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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-14
NOT PERHAPS so VERY FUNNY.

I'VE women are not supposed to be
humorous, know, but even the most
serious of us are obliged to smile when
we ask ourselves Who will do our work
when we are doing men's?"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-14

paper recounted the fact that in CHI
cago a decrease had occurred in the
women's votes land larger decrease in
the mems votes) this year as compared
with last; that, in fact, an aldermanic
election is not as interesting to the vot-
ers as the election of a Mayor.
Startling Revelation.
How, Lesi.lation Is Conducted in Norway, Aus
,ralia. California Illinois and Many Other
States.
Reader. have you ever seen mali
driving a pair of spirited horses with
his little daughter sitting beside him?
She says, Papa. let me divine the
pwetty horses And he puts the reins
into her chubby hands. But he at once
passes his arm around her and holds his
hands very close to the reins. Whon
they come to a dangerous piece Of the
road or are about to meet team his
fingers close upon the reins and the child
is no longer the driver. So in any state
or country that adopts woman suffrage,
so long as no more serious question Is
involved than a choice between John Doe
and Richard Doe (both estimable citl-
zens) for an office, the votes of women
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-14
WOMEN LOSING INTEREST.

Under this headline a certain news
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-14

(CptiaQcd IN last coiVmnD
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-14
The Irish ReUoH
Bv Francis Hackett.

81 courtesy Of THE Nei0 Republic"
1T may be 8 good thing 20 forget and forgive
but II is altogether too easy trick to forget and
De forgiven."-G. X. Chesterton, in "The Crimes
Of England" 1915.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-28

them--they aren't heavy, you know, and we will offer him just few of Mammals prettiest roses"
 And so it was settled.
 So, too, on the morning of Memorial Day, Elizabeth and Harry waited in the front yard. their roses all ready, for Old Man Crutchet to pass.
 Presently he came--stumping along, bent, feeble and leaning heavily on his stout walking stick. But his uni form had been brushed until it was neat and clean and almost spruce looking;" and his hat, too, with Its gold cord. bespoke the reverent care he always gave it.
 Som ewhat timidly, but determined to carry out their scheme, Elizabeth and Harry opened the gate and step ped out upon the pavement.
 Please, sir" began Elizabeth, when the old soldier was within few feet of them-and then her voice failed her
 Please, sir" echoed Harry-and then he, too, found it impossible to say any more.
 So-without knowing exactly why they did it--both of them stepped for ward, and arms extended, offered their roses.
 Strange, too. but Old Man Crutchet seemed to understand precisely what they meant!
 well! We'll" he exclaimed, in his queer, squeaky voice. You are dear
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Spring Showers

too warm, saying to herself, q will wait till evening, and then I'll pick mamma a bouquet to show her that I am sorry was naughty about the rain.
 1 When evening came the flowers were all dried up from the hot sun. Never mind" thought Grace, 'I'll ! tomorrow" but when the morrow came she found the fruit all scorched from the bright sun which was still shining.
 ''Ill fetch her some pond lilies" she said, running down to the pond, but when she got there the lilies were gone and all the water of the pond dried out. By this time she was frightened and started to go home. On the way she saw an old man lying by the roadside dying of the heat.
 I'm faint for water,' he cried, land oh, the sun is burning my head so. Help mel"
 Wait, I'll bring you cup of water from the spring" she answered, but alas, the sun had also dried up the spring.
 "Oh, if it would only rain" she cried aloud. and then she remem- bered her dislike for rain. and she realized that it was all her fault. She ran home across the field. There she saw all her fathers horses and cows lying dead on the withered grass.
 When she reached home her mother sat crying on the porch. "Oh," she walled, Grace, what shall we do! The fruits and vegetables are dried up by the sun. and our cattle are dead. We must starvei"
 Grace tried to console her mother. but the sunlight flashed so brightly into her tear-dimmed eyes that they burned like fire.
 "The sun. the sun make it go awayw she shrieked, and opened her eyes to find the rain all gone. and the sun breaking through the clouds.
 Then Grace, small as she was, re- alized the importance and necessity for rain, and the next time it show cred that April she smiled as she counted the rain drops fall on the win dow.
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WORD SOUARE.

1, a shellhsh; 2, narrow road; 8, girls name; 4, flesh.
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''Old Man. CrutChet and Memorial Day

flowers on the graves"
 | In little while both Elizabeth and
 Harry had their arms full of red and
 white blooms. Mamma put their hats
 on their heads and--off they went up the street. one on either side of the veteran.
 And what wonderful morning they had at the cemetery! Their guide stopped before each grave where & soldier lay and, taking a flower from his big box, he would stand at the head. hat in hand, silent for mo-
 ment. Then he would bend down and Ireverently place the flower on the mound and then, strengthening up, he would solemnly salute, pause second
 or two and turn to the next grave. He showed the children how to go through this simple ceremony with him, they, too, placing flowers on the graves and saluting.
 And, every now and then, they
 would come to the grave of some sol dier whom Old Man Crutchet had known well; and he'd tell them the story of the man who lay buried there.
 Perhaps he was an officer who had
 died in the charge at the head of
 his men. Perhaps he was merely a drummer boy or a bugler who fell
 in battle as bravely as any of his elders. Many, many little anecdotes of the soldier dead did Old Man Crutchet tell them. And, you may be sure, Elizabeth and Harry listened
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spell-bound.
 This" said Old Man Crutchet stop ping before grave with plain, weather-stained marble slab at the head of it is the grave of Thomas Stillwell-Tommy we all called him. He was mere lad, but he had the heart of lion. There wasn't thing he was afraid of--not thing!
 "One afternoon, I remember, the en- emy had been pressing us hard. and we were worn out. All around me men were falling; and all the time the enemy was getting nearer and nearer. There were only few of us left to hold the position when finally the order came to fall back-since the en- emy outnumbered us, and the officers thought 1t wiser to retreat and re- form farther back.
 "But Tommy wouldn't retreat. He refused to budge-even when the boys in gray came charging upon us, with their blood-curdling yell ringing out. It was disobedience of orders on his part, maybe, but a brave disobedience. He just stood stock still, firing away at the oncoming Confederates. We called to him as we turned and ran but he wouldn't budge. looked back presently and saw him fall, his gun flying from his hands, his arms out stretched.
 Tt was a long, long time before we learned his fate. He had not been killed, but badly wounded; and then, after recovering, he was sent to An dersonville, as prisoner. Now, my dears, I can't tell you about the hor- TOTS of that prison today-but will some time.' When peace was declared and Tommy returned home. he looked
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STRIVING FLOWERS

~HE custom of strewing flowers on graves of soldiers originated in the South about two years - after the Civil War The women
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~ RACE hated the rain and there- @A fore she hated spring be " M cause" she said 'it rains all %@ the time in spring." Grace was very happy little girl. She loved everything In nature-animals, birds, plants, fruits and vegetables-in fact she loved everything-but rain.
 T hate it to rain," she cried as the big drops dashed against the win dow one April morning. T wish it would stop so that I could go out to play; and I wish-yes wish it would never rain again-no. never!" Then Grace planted her elbows firmly on the windowsill and made an angry face at the outside world With her nose fiattened against the glass she fell asleep, and like most little girls when they sleep, she dreamt. Oh, such a dream! A fairy flew through the window and sat on the sill close to her. Did you call?" she asked.
 NO, I did not call you" answered Grace, but if you can make the rain go away forever, I'll be glad you came"
 "very well, I'll please you," said
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-28

AF course you and I know the
 M % meaning of Memorial Day--how
 E W flowers are placed in loving " memoriam upon the graves of the brave men who fought for the Union in the Civil War, many of whom were killed in battle and others of them dying years after peace was de- clared.
 ] But Harry and Elizabeth at first couldn't understand it. Mamma ex- fplained it to them all over again. Just then Papa entered the room. Get Old Man Crutchet to explain it." he said in half joking fashion. Hes s almost the last of the veterans left in our town"
 Now, Old Man Crutchet, as every one called him (and not disrespect- fully, either), was a very, very old man. He had fought all during the Civil War and had been wounded three times. He had marched away from the town as a mere boy at the outbreak of the war and he had re- turned to it-a man, saddened by what he had been through. And now he was a feeble, silent, lonely old man.
 HE COlilIdOSS Ilao diCo Oilt oiiC oy one, and he alone remained. They those who had survived the war and those whose bodies had been brought back-were buried in the beautiful cemetery just beyond the town; and, every Memorial Day. Old Man Crutch- let would put on his old blue uniform and march slowly, solemnly to the cemetery, where he would place few flowers on the graves of each of them, standing for long, long while with his hat in his hand and gazing off into space.
 Perhaps he was seeing again the smoke of battle, the waving flags, the charge and, his comrades falling all about him in the rain of bullets that came from the enemy's lines. Perhaps he was seeing men lying in rows at the hospitals. far back from the bat
 feline, grooming and awaiting their turn to be treated. Perhaps it was the triumphant march up Pennsyl- vania avenue-the Grand Review after peace was declared.
 Old Man Crutchet indeed could tell them what Memorial Day means,
 q know" exclaimed Elizabeth, one afternoon several days before the thirtieth of May, You always have flowers on Memorial Day, Harry; so lets select few real nice ones and then we can offer them to Old Man Crutchet when he comes past here on his way to the cemetery. Maybe he will put them on one of the graves for us.'
 "All right, sister" Harry replied "But maybe he won't take them.''
 "Oh, he wouldn't mind carrying
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like an old, old man. His hair was almost white and he was so feeble he could scarcely walk.
 ''He returned to the old town here but he didn't last long. His health was broken, and his heart, too. He livod only few months. We buried him here. He was a brave lad, my dears. and he suffered much for his country. So, in memory of his cour- ageous sacrifice we will place our flowers on his grave and salute"
 T shall put two of my roses on his grave" said Elizabeth, brushing the tears from her eyes.
 I'm going to put three of mine" piped up Harry, not to be outdone.
 Old Man Crutchet smiled and pat ted Harry on his shoulder.
 "One-or three-or three thou sand, my boy" he said gently, tits all the same! It isn't a question of how many flowers you place on a soldiers grave on Memorial Day-but it's the thought that counts. One flower, one single blossom, lad, is enough if you have in your heart a feeling of grati- tude and reverence for the dead who laid down their lives that their coun- try might live. Memorial Day! To me, my dears, it's the saddest and at the same time the sladdest day in all the year. I feel then that
 But come, come-my. what an old Ichatterbox am getting to be! Come. we have many more sraves ahead of us and we must decorate them all. promised your Mamma that I'd have you back in time for lunch, you know. Now, right over here is the grave of Corporal Johnson, who rescued the 'colors'-which means our fiag-dur- ing a little brush we had with the en- emy one bright, sunny afternoon" For an hour more Old Man Crutchet led them from grave to grave.
 Elizabeth and Harry had no doubt whatever of the true meaning of Me morial Day-of that you may be cer- tain. And, too, from then on, they and Old Man Crutchet were firm friends.
 But, somehow. they couldn't even think of him any more as "Old Man" Crutchet-though the whole town called him that, and without disre- spect. either. To them he was sol- dier brave who had gone to war and risked his life to save his country"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-28

little children! And these are for the boys asleep on the hill, are they |? Thank you, my dears-hut-but why don't you come with me and put them on the graves yourselves? Come! I'll tell you about some of the brave boys in blue who lie buried there-and you can read their names on the tomb stones"
 Elizabeth and Harry could scarcely believe their ears. Would they go? Oh. if Mamma would only let them!
 Run along and ask your Mamma If you can go with me-" said the old soldier. seeming to guess what was in their minds. "I'll wait right here and you tell her that Old Man Crutchet will bring you both back safe and sound. Hurry, now, for we have many graves to decorate"
 Of course Mamma was willing. She came to the gate and smiled pleas antly. You are sure they won't be in your way, MT. Crutchet?" she asked in that beautiful soft voice of hers. You are sure? Very well then; only do give us about five min- utes in which to gather more roses See, our bushes are loaded with them lit won't take long,"
 Old Man Crutchet smiled and eased his weight against the fence. "Thank you. ma'am," he replied. "I always have big box of flowers carried out to the cemetery for mo on Memorial Day--I guess I'm getting kind of old ma'an, and it tires me to carry them myself. But there's so many graves that know your roses will help right smart. Tiff the children will gather a few they can have the satisfaction of knowing they are putting their owr
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to write composition. I won
 der why compositions were ever " invented, anyway. bet 1t was just to worry us poor children, don't your"
 What is the subject, dear?" asked her mother.
 "The subject2 That's the worst part of it-Boys-as though I knew much about them. Why I haven't even big brother to look at and boys were made to be noisy, and not it. I'm also glad that they have put Baby John in dresses and are making 8 girl of him." Then Molly sat down and wrote:
 "I know that boys are men that haven't grown as big as their fathers, and us girls are women that will be ladies by and by.
 When the Lord looked at Adam He said to IIisself, Well I think I can do better if I try harder so he made Eve.
 Boys are nuisance whichever way you view them, because they wear out everything but soap.
 If I had my way all the kids would be girls, and the rest would be pups and dolls.
 "My papa Is 50 nice that he must have been lady baby when he was little boy. envy boys for their pockets and their things in them, but I'm glad I'm wot I am and hope to remain. "Yours truly, MOLLY MASON"
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> WO bear he There he lay like "sdf while In from his aK bear took snif. - With hs nose pointing And gave him hasy inspection; m straight then drecnon Then having with quckns feeling wy soooness' sA'o one we nA's of sickness. NJ heieier sua' ,a He away, fearing infection. "on Then down from the oak the Tb. other ..;d C..l" and climbed other. who spokc
 m free: T thought he would surely enfold His comrade fell down all you be: But whispering close your Being minus leg, and wearing ear,
 peg" Fray what was the secret he told He conld do nothno else hut dis, you2"
 semble -
 He said You're deceived in the man He had heard hat breath of the you believed
 odor of death So take the advice of stranger; Would bear off in And depend upon So bit of green tipe. tobacco and friend
 Who'll desert in the moment of He turned out of pocket danger
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MEMORIAL DAY PUZZLE.

I am the keynote of Memorial Day, 1. One-ffth of me is found in a mans name.
 2. Another fifth is found in long, narrow excavation in the ground.
 3. Another fifth is found in State of the Union.
 4. Another fifth is found in an an- imal.
 3. Another fifth is found in not large
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-28
GIN APPLE-PIE ORDER"

@ HE expression Tn Apple-Pie Or \ der" is traced to Puritan times, - to the good housewife Hephzi- bah. Every Saturday the good woman baked two or three dozen apple pies which were to last her family through the week These she placed in her pantry, labelling one or more for each day. The pantry, thus arranged, was said to be "In Apple-Pie Order"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-28

ANSWERS MEMORIAL DAY PUZZLE; Potriot ism, l, Patrick; 2, Trench; 3, Ohio; f, Tiger; 5, Small. WORD SQUARE: CL 4 M
 LANE ANNA MEAT
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the fairy and, waving her wand, the clouds disappeared and the rain ceased.
 "Oh. lovely" cried the child, as she saw the outside world bathed again in sunshine. NOW l can go out and play"
 She took her hat and ran into the garden, but soon returned, as it was
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-28

in the South about two years - after the Civil War. The women of Columbus, Mississippi, began it, nor did they discriminate between the graves of "the Blue and the Gray" It was some years later that the North began to observe this beautiful custom, and 1t happened in this way: In May of the year 1868 General John A. Logan, Commander in- Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, issued an order that the 30th of May be set aside each year "for the purpose of strewing with flowers, or otherwise decorating the graves of comrades who died in de- fense of their country during the late rebellion
 The State Legislatures took up his idea, and now throughout the North we have legal holiday.
 The South observes the day on diff ferent dates. North and South Caro- lima, on May 10; Virginia, May 3o Louisiana, June 3, and April 26 is the day when Alabama, Florida, Georgia and Mississippi honor their dead.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-28
I WOULDN'T LIKE. TO BE A
 BIRD.

TILL mothers know such won-
 drous things, y Like fairy tales and games And why the butterflies have wings. And flowers by their names, And where the day goes when it:
 night.
 And what is bad and what is right! wouldn't like to be a bird.
 Because when they are strong. They fly away from home. I've heard And that 1 think is wrong For little children need to be Not far away from mothers knee!
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-11-07
LOWELL

Rev. c. w. Wharton OF Kentland,
was a gaest at the home Of Rev. J. J.
Simpson yesterday.
Mrs. Henry Cochran returned to her
home in Crown Point yesterday after a
visit mere with her daughter. Mrs. E.
H Dickinson and family.
Mrs. Mildred Hinginbotham of Cedar
Lake. visited relatives here yesterday.
Oscar Dinwiddie transacted bust
ness in Rensselaer, yesterday.
Stewart Biggerstaf of Missouri. Wis
tied at the home OF DR.. ard Mrs. J. l.
Hill yesterday and Sunday He is a
student IN the Chicago Conservatory of
Music.
George Dickey of Shelby transact
ed business in Lowell yesterday.
Jerome Dinwiddie went to Logans-
port, Ind. yesterday to visit his daugh-
ter. Mrs. John Hochalter and family,
for few days.
Mrs. August Piepenbrink Of Beecher
III. visited her aunt, Mrs. Leonard
Hilley and family here yesterday
Will Purdy Of Hammond. visited his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Purdy
here last evening.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-11-07
HIGHLAND

The Ladies' Aid society will meet at
the home of Mrs. P. Rooy next Thurs
day afternoon.
Mrs c. Seitz and Miss NJ Melcner
visited at the home of Mrs. J. T. Kraus
last Friday.
NJ ]. Grimmer was in Hammond last
Friday on business.
Born. to Mr.. and Mrs G. Slockum. a
son, last Sunday morning.
Henry Katzbach visited his parents
Sunday.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-11-07

building some time within the next two
weeks.
Will ProhI was in Munster on bust
ness Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. z. Schneider and Ern-
est stahlbohm were in Hammond.
Saturday.
Miss Erma Haske attended a box So
cial at Schiller. Friday evening with
friends.
Mrs. ]. Kooy and daughter Marcel
la spent Saturday afternoon in Lans-
ing.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-11-07
MUNSTER

Mrs. H. F. Kaske and Miss la vor-
houer attended a concert. Sunday at
ternoon. given by Fritz Kreisler at the
Auditorium in Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs Ben Munster and chill
dren spent Sunday evening at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Kooy
The Commercial club plans holding
a chicken pie supper at the new school
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-11-07

says Canada is three times larger
than Europe. A says Canada ls small
err than Europe. Which is risht7
Area Of Europe. 3,754 ,282 square
miles; area of Canada, 1928, 665 square
miles
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-11-07

In designating something as "the
palladium Of our liberties" what does
palladium mean2
The word is OF heather origin and
has a fgurative meaning. Pallas was
the Greek name of Minerva, the god
dess of wisdom, the helper and guide
of man In all great undertakings, and
an image of her set up in a temple or
public place was supposed to be a
great protection for the community. 1t
was called a palladium, and one set
up at Troy became an object of strife
between Greeks and Trojans as prize
which would bring great and lasting
good luck to the holder. Both armies
claimed having got possession of it.,
but it did not bring permanent good
luck to either. In modern usage the
constitution is often spoken OF as 1.-THE
palladium of our liberties" and by an
other application, righteousness is
the sole palladium of the nations" In
this sense it means preserver or safe
guard. still relating back to the god
dess Pallas.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-11-07
ELLL:-ANS
Absolutely Removes
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Reply, N9;eyg'1
department

In what year did the emancipation
OF the serfs in Russia occur and what
~as the number set free7
The Russian serfs were emancipated
in 1861. Previous to the emancipation
act about 20.0OO.O0O peasants were
serfs OF the state, of the crown or OF
the nobility.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-11-07

Whist is the rule or custom for show
Ing respect to the national fiae7
The flag is not to be hoisted before
sunrise nor allowed to remain up after
sunset At retreat" sunset. civilian
spectators should, stand at attention"
and uncover during the playing Of The
Star Spangled Banner" Military spec
tators are required by regulation to
stand at attention" and give the min,
tary salute. When the national colorS
are passing on parade, as In review,
the spectator should If walking halt
and IL sitting arise and stand at atten-
ton and uncover. When the flag is
flown at half staff as sign OF mourn
ing 1t should be hoisted to full staff at
the conclusion of the funeral In plac-
ing the flag at half staff it should first
be hoisted to the top of the STAFF and
then lowered to position, and prelimi-
nary to lowering from half staff It
should DO first raised TO the top. On
Memorial day the flag should hy at half
staff from sunrise to noon and full
staff from noon to sunset.