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The Detroit times., 1916-03-11
READ GOOD POETRY
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There is no reason people should
neglect 10 read poetry There are
many reasons everybody should read
good poetry. especially poetry by
such masters "a Milton, Dante. Ten.
nyson. Browning. I.ongfellow. Burns.
Words Worth. and Whittier.
The reading Of good poetry rehnes
the sensibilities and kindles the i'm
agination II quickens the instinct
OF human sympathy. 20 essential 10
right thinking and rlghr living
Modern civilized life. by increas-
ing the tension or the struggle for
existence. has a tendency 10 make
man increasingly self-centered Per.
sonaI interests become dominant in
the mind. thereby fostering rhE
growth OF selfshness.
And. 100 often. the difficulties ol
earning livelihood cause men un-
consciously TO focus their attention
more and more on the Municipalities
Of life. This makes for sordidness
and narrowness.
Antidotes are needed. and good
poetry provides a splendid antidote.
The man, for example. who read
and rereads the poetry OF Robert
Burns cannot long remain a slave 10
petty. selfish thoughts.
Interest in. and sympathy with.
fellowmeu will be awakened in hlm
He will realize that there j. more in
life than the making OF money, the
winning OF fame. or the gaining Of
ease He will rtCain insight into.
and longing 10 achieve iife's highest
ideals.
Here. in truth. We touch on the
great mission OF poets Their bust
ness II is 10 set forth the meaning
OF existence and 10 fire their read
ers with lofty aspiration.
They do not write simply % please
themselves. They write--at leas-.
such OF them as are true poets--to
illumine and instruct mankind
Hence the man who goes through
life without ever looking into a vol.
ume OF poetry misses one OF life's
greatest aids 10 personal growth
and the attaining OF happiness
He may become rich. financially
speaking But this does not neces-
sarily mean that he will be happy.
Riches OF themselves never bring
happiness. The richest OF men not
infrequently are among the unhap-
piest
This ia because they are not a.
peace with themselves. And they
are not at peace with them elves
because they are too much occupied
with themseIves-with their mate
rial welfare. their bodily comforts
their personal pleasures.
The Detroit times., 1916-03-11
Wars Compared.

Castor Roupnel. IN London Every
nan, makes some comparisons be.
tween ,le American war Tor seces-
sion ard the present war he says
Every day Germany lin this war
o. 8ttritionJ loses more men than
she lost in the most terrible BATH"
Of 1870 Every month her effective
force diminishes. IL is said by about
POO 900 men. To this total must be
added another number of men more
or less permanently wounded. Now,
the American war has taught us that
the capacity OF resistance is com
pletely exhausted when the nominal
effective force is reduced by 30 per
cent . Illness is much more
common among their troops than In
the American armies made no OF
Warhardened rustics. These facts
restrict the limits OF German resist
ance and bring US nearer those lin.
its than We think al present. More
over, in the war Of secession the hu.
man Usury was not regular II was
progressive and increased cruelty
reaching It's maximum in 1864 and
1855. In the last year Lees army
decreased by half Out OF 52.52s
men II was reduced 10 5000 men.
The last months OF war Of aitri.
ton are Of deadllness whose
I bloody violence none can foresee 81
The Detroit times., 1916-03-11
5windling the Street Railway

Offcials OF the Virginia Railway
e. Power Co. are distributing a III.
tie booklet calling attention to the
various non-circulating coins. medals
and other articles dropped into the
fare boxes OF the company in Rich.
mond. For a long time these worth
less articles consisted of plugged
nickels. old medals. Imitation coins
and slugs. but since Richmond en-
tered the list Of war. order cities.
there has been a big influx OF for
eign population, and the company
has been able 10 add number Of
foreign coins ~ it's collection In
Guided in these are German. Aus-
trian, Italian. Dutch. Greek. English
Argentine. Brazilian. Spanish. Rus
sian. French and coins from dozen
other countries. but. strange 10 say,
no one ~ them having = value equal
To- that OF the regulation hve-ccnt
piece OF this country Tho com
pany has bagful Of Canadian dimes
and one lonesome English sixpcnce
--Wallst Journal
The Detroit times., 1916-03-11

They could learn-all OF Us can
learn from the poets the folly and
the error OF such ego istic preoccu
patton Tennyson. Browning. Long
fellow ard the rest OF the noble
company could teach them
teach us--how 10 live.
MOntesQUien, in one Of ms adnira.
Die ESSAYS. says.
The first motive which ought 10
compel us 20 study Is the desire 10
augment the excellence OF our ma
tHre and To render an intelligent be
ing more intelligent"
Applicable 10 study in general.
this is With special force applicable
10 the reading and study of poetry In
particular
For yoar true poet ia always
among the wises, OF men. Cultivate
his friendship. learn what he has to
tell ~. and We are certain 10 grow
both IN intelligence and in excel
lence OF nature
Therefore. beg OF you, don I
count IL a waste OF time 10 read
poetry So 10 regard poetry is to
make a mistake that may mean to
You perpetually empty barren. IN
happy life.
The Detroit times., 1916-03-11
The Times All Alone in
Detroit Among $40 Dry
Newspapers in Country

The research department of the Tenn
Rperance Society of the Methodist Episco-
4 pal church has found that there are SAC
American daily newspapers, published
ia the English language which decline
Il liquor advertising
The temperance board sent its query
/. 70 all of the 2,123 daily newspapers
Il listed in the American Newspaper Direc-
tory, and the exact question directed to
!. these publications was:
"Do you decline to accept advertising
{ of alcoholic liquors ?"
The total circulation of the abstain
INC newspapers reporting to the society
\ - 6.664,777.
Having been among the first of these
Newspapers to Danish booze, many years
&1go when pioneering wasn't exactly
THAT you would call pleasant, The Times
rets great deal of satisfaction out of
citing these figures. and considers COM
rarison of the number of newspapers de-
4e1ining liquor ads now and in 1915, in
q .keresting and significant enough to
4 print.
&As Hare il is.
The Detroit times., 1916-03-11
RatiOns For Horses.
By Webster.


/. The propeg daily allowance OF
forage for horse Is - pounds OF
grain and IA pounds OF ha II a
horse weighs over 500 pounds
however. he should De led 10
pounds OF grain and : pounds OF
hay day For mule nine pounds
OF grain and "A pounds OF hay
should be- allowed.
These allowances are prescribed
for United states army animals,
but il is not deemed necessary 10
feed all animals the tull allowance
OF grain Each animal should be
watched while eating aud should
BE- led accordingly, except that the
full allowance OF hay should always
DE fed. II ii is OF good quality and
the animal &, in good condition, u
will always BE- eaten Grain should
never be fed to animals when they
are tired. hot or excited
n an animal continually fails TO
'.t all az his allowance Of grain. u
should be cut down rnless be shows
signs OF losing flesh in that case
ne should be carefully watched and
his mouth examined for lampaS.
and il he IL found - Dc suffering
from that cause. his grain should
BE- soaked, in warm water Until soft
When changing grain. as from oats
TO barley or corn cUt down the
grain allowance, returning gradual
~ to full feed In about Eve days.
During this period more hay should
be fed
All animals need salt The army
allowance provides Tor two ounces
week an animal. which Is SUN
cient 10 allow handful 10 each
animal every 10 days. II j. better.
however. 70 feed salt certain dag
each week Grain should always be-
fed before feeding hay 4 mule
will eat mus,y grain and hay. but
horse will not, and care should De-
exercised not 10 feed musty forage
10 either
NH'u Hhui'a. "hi' pHitihs lodN'
fail TO flap their ears II is an indt
cation that they are very tired
Mules which constantly flap their
ears when working are in good con.
dltion. Proper grooming Of the an
finals every day will do much TO
keep them in health and increase
their pulling capacity. Engineering
and Mining Journal.
The Detroit times., 1916-03-11

rive a form OF energy that really
does tone up" the human system
Children like 10 run barefoot In
squashy mud because a. they say
1T feels good" The reason feel'
good In because their bare tee are
absorbing the esrth's magnefIrr.
In other words contact with Moth
err Earth brings about an ao'ual
recharging of our physical Dat,
teries.
Thus one OF the simplest ways TO
The Detroit times., 1916-03-11
Financing Defense Societies

The spondent OF the New
York World pays his respects to the
preparedness patriots who arc pass.
iag the hat. in This piquant fashion
The World never set down truer
words tirtn ~ does this morning ia an
editorial. II Mr. Ford wishes TO
.pcnd MS million dollars In way
that VIII Influence the greatest mum -
brr ~ persons against preparedness.
be should help finance all these var
ious security leagues. defense socie-
Every day receive sheaf OF
printed literature from those precious
people who talk only in millions ~
m9noy aud men and wouldn't do their
Tho American Defense society
writes me tnow doing my bit" IN
Tho state forcesD How can I help"
anSwcrs It's own question for me
with send 3.
The National Security league de-
clares the militia Is not dependable. "
and thereby tells the United states
army's bureau of militia affairs that
n ~ fool for spending $4,000. geo an
nually an our citizen soldiers (who
Eavc fought every war;.
The military committee OF tho Mor-
chants association composed OF
business mem tells as: Make no in
creased federal support 10 the state
militia. but tho. militia of
the seahoard states should be used a.
an auxiliary 10 tho coast -dcfens"
forces"
II would be amusing were IA not
that a whole lot OF patriotic people
take these Outfts as really serious.
though the sole BUSINESS of the whole
bunch OF them rs roasting the presi-
dent the secretary OF the navy, con-
gress the governors Of all the
ssrE hssr FrIN 80.
Cd now for service.
wonder how many of these self
appointed military critics would en-
ltgt them selves IN event Of war. Or
would they assert that their mem
bership In these preparedness outfits
Womb put them IN the starred class
and therefore confer exemption upon
th"m7
The Detroit times., 1916-03-11
A Poem a Day
Iki,RtE o'DEE
Now the widow MCGEE,

Now the widow MeGee.
And LaTTie O'Dee.
Had TWO little Cottagea- out on the
green.
with Just room enough for two pig
EenS between.
The widow was Young and the widow
was talr
~ in the brightest OF eyes and The
And b. frequently CHANGED. when she
'-une iu the morn
" ith the ~Will for her pif. Larric
came with the corn.
And some 81 the ears that he tossed
from hts hand.
In Tie pen II the widow were certain
To land
one morning said he:
och Misthrcss MCGEE.
Its a waste of good lumber, this run
min. two rigs.
wtd a fancy. petition betwans our
"Indsd, sur II IS" answered Widow
McGst.
Win tie sweetest OF smiles upon
I4arrie o'pre.
And thin IL looks Kind o hard
hearted and name.
kaPln' two friendly pigs so eAssiden-
~ near
mat whenever one grunts the other
ana y,t ksPe cruel petition be-
twane,
Shwate widow Niece
Answered l.ArrIe O'bce.
~ SON fate IN your heart We are
name Co the plss.
Amt Wt name 20 ourselves To be run
rim TWO rigs
OOH "a made me heart ache whin |
uapcd through the cracks
~ me shanty. Ia Sht March. AT Nez
sEWtugin yer aye,
An a bobbin ser head an shtomP-
in SER tate.
Wild yer purity white hands list as
rod rs a bate.
N~sphHttln' yer klndiin wood out in
tns shforW.
~ hen one uttls shtoVe IL would hape
us both warm
"NoW plggy said she.
"l-nrrte . CourUn' - me,
"a iJ tis dilicatc tirdcr illusions 10
YOU.
So now y,z must tell me jisht what
/ must do
For. " I'm to say yes shtir the swirl
W'd Yer snout,
But it I'm 10 say NO, Sc must kape
yer ntsc out
Now I.arric. for shame 10 bc hribin'
nv a. toss,n a handful Of corr in its
Me dariint the piggy says yes. an
eWered De.
'And that was the courtshtp OF Larrie
w W. Fink
The Detroit times., 1916-03-11
From Another Point of VieD
By {. T. S.

George Washington's picture appears
in a group of well-known red-heads.
There are two United States senator's in
the group and that, just possibly, is what
makes George red-headed.
Quoting our Detroit Venus de Milo,
Just discovered:
I have great facial expression.
know | could make good II could get into
the movies.
! know I am better than A lot Of the stars
| have lots OF personality
Now rs to the figures: Her wrist and
her ankle are larger than the Venus de
Milo's were, outside of which fact, it is
probably the opinion Of the modest one.
the VenuS de Milo's lines were all righS.
Our old friend tffes Doc. popular chirop-
odist, says-ke wouldn't mind going with
the troops to the border Doc used to be
one of our leading pacifsts, but, as you
probably recall, he was recently married
Dog advertised as lost answers to the
name of Cola" Pensa or Coca?
q. y. +. newspaper says Fairbanks re-
ceived more votes in the Indiana prima
r1es than Wilson did. Proving conclusive
ly that the Tigers are now in Texas for
spring training.
Our old friend "Watchful Waiting
has gone and Joined the army.
The Detroit times., 1916-03-11

These figures are interesting because
u they indicate that once newspaper has
Vanished booze advertising from it's col
aImns, it keeps it out No backsliders
are recorded in the temperance board
bulletin.
They are significant because they
mean an increase in newspapers that
have voluntarily gone out of the bust
4 ness of selling intoxcants to their read
Aers.
A gain of II newspapers TO the dry
side in Michigan is significant of what is
going to happen in this state this fall,
when the people vote on statewide pro-
4 bibition.
The gain of dry newspapers all over
\ the country is significant of what is go
\ ING to take place in the nation one Of
\ these days--at the very first opportuni-
J. " the people have to express themselves
on the question of national prohibition.
We can welcome national prohibition,
for one reason, because it will have the
y effect of SOLDERING up lot of newspapers
that are still drunk with beer and
Z whisky advertising, and will give them
y m appearance and an influence more
consistent with the traditions. Of the
- Fourth Estate-before it was befouled
by the acceptance of the tainted money
Il OF the brewer and the distiller.
In this connection the News-Press OF
3 st. Joseph says in answer to the boards
\ query:
~ Many persons believe that large ad.
B vertisements OF liquor houses are placed
W. In newspapers in the hope that this ad.
vi vertising viii favorably dispose the at.
44N tItudc OF the newspapers toward the
.J traffic. The News-Presy will not per
WY NIT It's columns TO be subject TO any
<S Y outh imputation, however unfounded Il
may DC,
The Times was the only Detroit news
1aper that was able to qualify for
{pIAce in the boards list.
The Detroit times., 1916-03-11

Keep well is 20 get ont into the
garden a. soon as the weather per
mi's and begin 10 dig NJ health.
Combined with The contact with
Mother Earth there are the physi-
cal benefits that come from the ex-
eriion. most folk call f. Fun" Of
-pading and cultivating a garden
patch
Twenty minutes morning and
evening in the backyard garden will
give the busy city man just the
sort of exercise his system needs
after a winter spent in sitting A.
an ONCE desk or close 10 a steam
radiator in the evening
The Detroit times., 1916-03-11

the garden plot.
There Is health
in getting close
TO the soil for the
earth is a pow.
erful. electrically
charged magnet.
BY contact with
II people can do.
The Detroit times., 1916-03-11
Let the People
Rule-and Write
Clean ana Able.

10 The tdftor If The 4trt-ss -
want TO voice our appreciation
" The Detroit Times. the cleanest,
ablesf. most interesting and yalua-
bic daily We have ever read,
Your stand on mora, national ana
universal subjects pleases ~ YER.
much.
A. DEC KER.HoLCoMB. VI. T.
The Detroit times., 1916-03-11
The Same AS the Flying
Squadron of Our Own City
Would Answer a Riot Call.

Crush Villa"
That became the American slogan
yesterday.
Once it was "Huerta must go.
That was all right, but Crush Villa
is better
Most any American can subscribe to i
and indorse the sending into Mexico OF
any number of troops necessary to ac
complish the thing, no matter If he Is
for peace -at-any-price in his convictions
Perhaps the step should have been
taken long ago, although this Villa per-
son has been particularly offensive since
the administration placed Carranza in
authority over him.
slain by the bandits band, only recently,
The Times was of the opinion that Car
rama was the one TO crush Villa, and
that his retention in his place should de-
pend upon whether he made good at that
responsibility.
1t was our opinion, however, that the
ing issued in Washington and kept out of
Mexico until affairs had been adjusted
in manner that would have made Mex
leo safe for them.
They paid for their daring with their
own blood.
But this time Villa, with his villains.
came across the border. daring and de-
flying American authority to rob and kill
Americans engaged peaceably in their
pursuits, at home, threatening the Sc
curity of their very castles.
No pacifist would be found opposed 10
our flying squadron of police. answering a
call to quell trouble that had gotten be-
yond single patrolman on his beat. nor
would he oppose the sending of all the
policemen necessary to establish the su-
premacy of the law.
No pacifist can oppose this move to
Crush Villa"
Though we have to go into Mexico, it
is not Intervention in the sense that sell
fish individuals and financially
newspaper publishers have suggested in
1t is necessary, often. for the Detroit
police to go into Indiana to get
scoundrel who has committed crime in
Detroit.
1t Is necessary that we go into Mexico
to get scoundrel, and a black-hearted
one, who has committed crime in the
United States against property and life
belonging 70 the United States
The administration does not have 10
change its program in Mexico the least
little bit to Crush Villa" INDIVIDUAL.
Villas purpose in crossing the border
may have been a cunning move TO en-
oarrass the administration with its new
policy of preparedness and protection of
Americans abroad.
The way 10 cheat this brigand, then, is
to keep in mind that HE is NOT Mexico,
and treat him the same as we would any
other MAN caught challenging the law
and the police power of state.
As L matter OF fact that is the only
way in which we can treat the Column
bus outrage, "a the act only of an ire
sponsible person leading irresponsible
persons.
The people of Mexico nor official Mex
leo had no hand in il.
So we are not intervening in Mexico.
We are simply following Villa TO
CRUSH him.
There is plenty Of precedent to estab-
lish our right to do so.
We are invoking what was long ago
accepted as the "hot tail" principle.
Good luck to the crushers.
The Detroit times., 1916-03-11
Eoresiaht.

Clarice-Jack has the loveliest
itinerary for our motor honeymoon.
Wen reach good hotel every
night
Felice- How do you know?
Clarice oh. we're never 10 be
more than a mile from railway
Judge.
The Detroit times., 1916-03-11
Spoken OF FayorabIY.

Have you 2 good hair
tonic you can recommend
Druggist prohibition town. Here
II something that Is spoken OF very
favorably by the people who have
drunk it.-Topeka Journal
The Detroit times., 1916-03-11
The Keep Well Column
DIGGING HEALTH.

Cleanup time IL coming
Folk will start limbering NJ their
bodies by raking up and digging Gp
The Detroit times., 1916-03-11

Splitting In public places sows
disease and creates harvest for
the grim reaper
The Detroit times., 1916-03-11

u requires eight drains 10 make
an ounce, but half az many drains
will make some men act foolish.
The Detroit times., 1916-03-11

Every man expects to make for
tune some day, but he keeps putting
Il on.
The Detroit times., 1916-03-11

1his writing we are willing to COM
~ oopsent to printing Villas
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-01-26

son. Dallas; H. l.. Munger and wife.
Waco; Dewitt Hicks, Waco; Miss
Joe Hopkins. Waco; L. S. Noryell,
Fort Worth; J. G. Brown, Dallas;
VIM. +. Altman. Cleveland; c. II.
stein. Chicago; Bernie Hin, st.
Louis, +. A. Johnson, Dallas; J 3.
Wilson, Dallas Mrs . Z. Durham,
Ennis; Mrs. J "A. Ousley Ennis;
A. A. Akora, Dallas; Theo. Ezell,
st. Louis; Ben Sprague, Dallas;
]. w. Oneal, Fort Worth; Chas ].
Miller Houston; mo w Harrison,
Fort Worth Phelps Terry, Ennis;
G. G Dunkerley, Ennis; ]. r. Me
Murray, Ennis; c, Q, Collins, Ennis;
j. c. Costello, Ennis; j. c. Hin,
Ennis Fred Abrams, Ennis; J A.
story. Ennis; n. }. Reynolds, En-
mis-, J d. Goglan. Ennis; l.. Phil
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-01-26

lipson. Dallas; w. E. Costello, En-
mis-; J. s. Irwin, Fort Forth; J. p.
Koebrink, Cleveland, O.; II. A.
Cleanliness, Dallas; j. A. Tate, En-
mis-; c. e. MeGraw, Fort Worth
s. Moore. Dallas; S. Orr Neal, Dali
las; j. D. McRae, city; W. j.
Stephens, Blum; c. S. shannon, Dali
las; ]. w Howerth, Dallas; Jas. G.
Matthews, Fort Worth; l.. s. Urb-
lin, Waco; Tom Gibson, Corsicana;
o. IT. Weissinger. Waco; r. j Clark,
Dallas; L. A. Barker, Chicago; j.
". Weems, Corsicana; N. d. Nc
Keo, Corsicana; Paul Vandagriff,
Hillsboro; +. NJ. Thomas. Ennis;
Chas o. Austin. Austin; d. l.. Tan
dy, Temple J. r. MCGEE, Frost;
Arthur 0. Koenig, New York; clyde
Konnon, Bardwell
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-01-26

Postmaster A. II, Buie of Ennis
was a visitor to Waxahaehie Tues
day afternoon and paid this Office a
pleasant call Mr.. Buic is hopeful
of final settlement of his appoint
ment as postmaster which is pend
ing now before the senate. He says
the postoifice business in Ennis has
shown exceptional increases, and
while he didn't expect to convince
the Light that the receipts were
larger than at the WaxShachie of
fee. he was well pleased with the
showing made. Mr.. Baie was here
ostensibly TO attend the Injunction
trial in district court, in which the
City of Ennis is materially interest
ed, but we believe he just wanted
TO make a close observation of the
capital city he has heard so much
about of late. Buie is a live wire
in his community and we admire his
loyalty.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-01-26

officer Roy Callens was called to
the Lone Elm community to arrest
a deaf and dumb man for abusive
language. Roy was informed that
q man, who later gave his name as
John Woods, called at farm house
and presented a paper which asked
for aid The lady of the house un-
dertook TO direct the unfortunate
to the field where her father was
blowing and it is said he used abus-
i've language. She phoncd to the
officers and Callens responded and
picked the man up some three miles
distant. Woods" played the same
trick on Callens, but when he felt
the grip of the officers hand on his
arm he decided it meant get in the
automobile and he did. He was later
locked UP to answer charge Of
language.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-01-26
Attempted burglary.

An attempt was made to burglar
ize the residence OF w. II. Edmonds
ct sol Monroe street last night
One middle door was unlocked by
the thief who was heard before any
damage was done. Nothing was
missed when an investigation was
made.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-01-26

In submitting schedule of prices
for telephone rentals to the commit
tee from the Chamber Of Commerce
here last week, J. &. Earle, manager
of the Texas Telephone company,
quoted the wrong price on Harmonic
phones in the business district. He
quoted the business Harmonic phone
at $3.50 when it should have been
$500. He has notified the commit
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-01-26

j. e. Gist has rented the Sims
building at the corner of Elm and
Main streets and is fitting it UP for
a show room for his automobiles,
the Maxwell and Velie. He expects
to have very attractive quarters
when completed and he will be able
to show his cars TO an advantage.