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The Detroit times., 1915-01-21

been frozen by the outraged dignity
OF his ecclesiastical associates.
Nevertheless, although he is an un-
conventional as Gideon's three hun
dred, and as contrary to precedent as
Gideon's warfare, Billy Sunday seems
TO be Gods chosen man; and the
churches, to their praise be 1t said,
are brave enough and tolerant
enough to accept him. They see the
Mldianites of evil routed, and so are
willing TO accept smashing crockery,
flaring and ftful torches, and blatant
rams horns, as Gods chosen weapons.
And when the church gets to the
point of being willing 10 let God win
in His own way she has arrived at a
place where He will find 1t.
A Victorious 6attle.cry.
Close observers of the Billy Sun
day meetings in Philadelphia say
that there is remarkable and amaz
ing unanimity among the evangelical
clergy concerning his work. Asked
for the reason the answer is that
Sunday calls men back to the sim
plicities and fundamentals of reli-
gion. Therein Is illustrated the rally
ing cry OF the victorious hosts of
Israel. THE sword of the Lord and
OF Gideon" There is nothing that
will bring churches together like a
common task and a common slogan.
Once let the Christian forces of a
community get TO shouting the same
battle-cry and fighting the same en-
emy, and there will be victories be-
yond the dreams of divided church.
Diyisiye forces were at work
among those old Jews Tribal feel
ing was strong, and jealousies were
many. III each contingent OF
Gideon's three hundred had gone into
the melee shouting his own shib-
boleth there would have been no vic
tory Nor can Christianity go TO
conquest shouting Immersion! Pre-
destination, Apostolic succession
Second blessing" Divisiyeness and
denominationalism spell defeat. But
when all voices cry The sword of
the Lord" and then rush into action,
we may expect to see the Midianites
of evil--the united forces of greed,
graft. rum, and misunderstanding
across the river to the wilderness. A
common passion for the cause of God
and of man YIELDS Christians into
oneness.
Why the Game Was Lost.
Last fall saw football game
wherein little college ANONYMOUSLY
defeated great university. The
reason was that the small school had
Gideon in charge OF its team. The
most interesting episode OF the game
was the universityNs efforts 10 utilize
its champion strong man, a mighty
fellow, but no football player. Sheer
weight and strength were expected
to work wonders. The attempt fail
ed utterly.
That Illustrated one of the Gideon
lessons. Mere mass and might are
not given the great victories. The
battle Is not TO the strong, nor the
race to the swift. O Church. learn
this All your bulk, all your mem
bers all your wealth of which you
boast, all your social and political in.
fuence. all your world-girdling TWEEN
tieth century organization, cannot
win this spiritual warfare. II is by
obedience to God. by being willing TO
be little in His sight. il is by daring
Il use the humblest and commonest
means, If He SO directs, that the
Church is to conquer for her God.
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The international Sunday School Les
son for Jan. "a is "Gideon and the
Three Hundred."-Judg. 2.
(eY WILLIAM r. ELLIs.)

son Tor Jan. ~ Is "Gioeon ana tnc
Three Hundred."-Judg. 2.
(BY WILLIAM T. ElLlS.)
Some stories are so simple and
great that they have passed into the
common thought and speech of the
people. Thus Gideon and his band
have became proverbial Fortitude,
iioelity and efficiency are their trade
marks. Once more the countless COM
pany OF Sunday school members are
called to study this immortal hero
tale from old lsraels history, and to
learn its lesson for today.
The facts OF the story are simple.
The Midianites from the east were
depressing Israel. Gideon had been
called by God TO be the leader OF
his people In conflict with the foe.
Thirty thousand men OF Israel raj
Lied to his banner, against the one
hundred and thirty-five thousand
Midianites. Lest Israel should think
that the inevitable victory had been
won by its might and courage and
strategy, Gideon was ordered 10 re-
duce his force by letting all the
armed men who wanted to do so re-
; turn home Still there were ten
thousand left, quite too many for the
divine purpose.
So the curious yet inherently wise
test was applied, OF choosing the men
who drank water by scooping IL up
with their hands. rather than kneel-
ing down with their faces I'm the
water The difference, as has often
been pointed out. was the difference
between the way the dog drinks and
the way the COW drinks The former
Is sleTt, quick and ready for instant
action, the COW when drinking is
obliylous TO all else. even TO the beat
ings OF an attendant. one company
of men, skilled In the craft of the
open, drank fully accoutred and with
every faculty on guard. They were
ready TO fight on the instant. and
could not be- taken unawares. Drink
ing 10 them was but a part of the
preparation for their real work. The
other and larger group laid aside
their weapons. exposing themselves
10 sudden attack, while they knelt and
drank to repletion, needless of all save
the satisfaction OF their thirst.
This severe test provided a Al band
OF three hundred men, the whole
host winnowed down TO the highest
efficiency They were ready for any.
thing, a wonderful instrument in the
hand OF q shrewd leader. Gideon
gave each of these a torch, covered
by crockery vessel so that il made
a primitive dark lantern. To each
ne also gave trumpet, so that i'm
the hands OF these few were as many
trumpets and lights as usually would
serve a great army.
Deploying the three hundred on all
sides OF the Midianite host, Gideon's
strategy provided that, at "a given
signal. all the crockery should crack,
the lights flare forth, the trumpets
southland the terror OF the enemy.
thinking itself surrounded. would do
the rest. The scheme worked as well
as similar strategies i'm baSle have
worked The rout of the bewildered
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The Detroit times., 1915-01-21
British Actress Has
"Made in America" Gowns

One OF the most prominent OF the
stage women--and Brtisher at
that-who have found themselves
sponsors of the Made in America"
dresses and hats, is Alexandra Car
Isle, the London actress, who will
be seen next week in the Detroit
Opera house, with John Drew, in a
revival OF Rosemary"
Miss Carlisle is noted on the Lon
don stage for her beautiful gowns.
When she came TO America at the be-
ginning of the season she had plenty
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of frocks designed for the play in
which she expected to appear during
her stay on this side, but, as this
particular play proved one OF the
early season failures. Miss Carlisle
had to plan new wardrobe Tn
able to procure anything from the
London and Paris dressmakers with
whom she usually traded" she de-
cided TO have all her modern frocks
and the quaint costumes needed for
the part OF Dorothy in Rosemary.
made in New York, from her own
designs and sketches.
SO successful was the result. that
Miss Carlisle has had the honor of
having had her gowns used as mod
els by the prominent New York
modiste who followed the actress
original sketches in making the
dresses.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-21
WONDER HEIDE'S WILL
SUSTAINED IN COURT

Relatives OF the late August Wonder
Heide lost their suit To break his
VIII Wednesday afternoon. when a
jury in Judge Mandells court decided
IN favor OF the German Protestant
home, 10 which Wonder Heide left his
estate, valued at $4,000.
The heirs contested, claiming that
Wonder Heide was mentally incompe.
tent al the time he made his will.
Deep study OF religious affairs. they
contended, made him a monomaniac.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-21
MAN SLAYS UNCLE IN
QUARREL OVER DRINK

CALUMET. Mich. jan. 22.--tspe-
cial) Alex. Guilbault shot and killed
his aged uncle, Charles Guilbault.
aged so. in the home OF Alfred Laroux
at Lake Linden last night. as the re-
suit OF quarrel OF long standing and
because his uncle refused to drink
with him, Guilbault gave himself up
and confessed his crime, and will be
arraigned In police court today.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-21
The Crowd Accepted.

A young woman of western town
desired TO show some kindness To q
young oficer OF the militia To whom
she had taken a fancy. She therefore
dispatched this note:
Mrs. Smythe requests the pleasure
OF Capt. Whites company at recep-
tion on Friday evening"
A prompt reply came, which read:
With the exception or three men
who are sick, Capt. Whites company
accept your kind invitation and viii,
come with pleasure to your reception
Friday evening Chronf
cle-Telegraph.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-21

veption bureau. and has been elected
secretary-treasure OF the National AS
sociation OF Convention Bureau Secret
tarles which closed its meeting In ST
Louis Wednesday evening.
The Detroit times., 1915-01-21
AIleging that nm invention on which
ha. ~ Anrken for Nenra Ind h.nr uu-

" V.t -. nm" peen hp-
sold it without compensation Ia him.
w. A Paul IS suing the Jen2rv a
clark Novelty Leather Works for.
$50. 00O. u the Aircuit r6urt bsfore
Judge Mayne. Paul charges that he
that Ne agreed to permit the leather
concern 10 manufacture the device
on the condition that he receive 2s
per cent % the profits lie alleges
that the firm i9 manufncturinw Ills
curtain, without rcimbmsinp' him.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1915-05-07
III the Post lenten Season
PetticOaCs are Again Popular

Despite rain and blustry weather,
spring festivities ere in full swing.
Never have the theaters been more
crowded nor the gowns more beautiful,
but activities center around the few
chosen restaurants, where smart New
Workers dine and dance. AS If to
snatch the last drop Of pleasure before
dashing of to country homes and sum
mer hotels, every belle and beau Of the
metropolis treads the measure Of the
make, the one-step and fox-trot to
the accompaniment Of orchestra music
intermingled. with the clink Of diners
glasses, the quaintness Of the dancers
dresses oddly contrasting with the
modern setting Of white covered tables
and black-clad walters lowering near.
Although Dame Fashion, mindful Of
the subway, perhaps, hesitates to
spring the hoop skirt in daytime
dresses, she spares no fulness in the
dance frock. Skirts, short in length,
billow and flare like sails in the wind,
as the wearers dip, swing or hesitate
in the measures Of the dance; theiz
width is accentuated by the tightness
Of the waist and the closeness of the
coiffure, giving a fiower-like formation
to the modern silhouette. So varied
are the colors, the scene becomes a
human kaleidoscope, the shifting fig
ures bringing first pastel and ther
vivid shades to the fore.
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sleeves Cameo bracelets clasped
around her wrists and q small fan,
carried more for beauty than real util-
ity, made fitting accessories to the cos
tune. The rare beauty Of this gown
was emphasized by cherry-red taft
feta frock worn by her friend.
It seems as if these styles, borrowed
from the days when Jenny Lind and
Adeline Patti won their fame, gave to
each girl an individual grace as she
sways to the rhythm Of the modern
music. There are Swiss frocks trim
med with brilliant silk, Dolly Warden
taffetas, failles, soft charmeuses,
chiffons, and lace creations worthy Of
note A CLINT now and then Of much
beruffed petticoat warns us Of the re-
turn Of the feminine fancy, which we
lost sight Of for the past season or
two. Now the stores have on display
complete collection of figured and
plain taffetas, dainty nainsooks and
sheer batistes trimmed with filet and
Valenciennes lace for dance frocks and
considerable space is devoted to acces-
sories for the dance as well.
Fans are especially pretty, small
models, scarcely five inches tall, with
ivory sticks and paper of silk uppers,
quantity printed or painted, being fa-
vored with the crinoline frocks; ostrich
fans give way this season to graceful
models made Of eagle quills.
Slippers too, are featured in satin
and kid, white, black or in colors to
match the dress with ribbon lacings in
Grecian style or crossed straps that
firmly hold the foot. Stockings, not to
be outdone by slippers, have exquisite
open-work designs, daintily embroider-
ed or are made of heavy silk; often
times white stockings are worn with
black slippers.
So far-reaching is the dance fad, If
we may call it fad, having lasted two
seasons, it is difficult to lose the spirit
even in the daytime. Only this week
at a belated opening Of large depart
iient store in which "Paris in HeI
Day of Trial Sends Forth Her Su-
preme Fashion Message to the World
in collection to be shown at the Pan.
anal Pacific Exposition, such famous
couturies as Beer, Doucet, Jenny, Pre-
met, Paquin and Worth pay homagt
to the dance.
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COPLEY

t. / \ .l 4 q
G. w. Starr ha- received word Of
the death Of his eldest sister, Mrs. NJ.
Starr Moore, "a, at her home in Cali
fornia.
Mr.. and Mr.. Kenyon Of Medina,
and Mrs. Noble and daughter of Ra-
VIENNA, were guests at the Converse
home over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Schaffer Of Akron
spent Sunday at the P. Eckert home.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Swans friends
are pleased to hear Of the arrival of a
little daughter at their home in Cuya-
hoga Falls Saturday.
Rev. John Encell, who taught here
in the SOS and had SO many friends,
died recently at his home in New York
Misses Farguar and Cowan, former
teachers here, were guests of friends
over Sunday.
Rudy Swift and family are moving
to Andy Gaug's house south of the
Center.
H. Phillips and family Of Akron
spent Saturday and Sunday with Pro-
fessor Renner.
The church will observe May 9 as
Mothers Day and there will be spec
ial services.
Rev. Mr.. Eyster and family have
returned from Cleveland.
The Civic league will meet Thursday
evening.
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BRUNSWICK

Ten of our Grangers attended the
Pomona at Poe last Saturday and re-
port a good time.
Mrs. George Coleman spent Satur-
day night and Sunday with Mrs. La
mont, south Of Medina. .
Bessie Miner and friend, Clyde AM
NETT Of Akron, spent Sunday with Ola
Miner at George Coleman's.
Grant Chidsey has Ford.
Mothers Day will be observed in
both churches next Sunday. Va
Mrs. Maud Evans and Mrs. Florence
Brown were in Cleveland last Satur-
day to see their mother, who they
found too poorly to bring home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Colt and Marie Hogue
Of Cleveland spent Sunday at Mrs.
Hogue's.
Helen Miner and Alean Thompson
drove to Sharon Friday afternoon to
attend commencement and visited un-
til Sunday afternoon at Arthur Thomp
sons.
The Standard Oil Co. have put in
a tank to hold 500 gallons of gasoline
to pump for automobiles for Perkins
and Ridiker, and the Medina Oil Co
have put one in for Benjamin & Lein.
seder.
Sam Carpenter and wife of Strongs.
vile and daughter Pearl and husband
of Berea, visited our cemetery Sunday
afternoon. Mrs. Carpenters father
Mr.. Woodward, was landlord here il
the sixty's in the old hotel.
Fifty Of the Grangers met in tn,
town hall Tuesday night for a ban
quet for the new members taken il
recently. Ed Fritz and wife Joined
that evening.
We are having much needed rain
as it was too dry for the crops.
Mrs. Ora Ridiker is not gettin,
along as well as her friends wish, Al
other troubles have set in.
| Albert Brown received a letter o.
Tuesday from Stanley Reed Of Pin
Castle, Fla, telling Of the death .
his father, Fred Reed, on March 2t
| Of paralysis.
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{ GARDEN ISLE

~ :. =
Fred Kline and Miss Hazel Bensing-
er were quietly married Saturday
May l. They went to housekeeping
Immediately ct Litchfeld, where the
groom had house ready prepared.
Both were raised and well known in
this vicinity and the heartiest wishes
are extended the happy couple BY the
many friends.
Mrs. Agnes Dull and son, Clarence,
Miss Blanche and Master Paul Ed
wards Of Barberton were guests of
the formers sister-in-law, Friday and
Saturday.
Sam Wagner and family spent Sun
day near Creston, the guest Of Marsh
Kobb and family.
Will Esselburn called on his brother
Henry and wife, near Alderman Sum
day afternoon.
Mrs. Pauline Clinker's condition
has made no change for the better,
and at last accounts she is very low
and slowly failing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merton Dull of Bar
berton, spent Saturday night and
Sunday with her parents, Mr., and
Mrs, James Dull.
Russell Bonewit and wife who moved
near Crawford Corners couple Of
weeks ago, moved to near Alderman
station last week.
Mrs. Anna Swartz is assisting and
helping to care for her sister-in-law
Mrs. Pauline Clinker.
Mrs. Susa English went Sunday ev-
evening to assist Charles Weisz in his
household duties.
Miss Grace Kline spent Saturday
in Litchfeld.
DIR. Lehr of Wooster was called to
the Clinker home last week.
Fred Warner, assistant foreman Of
the Garden, is responsible for chick
en- story. Tuesday he purchased 9
nice fat rooster in the country, put
it in a sack and placed both safely
in hi buggy. Arriving at his home
he discovered sack and contents miss.
ing, and there arose question as tc
whether they had flown, as it were
Another chicken was purchased anc
the dinner was not postponed.
Frank Griner and family Of West
Canaan, visited the latter's parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Milkey, Sunday
| Mrs. Carrie Dull made a trip Il
West Salem last week Wednesday ant
called on her cousin, Mrs. G. Stevenson
4 Mrs. Nellie Saunders of Akron
took dinner with Mrs. Albert Kunt.
and family Wednesday.
Mrs. Pauline Hubblinger and he
daughter, Janet Of Barberton, tool
supper Friday night with Mrs. Paul
inc Clinker and family, and spen
Saturday with Mrs. Almie Dull.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Gindlesperge
of Alderman, called at the Clinke
home, Thursday.
Sol Repp is on the sick list.
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VALLEY CITY

Rev. Rolla Wise and wife visited
the latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. P.
L. Warner last Wednesday. They left
for Wolflock, Ind, where Rev. Wise
is engaged in ministerial work.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. Miller of Sulli-
van, o., visited his mother, Mrs. J.
T. Worth, last Sunday.
Ernest Miller is visiting his grand
mother at Hinckley this week.
Mr. John Neff of Erhart got the
contract Of moving the Marysville
schoolhouse on the high school lot
for $3.50.
Miss Florence Obermiller of Min
eral City o., is visiting her parents
this week.
Irene and Ielah Gallager Of Cleve-
land spent Sunday with their cousin,
Miss Maud Houck.
Messmer and Gienke have the con-
tract Of painting and papering John
Sailer's place Of business. Mr.. Sailer
intends to be ready May "a, to quench
the thirsty.
At the regular meeting of the
Board of Education last Saturday
might, the following business was trans
acted: Teachers hired for the ensuing
year, Miss Carrie Ebert of Elyria,
Miss Elizabeth Murbach of Elyria,
Misses Carrie and Edna Geisinger Of
Lodi, Miss Lorena Zacharias and Miss
Edith Wolfe of Valley City; purchased
three new school vans from Wads-
worth firm; employed John Obermil-
ler as janitor for the summer months;
also decided to sell all outside school
grounds and buildings on June 16; Mr..
VIM. Wolf engaged as auctioneer; A.
H. Troxell was duly appointed school
enumerator for Liverpool township.
Mrs. Ada Weber and son Cecil left
Thursday for Hibbard, Ind, to visit
her parents and relatives for two
weeks.
| Edwin Iasch and Edwin Keller went
to Royalton Sunday to visit friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Pickup and
Clarence Mack with lady friend from
Cleveland, visited at G. ]. Mack's last
Sunday.
| Mrs. Theodore Gunkelman has en-
ployed John Neff to move several
buildings on her farm this week,
H. H. Gienke visited relatives in
Cleveland Tuesday.
! Mr.. G. H. Richter, ST., made busi-
ness trip to Cleveland Monday.
On Tuesday, May A, son was born
to Mr.. and Mrs. John C. Mellert on
East Main street
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BEEBETOWN

Elmer Ring has returned home af-
ter an extended stay in Kansas.
Mr.. Frank Strong has purchased a
fine new team OF horses.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Lockwood visited
relatives in York Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Kinch visited
Mrs. L. E. Green of Granger last Fri
day.
Leonard Irvine, Carl Smith, Albert
Harley, Juanita Erhart and Gladys
Ludwig are eighth graduates from
Beebetown school this year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Morse Of Colum-
bia were Sunday visitors at ]. A.
LoclSwood's.
Ed. Harley and family Of Medina
were entertained by Mr.. and Mrs.
Tom Harley Sunday.
Henry Brown Of Weymouth visited
relatives here last week.
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In the large auditorium, crowded to
its utmost capacity, it is interesting to
note the enthusiasm with which the
short, full-skirted, tight-bodiced
frocks are received. Beer offers a
youthful dress in black taffeta, shir-
red and, flounced with enchanting
pufred sleeves; its somber hue is in
direct contrast with the fairness of
the wearer and the purpose Of the
dress. Doucet introduces = long net
sleeve in a satin gown for evening
wear, while Paquin's models are con-
spicious for their uneven outline at the
bottom; the skirts are cut in four deep
points and faced with contrasting
color, the stockings matching the fac
ing, and the slippers black. Her rose
gown is unusually pretty, being fash
ioned in three shades Of rose faille,
with ruffes at the lower edge Of the
skirt suggesting the petals Of the
flower. This rose shade and yellow
dominate the whole exhibition the
rose appearing now vivid as q fresh
June blossom and again SO faint that
it calls to mind the ashes Of roses w
once knew 50 well. AS a fitting eli
max to SO gorgeous an assemblage d
spring fashions, Worth shows q cape
Of Oriental tissue ii tlle hues Of I'll,
| peacock's plumage; 50 splendid is il.
texture that II may fittingly cover TIKI
! most delicate and beautiful of tht
4.1tS,Sn fxnNlTs ", " lS
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One girl in particular attracted my
attention as I watched the dancers the
other night. But for her auburn tresses
cropped close in the "Castle clip" she
might have been an 1850 instead Of a
1915 girl, so tight was her pointed bo-
dice and SO full her circular skirt. Her
throat; white as the taffeta Of which
the gown was made, rose above the
round decollete. This was edged with
fine Chantilly lace and scattered
flowers, woven IN pure silver and blue,
seemed purposely placed to catch and
hold the color Of her eyes, so perfect
was the match. The very simplicity
Of the frock made it attractive; its
only trimming, besides the lace, was a
heavy cord covered with silk, edging
the bottom of the bodice and looped
garland fashion on the skirt. Not a
detail of the costume was overlooked,
from her white stockings and black
slippers, laced high with ribbon, to the
Grecian band that held her hair; a
telltale sway Of the billowing skirt
told as plain as words, as she glided
away, that there was a hooped petit
coat beneath not the taped creation
our grandmothers knew, but an ingen-
lious arrangement introduced in the
early winter, consisting Of net petit
coat, cut to come just below the knee,
| medium in width and finished at the
lower edge with a reed. These are
sometimes shown in the shops festoon-
ed with flowers that show through the
sheer net dresses.
Though entirely different in cut and
texture, an equally charming dress was
worn at a. fete in the midweek, by one
Of the season debutantes noted for hel
delicate Dresden-like beauty. With her
golden hair wound low in the neck and
a single curl over her shoulder, she
appeared a perfect crinoline belle IN
lIher white net frock over a slip Of white
| charmeuse covered with white chiffon
! A bodice Of yellow faille silk, drapet
lin front ana held with roses, gave :
touch of color which was carried out II
Itiny embroidered wreaths on tht
IRuimps and skirt; below the wreathi
on The sIEirt, scaIlcps Of gathered rib
bon made 4 trimming III keeping will
he tjsskH i hlsK Id fdlls 6usIei