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The Detroit times., 1917-10-13
Beer Breeds Degeneracy

Beer brings about degeneracy
more rapidly than does the same
proportion OF alcohol taken IN the
form % whisky. Beer drinkers who
have maintained their vitality and
possess 3 normal blood pressure a.
The arc of 80 are rarity. The
mali liquors IN addition 20 the al.
e0a0i contain other Doisons. be
sides products which favor the
growth ~ Intestinal bacteria, which
cause autoinfoTicston and arterio-
scier0sls
The heavy mortality % brewery
employees IL evidence that beer iu-
stead % being a hygienlo drink. az
r. claimed is dangerous and harm
fll beverage Beer Is nor employed
because u Is a nuirenf. b1t be
cagse o. is an intoxicant n IS
drunk soisiy FOR its alcoholic effect
should beer not inioxicafe or pro
duce tfis alcohOllc effect. ga nse
would o. AZ an end
THE moral degeneracy caused by
fhr hsbflal use Of beer 81 moro pro
noun ed han the physical deEen
eracy Among The academic youth
~ Germany The drinking ~ beer
bias Killed The ideals and ethics and
hiss produced An incredible vulgar
ify says Or A. Fnrei. % tho Uni
ysrsfs ~ Enrich Tho general chi
sure ~ the higher classes Dr. unmis-
,afabiy undergoing friRhtfgi retro
erosion because % the beer con
sumption ~ "a students Beer
l.'rtrR has produced gro- uess
among The people ~ Germany that
becoming noticeable 20 travellers
and a facf provcrbiai Dr - IL
frces
The Detroit times., 1917-10-13
Pointed Paragraphs

chalk IN the milk is a white lie
One mans success ~ often due 20
the failure % another
Some men sock justice and others
have II forced upon them
Sooner or later every man bumps
into his stone wall
Generally n girl isn't "a anxious
20 marry az she IS 20 become on
gagged
ignorance isn't bliss 20 those who
don't knnH- a good thing when they
see 10
When you roach your bottom dol
lar you still have he foundation for
a fortune
All the worlds n stage upon which
most OF us make show ~ our.
selves sooner or later
Some men make fortunes ont ~
old things. and others sfarve while
trying 70 invent new ones.
When headache keeps girl
from seeing gentleman caller its
sure sign that no isn't the right
ono.
The Detroit times., 1917-10-13
Utopia
ny Or. FRANK CRANE
Copyright, 1915. By Frank Crane)

Utopia is far more than this world.
have house in Utopia, and only come
back here once in while to make a
living.
It's a great country, the land Of
dreams, of pure reason, of what ought
to be and will be. There every Jack has
his Jill, and the batter-cake bushes grow
right by the side of the running brooks
of maple syrup.
Heavens to be had for the asking, and
God Is in the other room-if we but be-
lieved. Always it's unbelief that freezes
and frightens the world
There'd be a job for everybody, At
good wages, if We all only thought so.
Our cities would become rs beautiful
as Greek temples set in gardens Of Para
disc, our houses hight and CHEEKY. our
furniture a delight to the eye our food
plenty and well-cooked, our digestions
perfect. our bodies strong and handsome,
and our dispositions most agreeable, il
We only thought so.
How potent and irresistible is thought,
If we would let it have its way!
That's the way you came into this life
Somebody dreamed, and onged. and low
ed, and so you came; so the universe was
created; for creation took place. as fsx
as you are concerned when you were
born; before then there were no stars
nor continents, nor JOY nor sorrow.
Good times come, prosperity to all,
by people thinking so. Panics are caus-
ed by the same means.
Tyranny. cruelty and oppression are
negations people don't believe in liberty,
kindness and tolerance. When every
body thinks democracy, enter Democ-
racy, who was only waiting in the wings
for her cue.
The only reason we don't have world
government, and no more war, is because
we won't think it.
We shall have cooperation and ali It's
benefits just as soon as we can get men
TO think cooperation Everybody will
have pure milk and wholesome bread
brought TO his door by perfect social ma
chinery, every child will be educated.
every sick person cared for. every work
man be congenially employed every city
be ideally governed. every nation be
fTrifrfr1 brother to rveT-y Utt1uT nation,
and ait humanity viii run smoothly as a
$1,000 automobile, just as soon as we
luit doubting we can do il.
Utopia's right around the corner,
waiting for US 10 believe IT,
Why, We have grand, redemptive ideas
enough floating around now to bring
Utopia. only we don't believe EN-. We
believe those wretched lies We call prsc-
tical There's brotherhood. FOR instance,
and trust, and cooperation, and justice
II we'd give EN- n chance
Come. let US kill war, and strikes, and
an the evils that threaten us; let us be-
lieve them 10 death,
Let US believe and we will inundate hell
and put out its fires.
Let us all move over 10 Utopia!
The Detroit times., 1917-10-13
If You Were Limited
To Three Books, What
Would They Be?

Walter Williams, dean of the most sue
cessful school of journalism in the United
States, and President of the Press Con-
gress of the World. draws our mind from
the shock and crash of battles with this
question:
Twill you be good enough to suggest
to me what books, general in character
not reference honks-are in Your opinion
indispensable or at least eminently de-
sirable for the library OF working
Journalistic"
Well. we think The brilliant but wasp
ish Dana hit 1t about right when he said
the Bible, Shakespeare and the Constitu-
ton of the United States comprised an
adequate and satisfactory equipment for
a newspaper worker.
One might throw in for fun something
from Dickens or Twain, or carry COM
plete specimen of the limpid prose style
of Macauley, Addison or Carlyle.
But from the standpoint of indispensa-
bility it would be difficult to improve up
on the Dana idea Of five-inch bookshelf.
II 1t were matter of how not TO write
style alone considered-the process of
selection is simplifed still further.
Take any of the works Of Theodore,
Roosevelt or the current forthputtings
of Ex-Ambassador Gerard.
The Detroit times., 1917-10-13
Germany's Perfdy To Italy


IN nsn',ns ioe = : US -
se' INV 'N'''''
zoe ne - ~
Inc 'rieNery OF GERMANY -
known 70 'Ne Nl'isi '''''' 9'''''
but there are sun some WHO "0''''' .
Italy "ithdre" irom ''e Triple '.'.l''i'''
and fought the leu'ons. instead '' '''''''N
up with 'hem'
The iaet Is i'"-'ai' S'''ss'''s" @--
long ago 'he TWO A"'SeIs N''. '' '''-'
~ ABUSING ''7' terms
making italy pay .l'e .i7'S'
there mas come . -'S''' $685. 'S
stance.
It@ly declared " az '' 'N'a'' = . 10y
1919. she ola not declare I" az =" oe'
many un'A august 1910 ''i '''''''' ~
'enSi0F tooN no val -'Ns p''i' "s'..'s'
itaiy. bl' cary :" 'l's' 1870 i'''''''''
mlne-s"eepers near an i'ail"'' H'E''' -''s1
'' '''e
MINES, -.ss 0-e.,.eo ,..e,e :, -.''
days Ia'er 'hey lolna d S''''i.'i ''' - =
the same place. These could oni5 nave
been placed by submarine, So the ltal-
ians decided 10 set a watch for IT,
FINALLY in March 1916 an italian mine
~ =. 49, .,,,,.,..;,. i, oo,,,sra.
N'ely Snoai NA'9' 'i'' .'.'
clded 10 tsh ner up. ana nave q ioeN ~
her.
They found She was the &C. - built
~ Tho Ueser yard. nv the German firm
,+ r,;4.o c;o~,,rs- coi,,,ol-ar- I+s loo ra-
The Detroit times., 1917-10-13
A Way in Which Other Pros
porous Citizens Could Have
a Continuing City Here

There Il a demonstration OF the life
after death--different, however, from the
speculations Of the psychists-in the
splendid impetus given to the Liberty
Loan campaign by the subscription thru
its president, Mr.. r. H. Weber, Of half
a million dollars by the ]. L. Hudson
Company and its employees.
1t is easy to picture with the mind
eye the vibrant personality of the late
J. l.. Hudson in the thick Of this present
tremendous enterprise for the good name
Of this city, for the country's cause and
for the survival and extension Of democ-
racy.
The grave has claimed him these sew
eral years, but in such responsiveness to
an emergent need as that Of yesterday
he still lives and moves and has his be-
ing inspiringly among US.
Both his great business and his prince
" benefactions go on uninterruptedly
thru the devotion of those of his own kin
who administer them and the loyalty Of
those who serve with his successors.
We wish this were true of other out
standing citizens and fortunes Of Detroit.
But in regrettably numerous instances (
the good our prosperous and necessary
men have done has died with them
Their public activities and bestowals
have been buried with their bones.
The Detroit times., 1917-10-13
BY eERToN eRALEY

"Wha, We arc nghting tor pacifs,s cry.
"Why are We warning with Germany why7"
Well when they give IA a g'iery ike that
We must admit that II knocks Va quite fat
What are lighting Tor Truly, not much,
Trivial matters ike freedom and such
Mere haRafecs scarcely worthy ~ strife
Like deceucg. honor and farmers and life
RirffDpusnoss safety and common humanity.
Comfort security. happiness, sanity
Things unimportant like mercy and truth,
Threatened by beasts without pity or ruth
silly and empty end hollow cause.
Merely "a war for mankind and its laws,
Merely fight against murder and lust
Evil and hfaii4hncas irampling % dust
All ttaf j Ro0lIy and lovely and fair
Dmbtless its silly ~ people 20 care
To Tf-TT0 TTf WOFTI rom fhe FfussIanILed brute
Which Walnws in slaughter and batfene on loot;
fIu SOME 90 us most Of manage 20 sec
The world viii be prussian unless % is free.
And therefore We fight and II need be- we die,
Da~-uss we MUST fight or be slaves-that Is whyl
The Detroit times., 1917-10-13
The Spirit of Ty.
Was 1t Der Tag?

Now claimed that Won Benstorf ship
ped hostile documents TO Germany in
smoking tobacco
Thus far coal regulation has produced
only lump in the throat.
The committee has dropped a line %
5000 merchants and Manufacturer 20
dissipate the impression that the $50
600. 600 quota is new film.
The Detroit times., 1917-10-13

indows
10 Is ou meth
OF Of E2intr
Eeel -sifh that
ost nothing
FD-- Ferfl.a
ton hy means o.
wo window or a
window an a
The Detroit times., 1917-10-13

door on opposite sides OF the room
Us particularly effective
ia any case. ius, opening enough
20 rradaco a nice current ~ air
Is All hat Is required
Tho extent 10 whleh windows are
opened III hcirl a,as aaaAs daqaFy.s
.pran atmosphere conditions Nat
lralT ono would have window
open wide- ON calm night tnan on
one Thar was damp snd blgstfry
and with ihe wind n such 4 qlar
ffr THAI % would blow directly tn
tho opening
Everyone should Nccp In q room
Vifh open windows Regardless ~
daytime conditions. fresh air BE-
available Tor everybody FOR aght
solid hours evert night 10 nor 80
afraid ~ night alr There is no
other air 20 be bad az nigh'
an excellent method RI fentla
ton IS 20 place in an open window
an ordinary window screen frame
cOvered with cheese cloth. instead
0f The usual wire screen
This arrangement breaks ID wind
and IN he winterfimn keeps our
snow Furthermore Tho heat loss
IS very little creator than mo lose
BIZ radiation from the surface OF
The panes of glass "a a closed win
dow
Sleeping IN a closed unventllatod
room viii cause headache doures.
sion flushed face, nausea. etc. In
The morning Three reasons for
this are
The increase Of carbon dioxlde
and he dimiuuti0n OF oxyrcn.
Poisons ia tho expired breath.
nL .-.---- oL.--.- l. L.
The Detroit times., 1917-10-13

fumes darkly. s-------get a definition
Of the average large aldermanic body.
To-wit, a senli-cirele 'of incom7etents
entirely surrounded by lobbyists and loaf
ers.
The Detroit times., 1917-10-13
From Another Point of NeU

II is time the state department looked
into the relation of certain Michigan
horticulturists 20 northern spies
The Spirit of ".
Bear in mind, fellow-citizens who are
undecided about that Liberty bond sub
scription. that our greatest bali player
never held the bag very long
The German minister Of marine. who
said the U-boat campaign would starye
England into submission in six months.
has submerged.
The Detroit times., 1917-10-13

Il have" answered tho man
on tho porch.
Well" said tho other. y
have been a great student %
nature in my time have spent
many years on a farm and |
want 20 say that your daugh-
ter's music reminds me ~ tho
music ~ brook
The Detroit times., 1917-10-13
Laugh Win Us

Excuse mo" said tho now nciehbor AZ hs
leaned over Tho fence. YOU have a daughter
who plays The piano. believe"
The Detroit times., 1917-10-13

A man IN I'm gland recently collect-
FL among bis acquainfances 1000
Old gloves 20 be- converted INTO lin
ing FOR soldiers and sailors winter
The Detroit times., 1917-10-13

bfinE frlfd inc counsel was In
Tho middle OF his speech for
'ho defens~ when a donkey out
side began 10 bray.
Tho Judge. who was notor1.
one FOR his wit put up his
hand at this iuucture and said
rs The counsel Kindly stop
q minute. Mr. - . am un.
ahfa "a Taar fvUn AZ c,,r.ss
The Detroit times., 1917-10-13

7 WIS
advertising
have
assertions seu OF
aupeo adVer
users not De
u
letters and
withheld preferred
address Tns Adhirror The Times Detroit
ral-d proposition
The
nofiH@l
money Invested. arain tny
a. g
A ksase a r1yts. yousg called
81 Ashe himself the Ad Mirror that he passed him
SER ~ II As1fee jest soSe people think II queer mat me
bread ~ fse Grr should % soliciting orders
building FFe
an
be AdMiror 81 his accord
the regular
~
So st and
would be pleased
- within reasonable
The Detroit times., 1917-10-13

and VINO WHEN mo TTO8T OT
trlnes. And. in addition 90
This. he was invariably hchind ~
In his payments ~.
One evening at dinner tho -
guests were all seated when
Brown came in Directly, he ne
sat down AZ The table De- start =
cd. \
Good gracious. madam my
serviette is quite damp Why on ~
- suppose. Mr. Brown" sha said
because there IL 80 much due on v,
The Detroit times., 1917-10-13

a little later. while tho judge was summing IN
Tho donkey again brayed. and the counsel. See
ing an opportunity FOR revenge stood up and
said Would YOUR lordship mind speaking a
little louder, There is an echo In court"
The Detroit times., 1917-10-13
A Hard Winter Setting In.

No matter how much il SHOWS. IL IS not
a case Of cold feet for the Giants They
think they have the Sox where they want
them.
It is easier for the Dutch 20 take Hol-
land than 20 obtain any Of our bunker
coal.
Situation is clearing. Gasoline IS % be
more plentiful. thereby enabling motor
lists 10 speed away and forget their fur
naces
From Our Suppressed Contempts.
eve stop the press to announce that we
had To-
New Orleans city commission has is
sued a sink-without-trace order 10 the
long legalized segregated district
The Detroit times., 1917-10-13

Health Questions Answered.
r. q What j. psoriasis and
can n BE- cured Am told Will
always have O.
Psoriasis Is q skin disease 81 an
obstinate type r. can Do cured by
sklii'ul treat m.nt long continued
The Detroit times., 1917-10-13

Mr. Brown was one % those fussy boarders
who have always got something 10 erunble az
The Detroit times., 1917-10-13

Mamma What did your father
.at gteu be- found that you had
dHilad his' razor7
Rsna HUH ! don't want 70 get
licked for repeating what he said.
The Detroit times., 1917-10-13


II confess that there ~ An nndehnsbie, rnurrnur
lng rweotnesa running through her music that
resemble "a brook nov thai YOU have called my
attention 20 &c."
that And hosides there 8 another way in
which the re-- rlbancn is very marked Prob.
ably YOU have read ihaf tinn that calls attention
10 ne fact that lhe brook goes or forever"
The Detroit times., 1917-10-13
Out of the Mouths of Babes

Teacher Now. Make. tell me
aty frIe boys are sent 10 school
Nata-l suppose it's 30 that their
mothers Can attend mother- meet
lrss
Henry said The teacher 90 The
Juvenile class. what o., synfax ~
d0r know" replrd the little
Fellow unless % BE- tho tax on
Hh kF
The Detroit times., 1917-10-13

= court house In "a Yorkshire town stands near
4 commo1 During ou" ~ tho cases that were
The Detroit times., 1917-10-13
From Our Suppressed Coniempts.

I'VE stop the press to announce that We
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-03-14

Down South here folks are mighty keen
on sizing things up. We know how to
tell the sheep from the goats. There isn't
much sense trying to pull the wool over
Our eyes.
1t must be the way we're raised. We pet
over baby talk pretty early. We soon stop
trying to put salt on the birds tails. We
learn it's no use to fib.
Yes-we get pretty wise. And I'm
mighty pleased to know that millions of
men of the South are smoking me
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-03-14
|, w. Quick. NJ. p.

]. w. Quick, NJ. P:
Pageland, 3rd Sunday at IL
and Ind at $3.50. Sunday school
at 10 except on the End Sunday.
New Hope 1st Sunday at II .
Bethesda 4th Sunday q. II.
Bear Creek 4th Sunday at 4 p. m.
J. F: Hammond, Baptist:
Union Hill 1st Sunday at IL
and Saturday at 8 o'clock. Sun.
day school at 10. Prayer meet,
ing everv Saturday n ght.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-03-14
Church Service Directov

Church Service Directoy
]. w. Elkins, M. E.:
Pageland, lst Sunday at 8: D
m. and 3rd Sunday $50 p. m.
Zion, 3rd and 18th Sundays a,
IL o'clock.
Antioch. End Sunday at IL.
Mt. Croghan. End Sunday a,
$50 p. m. and 4th at 8. p. m.
Zoar. lst Sunday, at IL o'clock
Sunday school at all the above
churches at 10 o'clock.
r. w. Cato, Baptist.
Mt. Moriah, lst Saturday at 3
p. m. and Sunday at IL. Sun.
day school at 10.
Bethel, End Saturday at 3. D. m
and Sunday at II o'clock. Sun.
day school at 5 except on 2nd
Sunday.
b. S. Funderburg, Baptist:
Pageland, End Sunday at II
and 8, and the 4th at 8. Sunday
Dudley. End Sunday at 4 and
the 4th at IL. Sunday school at
except on the 4th when il is
at 10. "
X. M. Haigler, Baptist:
Liberty Hill. 1st Saturday at IL
and Sunday at 8. Sunday
schooi at 2:30 except on the lst
Sunday at 2.
IN MT; Pisgah, 4th Sunday at 3,
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-03-14

SOVEREIGN. It's a compliment
proves that must be right-that I must
be of the finest:
So, say to myself fl am worthy of
these fine friends of mine,-I keep myself
clean, and sweet, and pure, u see to it
that live UP to my every promise"
And so when my friends refer to my good
old Virginia and Carolina stock, and my
fine, white, cleanly home-I certainly am
proud Because
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-03

took and you did not ! have learned
at first hand that you are not "A fool.
But that was not enough, You had to
he three ihings-clever and brave and
one other The one other you are !.
Brave You have proved yourself to
be Clever YOU must be, to trick your
way into Khinjan caves, even with
Isnai at your elbow. That Is why
1 saved your life--because you are
those two things and - and 49, one
other!"
She snaiched Il mirror from little
ivory table--a modern mirror---bad
glass, bad art, bad workmanship, but
silver warranted.
Look in IT and then at him. she
ordered.
But he did not need to look. The
man on the bed was not so much like
himself as the woman was like her,
but the resemblance seemed to grow
under his eyes. King was the taller
and the younger by several years, but
the noses were the same. and the
wrinkled foreheads; both men had the
same firm mouth; both looked like
Romans.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-03
CHAPTER XVI.
!"

"Athelstanw
She pronounced his given name as
II she loved the word, standing straight
again and looking into his eyes. There
were high lights in hers that out
cleaned the diamonds on her dress.
your gods and mine have done this,
Athelstnn. When the gods combine
they lay plans well indeed!'
II only know one Cod he answered
simply, MS u man speaks of the deep
things ia his heart.
II know of many. They love me !.
They shall love YOU, too. Many are
better than one. You shall learn 10
know my gods, for we are to he part
ners, yon and y
She took his hand again, her eyes
burning with excitement and mysti.
cIsm and ambition like fever. She
seemed To take more hun physical pos
session Of him.
"What brought them here? Tell me
that" she demanded, pointing to the
bed. You think he brought her? |
tell you she was The spur that drove
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-03

None of the Easts amazing ways Of
courlship are ever tedious. Love
springs into being on an instant and
lives thousand years inside an hour
She left no doubt as to her meaning.
She and King We're Ia love, as the East
knows love. and then the world might
have just what they two did not care
to take from it.
His only possible course as YET was
the defensive. and there is no defense
like silence. He was still.
THE sirkar,' she Went on, the silly
sirkar fears that perhaps Turkey may
enter the war. Perhaps a jlhad may
be proclaimed So much for fear |
know. l have known for n very long
time. And have not let fear trouble
ne al all -
Her eyes were on his steadily, and
she read no fear in his, either for none
was there. In hers he saw ambition
triumph already - excitement the
gamblers love of al the hugest risks.
Behind them burned genius and the
devilry that would stop al nothing. As
the general had told him in Peshawur.
she would dare open lades gate and
ride the devil down the Khyber for
The fun OF it.
Listen, While tell you all from the
beginning. The sirkar sent me To dis
cover what may be this Heart of the
Hills men talk about | found these
caves-and this | told the sirkar Il
little about the caves, and nothing at
all about the sleepers. But even al
| that they only believed the third ol
/ what | said. And back in Delhi
bought books. When had read enough
! came back here to think. | knew
enough now to be sure that the sleeper
/ is u kOlun and the Heart of tn.
Hills IA Grecian maid. She is like me
That Is why | know she drove hin
IL make an empire, choosing for be
ginning these Hills where Rome ha,
never penetrated. | have seen it all il
dreams. And because was I'LL alone
saw that would need skill and nue.
patience. SO began to learn
Times | would go to Delhi am
dance there Il little, and little /,
other places--Once indeed before
! viceroy. and once for the king of Eng
land And all the While | kept look
ing for the nal--lhe man who shout,
be like the sleeper. even AS | am Xix,
her whom he loved There was nom
like the sleeper until you came. An,
when the world war broke--for il i
II world war. Il world war tell YOU =
| thought at last thar | must manag
all alone. And then YOU came
ITO RE CONTINUED
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-03
NOTICE TO PROVE CLAIMS.

Estate of John Cooper, Jr., Deceased.
Notice Is hereby given that the un.
dersgned, Administrator of the estate
OF John Cooper, Jr., late of the County
of La Sale and State Of Illinois, de-
ceased, will appear before the Pro
bate Court of said County, on the
first Monday (being the Sth day. Of
January, 1918. at the Probate Court
Room, in Ottawa, in said County,
when and where all persons having
claims or demands against said estate
are notified to attend and present the
same in writing for adjustment.
Dated the nth day of November,
A. D. 1911.
RALPH A. GREEN.
Administrator
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-03
NOTICE TO PROVE CLAIMS.

Estate Of GEORGE MAUER, deceased
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned administrators Of the es-
state of George Maurer, late Of the
county Of La Sale and state Of Hi
nois, deceased, will appear before the
Probate Court OF said county, on the
first Monday lbeing the 7th day. Of
January, 1918, at the Probate Court
room, in Ottawa. in said county,
when and where all persons having
claims or demands against said cs-
tate are notified to attend and present
the same in writing for adjustment
Dated the 18th day of November,
A. d. 1911 MARY MAURER.
Administrators.