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The Detroit times., 1915-05-11

higher These vage-earning Ger
mans say they do not feel the pinch
OF hard times az all,
Herman Rldder Is the chief
spokesman OF the German govern
ment in this country. Ridder has
ridiculed the idea OF any danger OF
starvation for Germany.
bst n fwypt bgkq z mfwypr RI
Macmillan Harden IL perhaps
the most noted editor In Germany
His paper Ia the brilliant Berlin
Zukunft. He says Even II the
war were 10 last over another win.
ter we should never De reduced 10
the straits OF the Parisians in 1871.
Nay Hundreds OF thousands live
today more lavishly than In peace
times what's for dinner Roast
goose. apple pie. meringues with
cream. canned asparagus. trout.
chocolate and cake. on go the
women 10 Tietz's. Jandorrs and
other department stores bargain.
hunting Next a visit 10 the movies.
This is no uncommon day" He Is
not speaking OF the rich, but OF pa
irons OF movies
We should remember these things
when Germany excuses the killing
OF American citizens on merchant
ships in way never before adopt.
ed In CIVILIZED warfare. She can
not advance peril Of starvation as
a reason
She Ia getting nowhere with her
submarine warfare on British ships.
Imports are increasing into the
British isles and France all the
time. Germany cannot even say
that she will do this thing TO win.
She Is not winning by II. She IL
losing something more precious than
she can possibly think-the respect
OF the world for German civill1a.
ton.
The Detroit times., 1915-05-11
It's Different Now With Boys,
MIR. Cook; Quite Different.

A Mr.. Cook, of Brooklyn, in a letter
to a New York paper, says that he is
sleeping under quilts which he "pieced"
himself more than sixty years ago.
Mr.. Cook concludes his communication
with this query:
II wonder how many boys of today are
piecing quilts?"
Why, Mr.. Cook, we will be real glad
to tell you.
Just as many boys are piecing QUILTS
as are wearing jeans pants today.
Quilts-hand-pieced ones-jeans and
patches. and brass-toed boots, were Of an
other age.
THOSE days, boys had chores" to do !;
today the word is obsolete.
There are now no cows to milk, nor
chickens to feed, nor wood to bring; that
q. unless the boy is one of the fortunate
ones who live on farm.
Instead, the milkman and the poultry
MN come In automobiles to bring US ster-
The Detroit times., 1915-05-11
A Poem a Day.
GREECE.

GREECE.
Hail, natures utmost boast unrtvaird
Greece!
Ny tAirest reign where every power
benign
conspired 20 blow the flower OF hui
mankind,
And lavishd all that genius can in
spire
Clear sunny climate. by the breezy
main,
Ionian or Aegean. Temporal kind.
Light airy soils country rich and
gay.
Broke into hills with balmy doors
crownd.
And, bright with purple harvest. Joy
Gus wales.
Mountains. and streams. where verse
spontaneous rowd
All that boon nature could luxuriant
pour
OF hish materials. and my restless
arts
Frame into nnish'd life, How many
states
And clustering towns. and monu-
ments OF Tame.
And scenes % glorious deeds. In lit
tie bounds
From the rough tract or bending
mountains, beat
Ry Adrtas here. there hy AEGEAN
waves
To where the deep -adorniug Cyclade
isles
In shining prospect rise. and on the
shore
OF farthest crete resounas the Lib
yam main.
James Thomson.
The Detroit times., 1915-05-11
GERMANS IN NORTHERN FRANCE

Don't imagine that German soldiers are
cruel. arrogant race. They have done many ad-
mirable things. I am sure that some OF those
little northern French towns never were 20
clean, so intelligently organized Everywhere
they have reopened schools and churches; they
have reestablished local institutions and local
charities: they have secured whole towns light
ened every house with electricity-placed up-to
date hospitals. served By the finest doctors in
the world. At the free disposal OF the humblest
citizen. The French MARES civil courts, police
all the officers OF local government-retain
their positions and seem 20 function as usual
But IL is a cruel mockery. This IL A conquered
people: there II not the least doubt OF that As
We rode about the country. misery and hatred
darkened every face that watched our passing
automobiles; and those who came last caught
the curses that were hurled after Us "Cochons'
Boches'" Sometimes the women shook their
fists and spat az Us. Then men were more
cautious. for there are terrible penalties for
whoever shows contempt or disrespect for Off
GERS and soldiers OF the German army"-Metro-
politan.
The Detroit times., 1915-05-11

about an hour and a half. while
smoked beef and string beans viii
not pass out OF the stomach for
from four 10 Ave hours.
When the units Of energy re
CURED 10 perform the work OF di.
gestion are taken into consideration
milk Is found 20 be- the most eco
nomical as FAR as wear and tear on
the human system goes, although
commercially speaking milk and
cream are rather expensive.
There are certain foods which
have not much food values but they
are needed because OF their Juices
and hbers. Apples, spinach. bran
and similar foods come under this
heading.
The Detroit times., 1915-05-11
WAR BABIES
BY Or. FRANK CRANE
Copyright, 1915, by Frank Crane)

Discussion is now going on concern
ing the war babies" by which IL
meant the children born ont o. wedlock,
the result of loose moral conditions Incl
dent 10 the presence of camps OF soldiers
throughout Great Britain.
II has been suggested that the state
legitimize such babies rs an emergency
measure. Against this proposition the
cry has gone up that il would be en-
couraging immortality. Some have de-
clared the whole issue TO be exaggerated
and hysterical
II is strange that in the whole discus
sion fundamental justice has not been
advocated, and that the rights of the
person mainly concerned, the child, have
not been insisted upon.
LEGITIMACY is not a natural condition.
but one created by law. What law has
made 1t can unmake.
What right has society 10 brand an
innocent baby with stigma that will
cling to him through life? His coming
here was no fault Of his.
II is the same unreason that endows
one baby with hundred million dollars
that he never earned. simply because he
is n rich mans son, that stamps another
baby as a criminal because of the crime
of his parents.
Every child born Of woman should be
legitimate. He ought To have his chance
TO live unstained by the errors of others.
to be educated, trained, and fitted for
citizenship. He has right to his place
in the sun" as we'll as the child Of the
most respectable parents.
II may be well to prohibit and penalize
Illicit deeds, but let us punish the par
ents, not the child; it was their offense,
not his.
II our sense Of righteousness insists
on driving the wretched mother out Of
town, and filming and imprisoning the
father, or branding both Of them with
the scarlet letter and exposing them in
the pillory. let us SO do: at least the
penalty will have some sort of relation
TO the misdeed. But every child brought
into the world is responsibility to the
state and not alone TO the family.
Every babe belongs to humanity He
is our charge. To him we owe il that
he shall have his life unsuIlied by the
offense Of any OF US, including his par
ents.
OF course, his happiness and his mis-
cry will be greatly affected by his fam
lily. But to this influence should not be
added the terrors of an unjust law.
Every child is the states child, and
the day will come that the state will see
to it that he has square deal. II his
parents will give him this, the state will
rescue him and secure him in his rights.
This is the simplest sort of humane
ness and justice.
The Detroit times., 1915-05-11

pf energy required for digestion.
Milk furnishes good illustration,
for 9s 70 80 per cent OF the esti.
mated food values can be extracted
from milk by a person with a nor.
nal stomach. Eishty-three per cen,
Is the limit obtainable from most
vegetables
When food reaches the stomach
the digestive juices soften Il up
while the muscles OF the stomach
Will by their kneading motion break
and crrlmble f.
Little energy is required. for In
stance. 10 digest milk II curdIes
when II reaches the stomach but
even then II is more easily broken
up than the majority OF foods II
will pass out Of the stomach in
The Detroit times., 1915-05-11
Pointed Paragraphs

Duty and inclination seldom shoot
the same chute.
Truth Is always mighty enough TO
hurt somebody little
About tvo-thirds OF the average
mans sympathy - curiosity.
when IL comes TO opening a heart.
ilattery Is superior TO dynamite.
Mans inhumanity to man has put
thousands OF lawyers on easy street.
Wise men are a. SLOW about CIV.
inE advice as fools are about taxi
lng II.
A woman Is more influenced by
What she suspects than by what she
Is told
A man without ambition is like a
pan OF dough without any yeast TO
raIse IL.
II you are dissatisfied With your
lot. pu, II In the hands OF an auc
tioneer
! The student Who takes up medi.
cine Sill hnd I, more pleasing than
I taking 1, down.
Every time a man makes a fool OF
T himself by acting contrary TO his
own judgment he gets mad.
The average woman loves 10 20
shopping because she thinks there =
something good in store for her.
As rule a single man never fully
comprehends the story OF the vid
ow's mSht until she starts out after
a second husband.
The Detroit times., 1915-05-11
STABLES BREED
DISEASE

DO not allow manure 10 accuun.
ulate in your stable II IL
breeding place for sies and dts
ease
Have II hauled away at least
once a week.
Clean the stalls daily and
throw the manure IN hy-ight
covered boxes
Throw \ handful % chloride OF
lime into the manure box every
few days
Spray any loose manure about
the barn with the kerosenec
bolic acid mixture.
Out-houses should be fy.
tight. with doors and windows
screened
SWAT THE FLY
The Detroit times., 1915-05-11
Leon G. Thrasher
BY HERBERT QUICK.

The published pictures OF Leon
c. Trasher are those Of a mild. In
offensive. harmless, vell-meaning
American. His large glasses speak
% desk work and weak eyes. His
thin close-cropped beard and mus
tache remind one OF a college pro
fessor or clergyman.
should think that he mus. have
been man who was very dear 70
his family. His body lies az the
bottom OF the sea. shere II was
sent by German submarine He
was a passenger on the British mer-
chant vessel, the Falaba. This yes
The Detroit times., 1915-05-11

often nightmare il caused by an
overloaded stomach and then the
remedy is 20 eat a light evening
meal. II nightmare Is the cause OF
high mental tension. which Il often
Is. then spend the evening in some
diversion that does not require
much mental effort and yet keeps
the mind from dwelling on disturb
ing subjects
The Detroit times., 1915-05-11
Discomfort Ruins
Good Looks
BY X. AooINoToN BRUCE.

Author OF The Riddle OF PERSONAL
ity." Psychology and Parent
hood" etc.
Since An attractive appearance Is
real asset IL cannot be too often
emphasized that the features Of
the face are profoundly affected by
a persons habitual state OF mind
Long persistence in what has been
aptly called "dlscordant thinking" Is
certain to mar ones good looks
II does this through the subtle
influence which disturbing emotions
exercise over the bodily processes
Not only do such emotions 80 affect
certain muscles OF the face as TO
give them a distinctive and unat.
tractive set" but they also cause
changes in circulation and nutrition
which are injurious to the appear.
ance.
This is due 10 the fact that the
nervous system Is peculiarly respon-
sive To mental conditions. Expert
ments on animals and human beings
have proved that the nervous cen
tiers governing various bodily func.
tons act with decreased vigor when.
ever the mind Is disturbed by dis
tressing thoughts
Consequently the functions them.
selves are interfered with. and.
especially as a result OF impaired
circulation. external indications Of
the interior physical trouble soon
become evident.
Discomfort furnishes n striking ex-
ample OF how adversely the appear.
ance may be affected by the mental
state.
The person who constantly feels
dissatisfied with his or her lot in
life Is certain soon or late TO ac.
quire hard lines about the mouth
and eyes. while the lower jaw de-
velops a peculiar rigidly that &C.
centuates The general harshness OF
expression.
Moreover, through the unfavor-
"b'' n'NiVu VI AHF sNhlt OF UlSCOn-
tent on the circulation, nutrition.
and eliminative organs. the face
becomes more or less haggard and
gaunt, the skin loses It's clearness
and may become sallow. and the
lips show a deficiency in the rosy
bloom OF health. besides becoming
thin and turning down slightly AT
the corners.
The slowing up OF the circulation
again IL almost sure 10 deaden the
lustre Of the eye, the whites OF
which may show yellowish tinge
owing TO faulty funetionIng OF the
liver. condition often caused dI.
rectly by persistent discomfort.
In short as a beauty killer, there
are few things which operate with
greater sureness than a discomfort.
ed mind
ON the other hand. the cultiya.
ton Of the spirit OF contentment, OF
determination 10 make the best OF
things "a they are, while resolutely
striving 70 improve them, IL equally
certain 10 affect the facial express.
sion benehcially. through stimulat-
Ing the functions OF the various
physical organs and processes.
n only for the sake OF ones good
looks, II Is wise TO be contented.
The Detroit times., 1915-05-11

ilized milk and refrigerated fowls, and
gas has taken the place of wood.
In the times you wot Of. Mr.. Cook, if
a boy wanted TO go fishin' on Saturday,
he helped after school, EVERY DAY, a
"piecing" if it was quilting time.
OF course, he hated it, just as nor
mal-minded boy would hate il now.
II was girls work But he DID il Just
the same, else he mixed up with Dad 5
boot-jack that night.
But, Notwithstanding. Mr.. Cook, that
there are neither quilts TO piece. nor boys
20 piece them nowadays. If you but
scratch around bit, even in Brooklyn,
YOU will find coolies Of the same brand Of
boys that once pieced the quilt. and
singed the cat, and broke the neighbors
window-panes with ''nigger-Shooter,
from the shelter of the hayloft.
They're just as full of good, and as
chock-a-block with devilment now, as
then.
They will steal jam from the pantry
shelf or knock chip off the baker-boy' 5
shoulder. just as quick.
The trouble is they are so ALFRED pro-
greSSive, so ADVANCED, intellectually
and otherwise, that they haven't time nor
inclination for piecing quilts, or doing
chores, if there WERE any.
The idea is, Brother Cook. that the
procession has moved along and left you
and US standing still,
Let's hustle along and catch up. What
say?
The Detroit times., 1915-05-11

sci vas not on It's way 10 the British
Isles or France with contra band
goods. II carried no goods at all
TO the allies. IL was outward bound
on a mission OF peace 10 Africa.
Leon c. Trasher was an American
citizen. He was a civilian. on CIV
ilian vessel He was murdered. Just
as foully as II he had been a mer.
chant in his own store, fred on by
passing troops
The German press has excused
this killing by trying to lay the
blame on England's policy OF keep
ing food out OF Germany They say
they are justified In doing anything
70 win rather than have 10000 900
people starved.
But they know that this is not
the real reason. They know that
the German people are In no danger
Of starving. Germany today IL a
land Of plenty A German friend OF
mine receives letters from two
towns in Germany. These letters
show that potatoes are cheaper in
Germany than they are in the vii.
lage in which I love. They sell ~
about s2ia cents a bushel there:
they are worth a dollar here But
ter. milk and cheese are cheaper
than before the war. Meats are
higher than then, but are plentiful.
Poultry and eggs are about the
same as in peace times. Bread Ia
higher, but there IL no scarcity.
Workmen are more fully employed
than before the war. and wages arc
The Detroit times., 1915-05-11


the foods We d.
Esst and not those
ve eat that We
live upon.
In ch o osi z
ones food some
account must be
taken OF the units
ne AnnrzE rcnuf "a
The Detroit times., 1915-05-11
A Natural Query,

After ascertainment OF symptoms
the physician said
What you need more than any
thing else II a tonic in the shape
OF fresh air"
Whereupon the patient wsxed sar
castle and inquired
Before We proceed further. would
you mind telling me what Is the
shape OF fresh air?"-Lippincotts.
The Detroit times., 1915-05-11
AN ADVERTISING MANS CREED

will recommend plan Of advertising, piece Of
copy the Of publication other medium, in which
would not be willing to invest my money under similar
circumstances
will be party handling any advertising for
anyone unless convinced that the advertiser intends
give and that the purchaser will receive honest value
II. w. DOREMUS NJ Y.
The Detroit times., 1915-05-11
TICKET SPECTATORS

Hello. sniggs' Hear you've got a fine reel
this week"
That's what" declared the proprietor Of the
Nickelodeon. It's 80 good that Spectators
have gotten hold OF my tickets and are selling
'em for cents on the sidewalk right now
Puck.
The Detroit times., 1915-05-11
Besides, Doesn't Advertising
Keep the Newspapers Quiet?

The various branches, or independent
concerns. into which the tobacco trust
was split are competing with each other
but what's the good?
Joseph E. Davies, chairman of the fed
I eral trade commission. reports that COM
petition has been re-estabiished.
Those who believe that it's competition
that best serves the public can now rise
and cheer while the cheering is cheering
. For Mr.. Davies adds: 1T has not af-
fected wholesale or retail prices"
Don't cheer, boys; the poor smokers
are paying as much as they ever were.
Mr.. Davies hasn't doubt that the
competition between the various tobacco
companies is real competition.
Why, then. haven't prices decreased
since competition is supposed TO bring
prices to the lowest possible level?
Because, Mr.. Davies says. the cost of
advertising and of distribution has in
creased.
Exactly; the two big benefits of large
scale production have been wiped out,
the various manufacturers of tobacco
have gone back to the old, wasteful, COM
petitive system. a lot of work has been
produced that is of no value to the COM
munity, and we, the people in general,
are no better off than we ever were.
The man who believes that competition
cures trade-ills, will argue that it is bet
ter for this wasted money to be spread
among carriers and advertising mediums
than to be put into the pockets of the
American Tobacco Co., where it used
to 60.
But this gain is offset by the fact that
people who might be doing useful work
are spending their time on work that
could be eliminated.
In other words, these people, although
they are being paid for their services,
are being wasted by the community
This is the price which We must pay
for competition, not only in the tobacco
industry, but in all other industries in
which we continue to prefer competition
to government regulation.
Every one of us is doing useless work
every day to maintain competition.
Every one of US is throwing away valu-
obIr, wears of his life on work that ought
to be unnecessary.
Is it worth while to maintain competi-
ton at such cost?
Must we confess ourselves such fail
ures in industrial administration that the
policy Of "laissez faire" is the only one
under which we can get along?
The Detroit times., 1915-05-11

DR.. Dernberg also adds his regrets.
Ice cream consumption in the United
States is estimated to be five quarts per
capita annually. We know Of a 12-year-
old boy who's away ahead Of his per cap
tia for this year, and it's only May.
To cure insomnia an English
doctor has invented an apparatus to
flow water over patients head as
he is lying down.-News Item.
Better yet place the patient under the
faucet in the bathtub, turn on the water
and forget to pull the plug. A good
sound sleep or your money back
You have to hand it to the boys of the
University Of Nebraska who publish the
college weekly. They call it the
"Awgwan."
Describing a visit to the Art Museum,
Detroit schoolboy wrote I'VE seen Col.
Roosevelt and many other landscapes"
Not even he, however, dared to refer
to I. 4. as still life.
mat rlRht, Judge Connolly. Maybe
the auto speed fool will keep his eye on
the speed indicator if he realizes he is
driving himself to the workhouse.
We think we understand President
Wilson TO mean it is up to the agitator
among hyphenated Americans to choose
his own side Of the hyphen.
We can fully understand now why IL
was Count Won Bernstorff didn't want
to be interviewed
War is fine business.
What did those women and children
ever do TO Germany?
Cats were domesticatcd in Egypt as early a.
1900 d. c.
The Detroit times., 1915-05-11
Choose and Eat Only Foods That
Digest Easily and Health VIII Benefit

Few people give digestive require
ments the proper thought when eat
The Detroit times., 1915-05-11
From Another
Point of VielU

1t must be source Of much consola-
ton to the bereaved relatives Of the Lus-
itania outrage to know that Germany
sends her sympathy.
And, reading between the lines, the
German viewpoint seems TO be that we're
playing in great luck to even get that.
The Detroit times., 1915-05-11

DR.. Dernberg also adds his regrets.
The Detroit times., 1915-05-11

9TH Elm Corners Gazette
comments pretty tartly on tn
Lusitania affair in a 2 column
editorial on tn deadliness of tn
The Detroit times., 1915-05-11

Ice cream consumption in the United
States is estimated to be five quarts per
capita annually. We know Of 12-year-
old boy who's away ahead of his per cap
tia for this year, and it's only May.
The Detroit times., 1915-05-11

Cats we're domesticatcd in Egypt as early a.
1900 d. c.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-12-09

One Lot Worth 800 to 0.00------2.49
Don t miss this Ask those who have bought
them.
Mems Corduroy Pants, regular 2.50----1.96
See them-the Best in the country.
Mems High Back Overalls, regular LOO --S9c
Mems Pants, all colors, worth 3.00---1.49
MEMS SUITS-A new Lot, take your
pick of the lot worth 200 to 2.50----98c
Suit Cases worth S2----------------- -98c
Regular /. rs Silk Finished Sateen Shirts CSC
One Lot of Mems Shirts, worth 75c----25c
Mems Caps regular 75c----------------39c
SHOES-We have sold more Shoes than any
season in our Is years of business, so we
went back to the market and bought
again, so all our Shoes are New Stock.
Every pair fully guaranteed by u.s. Come
see our line. It's complete and we can
fit you.
We handle Cofins and CasKets, also School
Books
We hope to reduce our stock during these IL
days, as we hold our inventory early IN
January, so come and get some Good
Goods cheap.
There is no use in saying any more; come
and see what we have. LOOK FOR THE
TICKETS.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-12-09

Mattress Ticking. regular 15c-------10 10c
L L Domestic, regular &c ----------------6c
Sea Island Domestic, regular 9c----------7c
All colors Silk Finished Sateen- -----------1Oc
Riverside Homespun, regular 81 ----------6c
Heavy Fleeced Mems Undershirts --------40c
Heavy Fleeced Mems Drawers ----4Oc
Ladies Fleeced Undershirts ----------25c
Ladies Fleeced Undershirts, reg. 75c-- SOC
Ladies' Fleeced Pants, regular 75c--------5Oc
All colors Serge regular 75c-------------39c
Boys Heavy Undershirts regular 5Oc----30c
Boys Heavy Drawers, regular Soc ------3Oc
Mems Sweaters, regular 200 to 25O----l 49
Boys Sweaters, regular 100 with pockets SOC
Ladies' Sweaters from SOC to 800. Cant
quote price on all of them. See them,
MEMS. SUITS-Now ask some one that
bought Suit. We sold Suits all over
the country We still have few dozen
we expect to sell worth SIS to $40 50. SO
Mems Overcoats ------------------4.9 q. 9S
We have good stock just received-A lot by
express from our New York office 4Oo
Layfott ST. These Coats are worth from
$40 to 90.
BOYS. SUITS "A big lot from 1.5O to 5.OO
Worth twice the amount.
Ladies Long Cloaks, all coors Now here
is your chance A new lot to pick from.
Worth from 1000 to 0.00------------4.9 90