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SWISS MILITARY SYSTEM.
With No Standing Army Every Citizen
10 . Trained Soldier

The republic OF Switzerland furnish
en- an example In the way of military
preparedness well worth study. II
bus no stumbling army. and yet every
man In II trained soldier and can at
any time he called upon to defend his
country.
Military trimming in Switzerland he
gins ut the age Of eight years. From
the ages of seventeen to forty nine
service Is compulsory at the cali Of
the state. All males not incapacitated
serve thirteen years in the aufzng.
twelve years In the iandwehr and sig
years In the landsturm From eight
years to seventeen the boys receive
military instruction In the public
schools. and when they enter the auf
zug they are prepared for actual train
Ing In arms. In the first year of their
service they spend from sixty seven to
nincty-two days in emp or maneuvers.
depending upon whether they belong
to cavalry. infantry. artillery or ensi-
neers. In each subsequent year they
serve thirteen days.
The total service for the thirteen
years Is 141 days for Infantry. l48 for
engineers. iGO for cavalry and 1868 for
artillery. This makes n total of less
thnn six months for the thirteen years.
but the tratning Is that of actual war.
fare and the product Is trained and
seasoned soldiers.
This Swiss force can only he called
for defense against Invasion. For an
offensive campaign new army must
be raised by ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
News
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vieissi,uds. Of Warsaw.

No city In Europe hus known 40
many changes OF masters as warsaw.
Founded about the year $50. It was
capital Of the independent dukedom Of
Mazovia until the fifteenth century.
wlier 1t was annexed by Poland. In
the seventeenth century its possession
was commended for by Sweden. Rus
sin. Austrin and Brandenburg. until.
in 1854 RUSSIA practically annexed It.
In 1905 the city was banded over to
Prussia. but Napoleon occupied 1t In
iSt8. and ut the peace Of Tilsit War
saw WIS proclaimed an independent
duchy In lAO0 the AustriaDs aeizetl
the city. but lost II again. and after
another brief spell Of Independence
the city passed finally " Russia In
lSl3.-LondUu Chronicle.
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SEEK THE BRIGHT SPOTS.
Don't oreueA In the Gloom. but Lock
Up and De an optimist.

Don't oreueh In the Gloom. but Lock
Up and De an optinist.
He who thinks the world b fuli Of
g0od people and kindly btessings 10
much richer than be who thinks the
contrary. Each mans Imagination
largely peoples the world for himself.
eome live In a world peopled with
princes Of the royal blood: some In q
world Of paupers and privation. You
have your choice.
This b q big. busy world. It cares
precious little whnt you think Of It or
what faults OF troubles you find in It
II b q choice that concerns yourself
more than all others combined. wheth-
er you crouch In the gloom. the COM
panion Of hateful eoblins. or stride in
the sunshine, seeing smiles and catch
ing sbreds Of aonR.
Men and women In Gods image were
not made rs whining. groveline beings
They were made to stand erect. men
tally ~ well aa physically: to labor
well and joyously: to take the gifts Of
providence. whether they be Joy or sor.
row. and bear them cheerfuliy and
With courage: to add ever something
to the worlds store Of happiness. II II
be only q smile
Look up! BEE how flooded With sun.
shine this beautiful world b when
faced with smiling eyes.
II you would win anything. do any
thing. Be anything. don't whine
Christian Herald
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MADE HIM A PROFESSOR.

Ne oidnt Knew Very Much. but His
0iu@ Wen the Appointment.
In one OF the Japanese papers are
some "Reminiscences Of the war with
Russia. and among them 10 the follow
ing:
When peace waa concluded between
Japan and Russia the study Of the
Japanese language became something
like erase among Russians. At Har
bin. for instance. Japanese were In
great demand a. teachers OF their
mother tongue. Many Japanese bar
bers and laundrymen shut up their
shops and became Instructors Of Japn
uese.
Az In most cases the instruction was
not conducted on u systematic method.
many Russian students Of Japanese
only succeeded In acquiring . smatter
ing Of the language.
Then one day japanese interpreter
who taught Japanese to Russian rail
way men at Hnrbin received letter
from one OF bis whilom pupils asking
for a certificate Of bis proficiency A.
q matter OF fact. hts knowledge Of Jap
anese does not extend beyond what
may be called ptdg,n Japanese. bnt =
certificate was forwarded to him ~
requested
A few weeks later the Interpreter
WAS surprised to receive q letter from
the Russian informing him that be had
been engaged by the government as
professor Of japanese at a monthly
salary of 500 roubies. nese ChrOn-
tcle.
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-Yes." said the quiet man. "buainese
has been good with me this week--or
bad-l don't know which yon would
call IT. ! have been buster than the
company likes to have me"
what do you mean BY thatf lf
there an employer who dues not like to
have his employees wOrkf Could ! get
. job theret It seems to me that such
q position would suit my temperament
exactly"
THE company doesn't care to have
anything doing In my department II
would be glad to pay me- my salary
and never have me do . stroke VI
work"
what au ideal job: What kind OF n
place In itT'
81 am an adjuster Of death clnims
tor a life insurance company."-New
FORT Presa
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NAMES OF OUR EARTH.
N Wa. Called G. by .ns Grssks and
Terra BY the Latina

Terra by the Lat,ns.
Answering the question. Who nam
I'd our planet the earth: Why could
!, NOT nave had u ruuIantc ana Deau
urn name such Us hstrOhOr'ers nave
gwen to the planets Jupiter Venus.
Mars or Neptune: Our plat-' alone
has the utiiitartnn. nut not graceful
name the eurth." Edgar Lucien lArEtu
IN the New York American says:
The good Anglo saxon folk gave the
name earthe to this. our world aud
the British dwindied the WORD down
TO earth fsmt II this not fully NJ ~
uantic ms the name &c. given to II ny
the Greeks. and Terra by the i.atinsf
t;e il indeed commonplace. but Terra
ts highly rOInant'c.'
Classic mythology tells that Terra
was one " the most ancient oeities
and wife OF Uranus and mother OF
Oceanus. the Titans. CycIopes. Giants.
Thea. Rheu. Themis. I'hOebe. rethys
and MDemusyne. And she u the I'll NE
deity as reilus hut Tellus was the
most ancient goddess after Chaos. In
lnter mythic ages she was called oy
the exceedingly romantic names Cy-
belle. Rhea. vesta. Ceres. rithea. hona
Dea. Proserpine and others. And when
sailing under the euphOnins titles she
pissed through many very romantic
episodes AT times she got into rO
manuc difficulties when circulating
around With other goddesses and gods
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spAlN's WOMAN WARRIOR.
The Maid o. sarasossa and How She
Saved Her City.

Saved Her City.
The Spaninrtls have erected monu
ment to the memory Of Angostina
Zaragozn. whose bravery during the
penlnsulnr war saved her city.
In July. 1908. the French were press.
ing hard upon SarngOssa, The hardest
fighting occurred Mt PortiliO gate.
where tlse assnulting batteries more
than onre reached the dllapitlated
enrthworks. The g,inners Of the Span
ish battery were shot down one after
another. the survivors falling before
they could discharge the last ionded
gun
The infantry hinched. and the French
were closing In when Young woman
betrothed to Il young sergeant Of artfl
lery who had Just fallen rushed In.
snatched the lighted match from her
dying lovers hand and fred the undis-
charged 'twenty-four FOUNDER into the
head of the advancing column.
The enemy WINS thrown back. The
citizens with cheer rushed forward.
reoccupied the battery and the assault
was checked
AngOstina Zarngoza received from
her government a commission MS subj
lieutenant Of the artillery and life
pension. A few years later she was
seen by an English traveller serving
with her battery In Andalusia. She
wore a blue artillery tunic. on the
sleeve of which was a shield Of honor
Washington Star.
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ARTIFICIAL LIMBS.
Perfection 70 Which ths Msshariesl
Arm Has Been 0rought.

Perfection 70 Which the Mechanics
Arm Has Been 0rousht.
They are making artifciai limbs with
such perfection today that technical
observer who il ais., an enthusiastic
baseball fan declares that he would
not Ike surprised 10 zee III the psH far DIS
tant future some wooden armed pitcher
making II good record. What r. known
NJ "giuss arm" would be effectively su
I,ersetled by wooden arm"
Though this 10 daring leap OF the
Imagination. which. however. need not
worry the perfectly good armed pitch
ers OF the big leagues. still ZONE Of the
things that can be done With artificial
arms are simply Amazing. Here you
see a man lighting 4 cigar and with
naturainess Of action and pOse which
would deceive the casual observer.
The mechanism Is controlled by Ger
tain motions OF the stump Of the flesh
and blood arm. and no little knack IL
necessary to the successful working OF
the artificial member and yet wittai
1t Is not very difficult TO acquire.
II Is said that tue man who Ii light
Ing his big cigar can pick . pin from
the floor without difficulty. but 1t is
not on record that he can give the
pep" to ball 10 that 1t will speed
by the batter like q prOjectiie from
high powered gun. As matter OF
fact, he is thoroughly satisfied with
the many very necessary things that
can he done with the mechanical arm
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WOMEN OF EUROPE.


An Italian Critic Says Those OF SPAN
Ar the Most esautifui.
A celebrated italian writer OF Flor
ence has been favoring the world With
his opinion Of some of the women OF
Europe He considers only four ma
lions. and Of these he selects Spain as
most worthy Of the crown for feminine
beauty He says:
1.-The Spanish woman il bewftchingiy
beautiful. She has small hands and
feet and large eyes like the open win
dows of a sunburnt marble palace. Q
figure full OF grace and life and long.
dark. wavy hair. She is very religious.
very ignorant. very jealous. very sen
sitive and very proud"
OF the British woman he says: Her
hair In like gold. She has hea venly eyes.
a peachlike complexion. a delicately
formed nose and good teeth. She In
rcserved. very active and generally
slave to etiquette"
As to the Frenchwoman be IL less
complimentary. 1t Ii thus that he de
scrib+.s her: 'She Ia a cat and ser
pent, n palm and . violet. and when
she is not pretty she Ia charming She
Ia amiable. dreadful coQuette and
generally false"
Ills summary Of the Russian woman
In thnt she In "of an oriental type which
had been prenlaturely transported Into
Europe In her are combined the ex-
traor,linary charms Of a savage and the
civilized woman PearsOn's.
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hia Own M.dieins.

A certain barristcr named Jones who
practiced In Lord Broughain's time
was In the habit OF commencing the
examination Of II witness with these
words. Now. sir. ain going to put
a question to you. and I dop't care
which way you answer 1t"
Broughnm. like many others. was
growing tired OF the monotonous
formula. and one morning. meeting
Jones near the temple, he addressed
him thus: "Now. Jones. | am going to
put a question to you. and don't care
which way you answer 1t. How are
you?"-LOndon Express
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or all the articles Of luxury known
to the Romans pearls were most val.
ucd They were worn by all classes.
The famous pearl earrings which be-
longed to Cleopatra are said to have
been worth xsOO.OO. and Julius Caesar
presented the mother Of Brutus with
a penri for which he paid $4,000. 1t
has been said that one Of the reasons
why Julius Caesar invaded Britain
was the wish to become master OF the
pearls which were supposed to abound
there. u surmise incorrect. for few
penris Of value have been found In
Great Britain.
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POWER OF eLooueNce.
Financial Effect OF Whits6sid's Sermon
on Bar Franklin.

on Ban Franklin.
WhiteHeld made seven visits to Amer
lea. He brought great biessincs to ouI
land. Whittier wrote OF him thus:
The Hood ~ emotion. deep ano strong.
Trnubled the iand ae II swept along.
hut left q result OF nolIet nves
In Philadelphia ne preached with
such effectiveness that the dancing
rooms were discontinued and the ball
and concert rooms were shut up ''as In
consistent with the gospel
benjamin franklin tells that In i'hii
adeiphin 3ONOO heard him with eass.
Rcn was caught with the matchi.sa
delivery OF his sermons. II happened
IN u meeting In the course Of which !
perceived writes ne. that he intend
Ell to fiuish with COLLECTION. and !
silently resolved that he would get
nothing from me ! had In my pO4'ket
n handful Of copper money. three or
fo,I silver dollars and Ave pistOles 10
gold AS he preached began to soften
and concluded to give the coppers: an
other stroke OF his oratory niHde me
ashamed OF that and determined the 10
give the silver; and he finished 40 nd
mirabiy that ! emptled my pot'kpts
wholly Into the collection dish. gold
and ALL Christian Herald.
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Spanish lads have game which they
call Hobby null" and II has something
on the American Riddles bobby horse.
according TO those who have seeu II
The boys OF Malaga and Other Spanish
cries ind an Immense amount OF ex'
citeinpni and amusement In mock en-
counters with the hohbyhuil. which b
merely framework mounted on
wooden wheels and mas \ pair OF hurns
dashed TO its forward end Armed with
Il sc,,rle, cloth one OF the b0ys inflIt1.
ates the nobbybuii. while smother op
crates the annual,
II the uiatadot bns talent In the art
Of tnnutins ami teasing and the other
lad Is SPIRITED the game may pesDms
serious Boys IN training to bt-cume
nntnGors practice regularly with the
hobby hiiii and consider such play n
par, OF their training philadelphia
North American.
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Our moral codes were invented not
to prepare men for heaven OF for Ito
pta They were invented by men whu
were non. too good themselves to pro
text themselves from people who were
nW much worse. There are great dir,
fercnres IN human beings as to the
amount of know,edse and wtsduul
which they Inwsess. nut there Is small
difference In regard to the amount of
goodness or r,scality TINT they mani
fest-Mowry Saben In Forum.
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At a dine when the Scots had con
siderably iesa love for their southern
neighbour than in these days Z father.
taking leave Of hts sOn. said: SANDY.
ma bairn. ye're aboot tae gang up tae
London. Tak' tn siller ye can frae
the Euglisb-ta' everything ye can tras
them But mind ye. handy. they're .
brsv fecbtin people. 20 be carefu VI
them Never fecht bald mon. fer ye
Gamma catch him BY th hair."-Ar
gouaut
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His ~Jvnier Partner. Entered.

Littleman was telling the young bach
elon at recent affair uptown Just
how to manage wife.
When you young fellows nre mar
ried. you must take the upper hand at
once" he said. "No weakness. no SEN
tlment! Make your wife understand
that. though you love her and SO forth.
she ID the junior partner. II necessary,
resort to the effective methods of our
cavemen nncestOrs-use the heavy
hand! Put her nose to the domestic
grindstone. Why, when ! speak to my
wife,
Littleman never finished. Why? See
headline.-Eew York Times.
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A fearful type Of storm is the 70
tailed white death" OF Alaska. This
Ii fog In which the whole air be-
comes full Of minute particles Of ice.
1t Is thick beyond relief. and exposure
to It for any length Of time In the open
means certain death to human beings.
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II you ask . scientific man why n
stone falls to the ground he will tell
you that he doesn't know. Not long
ago he would have replied that 1t fell
to the ground because the earth and
stone attract one another. This Is very
much the same as saying that an un-
supported stone falls 10 the ground
because. as has been ascertalnetl ny
frequent experiments. an Unsupported
stone falls to the ground. - Scientific
American.
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Zcist. In Holland. Is hest known ns
the abode Of I'eace. The religious COM
muhity OF MOravians has been settled
there for over century and II half
Its gray. sober looking buildings stand
In their own well cultivated grounds
within which the members lead life
of Quaker-like simplicity. There IN lit
tie display even OF the goods they
make. particularly their tinwarcs.
which are sold In small rooms that
have no likeness to shops except for
the plain counter that runs across
them London Chronicle.
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LINcoLN's KIND HEART.
u shswsd itssH In HE Aversion TO the
posth Penalty.

u Showed itssH In HE Aversion 10 the
Dssth Penalty.
II IL related that one dny man came
to Lincoln with q sad tale. His soi'
had been sentenced to death. nm ONLY
son too. Lincoln said kindly:
~ am sorry I can do nothing for you.
Listen to this telegram l recets ed from
General Butler yesterday" aud he read
the following:
President LincoIn-I pray you not TO
interfere with the courts martial OF the
army. You will destroy all discipline
among our soldiers"
Lincoln watched the old INNS grief
for minute and then exclaimed:
by lingo! Butler or no Butler. here
goesr'
Then he wrote:
Job White IL not TO he shot until
further orders from me-"
why" said the old man sadly. II
thought 1t was pardon. You may
order him shot next week."
MY old friend" replied Lincoln, Il
03S yOu are uok very WGN
with me. II your son never dies till
orders come from me to shoot him he
will live to be a great deal older than
Methuselah."
One day q woman. accompanied by
q senator. called on President Lincoln.
The woman was the wife Of one OF
huvm k,m nd hu1 I>x,x,v
captured. tried and condemned to be
shot: She came to ask for the pardon
Of her husband. Lincoln heard her
story and then asked what kind Of a
husband her husband was.
is he Incorporate: does he abuse the
children and beat you" asked the pres
ident.
mo. no." said the wife. He is n
good man. good husband; he loves me
and he loves the children. and we can
not live without him. The only trou.
BILE ID that be il a fool about politics.
l live In the north and was born there.
and II get him home he will do no
more lighting for the south"
WELL" said Lincoln. after examining
the papers. ~ will pardon him and
turn him over to you for safekeeping."
The woman. overcome With Joy, he
gan to sob as though her heart would
break
my dear woman" said Lincoln. IF
] had known how badly 1t was going
to make you feel never would have
pardoned him."
"You do not understand me-" she
cried between sobs.
"Yes, yes. do" answered Lincoln.
"And II you do not 60 away at once !
shall b crying with you"
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WiaA fool,

Everything comes to the man who
waits" remarked the snge,
"Unless he happens to be waiting for
his wife" added the fooi.-Cincinnati
ENQUIRER.
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Wife Who can doubt the power Of
woman's love: Think Of the thousands
Of wild youths who have settled down
into stud and respectable citizens A.
soon ny they married
Husband-They couldn't afford to be
anything else after they got married.
New York Weekly.
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In Levers Charles OMaiIey" the
hero's boast while on his way to .
glass at dfteen PAGES" was net BY his
friend and mentor With the comment.
yes. but the wtnexIass hasn't pistol
In Its hand"
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Mrs. Bncon-i see 1t is stated that
the average length of life rose from
twenty anu one quarter years in the
sixteenth century to forty and one half
years in the nineteenth century.
Mr.. Bacon-l suppose the latter time
was when the women began telling
the truth about their ages.-Yonkers
Statesman.
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Strike out all the beautiful from the
world. leave us only the useful-the
manifestly usefui-and we should lose
NIL elasticity out OF our lives. all
strength out Of our purpose. all energy
out OF our arms. 1t Is the thousand
fold beauty. meeting our eyes at every
turn. that saves us.-Charles Force
Deems.
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ut IL extravaganza to buy such dress
lining. Mrs.. Bargains"
1T was real cheap. hubby. dear
only dollar something n yard"
How much II 'soMcthing?' What
was the price?''
lit was Si.Ds a yard"-Ncw York
Herald
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Al on, Boarding House.

The Star Roarder-What Is this
tilrend In the stenk2 The Waitress
You asked for steak two inches thick.
and we had TO sew three regular steaks
together. sir-PhIladelphia Ledger.
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miss DulcIe." young doctor whis-
pered. will you TAKE me for better OF
wOrse?''
IF ! were III. doctor. J might take
you for better" answered she. "But
being quite well. III let we'll aioner'-
London Telegraph.
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Jack-When | asked Ethel n she
would t,e mine she fell CD my breast
and sobbed like child. bnt finally sbe
put her arms around my neck and
Mand-Oh. yes. | know all about II. !
rehearsed It with her.-London Tele
graph
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Those detectives nave Just arrested
Rs ostt,Opath az II felOn
'''Tbat must nave been q paintnl
duty"
"Why painruir'
Didn't II give them bone felon on
their hands ?"- baltimore American.
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"Some men preach" said Sydney
Smith. ''as II they thought sin Is to be
taken out OF man ms Eve vns taken
out OF Adam. - casting him into a
profound siumter."
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We color our own landscapes. OBJ
jects and circumstances take the hues
We give them
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"A Constant Hemi00or.
81 notice you have stopped calm.
your wife an angel"
II had to do 1t. 1t kept reminding
her that she wants pair Of wings for
her hat."-I-ouisvills Courier journal.
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Wade not In unknown waters.-G~r.
man Provefb.
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Sensible men show their sense By
saying much In few wordA
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Sure.

"why do We always speak Of the sii
very mO0nS asked the tOOb
''On account OF its uuarsers and
halves. ! suppose" replied the cheerful
Niot Cincinnati Inquirer.
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All hunnn things Of dearest raiue
nang ON slender strings. Edmund
Waller.
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He's true 10 God who's true to man.
j. r. Lowell.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-20
FOR sALE-PIANOs

FOR SALE-Upright piano. Good AZ new
Beautiful tone. Golden oak case. Cheai
Home SSSf
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-20

WANTED -COmpebent girl for general
homework No washing or ironing.
Apply 321 Horatio court. Bell phone 2S1S.