South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-03
MAN IN THE STREET

Fashion is a thing easy or diff
cult to understand according to the
"fgger" Of the girl you see it exhib-
tied on.
No doubt the new head Of Stand
ard Oil is a wonderful man, but he
will have TO go some if he ever
makes old John D. look like pix
er.
The wife of one of our esteemed
citizens has hit on a novel plan for
getting hubby out of bed in time for
church Sunday mornings. The lat
ter is int nsely patriotic, SO much
so, that every time he hears a street
urchin whistlins an American air
he removes his hat. The better
half recently purchased the star
Spangled Banner" for the house
Victrola. Just as hubby has awak-
ened to the fact that he has the bed
TO himself and is preparing for an
other hours peaceful repose the
tune is set going. and the result! Up
jumps the patriot to salute, and be
fore the last stanza is played he is
on the floor dressing. We don't
think it possible 10 fool many OF US
that way.
rrlo,, 90, aot;p,r oyov., 4, a raU,,Iar
thing in Germany and that when
young the crow is not bad. We have
never heard of a young crow being
served as the piece de resistance in
this country, but we think we faine-
ly recall old Crow being served as
a beverage.
One of our local boys writes Us
to the effect that the climate OF
France is especially good for Amer
leans. What we need TO do is TO
make it exceedingly unhealthy for
Germans.
The president of the Detroit ball
club says he won't sell Ty Cobb at
any price. Maybe the boss is alarm
ed about the future and is saving
Cobb to eat.
Kill the spies, hang the traitors.
put none but Americans on guard
and produce every acre of food
crops you can. That is the true
faith of the patriot.
waka climate has been in all things
beautiful and circumspect during
the present winter. but all unpreju-
diced observers must admit that its
infinite variety has never been sur
passed.
Trotzky has just about completed
his, exhibition of overplaying either
a bobtail flush or a straight that
has a crumpled end or a rift in the
middle.
Even if the owners of the Stacker
acres around Mishawaka would
raise feed crops. it would be Of
much assistance. Help your acres
to be patriotic and your acres will
help you 10 be both patriotic and
prosperous.
Counting the cost of war in dol
lars is a waste of time at present,
because the principal part of the
counting and paying must be done
by unborn generations.
,,naf
says the war will bring the world
to democracy. All right, democracy
is lighting for the world and hopes
there will be no shortage of offices
for the deserving boys, anyway.
An art writer of Boston says there
is now very little for the painters
to do but fight. Why don't they
paint portraits of porterhouse steaks
smothered with onions.
Glasgow. with its population Of
less than a million. raised 10000
600 for the latest Victory loan with
in six days. Who says the Scotch
don't give up?
Do your duty, but not your neigh
Dor.
Let the little boys enjoy them
selves playing baseball on the vacant
lots all they can while they can.
Later on they are going to have the
most troublesome and the most ser
ious problems 70 solve that human
ity was ever burdened with. And
if they save the republic they will
be doing pretty well.
Ignorance is not bliss when il
comes 10 making cornbread. In that
case il is a cross between a felony
and supreme disaster
We want to tip the Miami club
golC enthusiasts 20 the fact that Rob
ert Robertson has laid out links on
the street that runs north from his
residence on Mishawaka av., and is
spending nine hours OF his Sundays
training for next season.
4 consumer is a town man who
wants the farmers 10 feed him for
nothing and prepay the freight on
the provender. And "A producer is
a country man who wants TO get
every cent the town man has and