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The Detroit times., 1916-06-23
The Keep Well Column
NURSING BABY

given 70 The child frequently IT,
lie a. time. n the baby does not
want The water. he will refuse n,
but ne .hould be- given the oppor
tunity o' drinking at least four
times during the day.
Never give the child water imme.
diately before feeding IL, unless In
s'ructed 20 do 50 by the physician.
The mother should give the child
no food OF any other sort until she
begins r. wean n. and even then
she should give only food prepared
under the direction OF the physician.
Many mothers think they should
supplement their milk with other
food, but they are altogether mis-
taken Many babies have been
Killed. or AZ least. have been made
extremely H. by the food given
them Mothers milk Is sufficient.
DO YOU know that whoopinE cough
The Detroit times., 1916-06-23
Are We a Commercial
Nation and On Our Way
To Certain Destruction"

Dr. Charles Mayo says that we are n CONNER.
cial nation and therefore. will go 20 sure destruc-
ton unless watch out
We believe that he is right IN his statement.
but we are stlll hoping that the fate which has
overtaken all countries which have given way
90 the allurements OF luxury may not be ours.
and we still believe that Il will not as long as
the gospel Of work prevails among us
II was not so much the commercialism Of
Babylon and Rome which brought about their
fall ms the numbers of idle rich who gradually
gravitated to the lowest strata OF debauchery
We have curious entertainments including
The Detroit times., 1916-06-23
The Old Gardener Says

That the best time 10 trans
plant annual flowers that have
been started in seed bed is
late in the afternoon " the
little plants are thick and not
easily separated. II Is good
plan 10 set clumps Of them In a
shallow pan OF water The wa.
ter will loosen the earth without
disturbing the roots. and then
the tiny seedlinRs may be separ.
ated without difficulty And aft.
or the little plants arc In their
new locations they should be
given water with generous
hand
The Detroit times., 1916-06-23

this summer viii
nurse y herself y
she possibly can
do so
Mother milk Is
the ideal food for
tiny babies dur.
.ng the dangerous
hot season Moth.
The Detroit times., 1916-06-23
The Revolver Again.
~ DR.. FRANK CRANE
Copyright. 1916. by Frank Crane)

Some time ago ! wrote an article about
The Boy and the Revolver" emphasizing
the evil Of the combination.
a gentleman writes me some interest
ing things in this connection. Two or
three years ago he made a bet with a
friend, the conditions of which were
these:
A thorough search was to be made
through the files of New York newspa-
pers in the public library. If this showed
that one burglar was killed or injured to
ten other persons. innocent bystanders
or members Of the family, by privately
owned deadly weapons, \ was to pay B
the sum of $lO0.
The papers selected were the two hay
ing the largest circulation in the city.
The territory included covered several
millions of people. The person who did
the research was a disinterested man
agreed upon by the two bet makers, each
of them paying him $40 for his work,
which took him a week or So The
period of time embraced in the report
was not stated.
The Investigators statement showed
four or five househoders killed or wound
ed by burglars, who shot upon being at
tackled, and an incredible number Of chill
dren, servants and others manned and
killed who would not have been injured
had there been no weapon in the house.
Not one burglar was bagged.
The investigator was instructed to ig-
more the activities Of gunner and other
criminals among themselves, the point
being 10 test the value Of the revolver as
an instrument of home defense.
The very gist and essence of civiliza-
ton is the remuneration of self-defense
and the relegation of it to properly con-
stituted authorities.
1t is this that makes the difference be-
tween Wolfviie and Boston, between
mining camp and an orderly city.
1t is questionable that a revolver
maker should be allowed to advertise the
value of his dcath-dealiug weapon, COM
mending it for general purchase as
means of self-protection.
An attack upon an individual Is an at
tack upon the state. upon society itself,
and the state should defend its citizens
and properly dispose of offenders.
This principle applies universally, to
groups as we'll as to citizens. If it were
recognized there would be no more war.
For war is caused simply by each ma
ton carrying its own revolver and shoot
ing its own burglars. Once we recognize
world solidarity, the world state, disarm
the several component nations, pass a
world law prohibiting the carrying of
deadly weapons, and hand the business
of keeping the peace over to an interna-
tional police, we have done the thing, and
the only thing, that can possibly prevent
such an appalling carnival Of crime as is
now going on in Europe.
No one nation will be secure against
war until every nation Is secured against
war
The Detroit times., 1916-06-23
A Poem a Day
AT BEST

AT BEST
me faithful helm commands the keel
FROM the port TO port FAIR breczes
blow
But the ship must sail tn. conway
sea.
Nor may she straighter 60.
80. man 20 man. IN fair accord.
On thought and will the winds may
walt.
But the world Will bend the passing
word
Though its shortest courHo he
straight
From soul TO soul the shortest line
At best viii Blended be
The ship that holds the stralEhters
course
SIM sails the convex sea
John Noyle O'Rellly.
The Detroit times., 1916-06-23
NEW TALENT.

Why do you Insist ON taking summer
boardcrs2"
81 like 10 have 'cm around" repIfed NJ.
Corntossel "Ifs q comfort 20 have somaboa,
criticism the table besides my own family"
The Detroit times., 1916-06-23
If War With Mexico Comes,
The World Will Know 1t
Was Not of Our Making

President Wilson's policy toward MeXl-
co has been one of great forbearance,
one of patience and hope.
His policy toward this wretched coun-
try of miserable people has been that OF
father toward his hayward son, the
stronger toward the weaker, trusting to
time and maturity to reveal to the cur
tanned eyes the wiser course.
His policy has been an accurate inter-
probation of the best thought, the best
spirit and the best judgment of nation
of Christian people claiming to lead IN
the march of civilization.
This policy has been harshly criticised.
It's furtherance has been made hard
because it offered scant protection to
American capital placed in Mexico to eX-
plot the country.
Hence the criticism
But the policy has won; the honor OF
the United States has been preserved and
II will be with honor that the United
States goes to war with Mexico If war
comes.
This policy enabled Secretary Lansing
addressing the letter of this government
to the people of Mexico through their de
facto government, to say, without ques-
ton or challenge from any source:
Can the de facto government doubt that, II the
United States had turned covetous eyes on
Mexican territory, it could have found many
pretexts in the past for the qualification OF It's
desire? Can that government doubt that months
ago when the war between the revolutionary
Ssct,ons was in progress a much better oppor
tunity than the present was anorded Tor AHeH-
can intervention, il such had been the intention
OF the United States, as the de facto government
insinuates? What motive could this govern
ment have had in refrainng from taking ad
vantage of such opportunities other than unsef
fish friendship for the Mexican republic?
What President Wilson waited for and
hoped for has not taken place IN Mexico.
He had faith that the people of Mexico
would succeed in getting real represen-
tation in their government, but they
have been unable to do that thing even
with the moral support that we have
given them.
The country is in the hands of ire
sponsible bandits who have crossed the
border to this country to Kill and burn
and rob with the same audacity that has
marked their villainy in Mexico.
The administration in Washington has
reached the conclusion that CaTanza is
not so much incapable of putting stop
to these border raids as he is unwilling,
and has signifed to Carranza that pa
thence and watchful waiting are at an
end and hope has been abandoned.
Let us all invite the Almighty to spare
us the necessity of war with Mexico, that
the limit of service asked by these sons
of mothers who have so nobly answered
their countrys call will be police duty
on the border for defensive purpose only.
This should be our attitude up to the
very last moment.
Then if war does come, we can turn
once again, with President Wilson, to
vindication for watchful waiting in the
Lansing letter and for the satisfaction
that it was neither our choice nor Of our
making.
The Detroit times., 1916-06-23

The mother who wishes 20 pro.
tcct her baby during the dog days
The Detroit times., 1916-06-23

DO YOU know that whooping cough
II highly contagious?
The Detroit times., 1916-06-23
MONEY AND RENOWN.
BY n. AoDINoToN BRUCE

iddle OF Personality Psychology and PArsnhood etc
Williams news., 1916-11-23
TO ECONOMIZE DIGESTION
Ire Eating of Vegetables Without Mastication Is Productive of
 Gastric Rebellion.

Indigestion is often attributed to nasty eating, and people are re- proved and rightly so, for bolting their food; but it is interesting to observe that while the bolting of meat is al- ways severely censured, one never hears any blame attached to those who swallow fruit by the mouthful, and de vour uncoOked vegetables without any attempt at mastication. Nevertheless, it is the nasty swallower of vegetable fiber who is really the inciter of gas tric rebellion. Vegetables are, at all times, very imperfectly digested by the stomach, and require their tough fibers to be thoroughly broken up by the teeth if they are to be dissolved even in the bowel.
 There is a well-known saying which ayers that digestion waits upon appe- tite, and there is no doubt that of all the helps to digestion a keen desire for food is the most powerful and impor- tant. But appetite itself often de- pends upon conditions which are inde pendent of the bOdy's absolute necessi- ties. Thus the aspect of the food, it's smell, taste and even the manner Tn which it is served, all help either to stimulate a desire for it, or to induce a sense of aversion, while the environ ment of the diner often exercises im- portant influence, beneficial or other wise. Brain work of any kind inter- feres with the rapid digestion of food, and even the habit of reading during meal times, practiced by so many, is conducive neither to appetite nor di- gestion. A well-lighted room, music and frivolous conversation will often per init chronic dyspeptic to enjoy with. out remOrse the pleasures of the table while depressing atmosphere, uncon genial company and unappetizing dishes may induce fit of indigestion in the most healthy individual.-FooC and Cookery.
Williams news., 1916-11-23
The story o.

ton of today. The story of Sir Roger Easement was par ticularly appealing. Miss o. Brennan met Sir Roger during one of the summer camps for the revival of the Irish lang uage and was with him three months. It appears he had re- turned from the Congo broken in health, and Incidentally it might be mentioned he gave half of his small stipend as Consul while in the British ser vice to the Irish revival move ment. The people in the west were dying in large numbers from typhus fever and Sir Ro- ger wired the Government au- thorities in Dublin Castle for assistance. There was none forthcoming, he went to Lon don He found there also that Ireland had no claims. Sir Roger then saw that his own people needed his services more than the Congo and thus he threw his whole heart and soul in with the Sim Fein movement. Miss O'Brennan says there are 100000 men in Ireland the flower of her man. hood who absolutely refuse to fight for England, they say they will die in Ireland rather than in France, and England dare not enforce conscription. The recent rebellion has ce- mented the whole country un-
Williams news., 1916-11-23
INTERESTING LECTUUE
 BY MISS 0'BRENNAN
(Continued from page one.)

(Continued from page one.)
 cognized that here was avolce that would carry the songs of Ireland to other countries, and so John Mccormack won his scholarship: which was three yers in Milan with musical training and all expenses paid 1; I must say no one could have made more of his opportunity and he has carried the Irish Songs all over the world.
 Each boy sings a song of his own choosing then one select ed by the judges, and has to read a piece of music at sight :; the test is simple and difficult and the standard has to bevery high to win. The prize is sub scribed to by the public (three years musical training in Milan and all expenses).
 MT. w. B. Yeates next con- templated the tragedy of Ire land and decided to start the little theatre in Dublin. He invited the young writers to send in plays, curious to say, the plays he received were nearly all from the young men and women living in the hills and on the farms and very few from the cities; these plays
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Williams news., 1916-11-23
Chocolate Hearts.

Two ounces of butter, two ounces of cornstarch. two ounces of grated chOco- late, tablespoonful of milk, two eggs, one-quarter tablespoonful of baking powder, three ounces of powdered sugar.
 Cream the butter and sugar togeth- CT, beat in the eggs, next add the chocolate, cornstarch, baking powder and sufficient milk to make thick batter (rather over a tablespoonful may be required).
 Have ready 12 little heart-shaped tins well greased Divide the mixture between them and bake for half an hour in a moderate oven.
Williams news., 1916-11-23
Richard the Third" and in the

Richard the Third" and in the scene where he enters saying :: "A horse! A horse! My King dom for ahorse !"; voice from the gallery interrupted with "Wouldn't an ass do you?" "Yes"said Sullivan, Come down..
 At the opera house or during the opera season: it is the GUS tom for one inthe audience to sing one of the solos from the opera being played, after the drop of the curtain between acts; this very often to the disadvantage of the performer on the stage: in this way some times the singer in the aud fence gets an engagement with some of the London compan- ies.
 In Fishamble Street, Dublin the sons and daughters of the fishmongers and the laborers around, produce plays. If the party seeking admission has a clean collar he goes up front for two pence it doesn't matter if he hasn't any shoes, in the back of the show one penny. The audience is never sure whether the whole play is going through or not. On one occasion just as they were in the middle of such a play and in one of the most interesting places voice was heard say ing Hamlet, your mother wants you".
 MT. Bernard Shaw-himself a Dublin man admits that he exaggerates in his plays"so as to put it over"; but there is a peculiarity about Bernard Shaw's plays that should be remembered, they always send the people away thinking. What Miss O'Brennan Discov-
 cred in Globe
 I read little book of poems I think it was by a man in Globe and in that book. of poems 1 cain see the beginning of American art.
 The art of America must come from the West, from Ari7 zona and California. You have a fund of stories and TO- mances here, people who eros sed the desert in the early days it is from these and not from
Williams news., 1916-11-23

der the banner of revolution and she predicts the end of ,monarchies sooner than the people expect. In England she says there is a strong rev. olutionary movement on foot and the real facts are being kept from this country. She predicts Ireland vii be the first Republic as the result of the war. At the conclusion of Miss O'Brennan's remarks the audience expressed it's apprec- iation by loud and prolonged applause.
Williams news., 1916-11-23
FOOD SALE WEDNESDAY

FOOD SALE WEDNESDAY =
 St. Margaret's Guild will have a food sale on Wednes- day. Nov. 29, at 2 P. M. at Babbitt-Polson's store.
 Cooked things for Thanks giving dinner: Mince and Pumpkin Pies, Doughnuts, and Home Made Breadand other good Cooked things.
Williams news., 1916-11-23

New York your art will spring. The theatre gives you reality, the effective tone in the litera- ture. The closer we get to na- ture the more real we are. 1 am glad you are studying the Irish movement here. You people are leading the real life you love your children and the soil, glorious sunsets of the desert, and it is you who will give America it's new art. The Playboy of the Western
 World
 Synge gives in this extrava- ganza a good insight into IT, ish lift but the Irish character must be understood to fully appreciate the huge joke he has perpetrated.
 It is a fact that in Ireland in the fourth century women had a suffrage, "Rich and rare were the gems she wore" and a woman could go from the North to the South of Ireland bejeweled without being in any way molested."
 The great story of Ireland "Deidre" and the history of the Red Branch Knights were next dwelt on.
 At the conclusion of the lec- ture Miss O'Brennan on re- quest gave a splendid descrip- tive narrative of the Irish Question and the Irish situa-
Williams news., 1916-11-23

We are indebted to MT. Ger aid O'Roke, Secretary to Dr. E. B. Perrin for the verbatim report of Miss O'Brennan's lec- ture at the Woman's Club, ap- bearing elsewhere in this ls- sue of the News.
Williams news., 1916-11-23

J
 with the Preachers of Derry" smoother with the Politician" and so on ;and as the people of Ireland love the soil, the sea, and art for arts sake, there was little artificiality anr a great wealth of literature was revealed.
 MT. Yeates while in Paris, and staying at the Hotel Car na-celebrated for it's connec- tion with "Trilby" and Little Billie'- the rendezvous of those Irishmen eXcommunl- | ed from their own country for political reasons (like John Laury the writer) met MT. John Synge the writer who was then travelling through Europe for his health and in- cidentally collecting material for his stories. MT. Yeates impressed upon MT. Synge that there was more material and more stories in Ireland at that time than any he could find abroad. In Paris since it has been admitted that "Rid- CTS to the Sea" is one of the greatest masterpieces the Irish theatre has sent out.
 MT. w. B. Yeates' brother w. Y. is one of the really great painters of today, and his fa- ther one of the greatest paint CTS Ireland has known. The lat ter will be heard of more later on as many of the markets are now taking up his works.
 MT. William Orpen is also an Irishman and one of the greatest portrait painters of to-day he stands for the IT, ish Renaissance movement too; I have to address one of the socities in Chicago shortly and I am going to tell the painters of Chicago of William Orpen the most interesting man of the age in the world of art
 People who live on the land, by the sea, and on the desert, and find such a wonderful beauty in it. it is from them the art, literature, and music spring; they have time to think We do not get any real art from the cities; New York is only initiative as it is con- stantly copying Europe.
 THE SPIRIT OF DUBLIN
 In the 18th century Dublin was known as the gay city of the British Isles, or the Little Paris, the city De Luxe; the greatest plays were produced there.
 Ellen Terry in her memoirs says If I pass the Dublin aud fence I will be satisfied, the audiences there are so critical.
 While in Los Angeles re- gently I met Sir Beerbom Tree who was there in connection with the movies and he told me that he considered Dublin his
 best Shakespearean audience.
 Otis Skinner told me some time ago that when he stopped on the stage there he found there was that sympathy with him that feeling of criti- cism- that was not to be
 found even in London.
 - The audiences there are ex. tremely critical and sometimes 2 2 from the gallery. The boy 1T s Dublin knows his Shakespeare | and that not from the schoool. .- for England no longer teaches l. her Shakespeare except iron ? the theatre.
 2 Henry Irving was once play n ing in Dublin think it wa q Han1lot and went out in hi
Evening journal., 1916-03-15

OAI Ol1C I1CC1 vi IOSICSS
IL has been the history of mankind that pulls
forward and tradition holds back When trolley
were hrSt used IN the held
to protest against them Generations when
proposed to for Illuminating purposes riots
followed and dire prophecies of blowing up city
heard all Sides
Even the automobile, sc
appeared was looked upon the fad of fools.
Many walk backward through watching the
records of yesterday instead of viewing the trend
toward
And so it is in Publishing a Newspaper
There a time when circulation and prestige were
increased by the earth for the
days the thinking portion of the read
for the of life, and help themselves
away from the thraI of tradition
has one of clean
makes o ne i'm i whchw live
a yinw
business And
o business andb
fully the others o lie
Those who read because their
treaze thai hereto tradition
Things looking in n homes
The PUBLIC LEDGER looking and thOw read
its vision
PHILADELPHIA
PUBLIC assz&32es = B LEDGER
CnhD Sunday
"Mhro ofmeA dtBmenud dncnaaos
The Pulaskian., 1916-09-22
BRYANT MAN ApPolNTEn

Postmaster w. E. Floyd has an pointed Hardy J. Elrod of Bryant av laborer in the postoffice, to take the place made vacant by the departure of Henry Booker
The Pulaskian., 1916-09-22
AN APPEAL FOR
 AMENDMENT NO. F
ITS ADOPTION WILL BE MEANS OF ADVANCING INTERESTS OF BOYS AND GIRLS OF AR
 KANSAS.

Editor Pulaskian:
 A great many of us boast of and speak with pride of our beloved state. We are indeed proud we live in Ar kansas, but we must bow our heads in shame when we reflect that Arkan- sas ranks forty-second among the for weight states of the American union Tn it's educational facilities. Our school .erm is only 134 days in the year. Our white school teachers re- ceive the miserable pittance of an average of $35.S6 per month. My friends, as patriotic citizens of Arkan- sas, regardless of political affiliations, regardless of whether we are Repuo- licans or Democrats, or whom we may have supported in the gubernatorial or other state elections, let us stand shoulder to shoulder for a higher and nobler Arkansas, which can only be made possible through the educa- tional enlightenment of her people.
 In the face of all these facts we exhort you to heartily support Amend ment No. 12 In order that you may understand this amendment we refer you to our present seven mill tax As we all know we as a district can now vote any amount from no mill up to seven mills. But under the pres ent law we cannot vote more than seven mills no matter how badly we need money. If we pass Amendment No. l2 in November, we as local dis t1fcts can vote from no mill to twelve mills as we desire. In short, this amendment simply changes the word seven to twelve" in Section 3, Ar ticle IA of the Constitution of Arkan- sas. This amendment within itself aces not increase taxes. It only gives the voters in the local school districts more constitutional liberty
 Now, whether or not you vote for or against this amendment, if this amendment is passed it must receive a majority of all the votes cast. If you do not vote on this amendment at all you had just as well vote against it, for your vote will be counted against it.
 Earl Brown.
 Martindale, Ark.
The Pulaskian., 1916-09-22
The Pulaskian's Weekly Crop Review

Synopsis of Weather and Crop Con ditions in Arkansas for the Week ending September 19, 1916.
 The cotton crop is practically made and the greater portion of it is open ing. It is being picked as rapidly es possible under favorable conditions. Late corn is about matured and, m places, is better than was expected. Early corn is being gathered in most portions of the state. Early rice is being harvested as rapidly as possi- ble, under favorable conditions, and the crop is excellent; but late rice was injured by blight. Meadows were greatly improved by the rains except in the north central portion where it was too dry and the fifth crop of alfalfa is nearly ready to cut. Late