South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-08-12

, Recently married men, Of whom
\ we have quite a few in Mishawaka.
are not exempt from military service
/ because OF their marriage. The man
who marries her because he loves
her and can't live without her. will
not shirk, and a girl would better be
married TO a wooden Indian than 10
the coward who seeks to hide behind
her petticoats.
Nobody cares how vigorously
Uncle sam pursues the Stacker and
the slinker.
In other words. a girl ought TO
know that the boy who faces his
duty and returns from France with
his cross Of honor, even if ne is short
a ieg, an arm and one eve. is more OF
a man than an unmutlated guy who
skulked away from hiS duty for the
ways Of ease and luxury
Unusual homage was paid yester-
day TO the memory OF Charles
Mutschler, whose tragic death caused
widespread sorrow throughout the
city. II can lie truthfuly said of
Charlie that he hadn't an enemy
and that ne was beloved by all who
/ had the pleasure Of his acquaintance.
About the only French that 90 per
cent of our boys Will ne able 10
understand in France is the kiss that
the French girls bestow upon fight
ing men.
Dispatches tell an anxious and
more or less Interested world that
Mr.. and Mrs Kiss of Canton. O.. who
were divorced. have met and re-
married. Il is presumed that Mrs.
Kiss pinned for kisses from Kiss and
Kiss kissless pinned for Mrs Kiss
kisses, so Mr.. Kiss met Mrs. Kiss and
Mrs. Kiss and Kiss kisses inter
mingled and the kisses of the Kisses
kissed the kissless separation into
the limbo Of forgotten and kissless
things.
p. A. Thrift who sells cement for
a Chicago house, and who has been
making this territory for a number
of years. imagined everybody in the
county knew him, and that ne was
immune from arrest even if he went
the limit in law brea king IL hap
pened, however that there was
new policeman on duty in South
Bend the past week who had never
heard Of Thrift, and he pinched the
latter for an infractiOn of the speed
ordinance. 1t was a new car pur
chased by the thriftiness of Thrift.
which is prOverbial. His Mishawaka
friends, who had understood that
even a green policeman would have
known the redoubtable cement sales
men, are still laughing over the af-
fair, which was tremendous shock
to the thrifty one.
The man who lays in his winter
supply OF coal now will think him
self so wise by the time the first
snow arrives that he will wonder
how it happened that his neighbors
have not urged him 20 run for pres
ident of the United States.
Let the average man get q bis |
bunch OF money uneXpectedly and |
the first thing ne does is TO get the !
devil on the line To tell him. Il Will |
be with you i'm a few minutes
Frank Anderson has exaggerated /
ideas as to bulk CHe's in the coal /
business.) lie advised a friend of
his TO save the paper bags in which /
groceries, etc, We're brought TO the /
house, telling him that he would |
send after them Meeting Frank re- |
Gently his friend mentioned that he /
had saved quite a few and Frank /
was as good as his word. Picking .
TWO of the strongest men in the coal /
yard. and selecting the five-ton /
wagon. drawn by two prodigious /
horses. the contingent arrived at the /
home of the bags. When the men
informed the lady of the house the /
nature Of their errand, the latter F..
laughed so heartily YOU can hear the I
echo now. Listen. there were eX- /
actly two and three quarter pounds /
i'm the parcel Frank imagined there /
would be sufficient in tie collection /
20 load a freight car. md has a Z
sneaHng idea that his erstwhile I
friend ought To pay the costs Incl 4
dental 10 the trip.
We extend our sincere and heart !
felt thanks TO those 90 republican /
friends who became readers of The /
News-Times during the past week.
They tell us they appreciate good /
thing So wei trust they'll not for
get what really good thing Is
when election day comes round.
III. l.L-nlnr INT Kitchener IS alive |