be OF great efficiency. SAWS
Popular Mechanics.
This pump has only two moving
parts. an outside aDnular gear aud an
INSIDE spur gear. The main shaft ex.
tends through the back of the pump,
carrying driving pulley on It's outer
end and connecting with the large gear
1t is the only part that requires pack.
ing.
The spur gear is mounted on stud
opposite the large gear There Is
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-20
THIS is MY SAITH BIRTHDAY. :"

Charles A. Lindcergh, who has been
elected for his fourth term as the
representative In Congress from the
sixth district Of Minnesota, was born
IN Sweden, January 20, 1859. He nc
companied his parents TO the United
states in infancy and has spent prac-
tically his entire life in Minnesota He
received an academic education in that
| state and later attended the law
school Of the University of Michigan.
After receiving his degree in 1889 he
began the practice of his profession in
Little Falls, MINI. He was first elect
| ed to Congress in 1907. Representa-
tive Lindbergh is known as one of the
most pronounced OF the Progressive
Republicans IN the House He goes TO
the extreme Of advocating the aboli-
ton of the United States Senate and
thinks hat the office If Vice Presiden;
OF the United States is a needless ex-
rcnse to the nation.
Lord IIaddo, son and heir of the
Larl OF Aberdeen, "a years old today.
NJ. Paul Cambon, the French am
bassador to Great Britain. 20 years
old today.
Richard lie Gallienne, the noted
English poet and critic, AZ years old
today.
Furnifold NJ Simmons, United
States senator from North Carolina. SO
years old today.
Mrs. Harriott Stanton Batch. noted
advocate of woman's suffrage. 81 years
old today.
Rt. Rev. Leigh II. Brewer, Protestant
Episcopal bishop Of Montana, "a years
old today.
1T Rev. Frederick Els. Roman Cath
Ollie bishop 81 Marquette, Mich. 20
years old today.
William Servant Kendall, well
known American painter. A years old
today.
Prince Andrew, fourth son Of the
King of Greece. who has been taking
part in the war with Turkey, 81
years old today.
John l.. Burnett representative in
congress OF the Seventh district of
Alabama, SO years old today.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-20
Removing Iodine Stains.

"A good way to chemically remove 10.
oihe stains from the hands or linen is
TO wash tile stains ina strong solution
OF hyposulphite Of sodium. known as
'nypo, which Is procurable at apvi
Photographic supply Dealers or drug
store There is no dunger Of using too
s'rong solution, but the best results
are obtained with q mixture of one
ounce OF hypo to two ounces OF water.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-20
MILITIA BILL IS
LIKELY TO FAIL
Measure Probably Will Go Over to
the Next Congress

| Washington, Jan 2o.-The militis
pay bin, in which the Michigan Ma
tional Guard Is vitality Interested, vii
! probably not come up for final action
during the present congress. II is
/ before the house on favorable re-
port from the committee on military
| affairs, hut there are only three WAYS
! by means Of which il can be brought
/ before the house for vote on final
passage. by special rule under sus-
pension Of the rules. or on a calendar
"Wednesday. The present session is
already pretty heavily clogged with
big business. and the chances for the
militia bill are therefore far from be.
ing good. The best guess, even Of the
men who favor IL, is that IL will go
over until the next congress. when the
contest which has been waged so hotly
in the present congress will be renew
ed
Ultimately. il is predicted by care
lul observers, the bill in perhaps a
modified form will become a law, but
the exact date nobody knows. By
some the time is fixed at three or four
ears in the future, and by Others, it
IS believed that final action can he had
during the two years life Of the cong
ress that will come into existence
March !.
Opposed by Democrats.
The bill is opposed on general prin-
A I'll IL hn
because Of the rather large appropria-
tons that would be needed To carry
II into operation. The party is pledged
10 program of retrenchment and re-
form, and at the outset Of its control
OF the government there will be a good
deal of earnest opposition to a bill that
proposes To put on the federal pay
rolls every officer and enlisted man of J
the natioHl guard of the United |
States
vt the same time. however, there |
ire sound reasons. in the opinion of |
war department experts, why the bin |
~ one similar in form, should become |
law II The national guard is 10 be-
'oine as effective as the people want
| 10 be. These reasons will be eX-
'ected, at the proper time, TO exert
powerful influence among the Demo-
ratio leaders, and 10 bring about their
"nsent 10 the passage of the bill.
Another source of opposition that
must be met is that of organized la
,or In the great cities Of the country.
his element Of the population see
.othing good in any law that will in
rease the efficiency or the popularity
4 the national guard. The use Of
tate troops to quell labor strikes has
lad much to do with this hostile at
itude on the part of labor.
Expense is Main Objection.
The major objection to the bill, how
YER Is the burden of expense IL will
ntalI. This expense has been estimat-
q by some Of the extreme opponents
{ the bill AT 100000, 900 "A year. Rep.
Hayden OF Texas, who has made
lgorous minority report against the
Ill 10 the house. estimates the cost
| hrst to. in round numbers, 1880
~, TO which he adds the 5000. 900 a
ear which the government for nine
ears has been paying the national
uard under the so-called Dick law.
MS would make total of s14,35O, 900
year, with the chances good for
ldical increase as the years 20 by.
ccording TO the opinion Of MIR. Slay-
en-
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-20
Well Confirp,sd.

The Rev. Joshua Kimber, 10 his
"reminiscences in the Living Church,
tells the following anecdote of the
late Bishop Horatio Porter: HE had
been 1ourneying up the east bank of
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-20
Worth Tryina.

Worth Trying.
lie seems TO be close friend Of
yours"
Yes, can't lose him"
Cant ehf"
mot on a bet"
Did you ever try lending him
money!"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-20
NJ othing TO Her.

''~N''''IJ 70 TIbTs
Are you interested in this campaign.
Mrs. Thomas"
mot bit"
Don't care for politicsY
1T isn't that, but there's not single
good looking man running"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-20

Chicago is starting crusade to
drive out crooks and may make 10000
arrests.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-20
< a AZ.

This life Is what you make n,
Whatever IL your trade.
But II you have a fortune
You find Il ready made. =
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-20

Tramps In Chicago have formed n
branch of the Inferno tionai Welfare
Association.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-20
Couldn't.

Couldn't.
rs Clara going to serve at the
church social tonightT
mo. She didn't get her cap and
apron done In time to have her nails
manlcured."
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-20

Chicago has 40 descendants OF John
and Priscilla Alden.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-17
The WitChing Hour
By EDGAR LUCIEN LARKIN

TOTALITY has occurred. The
first of the word totality
was written at the instant
of the beginning Of the total
phase of the eclipse Of the moon
as observed from the observatory
the morning of the suspicious
day, September 10, 1918. The
apparent humiliation the cutting
out of space of the Respondent
moon standing over the distant
Pacific Sea, was a most impress
sive scene, from up here amid a
hundred silent sentinel peaks,
early in the morning.
The time shown by the mean
solar clock, regulated to standard
International time of the 120th
meridian west of Greenwich, was
four hours one minute a. m. At
the same absolute instant Of mean
solar time the master solar clock
in Greenwich was reading 90
hours l minute, or one minute
past noon, as shown by the minute
hand of the great clock really
belonging TO the entire world,
And one minute past noon there
is the same as four hours one
minute a. m. just along our good
120th meridian in California, the
beautiful; or the eighth great
hour circle, at one-third of the
distance around the earth and
likewise around the celestial
sphere. starting from the worlds
first meridian as revealed by the
one-inch piece Of spiders thread
in the focus of the worlds adored
transit telescope over In British
land.
For the eyes of man are TO-
cused, as 1t were, on this tiny
nber in high power lenses.
The magnitude Of the eclipse
was 1.435-that is, the diameter
of the earth's shadow where the
moon passed through 1t was 4S5
thousandths sreater than the d.
ameter of the moon. Then we
had an eclipse of long duration.
And 1t was, indeed, impressive to
see how much larger the earth is
than the moon; for even without
the telescope the curvature Of the
shadow across the moon was
much greater than the curvature
OF the moons circumference. And
with high power on the great
telescope and the stars obscuring
sight to see the edge of the ad-
vancing shadow cross immense
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-17
BY WINIFRED BLACK.

In the civilized world-except in
our glorious country. Here we
must either go to some crowded
hotel, where we have to undress
for dinner and sit and order
French things that we don't want
or go to a frowsy family hotel and
starVe.
| knew a woman who had lit
tie mountain place. She served
good meals, well cooked--old-
fashioned things, fried chicken,
HOT biscuit melon, preserves,
piccalilly and hot coffee. You
couldn't keep the automobiles
away from her door, though it
was miles and miles from every
thing.
Last summer we went there to
eat, and remained to-weep. The
porch was there. still shady; the
vines were there, still afoam with
delicate white flowers; the we'll
bubbled sweet and cool and fresh,
but the woman was sitting on the
porch in a swinging chair with
her hair marcelled In the fashion
OF the year before last. and in the
kitchen was a Chinaman, and In
the office was a demon boy, who
wrote menus from something he'd
read in a book, The Chinaman
served things all looking just
alike aud tasting just alike, as
II some frowsy hen had laid eggs
in the range and somebody had
poured tomato catsup in TO sweet
en- the air--ugh. and the woman
will wonder why the place is no
longer popular, when she went
and paid Chinaman and boy
to run II so swell" too,
One good steak, one baked po-
tato. one slice Of sweet, home
made bread, one pat OF fragrant
butter, a glass of milk, an old
fashioned chocolate layer cake
and some sliced peaches with real
cream Why, we'd have mo-
tored so miles to get them.
Where have they all gone, the
good old American dishes we all
like -- apple pie with cheese,
crumbly crust, soft cheese, ginger
bread warm from the oven, soft
ginger coohes-out OF the blue
jar-graham bread with a deep
crust raisin bread. made with
plenty of shortening, peach cob
bier, chicken pie, cornbread-why
can't we ever get any of these
things any more, why must we
always have menu" and lot
of imitation things that nobody
can even pretend to like?
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-17

MO earnest effort, no use Of
brain power, no applica-
ton to study, is ever lost.
1t is never wasted.
Somewhere, some time, that eff
fort, that power, that knowledge,
will come into use.
This one fact alone is enough to
make the belief in reincarnation
of inestimajble value, as a source
of happiness to every soul here in
this brief and troubled life span.
Christ taught reincarnation.
1t Is we'll known to students of
this philosophy that few souls re-
member the old lives at least not
until they have studied 70. that
purpose.
This explains why John the
Baptist when asked Art thou
Elias? ?" replied mo" But Christ,
knowing all things, said:
II say unto you he John) is
Elias, who wat for to come"
(Mat. xi:14 and xvii:12 and 13)
Solomon says: Il was witty
child, and had a good spirit; yea
being good l came into body
undefiled."
Josephus said to the Romans:
do We not remember that all
pure spirits who are in conformi-
ty with the divine dispensatton
live in the loveliest Of heavenly
places, AND IN COURSE OF
TINE THEY ARE AGAIN SENT
TO INHABIT SINLESS BODIES?
But those who commit self-de-
struction are sent to a r -gion of
darkness"
Origen says: Every soul is In
troduced into body according to
its deserts and former action"
All this is very encouraging to
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-17
Ultra-MOdestv

automobile ride. '1 trust you I'm
plicitly."
The lad was scarcely to be
blamed when he answered, some
what gruffly, IF I hadn't be-
lieved that already I would not
have asked you to go with or
without chaperon."
But reluctant and hegftating
speech on certain subjects is only
one phase of the exaggerated
modesty that borders on inde-
cency.
Some persons see insinuations
in plays-and these not plays
that are among the many to
which one might Justly take ex-
ception-where less suspicious
people discern only innocent fun.
Such persons watch for thu
double entendre in the speech Of
others and find improperly
where another would not.
This is not an argument in ia
vor of coarse speech, nor would l
advocate conversation upon top
les which are unpleasant and, to
say the least, distasteful, II not
evil. But I do claim that If cir
cumstances make it necessary for
one to speak of such matters;
If, for the good of mankind or for
the suppression of some wrong, a
man or woman must deal with
any disagreeable problem, there
is a consciousness of the pure
ness of ones motive, of the dig
nifty of the end toward which one
strives, that makes one FORGET
questions of modesty and i'm
modesty, propriety and impro-
priety in the one Overwhelming
desire to do that which is right?