South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-03-09

John BarleycOrn was doing a pros
porous business here.
Long before the Round Table
met and ate, and with its gigantic.
combined and individual minds.
had settled every great question of
science, philosophy, state and re-
ligion, old John had paved Tony's
emporium with bright gold coins
of the realm. which later had TO
be DISTURBED to pay the prominent
law firm he was obliged to retain.
Long before the famous and eX-
pensive VanAsmus rode in the
chariot in the Homecoming pa
rade. with his big blue sash
streaming to the wind,-long be-
fore he made this a real city with
his street carnival in Howard
park .-South Bend became World
Famed" as the home of Jerome
Lillian and Col. Joe.
Long before Capt. George Wei
lington Streeter anchored his man
of-war in the St. Joe river. and
HOratius- like, held the Grand
Trunk bridge, we had Steve 10th
and Billy Meyers and jake Klas-
ner and Martin Pfaffenbach, and
no ruthless destroyer dared in
those happy days to disturb their
peace of mind or burn their prop
erty in Leeper park.
Temporal Mutantur, whatever
that may mean. In the future,
different form of entertainment
must prevail: a far different sys-
tenn of gath ering in the surplus
shekels of the community must be
tried. We can still continue to
meet and eat and discuss ways and
means of making us great, but
tanner atmosphere will Of neces-
sitv exist.
IT may be that the killing of
John Barleycorn will not prove an
unmixed blessing. There were a
great many disputes and difficult
ties that were amicably adjusted
by his help in the days gone by.
when the suggestions happened to
be made TO the disputants to stop
and have n drink on each other.
And after all. wouldn't il be a bet
ter way when we get into an un-
seemly squabble over the question
as TO whether the elect with the
coin and social prominence should
run the Red Cross or whether the
rabble should be permitted 10
wreck 1T say wouldn't ii be
a better way il some one would
saw just loud enough so we could
all hear it: "Oh pshaw, Come on
and have a drink on me. and let's
forget it."
But not 50 henCeforth. The po-
lice are rudely tearing down the
rail where we were wont TO rest
our tired and aching feet; the dry
martini with it's beautiful green
olive nesting down az the bottom;
the Manhattan which we only
drank TO get al the fine red cherry:
the creme de mint. the gin fzz
and the Scotch highban are all
destined to become only memories
10 US and as so MANY sealed books
TO our children's children.
Ana now. friends OF the de
ceased: Tt ili-behooves US 70 waste
our lives i'm lamentation All ma
ture is born 70 die This individ-
ual who has outlived kings and In
stitutions and nations and even
civilization themselves. has final
Is met the grim reaper and IL cut
down. Let Us look upon the bright
side OF life. no matter what calam-
tiles hefall as.
Ii is "a wonderful privilege we
have tonight to be thus present at
these funeral rites: 20 be enabled
here 10 exclaim. Hail and fare
weir TO one. compared to whose
length OF life that OF Methuselah
was but an instant OF time.
While II Is a wonderful thing TO
be only good and piOuS and inno-
cent OF all wrong doing. Vet
sometimes think that il is not only
more fun but Of more real benefit
TO mankind and the world. TO oc-