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The Detroit times., 1916-10-19
LITTLE STORIES FOR BEDTIME
Old Nh Toad I, Happily Surprised.
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Ntd Or rarnlo lul's So Potter sus
I.D'ra 'Ha' old MIR Toad Nouid
Nn .'. nI, rg' uf 3D.. plt after
w"f of ' tr'rrI- had rrno @ bed
.H 'HuH ulN that oUls those
V.u arc abroad t night would be-
uu lard tu welcome him and this
-,.uyd 200 bad fur Peter wanted
put't tu show uld N, Tpad
.ns NANNY friend h. las
A. a., .r,r. r.ur d.s when
-tuwE Ilt' Sharp "t.- discovered
'ho lH#t hu'' O3 N. To.d uu 3
have 10 make. II was just abo.c
an old root that stuck out from just
holov the edge OF the bank All Mr.
Toad would have 10 do would be TO
get out on that root and then from
hero -cramhlc up over the edge o.
the bank II happened that Mr. sun
was shining his very brightest when
old Mr. Toad made that hole He
blinked up at Mr. sun and then
backed out 81 sight In the hole II
was too hot and he was too tired TO
scramble out then He said as much
90 Sammy Jay He would walt until
over tho pit in the evening
Sammy was disappointed II would
be- time for him to go TO bed then.
II would 30 tho same way with a
great many of Mr. Toad's party He
looked up and scpVled AZ Mr. sun.
Then for the FIRST time he noticed a
lot OF little clouds lazily floating in
the sky 4 bright idea came TO
Sammy all In a fash He remem-
hered that Old Mr. Toad likes dull.
cloudy DAYS. especially II there is a
shower He would ask the Merry
Little Rrcezes 20 drive up n lot of
those clouds so as TO hide the face
of Mr. Sun When the Merry Little
Breezes heard what Sammy Jay
wanted them to do they agreed and
raced away 20 drive UP tho clouds.
Then Sammy hurried 20 tell all the
friends OF Old Mr.. Toad 10 be in
the far corner OF Farmer Browns
ga ardon by the time Mr. Suns face
Was hidden.
u all worked out as Sammy had
hoped II would The Merry Little
Breezes drove up the clouds until
they seemed like one great cloud
and the day became quite dark
Then q few raindrops fell As the
frat ono splashed on the old root
az tho edge OF the pit old Mr. Toad
poked his head out Then he crept
out on the root, took a long breath,
and scrambled up over the edge OF
tho pit No sooner was no over
than from all sorts ~ hiding places
cut popped his friends All the
birds OF the Old Orchard were
there Peter Rabbit was there. So
were Johnny Chuck and Jimmy
skunk and Happy Jack Squirrel and
Striped Chipmunk and Chatterer the
Red Squirrel and Danny Meadow
Mouse
Welcome back once more" they
shouted. "IIurray for Old Mr.
Toad"
Then while tho birds sang the
others danced around him until Old
The Detroit times., 1916-10-19

/ which made some OF you come here
tonight what is IT.
You know what II Is the hunger
of the human heart for God God
put that hunger there. and II Ia His
proof that He will accept you II you
come.
What Jesus said centuries ago is
still true-it still has power 10 save
II is just as much for us as II was
for the people OF His day.
"ln Egypt they dug up from the
long forgotten tomb mummy
that had been placed there 3.400
years ago, and when they unwrap
ped the clothes about Il there fell
out few grains OF wheat.
They planted these shriveled
grains In the fertile valley OF the
Nile. and they sprouted and grew,
and when they were ripened they
saved the seed, and today there are
thousands OF bushels OF wheat from
that seed that had lain in the mum
my's tomb during the centuries
These words OF Jesus apply as
much today az when Jesus uttered
them They have power TO make
the drunkard sober, they have pow
or 10 save every sinner In Detroit,
The religion OF Jesus Is some
thing more than n syStem of NOR
ais There Is no Christianity where
Jesus is left out. | can preach Mo.
hamm edanism without Mohammed
I can preach Buddhism without
Buddha. I can preach Zoroasterism
without Zoroaster.
"In each OF these three there is a
line of doctrine without any espe-
cial need OF its founder, but without
Christ there can be no Christianity.
II Is not only code OF living IT Is
a personality. a living link between
man and the Father ! cannot preach
Jesus unless | accept Jesus Christ.
Jesus says II you will open the
door. will come and prove My
power through your life "
You Go to Church, Devil Beats You
To II.
"A man says 10 me Well, ! serve
God ask him now.
81 60 20 church he says
II say So does the devil. and he
beats you TO n. ~ that The church
bell never rings that he isn't on
the Job
But The man saws I pray when
you're sicki, I read the Bible
Cwhen you don't feel good
You pray
Some OF you are like the man
who was hired by n farmer He sat
~ the table and ate. and ate. and
hy and by the farmer came In and
asked when he was going 10 work
WHY the fellow said. don't |
always come 20 meals when ! am
called Don't always eat lot7
Don't praise vour wlfe's cooking
fanf sleep N tho bed YOU told mo
30 Icap in What more would you
haze.
"Tho farmer said 'Yes. YOU are
always on hand when meals arc
ee9d'. and YOU cat 'Ill 7 sometime
rNWa nm have 20 get mule 10
drive vow ont and YOU praise my
vi'r'- cooking and YOU steep where
Won acre told huf want YOU 90
work am paving YOU so mnch %
,at '. go Uu' into the field and re-
pav wr With work
some ~ Won arc like that hired
man Ton eat TWO meals on sun
The Detroit times., 1916-10-19
Tuesday Nights Sermon.


H.,H sundays -ormon Tuesday
night was as folloWS
IoNt. Revelation m. 20. BE
hold ] stand a, the door and knock
it amy man hear my voice and open
the door VIII come IN to him.
and VIII sup with him, and he with
Me
This is a part OF message from
Jesus Christ. delivered through
John ON the island ot Patmos and
- was meant for the Christians OF
that day
Some OF those 20 whom Il was
addressed had heard the matchless
proCepts ot Jesus rs they fell from
Ills own tips. and some oH those
who tHjoyed that privilege had be
come aDathetic and were deserving
~ rehuke.
81 can SEQ many splendid signs
on the horizon ~ your day and
mine I see The church growing up
In equipment see church mem
hershIp Increasing
The wave OF religious zeal
.roused In the latter part OF the
seventeenth century by Wesley and
Whitfield has not lost It's force, al
though ~ seems now 20 have many
things ln opposition 20 T.
"Rut there seems 20 have been
something lacking I'm the early
church, when Jesus spoke 20 John
on Patmos and said Behold, |
stand al the door and knock When
Jesus said that lie said Take your
TAhv I
want them 20 know It
What is u that is lacking In our
church today Not the means and
not the numbers. We want TO learn
that beautiful rituals and hne
churches are ~ little worth IN
themselves They weigh not AZ all
with God II We only knew how
little God cares FOR that sort of
thing They arc all right, but they
ara not 'ho important thing, they
are not enough
I'VE have music that's All risht
We have society the social side Of
The church and that's all right
but We make Jesus Christ stand
outside
Your religion isn't IN your feel.
INK Ih' III FhAl manu- hFI NillFl. II ~
your attitude toward God that de
termlnos yoUr religion 4 s'nner has
no standing with God absolutely
no standing whatever Religion rs
matter % obedience 20 the com
mandmenta % COD sin Is disobedi
eurc
~ vour VII e not IN conformity
WITH the vii ~ God, YOU are not re-
rcius
God Put That Hunger In Human
Heart
"a man s8il 20 mo It's 90 hard
- rr' acquainted with God
"r .0iA 40 r's tha easiest thing
lr fe world tr Cod Is not in vour
U' i''s because YOU don't lc' Him
g.
rrow Ao vou know God VIII 7c.
r.s' tog' We'll r|l 1r Ye0sae %
,a~. and sueN ga.r question
#. s0s ano'arr u you knew
t.t Gud asa v1at ra come into our
nnHd Won 'et Him 'n7
.#' 'nrf something Vrh'0
,.a Witch ~ne..r. ou" .for -.wa
H.r- sou have not. that mike guu
r..sr. 'tat rM.h 'e mobile aaH
l,r- or 'u ~hIer : good 'Nat
The Detroit times., 1916-10-19

Look upon Associate Judge Isadur
Schletter. 16 years OF age To him
has been given tho work IN Passaic.
y J.. OF helping 10 reform boys
who have not vet learned the value
of cent and the worth OF order
Judge Thomas T. Costello was so
Interested in lsador. who appeared
in connection with a recent case. he
made inquiry and found the young
ster had thru the sale OF newspa-
pers saved $500 'I shall lot him
tell other boy brought into this
court how 10 save" said the Judge
So Schettler now talks with all
boys taken TO court telling them
how he saved his $500. and how they
can do likewise The Judge has
found him a valuable assistant.
The Detroit times., 1916-10-19

day and take n cold lunch on Wed
nesday night. and then II some.
body asks you why you don't work
for God you look hurt and say
Don't / 80 90 church,
"All you do Is 20 20 10 church and
keep out Of mischief yes. and a
lot ~ you I'm Detroit don't even
DO that. lt's no wonder that 80
many people say Well, II those
people are Chr'stlans, I don't IKE
the bunch, They're not my kind OF
Il crowd
That's why you don't win men
to Christ.
How Can You Be Still With Hesl
so TerrIble7
81 can't understand how you can
keep still when God offers so much
and hell is so terrible II is said
that a boy who was deaf and dumb
saw a man about 10 XIII King Chloe
sus with sword and his horror
was 30 great that II burst The I'm
pediment In his speech. and he
cried out: Don't slay the king.
AN automobile was struck by an
express train AT a crossing down IN
Connecticut last summer. and all
OF rs six passengers were killed,
except one little boy. who had been
deaf and dumb Tho shock was so
great that he found his voice and
cried Help Help
"I don't see how anybody on God =
dirt can keep still when so many
are in danger
You saw I feed the hungry So
do I. You say you Do Il in the name
OF humanity ! do II in the name
OF Jesus.
when you do II IN the name OF
humanity II will die When II is
done I'm tho name OF Jesus II IS writ
ten down FOR all eternity
And let me tell YOU this-you
who talk 70 much OF humanitarian
ism-there was no humanitarianism
before Jesus came Jesus is the
name that builds homes, the name
that sobers the drunkard, tho name
that sets the libertine free. the
name that will transform this old
world and make It a paradise OF
peace
"Behold. stand a. The door and
knock The Utopia We have. pic
tured in our dreams must come
through Jesus
"A friend Of mine who had heard
me toll 2 story told mo that he had
witnessed the incident. or one just
Ike n. at the battle Of Antietam II
was on a part OF the field VhoT"
the Federals were pressing after
retreating Confederates. and a Fed
eral colonel saw a wounded Confed
crate lying in the blazing sun.
He dropped down beside tho man
and gave him water from his can
teen. then spoke kindly - him and
started away The Confederate ut"d
vhar strength he had 20 raise him
coli from The ground and seiz"d his
rife He took aIm and Tho bullet
cra shed through the colonel VIII"
had ,ust befricnded him.
THAT was kindness an act Tar
hotter than that ~ tho man who
keaps Jesus Christ out ~ ills heart
Tells Story Of esA'lorney Cen
eral
"Nauv years ego n ste-mer I'i'
New IorI bound for foreign port +,
and when %. passengers assembled
f,r dinner d. .u10 who's" muscles ON
one side of F,s face we're drawn so
The Detroit times., 1916-10-19

this point YOU could see 'he object
IIistening and many had tried 10 get
il out but no one succeeded as yet.
II told him / used 20 be diver
when / was an home I'm Iowa. but he
laughed, | told him 90 come on and
Try. So half a dozen ~ us went ON
and got bathing suits and / was TO
take first Try
! stood there and took big
breath oh. ! can expand three and
a haf inches. boys and then down
went head-first with my eyes open
and my hands ready 10 grasp
Il plunged down and the object
seemed TO say Come on down Not
deep enough felt the pressure Of
the water above and felt the coldness
OF the spring below me, and said
I'll try again and down went until
felt my breath giving out, and /
reached but couldn't touch the OBJ
ject I turned and whirled, ont of
the water, and as my head popped
out my friends yelled Did YOU get
her. Bill
Nope, too deep | spluttered. as
spat out the water.
I've heard lots OF people tell about
the love OF God Twenty-six years
ago plunged, but II is too deep. In.
hnitely too deep.
Understand? No Believe? Yes.
And | never expect 10 understand
II until Jesus wipes the fog from my
eyes. Then I'll understand
" Behold. | stand az the door and
knock. Knock louder, Jesus Knock
longer Your will is the bolt God
won't force the door
When He used this figure Cknock-
ing) He used one OF the best known
10 all the world II you bolt in you're
q burglar
Why Billy Doesn't Accept invitations.
Some OF YOU have been kind
enough 10 invite me to go home with
YOU for a meal do not go much -
not that I'm fastidious or cranky. but
cant stand it, Your hospitality
would kill me.
You expect me 10 talk and enter
tain you, and | have 10 do as much
work az preaching a sermon Then
can't eat all OF the good things you
would set before me. so YOU would
get mad and say | didn't like your
cooking. ! have TO deny myself a
good many pleasures TO keep myself
in physical shape for preaching.
"Supposing hadn't accepted an IN
vitation and I'd walk up 10 your
home and never rang the bell-just
walk in. hang up my coat and hat
and pick up a paper and start tc
read
You would come in and say
Why. how do YOU do, Mr.. Sunday
I'D say Very well Just came
up 10 cat dinner with YOU
You'd say. On, | am delighted" {"
and you'd know YOU were lying all
the time.
Was tho door unIockcdo'
"Oh, no. just walked in
Why. hy the way. did ask you
today cor did YOU tell me YOU were
coming?'
on, no. I just came, and I want
some dinner
You know how welcome Id be-
81 SEQ good many houses around
rho town .'upposing ! should soc a
nice house and I'd take a notion 10
STAY ibore and Id say I'l take
hat front room, It looks nice and
light
And about that time the owner
would come iu and say What are
Won doing here
oh, We ara going TO stay here
Tile resf Of the time
And who are 'ou9
oh. haven't you been 20 the
The Detroit times., 1916-10-19
The Mobilization of
Efficiency

The Gratiot Central Market opened with big ideas
In view That have succeeded giving to all the people
market centrally located market of SERVICE CLEAN
LINESS PERFECT SANITATION and PROPER REFRIG-
GRAFTON il evidenced by the ever-increasng crowds
here daily for their food products The photograph
the left illustrates the wonderful parking facilities for
automobiles which cannot be found elsewhere. A call will
you that YOU market more economically
and greater advantage than anywhere else in Detroit
The Detroit times., 1916-10-19

tramp.ed Jesus Christ under foot.
Down On Jacksonville. Fla, man.
Judge Owen, quarre.ed with his be.
tro'ted. and 10 trv 10 forget. he
worked In "a hospital
"F'uW'y ne caught disease and
had almost surCumbcd to a. lie had
pas nd rhe critical stage OF the Dis
case. bur he was dying one day the
lady. his Hec'heart, met the physi.
clan ON 'he street and asked about
tho Judge
He's sick he told her
How bad?' she asked
' WoN he's passed the critical
stage, bur be IS dying. the doctor
told hcr
But don't understand. she said.
II he's passed the critical stage why
be isn't getting well
He's dying OF undying love for
you not The fever the doctor told
her
">ha asked him 70 come with her
~ "a florist and he went. and there
sf" purchased some smilaX and inter.
tWined ,ilaCs and wrote on d card.
With my love, and signed her name.
The doctor went back 20 the hos
p''ol and his patient was tossing I'm
fNful e'gmhor He laid the flowers
On his breast, and he awoke and saw
Tho flowers, and buried his head in
them.
Thanks FOR the flowers doctor.
he said but the doctor said
They are not from me-
Then who are they from? -
Guess
I can't, tell me
! think YOU Will find the name
on the card the doctor told him, and
he ookcd and read the card With
ms love
Tell me- he cried, did she write
thar OF her own free will, or did you
beg her 70 do it?'
The doctor told him she had beg
Ecd 10 do Il herself Then you ought
20 have seen him The next day he
Was sitting up. The next day he ate
some Cruel The next day he vas in
chair The next day he could hob
tIo on crutChes The next day he
threw one of them away The next
day nc walked with a cane The next
dav he throw the cane away. and the
r"Nf day he could walk pretty good
'Or tho ninth day there was
quie' wedding in the annex OF the
hospital
This old world Is like a hospital
H"r. arc the wards for the liber-
tines Here are the wards for, the
orI0E2rdS Here are the wards for
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1916-04-21
Fine Musical Programs Will BE Feat
ures at Nearly All the Houses
of Worship Next Sunday
United Presbyterian Church

The Easter service at the Presby-
terrain church will be a veritable
feast of song. Two beautiful CON
tatas have been prepared and in addi-
ton to this, solos will be rendered
by members of the choir and the
Presbyterian male quartet will sing
In the morning the Easter cantata,
Death and Life by Shelley will be
given. Probably no more beautiful
cantata for Easter has been written
and the splendid choruses, solos and
duets commencing with the mockery
of Christ, portraying the grief of the
rejection by His chosen people, the
pain and sorrow of death, and finally
the joy of resurrection and triumphal
glory, present a song picture of re-
markable beauty and power.
The entire evening service will be
devoted to the rendition of A. Gaul's
Holy City and this splendid m as
terpiece of the famous composer
needs no description. There is no
sacred cantata that has been so often
sung by first class choirs as The
Holy City" There is not a solo,
duet, quartet, quintet or chorus in
the entire work that is not a gem of
sacred song and that does not appeal
to all classes through the beauty of
its sentiment and its melody. The
giving of this work marks an epoch
in the history of church music in
Pullman and great credit is due the
Presbyterian choir for its selection
and preparation of such beautiful
music. Both morning and evening
services are under the direction of
Prof. Frank C. Chalfant of the Col
lege. Mrs. J. r. Stephenson will
play the Accomplishments for both
cantatas.
The soloists for the morning serv-
ice are Mrs F. c. Chalfant, Miss Iva
Davidson, and Miss Zella Melcher, So
pranos; Miss MAZDA Witt, alto; Mr..
Geo. Spinning and Mr.. Foote, tenors,
and Mr.. Harry Lynde, bass.
In the evening the solos, duets
and quartets will be given by Mrs.
Chalfant, Miss Davidson and Miss
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1916-04-21
bnt One of 1887 Graduates From the
iural and Grammar schools i'm
the Past Three Years Is
Loafing

OF 1887 graduates of the rural
and small city grammar school in
W Whitman county during the last
three years, but one is "loafing, -
according to the educational and vo-
cational survey of eighth grade
graduates now being completed by
State superintendent of Public In
struction Josephine Corliss Preston.
All others are reported to be en-
gagged in some trade, attending
school or helping with house or farm
work at home.
SiXtyseyen per cent of the rural
grammar school graduates have con-
tinued their educations in high
school, this proportion being three
per cent higher than the average for
the 81 counties in which the sur
vey is now complete.
II am very much interested in
hClpiliS the 90 Dogs ana 80 girls OF
Whitman county who are at home
assisting their parents, says Super
intendent Preston, in commenting
ON the survey. Il have received let
ters from girls in Whitman and
other counties saying their mothers
are i'll, in some cases dead, and that
they are keeping house and caring
for their families Often the boys
write that they are helping their
fathers SO the younger children may
attend school
Our state educational system
should take care of these boys and
girls whose duty compels them to
remain at home rather than con-
tinue in school. am writing per-
sonal letter to each of them in an
effort to interest them in further
study, and within a few weeks, |
shall publish bulletin, giving list
Of the means by which they may OBJ
tain more advanced education, even
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1916-04-21
FOR
BABIES CHRISTENING

Twenty friends were guests of Or.
and Mrs Thos. A. Ball at their home
on High street at noon on Tuesday.
when their three children, Dewitt
Clinton, Bernard Edward Lee. and
Yvonne Elizabeth, were christened
by the Rev. G.. +. Gibson, presiding
elder of the Spokane district of the
Methodist Episcopal church, the Rev
j. w. Caughlan, pastor of the Pull
man Methodist church, participating
in the services. Following the cere-
monies lunch was served by the
Misses Rosamond Shaw, Beth Boil
singer, Ertie Lesher and Josephine
Reedy. The guests were Dr.. and
Mrs. A. r. Shaw, who acted as god
father and god-mother, Mrs Chas.
Bolsinger, Mrs. u. G. Lawler, Mrs.
Fred Dense. Mrs. Elton Fulmer, Mrs.
Mary Bats, the Rev James H..
Mailey, DR., c. II. Russell, Mrs. +. w.
Nessly, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Tanner,
Rosamond Shaw, Beth Bolsinger, Err
tie Lesher, Josephine Reedy, VIM. V.
Nessly, the Rev. Mr.. Gibson and the
Rev. Mr.. Caughlan.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1916-04-21
CITY WILL PAVE
SOUTH GRAND STREET
Preliminary Resolution Declaring for
Needed Improvement Passed by
Council--Havana Street Own
erS Ask Paving

Pullman's extensive paving pro-
gram was considerably strengthened
Tuesday evening when the city faith
ers passed a preliminary resolution
declaring their intention to improve
by paving South Grand street, begin
ming at the south line of Mckenzie
street, thence southwesterly along
Grand street to point on the extern
sion of the property line between
lots , and 4, of block II, Garden
City addition.
This piece of road for a number
of years has been as bad as any in
the vicinity of Pullman, and in much
worse condition than the majority of
the country roads, and the action of
the council will be hailed with de-
light. The agitation for paving
South Grand was instituted by F. o.
Brownson and other property own
ers.
Another healthy impetus was
given the paving program when
eight property owners on Havana
street petitioned the council to pave
that part of their street west of the
! intersection of Havana and Opal
streets. The petition was signed by
Harriet Haynes, J. c. Ruth, Sina
Sain, J. p. Duthie, the Trustee Co.,
r. J. Barnett, Dan McRGe and John
| Melvin, the three latter signatures,
however, being contingent upon the
extension of Havana street to con-
meet with Colorado street.
The petition was referred to the
streets and highways committee and
the city engineer, who will report at
the next meeting.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1916-04-21
NEW CITY QUARTERS
ARE WELL APPOINTED
COmmodiouS Assembly Room, Dining
Room and Kitchen Available for
Municipal Gatherings-City
Offices ON Lower Floor

The completion this week of the
remodeling of the city hall provides
commodious assembly room, dining
room and kitchen for municipal gath
of the chamber of commerce, as we'll
as an elegant home for the city faith
ers during their fortnightly delibera-
lions. The entire second story of the
city hall has been remodeled. All
the partitions were removed and the
entire floor space, with the exception
Of a small but well appointed kitchen
in the northeast corner, is available
for public gatherings. The new
quarters will provide ample room for
all public assemblies and when used
as dining room will easily seat 200
persons. The entrance to the hall
has been changed to the Kamiaken
street side.
The lower floor has been fitted up
for office rooms for the various city
officials, doing away with the flight
of stairs which it was formerly neces-
sary to climb to gain access to the
official sanctums. The southeast
corner of the lower floor will be fit
ted up as a municipal rest room, the
other rooms on the south side to be
fitted up for the city treasurer and
city clerk, the clerk office to abut
the city bastile, with the vault to the
north An office has also been pro
yided for Water Commissioner c. NJ.
Hooper
The city officials will move into
their new quarters as soon as the
concrete sidewalk leading to the en-
trance of the building is completed,
probably some time next week.