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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-17
The Twice-Read.
~ Or. FRANK CRANE
Copyright. 1915. by Frank Crane)

feel all flattered up today. Somebody
will take me down peg before night.
am sure, because my pride is something
sinful.
For l have letter from somebody
saying that he has read one of INV hook.
twice and is now on its third perusal.
Did l ever think, in these DAYS Of
something else, that Ioshould ever have
written anything anybody would want to
read twice?
Twice-read books are few. Most Of
the volumes in my library are oncers.
ana the secondhand bookman comes
around regularly and carts off the sur
plus.
There was an old German who had a
farm out near where | used to teach
school when was young. He read The
Count of Monte Cristo." That's all He
read slowly, and not much at time; and
Monte CriSto" is a fat book, one of the
old three-deckers that sailed the seas of
yesterday romance, and by the time he
mad finished it he had forgotten the first
part and was glad to commence again.
tie took it to bed with him regularly.
along with his pipe, and rambled off to
sleep with its rousing company. When
he got up in the morning he smoked
pipe and read chapter before break
fast. Why read anything else? Monte
Cristo' was good enough for him. He
knew it was all right Why take a
chance on an untried tale?
| often think of old Weingartner-his
name was Weingartner, or Bumgartner.
or something like that-and wish could
love book, any book, with such singu-
lar and loyal devotion. He was your
true literary monogamst.
But alas! / am polygamist in my
reading tastes worse perhaps, varie-
fist, for | flirt with many volumes and
marry few.
How many written things do you want
to read twice?
OF course, there's the Bible, but it's
hardly fair to bring that into the discus
sion, since it is so often read for reasons
other than its literary charm.
| And there's Dickens. Most of us read
Dickens twice; once when we're young,
because we are told we ought to, and 1t
seems pretty poky, and again when we
grow up. and are marooned in some
summer resort hotel or other literary
desert island, and there's nothing else to
7 - ~
murder the gossps on the porch. and we
take down Nicholas Nickleby" in de-
spair, and go at it with large clouds oil
/ boredom looming in our anticipation,
and then discover that it's tremendous,
live, human, delicious story, and we car
ry it off to the bedroom and sit up with
! il till 2 A. NJ. with it and one-watt
power kerosene lamp, which finally runs
out Of oil, and we creep to bed, saying:
Funny | never realized that Dickens
stuff It's great. I'll read it ALL" And
we do.
There are other twicers. One man I
know has read Gibbons Rome" six
times.
And there's r. L. Stevenson; he has
that lure that brings you back. Car
lyle is also one of my twicers; | must
/ have read, or read at, "Sartar Restar-
tus" twenty times; don't know why,
but the turbulent thing fascnates me.
And Dante / cannot get away from.
So do no speak to me today. Some
man. don't know who he is, but he
must be a man of parts and of rare dis
elimination, has written me that he's
read my book twice.
am all pulled up. Z
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-17

the spine TO become twisted, or sit
with stopped shoulders, when they
-hould be sitting erect.
The "debutantC SLOUGH" so fash
ionable 4 few years ago. was one OF
the chief causes of ill-health among
young women.
The old school seat, fashioned
rom one mold to m all sizes and
conditions OF children. Is a potential
cause OF trouble.
One % the commonest examples
~ faulty posture IL that OF round or
stopped shoulders. n Is usually
brought on by the slouching att
tlde previously spoken Of. and is
first noticed because il is unsightly.
Siouching attitudes result from ia
tigue and may be the first sign that
'he child is working or playing be.
yond his strength.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-17

IL is made up or
a group Of people
who are trying 10
9 d u C a e { h @
masses 10 realize
the importance or
a correct posture
in pre- G n { / n &
many of the ills
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-17
The Daily Reminder
ToDAYs ANNIVERSARIES,

is,os-Great Britain declared war
Emperor OF the French
lsSs-tarollne honaparte. sister OF
Napoleon L.. died. Born In 1882.
lsio--The American forces under
Gen. Taylor crossed IN. Rio uTands
ami occupied Matamoras
lsSf-Cornerstone laid for the first
Mssonie temple In Chicago.
postoffice and custom house In De-
troit.
lS7I--Thc French national Assem-
bly, ratified the peace agreement with
is56-rho Greenback national con
Yention at Indianapolis nominated
Peter Cooper. OF New York. for presi
dent.
lSsl--Attempt To expeI Queen Ma
thalie from Servia frustrated by stu
dents. tShe was sent to Austria
isss%i'rincess Eulalie. represent.
ative OF the Spanish government, was
received with hunors in New York.
lssS--United states battleship Ala
bama launched al Chester. ia.
ts03-Boer delegates arrived at
Pretoria TO discuss terms OF peace. :,
l9Og-Gen. Stoessel and Admiral
Nebogaton We're released from pris-
isi51TnitSd states neet. after 10
days exhibition in the Hudson river.
passed out to sea, reviewed by Prest-
dent Wilson aud Secretary Daniels.
ONE YEAR AGO TODAY IN THE
WAR
Reorganization OF the British cab
inet announced
Russians admitted that Germans
and Austrians had crossed the san.
petrograd reported German ana
Austrian offensive from lower Nistu-
la To Bukowtna frontier the losses
being estimated In tens OF thousands.
Without replying 10 United states
note. declaring such action would be
unsatl sfactory. Germany sent case OF
ship Frye TO prize court.
ToDAN's BIRTHDAYS
Nicholas H.. car Of all the Russias.
born in 81 Petcrshurgh CPetroSradl,
Josephus Daniels. the present sec
rotary OF the navy, born IN Washing .
ton, u. G.. - years ago today.
r.. Rev. Boyd vincent, Episcopal
bishop ot southern ohio born at Ere
Pa, II years ago today,
James Hamilton Lewis United
states senator from Illinois Dorm at
Danvlilc. Va 80 years ago today.
Theodore Clark smith. We'll known
h lstorIan ana professor OF American
history Al Williams COLLEGE born al
stephen u. Porter. representative
In congress OF the Twenty ninth
rernsS lNania district, born near Sa-
lem. o - years ago today,
Charles l.. Babe Adams. pitcher
OF the Pittsburgh National league
baseball team, born at Upton, Ind.
Willie Houck. well-known Phiia =
dclphis featherweiGht pugil'st born
at Mount ATTY. Pa. . years ago TO-
day
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-17
WOULD TAKE CHANCES.

"Sir. ! wish 20 make your daughter my wife. y
said the young man.
The old man hesitated. Hadn't YOU better
see her mother frst?' he asked gently. after
thinking a moment.
rive seen her mother. and II doesn't make anv
difference-Tl take the chances Hill Record
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-17
Our Detention Home Is
a Step In Progress, But
More Progress Is Needed


sHow MANY nice ways there are to
have a good time without being bad"
said little girl from the Detention home
. few evenings ago when she was taken
TO moving picture theater and saw
views of skiing and tobogganing in Nor
way.
This little girl happens to have grown
up fatherless and motherless among the
most unsavory surroundings.
She has been brutally beaten for years
BY the woman who "took care" of her.
She finally ran away (truancy, they
call it) and was taken to our Detention
home, where she sits on the roof play
ground during her leisure hours, happily
crocheting lace.
This child of Is carries out the theory
Of DR.. Victor Vaughan, that inheritance
Is more potent factor than environ
ment in shaping character, for, in spite
Of her former surroundings. she has re-
NAMED absolutely sweet and good.
The ideal of the institution, however,
Is necessarily based upon environment.
Given good home, sympathetic care
takers, wholesome food, healthy work
and exercise, the belief is that any child
win naturally be good.
The love for the beautiful" is touch
ingly shown by the little girls in their
clean, but cell-like rooms.
In each room is small wooden box,
which they have some way acquired.
These boxes are of various shapes and
sizes but they are used as a sort of
dresser or bureau though they look more
like shrine.
They are covered with any pieces of
clean cloth the owners can get hold of |;
bits of sheet, pieces of old lace cur
tains, ends of calico.
On them are their treasures" an
empty fancy perfume bottle, picture
postal, faded artificial flower, a few
beads, an Easter egg, and nearly always
doll, neat but usually battered.
These dolls are the real treasures.
One of them was made of rags stuffed
into crude shape, with eyes and mouth
outlined with black thread, but the
maker and owner of this specimen look
ed upon it with the devotional eyes of
the mother of newborn babe.
All the children in the institution go to
school and are instructed in the elemen-
tary branches. They learn to do the
work; cooking, washing, ironing, clean
ing and sewing, and are taught some
other things besides.
The artistic side is not utterly ignored,
for the girls are given dancing lessons,
ito get them away from the bad influ-
ence of the rag" and also singing, some
teachers of these branches having volun-
teered their services.
The boys are drilled, rather in the
manner of recruits.
It is essentially military drill and
supposed to put backbone and self
respect into them.
Ranging as they do from little fellows
to nearly grown youths, and dressed in
blue overalls, the line is curious one
As It marches about the large gym
nasium.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-17
AN EXCEPTION.

Remember. my son" said The father. that
polifeness costs nothing.
"Oh, don't know" returned his hopeful. Did
you ever try putting Very respectfully yours. at
the end OF telegram Ladies Home Journal.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-17
AN IMPORTANT ONE.

Thompson has made a discovery"
Indeed"
Yes. He says that he has discovered that
the more buttons there on voman's coat
the greater the probability that n really fastens
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-17

DO yen know that soap and water,
sunshine and fresh air, thoroughly
applied. are the best disinfectants
after disease. and the best proven.
tiyes before?
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-17
WORTH TRYING

MY wife won't clean house az long as an
making garden. Says track in too much so,I
"Goah. n II will stave OF housekeeping III
make garden myself"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-17
The Keep Well Column
CORRECT POSTURE

Ever hear of the American Pos
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-17

This is the best we can do, at pres
sent, and it is long step in advance
OF our former method of locking up these
young offenders or homeless ones with
nIder and often hardened criminals.
y Minus the influence of mother, father,
me: cheated of the inheritance, often
rood blood from decent parents, this
e institution steps in and takes them
= its brick wings and tries to mother
With semblance, at least, of the
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-17
THE PURPOSE OF FEAR.

/ BY r. AODINGTON BRUCE
Author Riddle Personality
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-17

Yes, Phyllis, it is true that the name
of one of our naval experts is Hector
c. Bywater.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-08-10
They Will Arbitrate

By the agreement of the railroad brotherhoods and
the railroad managers to arbrae their differences,
cepting the friendly offices of the federal board med-
alton and conciaton the great railroad strike which
threatened disaster the country has been avered
least temporarily All danger Of 1t is not past but
least the country has greater hopes than before that the
menace Of a strike is permanently past.
The federal mediators consulting first side and
then the other will learn what concessions if any, each
is willing make and then will strive to gradually
draw the two sides together satisfactory agreement
1t may be that the demands of the brotherhOOds will
be granted almost in their entirety, and It has
seemed that the railroads disposed reject the
demands finally They have contended they were IN
able to grant them under present conditions but it
would appear the railways want the assistance of fed
eral board in arriving at whatever conclusions
reached that it is decided the demands of the
just and reasonable, it will be possible that
backing in going before the interstate
mission with request for permission raise of
transportation correSpondingly.
In other words it is apparent the railroads
WINGED that, if the demands of the granted
large of money will have from the general
public in the form of increased rates in order to make
up the difference in wages.
On the other hand the employees assert thew are not
asking for higher wages less work. but merely for
opportunity perform the labor in less time
they maintain the eight hour day and time and half
for overtime provisions intended establish
ard and provide for penazng the railroads in of
need.
Those matters are not now of immediate concern to
the general public though they will speedily become
if granting the demands of the broherhood any
thing like horizontal raise in freight rates
What interests the public just that both sides
the controversy have consented arbtrate their diff
ferences as had been hoped.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-08-10
Short Snatches From Everywhere

After two years OF fooling around. Russia appears
got its mad up.-Chicago News.
The designs of half dollars quarters have been
changed. but their remains the same.-PrOvf
dence Journal
Germany is fighting for a place in the sun. Most
would fight a place in the shade. these days
Albuquerque Journal
Get your vacation of the way this month
September will be here and with it the busy
season.-Ennis CTexas) News
When takes the stump the president should tell
just he has reduced the living
Knoxville Journal and Tribune
The stranSe bedfeIlovship OF AIessrs. Hughes Taft
and Roosevelt is possible only long Mr. Hughes
occupies the middle of the bed-Anaconda Standard.
Mexican money and 8esIa valley alfalfa sell at
bring because it is worth mOre-AIbuquerque
Journal !.
is said grains OF radium produceds
in the United States last year that we are
ducers--HoustOn Chronicle
aviators report that they can $50 miles IN
every direction from height OF 1000 yards But
body in Europe. matter how high he Is
minutes into the future.-ChicagO News
The Emporia. Kans. Gazette remarks that at this
of among his other troubles congressman
must explain to outraged constituency why
of his garden seeds didn't sprOutNew Orleans States
between Germany Great Britain and United
to end the Christmas indicates that the
weather is even hotter in Boston than here-Chcago
Herald
is. OF course entirely appropriate that what the
administration. in Of its Mexican expIsnatio
mentioned measures short of should be car
RED out with an army short Of men.-Providence
Journal
No matter what its sentiments may be with respect
10 the European war the heart and of Z
this country goes out to Capt KOenig crew
who would experience fear in facing cannon
would quail before such ordeal-HOUston Chronicle
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-08-10

where complications may arise at any
time.
Drastic action will be taken by the
federal authorities in the case of per
sons charged with purchasing govern
ment goods from soldiers or other en-
ployes OF the government" said Lieut..
IT. B. Lewis, assistant provost marshal
Many complaints have been received
about the sale of shirts and pistols and
members of the provost guard have
been ordered 10 keep a sharp lookout
for all persons with these articles in
their possession II is Illegal for any
one TO buy property OF any kind or de-
scription from a soldier or even to loan
money on them The offence carries a
prison sentence and A large fine with
it."
The weather on the Pacific coast is
certainly fine. but il has nothing on Fl
Paso, and l cannot see how so many
people claim that il is warm here"
said Capt W. D. Greet Recently I
was in the Sacramento valley and al
though things were delightful there
the residents of the larger coast cities
were suffering just as much from the
heat. or more than they do in FL Paso.~
some people have got the wrong i'm
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-08-10
Knife Is Unnecessary To Eat Corn On the Cob
One Of Few Desserts Of Which This Is True

~oRN on the cob is one of the few
forms of dessert which do not
~ have to be eaten with a knife or
a particular kind of fork. Nothing is
more embarrassing 10 a man of nat
ually timid nature than to pick I'd
the wrong fork at a $50 dinner and
sab carelessly at a DEVILS food cake
until arrested by a ferocious look
from his wife. Many a man has in
serted a hook nosed spoon intended
for the pineapple sherbet into his cof-
fee cup, only to discover his erro-
later and surreptitiously withdraw the
same with a guilty look.
Corn on the cob, however. can be
eaten with just as much success by
the common people as by the Upper
Ten, and one will make as much noise
as the other while doing So This is
accomplished by selling an ear If corn
With both hands and fitting II careful
" TO the face. running up and down
its surface with the agility of a mouth
organ expert rendering variations on
Home Sweet Home" This occasions
4 rapt look to spread Ger the face OF
the eater. especially If he has happened
70 secure an ear which Is heated to 5S4
degrees Fahrenheit
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-08-10

rot write any such junk about N
regulars when they were getting m
fuH attention in the newspapers. thu
WY should any individual write abOrI
US Most all Of US left good position5
10 answer the call and certainly showed
some grit to take the oath when vi
we're not compelled to-
Ne get no better than the regular
CO. IN TACT there are a whole lot II
regulars that fare better than We do
Al present we are fixing up camps fOg
regulars and building roads and sd
forth and are not kicking. either
I imagine this regular is looIin I
more for glory than fight Who wou
defend the border II the militia
not come down here to do it, Will
the regulars are sleeping We are worlf1
InS and drilling We would have to figh@
II there was any fighting TO do and w
can hold up our end and show Nf-I
smith that he IS not the only one will
ing to fight Douglas. Ariz. is ce-A
talnly a nicer place TO camp than Ea gl4
Pass Texas. but we are taking thinEA
cheerful and trying 10 learn somsX
lhlnS- troops OF regulars near
have everything that we have. incluGf
ing ice cream. cake and candy tina
III Smith longs for Why doesn't Id
Get transferred2 But there are kicker:
everywhere !
We did not expect people, 10 wri
about US or cheer US al our usual oc
cupation- Soldering is his Occup{E
uon yet ne wants the comforts of
hotel Mr.. Smith must remember thzI
there are men in the militia who havH
seen as much service as he has and
don't get any glory for il. a lot ol
whom came out glory earned fnstea
OF writing for IT, The militia camA
down here to defend the people 81
Texas and viii do So
hope that all the regulars are NOD
Ike Mr. Smith who ought to have a (
individual publicity bureau Of his own
We are satisfied with the way we ara
used and II Mr.. Smith in his travelH
should stray into our camp he could
note many Improvements that could be 1
added 10 his. so that he. poor fellow,
could have some Of the Injuries oil
life which he says are denied him.
The regulars here say that the poor1
militia" as Mr. Smith calls them. ara
doing finN and that we surprise them
considering the short time we hayX
been at it. All we want is a chance
make good" and when we are in, reg
1lars should write in praise of the milf
ia instead OF ridiculing them as Mr.
smith Everybody has to have a start
but Il doesn't seem to think so.
F. Lynch
Co 2. First Vermont Inf
Russia has SIS holidays each year
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-08-10
FROM "a BOSTON GIRL

Editor FL PasO Herald
l would like TO say few words 10
". G. II. (of the Eighth Mass. infantry
as TO his letter in answer to letter from
"A Regular Soldier" stationed at Del
Rio, Texas.
I am hurt that a Bay State boy
would be so narrow. as to censure one
Of the regular army boys. Many Of
them are in the army because they have
no home ties. and get discouraged.
others because they are willing TO give
up their lives for you, Boston boy, and
all your loved ones.
What would We do without the regu-
lar army and navy They have no one
TO look out for the welfare of their
dear ones as you boys have. Perhaps
had you been years on the border in
stead OF a few weeks. YOU would IN
derstand just how they feel When
they came to FL Paso, they didn't even
get a smile to cheer them They were
just Common rough soldiers" They
Joined the regular army to protect US
all. and give up their lives for US. as
many have already done. to our sorrow
Militia boys were in the militia
simply for the fun and recreation of
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-08-10

| and grows one of the best climates
ever put on the market. but California
has no corn on the cob except the base
imitation which starts west i'm a re
frigeratOr car and reaches the table in
the form of a shrunken Disappointment
Many a Californian would give all thac
he possesses. including his wife's moth
er, if he could step out into the gar
den and round up a couple Of pecks Of
green corn for sunday dinner. but in
stead he has 10 put up with succotasl
and the lowly but inspiriting prune
This teaches US that Iowa people wh1
20 TO California expecting to find
heaven will not be satisfied unless they
have lost their teeth and memory
The best thing about corn on the cob
is that a thOughtless or nearsighted
cook cannot injure il. How many times
are we called upon TO eat custard pie
which lacks reinforcing materials ann
has to be scOOped up in laborious.
painsta king manner with a spoon
How often have you. dear reader,
broken into a promising boiled potato.
only to find ruin and desolation lurking
in its depths Corn on the cob, how
ever. is easier 10 prepare and cook
properly than the Battle creek break
fast food and can he eaten with great
er safetN than brides first bread
protected by George Matthew Adams-l