The Detroit times., 1916-09-18
Debt You Owe Your Father

Remember, young fellow, that he
worked hard and paved the way for
the schoolhouse and church in order
that he might leave n good home for
you. paid for and the farm we'll
stocked and a lot OF money in the
bank. 80 you would not have 20 wor-
ry your little fool head. So when
| you look on your fathers white hair
/ and his wrinkled face and his slow
step and his awkward hand. remem-
Der that these marks and markings
OF human beauty are simply marks
OF his love for you.
When President Garfield was in
augurated he stepped from the plat
form after the ceremony was ended,
walked over 10 a plain looking little
woman with wrinkles in her face and
dressed In an Old-fashioned black
! dress. and he gathered her into his
arms and kissed her II was his
| mother.
when the martyred McKlnleys
mother lay sick In bed IN her home
! in Canton, o.. just at the time when
| the president had the burden OF the
| Spanish American war upon his
mind, a special wire connected the
White House with the little home in
| Canton. The mother lay upon her
sick bed rolling and tossing, and she
said TO those about:
II wish William were here; you
can't have told him how sick | am
or he'd be here. One night they
flashed TO him:
Mr. President. we think you'd
| hptfnr - "A he rtrlrnA hanLs
TELL mother I'll be there
"A special train had been waiting
in the yards with steam up, and il
rushed him across the country 10
Canton. A team OF thoroughbreds
waited at the depot. and the mayor
Of the town ordered all other traffic
of the streets. over the town those
steeds dashed, striking sparks of fire
from the blocks with their iron-shot
hoofs Up the stairs, three at time
the head OF the nation dashed. and
reaching his mothers bedside, h,
took her in his arms and kissed her
and she said;
William, My Baby, knew you'C
come
Would you laugh at him? II yol
did you'd be so lowdown you'd hav,
to climb tree To look snake il
the eye. II YOU thought less OF hin
for II. you ought TO go back acros,
the sea; you're not m 10 be an Am
| erican.
Why Sunday Condemns Theaters.
You want to know why condemn
the theater. Well, I'll tell you one
reason. Fifty years ago plays and
popular songs upheld the wife anc
the marriage ties. Today the songs
they love to hear and the plays they
love 10 see, scofY at the wife and
marriage Il Love My Wife. But oh
You Kid"--the dirty. filthy stuff. II
isn't the grownups who patronize
these places so much as the sissified
little. empty headed kids with their
| skirts 10 their shoetops who 20 there
and smoker And the plots OF most
! plays today are based on the in
fidelity of "A husband or "A wife.
| IF the present rate OF increase in
crime. divorce. descrtiOn and drunk
enness continues | don't know what
will happen
THOU SHALT NOT KILL.
Somebody says We are all right
there. Bill. we haven't murdered any
body But listen II doesn't say
anything about that There are other
WHY'S OF killing besides sticking q
dagger ia Somebody heart, shoot
ing their brains out, pounding their
head TO pulp with a club or an az
! There are other ways of killing.
There is many husband who Is
! Killing his vie because she has
/ found he rs false 20 his VOWS and HE
promises. Many a husband is Kill
/ ing his wife by neglect lie h show
Inns more love for some other woman