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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-03-11

mission of the double wire loop rom
ming from the fence up into the old
apple tree.
For three consecutive evenings Iiet-
ty sauntered carelessly down the
road. Her uncle supposed she was go
ing to visit the daughter of the farm
er Just next to them. Hetty had no
ticed him standing at the door of the
house the last evening of the three,
watching her till she was out of sight.
She made a cautious detOur to reach
the old tree.
The fourth evening Hetty did not
start away until she saw Mr.. Barclay
busy in what he called his little Of
fee, looking over his business papers
1t was quite dusk by the time she
reached her destination.
She had climbed into the tree and
had herself comfortably disposed,
when she was startled by q low quick
whistle A man came over the fence.
rough looking and sinister He stood
directly beneath her leafy shelter.
It was he who had uttered the
whistle and in few moments COM
rade of the same type slouched into
view.
well, how's the outlook?" queried
the first conner.
Capital"
Girl gomez"
Half an hour ago"
And the old man."
In the room where his safe is, all
alone. There's a rich haul, partner.
Come on"
Mercy" gasped the startled Hetty,
as the two strangers disappeared in
the direction of the farm house.
They are going to rob uncle!"
Her wits worked quick. She was
aware that the men folks on the next
farm were not at home. Then a
bright idea occurred to her. She
phone.
'X-X'-oh, quick, please! pleased"
she breathed frantically
And then as the connection was
made: ooh, Ned! come quick, with
help. There are two burglars here
who are going to rob uncle!"
will they never Gomez" she cried,
standing out in the road and looking
townwards. Then her heart took
hope. Two distant sparks grew
brighter, the lamps of a speeding
automobile. Then she could hear the
chug-chug of the flying machine. She
ran out into the road and waved her
neck scarf.
Two town officers accompanied her
lover. One guarded the frort door of
the house as they reached it, Ned
and the other man went around to the
porch that opened into the Office of
old Simon
"Just in time!" announced Ned, and
he and the officer sprang into the
room. One of the burglars was guard
ing their victim with a revolver. The
other had just lifted his strong box
from the safe.
The officers departed with their
prisoners. Ned explained
"A telephone did it?'' mu,tered old
| Simon. closely hugging his treasure
box. But for that-Join hsnds!" he
said abruptly. I'm converted, Hetty.
This young man may put in a phone
in the morning. AS to coming here
regular, fancy he's earned the priv
ilege"
And SO love by telephone led to
I0U0 dirpot1v ,,pdoy fbo homo roof
Copyright. 1914. by w. c. Chapman.)
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-03-11

the old orchard road near the farm.
Fifteen minutes earlier she repaired
to the old tree that had been to them
a favOrite trysting place.
Ned came spinning along on his
bicycle, not a moment late, a fine
specimen of healthy, buoyant
young man interested and happy in
his work. He swung a coil of wire
and his tool bag to the roaG and was
over the fence in Joyous leap.
Dear grill" he said fondly, and
then started at Hetty in alarm, for
she was weeping.
Bit by bit the miserable story came
out. He consoled her, he reiterated
his love- He said nothing of revenge,
elopement or encouragement.
Little lady," he observed in his
hopeful sanguine way, "all right! If
can't see you, can keep on loving
you, can't II"
yes, yes murmured Hetty bro
kenly, but l shan't hear-those low
ing words! Why, not to have you tell
me how you think of me- every day"
But you SHALL" announced Ned
definitely. You have agreed not to
write to me. Don't. You has prom
ised not to meet me. Keep your
word. I'll arrange all that, but-trust
me to break down this wall of preju-
dice. Oceans shan't part us. In the
meantime, until things settle down
this"
Ned drew from his coat pocket one
of the tools he used in putting in
wires. He waved it buoyantly.
"Yonder," he said, pointing to the
barb wire fence, "is a conduC or right
at hand I'll connect up half mile
down the road with Farmer Moore's
house line. The feeder will go up
there and he pointed among the
branches of the old apple tree.
"Oh, Ned" cried Hetty, clasping
her hands in ecstasy, ''you-you don't
mean"
THAT l am going to put tele-
phone especially for you up in that
tree Why, every evening we ecu talk
over the line for hours, if we want to-
4Ou QClA AlAE3s CAQUC1dICu I1ClLy
breathlessly. 'Oh, how fortunate it
is that you know all about telc-
phonesi"
I'll be at my task bright and early
tomorrow before your uncle is up and
about" planned Ned. Come here to-
morrow evening, climb up in the tree.
There's a comfortable seat on the Sec
Ond branch. Take down the receiver.
Call up XIX I'll arrange with the
switchboard girls as to what that
means. Then-last kiss here, but III
send ecu dozen over the wires
every egening!"
Oh, the delight of it! That blissful
twilight hour! The deft hand of the
master workman had arranged the
wires SO that only suspicious, search
iag person could have guessed the
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-03-11

LOVE BY TELEPHONE
BY LUCY GoRToN aARRoWs.


moi" shouted Simon Barclay in a
thunderous tone. crushing out the
fondest of human hopes, immovaDle
as rock.
His pretty niece, Hetty, covered her
face with her hands and broke down
utterly in q storm of tears.
"Cruel-cruel!" she sobbed.
"And last meeting with this gay
gallivanting young man-understahu
pursued her callous-souled relative.
You are breaking my heart!
moaned Hetty, and really believing It,
1T isn't because Ned Monroe is
after your little fortune. as most
young fellows are nowadays.
"What-what is it, then?" faltered
poor Hetty.
"Tt's because he's an electrical
maniac. Ruh-telephone! VINO
heard of such a thing in my young
days? Gossip-hreeders, | call EN-!
Worse than that-catering to lazlness'
Tried to get me to put one In my
house. I'd like to see EN-! Now I've
said my say. Drop this beau, or III
send you off a thousand miles TO my
sister, where you can't see him
Anticipated, narrow-minded Simon
Barclay had invented new name
for the most estimable young man In
Redfern. He hated all innovations,
especially a telephone. There was
reason. Simon had bargained too
slowly in the purchase of piece OF
property he coveted, shrewd neigh
Dor had got to a telephone and out
bid him. He hated telephones after
that, and Ned Monroe in the bargain,
for was not that energetic young man
the head linesman of the district tele-
phone plant?
Hetty moped around the house all
day. She was disconsolate. If ever a
girl loved a bright intelligent young
fellow, it was she. AS to Ned, she
knew that she was to him as the
apple of his eye. She dreaded meet
ing him, but she was loyal to prom
ise she had made to her uncle that
there would be no exchange of notes,
no clandestine meetings. Hetty knew
that promptly at $50 Ned would pass
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-03-11
Military Funerals.

1t is not universally brown wha.
is meant by funeral with full mill.
tary honors." In such a funeral the
coffin is borne on gun carriage. If
the dead soldier was a cavalryman
his sword and helmet are fastened to
the saddle of his horse, which is led
Immediately behind the gun-carriage,
and his top-boots, with spurs attached,
are fastened in stirrups, with the toes
pointing backwards. A firing party,
drawn, if possible, from the deceased's
regiment, fires three volleys over the
grave, and the Last Post" la then
sounded by buglers.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-03-11
New Tangled Ideas
Make Spelling Hard
By A. J. DRESKA. Waupun. Wis.

child usually starts out the right direction which to
picture the word If kept along this line ne would
be good speler But what happens?
which he separate into letters and put together cor
rec he taught also made sounds He must now learn to
spell all these phonetcay This the first thing partly to throw him
off the track.
might still all right it not for bobbng
spelling The STUDENT wishing to be upo
date absorbs all he this he anxious to be right
fine day. twenty-five carefully selected words
Now would ask the Daily it not expecting
the letters these words in the good
odahone ORDER when he has been bothered with these
tangled ideas?
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-03-11
Hard to Land.

An English correspondent said In
Washington:
II once tried to interview Lord
Kitchener, the English war minister.
tackled him after dinner in a no.
tel lounge as he slipped his coffee and
pulled on huge cigar. He stared at
me when | proffered my request, then
he blew a cloud of smoke and said:
81 never gave an interview in my
life, and l never intend to-
"That seemed decisive enough. |
felt myself getting red, and / STAN
mered, as prepared to go:
"'Well, then, Lord Kitchener, will
you at least give me your autograph?
1t would be worth having
HE blew anotbSr cloud of smoke
Then he answered:
YOU'D better go off and make
your own autograph worth having"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-03-11
BILIOUS, HEADACHY,
SICK "CASCARETS'
Gently cleanse your liver and
sluggish bowels while
you sleep.
Get a 10-cent box.

Sick headache, biliousness, dizzi-
ness, coated tongue, foul taste and foul
breath-always trace them to torpid
liver; delayed, fermenting food In the
bowels or sour, gassy stomach.
Poisonous matter clogged in the In
testines, instead of being cast out
of the system is re-absorbed into the
blood. When this poison reaches the
delicate brain tissue it causes con-
gestion and that dull, throbbing, sick
ening headache.
Cascarets Immediately cleanse the
stomach, remove the sour, undigested
food and foul gases, take the excess
bile from the liver and carry out all
the constipated waste matter and
poisons in the bowels.
A Cascaret tonight will surely
straighten you out by morning. They
work while you sleep-a 10-cent box
from your druggist means your head
clear, stomach sweet and your liver
and bowels regular for months. Adv.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-03-11
More Meat Next Season.

Authorization has been secured from
the secretary of agriculture to Craze
on the national forests of California
for the season of 1915, 212,2S0 cattle
and horses. 505.750 sheep and goats.
and 1850 swine. Compared with the
grazing season of 1914, these numbers
constitute a considerable net increase.
During the year approximately $4,000
acres in the national forest permit
were eliminated from the forests.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-03-11
Man Is Innocent
Until Proven Guilty
By ELMER E. ROGERS. Chicago

the end of time handicapped actually guilty And though
padond after discovery Of innocence the stigma remains the bghed
life. ..a.I
Mere arrest leads ones fellow to him social cutcast
The state furnishes police jail court and prosecuting attorney
that he punished only recently that society has provided fol
his defense It has remained for Los Angeles naugate the humane
plan of providing that the accused of crime shall have good
defense couras good lawyer the lawyer who Justice
be done! This proved remarkable
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-03-11
When Your Eyes Need Care

Use Murine Eye Medicine. NoSmarting-Feels
Fine--Acts Quickly. Try it for Red, Weak,
Sore Eyes and Granulated Eyelids, Murine is
compounded by our OcuIists-not q "Patent
Medicine''-but used in successful Physicians
Practice for many years. Now dedicated to
the Public and sold by Druggists at soc per
Bottle. Murine Eye Salve in Aseptic Tubes,
e5c and Soc. Write for Book Of the Eye Free.
Murine Eye Remedy Company, Chicago. Adv
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-03-11
Never Good at. Mathematics Anyhow

Never Good at Mathematics Anyhow.
This yur town is getting to be too
laundering mathematical for com
fort!" grumbled old Dad Bling. Truth
er day, as l was standing on a corner
a taxicab run over my toes, and then
stopped just beyond me.
Here, confound you'll says to
the shower. These yur toes that you
just smashed are mine!'
"'Well, why didn't you drag 'en
out of the way?' he asked.
Drag the devil?' yelled. How
did l know how fur they protruded
do nothing all the time but figger up
his own t?'"-Kansas City Star.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-03-11

Society decreed long ago
that man is innocent, or a
lawful citizen, until proved
guilty. This principle, how
ever, has never governed So
ciety, One accused, from
the commission of a misdeed
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-03-11
Reason.

There's no use talking" began
Mrs. Nagg.
II know it." interrupted Mr.. Nagg,
"and the fact that you persist in talk
ing after making that declaration
simply proves what | have often as
serted, regarding the lack Of logic
exhibited by some women. Now pro-
coed with your lecture"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-03-11

The matter of diet may
play an important part in
the European war. Expert
militarists agree that the
question Of endurance may
determine the length Of the
war, and endurance will de-
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-03-11
Quite So.

Now they are advertising dread
naught gray. They ought not to drag
the various colors into this imbroglio."
what do you mean?"
Gray has always been considered
a. neutral int."-Kansas City Journal.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-03-11
The Reason.

Belle-The pomp that woman as
sumes is very unbecoming to her
style.
Nell-Sure. Her rats" are too
large
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-03-11
Winter Chills Bring Kidney Ills

commended kidney remedy In the
world. You'll decide il worth a trial.
when you read this enthusiastic testt
mOny.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-03-11

The Daily Illini Of Cham
paign, ILL.,, asks, us it pos
sible to teach spelling?" to
which 1 would reply in the
negative. In my opinion
the two main reasons we
have poor spelling in schools
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-03-11

Why is it that, among the
large number of automobile
accidents, We find practi-
cally none in which profess
sional chauffeurs are in
volved? This is a fact which
anyone who cares to look
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-03-11
Covered.

isn't that a new door You
have? Strange, didn't notice it be-
FORE"
'You were standing on 1t before"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-03-11

They stop the tickle. Deans Mentholated
Cough Drops stop coughs quickly. A pleas.
ant remedy-5c at all good Druggists.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-03-11
European Manners and
Customs Are Menace
Bylrvins Bachelor. Author. Washington. D. c.

this country and through adoption people depyng the home
its just dues They extending leaving
depopuated The rich the only to the country from the
cities The who needed the
be Europeanizd There thus tendency neglect the home
Americas grand old institution which present prosperity built
The lives OF our greatest men all started in the home George Wash
and Abraham Lincoln statesmen Twain
American letters and Walt Whitman, greatest poet
the home They brought good old American fashion,
cabins.
American hens lay $1,000 worth For
the hen makes eagle like rank
gutter
Steam heat wrinkles says beauty expert This puts
anitor in the class with the eshetc uplifes
oyster is not pretty but it is easier than the
in ones throat, and it better.
Some of the dispatches belong the library Of fiction
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-03-11

Switzerland uses greater proper
ton of it's water power than any other
country.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-03-11
The characterization {

The Europeanization of
American people today is
tending to menace the great
est and proudest Of our
country's institutions the
home. European manners
and customs are invading
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-03-11

Cooperative societies In Bradford
England, have between 100000 and 500
900 members
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-03-11

Steam heat wrinkles says beauty expert This pu
nitor in the class with the esthetic uplifters
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-03-11

oyster not pretty but it swallow than the lump
in ones throat, and it tastes better
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-13
Late News from the
Surrounding Towns
LAKEVILLE. IND.

Mr.. and Mrs. Hose Sarber and
daughter Lula Of Bremen visited
friends here Sunday
Mrs. Russell Wright was called to
South Bend Sunday on account of the
serious illness Of her sister, Mrs.
George Palmer
Mr. Hamilton of. vanwert. o.. is
here on business.
Mrs. +. A. Hauser was in North
Liberty Sunday.
J. F. Cole of South Bend was in
town on business Monday.
Mrs. o. b. Parsons OF Shreve, o.;
Mrs. Gertrude Barley and daughter.
Gladys and Roberts Cannedy OF South
Bend were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. +.
A. Barley, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Riddle visited the
latter'S parents, MIR. and Mrs. Delbert
Moore Of near LapaZ, Sunday.
Schuyler Wiltfong Of South Bend
visited friends here Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Emerson Of Chi
cago are here visiting the iatter'S
mother, Mrs. A. o. Vanliew.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-13
NILES, MICH.

Niles horses entered in the races at
Detroit Saturday made good records
but were outdistanced.
Messrs. Peter and Joseph Troost
left Monday for a trip in the west
At Portland, Ore, thew will attend
a family reunion at the home Of their
parents when the nine children of the
family will be present.
Fire Chief Volkhardt left this even
ing for PetOskey to attend three-day
meeting of fire chiefs of the state.
Mrs. A. Montgomery Ward has re-
turned to Chicago after a visit with
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. +. Brown.
Mrs. Louise Jerome and Miss Helen
Woodruff left Monday for Boston and
other eastern points
Mrs. Paul f. Haase has gone to
Bridgeport. Conn, to join her hus-
band who has the contract for pow
der plant for the Dupont company
Miss Callie Humphrey has returned
from Windsor, Cana, where she at
tended the funeral of a friend.
Lon Leach who is in Epworth hos
pital at South Bend is improving and
expects to return to Niles this week.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-13
PLYMOUTH, IND.

Charles Vogel left Friday for PsOi.
where he viii visit his wife, who IS
sick.
Mrs. Louis BOrIon is here from New
Decatur. Ala. and will visit for sew
eral weeks with relatives and friends.
Miss Eva Mum left Friday for Chi
cago where she goes as delegate to
the Christian EndeavOr convention.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Bell and fam
lily arrived from Manlius, y. Y, 20
visit Mr. and Mrs John w. Wiltfong
and other relatives. They made the
trip in an automobile, 74O miles, in
three and q half days.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Myer Franklin.
"A daughter, Friday morning, July 3.
Mr. and Mrs George Long went to
Elkhart Friday morning called by the
illness Of Sol Jackman.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Haines of Joa-
quin, Wash, are visiting relatives
here after an absence of 16 years.
Miss Elsie Hottie will lecture at the
L. b. church both Sunday morning
and evening. July II. She is a Wis
ting missionary from India where she
has spent g years.
The builders class of the German
Evangelical church will have an ice
cream social at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Young, 500 Lake av, on
| Wednesday evening, July IA.
Friends of Mr.. and Mrs. willard
CRUDE have received word that on
June 16 a daughter was born TO them
at their home in ChOpaka, Wash. The
mother will be remembered as Miss
Grace McCOn. formerly of this city.
I Mrs. Mae Miller of South Bend at
tended the funeral of Marcus A. Pack
or hi Io11 a
Lloyd Hill came home Saturday
evening to visit over Sunday with his
grandfather, w. NJ HILL who is i'll.
Sim Wilson is able to be downtown
again after a sickness of six weeks
Albert Love, while picking cherries.
fell from the top of a II foot lad
der to the ground and sustained some
severe bruises.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry CRUDE are here
from South Bend for a visit with rel
atiVes and friends.
Miss Louise Borton of Bourbon is
still very i'll.
John Snyder of South Bend has
purchased the broom factory of L. CT.
Harley and Ira Zumbaugh and will
soon become one of our citizens.
Jay Carpenter OF this city and Miss
Alta Hess of Chicago were married
Saturday at the parsonage by Rev. w.
F.. Switzer. The young couple will
reside in this city
The boys of company 1 went into
camp at Pretty lake Saturday and
/ Will remain over Sunday. They will
I have dress parade, sham battles and
camp dinner.
c. d. Snoberger has sold one of his
, big dynamOs and ii is being shipped
I TO Cleveland The dynamo weighs 10
tons. Mr.. SnOberger Will replace it
with a larger one.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-13
By Nine. CatuIle Mendes.

T HOSE OF US French people. who before
the war had not especially studied the
American nation. had formed OF Amerl-
can men an impression strong and precise, but
somewhat inadequate.
We said of the American men: They are
business men and good husbands. And that is
about all"
Indeed, we revered some glorious names OF
the past familiar TO our memory, such Wash
ington, Franklin, Emerson Jefferson, and many
others. We did Justice to many vigorous mod
ern personalities; but in general We did not
seek farther-we cOntented ourselves with this
appreciation and with a homage little too
simple.
do not mean to say that we did not give
10 the qualities which we knew of the Amert-
can man al their value. We knew that 1t is a
great thing to be great business man In mod
ern times.
In a new country like America, where
characters are created or renewed by nature
herself. where a man must begin his life again
az every moment where artificial classes do
not exist where every one can indulge the am
bition Of marvellous destiny, where compet-
ton is q perpetual stimulant where the goal
Of life, whatever it may be, Is always i'm
portant and often grandiose, a man to attain
It must possess a temperament and mentality
endowed with an extraordinary power and
concentration.
We saw then the American business man
as he really Is. the man who regained the
primitive and impetuous human instinct. and
added to It the Indispensable virtues Of In
ltiative, capacity for work. confidence in him.
self. love Of success and Of victory.
To these general traits the most triumph
ant representatives OF America, the kings OF
gold or Of copper. or of any other universal
commodity. more inaccessible . ordinary
tails than hereditary kings and ps3nces. joined
strange legends we'll calculated TO beggne the
imagination. Their impassvity, the secrecy
with which they surrounded their thoughts.
the anguish OF those awaiting the word which
might fan from their lips, and which might
change the economic face OF the world, seemed
90 put them outside humanity. made them re-
semble in our mind some Haroun-al- Raschid
~ some emperor OF Golconda OF ancient story.