South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-07-29
MAN IN THE STREET

There must be dearth OF nus
bands and fathers in Mishawaka
these days. Judging from the num-
Der Of men who intend pleading
mothers sole support" before the
exemption board.
And the epidemic Of tuberculosis
and other pulmonary diseases that
Z has developed In families affected
I by the war is enough to give one
the shoulders.
It is just as well that the draft
numbers were put in capsules. If
they had been sugarcoated they
wouldn't have been more palatable
TO some Of the guys who think some
body else ought to do their fighting
for them.
Pink whiskered Sen. Ham Lewis
told the senate the other day he had
reached a view regarding the war
wholly different from that OF Lloyd
George, the British premier. Ger
/
honorable peace. Sen. Ham evident
" gets his inspiration from Mayor
Thompson Of Chicago, or some of
the other politicians in the senator's
class. Scott Bone, says Lewis. is
poem in craftsmanship. We cannot
but regret that he wasn't set to
music.
The grabbers, gougers and slack
ers are represented in congress
quite in proportion 10 their numbers.
The beauty, GOODNESS ard attrac-
tons Of the summer resorts will al
ways look we'll in the pictures, and
the angler lifting the trout out of
the rivulet seems the picture OF hap
piness. But don't invest in 500
worth OF fishing tackle on the
strength of the picture.
Judging by the big prohibition
majority in Porto Rico. the people
there feared that some OF the folks
in the states were fixing to put the
island on an itinerary or make a
life-saving station Of II.
We pause in the midst Of ali the
horrors and distress of war 70 gaze
at the silver lining that Furnishes
the rim OF the cloud. Mishawaka is
going TO elect a democratic council
in the fall and this despite the fact
that the repu olican branch of the
Franchise league has entered the
lists in behalf OF the present admin
stration,
The turning back of the clock to
the old time was too much for Earl
Fink He hiked to indianapolis to
escape the obsequies.
Chancellor Won BethmannH oll-
veg was slow. Michaelis will get TO
the discard in less than one-fourth
of the time. Watch his stroke.
Georgia boasts OF agricultural
products worth s475,O0O.cOO and
just TO think she gave every cent Of
II to the Red Cross except S474,412,-
1880.
IN the days to come, Bill Stacker
will feel like a psnny's worth OF
meat when Johnny comes marching
home. Even the girl that Bill has
been taking to the ice cream dis
pensary will tell him. Goodbye,
Bill, I'll see you later"
The spirit was willing enough, but |
Warren Judkins may not get a
chance to get 10 the front after all. !
He had his sight tested the other |
day and when the Oculist placed an
ordinary sized saucepan a distance !
OF four feet away and asked him /
what II was Warren said he could /
not tell whether il was a quarter or /
a 5O-cent piece. but he felt sure it
was either.
Pride makes one easily tired"
SAYS winifred Black. Especially /
when somebody piles a big super
structure Of it upon a four-fush
Plant cabbage. The soldiers in
France are clamoring for some
good old United States nickel
cigars" And they are going to have
what they want.
Horrors, According 10 the Trib /
trousers are unknown in Scotland.
and we never saw kits until we
came 10 Mishawaka.
In other words, those picketing
SUITS were pocketed
The girl that il modest and shy |
may have her difficulties in the
grand pursuit, and although she
may not attract as much attention
as the Sallie-on-the-Spot who chews
gum and doesn't hesitate 10 grab the
flea in her stocking right in front OF
the drug store. she usually lands
her quarry.
The senatorial Stacker is worst OF
all because he is capable of perpe-
trating the most mischief.