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The Detroit times., 1915-10-21
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The bigot is Usually pretty small.
scmc people know a lot. most of
which isn't so.
And sometimes loves Young dream
dies OF old age.
Troutle never diasppo:nts the chap
who 10 leoking for IT,
Many a good nan Nlo condems a
sinner secretly enyies HIM
The fool delivers his words by
numbers and the wise man by
weight.
The man Who can lose all his mon
ey and still retain bis trends is
wonder.
Even wise man goes lame when
hc gets into religious or political
argument.
\ woman idea OF doing charity
work Is 10 get her male acquaint
ances TO furnish the money
The difference between ignorance
and innocence In a woman IS that
one or the o.uc- is genuine.
All men in this great and glorious
-Juntry may be free and equal. bnt
they don't look it when CARRIED In
bathing suits.
Many a girl who intends TO marry
millionaire Is lucky Ii she gets a
husband who can provide her with a
regular meal ticket
The Detroit times., 1915-10-21

months viii be more susceptible 10
disease than those people who ac-
cept the rigors ~ the season and
thus gain The stamina needed to
fight cn disease.
Cold weather % l'self never IS
dangerous and need not 20 uncom-
Portable The human body soon
sdapts itself 10 lover temperatures.
and becomes accustomed 10 cold
winds. 70 h essential. however. that
tho body actually experience these
cold winds. The human body can
not accustom Itself 20 winters pene-
tration IL II II coddled in warm
room.
The only way to prepare the
The Detroit times., 1915-10-21
From Another Point of VielD

A bull moose has escaped from a pre-
serve in Mercer, Wis Boy, page Mr..
Roosevelt.
An inmate of Wisconsin prison has
filed petition in bankruptcy. He claims
exemption on his place of residence.
Horace G.. Williams. speaking on the
street >lr question, warned his audience
that the value Of the d. u. r. lines will
be based con the pleadngs alone" Let's
see, which side is Brother Williams argu-
ing for?
Charles s. Mellen bares New Haven
railways history" says a newspaper
heading. Almost anything goes since
Anthony Comstock died.
After reading the returns from New
Jersey. Gov. Ferris opnes that Suffrage
is sure to come" The governor is surely
no pessimist.
Manchester, England, is in favor of
the purchase plan, but Barcelona Spain,
shows up in the opposition column. A
statement Of Hong KOng's position is
eagerly awaited.
The Detroit times., 1915-10-21

II will surprise many people who
live in those parts OF the United
States which have been heavily set
tied by German people 10 learn that
the Teutonic element in this coun-
try is not nearly as large as has
been estimated. We have heard all
sorts OF figures on the number OF
Germans In America, the largest be-
ing that OF Congressman vollmer, Of
Iowa, who said that they were be
tween 20 and 30 millions.
Col. Harvey OF the North Amer
lean Review has taken pains 70 look
up the matter in the Official tables
OF the United States governments
census OF 1910 First, he found that
there we're in tho United States
only l5,345. 545 foreign-born all told.
The Detroit times., 1915-10-21
Liquor Crowd and Machine
Down Suffrage Once More

Detroit suffragists are disappointed
but not disheartened over the defeat of
suffrage in New Jersey. and feel that to
carry an eastern state where the liquor
interests and their huge financial back
ing are solidly organized against it, would
BE almost an impossibility.
Mrs. Clara B. Arthur says that condi-
lions which defeated suffrage in New
Jersey were practically the same as those
which prevailed in Michigan when it lost.
Here the suffrage amendment was the
first voted upon under the new constitu-
ton, which had not properly safeguarded
the ballot. Many amendment slips were
thrown on the floors of the booths and
utterly disregarded. The Michigan leg
islature in the next session, remedied this
defect. No just vote can be recorded un-
DER the unnumbered ballot system of New
Jersey. Mrs. Arthur stated that she had
/ Ettls hope Of women in New Jersey win
ming from the first, but does think they
shave . chance in New York, though the
&e1ement against suffrage in New Jersey
will now rush into New York, as it did
from Ohio into Michigan. and will add its
;otrength to the already powerful machine
there, to defeat it.
s Mrs. Jennie Law Hardy, who has been
working throughout the entire campaign
ID New Jersey, has said right along, that
4fhore were not enough suffrage workers
|fkero nor money enough to do effective
MN; that the speakers and money had
- divided among the four states in
DpaiGn and that New Jersey suffered
ootly thereby.
~ Eussne r. Shipper feels that
Eo6o e,oction In an eastern state has
8 lnlr 6oal and does not represent
a( }cn on the subject, but is
q The power of the
The Detroit times., 1915-10-21
Let's Have Some Action
On the Bridge Problem

Al an illustration Of dilatory tactics
the recent history of the common coun-
Ell on the Belle Isle bridge matter may
b very well, but it is not getting the
people Of this city, who foot the bills
md are entitled to get something for
their money. bridge to the city's big
playground.
There are times when it seems as
though the aldermen deliberately try to
re how far they can get their conduct
of the city's affairs away from anything
sven approaching business principles and
this seems to be one of the times.
A business man who lost part of his
plant by fire would Immediately find out
how much of the remaining structure
could be safely used and proceed to make
that disable while plans were being made
Tor the permanent replacement of the
Femainder.
But the council first has plans drawn
Tor very expensive new bridge and tries
~ put that over before anything else is
done. With that defeated the next move
seams to have been to hunt around for
aome way of spending money for tenn
,pogary bridge that would look and be
- very temporary and inconvenient that
the people would ultimately vote for a
lntge bond issue for handsome new
bridge out of disgust with the makeshift
II the old piers are damaged they are
oortainly not in such shape that COM
paratively small repairs would not make
fhGm good for all time. Why not have
them repaired and then put on them g
bridge for present needs, so constructed
that it can be enlarged as traffic de-
mands? And why not get at it, with
out all this postponement and shilly-
shally?
The Detroit times., 1915-10-21
New York Colleges

About The last thing many per
sons would think OF New York as
being is college town"
Yet "a a college town in the way
that universities come into the term
we lead the world In point OF mum
bers OF students. This year is
Columbia alone there are 1855 stu.
dents enrolled, as against an esti.
mated number OF 1910 in Yale and
1853 registered at Harvard The
city college statistics are not re-
ported yet, but the New York uni
versity has 5000 students. with the
registration not complcte.-New
York Press.
The Detroit times., 1915-10-21

body for winter weather Is 20 stay
out In cold weather for as many
hours as possible each day. People
become softer as they cling 20
warm homes and become harden.
cd az they face tho wind and snow
Don't seal UP the house just be-
cause the weather Is becoming chill
ly. Keep bedroom windows open at
night. To keep warm in bed put
on more covering"
Air the house out during the day
and give tho sunshine as much
chance 10 enter az It had in summer
time.
The Detroit times., 1915-10-21
A Poem a Day
THE LITTLE RED RIBBON.

THE LITTLE RED RIBBON.
l aims, not OF battles nor conquerors
laden
with trophies their valor has won
In the strife.
My song Is the love OF a shy little
maiden
Who smiled upon me In the morn
ing OF life.
/ whispered my passion. though
clumcily spoken.
With tear shining lashes she heed
ell my prayer.
With the ring OF betrothal l begged
for n token
The little red ribbon she wore In
her hair.
Though now II Is faded
picture IL braided.
The way that II shimmered that
night on the stair;
And often ! kiss II.
And think how I'D miss 1t
The little red ribbon she wore In
her hair.
The years have flown by and her
locks have grown whittier;
l smile when she speaks or the
gray in the gold;
I whisper TO her that her glanoes
are brighter.
Her aimplss mOre witeh'ns than
Our iovs-iife has witnessed more
laughing than weeping;
We chase With fond kisses the foot
prints OF care,
But my own little wife never dreams
am keeping
The little red ribbon she wore In
her hair.
Though faded and erin kied.
And rumpled and wrinkled.
The bonnie. bright looping that
gltstened so fair.
Far down In my pocket
II lies. I'm q locket--
The little red ribbon she wore In her
hair.
-Psarson's Weekly.
The Detroit times., 1915-10-21

In lancashire. Eng. the cotton
waste has an annual value OF s75.-
900 900. This vast sum Is repre-.
scented by fag-ends. swcepings. pick
irgs and combings. Thousands OF
yemen are employed TO divide this
s;ur into good. middling and bad
and II is sold al various prices for
paper making. mating. surgical
waddIns, and. most OF all. the maxi
ing OF ghoddy
The Detroit times., 1915-10-21
Sufficient Cause

Gertrude" asked the teacher,
what were the causes OF the revolu.
tionaTy war;
ut had some thing TO do with
automobiles, but | did not under
stand Just what" answered Ger.
trude.
"Oh. no." said the teacher. that
was before the day OF automobiles ="
We'll, II was said It was on &c
count OF unjust taxis," said Ger
trude, firmly Magazine.
The Detroit times., 1915-10-21

indoors L h 9
warmth OF the
home VII o
pleasant e. encr-
vatin z an q
those Who neg
lect outdoor *
ercise during
tn winter
The Detroit times., 1915-10-21
"SilenCers" Used On Cannon

ger IS provided against where pos
sible
The sound OF the firing may also
reveal the direction OF the enemy
battery A recent news account
from France says: The silencinS
OF a big gun Is a difficult problem
and though in the case OF rifles and
small guns he report can be made
almost negligible. the gigantic rush
OF gases when a big shell is fired
prevents complete s!lencing, But II
is so effective that no sound OF fir
ing can be heard over a greater dis
taacc than Toe yards or so. The 81
Iencer is attached to the muzzic Of
the gun As the shell leaves the
gua small shutter springs up and
prevents the explosive escaping il
the usual way. II is the sudden
fierce rush OF gas which causes tho
bang" when 4 gun IS fred TIE
gas passes out through the two
channels with nothing like the rush
that IL caused IN the ordinary way
I, is Impossible TO stop the gases
scaping altogether for tho pres
sure is so terrific that the gun would
be blown 10 pieces Washington
Star. --------
Sunday School Teacher-Wlat Is
he meaning OF charity" Stella
Small Stella--It's when you have
a cold and somebody lends you
their handkerchief
The Detroit times., 1915-10-21
DOGS OF WAR.

The spartans and some other anclents used
dogs in war and probably this use was con.
tinued TO the time OF julius Caesar, n not later
Antony. in Shakespeares Julius Caesa-" Act
g. Scene l. SAYS, Cry havoc, and let slip the
dogs OF war The dogs cascd in
armor and wore spiked collars on their necks
The dog Kraim as the finest representative of
his race has by Mohammcdan mythology been
admitted into the Mussuman heaven Kfatim
was a dog endowed with the Rn ~ prophecy
end was the watcher over the slumhers OF the
Seven Sleepers Of Ephegus So that he also an
pears In Christian mythology. In the present
great war real dogs arc rendering great service
in Red Cross work and mctapborical dogs arc
of much help to the cartoonistg In their
sketches the British bulldog and tho Touienfc
dachshund prcdominate with an occasional sido
swipe at the French poodle. In the "t'ncle
Toms Cabin campaign Just opened for The g.a.
son tho great Dane has the stage ~ vol as tho
street parade, with no contenders. -IndiananoIis
News
The Detroit times., 1915-10-21
The Keep Well Column
WINTER.

The chill days ~ early winter
find most people content 70 huddle
The Detroit times., 1915-10-21
More "ALies" Than TeufOnS In L. S.

Looking UP the Teutons among
.hese the census showed the follow
ing:
Germany .............2.5O1.fs1
Austria-Hungar 1,670,52i
Total Teutonic 4.171,705
But fully two-thirds OF the number
reported from Austria-Hungary are
not Teutons at all. They are Hun
garians. Bohemians. Poles. Slovaks,
Rumanians, Serbians and Bosnians
who VIGOROUSLY have no love for
Austria although they emigrated
from Austrian territory.
The census figures show. the fol
lowing foreign horn who hailed from
the soil of-'the Allies"
The Detroit times., 1915-10-21

The four leading continental countries M war
have total wheat area Of about los 600 o0o
acres and n rye area OF l02 100000 acres Tho
war means probably loss OF i2000.OOo aero.
OF wheat and rye In France, Germany. Austria.
Hungary and Russia.
The Detroit times., 1915-10-21
Total Allie. ..........sss5.724

Otal AllleS. - ooO,fEf
The foregoing figures only show
the foreign born. You have TO take
into account the children born in
this country OF foreign parents. All
right: the United States census
does that. too. The figures give the
following az the total OF all foreign
born and ~ American born OF one or
both foreign parents:
British ..............10, 037, 42O
Teutonic ............ S.sl7,211
Not 20 mention the Russians Ttal-
lane. French and Belgians. Allies OF
the British. Nor. in the foregoing
are given the foreign born, or their
American born children. Of NORWAY.
Sweden. Denmark. Holland. Switzer.
land. Greece. Spain. Portugal and
Mexico all OF which are well repre-
scented In the United States.
Our German nclghbor might say
that you viii have 10 take into ac-
count the third and fourth genera
tioD OF Germans born In this coun.
try. So too. you will have 10 take
into account the British and others
who have beer emigrating TO the
United States for three quarters OF a
century.
The herald., 1915-10-14

"Did Won ever see the like?" he cried.
sThe place is actually fun up "l'n
GStCmerS.
Zamp's prediction had more than JUS
,ified itself. When Shimko and MelSei
son entered he looked up absent! as
he handled the rolls of piece G"ouS
which he had purchased for cash on!
one hour previously. Moreover MS
pockets overlooked with money Tor
every customer had paid deposit OF
at least % per cent.
Good afternoon. Mr.. lamp, Shlh-
ko cried. This is Mr.. Meiselson' the
gentleman which | am speaking to you
about. He wants to 20 as partners
together with you"
Zamp ran his hand through his dl'
sheveled hair. He was more thah con-
fused by his sudden accession of trade.
You got to excuse me. Mr.. SHIN
ko." he said. 81 am very, very busy
just now
Shimko winked furtively at camp.
"Sure. / know" he said. "but when
could we see you later today!
You couldn't see me later today.
Zamp replied. 81 am going TO work
tonight getting out orders
"Naturlich," ShimkO rejOined, "Dut
couldn't you take cup coffee with
us a little later:
lamp jumped nervously as the door
opened TO admit another customer
The herald., 1915-10-14


partner" get mariner
with money somewhere, amt It? And
If / wouldn't go to business broker
who then would go to-a bartender"
Never mindr' Mr.. Shimko eXclaim.
ed. "Some people got an idee all bar.
tenders Is buns. but wunst In awhile a
teller could get from a bartender an
advice also. | got working for me
wunst In my place down on Park row
a Teller by the name KlinkowitZ, which
ne is now manager of the Olympic
Gardens, on Rivington street, and II
would have took that feller's advice,
Mr.. camp, instead l am worth now my
tens of thousands | would got hun
dreds Of thousands already. When
you see Teller is going down and out,
Mr.. Shimko,' he always says to me,
don't show him no mercy at all. If
you set 'em up for u live one, Mr..
Shimko,' he says, he would anyhow
buy a couple of rounds, but a dead one,
Mr.. Shimko,' he says, II you show him
the least little encouragement, under
stand me, the least that happens you
is he gets away with the whole lunch
counter Am right or wrongT
Mr.. camp nodded. He resented the
imputation that he was a dead one
but he felt bound to agree with Mr.
Shimko In view of the circumstance
that on the following day he would
owe a months rent with small pros
pect Of being able to pay it. Indeed
he wondered at Mr.. Shimko's anna
bility, for as owner of the Canal street
premises Shimko had the reputation
of being a harsh landlord Had ZamI
but known It, however. store proper
ty on Canal street was not In active
demand Of late by reason of the new
bridge improvements, and Shimko'.
amiability proceeded from q desire Il
retain lamp as tenant If the latter:
solvency could be preserved.
But couldn't help myself, Mr.
camp" Shimko went on. 81 got NJ
business keeping a restaurant at ALL"
AS a matter Of fact, Mr. Shimkot
late restaurant was of the variety pop
ularly designated as a barrel house.
and he had only retired from the bust
ness after his license had been re
voked.
"Yes, Mr.. camp" Shimko continued
in business like that a felle
shouldn't got heart at all. But an
very funny that way. couldn't bea
TO see nobody suffer, understand me
and everybody takes advantage Of m
on account Of It So / tell you wha
] would do. My wife got a sort of
relation by the name Miss Babett
Schick. which she works for years b.
q big cloak and suit concern as a de
signer. She amt so young no longer
but she got put away in savings BAN
a couple of thousand dollars. and sh
is engaged to be married to a youn
Teller by the name Isaac Meiselsor
which nobody could tell what he doe
for living at all. One thing is eel
tain-with the money this Meiselsol
gets with Miss Schick he could 60 a
partners together with you and pul
you out Of the hole. amt it?"
Mr.. camp nodded again without en-
thusiasm.
"Sure. I know, Mr. Shimko." he said
The herald., 1915-10-14

The two clerks, suppleme. ted by a
third salesman, who had been hired
by telephone, were extOlling the viz
tues Of lamps wares in stentorian
tones. and the atmosphere Of the lit
tie store was fairly suffOcating.
Il couldn't think of it," camp an
swered. and turned to the newly ar
rived customer. well, sir" he cried.
what could do for your
"Say, looky here, Zampw Shimko
exploded angrily. what is the mat
ter with you? am bringing you here
a Teller which he wants to go as part
ners together with you and
At this juncture Meiselson raised his
right hand like traffic policeman at
q busy crossing.
Zone moment, Mr.. Shimko," he in.
terrupted. You are saying that | am
the Teller which wants to go as part
ners together with Mr.. Zamp?"
"Sure!' Shimko said.
"Well, all | got to say is this" Mel
selson replied. II amt no horse. Some
people which they got couple thou
sand dollars to invest would like 1t
they should 60 into q business like
this and kill themselves to death. Mr..
Shimko. but me not!'
He opened the store door and started
for the street.
But, looky here, Meiselson" ShimkO
cried in anguished tones.
"Koosh, Mr.. Shimkor Meiselson said
II am in the soap and perfumery bust
ness, Mr. Shimko. and | would stay in
It toov'
Six months later Harry camp sat In
Dachters coffee house on Canal street
and smoked a postprandial cigar. A
diamond pin sparkled in his necktie
and his well cut clothing testified tc
his complete solvency.
Indeed, replica Of the coat and vest
hung in the window of his enlarged
business premises on Canal street Ia
beled 1.-The Latest From the Londor
Probabilities" and he had sold. strict
ly for cash, more than a dozen of the
same style during the last twenty-foul
hours. For the rush of trade which
began on the day when he hired tn,
property" statesmen and cutters haC
not only continued, but had actual!
increased, and it was therefore Will
the most pleasurable. sensations tina
he recognized at the next table Isaa,
Meiselson, the unconscious cause of al
his prosperity.
Excuse me-" he began. "Ain't you
name MeiselsonT
my name is Mr.. Meiselson," Isaa
admitted. "This is Mr.. camp, ain
itY camp nodded.
you look pretty well, considering
the way you are working in that cloth
ing business Of yours" Meiselson re
marked.
Hard work never hurried me none,
camp answered. Are you still in tn
soap and perfumery business. MI
MeiselsonT
Meiselson shook his head.
"No," he said 81 went out Of tn
soap business when got married las
month"
as that soT camp commented
"And did you go into another bus
nessT
mot yet" Meiselson replied, an
then he smiled. THE fact Is" he ado
ed in burst Of confidence. my wifi
Is dressmaker."
The herald., 1915-10-14

says, anu lot
her sake and for my sake | says, If
would bring the young Teller around
here, would you consent to look him
overT And he says for my sake he
would consent to do it, but we shouldn't
60 around there till next week"
"All right" Meiselson said; IF you
are so dead anxious | should do so, /
would go around next week"
Say, looky here, Meiselson," Shin
ko burst out angrily, don't do me nc
favors! Do you or do you not want
to go into a good business? Because,
II you don't, say so, and | wouldn't
bother my head further
Sure, do" Meiselson said.
Then want to tell you something
Shimko continued. 1--WE wouldn't wait
till next week at all. With the bust.
ness that Teller does, delays is danger.
| Gus. If we would wait till next week
some one offers him good price and
buys him out maybe. Tomorrow after.
noon, 2 o'clock, you and me goes over
to his store, understand me, and we
catches him unawares. Then you could
see for yourself what a business that
Teller is doing"
Meiselson shrugged.
81 am agreeable" he said.
Because" Shimko went on, thor
oughly aroused by Meiselson's apathy
IF you're such fool that you DOM
know 1t, Meiselson, must got to tel
you. Wunst In awhile If business
man Is going to get Teller for partner
when he knows the Teller is coming
around to look the business over b,
plants phony customers around tn,
store and makes 1t show up like it wa:
a fine business, when In reality he i.
going to bust up right away"
80" Meiselson commented, ant
Shimko glared at him ferociously.
you don't appreciate what am do
Ing for you at allg' Shimko cried. &c
wouldn't telephone the Teller or moth
ing that we are coming, understand
me? Wen take him by surprise"
Meiselson shrugged.
go ahead and take him by surpris,
II you want to-" he said YEARLY.
In point of fact, Isaac Meiselson wa
quite content to remain In the soap ant