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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-28

dent pass without making kind OF political
cap-tEap out OF H.
Still The salary question seems the crux. when you
can yet even republicans to talk about It. and
cabinet officers not alone The embarrassrn OF
insufficient salary extends through all branches Of
public life at washington. It is felt keenly the
army and navy II spreads through the federal
courts and other government Offices all sections
Of the country II drives good out OF public life
and keeps good men from entering public life. not
because they are unpatriotc, so much because
the American people stingy with those whom
they call 10 them.
The best public service cannot bought with
money but money would help. With billions for
other purposes the country could we'll afford paw
few more millions year 20 the men who are
charged with It's most important work.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-28
THE. UNBURDENED SOUL.

T HIS one was quite busy man, proprietor OF
L very popular and crowded little book store
not however in South Bend. Insistent patrons were
making numerous demands. With the utmost cheer
fulness he passing out books and change like
hot cakes. Then the telephone bell rang
The busy mar answered. Apparently It was an
impatient customer whose books had not yet ar
rived. The was heard to say:
yes. madam. You will have them tomorrow.
They promised you for Christmas for
the Saturday before. And YOU shall have them
in plenty of time-Very well. madam. you do
need 10 take the books II you feel disappoint-
ed never have arguments with my customers.
I'm perfectly willing 10 keep them right here
even If they were Il special order.--Oh. no.
madam, there will IN 1
them-Oh. no. You are not burdening me- No
one can burden me rat myself, AMI never
do so"
The tense expressions several faces in the tiny
shop relaxed Smiles went the rounds. That's
lovely thought for the New Year" one woman re-
marked to her companion. 'Tt true. too" was
the reply. Most worries and troubles are self-n-
fictcd
There is forced cheerfulness ano would-be
untroubled calm that merely perturbed in
side They sometimes break down under final
strain. But there is another cheerfuness which
comes from withiuaand spreads outward pouring
a kind OF spiritual oil the troubled OF life
which nothing destroy The possessor may be a
philosopher a psychologist a sincerely relig-
ious person probably little OF all three He is very
but II is in the power o. all the rest grow
little more like him II they will. and come
nearer that desirable place where mo one can
burden them"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-28

at a grocery an walk around all
night Z avoid 'em. I can't do good
work an stop at EN-. tn ole time
hotel with its CHEEKY Office an hu
man clerk, an Garglin' oil station
cry, musty parlor. an grand plan
ner. soft, fat beds, bounteOus meals
o. hash. macaroni soup, fioatin' is
land dessert, eggs. steak, tea. coffee,
iced tea, or milk. an general air
o. nominees an cleanliness Is a thing
o. tn past TIL ole time rudy
landlord with a liberal girth an
heartily handshake an market bas-
ket on his arm an his vest spotted
with bean soup. is no longer. He's
been supplanted by a cold, calcula-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-28

tin stone man with tn bearin' OF
a morgue-keeper, who makes a fell
Ter feel jest about as much at home
as a grasshopper in a showcase. His
rooms smell like tn inside OF a stiff
hat, his beds are at an unrespon-
sive, his pliers are filed with straw.
an his mattresses are filled with
shavings: his blankets are cotton.
an the floors are covered with chen p
odoriferous mattin'. His wallpaper
Is sheddin', an even tn springs O.
his curtain rollers have expired. tn
country hotel office O. t'day IS filed
with vendin' machines. 4 wrong
clock surrounded by ads hangs over
tn writin desk. TIL cigarcase is filed
with strange Scent cigars, an tn
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-28

clerk Is a Teller that's failed al ev-
er'thing But you don't have Z
leave a call when you sleep at a
country hotel. You'll be up any
how. Most country hotels only bed
you an you're supposed { eat at a
Greek cafe with a cOaloH range, next
door. But if tn dinin' room is op-
eratin it's only worse an more of H.
tn modern country hotel is merely
a shelter house with a register an
clerk. thick ink. an a prehistoric
pen"
I've jest returned from a long au-
tomobiIe trip" said Tell Binkley an
tn only bad luck / had wuz stayin'
all night at country hotel"
Copyright, y. y. s.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-28
THE COUNTRY HOTEL.

Theirs no institution in this
country that has degnerated as rap
idly an as thoroughly as tn coun-
try hotel" declared LATE Bud. this
mornin' Whether it's because o.
better railroad service, tn long dis
lance telephone, tn interurban, or
what. tn fact remains that tn mod
ern country hotel is jest about as
honey an cheerful as a skatin' rink
at five o'clock in tn mOrnin'. in
towns wher' theirs only one hotel
IL is atrocious. an where theirs two
tn rivalry between EN- as [ which
kin be tn most abominable is in
tense. Us travelin men often eat
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-28
The Wav to Mans Hea7tisa DetOur of His Digestion

ed many a poor young thing 10 burn
her fingers to the bone-merely IN
order 10 feed her husband into a
state OF chornic DYSPEPSIA. Ever
since Eve offered Adam the apple,
woman has been held responsible
for a mans digestion and expected
to spend half her life in planning
tempting things TO feed him, and the
other half in curing him from their
Effects"
We'll" broke in the bachelor. in
high good humor, its a noble life
work. isn't il? When you consider
that the affairs Of the whole world
hinge on and revolve around f.? If
everything from the stock market
10 marriage, and from revolutions to
world peace, depends on the state Of
the human stomach, why shouldn't
that sacred organ be deifed? Feed
a bolshevist and ne becomes a poll
cal plutocrat. Feed a cynic and he
becomes an optimist. 1t is merely a
matter of dinner-before and after
taking"
yes" admitted the widow with
a sigh, the destiny OF the whole
world has always hung on the state
Of the masculine digestion. I have
always suspected that IL was not
/ Cleopatra's beauty, but the way her
cook fried nightingales' tongues that
/ induced Anthony TO change the his
tory of Rome for her. And I've al
ways felt. secretly. that Il was Ger
man cooking that drove the kaiser
mad and inspired him to start the
world war. And certainly Hymn OF
/ Hate" was written on top OF late
luncheon of wienerwurst and pref
zeIs. It's light French breakfasts
I that keeps the Frenchrnan optimistic
and light-hearted. and the heavy
/ English breakfasts that make the
I Englishman stolid and serious; and
the edly-gulped-d Ameri-
| can breakfast that make the Ameri-
! can a bundle Of nervous activity.
/ It's the cooks that make the world
go 'round-and yet what cook ever
got any credit for il? What cook
ever had a statue or a monument
/ erected to him or herr What cook
ever received anything. except the
/ left overs from the table, and the
complaints when things went
wrong"
"Oh, we'll" And the bachelor
stirred his coffee and pufed his
| cigaret with a delicious sense OF
well-being which nothing could mar.
1T ought 10 be sufficient for a wom-
an to know that she holds a mans
destiny in her hands-along with the
+ frying pan-if she loves him
1T is-if she loves him enough. "
admitted the widow ruefulIy. 9th
erwise she would never exchange
J the pleasure Of charming him after
dinner for the privilege OF enduring
. him before breakfast And there
would be no marrying-nor giving
I'm marriage
And the world would be 5ust like
heaven" finished the bachelor
with unrUNled cheerfuluess.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-28
Touching a Sore Spot With Britain


pride tho when. in his final report
- tho American army's operations in
France. he said the allied armies admittedly
N serious danger Of defeat in June 1918 and that
The entry Of the Americans I'm force changed the
tide OF battle and precpitated the victorious cul-
minatiou OF the
As inevitable. some jackdaw Of the British
press was bound TO resent the American claim
but contrary 70 expectations the first criticism
made By the editor London sketch instead Of
being severe in its bitterness was OF "A sero-comic
nsture-and the typical British editor is at his
worst when ne essays be funny After con
temptuous reference to the buttons Inscribed I've
did g." worn by some American soldiers after the
armistice signed. the London editor asks:
What did tho United states win? Was II the
Mexican or the Spanish ars? Which war was
by all those British and French boys who
lie from Ypres TO the Alps? And II America won
the with Germany hasn't she been making
mp for il ever since by doing her best to lose
her sense OF humor2"
The great outstanding fact that the war would
have been lost by the allies IL America had not
zone 10 the rescue was known by all fair-ninded
men long before Gen. Pershing made his report II
practically acknowledged at the beginning Of
June. 1918. when the premiers Of Great Britain
France and italy, with the approval OF Marshal
Foch. sent Pres't Wilson a message saying that
less the numerical inferiority OF allies can
be remedied as rapidly possible"
and urging HIM to make continuous dispatch Of in
fantry and machine gunners in the months of June
and July
Ito avert the immediate danger Of an allied
defeat the present mpaign owing to the al
led reserves being exhausted before those Of
the enemy"
American troops poured into France and
what the result? The tide Of battle was changed
Gen. Pershing said and the American troops
precpitated the victorious elimination of the war
Here several questions and answers for the
British editor to consider:
When the Hun hordes were on the road to Paris
what stopped them? The gallant little vanguard OF
Americans
who swept through the 'Impregnabie" Argonne
forest like widhre? The American soldiers
What troops were commanding the heights be-
fore Sedan when the end? The
American.
What troops went forward, never backward? The
glorious young Americans.
What troops made unnecessary 1919 campaign.
for which British French were preparing
with feversh energy? The same glorious young
Americans
Yes. We admit that Americans are occasionally
boastful. but every time they called upon they
deliver the goods"
Besides America hasn't forgotten how Field Mar
shall Haig in his report almost forgot to remember
the United States was at all in the fight Britain
never gave any credit to anybody but Brtain-but
she would have damned us plentfuly had we not
moved 20 her rescue. just she does even for
not going sooner; lamenting the number of her
who lie dead in consequence; lamenting that
1hcy not ours instead Of hers
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-28
By Helen ROzCland-Thro ugh a Wido7v,S Lorgnette

cooks his breakfast, that holds her
husbands love the longest, but the
one who lies abed and avoids seeing
him, before breakfast. That old
myth that marriage, to a woman. is
merely the dedication of a mans
stomach and a perpetual sacrifice on
the altar Of his digestion has tempt
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-28

popular as the kaiser. It's the rosy
vision Of the breakfast table tete-a-
tete that lures most people into mar
riage, and the cold grey reality Of
the breakfast table crouch that
drives most Of them out of It. And
all the old saws 10 the contrary. It
is not the wife who gets up and
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-28
JUSTICE. MOI REVENGE.

As plans are developed for the trial OF Germans
accused Of crimes it should be remembered
that the object Of the prosecutions is juttice not
vengeance. As much the barbarism OF the enemy
i'm the occupied regions aroused the wrath OF those
peoples who suffered. 1t is in the spirit OF Bit
,erness that the offenders will be called thu bar
many months have passed since cessation OF hos
trities that passions have considerably cooled
Bu. though resentment may not be hot
"a a year ago this is but added why the pro-
gram of the supreme council should be carried
through without hesitation. Could trials have been
held Immediately the Germans might ever after
have alleged that their cases were prejudiced. Now
sufficient perspective be obtained to make i'm
potent any such protest
The prosecutions are naturally divided into two
classes those Of leaders who ordered crime, with
authority 10 prevent crime permitted II; and the
subordinates who committed the atrocities Chief
among the former is William HohenLollern To
prosecute the officers and directly responsible
and permit the former kaiser to go untried would
be perversion OF justice, and TO give William his
due and overlook those who carried out his man .
dates express implied. would equally fail jus
tice. All who connived at tolerated terrorism
must be hailed court.
The world has an opportunity TO establish a pre-
cedent that will deter men from savagery
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-28

Heigh-ho. a woman's life seems
TO be spent in making Up" things
for a man-excuses. fbs. Quarrels,
beds, her face-and. most OF the
time, his mind.
In order 70 attract men. a brunette
must be either rich, brilliant, or
beautiful. but a blonde doesn't have
70 be anything but a blonde.
ANY woman can hold a mans at
tention. just by keeping perfectly
quiet: but a real beauty" Is one
who can do all the talking. and still
manage TO keep his devotion.
OF course. men are awfuliy big
minded: but it's funny 70 observe
how philosophically one of them
will pay a $500 poker debt or a ST.
600 garage bill and then fly into a
purple rage. when he discovers that
his collars are costing six cents
apiece at the laundry.
Marriage is a photogravure made
from the glowing illusions. which
love has painted on the heart
1t is the irony Of fate. that sin
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-28

II the dividends OF a whisky com
pany, as Is suggested. are paid by
distributing the supply on hand
among the stockholders. the stock Of
that concern may take a sudden
jump.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-28
Reflections of a Bachelor Girl

cere feminist can't ind a cook 20
stay at home and get the dinner,
these days. while she goes out and
lectures on "Woman's Right 70
Economic quality IN the Business
World" But then. the cooks are all
down town. enjoying economic
equality"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-28

And yet. after the same solitaire
has been sent back 70 him once or
twice. a bachelor begins TO look up
on IL as a lucky stone"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-28

Copies sunday
delivered
b. 8 beyond
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-28
W1DOW-CISMS.

A man Will never bother 10 Won
der IF ne has Your love SO long
as he is sure of your fattery, your
kisses. and your cooking.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-28

It's a charmed engagement rims
that has no returning.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-28

II a child can't yell in f. a man
cant crouch In IL, and woman
cant wear out her old clothes. and
wear Off her nervous headaches in
il. what's home" for. anyhow
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-28

It isn't so much that he misses the
fun Of taking a drink. that makes
this new year dull TO the average
man, but that he viii miss all the
fun Of breaking his New Years resO-
luton not 20.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-28

With the armistic- in 1919, the great world wa
gave place 20 the great word war. when will tn
senate bring that 20 an enc
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-28

one pure steady fame ~ love
keeps up the glow Of iife-b-- cons
,nually letting 81 die oat and start
ing a new fame is apt 20 leave one
with burnt-onJ heart.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-28

Alcohol slew its thousands. hut NoOd alcohol Is
Staying It's ten-thousands
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-28

It may be cold winter, but they're making it
for the Reds
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-28

1t Is the irony Of fate. that a sin
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1919-09-19

goodness of potted meats depends
upon the pounding and seasoning. II
carefully prepared and put away they
will keep for long time and will be
found most helpful In preparing emer-
gency dishes.
Plotted chicken.--Take cold roast
chicken, rejecting the skin and sin
ews, chop fine and to every pint allow
half cupful of chopped ham or
tongue. Put the bones of the chicken
into saucepan, add pint of cold wa
ter and simmer until there Is a half
pint Of stock strain and remove the
fat. Pound the chicken. ham or tongue
to a smooth paste. An old-fashioned
mortar and pestle is used for this, or
It may be ground through the meat
chopper until fine Then pound, add
little of the broth to thicken; sea
son with cayenne, nutmeg and ta-
blespOonful of butter. Put into small
Jars and press down tightly, cover with
cloth, and cover the cloth with
paste made of -four and water, and
bake in moderate oven One-half hour,
the jars standing in water. Take out
remove the cover and pour melted but
ter over the meat. Tie with paper
moistened with white of egg and keep
in cool dry place. This will keep
for months. and makes an ideal hot
weather dish. Fresh beef's tongue,
cold roast veal, boiled or roast NUT
ton. ham and smoked tongue may all
be potted in the same manner.
Potted Fish.-Pick cold, cooked FISH
10 pieces. season with salt, pepper ana
little mace, then put into jar, tie
tightly with Il piece of muslin, cover
with -four paste. stand the jar IN wa
ter and bake one hour in moderate
oven. When done and cold pound the
fish to a paste. pack in the jars and
cover with melted butter.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1919-09-19
Obedience.

Finding ones appointed work or
calling in life ought non TO be nearly
so difficult as 1t ordinarily appears to
he The key word that unlocks the
secret chamber where each is to be
thoroughly furnished and given diree-
tlon is obedience. To be willing to be
made willing is not only the necessary
nrayer some must offer, but at the
very tap-root Of that necessity may De
found the germ of disobedienee.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1919-09-19
g TIE
4 QKITCHEN
~ HN - - H5.@-J--E
HzzCABINE T e.

Upon the shoulders of the past we stand.
And to the future turn our questioning
eyes.
What doth she hold in store what pre-
cious prize
That we may wrest from out her close
shut hands?
Elizabeth Wade.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1919-09-19
NeA.1s hle4~eeQ
FOR SALE

A number of pieces of household
furniture, among which are dining
room table, bedroom set, stand,
chairs, etc. Call at 80 Ash st. Mrs.
Fl. A. Fulmer. sepl2
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1919-09-19

FOR RENT-One four room mod
ern cottage for rent, furnished or
uLfurnished one three-room apart
ment. May White. Inquire at
White drug store. sep12
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1919-09-19

VNbV VI IIVNN8II@ 10 N'IN " IT
by the plainest cooks.
Meats such as ham,
tongue or chicken. as
well as fish left over from
a meal, is potted for a
luncheon dish, rather
than making it into hash
which is too common in
most of our families. The
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1919-09-19
PoTTED MEATS AND FISH.

In England potted meats are an
everyday occurrence, and the knowl-
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1919-09-19

insurance. Talk with pownen.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1919-02-17

but y0u can't scare an Eastern Shore
8 DemCclat :, ith that kind OF stuff.
'ssMayor Preston, III 4 recent meeting
rshefd at Out OF the city clubs. eXcori-
81 ated and bCmbarGea the State leaders
81 and charged them with disrupt1ng
q the party in the counties and turning
Ssfthe counties over to the Republicans,
tor reducing the Democratic maJor1-
.Ities until they had becOme neglig-
Fable, While he had increased the Dem
q Iocratlc ma jorities in the city, but the
JresultS don't bear out his claim, for
! lif by electing Z Republican United
8 States Senator over David j. Lewis
land sending an almost solid Repub-
! lican city delegation TO the Legisla-
{, ture u the session OF 1918, which
i gave the Republicans d majority on
! joint ballot. enabling them to elect
Ia Republican State Treasurer and u
/ member Of the Board OF Public
4 Works, TO say nothing about the
i open fight against the Democratic
lcandidate for Comptroller, which
InearIy cost him the election; if this
is increasing the Democratic majori-
/ ties in the city. we, The oid-timers,
Ican't see it from that angle.
/ 1t is somewhat like a fellow that
/ contends that five kings beat four
aces, but that is not according to
Hoyle.
| 1 don't understand why anybody
should quarrel with Mr.. Mahon. The
| city has treated him well and he
has been a success politically and
| otherwise. He is great organizer
and political leader, and has won
fmany hard-fought battles, and every
body should love a winner, but some
Ipeople have conceived the notion
that his heart is not in the present
Hight; he seems to be growing weary
| of his strange, eccentric and funny
protege and appears to be losing
tsome of his old-time pep. While he
| is not old in years, he is beginning
to age, and though the silver threads
have not completely conquered his
raven locks and decked his brow
with a silvery sheen, still the tell
Itale lines are beginning to furrow
This velvet cheeks and the blue of his
ieye seems to be losing its lustre, but
| Sonny" is a game sport; he knows
| the game and it's a big proposition
] to put him out of business, but he
must realize that he is engaged in a
conties that means heads l lose and
in putting The Harry over, and the
merit system goes into effect, and the
saloons all close, and Greater Balt1-
more, the largest agricultural city in
| the world, becomes bone dry, the po-
llitical game in that town will hardly
be worth the candle. 1t is to be re-
gretted that all Democrats through
| out the State cannot get together and
Forever bury the hatchet, and instead
Ff having 10000 majority on the res
strafion books. get together and pull
ar ssls1 : l,sS d 1
40, 900 at the next State election. 1t
! is hard to believe that envy,j Jealousy,
malice and hate can enter the hearts
of true Maryland Democrats, and be
allowed to rankle and tester and
develop into an incurable gangrene,
that may change the political destiny
of our grand old State.
| ]. BEN BROWN.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1919-02-17
Reds Grove Items

We are glad TO report that the peo
pie around here are improving. The
FLU" has been very bad. but has
abated at present.
The many friends of Mr. Norman
Short wish to express their sympa-
thy for him and his son. Roger Lne.
The Vienna widower is getting
quite popular around Reid's Grove
The public school at this place op-
ened today.
Quite a number of young men
around here are frequent Cambridge
visitors. Why not make yourselves
more attractive, girls?
We understand that Mrs. Mary
Bennett is going to move to vii
mington, Del We wish her much
success.
Mr.. Wilfred Murphy has recovered
after short illness. He was con
fined in the Cambridge Hospital
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