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The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-11-09

er or not they are getting a fresh or
a soaked dried product.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-03

United States make of its first step IN
the war a serious and costly blunder
Our war experts have held right along
that we are not in a position TO send men
to the firing line and will not be for
months.
We have abided by what these experts
have recommended UP to this point.
While we are going TO war for democ-
racy. and have assumed an obligation to
democracy, we have also an obligation
TO those who are offering their lives for
that cause.
We can transport neither men nor the
food to supply those men safely until the
seas have been cleared Of German sub
marines.
No men should be dispatched TO
France-particularly green men, who
could render no other service than that
of bleeding. quite needlessly and waste
fully-unul a way for them has been
cut and made safe.
Meet the submarines and sink them
first.
Then send troops.
That is the program TO which this
country should adhere
Fewer troops would then be needed.
At any rate. none would be sacrificed
as they would bid fair to be sacrificed if
we attempt to move them across while
the seas are dotted with periscopes.
To move them now and subject them
10 what il would be possible for torpedo
to do, would only be helping Germany
her ammunition.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-03
Pointed Paragraphs

Kieses and rumors 90 from mouth
70 mouth
r your enemy Is too big 10 whip.
you should forgive him
People who are too fresh are apt
20 get In pickle
n fool keeps his mouth shut he
can pass for a weather prophet.
The proof OF the pudding is In the
empty dish after dinner
How poor Eve managed 70 dress
without a mirror Satan only knows.
No man can make a fool Of him
self all tho time To has 70 sleep
occasionally
Some women have great deal NJ
music n them and fte nelghbors arc
sorry when any ~ it escapes
-There is nothing Like knowing
how 70 do a thing unless b. is The
faculty 90 being able to do t when
you know how
When aman can talk on onlf ono
subject 30 soon lacks opportunities
% talk AZ ail.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-03
Otherwise We See Very
Little Hope of Germany
Getting a Hearing Here

Germany's second peace proposal is
due in the reichstag today.
IL remains TO be seen whether Ger
many will come forward with a peace
proposition that can be taken seriously,
or whether 1t is to be another contrlbu-
ton to the seasons humor.
Something tells us that whatever
Bethmann- Hollweg viii have to say Will
be largely for consumption in the United
States. inasmuch as we cannot conceive
Of an announcement that the Central
powers are willing to meet the terms
stipulated in the reply by the Allies 10
the first peace proposal.
What the German chancellor may have
10 say for our consumption will prove OF
little interest and viii not be likely to
get Germany anywhere unless 1t amounts
70 couplete surrender to OUR terms,
very PLAINLY set forth in very master
full address TO the congress on April OF
the present year.
If Germany is ready 10 accept demoe-
racy;
If Germany is ready to unshackle her
people;
II the Kaiser is ready to abdicate;
And If Germany is.so announce that
she is ready to do these things in the
peace proposal she will make today, we
will be very willing to consider 1t.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-03
The Silent Fighters Are
Little Known in This Great,
Desperate Life Battle

Night or Butcher" said Wellington.
Butcher came and the battle Of Water
loo was won.
CORVALLIS has fallen" they cried and
the Revolutionary war was over.
Lee surrendered his army 20 Grant al
Appomattox court house and that fight
was at an end.
But there is the battle that goes on
and on-the fight never ending.
This is the battle for health in which
the sword passes only at the grave when
surrender is made to the Grim Reaper.
Those engaged in this battle out
number the combined forces in Europe
today, the tide turning and the pendulum
swinging, ever forward and back, as it
has in the struggle for France.
We are wondering if you ever hap
pened to see one of the accounts of this
great battle, as written by r. l.. Steven
son, in 1898, TO George Meredith and
quoted in his Letters"
Here is the heart-touching pathos that
we came across a day or two ago in a
scrapbook:
For IA years have not had days real
health 7 have wskened sick and gone 20 bed
weary, and have done my work unflinchingly.
have written IN bed and written out OF e.
written IN hemorrhages. written In sickness
written torn BY coughing. written when my
head swan for weakness and for so long, It
seems 20 me. I have won my wager and recov-
cred my glove ! arr better now-have been.
rightly speaking. since first came 20 the Pacific
and ktil few are the days when I not
n some physical distress And the battle goes
on-ill or well r. trne 90 thai n goes. I
Was made for contest, and the powers have so
wilIed that my battlefield should be this dingy.
nglorfous one Of the bed and the physic bottle.
AZ least have not failed, but 7 would have pre-
ferred place OF trumpetngs and the open air
over my head
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-03
The Weaver"

4 weaver sat one day az his loom.
Among The coiors bright
with tbe pattern for MS copying
Hung faIr and plain In sight
But the veavsr's thoughts were wan
dcr.Hg
Ava IN a distant track
As ur ftrav The shuttle In his hand
Heariy onward and back
And them fHr weaver looked and saw
Hs wrrE must he undons.
flr fhf breads were wrong. and the
lore p mined
Whore frr bitter tears had run
An. sad was Tor mo weaver
And sal t1r hls luckless wife.
And eaf wl 10 be for IL - we SAL.
AZ tGa end 81 our task In iife.
eve web % daltf and fear.
Nrt f1fh and hope and love-
Bees -s~ .-. looked af orr york. and
~ -ar pattern no above
Phfiads'phIs. Jan 20. 1917
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-03
Anniversaries

17fs Emanuel Joseph siayc. on.
~ the ~hlef political thinkers 90 the
period ~ fbe French Revolution
born a. Fretos. France pied in
Paris June 90 1899
f-65 FIRE. medical school IN
America founded in Philadelphia
1913 Havre re Grace NJ rrlarf.
hurned by the British under Admiral
Ccckburu
fsTS-Horato Hale. the nrst great
Amrrichn ctnn"IoE iet. BORN a. Sew
port n ble4 - clinton Ont.
Dec iSff
1890 Tho p-otsstart, Episcopal
diocese - Maine was Organized
fNf2--Goverr fnents ~ two oppoe-
tng parties organized NJ Newport Il.
I beginning q DORIS Reteliion.l
i965- Nearly 20o lives lost IN 'hs
wreck ~ ne emigrsnf ship John
on Falmouth. England
frTT President Lincoln called FOR
f2e3f volunteers FOR three years
If7f-VersaiIla troops carried re-
lists killed and many taken prisoners.
1e16-AuEustin Birreil. chief Sec
rotary for ireland. resigned from the
Asquith cabinet az result % the
rebellion In Dublin.
ONE YEAR AGO TO-DAY ~ TIVE
war.
several leaders - tho Sim FeIu
rebellInn were executed i'm Dublin
Italians stopped Austrian attacks
on Tvrol front
Universal conscription bill passed
FIRST reading In British house % com
mons
FrNurh assault carried another
o. ruar Inc northwest ~ Dead Man =
I'M.
ToDAY-S BIRTHDAYs.
Pear Admiral Ralph Earle. chief
~ the Nays bureau % ordDance.
born iu Masrachus-tts ~ vears ago
today
Most Rev Edmond = PrenSerra-t.
Catholic archbishop ~ Phlladelphia.
born in Ireland. - years ago today
Henry 8 Graves. United states
forester born ~ Marietta, o.. as
years ago today.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-03
Encourage the Farmer
By Taking the Taxes Off
His Cultivated Land

Everybody is now urged to cultivate
the land
AS We SOW, so shall ye reap, is the
gospel held up for our edifcation.
Everybody is heartily in accord with
as much sowing as can be done and
hopes that the necessary reapers Will
be forthcoming.
There is one thing which might op-
crate to encourage the professional till
err of the soil to use his greatest skill
and work overtime if need be.
This is to take the tax off OF every
acre of cultivated farm land.
There is no danger of the farmer be-
coming too opulent, if this we're done,
for he is not the one to reap the great
est benefit from his crops.
Due to his isolation, perhaps, or some
instinct in his being, he has never been
much given to organization and has en-
deavored to go it alone in a world
which has steadily become more and
more organized
shown by the fact that he was able TO
raise the price of his milk in the entire
city of Detroit, few months ago, thru
the Milk Producers association, which
comprises the large majority of the
dairymen farmers within certain large
radius of this city.
OF course, if the farmer had the or
ganizing ability possessed by the men
engaged in trades, he could do practi-
cally what they have done thru the la
Dor unions. This would initiate greatly
to the farmers advantage and should
bring about better conditions for the
public thru the greater production Of
food stuffs.
Just what il would do for the ulti-
mate consumer would depend upon what
could or would be done for the protec-
ton of the public after the food was in
the hands of the spectators.
Could these be controlled by law in
such way that their profits could not
exceed certain per cent. the public
iulSuS nave a IudllSc W odllolg lto nAtl-
ger and wax strong upon the harvests of
this big. rich and naturally bounteous
land.
The loss to the government thru the
exemption of cultivated farm land from
taxation would be negligible compared
with the benefits which would accrue.
There are other angles % this cues
ton (the labor problem is one) but let
us, first of all, make it worth while for
the farmer to cultivate his land He
might then be able to pay his laborers
sufficient TO make it worth their while
to stay on the farm, for if the laborer
is worthy of his hire, he must be paid
in full or he cannot be expected to do
his best work
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-03
From Another Point OF VieD
By c. 7. S.

An electric hair curling device for
women has been invented. And yet
woman in any old hair curling device is
sufficiently shocking.
Wv johnson, supposedly poor cobbler. dead
IN Racine Wis is found 10 have left an estate
Of $4,000
That is to say. pretty well heeled.
A Washington Judge has resigned from
The bench and will operate farm. He
has sentenced himself to hard labor.
ODD NAME CONTEST
edible Towns" In the Polk oszetteers.
Cut Meat Oak
GOoseberry Ore
Moose Heart H.
Turtle Mo
HOminv. Okla.
noodle Tex
Sleeps Head, New
Tomato. Ark
Whiteish, Mont
Who can remember as far back as the
time fellow in moderate circumstances
could afford potato pancakes?
It's getting well along toward the sea-
son that takes the fish out of efficiency
II looks as if it will not be necessary
for the Kaiser to visit his troops for a
time They appear 10 be on their way
20 visit him
The identity Of the British general who
has been driving the Turks out Of Meso-
ootsmia has been established. His name
Maude.
Come here. Rover: there are seeds
there.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-03
How Webster Did 1t.
nv w. ADDINGrON BRUCE
Author " The Riddle OF Person
atty" Psychology and
Parenthood." etc.

Daniel Webster Is famous as one
OF the greatest statesmen IN Amer
lean history. He also was won
derfully able lawyer.
One day n brother lawyer con.
suited him about a complicated legal
case IL vas a case so complicated
that the consulting lawyer had spent
days trying 10 ind a path thru It's
mare OF intricacies.
Webster listened 20 his statement
of The facts and took from him the
napers in the case This was early
In the morning BY noon. Webster
had arrived az a definite. direct. and
convincing opinion Amazed az the
seeming ease with which he had
solved the problem. the other lawyer
asked him how he had done Il.
BY concentration" said Webster.
in effect "By putting the whole
power ~ my mind into the case you
submitted TO me.
Long ago" he went on. Il came
20 The conclusion that II is law
OF our nature that the body or mind
that labors constantly must neces-
rarily labor only indinerently well
1T seemed 20 me- on the other
hand. that the mind, like a race
horse. might be trained 20 an in
creasing intensity OF effort. thru
frequent exercise followed by
periods OF entire rest In this way
rs power would be gradually IN
creased. just az the speed OF the
race horse is increased
Accordingly ] have made Il a
rule 20 think hard about any matter
Of importance that presents Itself
20 me and 20 rest as soon ss my
mental vision begins 10 be obscure
This alienation OF eHoft and rest
has. know. meant much 10 me -
Here is a hint for all workers
Many make the mistake OF never
thinking really hard Others make
he mistake OF never giving them.
selves a real rest
They take their business prob
lens 20 bed with them Even when
they leave home for what they call
vacations their mlnds still liuger on
their business cares.
In both cases the result is lnabil.
i'y 70 develop any great mental
power
The non.thlnkers cannot reason
ably expec. 70 use their minds 20
advantage when any unusual de-
mand Is made on them In a SINH
lar situation. the overfatigued think
ers suner from "obscurity 81 mental
vision" as soon as they try 10
think.
webster'E method ot energi1ing
himself Is surely one that al might
probably adopt
II may not raise everybody 10
Webster's level Of intellectual
strength But there can be no
doubt that 8, vlll vastly increase
he intellectual strength Of those
hitherto thinking too little or too
much.
Begin 70 make trial % g. Ac-
custom yourself. when a task - set
YOU. 70 focus your mind upon r.
Banish aii dlstracung thoughts.
When YOU feel the need Of rest ban.
/ ish likewise from your mind the
problem on which you have been
| concentrating
Then when you tackle Il again.
you Will be fresh for your renewal
Of labor In time YOU will find. not
merely that concentration OF
thought has become easier for you.
but that you are thinking 20 better
4 purpose
The alienation ~ hard thinking
and rest thru pleasurable diversion
% mind-this e. indeed sure
recipe Tor mental growth
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-03

reported that corn
21s woodvardave
was @ % me nso S fea5 a bottle IS the boy
insisted selling him bottle
scheme worked
shifting group window for Is
minutes while the demonstrate enenched in front Of his wares
"RHapE" cure eve quote It because We haven't
In the course OF his palaverne b.
sns S'g % :snss :4t' At IS cents you " md that
grew thicker always the
AAd ~Ane
the window said Trial bottle Is cents with the Is consider
We in The stood armed
trial Is and The other larger size
called xhereuDon the demonsTator made
cashiers check for TWENTY-FIVE cents ..
only enough FOR corn he said making
attempt
But insisted on protests
Taking position watched gag"
often the Of OF the clerks who
The DEMONSTRATORS thoughtout
asked for The 15ent size
while selling h at Is cents ETC. etc was getting
r. was bringing them into the store
said about being TRIAL package for j. cents In
foreigner among 15cen The
window thrust 25cent % he foreigners hand The latter de
dollar s T5e s9 hs4 sa9a al saP2nd 80 auy that the
proved particular
ashamed hs delight and turned
much Of this brow
beating saesmanshig as The man ------------~=--e
'9 ' Gs GOOD ' To-. ': :y good for one corn '" the larger
She failed On This particular sale TIA, we witnessed
appearance could have afforded case OF apE stepped hured
ana m Inc @ gn. wa. .sorves 81. turned and walked ont
while irving push the big package into his hand
And cbnd wa! that discovered the brow beating sae.austp
tactics
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-03
In Praise of Flaws
eY DR.. FRANK CRANE
copyright. 1915, by Frank Crane)


The old priests pale face lit up with a
curious one-sided smile. 1t was a fine
face, of a certain marble composure, as
if he were a living carven stone rather
than flesh and blood; yet there was
CLINT of humor in his eye, and Of wisdom,
for the two are akin, tho one be the
gift of God and the other the harvest
of experience.
He spoke to her, dishevelled mass of
self-pity and helpless remorse, one of
the kind that picks at sin like a child
at a hang-nail and said
'Do not lacerate yourself, lady. Sack
cloth and ashes have virtue when APP
piled TO the body, according to tradi-
ton. but | know of no warrant for ap-
plying irritants to the soul Your fault
is a fault, it is true. and for sin, even
the smallest, there is no excuse, but
question if you are the worse for il.
Far be it from me to say word that
might encourage any one TO evil, condone
heresy in the slightest degree, or Justify
imperfection. But the smooth polish of
angelic sanctity is not for mortals. To
be human is not the objectionable sin.
$50 while ! may not say word for
wrongdoing. yet | may speak in praise
of flaws. For it is not by their strength
but by their weakness that human crea-
lures get their hold on one another
"No one has a mightier grasp Of love
than baby, that holds its mother in
grip of steel and binds strong men to
its service and the secret Of this strange
influence is but the childs sheer helpless
ness.
"A woman masters man because she
is so frail as the weak things of this
world have ever been chosen to confound
the mighty.
And doubtless it is because we are so
blind and helpless, stumble and grope so
pitifully. and are altogether so marred
with ignorance that the divine hand is
reached out to help US. Thus the AL
mighty is the servant of the feeble, as
il is written, He is servant Of all, for It Is
ever the business Of the strong to serve
the weak.
ut is not the classic beauty in face
that moves us. Hearts hang upon the
little pegs of imperfection. If we were
perfect no one would love US; we might
be admired, but not loved. Let us then
be thankful for our tentacular blemishes.
They are like the little tendrils Of climb
ing vines by them we cling and rise.
"You recall what the cardinal said, in
'AIiadne in Mantua.' There is | notice
even in your speaking voice, he said to
the singer Diego a certain quality such
rs folk say melts mems hearts: trifie
hoarseness. a something of a break,
which mars it as mere sound, but gives
it more power than that of sound
Hate not yourself, dear lady, because
YOU are mortal; but rather study to
make use of your limitations. that you
may weave all your little failings into
a strong web Of success. Souls can go
forward even by falling. Walking has
been called "A succession Of forward fall
ings. And more people slip and bunder
into happiness than capture happiness
by shrewdness."
Whereupon the lady went her way, a
little heartened and much puzzled while
the good priest murmured to himself:
Heaven forgive me if have said any
thing she could understand
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-03

better quarters and those who live
In the poorer quarters may equally
be victims
The disease may be mild or
severe. Sometimes Il is 80 mild
that recovery takes place in few
days Az other times death takes
place IN a few hours or a few days
The exact manner ia which in
fantile paralysis ls spread is not
known n IS known that tho DIS
ease can BE communicated from
man 70 monkeys BY lnoculating the
monkey with an extract made from
he affected spinal cord This eV-
tract has been obtained from a per
son sick wifh lnfsntile paralysis
II Is believed tina. the secretions
from Tho mouth and throat are ;he
biggest factor In the spread Of the
disease Persons who have recov-
cred from a mild attack and others
who carry The germ OF the disease.
bur who are not sick Themselves,
make UP a class known as carriers
and probably PLAY a part p spread
ing infantlle paralysis
In View OF The fact that he intec-
ton oC infanfle paralysis is thought
20 enter the body by way % The
mucous membranes Of the mouth.
nose and throat. children should be
ENCOURAGED 20 gargle frequently
with per cent solutions ~ peroE
ide with water n has been shown
that the disease producing substance
can be destroyed by ] per cent
peroxide % hydrogen solution
Some authoritles claim that .he
disease may enter tho BODY thru
the stomach and bowels E'or-this
reason errors OF diet should be
avoided and a lowering u the re-
sistance OF the digestive tract
should no prevented
Houses should be screened and
children protected against Aies The
house should be kept free from dust
and public roads. should be sprink.
led or oiled 20 keep the dust down.
Health Questions Answered.
Mrs q H-"what would cause a
two-yearold child 70 have worms ,"
The eggs Of intestinal parasites
MUST be swallowed
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-03
Keep the Troops Here!
Let's Not Have Our First
Move In War a Blunder

The Times hopes that the announce
ment from Washington that the United
States plans to hurry troops into France,
and intends to send men just as soon as
ships are available. is not true.
The Times hopes this report is not
true because il does not want to see the
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-03
The Old Gardener Says

Fall bearing strawberries have
come 20 stay, and deserve a
place IN every back yard garden.
n is best 10 grow them IN hills.
n foa. and 2 half apart each way.
allowing only enough runners 20
be- made I'm order 10 supply new
mauts ~ tho blossoms are kept
picked ~ ungi I'M middle OF
July there will DO no lack ~
stravhorriea until ne coming ~
frost next fan
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-03
Would Have Use for Them

Want 20 get OF again, DO you'"
roared Tho boss This will Be the
third time you've been on this week
What's the trouble now"
l want 20 get my eyes examin
cd suileniy replied tho clerk.
We'll zet en- carefully examined
while you're about &c. Youll be-
looking i0r Work after Saturday
night"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-03

Mn e-tenths OF the
patients are un
der FIVE years OF
age
No class or
children seem 20
be immune %
1 his diseas
Those who live in
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-03

Sou are exquisite be raeed
YoUr ewes are ustrous. your com
pieuoa divine I 10 SOU .pink vow
could boz confented as "a poor man
vif.
So tned fhe girl frsnki
'Tm 1reft. CROUCH f0r 'ho movies
r TIM as pretty as All that"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-03

away an Invisible crumb. He was about to
leave
Wait" commanded the queen NJ she lorg-
notted at tho breakfast card. What would you
recommend"
"a fine melon"
Acquiescence from the beautiful one.
And some fnnan haddie."
Yes"
And. perhaps some croamed potatoes
VERY good"
And I would also suggest that you retain The
services Of waiter T."
with that the we'll dressed man bowed and
retired. 10 happened to be Senator James Ham
ilton Lewis
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-03

RIccbirds were served. IhC
tiny cadavers. picked and lean.
were brought in upon larg~
slices ~ toast
Poor little things" said ihs
host. Seems a shame 10 KID,
ON don't it, How do you
suppose fhev ever murder
enough ricebirds 10 make a
mess
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-03
Laugh With Us

A beautifully gowned woman swept through
the we'll carpeted corridor OF one OF the big no
tells she paused as she entered a breakfast
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-03
The Keep Well
{ oiun1n
BY Webster.
tNFANTlLE

Iufantile paralysis most frequently
attacks babies and young children
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-03

TITUS department o. dragging The 40
placing assertions and
truth II welcomes letters rean9
dollar as 70
worth Of sOeds" proper recognition 20
advertisers
The Times viii the letters which appear most
protecting
writer's and address
withheld preferred NooresS
II lines
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-03

Dunno turned over an innnitesimal specimes
with his fork
II don't know he said. unless they use insect
powder"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-03

Finley Peter Dunno, creator 81 Mr.. Dooley. was
dining with a friend at a New York restaurant