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The Detroit times., 1916-03-31
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An arquittal In sure cure for
temporary insanity
Common sense is always uncom
mon enough 20 bring fancy prices
The female lawyer doesn't object
10 being the woman in tho case.
Any man may fool other men. but
~ takes genius TO fool woman
IT'S easy for man to follow ad
vice that comedies with his own
views.
n takes a voman's dearest friend
10 tell Der things she doesn't want
10 hear
N woman doesn't want the last
word II Is because she wants 10 keep
-aa-lalklng
Reading maketh full man but
they have another name for II in a
dry town
Many n woman firmly believes
what Ia 10 be will be- and that ~
viii be The fault OF her husband.
The Lord loyeth a cheerful giver
and 80 does every man, woman
and cbi'd on earth
In order 70 pose as "a nrst-class
iheorist man must have perfect
confidence in his imagination.
Young people who marry for fun
are in different humor by the time
The divorce court Is sighted
A bachelor may not know Why be
wishes be was married bat mar
ried man nearly always knows Why
he wishes he wasn't
The Detroit times., 1916-03-31

and Europe In the middle agfa BY
1900 II always had SOME part ~ I'm
rope In rs clutch IN ZOO 70 swept
rufhlessly through London Berlin
and other cities
Then toward Tho close ~ the sev
enteenth century came the discoy
cry OF the prs sShi method ~ vac
cina'ion which practically has ~
suited ~ wiping on maIlpoK
The work Of an English phyfif.an
Edward Jenner took him iaio ine
dalrying districts 90 England .ex.
70 The beautiful complexions OF ih.
milkmaids he met daily De-
chiefly sstonnded at Ihe Var fHal
these girls seldom were afta 500
smallpox
The Detroit times., 1916-03-31
John ID. Mabley.

long has been an outstanding one in the history
of retail merchandising IN Detroit lie upheld
and hcnorcd thar name by rendering service for
rcf,ioc al his place Of business But store.
Keeping did not spell the beginning and end Of
hls endes>ors. lie kept the faith in every
The Detroit times., 1916-03-31
a chare. Cor the Rank ard File.

Chance for the Rank ard File.
To the Editor ~ The Tunes
on April 3. voters in the Demo
cratic party will have splendid
chance TO get rid OF that element
which has throt'led The life ~ tho
organization. and made the party an
object Of ridiculc
The issue ia clearly drawn Mr.
" DfIf '-'7IT-T7-7T ---rf---H-l--1llA..
~ the vote-swappers league in This
county.
Mr. Comstock. ~ Afp>rS>he
mayor OF hig city. and has the oaSN
ing u that element ~ the party who
are interested m democracy for
principle" and not for plumber
This IL the first time the rank
and fle of the party mas had a
chance 10 vote for national commit.
ioeRan Heretofore. he has been
ihc creature Of Tho back room u
some saloon
FRANK X. MARTEE.
Secretary of Wayne County
Democratic Convention Of 1914.
Detroit. March ~. 1916
The Detroit times., 1916-03-31
NEWSPAPER ROW.

Busiest spot In New York r. down in News
paper row. Park row and Frankfort street Be-
twera the hours Of s 20 O'Clock In the morning
and 30 O'Clock al night the daily average Of
pedestrians counted a. this corner is 2D6 200.
and OF vehicles 700
The Detroit times., 1916-03-31
Look You, Who Won the
Medals i'm the Debate
For Anti-Preparedness.

1t is a somewhat significant fact that
our newsboys, those representatives OF
the people who have not lived in the LAP
Of luxury and who were not born with a
silver spoon in their mouths out Of which
they would have fed upon considerable
of the fat of the land, whether in the
form of modified milk, especially pre-
pared, or stronger diet, should have car
ried the day in the recent debate for
anti-preparedness against the great wave
of public emotionalism dashed on by
special interests), which is sweeping the
country today.
1t is curious fact, too, that these boys
who have battled with life and know the
material side of things better than do
any other boys. should have fixed their
aspirations upon an ideal of peace which
reaches down TO the fundamental prin-
ciples.
That they should have pricked that
strange bubble which finds so much ia
vor in many eyes, the bubble of nlilitar-
ism which, with iridescent lights, thrown
upon it by eloquent speakers, more or less
sincere, floats about us until it bursts by
virtue of its own frailty.
That military preparedness means
peace might carry more conviction 10
these boys Of the new generators did
they not see plainly the results of this
system on the other side of the water.
C.l~~.~ .,,r,,,,oaI nv, 1a
uation in trenchant words when ne said:
I'm Europe they thought that pre-
paredness was good insurance against
war and destruction.
s'They bought a gold brick, didn't
they7
'sThey were spending as high as So
582,000,000 year for this here war in
surance.
"But how did it come out?
why, like they'd been soaked in kero-
sene.
when some fool in Serbia scratched a
match. everything exploded. You know
what happened"
Five hundred Of his comrades applaud
ed vociferously.
The opponents, themselves, were fair
" won over and defended their ground
half -heartedly.
To the victor the spoils, and Sidney
and his partner. Louis Gottleib, Louis Of
the golden tongue, unspoiled by shouting
extras in rain and shine on the streets
Of Detroit, were rewarded with gold
gold which to them meant more than all
the money they had scraped together,
penny by penny, in many give and take
Of the daily news, for it stood as sym
boil, a recognized appreciation Of their
highest efforts toward their aspirations
and ideals.
No one can accuse these boys Of molly
coddleism.
No one can say that they know nothing
of hard knocks and actual facts.
They can fight, if need be and would
fight IL necessity arose.
BUT thelanomoly Of preparing for peace
by making ready Tor war strikes coldly
at their sense Of logic.
And their vision, picked up on the
streets and in many unsavory places. is
an ideal for this country which Is the
highest that has ever been conceived.
The Detroit times., 1916-03-31

checking ~ this
disease illustrates
ne strides made
IN the conserva
ton % health by
me preYenT IOH- u
disease
Smallpox spread
throughout Asia
80
The Detroit times., 1916-03-31
The Keep Well Column
SMALLPOX.

II suddenly occurred 70 him that
perhaps the fact that many Of the
dairy people we're infected with
cowpox protected them from tho
more dreaded disease AS he studied
the disease he became more and
more convinced that such vas the
Y.aa
The Detroit times., 1916-03-31
LOOKED FORWARD TOO.

she II I'd known you'd be such n brute to
poor kidoGd never have married YOU
To Tho anticipated pleasure Of kicking thai
miserable little beast was one OF my chief rea-
sons for proposing Stray Stories
The Detroit times., 1916-03-31
Another Thaw Trial.

n We could build MP solid col.
nmn Of ice from the earth 20 the
sun two miles and half in diane.
ter. spanning the intervening dis.
lance OF 20 600 .000 miles. and II the
sun should concentrate us entire
power upon II, y would dissolve in a
single second, according 70 a cal.
culatinn made by Prof Young.
Some girls bleach their hair IN
order To got fair show
The Detroit times., 1916-03-31
RARE ERANKNESS

Tom When YOU proposed 10 her I auppose
she said. This IS sudden"
Dick Mo- she was honest and said The
suspense has been terrible"
The Detroit times., 1916-03-31

Finally IN May. l7ef, Jenner vac.
cluafed young bcy with Infection
matter taken from a co1po1 sore
on The hand of dairymsid A
short time aftcrward he exposed the
boy fD.actual smallpox Infection. bu,
The boy easily wi'hstood the dis.
ease
Time and time again Jenner OF.
posed the boy. bar with no bad re-.
suite After years % experiment
INK on other persou8 Jenner became
couEDced 81 The merit o. bis DIS
cov~y and IN ion announced his
discovery 70 the medical profession,
naming 10 vaccination" from the
iaiir word sacca meaning Goa
The Detroit times., 1916-03-31

Smallpox. once terror 20 All PEG
pie. has nov become teacher
No,hing better than me enec We
The Detroit times., 1916-03-31
From Another Point of VieD

Did you notice that Detroits first con-
fessed leap year bride landed Floyd
Bachelor?
From the Lost and Found column:
VIII party who picked W roll ~ bills in
front OF Heynis bazaar please return 20 I'm
perial hote7
Answer: Probably not.
More and more We are convinced that
William Alden Smith is of that sterling
brand of patriot who would rather be a
favorite son than be president.
spaghetti ia now being made In inch
lengths for the American trade sui LOT
OF people owe much 20 the way II was made
formerly. II got them into The habit 81 using
their forks.--Fronn this cOlumn
And iisten--C. T. &. can yo1 truthfuily claim
that you are one 81 the few Who have really
mastered the art ~ handling The ~old fashioned
stun" on fork. I'm sun student myself
And BY the way am sall irving "a ascertain
where Kaltschmidt vas on TIC night ne Scotch.
ave. sewer blew up
Tell ne:
Is Il sign that
Spring Is here D. chance
When man goes NORTH
In white DUCK pants9 IT r.
On the other hand. how are we to ex-
plain that fist in pacifisty
ODD NAME CONTEST
tpolk's Detroit Directory Floral Display
Rosemary Jos $50 Mtcheliave
Primrose. g.. j. 1862 Crane-aye
Roseoush. J. b, 1901 Canton-aVe
The Detroit times., 1916-03-31

No work is 40 we'll done a. that
which his satanic majesty finds for
idle hands % do.
The Benson signal., 1916-10-07
Pebbles for Thirst.

What is the best thirst-quencher on
the march? Weak tea and steriliZed
water are the beverages officially rec
commended by a paternal army council
whereWith to fill water bottles, though
the soldier is urged to drink as little
as possible lest he merely aggravate
this thirst. Most old soldiers have
their own pet theories ON the matter
of thirst-quenchers, and offer them
freely (and generally in vain) to re-
cruitS.
One sergeant of wide experience is
ready to stake his reputation on the
soothing effect of tangerine orange; {;
another will chew licorice or tobacco.
But there is reader and cheaper
way. A small, smooth stone is selected
and steadily sucked on the march to
keep the tongue moist. The recent
loss of favorite pebble, his friend On
many a long march, has greatly sad
dened certain company sergeant ma
jor, and he still nurses the firm and
unshakable conviction that it was sur
reptitiously borrowed and swallowed
by a greedy platoon sergeant.-Man-
chester Guardian.
The Benson signal., 1916-10-07
What the Doctor Knows
KIDNEYS MUST BE RIGHT TO
INSURE HEALTH.

Few people realize to what extent their
health depends upon the condition of the
kidneys.
The physician in nearly all cases of
serious illness, makes a chemical analy-
sis of the patients urine. He knows that
unless the kidneys are doing their work
properly, the other organs cannot readily
be brought back to health and strength.
When the kidneys are neglected or
abused in any way, serious results are
sure to follow. According to health sta
tistics, Bright's Disease, which is really
IN advanced form of kidney trouble,
caused nearly ten thousand deaths in one
year, in the State of New York alone.
Therefore, it is particularly necessary to
pay more attention to the health of these
important organs.
An ideal herbal compound that has had
remarkable success as a kidney remedy
is DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, the great
kidney, liver and bladder remedy.
The mild and healing influence of this
preparation, In most cases, is soon real
lied, according to sworn statements and
verified testimony of those who have used
the remedy.
When your kidneys require attention,
get Swamp Root at once from any phar-
macy. 1t is sold by every druggist in
bottles of two sizes-50c and $l.0O.
However, if you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to DIR.
Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for a
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper. Adv.
The Benson signal., 1916-10-07
Tabloid Aeroplanes,

The British reason, quite logically.
that the smaller the aerOplane and the
faster it can fly the less danger of its
being hit by shots fired from earth.
So the British airmen favor an unusu-
ally small machine, which they call the
tabloid" A very light frame Is fit
ted with an 80-hOrse power motor,
which will drive the frail machine
through the air at the rate of 100
miles an hour. The engine is covered
with armOr. The aviator seeking to
drop bomb on the enemy approaches
his target at a height of 5000 feet.
When straight above it he turns the
nose of his machine straight down and
drops at terrific speed. When within
800 feet of the target he drops his
bombs as quickly as possible and then
shoots skyward at tremendous pace.
American Boy.
The Benson signal., 1916-10-07

Weavers of pushes and fur-fabrics
appear to be designing their produc-
tons along Independent lines this sea-
son. They have made some new de-
partures and have turned out num-
ber of patterns that are especially
adapted to children's and misses
wear. Those who produce coats for
children give a prompt Endorsement
to these handsome novelties in pushes,
and it is likely that the coats them
selves inspire an enthusiasm for the
material. They have the charm of
beauty and novelty, and they are dura-
BILE and comfortable.
eleven or SO is pictured here. 1t is
In dark brown, flecked with white. AS
in coats for grownups it is cut on
simple lines with straight-hanging
k'ont, and the body set rather close
10 the figure. 1t is long enough to
cover the dress. Coats made of these
novelty fabrics must be plain, and
this one tells it's story In the picture.
There rs nothing In the way of orna-
ment except three small metallic but
3Ons which are set on the belt at each
dde of the back, and two similar but
tons at the front Of the narrow stand
~ collar. An abbreviated cape might
The Benson signal., 1916-10-07

side are embellished with the neatest
and most tailored of satin braidS. 1t
is Of the approved length. The coat
is beautifully adjusted to the figure,
and boasts ar engaging eccentricity in
it's manner of fastening down the
front. The opening curves from neck
to waistline and fastens over buttons
set close together. At the waistline
it meets a narrow belt which is fin
ished at the back with two buttons.
The long sleeves with points at the
wrists is finished with buttons. and
the high, overlapping, crushed collar
Of velvet shows an original manage
ment Of an accepted style. 1t is just
these small details, managed with SO
much cleverness, that charm the won.
an who insists that her tailored suit
must conform to the mode, in it's gen.
eral aspect.
The Benson signal., 1916-10-07
Has Bible 23O Years Old.

John Hehman of Juliaetta, Idaho,
has Bible that was printed in Ans
terdam, Holland, in 1856. The pages
of the book, printed on red paper,
measure 1OA by IN inches. 1t has
board covers with leather trimmings
and the volume weighs % pounds. The
text is German, while the title pages
are in English cut letters. 1t contains
four descriptive maps, each surround
ed by symbOlical pictures. These maps
are printed from wood cuts, showing
the Holy Land and adjacent territory,
and are very legible. The work con-
tains the imprint Of Hendrick and ia
cob Keur, printers, of Amsterdam in
1886. The volume has been in the HOl.
land family for 22O years, having been
handed down as a precious heirloom
from father to son for generations un-
til it's possession was acquired by the
present owner. Mr.. Holland was Of
fered $1,000 for the book by Mil.
waukee collector, but refused to part
with 1t. He prizes the .olume more
because of it's family history than
from it's intrinsic value.
The Benson signal., 1916-10-07

derS. Her pride was badly hurt. She
gave her arm to Tallman, and they
went on down the street, Sanders tag
ging along in the rear.
It was that evening that Elsie told
Sanders he was q coward. Sanders
went away miserably and did not see
her again for two Or three weeks. The
town sniggered, but everyone agreed
that Tallman was justified in trying
to win the girl, especially from fell
low like Sanders.
It was just about two weeks after
this episode that the striking event in
the towns annals occurred. 1t went
to bed with the Rio Grande flowing
peacefully before it and the desert and
the hills beyond. 1t awOke to the
sound of rifle shots and the yells of
the Mexican brigands.
They had stolen upon the place and
shot down the handful Of police. Now,
galloping through the streets, they
were looting stores, setting houses on
fire, and numbering all whom they
met. The town knew what had hap
pened the moment it awakened, to-
ward daylight, but it had never ex-
pected to share the fate Of the other
raided border settlements.
Sanders staggered into his clothes
and ran into the street. The raiders
were still at work upon the business
section. but the little residential part
was about to be attacked. Isolated
parties were drawing nearer. Sanders
and Tallman and Elsie lived within a
stones throw of each other. On
reaching the street Sanders found a
small body of men busy making a
barricade. A dozen or so of rifles had
been discovered, and an impromptu
company had been organized.
Travers, the self-constituted cap
tain, thrust rifle into Sanders hand.
"Here, 1 guess you're man enough
to use this, aren't you?" he asked
dOubtfully.
Sanders took it and loaded 1t. As
he did so cries were heard from a
street q block away, answered by the
yells Of the Mexicans. Another party
had stolen into the town by differ
ent route, and was sweeping forward
The Benson signal., 1916-10-07
Their Best Friend Was Mr.. Giant.

Their Best Friend Was Mr.. Giant.
going to Fly into their Hair, and that
they couldn't get rid Of us-whereas
of course, we don't want to be caught
in anyone's hair-not even a little
Girls. So we pretend we're sound,
sound asleep
$50 that's tie reason said Mr..
Giant. well, it is much the same
reason that I have for not letting the
Children see me-they would be fright
ened and not come any more-thOugh
I don't think any silly rumor ever went
around that Giants got caught in Chill
dren'S Hair-Or any Persons Hair, for
that matter
81 should say not laughed Father
Blind Bat. How funny it would be
to hear of a Giant caught in anyone's
Hair. Why, don't suppose more than
the Finger Nail on your smallest Fin
ger could get caught without covering
up the poor Creatures head entirely
and Father Blind Bat shook with
laughter.
"'But that reminds me- he cOntin-
ued, of your size and the size of the
Words you use. Must you, Mr.. Giant.
use Words so big that they match your
great long Legs and Arms|
"Dear me, no. said Mr.. Giant.
'Why, at that rate, an Ant or Fly
couldn't say "It" without your think
ing it big Word
""True true, said Father Blind Bat.
But we're wasting too much time
Talking. We have Dance for this
Evening"
"'Where's it to beY asked Mr.. Giant.
"'Over the Roofs of the Houses in
yonder Village pointed out Father
Blind Bat. And for the Supper Dance,
we're all going to Fly in and out of the
House,
""That will scare the Grown-Ups,
said Mr. Giant.
"Oh, no, we don't mean to scare
them. We just want TO show them
we're having a good time and that we
aren't going to hurt them. Well prove
to them how Nice we are
"'Well. l hope you do show them
you're Nice-but doubt it. For some
strange reason you know your Family
is not very popular. People somehow
don't think Bats are very Nice. But
like you and 1 hope you'll not be too
sleepy in the Morning to tell me all
about the party
"'Thank you, Mr.. Giant said Father
Blind Bat-'and now Good-Morning.
"'You mean Good-Night-it's pitch
Dark, and that means Night-though
it's no use explaining that to Bat,
chuckled Mr.. Giant, as the Bats few
off to the Dance"
The Benson signal., 1916-10-07

be considered as merely ornamental,
but it adds something of warmth
where warmth is most needed.
The tam of white corduroy is a
happy choice in headwear to be worn
with this coat, and for dress-up re-
quirements white-topped shoes and
white gloves will finish up a toilette
quite above criticism. But the plush
coat will give all sorts of service.
Nothing will stand the strain of every
day wear better than pile fabrics of
this kind.
The Benson signal., 1916-10-07
EVENING
k3EAIR TALED
b. MARY GRAHAM BONNER
BATS AND MR.. GIANT.

'I am going to tell you Story
Tonight" said Daddy, "abOut some
Bats.
"They lived in very dark Cave and
their best Friend was Mr.. Giant. The
Cave was long and narrow and when
Boys and Girls used to Explore as
they called it, they would crawl in on
their Hands and Knees. There at the
extreme end of the Cave, as far as
they could go, they would find Fam
lily of Bats
weren't they afraid of them?"
asked Nancy.
"Dear me, no." said Daddy. "The
Children who Explored the Cave
knew that the Bats wouldn't hurt them
at all. And the Bats really quite en-
jOyed Visitors. OF course, old Mr..
Giant was hidden away so the Chill
dren couldn't see him.
"'It seems strange to me- said Mr..
Giant to one of the Bats on a day
when lots Of Boys and Girls had been
crawling in and out of the Cave, that
you Bats are so unsOciable.'
"'Oh, Mr.. Giant said Father Blind
Bat, why do you use such big Words
Is it because you're such big Crea-
ture and want to use Words your
size? We can't understand what you
are Talking about
"Father Blind Bat had been so
named by Mr.. Giant because he
couldn't see in the broad Daylight. OF
course, it was perfectly true that none
of the other Bats could either-but he
was the first Bat Mr.. Giant had met
and he was so surprised at his day
time Blindness that at once he called
him Father Blind Bat, and the name
had always stuck to him.
$50 you don't know what unsoci-
able means, eh? asked Mr.. Giant.
"'No, pray tell us what it means,
said Father Blind Bat.
"'Well,' said Mr.. Giant, it means
that you don't chat and laugh with the
Children when they come to call. You
don't make yourselves agreeable
"'Why, if we did," said Father Blind
Bat, the Children would never come
again. They would think that we were
The Benson signal., 1916-10-07

If the trials of the tailor are in
creased because women grow constant
ly more exacting, his triumphs are as
sured because they also grow more dis
eliminating. In the matter of street
suits an achievement like that pictured
Is sure of appreciation. 1t proclaims
Its designer master in the art of
tailoring and alive to every new idea
which has made itself evident in the
tyles of today.
This suit might be developed in any
Of the usual materials-serge, whip
cord, gaberdine, broadcloth, etc, or in
pile fabrics. Its skirt is plain and
may be considered as authoritative as
to length and width. The coat is Sc
verely plain and close fitting as to the
body, with the skirt portion set on in
inverted plaits. Two of these at each
The Benson signal., 1916-10-07
The Real
Thing
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By FRANK FILSON
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Copyright, 1916, by w. G. Chapman)
Tallman was the first to start max
ing game of Sanders. Sanders was
an average little man of the type that
is met everywhere. But the town was
small enough for everybody to see
everybody else several times day,
and the hot Texan summer makes
men irritable or malicious, according
to their natures.
Sanders didn't drink, or. smoke, and
he wouldn't fight. The last crime was
the deadlieSt. 1t was shown In this
way: Tallman had invited Sanders
TO join him at the saloon; Sanders
refused, and Tallman called him the
sort of name no self-respecting man
takes. Sanders turned white, but he
didn't strike Tallman. That was San
ders' finish in the border town.
A man is expected to fight. Elsie
came calling. Sanders WINGED, but
only took his hat and went.
Elsie Duval was the unquestioned
belle of the place. Every man was
supposed to have proposed to her at
one time or another. Tallman, how
ever was accredited with a leading
share in her capriciOus heart. She
had been interested in Sanders be-
cause he was a new face, but Tall
mans friends had recounted the epi-
sode. Everyone knew that little San
ders was infatuated with the beauty,
and they laughed at it, laughed at the
simplicity of the little man. Hell
get his quietus soon," they said.
He did, when he was escorting Miss
Elsie from church. Tallman stepped
out of the building a moment after
Sanders had given the girl his arm.
"What do you mean by butting in?"
he demanded. "Miss Duval has prom
ised to walk home with me-"
Sanders looked at Tallman inQuir-
ingly. "Pm sorry if I intruded; /
didn't know" he said.
Tallman burst into laughter, and
Elsie Duval looked scornfully at San