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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-07-11

| tlves throw me off A stoop,'
Perhaps YOU don't remember how you
useC to compare my eyes to stars. and
tell me il would be the one effort of your
/ life to make me happy
Eyes stars! The idea OF me talking
any such bosh, | came home expecting
to spend a happy evening in the bosom
OF my family and you've gone and
knocked it all over. That's the way with
the tarnal woman-always kicking and
complaining about something
There was a time when you used to
pet me- Mr. Bowser.'
That's it. Keep right on harping on
that same old string. If a husband don t
tell his wife forty times day that She
his shining star she's ready to kick and
make his home miserable. / may be
driven out any day now. I've seen
coming the last two years, but | was
helpless. I'm going to lock up and go
to bed. Good night Mrs. Bowser.''
minutes when Mrs. Bowser came up and
called through the door:
IF you are driven away, as you call il.
where will You go?''
None o. your business.
will YOU think of me now and them
Not a burned think
"Will you get a divorce and marry
again."
Go off with YOU
II just wanted to know so that I could
tell her when she comes tomorrow"
"W-who?'
why. mother. of course, Didn't I tell
YOU she was coming to stay three
months"
There was a groan followed by a heavy
fall. but Mrs Bowser went downstairs
without investigating.
If Mr.. Bowser was dead she couldn't
help him any.
If he had tainted away he could revive
in time.
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am to visit two orphan asylums to ex-
plain the workings of the invention. II
| is>strange that You should come in or
| orphan asylum business as you did
And have you got something for the
coored orphans" she asked.
The greatest, grandest, newest thing
| out. Miss. Patented in America and al
| foreign countries. We begin with man.
ufacture next week. President Wilson
takes the first three machines. Then
comes the new President of France, and
he is followed by the Emperor of Russia
and the King Of England. I. as the in.
ventor of the machine and the presiden,
Of the company. am feeling rather
buoyant Have you head for machinery
| Miss
II am afraid not. and yet I hope YOU
will try to make me understand
Only too happy to do so. Let me start
out by saying that orphan children get
hungry as well as the other class
Certainly"
They have also collie
Yes"
They also need to be spanked occa-
sionally l am not an advocate of the
bootjack and hairbrush. but as an orphan
child myself I remember that there were
days when I actually longed to be
spanked. and wouldn't be good till got
i. Among the 200 children in your asylum
there will be many such
Perhaps" replied the lady in doubt
full way.
1T takes a nurse at least ten minutes
to feed an orphan kid" continued the
Major as he walked back and forth.
Three feeds a day means thirty minutes
for each child. You must have a nurse
for every twenty children. You will have
ten at least in your asylum. II these
could he dispensed with. look at the
saving"'
But how can they be dispensed with -
was asked. THE children must be
washed. dressed. bathed and fed. and hu-
man hands must do it. They must also
be attended to when ailing.'
Twenty years ago all dishes were
washed by hand. Then a genius invented
q machine that does work Of fifteen
women. I am a genius. I have invent
ed something that knocks the dishwash-
err silly
And you propose to take care Of chill
dren by machinery" gasped the lady.
You have struck II. Miss. 1t can be
done, as 1 have successfully demon
strated. My invention Is system of
pipes, tubes, spankers and levers, all
worked by the same dynamo. We will
say it is morning. The children must
switch esch and every one of them is
dumped into trough and washed and
bathed. Turn another switch and they
are dumped out. Their clothes are there
ready to put on. and machinery does H.
Every. garment il buttoned up and
booked up. T3 children now wan,
is warm milk. cold milk. porridse and
so on and SO forth. II ONE OF them
wakes up with collie there 10 the pare
goric spout. II one Is aching for a
spanking you turn q switch that cuts
out the othaza II Ill ere aeh1nk let 'sr
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that effect. and they harassed us fur
Their by threats of assaults. We on
our part kept lodging with our mis-
siles. and | have no doubt we wounded
a good many of them in that way.
They couldn't make out what sort of
guns we had which fired without noise
and threw rocks instead of iron or
lead. and this puzzle was what pre-
vented them from carrying our walls
by assault.
For thirty-six long days and nights
we were cooped up in that fort, not
suffering for food and drink. but a
prey to constant anxiety. and then the
second main column came up from the
coast and sent us relief. On the fight
in the pass below the fort over 800
natives were killed, and of the dozen
captured alive every man of them ex-
pressed a desire to see our strange
guns before being disposd of as pris-
oners were They were brought inside
and permitted to inspect them. and
devils! They were backed against the
wall, not twenty feet away. and shot
to death, even as their faces still ex-
pressed wonder and establishment.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-07-11
THE GRAND PROMOTER.
His Purse Is Always oened to
Charity.

..p,ttat tatr,,
hat-tat-'at.
II was a tI,nld hnocklhs at the Once
door OF tne drand PROMOTER;
he loon ms rect OH the desk, ana threw
away tne cigar STUD ne hao JUST ngnted
ana with a silent prayer TO heaven that
IL was not a creditor ne called out:
Come right IN!
Sne so1tly opened the door and entered.
She was young woman OF about y
Isis this Maj. Crofoot's office,
please"
Is. MISS and what can l do for
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,,tt 60 e,,-l 81,
,[.b,I, ar b,l ou,, Soil and On Marie
.'''' =" NJ -" - '''. ~ - -
n...b ,i',,or,. COS, "a. sor,.. Of ,h, hesr
tI,i ~ a., Is.,,is,, ,r,,,
p ~ .,. ,,',t,.r.t ,t, ,oI,,p,n
,,,,I,5 -, ~, ,,,s,, y.IIax -
,,i, -,r.,,,t .,d I'm nm sur.
,I,.' ,,tns mics 70 rbo norrr vrbers
y. .,,.,red u srr7t,-i,. MONT \ ,Irtach-
mon, Of Itii men was XIV, rb,.re for
tifrr.n DAYS being relieved every five
I.ys and I v,nt ami win rh. last de-
..rhu,.nt w. are All .ufrurr, and we
had 10 rounds of ammunition ror our
ruusk,is The most WIS nor in the, valley
nm H., ,rorr tho hits wh,r. il COW
cred three different rasS,.S. and il was a
,,rrihIy lnne>oDl.. Slnt n MS among
the ruins Of an old temple and the first
,.nnpanles hOidin. n had used the great
blocks Of stonr to BALD a fort This
srruriur. was about lu feet square.
GROWING a stecr min. and the walls were
about twelve feet high. Two sides of ii
were the walls If thu u.d temple
str"nGth"ncd. ami i was a stout and
sale retreat ~ case Of : few men he
ims hard pressed
Tho ,1,,-rr. ,,,ia =, th,, l,is-,-i,- cam, .
-,a,rtl re rno numerous to no recorded
~. ,,,,,gt .,,,,,.,-tI.,I h,-Iorirs ar .rr..d
,bs, ir,o,7ir1.ncy ~, Mn leading f.a-
my, ". lad Iern NJ INC T.ost two DAYS
whcn he Cant,in in .,rn,Uara .ook tifty
of IN. mon TO- IA hat h.. called a recon
roissanra M one of the va-Sr- 10 the.
north of ms and NJ III. same time sCnr
;weniy-fyr men ON another toors ar-
,,pd 70 fb.. s.sf Ne lad hren inf thor.
.,rnly aud solely 10 prevent The enemy
T,n,, INNING down Ibc ,ass RIGHT az nIIr
,lnnr and In,prin- The ,yall..y. What
was beyond Lis did not matter. There
,yss n,ltreriuc anon. the men as they
we're marched out, each carving twenty
~, rnTnds Of ammunition. and they
I,IIod ..foTsvclI.. 70 tba tWenrv-rvo or
MS I.,t hehind Half An hour after thew
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-07-11

go as she is. This invention, Miss. does
everything but take the children out to
walk. 1t will save its cost every three
months Doesn't eat anything. never
Always Hicks the children on the right
spot. and there are no splinters to fly
OF and put out the cats eye"
IT must be surely a wonderful thing"
breath.
1T will be so pronounced, Miss. You
called to get subscription. II l should
give You hundred dollsrs YOU would
better than i've thousand. I shall at
| once install one of my CONSIDERS in your
orphan asylum as free gift"
You are indeed a liberal man. but"
You are thinking it may not work,
Miss? Have no fear of that 1t has been
tested in three different asylums. and
they are charmed with II. Only two per-
sons needed to take care of POO orphans
Runs night and day. and a musical at
tachment goes with it to lulI the red
headed babies to sleep on windy nights
l will give the order at once. Miss.
and
What is it,"
Il am sorry to say that it ia the rule
OF the company that the asylums pay
the drayage. That will be ST. but hav-
ing been an orphan myself. | will raw
IN half; Can you hand me the balance.
please?"
But l hardly see." said the lady as
''Drayage. Miss-drayaEe The ma
chinery must be got from our factory to
Your asylum. you see. That's Il. thanks
The CONSIDER shall be ready at the earli-
est moment. Say nothing to any one,
please, but let il come as a great and
pleasant surprise to the orphans Is
there anything more
But l have paid you 81
Exactly, Miss-exactly You have
paid one-haf the drayage. and the fact
shows what philanthropic heart you
have got. / have no doubt YOU would
have paid ten had / suggested it. The
orphans can never be grateful enough TO
you. And now, Niss-end now as / wish
to get to the factory as soon as possible
and give in the order-and make the dear
children happy-and good day. Miss. good
day"
AS the Major talked ne stepped on the
ladys toes and forced her backward, and
before she was aware of the fact she
she went downstairs with a puzzled and
disturbed look on her face and carried
II for two blocks. Then she set her jaw
and retraced her steps. She knocked on
the door. but there was no answer. She
put her ear to the panel and listened,
but not leaf stirred. She ratified the
knob and put in several kicks. and she
might have pounded with her fists had
not boy come out from an office and
said:
III you are looking for the grand pro-
moter YOU are wasting your time"
But he was here a moment ago. He
got e from me-"
"oniy two? Say. You got off lucky, He
gets at least fifty. No use
waiting He took a skate out the back
way minute before you came up!''
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was strychnine. and that you'd take il
if ! married any one else?"
Never Never cared whether you mar
ried me or not
And Sou deny that when father came
out one evening and threw you off the
stoop and told you never TO come back.
that YOU wrote me you
Threw me off the stoop, Your father,
BY the great hornspoon. but this is too
much, Mrs. Bowser, Threw me- I'd like
TO See the whole caboodle of your rela-
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know
Il understand, sir"
And b. the way. Sammls here's A
dollar 70. YOU. II spOils some. bows To
give EN- money. hut yoU are dinrrnt
from most boys. and | know YOU viii
make good use of it, The idea Of that
old reproDate slanderinG me in the way
he does. Why. III catch HIM by the neck
and heels and break him in two over my
knee"
And that evening when l told Mr..
Rasher what was up he sighcd heavily
and said
Sammis. it's just awful how those two
old birds do carry on. but of course We
cannot be held morally responsible for
their conduct. Should any good-lookins
young woman ever call and ask for
either of them, you'd better say they've
moved out bag and ga-caGe"
Yes: sir: and warn them agaisnt all
such old BIRDS /.
You will. Sammis-yOu will II will
be your duty to do so. Here Is 4 quarter
for You, and let it remind YOU that truth
is mighty and always brings lis own re-
ward
l shall stick to the truth and pile up
the quarters. SAMNIS
The Elevator Boy
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cept In the afternoon when ] hadn't any
thlng to do and wanted to use up half an
noun time replied Mr.. Bowser.
Ana every one of them speaks of how
lonely You were, and with what joyous
anticipations you looked forward to your
next call"
Lonely: Joyous anticipations, I'd be
apt to he lonely when there were dc zen
OF more mighty good-looking girls after
me. wouldn't To-
But in a few brief years after mar
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-07-11

breach the walls the Afghana sat down
to starve us out The idea was to
musketry was maintained day and
night. They probably didn't expect to
do any great harm by this fire but
they knew 1t would keep US on the alert
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-17
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS CAN
BE OPENED BY CHILDREN

ANY person in the United States 10
years old or over may open an aC-
count in a postal savings bank after
July 1. according TO an instructive
leahet on the postal savings system
just issued by Postmaster Gen. Burle-
son. and received at the AHshawaka
postoffice Monday. This important
extension of the service viii be made
possible 10y permitting persons living
in communities SO sparsely settled as
not 20 JUSTIFY the designation of their
local poStOfiiCeS as regular postal saw
ings banks TO open accounts 10y mail
Postal savings receipts have broken
all records the past year. During the
eight months prior 20 April I there
was a net gain in deposits Of $4,000
600. as against a gain of SS.Oo0,oOO Tor
the same months the year before.
Thousands of new accounts have been
opened and the millions made mp
largely of hidden savings have been
turned back into the channels of trade
inst al q time when there was
pressing demand for every dollar
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-17
WASHINGTON PARK
PURCHASE SETTLED
Reduction of S1,156.5O by the
MiShawaka Trust & Savings
Co., on Original Contract
New Engine Arrives.

An agreeable settlement OF the
Washington park lands purchase
problem which has been confronting
the administration for several months
was reached Monday by the board of
public works with the Mishawaka
Trust and Savings Co. The concern.
which is now the sole owner of this
land, signed an agreement with the
board Of public works allowing a re-
duction Of S1.156.50 on the original
contract, and agreed 10 place the deed
in escrow. The Washington park land
was purchased from the Citizens
Realty Co, a corporation which, ac-
cOrding 10 City Atty. Jernegan, never
existed. about two years ago on a con-
tract price of $3.50. To March Of
1914, $1,000 of this amount had been
paid by the city. In the early part of
1914 a decision was reached which
caused a motion TO be passed by the
board of works instructing City Treas
urer Kimball to cease all further pay
ments on this contract. According TO
Mr.. Jernegan, Irregularities were
found TO have existed in the land pur-
chase. For several months the mat
ter was investigated and the cOnVic-
tons of Mr. Jernegan- regarding the
irregularities were said TO have been
borne out. However, they proved OF
little importance, the board of works
having oVerstepped the park purchase
appropriation made by the council
at that time. This matter has now
been settled, together with other mat
tiers pertaining TO the original pur-
chase. Since the notice of the board
of works to Mr.. kimball no payments
have been made on the east end park.
According TO the report of the city
attorney Monday morning, the prop
erty is now in the possession OF the
Mfshawaka Trust and Savings CO. By
the new agreement the purchase will
cost the city $6,593.50 by the credit
Of three payments by the Trust Co. on
the original contract which have not
been made by the city.
Supt Kline reported to the board
that the new four million gallon pump
ing engine, purchased from the Fred
NJ. Prescott Steam Engine Co. OF Mil
Waukee, Wis, in the early part Of De-
cember. 1914. has arrived in the city.
w. NJ. Schoemsiegal, representing the
Prescott Co. has arrived in MiSha-
waka and will start the erection Of the
pump at once 1t is expected that
about three weeks will be required TO
complete this work.
According TO the report of Mr. Kline
it will be some six or seven weeks be-
fore the plant will be in a position to
supply the water takers of the city
with pure well water from the new
plant. With the completion of the in
stallatiOn of the new pump, Mlsha-
waka's pure water problem, 1t is eX-
pected. will be finally solved. With
the additional pumping facilities, the
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-17
BANNs OF MATRDONY.

The banns of matrimOny were pub
lished at the ST. Joseph's Catholic
church at high mass Sunday 10y the
Rev. Dean l. A Moench between Miss
Bertha Shafer of this city and Gordon
]. Burkett Of Detroit, for the first
time. Miss Shafer is the daughter Of
Mr. and Mrs Daniel +. Shafer, ia
w. Grove st. MI Burkett IS the son
Of Mrs Rose De Reu Of Los Angeles,
Calf. He is a former resident of this
city but now located in Detroit.
Likewise the banns were published
between Anthony Nanderhayden son
of Mr.. and Mrs Fred Nanderhayden,
and Miss Clara Shoemaker for the
third time.
The banns were also published for
the third time between Andrew Fikas
and Miss Tena Macy.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-17
H. G. CHRISTIAN CO.
AWARDED BIG CONTRACT
To Erect Manufacturing Build
ing for Wooden Co.-HaIf a
Million Dollars to Be Spent
on Construction This Year.

II. @. Christman & Co, contractors.
Of South Bend, have been awarded
the contract for the erection of the
new manufacturing building for the
Mishawaka Wooden Manufacturing
Co, on which operations will be COM
menced Immediately.
This new building will occupy a pOr-
ton OF ground formerly occupied by
the Roper concern on the north side
of Water ST., on which thOrOughfare
the frontage will be 100 feet and will
extend back north across the race and
to the river line, making a mammoth
building 400 feet long. The main part
will be four stories; rear part, two
stories. From the north part of this
building viii extend an L" To the
west, S5X65 feet, three stories high.
The manufacturing building will be of
concrete and steel and Will be abso-
lutely fireprOOf throughout. Half a
million dollars is to be expended on
these improvements this year. After
the manufacturing building is COM
pleted and equipped, another building
Will be started on the vacant square
east of the present large building in
which the offices are located. This new
building viii cover the entire block,
and will have six floors including base
ment; and the entire top floors, each
floor about an acre in area, Will be
equipped in the most modern way for
housing the entire office force of over
zoo people
These Improvements are being car
ried out SO as TO enable the company
TO engage in the manufacture of a full
line of lightweight rubbers, and Will
neCeSsitate the additional employment
of 1000 hands at the start. this num-
Der being increased gradually until
the payroll will reach several thou
sands. At present = 500 are employed
by the company.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-17

We now have many others doing this
charitable work, and unless we CO.
operate with them, whether or not
their principles are the same as ours,
we will not be successful. We must
study their methods and cooperate
with them The speaker told his
audience that in his early reform
career in Chicago ne had studied the
methods Of the Jewish associations in
the Jewish quarters and had learned
many good things.
In illustrating the need Of coopera-
ton and organization with other So
cieties engaged In social reform. he
spoke Of the many cases Of pauperiz-
ing because Of too much charity and
instanced a party IN Chicago who mad
not come under the direct observance
OF the workers and was receiving as
sistance from 10 different organiZa-
tiOns, while in another case a family
was requesting charity Of Is various
societies. This. he asserted. would
not be the case in full cooperation
and organization.
The subject of social reform il the
biggest and greatest subject in the
world at present. and requires great
study. said the speaker. The Catholic
societies, he believed, had the right
principals, but there can be no social
reform that is not based on the teach
lnSs OF Christ. Associations like the
Staats-Verband are needed in this
country, because their concentrated
effort can continue and successfully
carry out social reform work.
mass meeting OF young men only
was held in the hall during the even-
ing. when addresses of particular in
terest 10 the audience were delivered.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-17
BINGHAM SCHOOL TO
GIVE PEACE PROGRAM

In the observance of Peace day,
which has been set for May IS by the
Peace party at washington "a peace
program viii Doe given I'm the hall OK
the Bingham school building Tuesday
afternoon at . o'clock The decOra-
tons viii be IN keeping with Peace
day.
This program viii be n musical one.
and viii consist Of vocal and instru-
mental. piano and violin numbers
Among those who viii take part viii
be- instrumental. Miss Lois New
man. Margaret Bradley. Dorothy John
son and keltOn Whetsune. violin. Jack
Young, with accompaniment by Miss
Helent RucEheit- The remainder OF
the program viii be numbers by the
school The general public is cordial
~ invited To attend this entertainment
The girls OF the domestic depart
mcnt OF the Bingham school viii hold
a food sale NJ the school Tuesday ar
ternoon under the direction OF Miss
Frances simpson.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-17
PERSONALS.

L. Y. Meyer has returned 10 Chi
cago after spending sunday with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Meyer
319 w. Eighth st.
Bernard G. Schmitt, +, Fourth St,
is spending a two weeks vacation IN
Detroit, Mich.
Mrs. Mary LaiIOmmedieu, who re-
Gently underwent an operation at the
St. Josephs hospital, has sufficiently
improved SO as TO be able TO leave
that institution for the home of her
sister Mrs. Maurice Rupe, of L.
Broadway.
Mrs Alice Smith and children Of
Granger, Ind, spent Sunday visiting
with the formers parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. John II. KOhler, y. Margaret st.
Harvey Smith OF New Carlisle, Ind,
spent Sunday with friends in the city.
The Messrs. Belridge and Pranger
of Fort Wayne. who are delegates to
the Staats-NeTband, spent sunday
with friends in this city.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-17
COMMISSIONERS WILL
CONSIDER NEW BRIDGES
County Officials View New Road i'm
Harris Township and on County
Line Where Work l. Asked

Only routine business was attended
TO by the county commissioners at
their meeting held Monday forenoon.
In the afternoon they viewed the pro-
posed location Of a bridge in Harris
township and of one on the Elkhart
county line south of OsCeola- The
commissioners have been petiuoned
TO put bridges at these places for the
reason that new roads have just been
completed.
Persons interested in the Perkins
road I'm Penn township came before
the commissioners during the fore
noon and raisef objection TO the ac-
ceptance Of the road i'm it's present
condition. They were given assur-
ance that the contractor had agreed
10 put the road in satisfactory con-
dition and that IL would not be ac-
Ceptcd otherwise.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-17
BABY'S HAPPINESS
DEPENDS ON HEALTH

Cross. fretful babies usually need
q laxative 10 make them comfort
able, and comfort begets happi-
ness. Constipation is the cause Of
much discomfort. Mothers should
watch closely the condition Of
their children's bowels and see
that they are regular.
A mild. pleasant tasting laxa-
tive such as DR.. CaldwellS> Syrup
Pepsin. is ideal for children be
cause OF its natural composition
and gentle action. and because it
contains no Opiate, narcotic or
other harmful habit-fOrming drug.
DR.. Caldwelrs Syrup Pepsin is sold
by druggists everywhere. A tea
spoonful at bedtime viii bring
easy, certain relief.
A free trial bottle can be OBJ
tanned by writing 70 Or. ". 3.
Caldwell. ASP Washginton St,
Monticello, Ills.