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The Detroit times., 1917-05-09
Rare Moments
ny Or. FRANK CRANE
Copyright. 1915. by Frank Craae)

We cannot always know what is best,
We cannot always feel MS we should, we
cannot always see. But there are times
when we have the knowledge, the fire,
the vision. And we must use these to
carry us over the duller stretches.
We go thru this life, not in broad day
light. but rs travellers in the night who
see their way only by brief lightning
flashes.
We journey as if thru thick woods
and wide lowIands, and only once in
while does our road lie over the noun
tain, whence we can see the past in its
true perspective and the future goal. We
have To make use of our rare moments.
They Go not last All thSu the long dull
routine We cherish the one minute of in
spiration. Hours and hours we must
spend at toll We DO not understand; but
We did understand once.
The rapt prophet cannot stay in the
seventh heaven He must come down
and suffer and die Buddha could not
sit forever under the TOO tree and receive
the great illumination Only a brief
space was Jesus TRANSPORTED on the
mount
We cry in vain to the rare moment.
Stay with me.
Sunday comes but once week
Youth of youth the poet sings:
There are gains for all our losses
There IS balm for all pain,
But when youth. the dream, departs
70 takes something from our hearts
And Il never comes again
Something beautiful Is vanished
And sigh for It in vain;
We behold 10 everywhere
on the earth and IN the air
But Il never comes again.
It is only the weak and ignorant who
want always 20 be intoxicated The
strong and wise know that for the most
part our task must be followed in grim
purpose, thru encouragement and dark
ness. holding on in sheer and hard 10y
atty, trusting not what we see now, but
what We did see once.
Says Matthew Arnold
We cannot kindle when We VIII
The IRE which IN the heart resides:
Tho spirit bloweth and Is stu
In mystery our soul abides.
But tasks ln hours ~ insight Wind
Can be- through hours OF gloom fulnlrd
The Detroit times., 1917-05-09
Pointed Paragraphs

In some circumstances silence has
The most telling effect
Girls who can't sing should al
most never do 90
n you like The color OF girls
eyer and tell her so you are likely
70 start a conversation
Paving a child 10 De good shows
The power ~ matter over mind
A new cook may bring The best OF
references. but you cant eat them
Men who say nothing do not nee
essarily have the wood saving
habit.
Not even q school teacher notices
bad grammar IN compliment
let We be frank and admit that
We al gossip too much
II wives don't want n catch their
husbands In mischief they shouldn't
watch them.
Some persons have sort N
sixth sense that makes q possible
for 'hom 20 guess just what you
don't want them 70 know. You re
gard srch persons with mingled
rage and envy
The Detroit times., 1917-05-09
Big and Little Sisters

The Big Sister idea is strangely
appealing. There II not IN ne
whole catalogue Of human relation.
hips a better one han that Of biz
slstership The best mothers are
big sisters
The organization Of Big Sister,
500 strong IN Kansas city. is based
on an age old need The Big Sister
assume The existence OF the little
sister They are marching partners
Already. 80 is said. the practical val
20 ~ The hand stretched out by
the Big Sister 20 her younger work
ug mate has been demonstrated
over and over again
"Tou arc the arst woman who
bas ever spoken directly 90 me. as
one woman 20 another, In the three
years J hove been in Kansas Ciy
said r. young wiman behind The
counter N a Kansas City depart
ment store last week 70 a member
Of the Big Sisters
Perhaps no man. either. has spok
en- diFsctly 70 hsr az brother aDeakf
The Detroit times., 1917-05-09

commission that the prices paid last yea
were false and extortionate prices due tC
manipulation. and we have the assurance
Of President Wilson that there isn't go
ing TO be any manipulation while We are
in war
SO if we were in your place, we
wouldn't be in as much Of a hurry to buy
next winters coal as the brokers want
you TO be in. ~
They seem disposed to keep mp the
manipulation while they can and while
manipulating is good
The Times indorses the movement set
on foot by the Affiliated Societies and
Business Men of Northeastern Detroit
which is enhsting the cooperation of all
similar organizations in an endeavor to
get action now by the municipality that
will prevent a recurrence Of conditions to
which Deuoiters paid tribute last winter
This is the time for the city 70 get
busy
Action by the municipality will be pa
triotic aid of the government
Why not city coal yards'
The city coal yard is the thing with
which to meet the coal broker and break
his back
The Detroit times., 1917-05-09

70 sister And yet how many must
have spoken
The Big Sister movement Il a.
broad AZ slsterahip Itself All a
nember has 20 base her conduct On
IL her deal Of how she would look
after younger sister Of her own
IN some families there ~ always
somebody Just little younger. so
~ is IN the story. the factory. the
omce. everywhere that women are
employed there IL always some
body just a little younger Just a llt.
tie weaker. Just a little lonesomer.
Just little more in need OF some
kind of a little III Therefore there
Il place for the Big Sister. even
tho she may not De so very big
Kansas city Star
The Detroit times., 1917-05-09
The Last Leaf On the Tree

The slightly stopped form Of the late
Charles A. Kent. busting through the
crowd on Griswold street of a brisk win
ter morning, visualized to degree what
Oliver Wendell Holmes had in mind when
he wrote his tender and exquisite, ''The
Last Leaf on-ene Tree
Ny grandmother often satd
Poor old lady, she Is dead
Long ago)
That he ad Roman nose
And his cheeks were ike rose
In the snow.
The ruddiness Of the fine old barrister's
cheeks when he was getting down town
by Natures own facilities of locomotion
was reflection of his mental alertness,
as well.
He held to the old order in government,
politics and economics, and had scant
patience with new-fangled panaceas 1t
was ever a delight to see him taking a
fall out of the later school of doctri-
naires, which he did with courtesy and
incisiveness, but with effectiveness.
Although an octogenarian, it was al
ways springtime in his soul. To fall in
with him was TO glimpse an era in ouI
states unfolding when able jurists
reached their conclusions patiently and
toilsomely and never permitted them
selves to be tossed about by changing
winds Of expediency and accommodation
The Detroit times., 1917-05-09
Keep Playing
ny u. DDINGroN nRUCn
Author ~ The Riddle OF Person
ality. Psychology aud
parenthcod. etc.


A., rIA-vs,l rnivers,,, .,s -
,,,,e-,,.,r roll,ces t,o ~ -, 80,
bas rs.uIrs5 ir the .,s,..lli,r ~ a.
,sp,i scb.lplc. FOR stbIetjc .,,
tsst. IN g,if ,Iros ,r., ,.n,i. .i..,,.
thsrs ba. hs.o Ui5a discps.,or ~
to me a5yissbiiirv of b,,dirg ,o,r.
namepfs I'm wan time
Naturally The feeling 90 ui5a
snrsa9 that thi. D.. a rim. f,r ,.,,,
rather than nlay Aad srrb feel.
ing ia vol warranted ia Wow ~
me seriousness of th. situation ami
The necessity for earnest. patriotic
Effort of man. kinds.
just the same il ia 0cll 10 hear
IN mind mat the law. az nature arr
no, suspended even s,hen peoples
arc st war In var fime AS In tim.s
of neace AN Nurk and no p.av
makes Jack Jun boy. an indifer
emit citizen. nnd poor soldier
AS matter ai fact athlerr ac
uyu,s should bp encouraged rather
fLIn N.aILflr Infl TODAY.
There are mon unloubtedl, who
spend altos, her too much Tim,
pluiue rhir duty obviously To-
diminish choir p,sy emo and devote
more time Co productive labor
Gur tho great me.orlt, ~ nen
may 4s- be described 4s mon who
have NOT taken saMcient time to de.
velou them- ly.. tbu ac,.. out.
door p.ay. From borhooa th.y
have led sedentar lives becoming
sof' ami fahbv
Th has bot helped their health
NcHhc- has r. increased tnar men.
tai efficiency Their muscles being
weak ana thc.r digestion Door their
brain is less nourished than ,,
should be Consequently they can
not think ana 30 th.nss at A really
high level on accor.pl hmeut
The Detroit times., 1917-05-09
Anniversaries

tTeo The British regan o. can
ncnrIn rhsr'rrt u
1871 The 92aniards took Pensa-
cola t7A
l7g2- Francs ordered The seizIrs
OF neutral vessels carrying supplies
o. an fur wva port.
1907 Walter cotton who maze Tho
fret public announce ~ fbe dit.
catsrv ~ gold iu California heru
a. Eatlant. w. pled in Philadelphia
Jan 22 feFf
Isf6 Marshai souit was made com
ur0ufer Of the whole French ms
1855 Queen victoria and prince Az
bart visited tho former royal Fam s.
- France 90 rlarewont
Uses The Sourr orn Baptist eou-
venton opened ne annual session az
Mnufiis
Massacre ~ Buigarians =,
"a talr ay iashi HazlIks
1902 Cbnrlsn Emory smith re-
sisned az United S'ntee minister %
1886 prerfdent Wilson ordered d
large additional force ~ troops Or
tho Wo1'caR border
ONE YEAR AGO TO-DAY ~ THE
VAR
French repealed heavy German ae.
sauItp and made valu 40 Vardun
Euaalane reported fo Pre- pushing to-
ward BHxiad after having defeated
tho Turkg
Robert Fay said 20 be German
army officer. sentenced o. eight years
iu Federal prison Tor plotting 90
blow ur mnnitlon ships
TODAY's ANNIvuHsAHIES
rnprrss ZIfa ronsori - tho new
emperor ~ Austria and king ~ ffuu
Rnrr. born 100 the Italian provinces
~ fs.re 15 EFnre ago today
Charles fTeVamer qldruf ~
che National 0rrraau American Al
lance au1 loyal supporter of tho
qfmlrlHfrftiou wnr policy born in
Philadelphia 65 years $50 TODAY
elr janice " Barrie famous Eng
fiph novelist ard playwright born
in Firrimuir. y -. 81 years ago to-
day
John p. N-Taurin former United
states senator from south caraliuu
born lu Marlboro county. s. CO. 81
ycrr- ago today
rHom rfarkpou. catcher for
The Cincinnati National leaEue base
bnf fcnr born iu Sew York city. ~
years Wrh today
The Detroit times., 1917-05-09
The Old Gardener Says

y is easy 70 get a little EXTRA
early sweet corn by starting
seeds IN paper pots OF in old
strawberry baskets. IN a cold
franc. OF even IN mo Kitchen
window. setting out the plants
'Vhrn az dsnyerlo ~ frost NF past
M0nY amateurs prefkr The GoR
don Bantam tn any other kind.
Several new yellow varieties are
now on Tho market however. fn.
c,uding Golden Rod. and Golden
Giant tho latter cross between
Golden bantam and Howiing
Mob
The Detroit times., 1917-05-09
His Anxiety

Crow Good heavens. how 90
rains feel awfpily anxious about
mF wife She's gone ont without
AZ umbrella
Drew oh. she'll be all right
She'll take shelter in some shop
Crewe Exactly That's shat
make me 80 anxlO1A.
The Detroit times., 1917-05-09

able sketch of anything il would have been bet
ter 20 hayc indicated in writing what II WAS In
tended to represent
TAKE This one FOR Instance" he continued.
picking up one ~ the artists sketches Since
Won. were apparently In such a hurry that you
had not time 90 draw IL more carefully. why not
have written above g. This Is windmill
Thcn our artist would have known what II
intended FOR instead ~ which he had 10 guess
Eut il isn't a windmill It's man on horse
back replied the artist
The Detroit times., 1917-05-09
from Another Point of VieD
~ c. 7. S

Just when we need a bumper crop, word
comes from the office of the state fish
and game commissioner that Oates will
quit
For another thing. says our old friend
Doc, well-known and popular chiropodist,
the present price of round steak isn't on
the square.
A man snored in New York while the
Star Spangled Banner was being played
and was hailed into court. Possibly on
the charge Of having pro-German ade-
noids
The Detroit times., 1917-05-09
No Way Out Of II

How did Jones happen TO fall
downgairg7~
why. his wife said. Nov. Hon
~. be careful and "a he is not
The man 70 be dictated 20 by aD>
woman, down he went"
The Detroit times., 1917-05-09

fetal examination Of almost any
sidewalk wfll demonstrate that s.
Is subject to fouling by the ever
present spitted. This spit may con
tain any one OF numerous disease
germs such as tuberculosis. diph
iberia or MANTLE paraly SIS
Many people fail 20 take any pre-
cautions az ali 20 eliminate these
possible sources OF infection The
danger may be slight. but q does
exist. It can be avoided by thoroly
flushing The ice with water before
placing it IN the ice chest
Ice made from pure water In
clean factories and tce which has
been cut from reasonably pure. deep
ponds lakes or streams and stored
under sanitary conditions are about
equally safe from ne standpoint o.
health
Ice made from polluted water In
dirty lnsanitary factories and Ice
that IS cut from shallow, polluted
ponds or from grossly polluted riy-
ers. contain disease germF
Any dirty ice may be infected as
well as polluted and should not be
used In contact with food or water.
Health Questions Answered.
G. r. r. 'is hair tonic con
taining sugar OF lead dangerous
Yes
The Detroit times., 1917-05-09

the local grave digger get
up on the platform and testify.
This Ia how ne did r.
NV friends" he said, II new
or thocht 20 stand upon this
PLATFORM WITH ~rne provost on
one side Of me and the toon
clerk on IN ither side OF me.
! never thccht 10 tell ye that
frr "a u-lgfn v,,,vtH k..-...
The Detroit times., 1917-05-09


A great favor has been conferred on Detroit
public indebted Cooper Medicine company OF Day
ton o. manufacturers Of "TANLAC"
while unngha drug stores are to Be the retail dispensers Of
a.s million on
ron-ve poaaay and record demand st eTy
Armed minds ne household word thru
Cooper true the moving spirit
play the role with CoopeTs New Discovery and IN 1907 he p
ated the "tapewom trick
wholesome. Tanlac almost beverage Il
nearly PER alcohol according
doubt # 5
fac That lot Of good has been spent for
EVERYBODY wrought
wasting
money advertising f.
Michigan time
appeared Food Commissioner Hene caused II to Be- analysed
and en q bulletin under the heading
THE LATEST cUREALL"
This was Feb IL 1915 The report said in part:
asFvogs
THs LABEL ON THE BOTTLE NEATLY AVOIDS THE PURE
PURiFisa"
This latter "coopers New Discovery"
The HelIne report continues
2oing 20 per ht 'oTss pre-
presence a
TIE IS pEa CENT ALCOHOL GIVES IT THE kick" THAT MAKES
FELLOW FEEL GOOD AND OUGHT TO FILL LONG FELT WANT
ItN DRY COUNTIES.
re- s5 2.a'sq '1 . nag : :s's ss
srnse ss quayt sherry
ssntn ea you have 20
a,aary - so,is ot Tsnise
Lexington Kentucky papers
rested connection with his activities the sale Of Tanise
The Detroit times., 1917-05-09
War is a great eye-opener.

says he is.
Take coal and the prices we paid for
coal in this city last winter
The government of the United States
says there was absolutely NO justfica-
ton for those prices.
The trade commission quickly absolves
the local dealer and absolves the mine
owner.
1t says this profit was tribute exacted
by the brokers-the middlemen-by men
who never had a shovel in their hands,
by men who never swung pick IN their
lives, by men who never lifted bushel
of coal or drove team and by men whose
hands were never soiled with the black
of a piece of coal as big as a hickory nut
These coal Observation-Disclosures
sitting in easy chairs in their coy Offices
while miners are losing their lives in
cave-ins or through the explosion of mine
gases.
These coal Observation-Disclosures
sitting in easy chairs in their coy offices
while the workers on the railroads that
carry the coal are offering their lives in
its transportation.
These coal Observation-Disclosures
sitting in easy chairs in their coy offices
while teamsters and handlers are out in
the cold of winter at their freezing task
of delivery, and while men are. earning a
kind of living by wheeling and carrying
the product into easements.
These coal brokers-middleme
absolutely no risk of loss.
They let the mine operators and the
local dealers take that.
They have not cent invested; they
are not bothered by the labor problem or
any other problem.
They do not care whether school keeps
or not, because they do not have to care.
They know that people MUST have
coal.
And they are exacting from the people
an EXTRA PROFIT.
But Uncle Sam says now that their op
erations are at an end.
Here is hopinp.
The federal trade commission says
there will be PLENTY OF COAL for
EVERYBODY next winter.
1t is going to see that the mines are
operated up TO their fullest capacity.
The miners will be spared from the
war that they may continue at their reg
ular places, getting out the product for
the country.
The trade commission says the mine
operators win give their customary sum-
mer reduction in price.
But the brokers are scattering the
panicky report that conditions next win
ter will be worse than they were last.
You can believe them or believe the
federal trade commission or believe Pres
ident Wilson who says the public is not
b be mulcted in war time, at least
Wshazs the report of the federal trade
The Detroit times., 1917-05-09

Of dragging the al
assertions ana
truth IL welcomes letters reaunS
eagle the dollar
~ with dollars worth Of goods proper reese0on
found The Times will print the letters which appear most
advertising protecting the
reader Only letters giving the writer's name and address WI
withheld preferred ADDRESS
The Detroit times., 1917-05-09

regiment OF regulars was making a long
dusty march across The rolling prairie land N
Montana II was hot blisterng day and the
The Detroit times., 1917-05-09

touched n drap ~ anything I've saved enough
go buy mo Draw oak coffin vi brass handles
and brass nails. and II I'm teetotaller for
another month shall be- wantin il.
The Detroit times., 1917-05-09

Tho temperance refouner was Justly proud ~
having converted the biggest drunkard In the
little town ~ P and induced him-he was
The Detroit times., 1917-05-09
ODD NAME CONTEST

ODD NAME CONTEST
Numerical Towns" In the Polk cazetteers
Six W Va
Nine Texas
Fourteen W Va
Fifteen Ohio
Sixteen, Mont
Seventynine Mont
Eighty -Four Pa
Eighty Eight Ky.
Seventy Six, No
Hundred W. Va.
-FwF
Police arrested three pickpoekets at a
Detroit funeral. A number of persons i'm
attendance at the funeral mourned the
loss Of their pocketbooks.
a fax seed planted with potatoes will
keep away the bugs. We don't know what
il is, but we seem TO plant something that
keeps away the potatoes.
We most heartily indorse your sugges-
ton of a cleanup once a month, Phyllis
particularly for our Tigers
It Is Also Your Patriotic Duty to Keep tn. Tomb.
stone Maker Busy
Here lies a fy
The line below that's dotted
VIII give you both tho day aud date
The late deceased was swatted
Maybe We could catch those submarines
if they could get up a phantom minnow
that would look like plate of sauerkraut
and wienerwurst.
CIT down. Rover; you're feet are all
mud
The Detroit times., 1917-05-09
Laugh With Us

In MY bohemian Days IN London" julius NJ.
Price tho wellk0own artist. tells good story
~ brother professional who was sent ont to
The Detroit times., 1917-05-09

rest. were impatient To reach
the next town
At last a rancher rode past.
Say. friend" called ont one
~ Tho men. how far Is II 20 the
next town ?"
"Oh. a matter 81 two miles or
20. reckon" called back the
The Detroit times., 1917-05-09

Another hour dragged by and another ranches
was encountered
How far 20 the next town." the men asked
him eagerly.
oh "a good two miles
a weary half hour longer OF marching and thea
n third rancher
Hey How fairs the next town."
"Not far" was the encouraging answer "Onfy
about two miles"
Well" sighed the optimistic sergeant. thanh
goodness, we're holding own. anyhow
The Detroit times., 1917-05-09
The Keep Well
column
ICE.
BY Webster.

Ice may become an agent IN the
transmission OF disease ,' fhe time
The Detroit times., 1917-05-09

ed papers
N was his FIRST experience
and Pc made a mess Of A. the
sketches De- sent home being
very poor and az times quite
uninteilirble
Tie editor took him 20 task
on hts return and told him that
he cnnld not mako a recogniz-
The Detroit times., 1917-05-09

or ce4tYery.
Almost every
one has noticed
the icemRn drag
ging huge cakes
Of ice over the
sidewalk on the
way % the ice
box.
A very super
The Detroit times., 1917-05-09

"Tm IN glaa>-|Said his wife And what de
you dl->~Ih the CLOTH"
<~~Snkins stared at her. while look Of appre
henslon dawned IN his eyes.
"Dd-did IT have cloth on 2" he astsd.
The Detroit times., 1917-05-09

Jenkins was particularly keen on hts wffer
steak and kidney buildings.
one night she had got one ready for his SUD
The Detroit times., 1917-05-09

per, when she was called away.
So she left n on the stove. and
laid a note by his plate. saying
she had gone 10 see n sick
noiphbor When she returned
late that night She asked him
how he liked the pudding
supreme" replied Jenkins,
smacking his lips " Twas as
good n pudding as ever YOU
made
I'm 90 gI.A>~Said his wife.
Evening journal., 1917-06-18

went out on the range for preliminary
work in a drizzly rain, had to kneel
and lay in the mud Would get fine
bead on the target at 500 yards when
raindrOp would flop in your eye.
Oh. It was great that day / had
more mud on me than there is in Del
aware Well. we fred about IS shots
each on the 200. 300 500 and 600-yard
ranges, kneeling and prone, slow and
rapid-fre. In the rapid-fre we fire five
shots, reload and fire five moro all in
one minute. not leaving much time to
wabble on the target.
with my old IS Colt automatic pls-
toll. I made 1l5 out Of a possible 40.
making seven stra ght bulls at ten
yards or a score Of 30: at % yards
80; at 80 yards. 3d. and az rs yards, %
points. Then we fired seven shots au-
tomato fire which means seven shots
In seven seconds lsome finger work
Il sounds like one long roar then we
made trench charge. tho targets
being the size and shape or a man
from his belt up. We spread out as
skirmishers at 100 yards from the
trench charged up in run 10 within
ten yards OF the first line. firing one
shot while on the run, then firing at
the men back OF him as fast as we
could
"On Sunday the captain led us away
up in the mountains where he had
concealed some man shaped targets.
We had TO send out scout parties TO
locate the enemy. lodging from bush
10 bush to keep under cover, for when
we exposed ourselves. a fellow hidden
in the rocks would fire a shot, which
meant that We were under the enc
mics fire. then we would spread out
and return the fire shooting at the
targets which would bob up when the
shot was fred Then we had outpost
and Ranking manoeuvres. T. was very
interesting and instructive. being as
near actual conditions as possible.
There are many new flowers and birds
down here. and n lot OF those trans
parent Lizards about eight inches
long. I spend what few spare min
utes 7 get studying them.
1T Is hot down here. am get
ting as brown as q Mexican. ! wan
dered through one of their villages
just before we went 10 the range
They live in great style. little one
roomed adobe huts. sleep on the
ground It being the only article of
furniture visible q mean ground)
They have burro and an old shaky
wagon and a bunch of little Vlllas-to-
be. I will have to cut this off as II Is
bunk time.
Waiting patiently.
WILLIAM s. HABBART.
Troop 3, Third Calvary. u. s. A.,
Fort Sam Houston. Texas