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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-07

don't have TO be. Sooty may be fast
with his wings. but I would rather
be graceful than simply fast, and II
! do say II. there are few prettier
fiers than tie members OF the swai-
low family"
"All OF which isn't telling me any
hing about Sooty and where he
lives" interrupted Peter, who feared
that skinner might lose his temper
IL teased too much. IF he really and
truly went 10 bed in the chimney OF
Farmer Browns house. I suppose
that IS where he lives, though {
seems 70 me a migltt funny place
for any one to live
1T Decent seem any more queer
10 YOU than II does 10 the rest Of
us, spoke NJ Jenny Wren, but that
IS where sooty builds his nest and
raises his children | flew liver
10 ,Lc tor ~ tina, chi~ney once and
lookal down CT all .hc black, hor-
rid looking places ever I've cen thai
Us the worst. what any one wants
TO I've here FOR when ihsrs is all
the heal'ifui wo-'i o0t,iae SIS more
than can GuCCr4,aua.
Huh You lave in q box Of a hole
Yourself, Jenny Wren Welcome
Robin broke in "If you're SO fond
OF the beautiful world outside Why
done you build IN it as mo@J of ,le
rest OF MS do" YOU know Jenny
Wrcu'a Aome Is II lituc box PIT
mp for her by Farmer Browns Boy.
81 believe in safety frst." retor'
- Jenny Wren sharply. MY babes
can't be- drowned iu a heavy rain.
and no one can get IN a. uy little
round doorway 20 harm them. rhat
g. more than you can say Welcome
Robin
Welcome couldn't End word -
say 10 that, and while he was irving
tc think uo q sharp reply Pete once
more broke IN. IT seems to NE that
Sootv beats you oil for safety. bur
Vil some one please tel me how
under the san be builds a most In
% chimney"
Next story Peter Asks a Poser"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-07
LITTLE STORIES FOR BEDTIME
Peter Learns More About SoOty.
Copyright. 1915. by T. ". Dursess)

When people laugh at you-why
Laugh with them. and then laugh
again.
Whatever happens. never get an
cry just because you are being
laughed al. Very few folks really
enjoy being laughed az. but almost
everybody likes to laugh al some
one else. So whenever you are be
ing laughed at just think that you
are some one else and laugh harder
than the rest, That Is what Peter
Rabbit did when all the birds OF
the Old Orchard laughed at him for
his mistake about Sooty the Swift.
You remember that he saw Sooty 90
down the chimney Of Farmer Browns
house and thought something had
happened 10 sooty and that he had
fallen down that chimney. That was
because he didn't know anything
about Sooty and his ways. So when
he told II as sad news 20 his feath-
cred friends OF the old Orchard they
laughed themselves almost sick.
At first Peter was too mortified
10 laugh. He was even inclined 10
be a wee bit angry. But in a minute
or two he had the good sense 10 see
how really funny his mistake was
and TO smile little and finally to
laugh with all bis might In fact,
he laughed the hardest OF any ore.
That made Jenny Wren and the
other birds think more OF him than
ever. and when they had got
through laughing they all gathered
around Peter and declared that II
was high time that he learned some
things about this little nelghbor OF
the air. whom he had seen ever
since he could remember. but ~
whom he knew 60 little thar he could
make such a funny mistake
Where did You think Sooty the
Swif' lives2" asked Jenny Wren.
cooking her head and tail in the
pert way she has
81 dom believe I over had thought
a thing about &c." confessed Potter
IL had, would have suppos ct
that he enado his home IN hollow
tree. lis" Skinner the Swallow
You sec. 7 always supposed that
Sooty was Swallow until Johnny
Chuck told me that ne didn't belong
20 The swallow family NJ all " YOU
please. d'd Johnny Chpci know What
he WIS tl'Ang about ?'
81 should say he did" declared
Skinner tn, Swallow. DO Won sup
pose my family would adm any
one with such tall rs Sooty has.
/ guess not We swallows prc not
what you call proud bur W. ike 10
look as well as we can. aud for this
a good tail IS very important Soo'v
might just as we'll have M tail at
an No. sir, he doesn't belong 70
the swallow family. II ycfn no.
tico he doesn't even fly like.a swat
low
Skinner Is Jealous" whispered
Welcome Robin to Winsomo Blue
bird
Pm not any such thing" snapped
SKINNER, who had overheard. Il
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-07

First she learned 10 swim, then
she took up dancing in the ballet AZ
the New York HipDodrome. and now
she's a vaudeville favorite. This Is
the history OF Evelyn Phillips,
pretty dancer who ia on the Or
pheum bill this week Miss Phillips
Il Brooklyn girl who became
familiar with the water at Coney ISL
and. When the Hippodrome opened
she became mermaid. The ballet
dancers Interested her and # wasn't
long before she was n member OF
the Golden troupe OF Russian dane
ers And from this she graduated
into vaudeville. frs as chorus girl
and then rs "A principal. she IS a
member 81 the trio Of Wood. Mel
vile and Phillips, who are captur-
ing many of The laughs IN the Lafay-
ctto-blyd. playhouse this week.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-07
RESIDENTS LOSE
INJUNCTION SUIT
AGAINST HOSPITAL

The branch o. Grace hospital b..
ing erected az No 277 West Grand
blvd Cor nurses home. will e
up On pifn Of protests Of residents
o. fhe rrighborhood. who were
beaten 20 court contsat decided
"Wednesday. by Circuit Judge George
= Codd
Iudge Codd also ruled that the
n iGan~r already being used as "a
hospital branch might Dc kept for
MS g1rro.c. as BE- had been used
for rsVoor.ug school and a
sY,d 5i uass1ae insiitl'c without
protest before objections w,rs raised
os,, thc Iocs ION ~ 'ha hospital iu
tfs building
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-07
Opening Up Hundreds of
New Coats and Dresses
For the Linle 8 TO II Year-OHs

Before this was written we
made a special trip through
the children's store. What
We saw there would make a
little girls eyes fairly shine.
Such pretty, pretty dresses
made Of blue Serges and the
brightest. Qaycst plaids. They
have wide collars and braid
trimmings, just what little
girls like TO wear to school.
Prices 50 TO go.
Then there arc the coats,
90 soft and warm and becom-
ing 90 girls; woody chinchil-
las. and sleek, satiny broad
cloths, and extremely pretty
corduroy coats. Some with
velvet collars. and fur trim
mings. A whole long row Of
them at $3.50 to SIS.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-07

Hudson's-rbird FIoo
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-07

don't have 10 be. Sooty may be fast
with his wings. but ! would rather
be graceful than simply fast, and II
] do say IT, there are few prettier
flers than tie members OF the swal-
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-07
there is nothing In this world -
hilarating as a battle. be II q. ~
or fists" IA
(ro Be Continued

NEW YoRK-whether IA -
boy In restaurant has the inallor
able right 10 drop hats OF tho6
who give small tips is the quss<iolI
Justice Blackmar has 10 settle.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-07
CLERGY OFFERS
AID IN ALIEN
UPLIFT WORK

Amer SANITATION efforts among the
foreigners Of tho city are resulting
IN steady stream of letter 20 both
In Poard Of Commerce and the
h.-Ad of education 4 large number
Of those communications are from
prominent members OF pctroit's cler-
gy. and make definite offers Of co.
operate. That the offers arc OF
tangible ur Is proved by the fact
that MANY u' lies, especially those
IN tho foreign naticHs Of The CITY.
are nov being u-,d rs ,fnters fo~
'he distribution Of The numerous
aanlbilis. announcements. and other
literature describing tho advantages
OF niah' school attendance and Civ.
irg sthe exact locations Of the 2G
schools IN which evening classes in
English Will be- held this fan and.
winter.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-07

THO 10 - o. weekend excursion %
BunHfo ard the Falls, Saturday. sept
3. Dr. tire Iaet one - The season Jurt
the flght time Cor party oct your
friends together and go.-Adv.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-07

The marriage OF Miss Satie Wad
Iey and BENJAMIN Hagerman viii
take place Thursday evening.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-04-13
The Day Of the Candle,

The Romans possessed an inferior
sort of candle which was made Of
strings Of papyrus or rush dipped in
pitch and surrounded with wax. But
candles In perfection were not made
until a much later period, and Alfred
the Great Of England has the credit
Of being the inventor of the horn
shield for the flame, and consequently
Of the "lant-horn."
One proof of their value Is the fact
that previous to the invention OF the
Argand burner, in 1884, lamps had en-
tirely fallen out Of use, glance at the
prints of that period being sufficient
to convince one that candles reigned
supreme not only In the houses Of
the people, but in the churches and in
all other places Of public assembly.
In such places there was an official
whose sole duty it was to pass round
armed with a pair of shutters and an
extinguisher on the end Of long
stick, attending to the requirements
Of such of his flaring rods of tallow or
wax as needed his attention.
Candle-making at that time also
formed a part Of the education Of
every housewife. and the candle box
was to be found in every household.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-04-13
Unconventional Rrltnn

Hartley Coleridge, the English au-
thor, was decidedly unconventional.
1t was he who stole a joint of meat
from Wordsworth's larder for fun.
Once he was, asked to dine with the
family of a stiff Presbyterian clergy
man residing In the Lake district. The
guests, Trappist fashion. sat a long
time in the drawing room waiting tor
the announcement of dinner.
Not a word was uttered, and Hart
ley was bored to extinction. At last
he suddenly jumped up from the sofa,
kissed the clergyman's wife, and
rushed out of the house.
Tennyson thought him "a lovable lit.
tie fellow" and no doubt enjoyed his
departure from propriety, as ne did
the reply OF the coachman who, asked
what sort of place Winchester was, re-
piled: "Debauched, sir, debauched,
like all other cathedral cities"
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-04-13

central and southern sections. Dairy
interests have made phenomenal prog.
ress. Butter enough to supply the
enormous home industry and large
quantities for export is produced.
Nettle soup is an epicurean novelty
served at the Continental restaurants
in Stockholm. 1t is made from tender
young nettles.
A Land Of Fish.
Sweden is a land Of fish. Trout and
grayling are caught in every noun
tain stream. Sardines, herring, cray
fish, oysters, CLAIMS, crabs and an al
most endless number of other water
foods contribute to the dietary. No
less than eighty kinds of fresh and
salt water fish are sold in the mar
kets of Gothenburg. Turbot and ling
are taken in considerable quantities.
The Swedes first gave to the world
fish balls. They taught us how to pre-
pare homeless Goldfish, and they have
added Nore than any other nation to
the knowledge of picking and curing
fish.
Stewing is the most popular manner
of cooking fresh fish, and stewed fish
are found everywhere. A palatable
dish is made of salmon baked in a
small dish with creamed potatoes,
onions, eggs and other ingredients and
called Lax Lada.
But the principal fish of Sweden is
the herring. Fresh, smoked and
picked 1t is eaten from one end Of the
land to the other.
Sweden is the original land Of pork
and beans. And, strange to say, Up
sala, the intellectual center of Swe.
den, Is the headquarters for the best
grade of the baked product.
Beware the Swedish punch!" This
is the advice commonly given to every
man starting on his first visit to Swe-
den. But even with the warning he
is liable to fall victim to it, for'this
strange drink is as seductive as 1t is
potent. The Swedes imbibe it fear.
lessly, but its effects on the uniniti.
ated are sad.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-04-13
Old SuperstitioRs.

In certain parts of the Slav coun'
tries a bride bows to the fire On the
hearth when she first enters her new
home. In parts of Bohemia families
will not permit a brand to be taken
from the hearth by an outsider or for
the use Of another family. In Albania
nothing unclean is thrown into thu
fire. Also after the birth Of a child
forty days must elapse before a brand
may be taken from the fire for the use
Of another household.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-04-13
History In AImanacs.

It is possible to trace in records
of almanacs all the changes Of popu-
lar belief and taste. They were pre-
pared to meet the current demand and
to constitute a Systematic story of
what took place in 1ccessive periods
and how knowledge increased with
the revolving years. We owe to Their
most that we know of the people for
whom they were made and by whom
they were Endorsed.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-04-13
TALKING and LIstenlnu.

Probably it would be better for ev.
cry one of us If we listened more and
talked less. Some need the advice
more than others, but there are few
that could not profit by 1t. With most
people, listening is a good deal a mat
ter of bargain. We let others tell us
their troubles and interests and expert
ences so that we may have a decent
excuse for telling them ours.-Youth's
Companion.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-04-13
Virtues Attributed to Stone.

Many virtues are attributed to car.
buncles. 1t is related that those who
wear them can resist poisons and are
preserved from the pest. They dissi-
pate sadness. control incontinence,
avert evil thoughts and dreams, ex-
hilarate the soul and foretell misfor.
tune to man by losing their native
splendor.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-04-13
Reciprocatlon.

Sammie's parents were moving
another town and the little lad hi
come to bid adieu to his beloved teac
er. When she put her arms aroul
him his sorrow at parting mounted
tears, and to her adjuration to 4
ways be a good boy and grow up to
a fine man" he blurted between sol
The s-same to you"
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-04-13
Architecture improves win Ace

The knowledge that age improves
architecture as we'll as wine is not
new, but the realization that the i'm
provement Is due to the texture Of tho
surfaces and the softening Of the rigid
lines Is recent and has not yet by any
means become general.-Aymar En-.
bury.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-04-13
Wav 70 Get HARMONY.

We have lived quite a while and
first and last, have observed a good
deal. The best way to achieve har
mony is with an ak, or a club. A
good stout club industriously applied
will do more to convince the brother
who has fallen out of step than all Of
the soft words in the language-To
peka Capital.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-04-13
Discourapinq.

A baby brother had just arrived and
little Edna was greatly disappointed.
That night she refused to say her
prayers. When the nurse asked her
why, Edna replied: "Oh, what's the
use? I've been praying for a little
sister for six months, and Bobbie, he
only began asking for little brother
yesterday, and he got his right of"
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-04-13
Not a Thina to Boast OF.

Moscow reports that Russian sur.
geon has succeeded in transplanting
the nerves of young pig into the
human body. Surely this cannot be
q new achievement of surgery. We
see people every day who apparently
have the nerve Of a hog.-Houston
Post.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-04-13
Acquiring knowledge.

Real knowledge, like everything
else, is not to be obtained easily. 1t.
must be worked for, studied for,
thought for and. more than all, must
be prayed for. Thomas Arnold.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-04-13
Terrible Threat.

Parson Johnson-De contribution
dis morning will be TO de purpose oh
making up de deficit in your pastors
salary! De choir will now sing, and
will continue to sing, until de full
amount am collected!-Puck.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-04-13

According to Finnish scientist, the
air around pine trees Is purer than
that around others because their
needles disseminate electricity into
the atmosphere.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-04-13
County School Notes.
By supt. G. G. Fites.

grounds.
The school district officers pads
have reached US, and will be deli
vered to the clerks and treasurers
within the next few days.
We are pleased to note that
many of the school boards are be-
ginning to close contracts with
their teachers for the next year.
Miss Conn, the Red Cross visit
ing nurse, arrived last week &C
cording to schedule, and immedia-
tely opened her campaign at
Springfield and vicinity. The
county superintendent hopes to
have her inspect every rural
school in session this month.
At the March examination in
this state, there were total of 533
applicants. of which 279 were sue
cessful, just a trifle over half. In
this county there were IL appli-
cants, s of whom were successful.
From these figures, it will be seen
that Bon Homme County appli-
cants fare reasonably we'll at the
hands of the State Marking Board.
This week. Friday April IA, is
Arbor and Bird Day. This Office
has received many notes announc-
ing that the day will be fittingly
observed throughout the rural
schools of the county. In few
instances we note the date has
been postponed until the following
Friday.
The April examination for teach
ers brought out an exceptionally
fine class of applicants, many of
whom were writing for their first
time. 1t goes without saying that
some of these will fail in their at
tempt, but we hope this will not
prove a Encouragement but rath-
er an incentive to try again. AT
ter all, perseverance is the sup
RENE test of a teacher,
The work of grading the manu-
scripts of the recent eighth grade
examination is progressing rather
slowly, owing to other urging Of
fee work. The applicants may be
interested to know something
from the result of the spelling
test. Dirk Ebeling of Holleman
District, No. 38, Inaue a perfect
score in the word test. The other
33 applicants missed a total of 26O
words out of the SO word list.
Those who spell the word "briar''
with an "e" used the preferred
spelling.
The Presidents term of Office ex
pres on March Sd, and his success
sor in Office is inaugurated the fol-
lowing day, unless that day comes
on Sunday. 1t happens that
March 4th comes on Sunday next
year, and we are wondering if all
of our Bon Homme County boys
and girls can tell US who will be
acting as president of the United
States for that day. The preSideu
tial Succession Law explains that
for you.
Library awards were issued du-
ring the past week as follows:
Louise Vilhauer, Daisy McNeIIy,
Russell Campbell, Magdalena
Schnioll, Anna Nehonsky, Rose
and Tillie Podzimek, Evelina Pi.
routek, Adelina and Leo Sandan,
and Louis and Steven Sedlacek.
Perfect attendance awards have
been issued to the following pu.
pills during the past week: Mau
die and Hazel Marks, Eleanor Da.
Wis, Ardena Bucholz, Helen Rada,
Ludmila Sternhager, Anna Vitek,
Agnes Rehurek, Frances Dvorak,
Crisey, Bernhard and August Ko,
walski, Helen Kocian, Glen Behl,
Henry and Augusta Dahn, Ed
ward Beringer, Henry Hammond
jacob Schmoll, Russell Campbell
Anton and Edward Hovorka, AL
red Matuska John and JOSEPH
Stemper, Raymond Potthast, Bar,
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-04-13
Catarrhal Deafness Cannot Be Cure

by local applications. an they cannot reao,l
the diseased portion of the ear. TheI.l
10 only one way to cure catarrhal deafneal
and that 10 by q constitutional remeoyl
Catarrhal Deafness IL caused by an nl
named condition of the mucous lining %l
tnhamed you have q rumbling sound S
imperfect hearing, and when Il 10 entirel
closed, Deafness In the result. Unless tn
Inflammation can be reduced and this tuo
restored to its normal condition, hearlnI
Will be destroyed forever Many cases e
Deafness are caused by catarrh, which !.
an inhamed condition OF the mucous SUI
blood on the mucous surfaces OF the TS
We will give One Hundred Dollars foii
any case Of Catarrhal Deafness that canno
be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Circular
Free All Druggiats 56c
y. y. CHENEY q CO.. Toledo. O
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-04-13

France before the war had $4,000
Industrial concerns.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1916-07-13
Internal Revenue Tax.

Kentucky contributed gener.
ously to the support of the Fed
eral Government during the last
fiscal year, which ended last Fri
day midnight, according to the
preliminary statement of the re-
ceipts from ordinary internal
revenue and from corporations
and individuals under the income
tax law, made public by the Sec
rotary of the Treasury. Her ag-
gregate collections were S37 ,246,-
657.73. This is an increase of
more than $500, 900 over the
collections of the fiscal year of
1915.
OF the above amount the Sew
enth district paid 81, CSC, 072.59.
The Fifth district paid in $780,
2S4, O09 .04.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1916-07-13
Must Pay Taxes

The tax books of the town
have been turned over to VIM.
Eaton, the marshal, and he. will
proceed at once to collect all back
taxes that argdue the town. 10
some cases taxes are due from
1912 and if they were all paid in
we would be able to have,a bet
ter school and better town.
The Board has now finally decid-
ed that all these taxes must be
paid and have instructed the
Marshal to that end, so if you
are in arrears on your taxes you
may expect to have him call on
you and you may as well pay
them at once for you will be OBJ,
liged to do so in the end, and it
may cost you considerably more
by delaying
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1916-07-13
To Make Improvements

At the NEE ting of the Town
Board last week 1t was decided
to have some repairs made on
the school building, including a
coat of paint and the installation
of two new Kentucky Sanitary
Closets. DR.. Johnson, of Stan.
ton, addressed the Board as a
member of the County Health
Board and strongly recommend
ed that these closets be installed
as otherwise the Board would be
liable to Indictment for main
tanning nuisance.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1916-07-13
Back in Kentucky.

George Mcclure of Beaumont,
Texas, passed through here this
week, going on visit to his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. f. q. Mcclure
at st. Helens. He will be in the
country for a month or so, among
friends and relatives, and will
take in the Powell and Estill oil
fields while here, being an ex-
pert oil man, himself. He is
brother of our we'll known mer-
chant, W. T. Mcclure.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1916-07-13
Valuable Stone.

After drilling down about twen-
ty-five feet on Mrs. Emma
Mountz's place for oil, kind of
stone was encountered which has
the appearance of marble, gran
lite, Autograph or some other
stone of value. This stone was
twenty-five feet thick and may
prove to possess more worth than
the oil which is hoped to be
found underlying 1t.