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The Detroit times., 1917-11-22
st. Cecilia's Day
nv a.. ADnINGroN uWUCE
Author of "rhc Riddle OF Person
ATTY Psychology and
Pareuthood etc.


Let ms have Music In the home Ga.
night. or go whore We can hear
some music This is the fpstal day
~ So Cecilia, patron saint OF music
Some~h here ln Sicily this saint
persisted. "a Christian martyr in the
time of M0rcu. Alreiius ldiNc is
known about her history fNpn Ono
year of her death is uncertain bee
ing stated as between ls6 and 1850
a. H.
nut BIZ has come down thru The
Centuries that she WAS notable
among the early Christians as hay
INK praised God by Instrumental as
well as vocal music Hence muai
clans evprywhcre hold her IN spe
ci9ly grateful remembrance
Tonight an lovers OF music mas
well join ia celebrating her anniycr
sary by musical evening To.
niEht also they may well unite En- "a
nation wide effort 20 add 90 their
number thousands who are not yet
lover 0t music
For unfortunately, there sun are
many who Go not permit music 20
have The place g should hold IN
their lives
They look upon n as a msrr
means ~ entertainment. am agroea
Bic luxury 90 40 unusua, merit &C.
,uaily. rieht'y viewed and used. mu-
slc is an urfa,l.ng source of power
81 Cecilia We may fcpl Ulre
rroated greatly from her devotional
use ~ music Praisine God with mu
SIC she WAS able 20 draw from that
music strength helping 90 sustain
he~ tNr ordeals OF her life among
pagan fellow men
We ~ today need The AID ~ mu
sic flIv as much a. Il was needed
~ .his inspired woman % the lcng
ago
8 great cloud IS hanging over the
world the cloud Of the war forced
cn civilization by antocra's more
cruel. more h,oodthirsty uore rapa-
c'ous ,han tie pagans az ST. Ce.
cilfa's rime
Already these war lustlng Huns
have brought feath and sorrow and
8eso'aHon Oh millions ~ people
Sacrifice ana EFFORT colossal are I'm
posed hy the stern dH-y ~ saving
mankind from The tyranny they
would enforce
Every means that will give great
81 rover FOR this task - world re
denpHon needs 20 ~ used 20 the
fuil Music. Z say n emphaticaily.
"a one such means, and an invalua
Bile one
Make trial Tor yourself OF music's
---fs,ga - rns4-a~
Yon are exhausted after n Cay o;
patriotic EFFORT Perhaps you are
not merely exhausted. 7ut somewhat
deaponaent Exhaustion 90 ifaef
,ends 20 create feelings % despon
dency
H. then. Won have no means ~
producing music I'm your own home
VISIT friend who has. BE sure
tho. 20 select a friend who "a a loves
O., real music. OF the best there ia
IN music.
Close your eyes and nsten 70 such
music rs Gounod's ave Maria,
Vo~drs "rrf IA the Meditation
from ~rhtis. or re "Spr'ng'ime
Commences" FROM samson and De
ilah
you VII. warrant. feel invigo-
rated. moro confident much less de
spoudent after ron have listened
quietly 20 such music "a th's
Continue Pc hear good music thru
tha days that follow Cultivate
genuine love FOR g. Thereby be
come a better man. an ADLER worker
FOR Yourself. for those Won love, and
FOR yonr country's holy cause.
The Detroit times., 1917-11-22
The Soldier Goes to Town
BY Or. FRANK CRANE
Copyright 1915. by Frank Crane)

Emerson said that the schoolooy's soul
Is formed more 10y the book under the
desk than 10y the book on the desk.
Which is pithy way of saving that
ones ayocation is as important as his
vocation; play is as essential as work and
observes rs much thought and planning;
recreation and amusement make or UNI
make character, and the theater is rs
vital a moral factor as the church
A million on SO men are now being
sent TO the University of Hard Knocks
TO undergo the seyerest discipline. TO be-
come hit to play their part in the drama
.ot Armageddon.
But their morale. which seems to be a
military term to imply soldiers general
supply of spunk and staying power, de-
pends as fully upon the way he plays
as upon how he works in camp,
Heretofore the soldier has been left to
shift for himself in his idle hours. The
result has been bad 1t would appear
that military men should have devoted
some thought TO this when we learn
that
In one case in our country where there
were several thousand men stationed in
The summer OF 1916, the actual statistics
of the medical department show that
there we're averaged 28S cases per month
.of venereal diseases for every thousand
men in the encampment" Official re-
port)
An effort is now being made by the
army and navy department commissions
on training camp activities to improve
the conditions surrounding the camps, TO
provide suitable amusements Of health
ful sort, and to make the soldiers leisure
nelp instead of hurt him.
Unnumbered blessings have already
been called down upon the heads of those
VINO have organized the Young Mems
Christian Association and Knights of Co
lumbus centers in the cantonments, and
now the Playground and Recreation AS
ISOLATION of America is undertaking to
make the outside of the camp as clean
and wholesome as the inside, TO elimi-
nate the sinister and menacing features
Of its environment, and thus to assist
our boys quite as much as If they con-
tributed -four and bacon.
This association Ia asking 50 for every
soldier, which means 100000 to s5.-
100000 in MI. This aim should be sup
ported by Us all Keeping soldiers healthy
and happy is as vital as teaching them
70 keep step or supplying them with
powder and shot.
II you want TO help along send SO or
any multiple thereof 10
The Commission on Training Camp
Activities. Washington D. c."
When the soldier Is given leave he
usually hikes 20 town II Is when he
goes n town. e OF duty. and out for
good time that he is liable n undo all the
good that has been done him under drill.
Let as make it safe for the soldier to
90 20 town.
The Detroit times., 1917-11-22

EIardEUen a 2 .
drafted men By
the Massachusetts
Anti tuberculosis
league
Some OF The
facts set forth
ara:
Consumption can
be contracted By
The Detroit times., 1917-11-22
self,Confdence

fr1r you know you're singlng ~
Er crowded Tho loader OF The
'ee rup
.H course. 7 am" replied The man
who n.rrr admits he is wrong In
my opinion the song vas Vnt,tn
IN tie wrong key In the first place"
The Detroit times., 1917-11-22

M TTTTTT'TT IN IITF - ITWNN
m The refrigerator anything old
OF leff over. but 10 keep Il
clean and fresh by throwing
away The old things every
morning
ON lto day following nc mis-.
trees happened 20 look ont ~
tho wiu3ow and she noticed
-nnt.LDtI-Ll-l. t.nl.uIlnr La .Ln rnrA
The Detroit times., 1917-11-22

Animals said The teacher. IRE.
quenflv become attached 20 people.
but plants never do"
How about burrs. teacher"
queriec he small boy AZ the foot Of
The class
The Detroit times., 1917-11-22
The Keep Well
Column
7 3 FACTS

Facts FOR lighters are being issued
nd circulated among Massachusetts
The Detroit times., 1917-11-22

~ the firm was questioning
him "a 20 hts abilities
"csn Won DO mental ariibme-
&c asked Tho man OF busl
ness
n thnk 20 sir"
"1Vol what would twenty
dya pounds of salmon AZ 6
cents per pound br''
Bad. 1861 came fho reply
The Detroit times., 1917-11-22
Laugh With Us

A weary looking tramp begged FOR something
70 eaf M Tho back door ~ a suburban home and
was given whole plum cake. In less than two
The Detroit times., 1917-11-22

Mrs IT -. asks. What n the
proper way 20 brush the teeth fs
fhe ~ ard down brush stroke
heet7"
The ~ and down stroke Is good
bar brushing ihc teeth with "A slight
rotary or scrubhing motion is better
The Detroit times., 1917-11-22

housewife what do Won want mat recipe for
'sTo settle bot LADY" answered rho tramp.
nv partner Saws Won use three cnpfuls ~ CO.
mont 10 one NJ sugar. and I claim you only use
two and a half"
The Detroit times., 1917-11-22

TTTTTH "|TTT' IT T||'' TTITI NO
ground Whenever Fl rnme fo.
PATS turh We fofemnn noticed
that Do walked acru on ~
fouf +o at won't up io Pat
and aeked c0nfempiu0u.l
"Whaf'e fht trouble. NAM
Are YOU afraid ~ walking op
tho plank"
NO. hegorra." said Pat but
The Detroit times., 1917-11-22

Calling vida she asked What is that, ard
how did n rot thcre7'
"That's fhe Old ice ma'am. left from yesier
dav" rnsvcred Ifida II threw n away lax
you toll me"
Tho lad who applying FOR fhe vacant post
~ ofnce boy had been employed before I'm tho
The Detroit times., 1917-11-22

some time aFo before we All got 20 dreadful1y
economical mistress told her new Scandnav-
The Detroit times., 1917-11-22

hours he was back on the same
doorstep
LADY said he. whom Tho
rood housewife answered tho
Hmid knock. would Won be
Kind enough 20 give me tho TO
clpe FOR that cake YOU handed
ne this morning."
"f'or goodness sake, man"
ovrialrood Tho asfnufshod
The Detroit times., 1917-11-22

puur tonne hu''iur operation ~ ,gas neorr
eaU for tho worinon io waits sco. s.nrle
The Detroit times., 1917-11-22

I'm afraid of walking on it," - '''' : a. 'u'
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-10
Waiting.

Every Sunday morning Mr.. McGIobe
walked up to Central park from his
boarding house in the West TwentIes
and looked at monuments and things,
After the walk 1t was his habit, when
the opera season was on, to look at
the Metropolitan bill for the coming
week. He inclined slightly toward
culture.
II must go TO the opera this winter"
ne coRtded TO Miss Reba Gordon, who
sat next to him at the table, but 1
nm waiting until something of MAJ
Zini's Is sung"
What did he writer" asked Miss
Gordon, n of those strange persons
who never try to mask their lack of
Information.
"Hls best. | think" said Mr.. Me
Globe, "are DiO e II PopolO' and Pen
siero ed Azione.' At least those are
the ones which appear on his monu-
ment In he west drive. But | never
o them advertised. I guess he is
not appreciated by modern opera
goers."-New York Sun.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-10
Miss 81"
By FLORENCE
LILLIAN HENDERSON
tcOpyrlsht, l9li, BY W. G. chapmanJ

Chester Merrill was lonesome-that
was, in fact, his normal condition of
. late. He had left a little country vii
iage to better himself amid the larger
opportunities of a great city and had
succeeded. There was no complaint
on the score of income and progress.
His success, however, was the result
of close application to the office duties
aud studious hours in his solitary
room.
There was little adOrnment to the
place, for he had followed simple
tastes since coming to the city. In one
Inc there was a flower box. thickly
planted with morning glories. In the
other was a tiny cage and IL canary
bird. The former occupant of the
room, when leaving for a distant city
the day that Chester arrived. stated
his inability to care for the bird. Would
the newcomer accept it ut the original
$ of the cage alone? Merrill con-
scented. 1t had been quite some COM
pany. Every morning it tuned its mel
low song to notes of harmony. Every
evening it chirped him a genuine wei
come.
Just across the court. twenty feet
away, Merrill had discovered one day
Al lady with a little girl on her lao.
They were listening to the singing of
Tho bird. and the little one was clap
ping her tiny hands in delight and
reaching toward the canary as if eager
TO possess and pet it.
Merrill went down to see his land
lady after a minute or two of reiec-
son. He saw a way of completing sat
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-10

about 60 of them, II strangely bright and lovely
Inemento of that dreary sojourn in the Tower of
London. The following is typical of his valentine
verses:
Wilt thou be mine? Dear love, reply
Sweetly consent, or else deny;
Whisper softly, none shall know
Wilt thou be mine, love; aye or no?
Spite of fortune we may be
Happy by one word from thee:
Life fees swiftly, Ere it go
Wilt thou be mine, love; aye or no?
1t was an ancient idea cherished through many
generations that st. Valentines day was the day of
mating for birds as well as for men and women,
Herrick refers TO this charming fancy In this
lovely valentine verse:
Oft have I heard both youths and virgins saw
Birds chose their mates and couples, too, this day,
But by their flight l never can divine
When l shall couple with my valentine.
Lovers less talented who found rhyming on
their own account exceedingly difficult were Obliged
to resort to books which were regularly published
with a view to supplying valentine verses and
replies appropriate to all stations in life and all
trades. These verses, published in small volumes,
with highly colored frontispleces, were not usually
of the loftiest order.
Reply valentines were very much the fashion for
a time, as were those in which there was a play of
words upon some particular calling. A valentine
for a butcher and his sweetheart, included among
those supplied in a little book published in Lon
don, was as follows:
Valentine From a Butcher.
Strong as an OK my love for thee,
Thou tender bit of veal;
Though small thine eyes as pigs they see
Too well my love to steal.
This hast thou done, and something more
Deprived me Of my sleep;
Oh, then. be kind. nor shut the door
Against the hapless sheep
To this the b~eauteous maid of the butchers
fancy replied:
Good Mr.. Butcher. I must own, although I am no
gluttOn,
I'm rather partial to the taste of beef, pork, veal
and mutton
I've half a mind to grant your suit, but one thing
makes me falter;
l fear, when tied, you'd take me straight to Smith
field in a halter.
In some instances lovers also chose st. Valen-
tines day as an occasion on which to reprove their
sweethearts and cut them off from further COM
munication, as shown in the following verse:
To a Lady, Fond Of Public Places.
I have kept company, it's true,
At least for three long months with YOU.
But this last week I've found you out;
You're given for a gadabout;
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-10

iSfactorilly a plan that had fingered in
his mind for several days.
Mrs. Agnew," he spoke TO his land
lady. there is a young lady and a
child in a in the next building"
81 know whom you mean" prompt
~ announced Mrs. Agnew-"Miss 81"
Miss Thirty-One?" repeated Chester
vaguely.
THAT is what they call her, or at
least my sister, who is landlady of
the next building, does
Rather a queer name, isn't it," sug-
geSted Merrill vaguely.
"She has given no other. She came
there a month ago with the little girl,
does light housekeeping, goes out very
!ittle, pays her room rent on the dot,
troubles nobody and has no company
whatever"
Him! Something of a mystery"
commented Merrill. However, that's
her business. l noticed the little child
today and she seemed quite in love
with my canary. AS the cold weather
m on my room will be chilly, with
out heat during the day. l was think
lug of selling or giving poor Dick away.
believe the little one and her mother
would take good care of the bird. And
they are SO lonesome, never going out
Dick might be quite some company to
them. don't you think? Now, couldn't
you in a nice way, impart all this to
your sister and get the bird to those
people, so they would understand the
gift and not resent my presumption as
an %intrusiOn2"
Bless you, yes :" declared Mrs. Ag-
new spontaneously. "Why! Vino
wouldn't say thank you for such a
kindly offering, and that settled it and
DICK in his cage was delivered by Mrs.
Agnew to the landlady next door.
Merrill glanced across the court
with a good deal Of interest the next
morning. The window was up and its
curtain iuttering in the breeze. He
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-10

Para is the great commercial city Of
northern Brazil, the gate to the tan
gled jungles of the upper Amazon, the
doorway through which the Brazilian
steps on his way to North America or
to Europe. Here are lines of shipping
leading up and down the coast, trans.
Atlantic companies sending their great
boats back and forth to Lisbon and Liv.
erpool, and, most interesting of all
here is the lower terminal of that most
romantic line of vessels which plies
through the hot damp land of mystery,
up the Amazon all the way to the 30.
livian frontier.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-10

OF the great god Pan, the names of
the virgin daughters of Rome were put
in a box and drawn therefrom by the
young men. Each youth was bound 70
offer a gift to the maiden who fell to
his lot and to make her his partner
during the time of the feast.
How this secular custom became
allied to the name Of a saint is alto
gether a different matter. st. Valen-
tine was a bishop of Rome during the
third century. He is said to have been
a mar OF very amiable nature and most
eloquent Of speech. wherefore he was
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-10

very successful in converting the pagan
Romans to Christianity. Marcus Au-
relius was then emperor-a relentless
prosecutor Of the Christians-and by
his order the bishop was beheaded.
The date Of his death was February
IA, go A. ID. We find the statement
In Archbishop Whateley's "nlustra-
tons of the Book Of Common Prayer"
that st. Valentine was a man of adj
mlrable parts and so famous for his
love and charity that the Gus tom of
choosing valentines upon his festival
took Its rise from thence"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-10
COPIED CUSTOM OF BIRDS
Feathered Creatures Said to Have
Been the Inspiration Of the
Ancient Romans.

A fact in natural history, to wit, that
birds in southern Europe pair about
the middle of February, is said to have
inspired a custom of the ancient Ro-
mans. 10 which the origin Of the mod
ern valentine can undoubtedly be
traced, says the Housekeeper. AT the
fssst of the Lupercalia. held in honor
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-10

oME and st. Valentines day so
far back in the Christian CEN
turtles that the festival of love
mad not yet annexed to itself
the name of a Christian saint !
SO says a writer in the New
York Herald.
On this great day the Sacred
urn prominently placed so that
none might ignore 1t, vas do
ing a rushing business. bub-
bling forth its fateful messages
Tor the coming year. For the
first valentines urora No.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-10
Inside information.

The PastOr-"So God has sent Won
two more little brothers, Polly?" Polly
(brightly)-"Yes, and he knows where
the moneys coming from. l heard
daddy say So"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-10
The Way to DO.

"A footpad tried to hold me up the
other night, but l put an extlnguisbe,
on him"
How did you do it?"
! Il covered him with a revolver"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-10

But probably the connection of name
is wholly due to a coincidence of date.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-10

The Oldest valentine verse in the world. It has
travelled to all quarters Of the globe and been
translated into every tongue. It is believed to
nave originated in the Greek in some much more
lovely form.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-10

New Jersey factories employ 2s2,.
900 operatives.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-10
INTERNATIONAL
LESSON
CBy e. o. SELLERS, Acting Director NJ
the Sunday School Course In the Moody
Bible Institute of Chicago.)
Copyright, 1917, Western Newspaper Union.D
LESSON FOR FEBRUARY II
JESUS AND THE WOMAN OF sA-
MARIA.

LESSON TEXT-John ASIA, "a. 2e.
GOLDEN TEXT-Christ Jesus came in
TO the world to save sinners.-I Tim. lis.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-01-25
acres Of the most fertile land this con-
tinent affords. Considerations of eli

acres Of the most fertile land this con-
tinent affords. Considerations of eli
mate are to many contemplating
change of scene and opportunity,
matter of earnest consideration, and
North Dakota has undoubtedly suffer-
ed as consequence Of the erroneous
impressions, born of ignorance, ridi-
cule and hoary yet libelous jokes, re-
specting the weather conditions she
enjoyed. The records of the United
States Weather Bureau prove conclus-
lively that her claim to be termed the
Sunshine State of America, is unas-
sailable. Situated in the geographical
center of the North American CONT
nent, it would appear that an all-wise
Creator had ordained that the sun
should linger just little longer here
than elsewhere. All Nature in CRATE
full mood, responds generously to this
glorious sun kiss, the feathered song
ster, fluttering heavenward, raises a
sweet carol so early to greet the bril-
liant morn, the days beaming so
brightly, find all active and alert, and
as the sun reluctantly wanders west
ward the evenings, so calm and salub-
rious, bring comfort and contentment
to the soul after the days labor is DER.
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And to this wealth of sunshine, not
alone of Summer, but the sparkling
sunshine of winter, must we ascribe
her pre-eminence as grain producing
State.
That North Dakota is the most pros
porous state in the Union, official rec
ords make evident. The per capita
production of products is greater than
that enjoyed elsewhere, and in en-
phasizing the fact that these products
give to her people more dollars and
cents individually, let us remember
that the wealth thus created is more
evenly distributed than in any other
state.
The basis of this prosperity is a
| wondrously fertile soil, developed by
an intelligent and progressive agri-
cultural system. With less than half
her available area under cultivation,
we find North Dakota raises more
spring wheat, flax, barley and rye
than any other state, is rapidly taking
prominence as corn producer, stands
unrivalled for the quality and guam
tity Of potatoes and garden produce
generally, and is proving an adapta-
bility of soil truly surprising.
The rapid growth of the cattle and
dairy industry has been phenomenal.
Statistics suggest that in 1900 only
125, 900 cows were to be found in the
state, yet in 1916 the returns prove
that 357, JAP cows were responsible for
the production of 100000 lbs. Of
butter, and the value of dairy products
totalling $5,000,O00. Over half mil
I,,,x,l
hogs, a hundred thousand sheep and
seven thousand mules are distributed
among $4,000 farms, the hired help Of
which costs annually over $14,000,00O.
While agricultural interests naturally
predominant, the manufacturing pos
sibilities of the State deserve serious
consideration. 1t has been estimated
that 697 1921 100000 tons of high grade
Ignite coal are available for the de-
velopment of the many infant indus
tries, deposits which, let us realize,
represent at the present rate Of pro-
duction in the United States supply
sufficient for SO years. Ignite com
mercially lends it's properties to a va
riety of uses, and will furnish not only
an exceeding cheap fuel supply, but
gas, power and all that adds to human
comfort
Second in Importance to coal, we
find a variety of valuable clay suitable
for the manufacture Of brick, earthen-
ware, thing, pottery, paving or fire
brick. Deposits Of sand suitable for
glass making, natural gas and oil are
to be found and will in the near future
be utilized to advance home indus
tries.
North Dakota has subscribed to the
fundamental truth, that Education, eff
ficient and thorough, is the birthright
of every child and can prefer to the
new conner system, progressive and
far reaching, bringing within easy dis
lance Of every home, school which
ranks from the viewpoint of efficiency,
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@ o q o @ o o o o o o o o . o
WHERE THE SUNSHINE OF
LIFE AWAITS YOU.
By JAMES SHAW.

o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o @ .
J That the development of North Da-
kota awaits but wider appreciation
of her boundless resources, is en-
phasized by Governor Frazier, in his
first official proclamation, that these
are but little understood in the States
East, West and South of US, he is con-
WINGED, and he is appealing for the CO.
operation of her people to make known
the truth concerning our excellent
school system, our unexcelled agricul-
tural lands, our invigorating climate,
our progressiveness, and wonderful
wealth in coal and clay, and the in
creased interest in the live stock in
Sdustry, it is with the confidence that
the mission is one worthy our best en-
deavor.
The State of North Dakota lies be-
tween the 9th and 104th degrees of
longitude, and the 45th and 49th de-
igrees of latitude, comprise 100000