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The Detroit times., 1917-01-19
How TO BE Interesting
BY Or. FRANK CRANE
Copyright. 1915. by Frank CraneD

You would like to be interesting? |
will tell you the secret of il.
There is something about you that all
the world wants to know, something that
will attract the interest of every one.
1t is-Yourself.
When God made you he made some
thing different from every other creature.
That is what personality means. 1t is
distinctiveness.
No character that you can put on is
half SO attractive as your real self
This is hard for US to believe. because
self is very sensitive We instinctivey
conceal it, as a guilty thing. We are as
ashamed Of it as Of our skin Most of
our culture results in thoroly Disgusting
oursclf. If one were to reveal frankly
his genuine soul in high society he might
be arrested for indecent exposure
The wicked conceal their vices the
good conceal their virtues as carefully.
We love masks. wells. clothes, DISCUSSES
Life is a masked ball Who knows his
neighbor? Or even his wife?
SO, to be interesting to exert innu-
ence, to draw praise, We put on the traits
of others
We play We are this or that person as
assiduously as-ehildren play papa and
mamma and soldier
And. in the world Of mines, one who
has mastered the art Of self-expression
is fascinating, as he is different.
Even the actor, presumably a player
Of roles is successful in proportion as
he reveals. thru all his various parts, his
own self Mansfield was always Mans
field in everything he did. and Irving
could never shed his lrvingness. No
actor ever became great except as him.
self. We go to see John Drew for the
John Drew in all he acts.
Playing part is trick, though il may
be very clever and amusing; revealing
ones self is an art.
All there is good in a book is what
autobiography seeps thru. Giotto's cary
ings on the bell-tower in Florence are
immortal because they are individual;
and individuality and inspiration are
akin And that something in all Wag-
ner's music is-Wagner.
Nothing is so great, wonderful orig
inal compelling. as personality.
How then can | express myself fully'
BY concentrating on the thing done
BY forgetting yourself In art (and in
the difficult art of life most Of all it is
true that "he that loseth his life shall
find it,"
You will notice that the orator never
strikes fire. and kindles you with the
divine spark until he has lost himself
in his theme. Similarly a painting,
statue. piece of music, bit Of writing,
begins to glow the moment the makers
eye has lost sight Of self We see him
when he no longer sees himself. When
he is conscious of himself he is affected
and repes US.
The virtuoso, the master, differs from
the amateur in that he has got rid Of
himself
Very young children are interesting be-
cause tncy nave no sell OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
And finished masters for the same rea-
son. The beauty Of the beginning of life
and the end Of art are the same.
This is the peculiar psychology Of UNI
selfshness. We begin to see why it is
so divine. It is because only when we
attain unselfshness we become purely
human the naked soul appears, and the
soul. of all things, is of supernal beauty.
To conclude: If you would be interest
/ ing, forget yourself.
The Detroit times., 1917-01-19
Before Long, Now, You
Will BE Planting Things.

Pretty soon youn smell in the breeze from
the south an odor OF freshness. groenness, re
newed life. The ground will begin to look soft
A warm rain viii set everything 70 steamine
Birds viii begin TO chirp and the sun will feel
awfully comfortable. Then youll be wanting 20
The Detroit times., 1917-01-19

why. he turned up one day with plan wnsre-
b. we save $4,000 year
And what" rho visitor inquired, docs that
workman Ect out 81 h ,"
oh" The happy official replied. "he gets tho
ducks"
The Detroit times., 1917-01-19

Am ~ and am getting terribly
fat How can ! reduce Nlss r
There Is but ono safe way, Eat
less and exercise more.
The Detroit times., 1917-01-19

Occasionally q married man doc
lot ~ talking whom he is away
from homo because that Is about
the only chance he gets.
The Detroit times., 1917-01-19
Laugh With Us

An official in one of The largest manufaciur
ing concerns in Philadelphia was showing n Visit
tor Tho huge plant He maryelied at the labor
The Detroit times., 1917-01-19
SPAGEE
By Professor Diet

There is no more delightful Dish than
spaghetti when properly cooked. which has
never happened
When one is called upon 20 eat spaghetti
In company. and recalls that q IS a dish that
was brought over from italy. 10 Is likely 20
wish that It had been dropped on the way
over and broken.
Eating spaghetti with garlic IN II Is per.
mitted under the Declaration Of Iudepeud-
ence, but lot % people with whom you
come IN contact after eating 10, are found 20
be voefully lacking IN patriotism.
The head OF many person has been turn
I'd b. garlic.
The best way 20 eat spaghetti IL 10 grab
The uncooked stick and push Il down the
throat as Tar as possible then follow with
cug OF boiling wafer
Il - not popular among many because u
cannot Be eaten with knife
Two hundred Detroiters were held il
the river al of Wednesday night on a fer
~ boat that got stuck in, the ice.
Oh yes, the name Of the ferry boat wa.
the Pleasure"
The Detroit times., 1917-01-19

TRIO boys were having an
argument about their strength.
why" said John. ~ go 20 Tho
well and pull up ninety gallons
Of water every morning"
That's nothing. replied
Bob. Il geta boat every morn.
ing and pull up the river"
The Detroit times., 1917-01-19
The KeeD Well Column
cHAPeEo sNIHI

Chapped face and hands are
raused By cold. Irrltatlng winds of
The Detroit times., 1917-01-19
from Another Point of NeU
Bp c. 7. S

c. T. ST. watched the parade OF our
returned soldiers from the border. I pre-
sumo that balky mule in the parade was a
pacihst- K l.. g.
Now they are talking about lawyers
union. We object.
A man in Sunbury. Pa, is suing anoth-
er for $4,000. for calling him a knocker.
A verdict for $4,000 would strike Us, per.
sonally, as quite boost.
SPAGHETTI
az professcr DIET
The Detroit times., 1917-01-19

"One OF our workmcn." n
official said. has made a gre
many Of The Improvements so
see In this room He likes e.
20 duck shooting and while 90
on q trip for q We ur more h.
thinks out some new way 70
ave labor"
After a moments pause he
The Detroit times., 1917-01-19


("cvality" IN We Polk cszsttsers)
King Nebr
Car. "a Va
Kaiser No
Queen ~ Nnr
King IT Prussia Pa
Queen ANNE Md
Prince George. ta
Princess anne Fa
Dauphn ia
Royal. Ark
FWF.
Detroit IS 70 hear a lecture on ''Tho
Language OF the Face. The eloquence.
for instance, Of weeks growth.
Just what, II any Is William J.n,l,ss
erysn's permanent address
United States officials express tho
opinion that the coal famine is over. So
is the price, and above.
A man was fined in Windsor for shout.
ing "Hurrah for the Kaiser" There Is q
time and place for all things.
The Detroit times., 1917-01-19
WHAT TACT IS
BY X. AoDlNaToN BRUCE

BE Rlddls q L, "Psyeho0gy NJ Tar nffo7f &c
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-05-04
Sanitary and Compact Cradle.

For use in infant asylums, and also
in homes where there is not an album
dance of space, crib has been devel-
oped of woven wire, which, in addition
to it's compactness, Is said to be safe
and sanitary. 1t is also economical
and safe. 1t is a woven-wire basket,
having high, flaring sides, which is sus-
pended by ropes from two posts like
a hammock. The beds are finished so
that there are no sharp edges or cor
ners on which the little occupants can
scratch themselves. AS often as de-
sired, all clothing is removed and the
wire framework thoroughly cleansed.
When not in use, the cradles are moved
from their supports and nested into
compact stacks. These beds are now
being made for use in the home, also,
If desired, and are provided with
woven-wire lids that clamp over the
tops.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-05-04
old CUSTOMS LIVE
Highly Civilized People in India
Retain BarbarouS Practices.
Swinging a Man by Hooks From Tree
to Insure Good Harvest Still Pop
ular in Some Districts OF
the Far East.

Madras is the heart of the real India
There is tendency on the part of trav-
elers and writer's to overlook the sec
ton because it has few of the more
striking and romantic features that are
found in the North--the dangers of the
frontier, the intrigues of the native
Rajput princes, the continually bub-
bling cauldron of strife between Hindu
and Mohammedan. Madras is pure
Hindu, which is TO say, pure Indian CT
the Oldest times.
1t is tradition in India to treat
the Madras province as something of
joke. Civil and military officials in
the North, wrestling with sterner prob
lens of intrigue and revolt, are in
clined TO look down on them. 1t is an
insult to tell a Sikh trooper that he
drills like MadrasSi. All this, how
ever, is simply the result of the settled
prosperity of Madras. Things there
are past the experimental stage. Agri-
culture, administration, education,
transportation, have all been worked
out to fine point, leaving the officers
and the progressive classes of natives
to spend their time working out adj
vanced ideas and systems at which the
rest of India laughs. Yet Madras is
too rich and powerful in an economic
way to be laughed at much.
Here you touch the old Hindu East.
Side by side with the grated culture of
Europe that the native picks up with
superficial facility, and side by side
with his own andsof-years-old
Oriental civilization, still flourish a
hundred old superstitionS and customs
that the West can but regard as bar
barous. They are a part Of the East,
and the English are powerless before
the passive resistance that the native
opposes to any attempt to change them.
There are tales of human sacrifice
still carried out secretly in remote
mountain districts; it is known TO a
certainty that the superstitjous prac-
tice of swinging man by hooks from
a tree to insure a good harvest is still
carried out. Women still xiii them
selves on the death of their husbands;
the lines of caste are drawn as hard
and fast as they were five centuries
ago; a Brahmin is still defiled if the
shadow of an outcast passes over him.
Madras is not disorderly, but it is stub
born in these matters with an Oriental
stubbornness. And the disconcerting
part of it all is that these revolving
practices are not the customs of bar
barians, but of a highly civilized
people, who have gone as far on their
own road as Europe has gone on hers.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-05-04
Protection for Watches.

The tendency to overwind watch,
or on the other hand, not to wind 1T
often enough, has been provided
against by a winding indicator with
which certain high-grade watches are
now being equipped. A dial, resem-
bling the secondhand dial, is situated
Immediately below the figure II on
these timepieces, and is provided with
a small band that slowly revolves to
the right or left, according as the
spring is being wound or unwound, its
position indicating how near the watch
is to being run down. The. device
serves as safeguard against too tight
winding,
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-05-04
LONGEST River In Europe.

The Volga is the longest river I'm
Europe. It rises on the Valdai plateau,
south of Petrograd, the capital of Rus
STA. and it flows in a southeasterly di-
rection and then south across Russia,
and empties into the northern part of
the Caspian sea at Astrakhan. It's to-
tai length is 2,310 miles, and 1t drains
an area of $4,000 square miles. 1t
possesses only slight and gradual
fall, and this is excellently adapted for
navigation. In spring floods the wa
tiers at certain parts are from ten to 13
miles across. The river is ice free
from 1913 to 260 days each year.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-05-04
Cause for Mirth.

81 can't find any old clothes for the
scarecrow." said the farmer.
''Use some of the fancy things the
boy brought home from college" said
his wife.
I'm trying to scare crows-not
make 'em laugh 'emselves to death,'s
said the farmer. j
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-05-04
The Modern Baby.

Now an oculist has discovered that
baby's white raiment Injuries his VI
sion. They've taken away his cradle
and his old-time remedies and his
fairy stories. and now they want to
pinch his snowy pinafores- Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-05-04
Not Exclusive.

81 suppose your mirror tells you
that you are beautifulT
"Yes," said the girl, shut have no
objection to hearing from others on
the subject, Go on" -
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-06
GRAY HAIR
RESTORED
Made Natural Dark Color
Again by La Creole-Stops
Failing Hair and Grows
New Hair.

\ delightful surprise awaits any lady
or gentleman with gray, strca ked
gray, prematurely gray, faded. thin
or bald head. Simply apply to your
hair and scalp the famous La creole
Hair Dressing. (Simple directions on
bottle) In a few days you VIII be de-
lighted 10 see all your gray hair grad
ually turn TO natural, even dark
shade and so perfect IS the change
that not even a trace of gray hair cdn'
he found La Creole is harmless
no dye, but has the wonderful effect
of restoring the color glands to actir-
ty, 50 your gray hair is naturally e.
stored to that dark. fascinating tone
you used to have. Besides La CrooIo
stops dandruff and falling hair and
causes thin HAIR to grow thick AND
new hair to sprout all over your head,
making all your hair soft, fluffy long,
thick. evenly dark and snappy wl-h
new life La creole is such pleasant
hair preparation that lots Of folks Use
it all the time as a fine hair drcss'9f
and tonic. Sold on a money back
guarantee, by druggists, or sent pre-
paid in a big bottle for ST. Address
Van Nleet Mansfield Co, Memphis
Tenn Pay a fair price for the best
hair dressing which is La Creole -
Adv
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-06
At tie 7 heaters


Majestic.
We know certain little Tulsa lady
in Denver who will be wishing she
might bc here TO SEQ Nalcstl Suratt i'm
The New York Peacock the dttrac-
uon at the Majestic today and tomor-
row The reason We mention the lady
In Denver is because We know she
gets The World ana will read all the
amusement ads, with especial interest
i'm the Majestic, and besides, what
woman wouldn't be Interested in the
fact that the acknowledged empress
OF fashion is going TO appear I'm an
amazing number of the most bewItDh-
inglv swell clothes Imaginable
Iu presenting The New York Pea
cock the Majestic feels it has accom-
plshed something. not only of direct
benefit To the thcatcr, but 90 the NdrI-
Gus and sundry merchants who deal
IN ladies' toggery, for they are certain
20 be besieged by requests and de-
mands for copies Of some of the gowns
and dresses worn by Naleska Suratt
i'm this film play
As to the story Well it's a
great big elaborate affair, and tells Of
young chap who goes TO the city
with a neutrality-suspicious. bank
ron and two-blts' worth Of brains nc
loses the br., but accumulates a mil
lion dollars worth Of wisdom, which
by the way, is more than some high
/ fhcrs get for their money
It's a good yarn and fairly scintil-
T latcs with the lure Of bright lights
/ lobster palaces, cabarcts and dinner
parties It's q good picture 10 SEQ and
/ incidentally carries wholesome les
/ son To- those who would fain respond
/ 20 the artificial gIamor of the gay
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-06

Alder and city Engineer Wyss. have
been busily engaged in making sur
veys OF the proposed improvements
and securing estimates Of the expense
attached 70 the work. ana partial
report j. expected by Mayor simmons
at this mornings meeting.
No City Hall Action.
Mayor Simmons announced yester-
day that the plans Tor the new muui-
cipal building. being drawn by the
firm Of Rush. EndDcOtt K Rush, aE-
chitects, were not wholly complete,
and that the board would take no
action upon their adoption until tho
plans and specifications had been re-
ceived by the board.
Another matter which is expected
10 occupy portion Of the time Of the
commission This morning are changes
In several ordinances which have been
prepared by John Woodard, assistant
city attorney These ordinances have
long stood on the books Of the city,
but the changes made necessary by a
recent ruling for no Imposement OF
Jail sentence have only recently been
made by the legal department
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-06
EUery Druggist KnOrs That
S. S. s. Is Thoroughly Re
liable.
liable.

There is not a medicine on the mar
ket more highly regarded by the drug
gist than :. $. $ lie has sold IT ever
since he has been in business, and is
i'm personal touch with many who have
used it with highly satisfactory results.
n YOU are in need Of a remedy for
any blood disorder ask your retail
druggist his opinion Of ;. ;, :. He
Will tell YOU that this wonderful blood
>Tenedy has been on the market for
more than fifty years, and that ne has
never known It to fail to accomplish
an hat IS claimed for H.
This is indeed most Creditable rec
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-06

Today. at 2:30 for the matinee,
"4i Minutes From Broad Say. G.p.sc
NJ. CohHns famous musicHl comedy
viii ue presented for the first ir,
ou any stage for the small almis.ipr
of 10 cents The Van Dyke X Eaton
Stock co. il making the hit Of the
season ana is playing to enormous
crowds ct every performance.
I;c-ul1r $l50 plays put ON in a
pleasing manner and high class
Vaudeville between the acts for ]"
cents is something the average the
ator-socr Is not going to overlook. and
ro wonder the stock company Is play
nE 20 standing room aJ every per
Torrance mt thc Grand.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-06
IT MUST NOT HAPPEN AGAIN.
Voters Of Both Parties Indignant over
Result of Contest.

Special to The World.
BRISTOW, Okla, March 2 Mnch
indignation has been expressed mere
concerning the verdict Of the suecirl
Judge in the Cobb-Bcrry comm -s.ouer
contest, in which Berry, Democrat,
was given the Place on the board now
occupied by CObo. Many Democrats.
as well as Republicans, have made
the statement that they Nill see tnd'
such an occurrence does not happen
next election, as the majorities of the
Republicans Will be such tLat there
win be no chance for Il contest.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-06
BROOM CORN IDEN >DrNC
Farmers o. Love County Ngrcc 10
NlnimI IN of Ten NCrc- This season.

~p,ria. tu 7 le World
RINGLING. okla, March The
broom corn idea has spread into Love
county Farmers Of the community
Of Loves Valley had meeting the
other day discussed the ACCESSIBILITY
Cf eNpcrimonting this year with the
new crop and adjourned after e1ch
man present had agreed TO plant as
much as zen acres. 1t is probable
that nearly one thousand acres will
bc planted in Love county this year
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-06

WHEELING. W Va, March a.
Or. John w Morris, aged O.. treas
urer- general for the southern jursdIc-
t+bn, supreme council, Scottish rite
Masons. is dead al his home here.
Death was due to a stroke Of paralysis.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-06
CITY COMMISSIONERS
WILL BE BUSY TODAY
Many Matters Which Were
Tabled at Fridays Session
to Be Up for Action.

Several items of importance as leg
islatIon and affecting the people Of
Tulsa are expected TO be brought be-
fore the board or city commissioners
NJ the usual Friday morning meeting
this morning at the city han.
The meeting Of the board last Fri
day was brief and little business wa
brought before the commissioners,
due TO the Shriner cele bration which
was attended by most all the commits
sioners and other attaches OF the city
hail. Matters which were scheduled
for the meeting Of last Friday were
postponed and Will be taken up by
the board today.
West Tulsa Projects.
Among the most important matters
to be taken up is that concerning tho
estimates OF improvements which are
TO be made i'm the event that a bond
issue for 100000 for West Tulsa IS
carried These improvements include
the installation Of complete water
works system, a complete sewer sys-
TEN. modern fire station with equip
ment and other municipal improve
ments. such as the laying Of streets
and sidewalk grades.
For the past week and half the
members Of the board Of commits
sioners, together with Fire Chief
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-11-01

"Hens are funny creatures observes
a poultry fancier. "They have their
likes and dislikes-eSpecially dislikes.
Ii you move hen she turns clusty
and won't lay eggs. She likes her old
home, and takes an abominable time
to get used to the new.
"If you wave cloth within sight of
the occupants of your fowl run you
will hear shocking row. This par
ticular noise is known as the danger
signal and sometimes will be in
dulged in without Il single break for as
long as twenty minutes.
IF you take it into your head to
rearrange the nest-boXes depend upon
it Biddy will pay you out. She will
miss that day with her usual egg.
provided they are good, it's wisest
to stick to old things in pouItry-keep-
ing, and not to shift them unless you
are compelled to do SO. At least
there's one thing you can change and
that's the fodder. Hens won't object
to that at all; in fact, they like it,"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-11-01
Should Make Soldiers Happx.

"Whcn | was first admitted to the
bar, | pictured myself as engaged in
making impassioned addresses to
juries,G writes Emerson Hough. Later
found that lawyer had great
many things to do besides making I'M
passioned addresses. We picture to our
selves soldier as engaged always in
the imminent deadly breach, his sword
waving above his head. As matter
Of fact, soldier has to do a great
many things besides wave his sword.
He has to eat, drink smoke play cards,
sew on buttons, wash, Shave-and
read The soldier who does not read
is neither as good or ms happy a sol
der as he might and ought to be. II
is our duty to make our soldiers mol
only good ones but happy ones. Ergo,
books, and plenty of them, for the boys
at the front"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-11-01
A SUPERIOR Place.

81 was driving through southern In
diana last week." relates friend, "and
/ stopped for refreshment at little
town which has not yet felt the effects
of prohibition. There was regular
saloon in the place-Only the sign on
the window read Sample Room And
/ entered to get a sample.
'There was quite bunch of men
In the place, leaning up against the
bar. But there were no tables, and
not even chair. As | ordered my
light refreshment, spoke to the bar
tender, whom l judged to be the pro-
prletor. / told him that / thought I'd
come in and take a sip and maybe u
bite, but that l didn't see any place to
sit down. And | asked him why he
didn't have any chairs. He said
"'Young Teller this here is first
class place. An we don't have no
chairs because we don't aim to let one
man drink any longern he kin stand
Properly rebuked, went away
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-11-01

Fish stories are supposed to be
unique as stretchers of the imagina-
ton, but none beats the story told by
a member of the British commission
TO the United States.
1t seems that one of his acquaint-
ances-a traveller Of some note-had
sold farm to an Irishman, and the
latter was complaining because there
were no birds about the place.
"Set some traps" suggested the for
mer owner, ''and they will come"
"Shure an will they come thin?"
eyes. l was once in Africa, and
there wasn't woman, had been told,
within 200 miles. l wanted one to
cook and keep house. So | hung u
pair of earrings, bracelet and some
sundry buttons on tree, and the next
morning | found five applicants under
the branches"