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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-03-12
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s'Tbe Prirhfss' Srss II Town'
Look to Us for the New

Oprmg OOdtS
Smart Coats
This Ready-to-Wear Week with us-and Tomorrow Coat
Day.
Tomorrow we'll be Gladly Showing New Coats in Wide
Tomorrow we'll be Happily Displaying Coats that Loose
and Flarey-Coats that bear all the New Fashion Markings.
Tomonows Showing Of Coats at this Forward Looking Store
will excel previous similar efortsGarments that will appeal
Your Good Garments that will appeal Your Pockebook
Coats in Prouion Lots of Coats
Take Green for nsance---Gen Much Favored this Spring
Here Green Coats in Wide AnayAl the New CeensIhe
Tea Leaf Green Coathe Electric Green Coat-he Ocean Green
Coat Then there's the Kelly Green Coat that heavy
corded wide vale bengane with black belt the back Other
Greens Reseda MYRTLE Olive, Sage Fmtess and Russian.
In Blue wer quite well prepared in the Green Family.
All the New Shades Of Blue land the staple shades Here you may
sce---he Electric Blue Coa-e Wild Duck Blue Coat-he aba-
dor Blue Coat---he Vanderbilt Blue Coa-and Others Blues
including plain u S. Serge Blue made government SERGE and
very
Numerous other Coats in Numerous Other Shades Here you
may the Dark Apricot Coat-he Banana Color Coate ango
Coat.
Here you may also ee-he Rob Roy Plaid Coat-he Broken
Plaid Coat-- land the Balmacaan and Golhne.
And you 6nd--an our Coats priced for Quick Selling
The Meeker herald., 1914-08-08
EARrAsoRN.

n III soul. like wheeling swallows IN
IN "A the rain.
N Flies low-hies low
Il Il Unto the roofs wherein desirea
remain
And earthly lusts, like slow fed embefn
glow.
Nor skies beyond gray clouds aspire to
Ny soul. like wheeling swallows in the
rain.
Ny soul. like swallows. builds her nest
and bides
Under low caves.
Within whose shelter. guarding. love re-
sides.
And careful. tender nedsiinss broods
and feeds
chaneelinss. that flesh by fettered spIr-
Its breeds
Ny soul. like swallows. builds her nest
and bides.
Ny soul. like restless swallows. knows her
wings.
Hears the air cry
Tho wide free air. where. higher. the lark
sings.
And ever bends to lure her the blue sky.
And ever call the clouds that idle by,
My soul. like restless swallows. knows her
0ings.
Louie Driscoll.
The Meeker herald., 1914-08-08
pidn.t civ. Him . ch.ne..

"Say. ma" piped up little Johnny
after the minister had finished his call
and taken bis departure. when Mr.
Meeker was here every time you stop
ped talkin' minute he would start II
to say somethin' an cit NJ fur every
time a. 4 dare say an then you would
start aoin' ag'in an talk q lot more. an
that IL the way 1t kept on right along.
an the only thing be said all the time
he was here was I dare say y dare
say every few minutes"
swell. whit Of 1t? am not to blame
for Mr.. Meeker's paucity Of ideas. am
IT, demanded Johnny's mother. some
what impatiently.
II dunno bout that" said Johnny
doubtfulIy. as II not exactly sure what
was meant by paucity Of ideas. "but
anyhow, ma. you orter give him .
chanst. When he started in with I
dare say why didn't you keep quiet
Jest once. ma. an let him 60 ahead an
say what he was goin' to an have II
over vithr'-st Paul Pioneer Press.
The Meeker herald., 1914-08-08
A Mater Of ceur,..

a Matter OF Course.
A famous cricketer who had always
pretended to regard golf an "a game
for old men and cripply women" was
once persuaded to try his luck at the
sport. Almost the whole club went
to the first tee to see him drive OF.
"What have l got to do. caddie. my
AID friend?" be remarked. in languid
tones.
"You drive on from here. SIR" said
the caddie. pointing to the tee, land
you've got to put the ball in that little
hole With the red dag flying above It
I'll 20 on and mark your BALL"
The caddie moved on and the cricket
q. with proper deliberation. drove Oh
BY an extraordinary stroke of luck. he
drove 4 beautiful ball. which landed
just on the edge Of the green and
slowly trickled down into the hole.
The caddie. wild with excitement
came dashinR back. shouting. You're
down in one. sir-the balls in the
hoiei"
.Oh. II 1t? I'm glad Of that replied
the novice unconcernedIy. AT nsBt
l was afraid might have missed IT,
Badminton Magazine.
The Meeker herald., 1914-08-08

blind lady's fingers with a delightful
frankness.
"Ame. du Deffand passed her fingers
over bis chubby face carefully. She
did her utmost to discover some other
outstanding trait than the pair of alb
normally developed cheeks. but all to
NO purpose. During the examination
expressions Of doubt and bewilderment
chased each other over the face Of the
blind woman until at last. in an out
burst Of anger. she let her hands fall
BY her side and cried out. Bah: this u
q bad 1Oker"
The Meeker herald., 1914-08-08
AN OLD LOVE SONG.

ELL me what within her eyes
Makes forgotten spring arise
And all the day. IL kind she
L looks.
Flow to a tune like tinklins
brooks.
Tell me why II but her voice
Falls on mems ears their souls rejoice
Tell me why II only she
Doth come into the companie
All spirits straight enkindled are
As II a moon lit up a star.
Tell me this that's writ above
And will tell you why I love.
Tell me why II she but go
Alone across the fields of snow
All fancies Of the springs Of old
Within q lovers breast grow bold.
Tell me why when her he sees
Within him stirs an April breeze
And all that in his secret heart
Most sacredly was set apart
And most was hidden then awakes
AZ the sweet Joy her coming makes.
Tell me what IL writ above
And win tell you why I love.
H. C. Bunnse.
The Meeker herald., 1914-08-08
SAVED His REPUTATION.
Hs Did Il by Proving That He Could
Tell Salt From Sugar.

hs Did Il by Proving That He Could
Tell Salt From Sugar.
my. hut this coffee tastes good."
said Mr.. Lackey ~ he ate late supper
after long day at the county seat.
Didn't you have good coffee ut the
restaurant today?' asked Mrs. Lackey.
cutting another slice OF bread.
ut didn't taste very sweet to me. =
replied Mr.. Lackey with n chuckle.
Wasn't there any sugar on the t.
ble?''
"Oh. yes: there was plenty OF sugar
on the table," replied Mr.. Lackey. but
you see. made mistake and put In
spoonful Of salt"
Mercy met exclaimed Mrs. Lackey.
"You surely didn't drink 1t. Hiram"
II had to-" answered her husband
you see there was young fellow sit
ting right by me. and I saw right away
that had done something wrong be.
cause he sort Of grinned and winked at
The Meeker herald., 1914-08-08
CHALLENGE,

THE quiet and courageous night.
I The keen vibration Of the stars,
Call me from morbid peace to fight
The worlds forlorn and desperate wars
THE air throbs like rolling drum
= The brave hills and the singing sea,
Unrest and peoples faces come,
Like battle trumpets. rousing me-
A ND while LIES eager banner flies
"A shall assail. with raging mfrth.
The scornful and untroubled skies,
The calm complacency of earth!
Louis Untermeyef.
The Meeker herald., 1914-08-08

On one occasion Sir Henry Campbell
Bannerman and Taylor. the golf cham
piop, were ut Blarritz together. A
Scotch relative Of Sir Henry's earnest
~ contended that Taylor was Of Scotch
birth. claim which Sir Henry was in
clined to support. One Of the guests
then intervened: well. all know
about Taylor is that he is a very nice
man; my golf club engaged him to play
so exhibition match at a fixed fee.
Taylor duly came. but the weather was
% wet that no golf could be played.
and when we offered him payment he
refused firmly. only taking his bare
travelling expenses" Whereupon Sir
Henry turned to a compatriot and said,
"I'm afraid such a fact II quite fatal
to our contention!"
The Meeker herald., 1914-08-08
Gens In Verse
syMpArhY.

n RY heart was broken yesterday
IN By one who would not learn
N to care.
i v i She lightly hpds me 80 my wa,
And tosseT a rose for me to
wear.
Her answer to my earnest plea
Was but thoughtless little Jest
Yet graciously she tossed to mo
A fragrant crimson rose that she
Had lately worn upon her breast.
heard her laughter when turned
To 10 my hopeless way-to try
To let the love that she had spurned
Die as the rose she gave must die.
The path which had been bright before.
When had blithely gone to her.
Was dark: the branches bending DER
Possessed their former grace no mora,
And not . songster was astir.
My heart was broken yesterday
By one who flung q rose to me.
But yesterday 10 far away,
And all the future Ia to be!
Another sweetly listened while n
fingered with her to complain,
And sympathy was In her smile.
The past ID yonder many a mile
My eager heart IL whole again.
Chicago Record Herald.
The Meeker herald., 1914-08-08
WHof

WHO 10 the man whose lofty ire
w The people gather to admire,
Whose ringing phrases lead the shout,
"Arise and turn the rascals outr'
The answer--do not hesitate;
You have II r1ght-ths candidate.
A ND who ID he that every year
"A Will choose another name to cheer
And thinks most any man will do.
Provided he's a figure new?
With confidence speak up again.
Correct-the fellow citisen.
WHO smokes In splendid ease afar
w A big torpedo shaped cigar
And says. "I'li make 'em all behave.
But in the meantime let 'em raven
OF course you are not at . loss.
You know 1t all tho time-the boss.
-Washington Star.
The Meeker herald., 1914-08-08
LOOKED At IT ApMraIAoLY.

to the az. The farmer then noticed
that the Ak was shockingly dull. 30.
motioning the owner to turn the grind
stone. he expended half hours time
in sharpening the blade. When the re-
habilitated az was given to the Indian
he was chiidishly gleefui. and he look
ed at 1t admiringly. but still fingered
about. indicating BY his actions that
some feature Of the transaction had
not been adjusted.
The farmer was little annoyed and
called to an Interpreter. ASK the old
fellow what he wants now" he d.
rected.
After an exchange Of grunts and ges-
lures the interpreter announced. He
wants 25 cents"
twenty-five cents! What forT'
"For turaing the grindstone."
The Meeker herald., 1914-08-08
A Bio Handkerchief.

DR. Paul Ehrlich. the famous Ger
man scientist, had habit In his young
or days. says Mr.. Vile in Men Around
the Kaiser" Of collecting any pieces
Of old linen he found about the house
with which to clean his scientific In
struments. bis microscope slides. and
20 on. CASTOR shirts and old handker>
chiefs were his specialties. and he used
to stun them all into his capacious
pockets 30 AZ to have them handy
whenever he required them.
At a public lecture one hot day DR..
Ehrlich perspired freely and. wanting
10 mop bis brow. he put his hand into
the nearest pocket and grasped what
he thought to be handkerchief. He
tugsed and tugged. and 1t came out
and came out until he had exposed to
the full view Of his astonished audi
ence q complete nightgown belonging
to his wife.
The Meeker herald., 1914-08-08

The late Sir John Leng had Travelled
In most quarters Of the globe. On one
occasion when visiting Spain he wns
asked at a certain slnt Sv travelling
companion to test the Osers Of what
was declared to be II wonderful echo.
Sir John. slowly and deliberately. In
rounded tones uttered the words
Dundee Advertiser" the name of
the paper he owned. Dundee Courier
and Argus" the name Of the opposition
paper. came back as the echo: Sir
Johns friends had played him q trick
The Meeker herald., 1914-08-08
GOT RID OF THE BORE.
The Method. Though. Was Less Tact.
full Than Clsmeresau Intended,

The Method, Though, Was Less Tact.
full Than cismsnesau Intended.
NJ. Clemenceau. the French states
man. had for many years an excellent
and faithful servant, whose education
had unfortunately been somewhat neg
lected. In point Of fact. he could neil
Their read nor write. Some time ago q
venerable senator who was also ven
cradle bore called on NJ. Clemenceai,
and asked to see him. The latter re-
piled through the faithful servant that
be was exceedingly busy and would he
much obliged II the senator could lind
time to call again next morning. But
the senator insisted. It was. be said,
an affair of the utmost urgency. and
tomorrow would be too late. SO he
pcribbled the object Of his visit on the
back of his card. which be gave to the
servant to take to his master.
N. Clemencear. somewhat annoyed
by this persistence. added second
line to the card and gave 1t to the sery.
ant to take to his secretary. NJ. Cous-
sol. Now. the second line ran thus:
"Coussol. get rid Of this old fool In fvp
minutes"
The servant went to look for n.
Coussol. but NJ. Coussol was not there.
What was to be done? He had not the
courage to disturb his muster again. N
be took the card 70 the expectant sen-
ator. and. very sorry. SIR" be said
alphabetically, M. Clemenceau IN busy.
and NJ. Coussol Is out. but my master
has written the reply here H. you
would care to read 1t. sir"
The senator read and left the house.
and since then NJ. Clemenceau counts
one supporter less In the upper cham
Der.
The Meeker herald., 1914-08-08
HEARTS TIDE.

T THOUGHT had forgotten you,
30 far apart our lives were thrust
Twas only as the earth forgets
The seed the sower left In trust
TWAS only as the creeks forget
= The tides that left their hollows dry
Or a. the home bound ship forgets
etreamers Of seaweed drifting by.
MY heart Is earth that keeps untold
Az The secret of the seeds that sleep
Ny thoughts are chaiices of sand;
Your memory floods them and weep.
Ethel n. Hewitt.
The Meeker herald., 1914-08-08

cheeks. One day
he was introduc-
ed BY Al. Dc Lau-
run to Nine. du
De6and. 4 blind
lady. who was in
the habit OF pass
ing her b q n d =
over the features
Of her renowned
contem porartes
when introduced
to her in order to
get an idea Of
their appearance.
Gibbon received
these marks Of
attention. Offering
bis face to the ex-
plorntion Of the
The Meeker herald., 1914-08-08

Worth reading! Verses vibrating
with the deepest passions Of q wom-
ans soul, SO essentially feminine
verses. too. exhaling the mysticism.
the alteration Of Santa Teresa! Oh.
you men! Who among you could write
such yerses7"
SWELL" said Pombo. "Edda Ii now In
New York. and II you want to make
her acquaintance''-
Speak. manr' cried his hostess i'm
petuously. Where does she livef
What's her name7 I'll see her tomor-
row. will cover her with kissesr'
Then begin. senoraw said the ugly
little Pombo. I'll am Edda."
The Meeker herald., 1914-08-08

New York literary
salon presided
over by a distin-
guished Argentine
la y. P o m b o.
who was . m a IL
and very homely.
had been present
ed to her, and she
asked him 1t b
much enthusiasm
who was the an.
onymous poetess.
the famous Edda
the Bogotana.
do you really
ind these verses
W orth reading2"
asked pOmhO.
The Meeker herald., 1914-08-08
ISLE OF SOMEWHERE.

SOMEWHERE tho sun is shining;
~ Somewhere the song birds dwell.
Hush, then, thy sad repining.
God lives. and all IL we'll.
SOMEWHERE the day II longer:
~ Somewhere the task il done:
Somewhere the heart II stronger.
Somewhere the guerdon won.
~ Close by an open gate;
Somewhere the clouds are rifted:
Somewhere the angels wait.
SOMEWHERE. somewhere.
~ Beautiful Isle of Somewhere,
Land Of the true where We live al
way
Beautiful Isle of somewhere!
Unidentified.
The Meeker herald., 1914-08-08
Miea Ear tha Iaaahar.

Tommy had broken one Of the school
rules. and the teacher told him to tell
bis mother about It and also about the
punishment he had received. She
thought bis mother might thrash him
again. The next morning she asked.
"Weil. Tommy. did you tell your moth
or about your bad behavior yesterday
and how punished you."
"Yes, ma'am." said Tommy quickly.
SWELL. what did your mother sayf"
said she'd like to wiring your neck. "
replied Tommy calmly.
The Meeker herald., 1914-08-08

another young man at the table.
didn't know what the trouble WINS.
though. The coffee tasted kind OF
queer. but I didn't realize what the
trouble was till had about finished It.
Then got taste Of pure salt that
hadn't dissolved at ALL"
We'll. hope you had another good
cup after that one." said Mrs. Lackey.
Yes. had another" replied her hus-
band. II gave my cup to the waitress.
and then when 1t came back said to
the young man. Will you please pass
me the saitr"
Hiram Lackeyr' exclaimed Mn.
Lackey in horrifed tones. you sure
" didn't put salt in your coffee againT'
II just had to- replied her husband.
"You don't suppose wanted those
young fellows to think was such an
old farmer didn't know salt from
sugar. do youf'-Youth's Companion.
The Meeker herald., 1914-08-08
Wanted HE oue,,

A reservation Indian In the old days
was disconsolate over the breaking Of
his AZ handle. He laid his misfortune
before the farmer" of the reservation
who. through pity. took a new handle
from his private stock and adjusted It
The Meeker herald., 1914-08-08

OF DR.. Richard Strauss. the great
composer. Mr.. Vile says he makes NO
secret Of his passion for extraordinary
orchestral effects. During the general
rehearsal of his famous opera. "Elec-
tra"-which Mr.. Vile describes as '.that
monumental example Of musical up
roar'-Dr Strauss came tearing down
the central aisle of the Royal Open at
The Meeker herald., 1914-08-08

An organist had drawn up the order
OF Sunday service. and 1t was In type
ready for printing when the death OF
an important parsonage made change
necessary. The organist telephoned
10 the printer and instructed him to
change the postfude to Funeral March
BY Chopin" This II what he found at
the end of the list whey he arrived at
the church: "A few remarks by Cho
Mn"
The Meeker herald., 1914-08-08

In "Memoirs Of Famous Trials" By
Rev. q. v. Burnaby. il an amusing
story about the late Lord Bowen. "a
brilliant. intellectual and clever Judge"
His loydship wanted lift to the lord
chancellor's breakfast In 1883 and ad.
dressed the following request to bis old
friend. Mr.. Justice Mathew:
Ny Dear }. c.-Win you be free to car
~ me. beside Of thee. in your buEgee to
GeIborns's tea. II breakfast he intends for
Ne, ON November next D. ". eighteen
hundred andr eighty three A. D.. for Lady
b, from Cornwall G.. will absent be and
says that she would rather sss her nus
hand BE- d dash D than send to London
her bugGee for such a melancholy spree
q oeiborns's toast and Dsiborne's teAt
The Meeker herald., 1914-08-08
Couldn't Fool Her.

This story of Gibbon. the famous his
torian. was told by a contemporary:
'Gibbon had small face. almost
lost between q high forehead and .
big double chin and q caricature Of 4
nose which was crushed between the
encroaching slopes Of a pair Of baggy
The Meeker herald., 1914-08-08
The
Scrap Book


An amazing anecdote Of Pombo. the
great South American poet. Is told by
Phanor J. Elder in his volume Go
lombia." The incident happened In a
The Meeker herald., 1914-08-08
he WAS QUITE soclAsLE.
First Ne Charmed and Then Startled
Ralph Waldo Gmsrsen.

It II related that Ralph Waldo EN-
srson was once on his way to Califor-
mia when he was Joined by a man who
was altogether 10 sociable and chatty
that m otherwise tedious journey was
rendered quite cheerful.
This mans name was Sackett. and
b told Mr.. Emerson that he resided In
San Francisco. Mr.. Snckett indicated
all the points of interest along the way.
related u lot OF amusing anecdotes and.
BEST Of all. was also an attentive listen
q. The consequence was that MIR. EN-
erson came to the conclusion that Mr..
0ackett was a. charming man NJ he
had ever met. and 1t was In this posi-
live conviction that he accepted Mr..
Sackett's invitation to dine with him
Immediately upon their arrival In fan
Francisco.
The next morning Mr.. Emerson was
astonished and annoyed to find In all
the local papers this startling personal
notice: professor Ralph Waldo Elmer
son. the eminent philosopher. scholar
and poet, II in our city as the guest OF
J. Sackett. the we'll known proprietor
Of the Bush street dime museum. Mat.
inees every half hour. Admission only
10 cents. The double headed calf and
the dog faced boy this week.
The Meeker herald., 1914-08-08
Duty, Friandship, Love.
he bright illusions cherish

The bright Illusions cher1sh
OF duty. friendship. love.
Without them that would perish
Which buoys US earth above.
But why illusions call themf
What else so long survives
In mortals to enthrall them
To live their human livesf
Believe. for they are real,
Those visions pure and high
Pursuit of the ideal
Fits men to live and die.
John 0oadby Gregory.
The Meeker herald., 1914-08-08
Good Cheer.

After every storm the sun will shine
for every problem there is a solution.
and the souls indefeasible duty II to
be Of good cheer.-w. r. Alger.
The Meeker herald., 1914-08-08

0eeisaen of Character.
Decision Of character h one bright
golden apple which every young per-
son should strive in the beginning to
pluck from the tree Of life.
The Meeker herald., 1914-08-08

10 do an evil action II base: to do
. good action without mourning dan
ger IL common enough. but It 10 the
part Of good man to do great and
noble deeds, though he risks every
thing.-Plutarch.
The Meeker herald., 1914-08-08
In the Dark.

The late Professor Jebb once asked
q student to construe a passage from
the Greek. The undergraduate. who
was unprepared. began. ''The dawn
the dawn Eyes. yes: go on!' The
dawn-was beginning to break. "Yes.
sir: go orr But the student knew NO
more. and he began again. THE dawn
was beginning to break
.'sir. sit down until you sse day
llghtr' said the professor.
The Meeker herald., 1914-08-08

Dresden while Nine. Schumann-H eink.
in the part of Clytemnestra. was strug-
Cling with top note. Beads Of per
spiration already bespangled the brown
Of the mad'y playing orchestra. and
as he ran toward them DR.. Strauss
shrieked at the pitch Of his voice:
Louder! Louder! ] can still hear the
singing!"-London AnswerA
The Meeker herald., 1914-08-08

A Lest Cigar.
Mr.. J. Pfefp6nt Morgan smoked large
black and costly cigars. They were
made Of particularly dark and fra
grant leaf grown on his own estates
In the Santa Clara province Of Cuba.
These cigars were very valuable and
were highly priced BY any Of Mr..
Morgan's friends who were lucky
enough to get few.
Here Ii a story ar he told It himself:
zone day was going abroad my
yacht In New York when found l
had nothing to light my cigar with.
stopped one Of the men on the pier
and asked him for q match. which no
gave me readily. In return for bis
courtesy I handed him one Of my
cigars. which l think good deal Of.
He accepted it promptly. Thanks
be said: I was Just out Of tobacco
Then he broke 1t into little bits and
began to stun 1t into bis piper
Gave the Pries.g
A wealthy New York syDdicate de-
termined that 1t would be much to the
furtherance of some large plans In
hand II it could purchase the New
York Herald.
30 a cable was sent to James Cor.
don Bennett:
"Please wire best price for which
you will sell New York Herald
That evening the answer came:
DAILY. 8 cents: Sunday. 8 cents.
JAMES GORDON BENNETT"
Where the Blame Lies.
Governor Francis McGovern Of Wis
consin tells this one:
"A representative Of Illinois. wbn
never lost an opportunity to expatiats
upon the Riories and material pros
poets of Chicago. was one day holding
forth In his usual strain when ne
touched upon the part played BY the
railroads In that prosperity.
Statistics show declared the MEM
Der from Illinois. that l.lSO tIaina ar.
rive daily In Chicasb Thsse trains,
run by some twenty odd companies.
carry over les. 900 passenger The rail-
roads have undeniably been q strong
factor in making Chicago what It ID
today
"Whereupon a senator from New
York smilinGiy intertec.ed:
That's an awful elarge to prefer
against the railvale = LippincottA
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1914-09-09

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