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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-16

Americans In the three years bitterness seems
TO have nearly all died Today the nation IS more
nearly united than at any time since August 1914.
Prophecies OF disruption and internal turmoil have not
been fulfilled. The majority OF Americans. who have
held the opinions and attitude the begin
ming the minority acquiescing in their view.
The patience Of the government and the nation has
had It's reward
Most OF the who for long uncompro-
missing champions OF Germany and defenders of Ger
man methods have come to confess themselves wrong.
O have grown silent The German govern
itself it's insistent reputation Of pledges and
its preference for unlawful inhumane methods. has
doubt is strong ever; but loyalty the Prus
sian government il it existed this country has
vanished. There is only loyalty 1t the
constitution and flag Of the United States the
president who happens be the official personfcaton
OF them.
Hungarian origin. since break with Germany has
been reassurng. A few German-language newspapers.
which thrive imagine they thrive by cultivatng
alien pose hold their readers may bubble snarI
the predicament they find themselves in, the
people they pretend there question.
They may be torn between sympathy and duty, but
they longer hesitate. They Americans
since situation sorrowful enough at best
every other American should refrain from insulting
them with open doubts or rubbing salt into their
wounds.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-16
LOOKS LIKE ION TO WASHINGTON.

Much interest is manifested just in the reports
emanating from Washington with reference presi-
Dental possibilities for 1920 the dominating
with which they likely be especially
that there a likelihood that Mr.. William Jennings
Bryan will prove behind once in pro-
nouncemens that prohibition will be among the latter
If necessary hope right there indica-
tions from the capital that by prohibition will
fact, rather than issue. that parties
ventions will be stirred by il at all.
Nobody knows how the Indiana delegation
gress will this time. whole part except
TO very small part. but certainty say
they did when the Hobson amendment was up before
that they representing territory; that is
cept perhaps. in the waiting. The anticpations of
Washington be that both great parties will
want the issue eliminated and effectively accomplish
this political lines will be largely away and
national legislatures has been in Indiana
and dryness will prevail.
As evidence that this is likely to be pursued
these prophets point the republicans
Indiana, including the and the legislative
jority owing their election influence and wet
financial support. office made TO pre-
vailing sentiment In any event campaign oblisations
were swept aside and they voted dry along
Gratis who owed obligation to any influences the
wishes OF all the people their personal ob-
cations to follow the dictates of individual conscience.
These same prophets point also washington and
the congressional the and dry ISSUE dryness
again prevailing. As a pronounced example of elimin-
atng the wet issue and influence the attitude Sen.
James E. Watson is mentioned While he owes his
election to the support, Watson the
and voted along with Sen John Kern whom
the Indiana saloons helped to defeat.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-16
hklings and Thinklings
Blu Wex Jones

Mary ard a
man who thinks he's lucky when he his
A umbrella home
Unique: writer
has never item
-. - question.
muzzlng night
is backed
sh Westn lies
in
jus as
Americans
eating purposes OF throwing bridegrooms
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-16
FEBRUARY 10, 1917.
INVESTIGATING FOOD.

investigating commissions usually discover what
everybody knows They serve a useful purpose, how
ever in showing the concrete facts on which public
belief is based probably with the inquiry
president has directed the federal trade com
mission to make with regard the cost of food
AS the president his letter of instruction to
the commission there general impression that the
course important food products is not free
that high prices part least due to illegal and
monopolistc restrictions II be assumed that the
investigators will find less monopolistc greed
woven into tn. living web. But it may also be
assumed that the chief factor responsible for high
prices will found TO laundering inefciency rather
than Intentional guilt.
Prest Wilson points out that in order to keep up
production and give the benefit of it, there
must be not only unobstructed system of distrbu-
ton but an economical system. Everybody who has
looked into the subject recognizes that while nation
we know how to produce food in unprecedented quant
ties know how make money by trading in food.
we do not know how to distribute food quickly and
efficiently 90
It will be thing If the federal trade commission
digs up evidence on which a food monopoliss may
be sent TO Jail. much finer if the commission
presents array regarding wasteful and bur
densome methods distribution that will shock the
nation. and along with practicable plans for
improving present system getting food from the
farm the table.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-16
LITTLE boobies PA.
By William r. Kirk.

was reeding a butiful old story
today. sed Ma TO Pa wen he calm
hOam last mite, a story about swords
& q lady's hand < brave days.
Those times has gone with mortal
peepul, sed Ma.
Yes, indeed, sed Pa. Wen a bomb
drops out Of the air on a gent, his
sword is only in the way There
are no moar braiV days except we'd
ding days. Pa sed
This story tells about a man that
was a crate rogue in Paris, sed
Ma. He was a CRATE rogue but he
was also a CRATE swordsman & a
CRATE poet, his naim was Franswa
Villun.
wonder if he was a ancestor of
Mister Villa of Mexico. sed Pa.
wuddent be surprised.
Maybe. sed Ma, but anyway he
was a very brite yung man & dee
served 10 succeed He was took to
a kings court x the king let him
boss Paris for week, sed Ma. The
king told him that after he had felt
like a boss for a week he wud be
hanged.
Fine. sed Pa. I used to have q
boss wen / was a kid that ought
TO have been hanged, Pa sed. 1 was
five minnits lait one day & he fined
me a nickel.
Well. sed Pa, there is a butiful
love story in this book. II tells how
he was in love with a butiful gurl
& he made sum verses for her &
won her luv.
That is a old stunt with poets,
sed Pa. Do you remember how
made sum verses for you out in
Wisconsin & made you fall in love
with me.
remember those verses well. sed
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-16
THE PROGRESS OF A PACIFIST

First Henry Ford declared all foolish indie
fensble and sailed Europe get the boys the
trenches by Christmas.
Then he financed publicity campaign against pre-
paredness.
Then he admitted that nation had a right to fight
If attacked.
Then he admitted that it was all right for nation
that expected an attack to get ready
Then ne offered his automobile plant. free to make
motor trucks and submarines to against Germany.
Then he offered his fortune to the nation as a war
fund.
Then he said. There's fighter like pacihst when
he gets started"
AZ this rate, if the unpleasantness fails to
come TO a head what will Henry do next?
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-16

Ma. l married you in spite Of them.
& beekaus 1 knew you calm from a
good family.
You toald me you thought thay
was divine verses. sed Pa.
1 dident want TO brake yure hart.
Ma sed. have the first verse vet. I
memmerized it, seG Ma. This is the
way it went:
You are the fairest damsel in Eau
Claire.
With lovly eyes & lots of raven
hair.
& 1 wud marry you & heer Loves
calls
Eeven if you had calm from Chip
pewa Falls.
1t doesn't sound very we'll now.
sUmhow, sed Pa. Are you sure that
is the way I rote it?
Sure. sed Ma. The eevil that men
do lives after them. Bobbie. sed Ma,
wen you grow up newer try to rite
poetry to a CURL. She will keep it &
wen she feels sad she Will look at it
& laff
1 wont newer rite any poetry. !
promised Ma
You prubly will wen you git calder
sed Ma. il is in yure blood. the
blood Of poets. You will meet sum
fair yung maid & sum mite, out in
a garden of roses, you Will say
poetry of yure own to her, sed Pa
& she will trembel with deelite
Wimm&l luv the butiful sed Pa
poetry, art, jewels, etc.
Yes. sed Ma, & she will marry
you & heer Loves calls. eeven j.
she has calm from Chippewa Falls
Ha, ha, sed Ma.
Then Pa got kind of red in the
face & didn't say any moar TO Ma
& me.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-16
ONCE-OVERS

DOWN TO BUsINEss-sTART SOMETHING.
il worthless
Dickens
something up"
I is hnet TO n ide o. life
s "contened disposition"
VIII o out
similar
site
tented-nOt the complaining
A weak
kind
the flesh
forthev
than hope
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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-16
THE MELTING POT
COME! TAKE POTLUCK WITH US.
How's YOUR OWN sPEEDoMErER?

fellow owned mode
It's weight modest and its wa
With and willingness
And lodging
still thrifty his kale
Acquired him a speedOmeter dog trail
He calculated gallons and he calculated m
With disapprOving smile
faithful and repairs
And split a fearsome
Since he would fain myst tin
The full and fruitful value Of the money put III
But his ne keptac
n energy in wonde amounts
Like other horses power
He often failed 10 raise speed of hour:
And had the modest motor shown half 5 punk
He would have sold her friend junk
Arthur Brooks
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-16
A GENEROUS INSULT.

1t is kind of the kaiser to say that American pas
senger ships may land at Falmouth and make regular
weekly lie really probably the permits
sion a kindness.
But that very kindness is an insult to say nothing
about infringement upon international rights. When
foreign monarch to bOsstng America after this
fashion. formal diplomacy pretty tame instrument
with which give answer.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-16

This is a that mems loyalty. But not
time question lightly the LOYALTY OF any citizen.
The only honorable Trims for any American do.
gentleman an6 a citizen. is assume that his
neighbors and felloWcitzens loyal he until
they themselves give evidence that they And
safe say that i'm very will such
evidence be given
There has been bitter controversy division amons
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-16

New York judge orders John Myers pay Mrs.
Myers So a week back her. John quit her be-
cause she wouldn't a button him although he
asked her daily for solid week Five dollars is
lot of money. John and these on
buttons safety pin she other fellows
wives can see IL
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-16

eventy-two mdshpmen Of the Anna polls naval acad-
envy TO be asked for their designations. What's
the matter with them. anyhow? II they've not been
properly trained shouldn't OF the Annapolis au-
thorities resign And if they hopeless material to
begin with. how about asking congressman who
recommended them for their designations?
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-16

Isaac Iseman Of Sparks Hill. y.
Y sawed and chopped a cord of
wood and then went fishing through
the ice for pickerel Isaac is 90. He
was an engineer for 40 years and re-
tired 80 years ago.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-16

Oregon's house OF representatives promptly meets
that L. supreme court decision by enacting bone
dry prohibition bill And passes a meas
ure sterilize perverts and criminals That's real
lively state is Oregon
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-16

one hundred American tractors
have been ordered by the Russian
denartment of agriculture. In re-
cent tests the one defect pointed out
in these machines was that the
ploughshares are set too close to-
gether.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-16

than 5000 infantile paralysis were re-
ported in all che American cities last year In London
alone the Oriental plague wiped $4,000 people in
1865. and from 542 b. c. plague lasting so years
killed fifty million people.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-16

Brazirs newspapers generally demand that Brazil
take part in putting down the mad kaiser And Brazil
has more Germans than any other nation the west
ern hemisphere save the L. >
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-16

CuttIedsh preserved in its own ink
is the only preserved mink food
stun known.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-12-19
POLAND CHINA MEN
BREEDERS OF GRANT COUNTY
ASSOCIATION HAD MEETING
THURSDAY SUCCESS.

The Grant County Poland China
Breeders association had it's annual
meeting at the Union State bank last
Thursday afternoon with representa-
tive gathering. The business of the last
year was reviewed with encouraging
results. The association has handled
$6,6O4 since its organization not quite
two years ago. This sum was derived
principally from sales Since the or
ganization the members have improved
the breed in the county and attracted
considerable favorable interest from
breeders throughout the adjacent ter
rltOry. AS an earnest of going ahead
the association has claimed two sale
dates for next year. They are Feb
Z and October 10. Both sales will be
held at Lancaster The association
voted to offer special prizes to the
Boys Pig clubs. the same to be award
ed at the Lancaster and Bloomington
fairs. Chris Hartman of CassvilIe and
Burlie DObsOn, pioneer Poland China
breeders in this county, resigned their
offices as president, and secretary of
JIG oO0OOldCIO11 I0CG1VIuS d NOL0 VI
thanks from their fellow members.
Officers elected for next year are as
follows:
President F. Alderman, Glen
Haven.
Vice Presidential F. Walker, Ian
caster.
Secretary A. tIorehouse, Ian
caster.
Treasurer-R l.. Rech, Lancaster.
Directors Hauk, CassvilIe; c.
S. Flesch, Mt Ida; j. G. Hendricks,
Hazel Green
In making Mr. Morehouse secretary
the association made no mistake as
the South Lancaster breeder is bright
young man and entirely capable of
assuming the duties Of his Office.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-12-19
NEW STAMP TAXES
WILL AFFECT ALL

Stamp taxes which it is estimated
will yield Uncle Sam $29,OOO,OOO the
first year went into effect on Deem
Der l.
Among the new taxes the public
must pay are:
One cent for each 25 cents trans
portation cost of parcel post pack
ages and an additional cents on the
cost of any deck of playing cards con-
tanning not more than fifty-four cards.
Other taxes are:
One dollar for passenger vessel tic
kets Except to United States, Canada
and Mexican ports) costing $40 to $50;
So for $50 to $780, S. for more than $50.
Five cents on each new 500 bond
of Indebtedness.
Fifty cents on indemnity and sure
ty bonds.
Five cents on each $1OO original is
sue Of capital stock
Two cents on each 500 merchan-
disc value in sale of products on an
exchange.
Two cents for each sum below 500
and 2 cents additional for each other
500 value on drafts, checks Except
sight or demand,) promissory notes
except bank notes for circulation,
and renewals.
Fifty cents for conveyance papers
where the amount involved is between
500 and $500 and so cents an addi-
tional $500.
Fifty cents entry for withdrawal
from bonded warehouses.
Twenty-Five cents to 81 for custom
house entries.
Twenty-Five cents for power of at
torney.
Ten cents for voting proxies.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-12-19

Woodruff, happy in the childs pleas
ure.
She excused herself and went to the
kitchen. Lisbeth danced round and
round the gay table, and Grandma Hull
was left alone in the front room.
Presently she followed Mrs. Wood
hull to the kitchen and closed the
door between them and Lisbeth. "Dont
you know me?" she asked, sadly. t'Has
no one told you? was Lizette Arm
ster. | have suffered more than you.
He is dead. We both loved him. May
we not be friends?"
Through the closed door Mrs. Wood
hull could hear Lisbeth happily sing
ing. She looked at Lizette Armster,
shaken with sObs. She put friendly
arms about her, and soothed her with
kindly, broken words.
"Come, now" she said at last, lead
ing the way to the table with the
shining coffee pot. Lets be merry.
We must not spoil Lisbeth's Christmas
treat
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-12-19

happened to be her husband, to a wom-
an much younger, who happened to
need a sweetheart.
Christmas brings a train OF memo
ries, and Mrs. Woodruff lived over the
old sad days as she cooked and knit
ted. She recalled the happy hours.
too, which was worse. She talked to
herself a good deal.
eff that Armster girl had only let
him alone" she would wall softly.
'He was all right till she set her cap
for him. I bet she's suffering some
where.
but | must read my Bible and try
to forgive her. Lord help me to for
give her." and so she would pray.
The children of the neighborhood
liked to go to see Mrs. Woodruff for
she always opened the cooky jar or
brought out pan of apples.
Of all the children in the neighbor-
hood who came to see her Mrs. Wood
hull liked Lisbeth Baker best. Her
mother being dead, Lisbeth lived with
her gloomy, rheumatic grandmother at
the end of the street.
She had only been here a year, hay
ing been handed over from her moth
ers mother, out West, to her fathers
mother at the end of the street. Lis
beth. was fair and wistful, and, like
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-12-19
HELP NEEDY FAMILY.
BLOOMINGTON LADIES SEE COLOR
ED FOLK DO NOT FREEZE
OTHER RECORD NOTES

A number of the ladies of the village
gathered together a quantity of wear
ing apparel and presented it to the
Arthur Green family of near Flora.
Arthur is an industrious colored gen
tlemen who finds it rather difficult to
provide for his family of ten children
in these time Of high prices, and he
called at this office Monday and ex-
pressed his sincere appreciation for
the gift.
There was quite an exodus of
Bloomington people for the balmy
southland Monday morning. Wilbur
Austin came from the east and with
his mother Misses Eleanor and Hazel
Austin and Miss Isabel Leamy started
for Florida Frank Newman started
on his eleventh trip to Brownsville,
Texas, to visit the family Of his daugh-
ter, Mrs. e. K Goodrich Mrs. Daisy
Brown went to Waco, Texas, to visit
her son, DeForest, at Camp Macarthur
A license was issued recently for
the marriage Of Miss Bessie Selle,
daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Selle
of this city, and Milton Millin, son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Millin of Wyalus-
ing. They are thought to have been
married last week, and it is presumed
they went to Evanston, ILL.,, for visit
with the family of the brides brother,
Ed. Selle. Bessie was teaching at Hur-
ricane, but Of course gave up the posi-
ton for more important one The
young man in the case bears an ex-
cellent reputation. He is a farmer,
and a good one
Willis Moore and Melvin Oates, two
young men Of this city, went to Madi-
son last week and enlisted for the war.
Willis chose the artillery branch, and
was sent at once to Texas. Melvin re-
turned home to arrange a few matters
before his departure. AS soon as they
get located the Record will give their
addresses in the soldiers directory.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-12-19
Chicken en- Casserole.

Three and half pounds of stewing
chicken, cupful and half of cut car
rot, cupful of cut celery, a cupful Of
cut onion, two tablespOOnfuls of cut
parsley, a tablespoonful of drippings,
tablespoonful of flour, a teaSpOonful Of
salt, half teaSpO0nful of pepper and a
dash of paprika. Clean the chicken
the same as for stewing. The backbone,
wing tips, neck and giblets are used for
soup. The drumsticks, thighs and
breast (cut in two pieces) are put in
iron pan with drippings and scared on
both sides. Put half the onion and half
the carrot in the bottom of the casse-
role, then layer of the scared chicken,
then the remainder of the vegetables,
salt, pepper and paprika and two cup
fuls of boiling water. Cover and put in
a moderate oven two and a half to
three hours. Do not try to cook a
young chicken like this. Fowls are best
cooked in this way. Mix the flour with
little cold water and add to the gravy
just before serving. Sprinkle with
chopped parsley.
Cranberry Sauce.
Wash and pick over a quart of cram
berries and put in agate saucepan with
two cupfuls of cold water. AS soon as
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-12-19

they come to boil mash and add two
cupfuls of sugar. Boil for a minute.
Strain through wire strainer and put in
glass bowl.
Sweet Potatoes la Maryland.
Wash and boil a quarter peck of
even sized sweet potatoes until nearly
tender; when cool, skin and cut in half
lengthWise. Put in bakepan which has
been brushed with one teaspoonful
drippings; lay on the potatoes, cut side
down; sprinkle with salt, pepper and
sugar; bake in hot oven until light
brown.
NeufchateI Cheese, Pear Shape.
Mix two Neufchatel cheeses with a
little cold milk, One-fOurth teaspoonful
salt, a dash of white pepper and dash
Of paprika. Form into pear shapes,
place a Glove at top to form the stem
and press in a Glove to form the bios
som. Cover the pears with paprika.
Serve on cracker on a cheese and
cracker plate.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-12-19
PARCEL POST AND
WAR TAX RATE
Details of Regulations Are Explain
ed Because of misunderstanding


ed Because of misunderstanding
Following are some Of the war tax
and postal regulations which have
been, through oversight or misunder-
standing, violated Upon every par
eel or package transported from one
part in the United States to another
by parcel post on which the postage
amounts to Is cents or more. there
shall be paid war tax of one cent
for each 25 cents, or fraction there
of, to be charged for such transpor-
tation. This must be paid by the con-
signor.
The foregoing does not apply to
packages on which postage is less
than 25 cents. On a parcel subject to
25 cents postage, the tax is one cent
from 26 cents to so cents a tax Of 2
cents. Parcels shall not be accepted
for mailing unless both the required
postage and the tax are fully prepaid
special internal revenue stamps shall
be used to pay the tax. Postage stamps
are not valid when used for this pur-
pose. In determining the amount of
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-12-19

uIrs. Woodruff she was very much
alone.
Today, the day before Christmas,
Lisbeth stood at the window. 'My
other grandma's coming tomorrow"
she said: my grandma Hull. We Just
got the letter today
'"Two grandmas for Christmas said
Mrs. Woodruff. you'll not come near
me. What'll l do, all alone?"
"We'l all come over and see you
Christmas afternoon" said Lisbeth,
dancing home to tell Grandmother
Baker.
Mrs. Woodruff became, in this way,
the pOSSessOr of a Christmas plan. II
must have little treat for Them" she
said She got out her good white
dishes, and set the big table in the sit
ting room. In the center she placed
blooming red geranium. 'I1l make it
into a Christmas tree" she joyously
exclaimed, and she wrapped into three
neat parcels a length of each of her
knitted lace inscribing them with
MERRY Christmas" and the name of
each guest.
Next day she put the finishing
touches to her table. She had glass
dish of candy, and one. of nuts and
raiSinS.
At three o'clock Lisbeth arrived with
the new grandmother. Grandma Baker
couldn't come on account of rheuma-
tism. The ladies sat talking, and Lis
beth lowered happily about. Then she
wandered out to theA middle room
where stood the fine table, and she
came dancing in to hug Mrs. Woodruff.
''You just ought to see it, grandma"
Lisbeth's eyes were shining.
wen go and visit, it, as soon as
the coffee is ready" explained Mrs.