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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-07-28

"Cupie" Collins has got himself
down 70 just a mere shadow Of 500
pounds the last few days because of
the warm weather and his dieting.
Andy Weisberg SEE the other day If
"Cupie" is dieting, Andrew Carnegie
died a pauper.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-07-28

Badly Burkhart appeared in
Wednesdays News-Times. minus his
toupe, as a booster for South Bend.
How can a man be much Of a boost
er for a town and have 10 be trying
to remember the bulk Of the time
where he parked his toupe.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-07-28

Dave Fishgrund has gone 70 New
York If IL weren't for Dave and
Tom Brandon the New York Central
probably wouldn't be making any
more money than the Standard Oil
company.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-07-28
NEWS OF THE PICNICS

The Kiwanis club and the Lions
club held their annual picnic at
Hudson lake and Barron lake, res
pectively. yesterday afternoon. A
good time is reported by all
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-07-28
Fun IN GOSHEN HOTEL

Goshen News-Times)
The horse was uninjured and stop
ped at the Alderman hotel.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-07-28

Don't forget 10 write L. Joe today.
Joe wrote 20 US the other day that
his mail is getting to be a real pro-
position TO handle at the Edgewater
club in ST. Joe.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-07-28
then

The high diploma nicely framed
Is good TO own and fair 10 see,
And no man here need be ashamed
To boast or treasure his degree,
But lost is learning if IL finds
No outlet in accomplished deeds
And vain becomes the polished mind
Unless to knowing how it leads
He Is an educated man
Who knows his work and does it
well,
Who builds exactly 10 the plan
or Yields a joint or digs a well,
And though OF him we little boast
Nor wreathe much laurel for his
brow,
The man we need and use the most
Is he who serves by knowing
how"
Downright. 1927
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-07-28

"TURNIPS GOOD FOOD''-head-
line in Trib. The man that wrote
that headline must be stuck with a
cellar full Of the fruit.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-07-28

II makes a fellow sick TO see his neighbours cup
ply OF medicinal hootch.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-07-28
BRrFF NEWS OF THE CITY

Bill Dunkle has gone out 10 look
for the Ringing show and see that
II gets into town on time Friday.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-07-28

Perhaps the man who reads movie captions aloud
isn't allowed talk at home.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-07-28

The slump in the pig iron market is probably
due 10 June brides biscuits
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-07-28
JULY %, 1921

Phone booths are built so you can't hear man
whom central has given the wrong number twice.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-07-28

Wonder what the women would
say II the men started out In August
TO attend a fur coat sale?
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-07-28

People who rave over styles may be divided into
two classes-men and women.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-07-28
Copyright. 1920

ordered mind, the beauty of a per-
feet body, the saith that is borne Of
constant health, and their pulpits
will be worked overtime and their
congregations assemble in three
shifts. H. +.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-07-28
Perhaps

you would like to sew but
don't quite know how to go
about it-or would like
little help in making the
little girl dresses? Did you
know that you could get
Lolita Ware pattern dresses
in sizes 2 to e years, at
$1.39 and e to IA years at
$l.95? And they are cut
out and ready to sew up.
The materials are attractive
and each little garment has
distinctive style.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-07-28
- ---z-ksaG
A GOOD WAY TO RETURN TO
NnRNhTU

Boost and the world boosts with you
Knock and you're on the shelf:
For the world gets sick OF the one
who kicks.
And wishes he'd kick himself.
Boost when the sun is shining:
Boost when IL starts to rain:
II you happen 20 fall don't lie there
and bawl.
But get up and boost again.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-07-28
TheTower Isabel 85 5 F
ea1 500
sSS Bill Arnstron4 S .ss2Z--2Aes7

moving when the chief OF police Of
Mishawaka starts out for one OF his
strolls.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-07-28

There are slipper buckles
that would adorn plain
slipper very gracefully at
SOC to $3.50.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-07-28

We guess from looking over the
papers that the hootch haulers bet
ter drive rather careful and keep
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-07-28

How misleading was this statement
Mary now too plainly sees,
Since she paid for advertising
With rheumatics in her knees.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-07-28
THE PRICE SHE PAYS

Mary knew a little proverb
Which she deemed both true and
wise
Possibly you may have heard II,
This; it pays 10 advertise.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-07-28

Boost for your firms advancement;
Boost for the things sublime:
For the worker that's found on the
topmOSt round,
Is the booster every time.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-07-28
OVERHEARD IN LEEPER PAR

SHE-''Yo u're eyes are Ike a GER
tain starr"
Which One?"
SHE-"Ben Turpin"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-07-28

is cut straight with kimona sleeve and
dainty little collar and cuff set can be
purchased for $l.25 to $500 or you can
easily make a set of linen. Bingham or
silk.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-07-28
If You Are

making a sweater, a soft
sport hat or fixing up an
old sweater or hat there
is Slynz de Lame at
$500 and Angora
Cloth at $1.00 that will
be an effective trimming.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-07-28

And, too, our bobbed
hair must be adorned with
a barret of silver, gold or
brilliants. SOC to SIPS.
Woe unto us-co,ld we
exist these days without
these small extravagencesI
1t S Sewing Time
for the mother who has
little ones going to school
an September. Z p hyr
Bingham is the most serv-
iceable of warm weather
materials for school wear
and there is a prediction
that we will have warm
weather way into fall.
Zephyr Bingham is only
Csc a yard.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-07-28
It's Not Such an Undertaking

to have a silken blouse like this. A yard
and quarter of Mignonette or Baronet
Satin. or you can have pure Silk Jersey
at $3.50. (the Jersey comes in tube and
you would have no seams up the side). 1t
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-07-28

And vanity prompts us
women to wear Cutlery
things maybe there is
something of the barbarian
in us after all.-There are
some really attractive bar
pins for $I.00. and some
thin little bangle bracelets
at SOC to Sl.19.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1921-11-19
Canada Has No National Flag.

Canada has no national flag. A So
called Canadian flag is in use, but its
use is unauthorized, and it no longer
represents Canada. 1t is the red en-
sign of the British mercantile marine
with the coat-of-arms of Ontario, Que
bee, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick
in a quartered shield On the field of
the flag.
This flag, by warrant dated Febru-
airy 2, 1892, was authorized by the
British admiralty "to be used on
board vessels registered in the Do
minion." This limits its domain to
Canadian merchant ships, as no au-
thorization was given to fly it on
shore. When it is flown on land it is
out Of its formal jurisdiction. In any
case it has not been formally adopted
by the Canadian people, and it now
has decided limitations. It's shield
contains the devices Of only four of
the nine provinces which now form
the Dominion of Canada.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1921-11-19
MAKE ODD WILLS
Many Freakish Documents Filed
for Probate.
One Drawn at the Time Of the "Black
Plague" Placed in Bottle
of Spirits.

All wills for which probate is grant
ed are filed in Somerset House. They
can be inspected by the public on the
payment of fee. The only eXcep-
ton to the above rule applies to the
wills of the king and queen of Eng
land, which are kept in the records
but are sealed.
Almost every day the principal pro-
bate registry office has to deal with
wills Of original construction.
One Of the most recent was the por-
trait of a pretty girl upon which the
testator had simply written, II leave
all to her." The legator, soldier,
had duly signed it, and affidavits of
identity being Forthcoming, the will
was admitted to probate and filed
in the archives of Somerset House.
A quaint will, yet these same ar
chives contain others just as fanciful
and some that are remarkable for
their historical interest.
One of this collection, interesting
from medical point Of view, was
made by an unfortunate who died of
the black plague that ragged at one
time in London. This will was placed
in a bottle filled with spirits and then
corked.
A precaution, no doubt, to preserve
his majesty's law officers, who would
have subsequently to handle it in the
course of their duties, from infection
by the deadly bacilli.
Another will is in shorthand. Con-
sidering its date, somewhere round
the year 1850, this is not little re-
markable, for the well-known cipher
invented by the famous Mr.. Pitman
saw the light of day over a hundred
years later.
Luckily the testator left a key,
else the authorities would have been
put to no little trouble to decipher 1t,
for shorthand was unknown in those
days.
A will salvaged from the bottom of
the sea supplies the nautical interest.
This will was recovered after long
period of immersion, and the only dam
age it received was in the way of
shrinkage.
1t was made on parchment, and this
when fished up was found to have
shrunk to about tenth it's normal
size. But so beautifully had it been
inscribed that the writing remains
as clear as print to this day, and though
very minute it can be read easily with
the naked eye.
Another quaint, though cumbersome
record is the leg of a four-poster bed.
The will of certain earl was hidden
in a recess at the top of this leg, and
as there was dispute over the grant
of probate the leg and its large wood
en- castor had to be filed and kept as
evidence.
Shakespeare's will with it's remark
able signature, Nelson's will written
in common or garden exercise book
on the eve of Trafalgar, and which to-
ward the conclusion contains these
words, "The enemy are now in sight
-" soldiers will made in black
covered note book through which
bullet has passed without making it
illegible-these and many more go to
make a collection that many curio
hunter would give his soul to possess.
Solicitor in London Daily Mail.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1921-11-19
Joke on the Bank

Woman's limited knowledge of
banking and money matters has long
been the subject for jokes on the
stage and elsewhere. The story of the
woman who believed that because she
still had blank checks in her check
book she still had plenty of money
In the bank is an old one. But the
other day an Indianapolis woman
was notified that her account had
been overdrawn and instead of ac-
cepting the banks stereotyped invi-
tation to "come in at your earliest
convenience and attend to the mat
ter" she chose a new method of pro-
cedure. The bank received the fol-
lowing letter from the woman {:
"Please find inclosed a check for
S13.72 to settle my account"
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1921-11-19
new CHEMICAL TEST
SHOWS WATER IN MILK
Minnesota Chemist Discovers
Method by Which Greater
Accuracy Is Assured.

A new chemical test that will tell
with great accuracy the amount Of
water that has been added to milk
has been perfected and recommended
as standard test for food chemists
Of health departments and other
agencies, julius Horvet, of st. Paul.
Mimi, announced in Washington at
the annual meeting of the American
Association Of Official Agricultural
Chemists.
By utilizing the fact that the addi-
ton of water to milk raises its freez-
ing point, the chemists will be able
to detect additions as low as three
per cent.
Certain types Of milk may contain
as high as 20 per cent, or even more
actual added water without yielding
positive indications of adulteration by
method Of examination" Mr.. Horvet
said in explaining the new cryoscopic
test.
During the past year, collaborators
in all parts Of the country have been
making tests on milk from different
breeds of cows to determine the utility
Of the freezing point method. The
thermometers used have to be eX-
tremely accurate as 10 per cent water
in the milk changes the freezing point
only fifteen hundredths of a degree.
The thermometers are standardized
by determining their reading when
placed in freezing distilled water or
solutions of very pure sugar.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1921-11-19
MAN SPURNS, FOUR PARDONS
"Lifer" Dies In Virginia Prison at Age
of 90-For 40 Years His Job
Was to Feed Cats.

Richmond, Va.-John Orrell, aged
ninety, serving life term in the peni-
Tertiary, is dead. Four times he re-
fused a pardon from four different
governors. He was sent to the peni-
Tertiary for life because he could not
resist a propensity to steal.
He was in prison when the Civil
war ended, and when freed declared
"the Yankees turned me out of a
home" and insisted on being returned
For the last 40 years his sole duty has
been to feed the cats in the big prison.
He occupied one cell for more than
so years, having the freedom of the
yards. He did much of his own cook
ing, and under the orders of the pris-
on physician was allowed three drinks
of whisky each day.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1921-11-19
difficult for real centenarians to prove
their extreme age.
May Marry at 1902.


their extreme age.
May Marry at 1902.
Census bureau officials are interested
In the claim of Petersburg (Va.) vet
eran of the Mexican war whose friends
say he is 102. Although having served
In the most active manner in the Civil
war as well as the earlier conflict, this
man still is hardy and enjoys life
with ten grandchildren and forty-five
great grandchildren, 1t is reported.
Twice married, but widower, he is
quoted as having said it will be time
for him to die when he ceases to find
pleasure in the society of pretty
young woman. That he mty marry a
third time if he stakes it into his
head" is regarded as a possibility by
the veteran. His third wife will be
widow if he decides to enter mat
rimony again, he explains to friends.
"They understand one so WELL" he
says.
Physicians studying longevity are in
terested in the coming results Of the
score and ten years need not neces-
sarily be taken as the logical age limit
on modern human life represents the
newest medical thought on the sub
ject. Length of average life is de-
termined by physical structure and
changes in the composition of the body
rather than by mere length of time,
physicians explain. By examination
of the state of tissues and blood
physicians are now able to determine
the age of any person with reason
able degree of accuracy.
Studies still are being made by scien-
lists to explain the reported ages Of
many of the characters of the Bible,
some of whom lived for more than 900
years. Enoch, father of Methuselah, is
reported to have died at the then COM
paratively early age of 365 years al
though his son reached 969 years. Ac-
cording to- some explanations, the an
clients of these times really lived no
longer than modern men and women,
different unit of time being referred to.
The "years" of Methuselah, it is con-
tended by some scientists, really were
periods of the moons changes. By
others the explanation is advanced
that the life of tribe or family was
referred to rather than the life Of an
individual.
The present age, however, has an
advantage over the ancient period, 1t
is pointed out, in that now human life
Is gradually increasing in length. Just
the reverse was true in the ancient Pc
RODS Noah lived more than 900 years,
as years were then counted, but his
son Shem died at 600. Shem's son
lived only 43S years. Four generations
later the descendants of Noah were
dying at between 100 and 200 years.
Jacob died at ia, while Moses lived
to be only 125. David died at 70 and
Solomon at SO.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1921-11-19
is OLDER THAN GRANDAUNT
Oddities In Relationship In Pennsyl-
vania Family

George w. Weaver, Center county,
Pa, enjoys the distinction Of having
a great-grandchild who is older than
his youngest daughter, and Weaver
himself is only sixty-eight years Of
age. He has been married twice and
Is the father Of eighteen children,
thirteen of whom are living.
His oldest granddaughter married
Edward Askey of Liberty township.
Their oldest son is thirteen years old
and older than Mr.. Weaver's young
est daughter by his second marriage,
who is greataunt to the lad who was
born before her.
Weaver is regarded as the Daniel
Boone Of Curtis township, as he has
probably killed more deer and bear dur
ing his life than any other resident.
Every season he spends some time in
the woods after deer.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1921-11-19
CROSSES CHANNEL ON BIKE
Englishman Completes 3o-Mile Trip to
France in II Hours on
WatercycIe.

Paris.-Harold Bigby, an English
motor engineer, has just crossed the
English channel from Folkestone to
Calais on bicycle fitted on two large
floats with a propeller on the fore
part of the machine driven by rod
which in turn was operated by the
pedals. The rider said that he covered
just thirty miles in little more than
twelve hours.
Mr.. Bigby was accompanied by a
motor boat on the trip. Describing
his ride, he said: ga strong sea was
running and a southeast wind blow
ing, but was much better off than
those in the boat, for the cycle rode
the waves better.
For three hours was seasick and
I couldn't be fed, as the waves pre-
vented the boat from getting close
enough to me. Once 1 was almost
washed off my seat and frequently I
was covered in water up to the saddle
Of my machine"
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1921-11-19
Modern Robinson Crusoe.

From San Francisco comes a thrill
ing tale of an escape from burning
ship in mid-Pacific. The ship Mariana,
brought In % members of the crew
Of the italian bark Monte Blanco.
When the men left the burning ship
in life-boat they were 400 miles from
land. After rowing for days and pass
ing through a school of sharks, they
finally reached an uninhabited island,
where they subsisted for 81 days on
berries, fish and game. An fnter-island
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1921-11-19
AGED WOMAN MUSICIAN
Plays Piano and Takes a Great In
terest in Passing Events.

Mrs. Mary E. Babcock, celebrated
the ninety-fifth anniversary Of her
birth the other day at her home in the
Norwood House, at Everett, Miss.
Many friends called with gifts and
congratulated her. Mrs. Babcock re-
Gently was the guest Of honor at a
party attended by a dozen relatives
and friends. The table was adorned
by two huge cakes, which were cut
by Mrs. Babcock and distributed
among those present.
Mrs. Babcock takes a keen interest
in current affairs. She reads the
daily papers and magazines a good
part of the day, and reads and sews
without glasses. She also plays the
piano and sings.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1921-11-19
Recovery Only Temporary.

Paralyzed for months as result of
spinal meningitis, an Indiana boy was
shocked into activity when thrown
from a motor car. He ran to a farm
house after climbing a steep embank-
ment to summon help. Other members
of the party escaped with slight inju-
ries. When the excitement subsidized,
the boy suffered a relapse and is again
unable to walk.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1921-11-19
Grill Owner Hurts
Pork at Robbers

Boston.-Hot roast pork and
apple sauce saved James Tomp-
kins' sea grill from holdup,
when, pointing a revolver at
Tompkins' stomach, two men
commanded him to throw up his
hands. Tompkins was serving a
customer. He complied with in
structions by dashing the order
into one bandits face and dived
out Of an open side window.
John Haverton and William
Thompson, unemployed seamen,
were arrested after a chase and
charged with attempting to rob
the grill while armed with a
dangerous weapon.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1921-11-19
A. D. Wins.

Austin Delp, one of the boys in the
Masonic home at Franklin, recently
got into a "turrible" argument with
some Of the other boys. When Miss
Jones, the matron, asked the cause Of
the trouble, young Delp said he was
smarter than any of the other boys
because he had his initials on the
building. The inscription on the
home is "a. D. 1915."-Indianapolis
News.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1921-11-19
Marriages at so or More.

Records of the Census Bureau ind1-
cate that marriages Of persons beyond
30 years are becoming increasingly
frequent. Although so per cent of men
and women who reach the age of As
are married, 10 per cent, do not take
the matrimonial leap until after that
age. Less than 10 per cent of all per-
sons who live to be more than As re-
main unmarried.
Divorces are becoming more and
more frequent between men and
women of As and so years of age. The
records show that a majority Of di-
vorced persons attempt matrimony at
least second time. The number who
seek happiness in welded life three
and four times Is large.
The police court records of big
cities furnish material for study of
longevity as well as public homes
maintained for paupers.
A woman who said she was no
years old recently was arraigned be-
fore a police judge in an Iowa city
on the charge of intoxication. Al
though she spent night in Jail await
ing arraignment, the aged woman had
to have her case continued two days
until she recovered from the effects of
the liquor Physicians who treated
her reported her as "hardy."
The study of persons claiming adj
vanced age is regarded as one of the
most interesting of the many examina-
lions of material made each ten years
by the census bureau. Examiners are
somewhat inclined to cynicism concern
ing claims of more than 100 years be-
cause many prove to be without founda-
ton, they say. According to one inter-
probation of the reports of previous old
age counts, the number of persons
claiming 100 years is constantly dimin-
fishing in proportion to the total popu-
lation. That may be because of a
more careful examination of claims
rather than a decrease in the number
of centenarians, officials admit. The
absence in the United States Of
uniform system of birth registration
makes it often difficult to investigate
the statements of persons claiming to
be more than 100 years of age. On the
other hand, it also works to make 1t
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1921-11-19
The Symptoms.

"Was Mr.. Grabcoin in his Office
when you called?
mo, he must have been playing
golf"
"Are you sure about that?"
seemed to think he wouldn't be back
soon. Most of the clerks had their
feet up on their desks and three
stenographers were making dates by
telephone. "-Birmingham Age-Herald.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1921-11-19
Plant Took Year of Rest.

A st. Johnsburg, Vt, gardener has
large tomato plant in his garden
that is two years old. The plant bore
no fruit last year so was kept over
until spring and the fruit which it
bore this year was exceptionally large
and excellent.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1921-11-19
First Cement Ship Sold as Junk.

The steamship Faith, the first con-
crete vessel built in the United States,
has been sold as junk for $500 to sat-
.sfy the crews wage claim of $4,000
The last cargo was 21,S2O tons Of
bones.