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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-08


GSJ \ moment ago was looking at my
self III the mirror. and marvcled at
my innocent look. BY the side of my
dressing table Is photograph of eight girls in stun
ming hats and GOWNS These my bridesmaids.
and when | looked AT them marvelled at their in
nocent looks On the other side of the mirror is a
photograph Of my husband. Fred How stern he
looks How commandin.' How full of purpose,
| would laugh, but Fred might hear me. and if he
guessed the reason of my laughter il would spoil the
innocent effect
have just finished reading article "Shoull
Women Propose! l. it necessary to say il was
written by man. Perhaps it would surprise him
10 know that. with few unimportant EXCEPTIONS the
woman always PROPOSES. Should Woman Propose,
indeed. In the name of the prophet: Figs.
OF course it the man who finally humble,
murs the words. but it, the woman who has to put
the question first in his heart. and then in his mind.
and then on his lips How does she do Or better
yet. perhaps in the racy speech of the day. how does
she work il
That is precisely what am about to tell. and to
show my good faith am going TO give my own en-
periences first. My married masculine readers may
be interested to the methods unfolded which
brought them To the point. To the married women
this article will be like comparison of notes on the
most interesting subject in the world. My young
unmarried male readers may well know how they
will presently be caught. And for the Urls whose
engagement fingers are still unadorned, feel
that many will live 10 bless me for the hints herein
contained.
How did ! lead the first man To propose To me!
1t was absurdly simple.
II happened in that primary school for proposals
the summer resort never stopped to summer
sort proposal after that. Its too much like stealing
the ribbons from baby's bonnet. But ] was ont for
practice. and got it, Moreover. might have got n
husband if he had been the right man. But didn't
want my first proposal to "takc." So purposely
picked man who wasn't the right one.
YES. everything was prearranged. even to the
phra>ing of the gentle but firm lection. chose
Il summer resort where there was plenty of boating
and the first thing | did To rent boat for the
season and arrange that should keep the oars in my
room at the boarding house. Oh ! perfectly
enthusiastic the biect of boating
But wait Perhaps of my readers are Won
derinp why didn't 90 in for canoeing. \ paddle is
much lighter and canoeing is much more ro-
mantle. True. but let me whisper something else.
\ canoe is no place for sentiment. It's too wobbly.
and if the man is mpulsive, the water is too wet. OF
it's very exciting to be saved from drowning.
but what if the can't swim! All things con-
sidered boat is much to be preferred the mise
On scene for proposal.
Very WELL After lunch one day ! went to my
room and waited until of the most eligible
young sitting in the hammock on the
lawn. SO then ! tripped downstairs, carrying the
over my shoulder, and when stroed by him
| naturally gave
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-08

AM \ WOMAN twenty-six years old
And | am married. 1t will be granted
therefore that ! am in some position
10 speak about each of the three words
winch compose my text - to say moth
ING of the dash after Woman.
\ moment ago was looking at my
self in the mirror. and marvclled at
L.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-08-27
IN THE NAME OF CIVILIZATION

Another example of civilized war
fare. German dirigible sailed over
Antwerp and dropped bombs upon the
sleeping city. The projectiles used,
according TO an officer OF the Ameri-
can coast artillery. in the city at the
time, were some Kind OF shTapnel. cal
culated TO scatter death and destruc-
ton in every direction.
Buildings were demolished and
helpless people killed in their beds.
Men, women and children were
slaughtered. There was no chance
for defense or protection. 1t was
wanton slaughter and destruction
If the Germans alone were guilty Of
this barbarous style OF warfare the
world might file protest with some
effect but England, France and Rus
STA, Austria and Servia regard drop
ping bombs from airships in the night
on unprotected cities ard defenceless
civilians as civilized warfare.
The horrors of the Sepoy rebellion,
the stinkpots Of the Chinese and the
prison pens OF the south were humane
compared with these modern social
ed civilized methods of attack
This war should make the world
sick of settling its differences with
machine guns. If there is any hu-
manity left the revolving scenes Of the
European war should awaken il from
its torpor and bring to mankind a
realizing sense of the cruelty the folly
and the uselessness Of war.
Germany declares she is fighting
in holy cause. England appeals to
the throne of divine grace to uphold
her arms France. who apparently
has more cause 10 fight than any
other nation involved, except Bel
GUM. because invaded. calls on the
supreme being to certify to the Just
ness of her struggle. And so on.
II is sacrilege. There is no God of
war. The only God is the God OF
peace-peace on earth. good will to
men.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-08-27
COTTON HELD UP.

The south is seriously disturbed
over its cotton crop. There are four
million bales which will not find a
market this year on account of the
war in Europe and on which the
planters OF the south must realize for
at least a part OF their value
At present the markets of Eng
land, France and Germany are closed
against the cotton producers Of the
United States. but it is believed Eng
land will soon be in position TO take
its share Of the crop and that South
America will take portion OF the
balance. For the remainder and
FOR immediate relief Secy. McAdoo
proposed 20 make certified warehouse
receipts the basis for the issue Of ma
tional bank currency which will be
distributed through the reserve bank
system. Tobacco warehouse receipts.
duly certified. will be similarly hon
ored
These proposed provisions have had
the effect or quoting the fears OF the
planters and restoring confidence
among them. With the money 10
carry them over 10 a new crop they
can accept the situation quite cheer
fully. The adverse effect on the
American cotton industry will be tenn
porary at most and take the form OF
Inconvenience rather than loss one
difficulty in the way of this plan TO
take care OF the cotton interests is the
inadequacy of the storehouses in the
event that England is not in position
AZ an early date 10 take her usual
supply.
Heretofore since the civil war there
has been no occasion 10 store cotton
I'm such large quantities and the
planters are not prepared for IT. The
crop has moved almost Immediately
from the bs!ing sheds TO market.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-08-27

Movements OF wheat from Russia
are likely 10 check the rapid advance
Of prices in this country on wheat and
flour. The vast fields OF Russia are
to be opened 10 the world through
permission granted by the Turkish
government for English grain vessels
to pass through the Dardanelles.
The Russian wheat crop is said to
be abundant this year and ready for
shipment England and France can
draw supplies from this source more
conveniently than from the United
States and will Immediately avail
themselves Of the opportunity. The
competition will have a subduing eff
feet on prices for American wheat by
reducing the expectation.
In a sense the competition Of Rus
STA will cause "A loss 10 the United
States, but this will be compensated
for in reduced cost of living If this
country were to have monopoly OF
the European market or be the prin-
cipal source Of supply the American
consumer would suffer in proportion.
The Russian supply will have a whole
some effect as far as the cost of liv-
ing in this country is concerned.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-08-27
JERRY'S LAMENT.

I'm lonesome for ma, and l want TO
go home.
The lump in my throat comes of
reading a pome
Bout a light, shining bright in the
window tonight:
Oh L long for the folks and my own
native loan.
The city's "world-famed," and like
il here.
There's lot in its make up that I'm
holding dear;
But the wood with its trees and the
murmur OF bees,
Has got a life-lease on my heart
strings, i fear.
The fellows are great and l love every
lad.
And | wouldn't take wealth for the
time that I've had:
But letter from ma and a postal
from pa,
Makes fellow get lonesome and sick
ly and sad.
I'll need cease TO mingle with men Of
broad mind.
And a girl just like Blonde, I'll seek
long 10 find;
But the thought OF a chair awaiting
me there,
behind
I'm lonesome for ma and 1 want to go
home.
To my native heath. 10 my native
loan;
The lump in my throat has sure got
my goat.
And 1t all came about just through
reading a pome.
L. c. n.
THOSE who write books are not
the only philosophers. nor is all phi
losophy written or spoken. There are
other means OF expression for philos-
Ophy as well as for the arts. The two
linemen working in our alley yester-
day were opponents of the school of
expression.
DOUBTLESS they were at work
while there, for presently they packed
their tools and other impedimenta and
departed. But all We heard was con-
versation and the singing of snatches
of song. Evidently in their philosophy
work was only an incident.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-08-27
EMBARGO on FOOD.

In the opinion of witnesses exam
ined at the cost OF living inquiry in
New York the United States holds in
her hands a club with which the dogs
Of war could be beaten and peace re-
stored TO Europe The club is food,
by Withholding which war in Europe
must come 10 an end.
James Ward Warner, president OF
the New York produce exchange, and
George Zabrinski, New York manager
for Minneapolis manufacturers of
-four. we're responsible for the sug-
gestion. They said that not only
would war in Europe end if an en-
barge we're placed on American prod
ucts. but normal markets would be
established at home and the prices
here would decrease accordingly.
From both humane and economic
standpoints the opportunity is tempt
ing IL il is true that the United States
holds this power in its hands. and IL is
probable these authorities on food
stuffs know whereof they speak
There is, however, another point Of
view. and that is the diploma tic
Whether II would be prudent or ad-
visable for the United states to starve
the war spirit out of Europe is an
other question. The United States
would have to consider whether at
some time in the future the tables
might not in some manner be turned
against us.
Revenge is sweet 10 nations as we'll
as TO individuals, and their memory is
long. However beneficial the results
OF a food embargo might he 10 them
the warning nations of Europe would
resent an interference which they
would regard as impertinent at least.
An embargo on the expectation Of
wheat and flour would establish an
unique precedent in international re-
latiOns. Such embargoes have been
forced in the past. such as that laid
upon shipments of food. clothing. i'm
plements or war. etc, TO the southern
tory OF the world that we recall has
unselfishly deprived itself of revenue
for the sake OF ending a war in which
II was not engaged.
Specializing on this suggestion A
long and loud roar might be expected
from producers OF the raw and manu-
featured products. They would see
their stimulated profits go glimmering.
but what a blessing II would be 10 the
home consumer. The problem OF the
high cost OF living would vanish like
mist before the rising sun.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-08-27
A MERCHANT MARINE.

Pres. Wilson is determined 10 pro-
vide for the handling OF American
foreign commerce He cannot be di-
verted from his purposes by mere as
surances that the shipping interests OF
the country are equal 10 II. These in
terests will have 20 show the presi-
dent or he viii proceed with his plans
for government control
The presidents plans are compre-
hensive and he is insisting upon them
in the face OF opposition from the sub
committee OF the house naval COM
mittee. which would restrict the OPP
GRAFTON OF government owned ships to
South American trade. and the opin-
ion OF the president Of the institute OF
international law in Paris that il
would be a violation OF neutrality for
the United States 10 permit idle prop
erty ~ uncertain value 20 ne trans
10 med into cash which would ne un-
seizable and OF immediate value TO a
belHgerent
The president is not 10 he deferred
rs these objections and warnings He
Is satisfied that his plan 10 purchase
vessels make them a part Of the
United States navy. 20 be used in com
merce in time OF peace and as hospi-
tai ships. golfers. etc. in time OF
war IL entirely feasible and safe The
plan az the committee meets its APP
prevail as far as IL goes. II provides
FOR the expenditure Of $4,000. 600 FOR
naval auxiliaries and the money rs
available for the purpose.
The system the government VIII
follow Is employed by Germany The
officers Of the government owned yes
sels engaged IN commerce are onicers
IN the German navy. either active or
ably a. any rate. the experiment Is
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-08-27
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
IT. JOSEPH COUNTY

IT. JOSEPH COUNTY.
FOR SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE
George Ford
FOR PROSECUTING ATTORNEY
Chester r. Mont gomery.
FOR SHERIFF Charles Bailey
FOR AUTHORITATIVE Wolfe.
FOR RECORDER Bert f. klysz
FOR CLERK George Raab.
FOR TREASURER Fred W Martin.
FOR ASSESSOR John " Truax
FOR SURVEYOR Henderson Mcclellan
FOR CORONER Thomas J. Swantz
COMMISSIONERS - middle DISTRICT
Thomas Williams Western District, J
W. Miller
COUNCILNEN (at-largel Nelson ]
Riley, William Mix and Frank Mayr jr
PORTAGE TOWNSHIP
FOR TRUSTEE A. Klingler.
FOR ASSESSOR-Joseph Voorde.
FOR JUSTICES OF THE PEACE
Elmer Peak and JosepA wypiszinski.
FOR CONSTABLE-R A. Beyers.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-08-27
NATIONAI

=
FOR T. $. SENATOR Benjamin F..
Shivcly.
FOR 18TH DISTRICT REPRESENTA-
TINE-Henry A Baruhart
STATE
FOR SECRETARY OF STATE-Homcr
l. Cook.
FOR AUDITOR OF STATE-DaIe J..
Crittenden
w B.ttler.
FOR SUIT. PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
Cha rles A Greathouse.
FOR JUDGE SUPREME COURT-Moses
Il. Larry.
FOR JUSTICES OF APPELLATE
COT RT-JOsfah . Ibach. Frederick ;.
Caldwell Milton b Hotel. Edward W.
Felt and Frank VI. Powers.
FOR CLERK OF SUPREME cot RI
j. Fred France.
FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL Richard
nlburn.
ron STATE Edward
Barrett.
LEGISLATIVE.
FOR STATE SENATOR-Gabrie r
Summers.
FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE
George y Hepler and Charles A. Hagerty
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-08-27
Tales About Folk
By Fred c. Kelly

When the university of Michigan
bestowed recently an honorary mas
ters degree upon Franklin Z. Adams,
humOrist TO the New York Tribune,
the university. or Mr.. Adams. or both.
must have then and there broken a
worlds record. 1t was the first time
a great university anywhere in the
world ever pinned a masters degree
to anybody as a reward for cracking
jokes.
Adams had already, on his own ac-
count, shattered a worlds record by
signing a contract by which he re-
ceives the highest salary ever paid TO
a humorist by any one newspaper for
a daily column OF comedy.
Just a few years ago Adams was
selling life insurance out in Chicago.
| think il was life insurance he was
selling. At any rate he was engaged in
some calling similarly diSaSsociated
with humor Then he became addict
ed to reading Bert Lesion Taylor
column of funny comment and one
thing and another in the Chicago
Tribune. and to make contributions TO
same. just for the fun Of seeing his
stuff i'm print After he had been do
ing that for time he got an-idea into
his head that he, too, could conduct a
column Of verse and comment and be
reasonably amusing day after day.
With this idea for a Jimmy he succeed
ed in prying his way into another
Chicago paper and did daily comedy
for them until il occurred to him that
he ought TO be in New York. He APP
piled 20 nearly every paper in New
York. one after another, TO give him
a few light humoristic chores TO per-
form. and each paper. with one ex-
ception, turned him down. each
thereby playing a joke on itself, for in
a little while Adams column in the
paper that did not turn him down
was the best funny column in New
York. If not in the entire country.
At that time Adams was about the
most poorly paid humOrist 10 be found
anywhere. Today he receives a bigger
salary than a member OF the presi-
dents cabinet and his task requires
only two or three hours a day.
obviously. 20 be the highest salaried
I humOrist required that he be not only
/ funny but original and he has invented
numerous bon mots that are really
| high grade. One of these set forth
/ his objection 10 work. THE trouble
with work" says Adams, lis that il
/ cuts into ones day So"
/ Somebody urged him to play golf
/ for the reason that il would keep him
\ out in the open air. To which Adams
said: 80 does waiting for a 6th av
\ car"
Adams is at his best. perhaps in his
I verses. His originality crops out in
/ his selection OF commonplace subjects
/ and twisting them into extraordinary
poesy. During the championship
\ baseball games a year or so ago
; Adams noted on the sporting pages
! day after day the phrase. Tinker. e
/ Evers, 10 Chance" IL was simply a
\ routine phrase used in the report Of
the game and nobody but Adams per
I ceived the jingle u it-He got up q
/ little poem with Tinker TO Evers "a
/ Chance" for the catch line, and il was
/ a dandy little poem. too.
Not long ago Adams was speaking
I OF the regrets he had in connection
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-08-27
THE MELTING POT
COME! TAKE POTLUCK WITH US.

AND why shouldn't work he incl
dental 10 exchange Of thought and ex-
pressions OF impulse Is work so i'm
pOrtant that il shall entirely possess
US and make the world for all the
grind il is for a part of us?
\ Literary Inflationist-
Sir:-Among living story writer's
who is your favorite? Ten or twenty
years ago l would have said Howells;
but these days Arnold Bennett is the
literary window dresser for me- He
can construct good plot: but it isn't
necessary. He can make his Charac-
tiers talk like real folks; but he
needn't rely on that. His humor is
genuine: but let that go. He is the
artist par excellence in taking an idea
or proposition and showing il off at
tractively in more lights than you
could have dreamed il possessed. Pow
erty of material Material is more
abundant to Arnold Bennett than
cream to a fly in pan Of milk; but
it doesn't drown him. He can expand
a pin-point until il assumes the size
Of teu-acre lot. S.
OUR favorite story writer? Let's
see-have we ever named him? We
think not, but he is the manor the
woman, if IL be a she-who succeeds
less in giving US something 10 think
about than in doing the thinking for
US. Perhaps that would be Bennett
NOT all summer have we had such
a time with flies in the office as yes
terday. We suppose the cool weather
drove them in. At any rate we work
ed all day with a swatter in one hand
and a pencil in the other. For some
absurd reason il recalled an old hymn
they used 10 sing at the church where
we went sunday nights TO take our
best girl home:
"A crown upon my forehead.
harp within my hand"
Perhaps ii was the hat we had 10
wear all day TO keep the flies off the
rear elevation of our forehead.
THE incident suggests the possibil-
ity that none of us is Cor are, IS you
please) doing as much swatting as we
should.
Keeping TAB On Sam Pickering.
decatur DemOcrat.)
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Pickering. Miss
Emma Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Millhuff Of Piqua, Ohio, mOtored over
Saturday and were over-Sunday
guests of Mr.. and Mrs Sam Doak
IT will take us longer. we surmise,
to count the high cost of the wal than
the high cost of living, but there is
this other difference-the war can
not go on forever
NOW. if the colonel had discovered
the river Sane we might give him the
benefit Of the Doubt.
WE are hoping that Brand Whit
lock will not overdo the protest bust
ness OF course he is the whole
United States in Belgium, but we
sof and a
secretary Of state and other factotums
to keep things straight at home while
he is away.
The round hole in the doughnut
Has been often described
AS the figure that represents nothing,
But thus has Edwards inscribed:
He informs us that absolute nothing
Is an absolute contradiction,
And that, with US, you'll freely admit,
Is sure some absolute distinction.
G. \. +.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-08-27
SUMMER CONSTIPATION DAN
GEROUS. d.

Constipation in summertime Is
more DANGEROUS than in the fall, win
ter or spring The food YOU eat is
often contaminated and is more like
" 10 ferment in your stomach. Then
YOU are apt TO drink much cold water
during the hot weather, thus inJuring
YOUR stomach Collie. Fever. Pto-
maine Poisoning and other ills are
natural results. Po-Do-Lax will keep
Won we'll. as II increases the Bile. the
natural laxative, which rids the
bowels OF the congested poisonous
waste. Po-Do-I-ax will make you feel
better. Pleasant and effective. Take
a dose tonight soc at your Druggist
-AdVt.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-08-27

worth trying in this emergency. and
the president proposes to try it,
There are two objects TO be accom-
plished, the movement Of the surplus
products of the United States and the
establishment of an American mer-
chant marine. An appropriation OF
forty millions by the government
should be ample assurance TO private
investors of the stability of the enter
prise.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-08-27
SIX MONTHS WITH POETS AND
PHILOSOPHERS

The heat and the chaos OF contest
are DER.
To mingIe no IOnger-tO madden
no more:
And the cold forms of heroes are
stretched on the plain:
The lips cannot breathe through
the trumpet again.
For globes of destruction have
shattered their might.
The swift and the burning-and
wfapt them I'm night:
Like lightning electric and sudden
they came:
They took but their life. and they
left them their fame.
-Tennyson.
\ state Of absolute nothing is a
state of absolute contradiction.
Absolute nothing l. the aggregate
OF all the absurd contradictions i'm
the world.-JOhnathan Edwards.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-08-27
TWENTY YEARS AGO
Reminders From the Columns
of The Daily Times.
A market house was agitateC

Il IIENlI NNN tIVtIHN Ntlo ti- IthtNu
The Epworth league OF the First
NJ. + church gave farewell social
for Kew. and Mrs. j. II. HollinSsw orth.
J. z. Neff was deputy revenue col
lectOr.
lake.
den Bosch and Mrs NJ. NJ. Matthews
and children have returned from Pc
tOSkeV
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-08-27

OF course no Englishman. French
man or Russian would want us 20
feed a German. and vice versa. but it
will be our aim 10 distribute food
wherever we can deliver the goods
and get the price
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-08-27
POsTPONES POLAR TRIP

CHRISTIANIA, Aug. 81 Roald
Amundsen, the explorer. says that un-
der the present circumstances he
must postpone his polar expedition.
He will not start before the spring Of
1916
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-08-27

drummer asked a grouchy Mays
Vile man. who was perhaps too drunk
TO see our superb auto truck. the way
10 get 10 Mount Olivet.
Take the r. NJ. & w" replied the
citizen of the Mason metropolis.
What's that q6eried the eager
knight OF the grip
Two mules and a wagon" was the
laconic answer.-Mt. Ohvet (ky) Ad-
vance
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-08-27

ANTWERP. Aug. 27.-Queen Eliza
beth OF the Belgians refused today 20
accede 10 the wishes OF her family
shst she leave Belgium bv sea. she is
working every day in the Red Cross
hospitals
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-08-27
~ THE STUDIO.

The Lady-Of course, Mr.. Cobalt
they're awfuIly charming but why do
YOU paint nothing but nudes?"
The Artist-Can't afford TO gown
EN-. dear lady-fashiOns change so
quickly.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-08-27
on THE INSIDE.

'Wombat ought to cut some ice in
national politics.
is he in with the political push"
We'll. he knows all kinds of college
professors kansas City Journal