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The Detroit times., 1915-12-14
Big Chances Both Ways

The famous physician and the emf
nent clergyman were deep In a dis
cussion which threatened to become
acrimonious.
You see." said the minister sar-
castically. you medical men know
so much about the uncertainties Of
this world that | should think you
would not want to live
"Oh. I don't know" responded the
physician caustically. You clergy
mer tell US so much about he uncer-
tainties Of the next world that we
don't want TO die."-Ladies' Home
Journal
The Detroit times., 1915-12-14

The next time you are tempted to
overdress, please call to mind the
old proverb. Fine feathers do no,
make fine birds" IL holds true In
the world Of humans, just as IL does
in the kingdom OF birds.
Also there is--or should be-a
corollary proverp which holds true
in both the bird and the human do
main: Fine feathers do not fool
wise birds" Discerning men and
women are well aware that the per
son who overdresses is as a rule
capable OF doing little except dress.
ing gorgeously.
Carelessness In dress, Of course,
is not to be praised or encouraged.
The person careless about his ap-
pearance Is commonly a person OF
negligent mind-of a mind so neg.
ligent that essential details In life
as in dress are likely to be over
looked.
Dut CaiClCNruCSo hiVSo Ao
alwayy preferable 20 extreme inter
est In II.
Your fine-teatherei bird In human
form Is apt to be selfish as well as
superficial creature, with a most
unreasonable contempt for the bet
ter birds that do not sport such
brilliant plumage.
This. tc be sure. does not work
any great injury TO the better birds.
But II does most seriously injure
the fne-feathered one.
II means the cutting OF from com
panionship with virile. stimulating
minds. It means 4 pathetic ally fu.
! tile existence. X may mean-owins 4
/ To the over-concsntration on self--a
/ life burdened by nervous and men
tai troubles.
And the pity OF II is that, unlike
the gloriously arrayed In the bird
kingdom, the human devotee TO fine
rsiment In the victim OF an &C
quired trait II II not n question
OF heredity, but one OF training.
Something or somebody at som,
time forced the attention to b'
fixed too closely on matters o
dress
Usually II ls not something bu
a somebody that Il to blame. Usu
ally. too, the somebody Is the vic
Tins own father or mother.
; All OF us are acquainted with pal
ents who make 4 fetish ~ dressin
their children well" Every dolla
thcy can spare-and sometime
many a dollar more than their II
come justihes-is converted int
showy attire for their youngsters.
This. decidedly, Is parental loy
: and pride misplaced II is wors
Than that. II is parental folly.
For II is sowing the seeds OF
pernIcious social philosophy that
bound in some degrees TO cripple III
children's minds and limit their pos
sibilities.
Start your children thinking tina
expensive clothes make them 81
The Detroit times., 1915-12-14
The Keep Well Column
NOON HOUR.

middle OF the day is often the cause
OF women contracting tuberculosis.
The rest hour IL properly observed
helps keep up bodily resistance that
will stave OF the attacks OF not
only tuberculosis germs but other
disease germs as well.
II Is the means of avoiding mental
and physical breakdowns and at the
same time OF accomplishing greater
returns ar5 more satisfaction in the
work done.
Buy Red Cross Christmas Seal
and help buy health for some poor
sufferer.
The Detroit times., 1915-12-14
League Would Have Rich
Pay Preparedness Cost

with the additional tax of the pre-
paredness program Is what inter.
ests Representfve Heating He prom.
ised In his speech TO become a
pest" OF the floor OF congress by his
,nsistence on the question. who Is
to pay for preparedness? Keatings
answer Is an Inheritance and income
tax so regulated that with the In
crease in appropriations for army
and navy the tax on incomes and In
heritances shall automatically in
crease.
81 refuse to discuss national pre-
paredness," said Mr.. Heating, "un-
I'll | know very definitely who will
be expected to pay the bills. For
my part I am not in favor OF TAX
Ing a backward step at this time. I
favor taxing special privilege rath-
er than industry. believe that if
the masses OF the people are will
Ing TO do the fghting for this coun
try. the possessors OF great fortunes
should be willing TO pay their share
vi but OtitS futlutHh 10 Wal anu
preparation for war"
Mr.. Heating said he would not
favor reducing the limit OF the pres
ent income tax exemption so as TO
include salaries down to $4,000. The
present limit Is $4,000 for unmarried
men. He said the tax should be
raiseds on those with the large in
comes.
THE plan have suggested" he
continued. "is a very simple one. II
involves the creation OF the treas
ury department OF fund to be
known as the national defense :und.
TO be dedicated to the support OF
the army and navy. This would be
made mp OF a contribution OF $50
million dollars from general reven-
ues, and the remainder needed for
army and navy would be secured by
the imposition OF an inheritance tax
and an I7tome tar.
For ffe present" he said. this
would involve raising about 300 mil
lion dollars a year by tax on In
comes and inheritances. This
would be very moderate tax. In
England. before war was declared.
as large sum was being received
from the same sources, although
England's wealth is not half as
great az ours; so under my plan the
tax on wealth would be only one
half Of what is was In England be-
fore the war
"If at any future time we needed
more money for army and navy. my
plan calls for an increase In the
income and Inheritance taxes.
THE men who would be affected
by these taxes are the most infiu-
ential In the nation. I confidently
expect them TO come forward and
assume this burden which they are
so able To bear. instead OF con-
senting 10 allow Il 10 be shifted by
means of taxes on what the people
eat and wear. onto those less able
to bear Il. believe them when
they assert that they are patriots.
and that their only interest In pre-.
paredness Is the patriotic interest
OF safeguarding the country from In
vasion. They should be willing. and
I believe they are willing. to bear
their share OF the burden.
II win vote for the presidents pro-
gram OF preparedness. provided the
cost OF II shah be borne very large
ly by the rich: otherwise ] shall
oppose II and vote against H."
Warren Worth Bailey urged the
tax on land values as the best way
to raise the money. and contended
that such tax could constitutionally
be imposed by congress.
The Detroit times., 1915-12-14
THE DEVILS COUNCIL
ev Or. FRANK CRANE
Copyright. 1915. by Frank Crane)

Once. according to an old legend,
there was a council called in hell. The
Devil was much concerned over new
KIND OF creature called Man with whom
God was populating the Earth. AS 1t
was his chief aim in life to oppose and
undo the works of God, he was now cast
ing about to find the best way to ruin
Man.
His seven head imps were therefore
summoned, and he inquired of them who
would undertake to destroy this race of
human beings.
First came Anger, red-faced and fire.
eyed, and offered himself. "Let me
CO." he said, ito Earth and will de-
stroy Men quickly. | will set brother
against brother, magnify trifies to seri-
Gus quarrels. Hate and violence will
soon bring murder in the house and war
in the fields. So shall the race be ex-
tinguished."
Then up spoke Lust. Rather send
me-" he argued. II will defile their
minds and bring disease to their bodies.
Will pervert this generation and en-
feeble the next. True love shall disap-
pear. Woman shall be shorn Of her up
lifting influence. Men shall lose self-re-
spect. They shall all turn again into
beasts"
Then stepped forward Greed. "All
that Anger and Lust would do crudely
will do subtly. will instil into Mems
hearts the most destructive of passions.
Natural affection will disappear, for
parents and children will be set against
each other. The strong will oppress the
weak. Each nation will covet the others
possessions. And soon men, families.
and countries shall destroy each other
in mad desire for each others goods"
Mine" said Sloth, would be the
simplest and easiest way. Let me infect
the people and they shall cease to work.
Ambition and progress will cease. Their
lands shall grow up in weeds. 1t will
not be long before they shall sink into
savagery and the wild beasts will devour
them"
Would not our work be quicker?"
asked Gluttony and Drunkenness. I'VE
would quickly bring the race of Men to
ruin. BY US they would gorge them
selves with food until their bodies were
diseased and their minds besotted. They
would drink of strong liquors until they
would fall upon each other in drunken
fury. They will fight without cause.
They will commit all manner of crimes
without provocation. The race will van
sh in stupor or in orgies"
'If you are desirous of corrupting
mankind" said Envy, would not my
services be of most use? For once let
Men suspect and hate one another and
universal discord would follow"
81 have heard you all" said Beelzebub.
But where is Idleness. She sleeps
somewhere. Go find and waken her."
Forthwith was Idleness, fat and un-
clean, brought into the royal presence.
What can you do to destroy Man?"
inquired the master.
Nothing" replied Idleness, yawning.
Nothing at ALL"
very we'll then" responded Satan,
"it is you that shall go. For where
Idleness is there all other vices follow.
In you is not one evil, in you are all evils.
You are my own favorite consort. Go
to men and breed among them the Seven
Deadly SINS"
The Detroit times., 1915-12-14

perior TO other children, and-un.
less something jostles them into a
saner attitude-thcy are likely TO
end by developing marked in.
feriority in matters that really
count.
Their fine feathers won't carry
them far in the world of adult en-
deavor. You may depend on that.
The Detroit times., 1915-12-14
SUPERFLUOUS ADVICE.

II you src going to be candidate for once
do not hide your light under a bushel, or wash
boiler. either Step out In the open. tell the
people what you would like to have, and IL may
be the voters will agree with you that you should
have the nomination and give II. Holding back.
waiting for the people to beg you TO come out,
will not advance your chances any m a place
is worth having It Is worth asking for.-Lafay.
ette Leader.
The Detroit times., 1915-12-14
From Another Point Of TeD

From a hotel phone booth: "Is that
your real voice, central, or are you KID
ding me?"
The shoe factory in Sing Sing prison
was burglarized the other night. BY
some inmate, possibly, who wants to keep
his hand in.
British Columbia reports the appear
ance of quail in large quantities. So that's
where they were.
Mr.. Roosevelt now has to his credit,
as discoverer, both the River of Doubt
and Byzantine logothete.
"Come up" says letter to our old
friend, the Doc, "and as usual there'll be
plenty of sauerkraut." Prepared, so to
speak, for the wurst.
Maybe the name of the boy who de-
livers the paper at our house is Kris
Kringle. He doesn't get there more than
once year, either.
Doctors in Rochester operated on 8
man to ascertain why he weighed onl,
n pounds. More of that bloodless sur
gerry.
The order has been issued in Mexico Il
, grant Villa no quarter. How long sine
Villa has been willing to settle for
quarter?
Having met the usual experience Will
attempting to get home over an icy side
walk with two quarts of the grocer
cider, we know just how the Tigers wer
fixed last season. We need pitcher.
The Detroit times., 1915-12-14
Al~,axs Room for One More.

While Russia is increasing In pop
ulation twice as fast az Germany. u
has four times an much room at It's
disposal In Europe. Japan, whose
population grows rapidly. has little
or no room for more.
The Detroit times., 1915-12-14

\ ~ brewers and distillers and whole
11o dealsrs and saloonkeepers and the
1l1acal leaders Of both parties. and the
4o1lv hsnchmen of these political lead
are On the job today, and have been
~ Incnths, for the purpose of DE-
I&AIING statewide prohibition.
~ brewers are not putting it up to
|n 6istiIIers to make the fight.
ne distiIlers are not shifting the re-
fbflity 10 the brewers.
fx ~ brewers and distillers are not
&ng together: "Let the wholesale
11sEs and the saloonkeepers do it."
Eks wholesale dealers and the saloon
kopofS are not divided upon this issue.
AL OF THE PARTIES ARE WORK
- TOGETHER AS ONE Fedora.
5N m A COMMON OBJECT, AND
LAT OBJECT 10 SAVE MICHIGAN
Dnf THE DRY COLUMN.
X there any hope for prohibition
fhers be any hope for prohibition
thoso to whom we should lool
- support in saving Michigan
~ uhi1Iy monster are found al
GEkor, not only in Detroit. bu'
" 1tntsf
, HIb,e elnss Of one denomination
Hot hold back and put the obligation
n ne Bible class Of another denomi-
~ if Michigan Is to be saved from
ard TIE saloon.
o ~ b no let George do it,
1pn q any point In the ranks of
ling but wholehearted and gen.
ovsmsnt against the common en-
Nd tnSn the trick.
~ IL.
The Detroit times., 1915-12-14

excepted. should relax and rest
brain, nerves and body during the
noon hour.
II possible they should lie down
on a couch for a few minutes.
Lack of this rest period at the
The Detroit times., 1915-12-14

The noon rest hour" is as essen.
tial for maintaining health and en-
The Detroit times., 1915-12-14

cheney as the
noon meal, some
times more 80.
Every working
woman, especially
those who work In
omces, stores and
mills, housekeep-
ers by no means
excepted. should
The Detroit times., 1915-12-14
STILL TO BE CONSIDERED

What are the facts on which you base your
conclusion"
Senator Sorghum. "It was hard enough TO
think up the conclusions s"-Washngton Star.
The Detroit times., 1915-12-14

Tobacco is becoming scarer and dearor in Ger.
many. II the worst comes, they still take
the whiskers OF 100000 Russian prisoners and
smoke 'em !-Pittsburgh Press.
The Detroit times., 1915-12-14
Awakening In the
Church That Couldn't
Come at a Better Time

federation Of Detroit Bible classes
H denominations is proposed.
y eetiAg Is to be held in the Wood
1&Se. Baptist church tonight to
oek a organization and to start the
a.so1ling.
* - are possibilities of great bene-
- Detroit IN this movement.
! ovGr there was time in the his
~ Michigan when her church peo-
kould b banded for the purpose of
n&ing united front and for the
Ss u pulling together, it is now.
0 Inomsntous issue Of statewide
Itjon confronts the people Of this
'1nd II remains for the good people
IA together, to STICK together, to
X together and to VOTE together
a canse Il TO triumph.
~ proposed federation of the Bible
lceaIIy u evidence of an awaken
II the part Of the city church that
~ hnt have come at . more oppor-
sls, indeed. the psychological sea-
16vernment locally was never 30
~ administration is paying of
nSon1 dit "a the law-defying sa-
Q6d eamhlsrs and crooks that
y beinG. and the result is the most
~ town IN the United States.
ies Of The church are in the
f)ncss and thsrs h nobody at fault
JE CHURCH.
bors Of Bibh classes have gone
v pest from church to the voting
= md have pleased the rummies and
xete swappers nightly upon every
16n, By voting their party tickets
ne.
= eject Of this has been to array
nbers Of the Bible class squarely
t themselves and to render the
e,aas impotent as factor in gov
mt.
The Detroit times., 1915-12-14
FINE FEATHERS

| eY n. ADDN0ToN BRUCE.
Of
The Detroit times., 1915-12-14

From hotel phone booth: rs that
your real voice, central, or are you kid
ding me-"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-01-11
ORDINARY ALMANAC
DIMENSIONS OUTGRoWN

If there is anything new under the
sun, the chances are that it's in The
World Almanac. This is sweeping
statement. For its justification one
may point with much confidence TO
the files of this most regular of an
nuals, For particular and current in
stances, reference is recommended to
the issue for 1918, now Just at hand
As one reads this book, the time
seems very far removed indeed, when
an almanac was merely a booklet of
calendar pages, with wise remarks
about the sun, the moon, a few plan
cts, the tides, and the best time for
planting various kinds of seeds, Here
set forth, besides election and census
returns, sporting records. Industrial
and financial reports, New York
City gazetteer, and the countless for
nal informatory departments to
which the years have accustomed
the readers of The World Almanac,
are a review of the war in Europe; :;
notes on the wars of the world: the
political state platforms of 1914;
details of the special or emergency
tax; analysis of the prison popula-
ton; factory statistics; worlmen' )
compensation laws; occupations in
the United States the federal re
serve act; the federal trade commits
sion; statistics of foreign born pop
ulation in the United States, a de g.
scription of the Mexican situation;
facts about the Chinese republic: the
progress and plans of the Palisades
driveway; a paper on the aeroplane
and aviation generally in war, and,
too many other things to receive
even a reviewers bare mention.
OF course this book has more than
a thousand pages. 1t outgrew ordi-
nary almanac dimensions long ago.
1t will carry its own Happy New
Year welcome to Librarians, stu
dents, professors. statesmen, editora
and readers in general all over the
land
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-01-11

officers, the district United States
marshal, the bureau of investigation
and the Indian service are being
completed on the third floor.
More store rooms are being pro
vided in the attic where there will
be installed a French cooling system
that changes water for the building
in only a few minutes from the tenn
perature of Oklahoma water pipes in
the summer time to that of cold stor-
age boxes. The mysterious part OF
it is, the work is done merely by
the revolving of two discs containing
some kind OF fluid, not ammonia
that eyaporates, produces a very
low temperature, and liquiles dur
ing the process Of being hurled about
in two hollow discs
Rumor now has ii that q seven D.
story hotel building il To be- erected
on the vacant let across the street
east of the federal structure bofose
many months.
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Cot the Beet VI ieFrlcs.

A sCory is told of an "a Puritan and
his encounter with Judge leiiries in
the seventeenth century JeRries
hearing the case against the Puritan
was trying 10 mako fun of the old
man, as was his halt. q. Lsnor you
SIR said the judge, sneerinsly, from
your head to your feet Ind honor
you, sir" said the old Puritan, "frolr
The crown of your head 20 the soleS
of your feet" Il honor YOU" went on
on the judge, from Lands End to
John O'Groats." And | honor you
rom the Equator to the Aniipodes."
I honor you,' said the judge irasci'
bly, to the gates of He'll The Puri.
tan didnt reply at once. Then he
said, Sir, there is a passage in Holy
Writ that says. Answer fool accord
ing to his folly | have done so. But
there is another passage that says
Answer not a fool according to his
folly Sir, l decline to follow you to
He'll
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-01-11
Imposslble illustration,

Examined ON history at West Point.
Whistler failed to recall the date OF
the battle of Buena Vista. Suppose"
said the exasperated instructor, you
were to &c to dinner and the com
pany began to talk of the Mexican
war, and you, West Point man. were
asked the date of the battle; what
would you do?" "Do?" was the reply.
Why, I should refuse to associate
with people who could talk OF such
things at dinner,"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-01-11
oeWITT'S rAND- MADE CIGAR, Sc


Far down in the country where
grand opera methods have not been
applied to church singing n blessed
old minister arose and announced the
number of the hymn he desired the
congregation 10 sing. lie followed
the old custom of Timing out the
aynln that is he would read a line
in a loud voice and Aen the ccngre
gatiCn would sing it. The first was as
ollows; I'VE praise thee. o God. for
'hy power ten thousand strong" The
CuEro cation tried the line and was on
uch high key that when ten thous
nd was reached everybody was up
y a scrcoch. ""m afraid that's too
'irh,' said the benevolent old man.
800 Eilh on tho ten thousand
.rorg His difficulty was solved by
o. cli fellow who stood up far back in
=" church and exclaimed il a nasal
cice' 'Al right, ;hcn; bring it down
, ,,poo. philadelphia Public Ledger.
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Pc RSONALS

J. b. Spragins has returned from a
hunt of several days.
Mrs. Clara Morgan returned yester-
day from a visit to Sulphur.
Tom Roberts and b. II. Corlew left
here today for bird hunt of several
days
Mrs. b. l.. Rasor is in Tishomingo,
the guest of Mrs Will Greers for a
few days.
F. b. McElroy was in the city yes
terday from his office recently estab-
lished in Fort Worth.
Robert f. Scivally, w. NJ. Kirkpat-
rick, Col Graves Leeper, and L. " MuJ
len returned yesterday afternoon from
Oklahoma City.
Miss Lou Cheney. cashier at Mad
den's has gone to McAlester to visit
for time with her sisters, Mrs. McLa-
more and Mrs. Horne
w. ]. Lane who has been suffering
for several weeks from trouble
which attacked one of his feet, has
gone to the Mayo hospital in Roches-
ter, Mimi, for an examination.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-01-11
WEATHER FORECAST
"BUNCOM BE-"
It Don't Always Pay to Be Skeptical.

When newspaper writer and
proof reader that works nights can
feed himself out of dyspepsia, which
most all that class suffer with, it is
worth while to know the kind of food
used.
This man says:
"Being a newspaper writer and
proof reader, also a graduate in med
icine as well, though not practicing,
makes combination that would pro-
duce a skeptic on the subject, If any
thing would.
Day after day read the proof on
the GrapeNuts advertisements with
the feeling that they were all bun
combe.' All this time | was suffer
ing from dyspepsia from the i'm
proper food was eating az the res
taurant.
"One day | saw a package of
GrapeNuts at the restaurant. and
tried some with cream. The food
took my fancy at once. After a
few lunches on it at midnight | no
ted an improvement in my feelings,
and was able TO work with less
fatigue.
81 have used Grape-N Nuts as a reg
ular diet since then, and have i'm
proved greatly. The old dyspepsia
and bad feelings that | thought
were necessary adjuncts to night
work disappeared. and am able to
do much more and better work with
less efYort than ever before
81 was nearly ready to give up
and seek health IN some other walk
in life but thanks to my change in
diet am now all right" There's
a Reason"
Name given by Postum Co. Battle
Creek, Mich.
Look in pkgs. for the famous little
book, "The Road to Nellville."
Ever read the above letter. A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine. true, and full Of human
interest.
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Beware Of Ointments for
,atarrh that Contain Mercnru


as mercury will surely destroy the
sense of smell and completely de-
range the whole system when enter.
ing it through the mucous surfaces.
Such articles should never be used
except on prescriptions from reputable
physicians. as the damage they will
do is ten fold to the good you can
possibly derive from them. Hall 8
Catarrh Cure, manufactured by f. J.
Cheney K Co, Toledo, o., contains no
mercury, and is taken internally, act
ing directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces of the system. In buy
ing Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you
get the genuine. 1t is taken inter
nally and made in Toledo, Ohio, by
F. j. Cheney & Co. Testimonials
free.
Sold by Druggists. Price 75c per
bottle.
Take Halls Family Pills for con
stipation.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-01-11

A pile remedy tina; Is entirely
different from anything else, used
both externally and internally, acting
on the blood as well as the disease,
a remedy without superior II is
Meritol Pile Remedy, made and guar
lr-4. - the American Drug and
Press association
+. J. Ramsey, Agent Prices soc
and $100.