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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-01-18
Winitred Black
Writes About:
Buying Rugs

If / were a rich merchant and
owned "a big shop or had an inter
est in a large and busy store, I
would pick out some elderly. plain
is dressed woman of my acquaint-
ancc and send her shopping TO my
place once in while. and when she
got home from the shopping trip
I'd have her come and see me. and
tell me what happened all the way
round
I saw a little old lady. In a rusty
black dress. looking tor an ineNpen-
siye rug the other day, and in one
place she waited three-quarters of
an hour before any of the salespeO-
PIE would even speak % her In an
other place nobody waited on her at
all-and yet she had her money in
her purse all ready 10 spend. Money
that she had worked hard 20 carr /:
and the rug was going TO be her
wedding present To her sons wife.
She was very anxious 10 get some
thing really pretty and something
that the new little wife would hen
cstly like. | had some shopping OF
my own to do. but somehow 7 got
interested IN that rus and | went
with the little old lady and watched
and she never even knew H.
Finally we came 20 a very CXpcu-
sire shop. and the man who s0id
rugs was a Grand Person with an
English accent. bat when he saw
the little old lady in rusty black.
something laughed in his eyes
something cynical or careless or
unkind, but something good a n q
gentle-and he left the two sales
persons who were making them
selves most agreeable 90 him. and
took the little old lady in rusty black
under his wing. and before she
knew f. she had told him about her
son and his sweetheart and how
anxious she was 10 get just exactly
the right thing i'm the way of rug.
Human Being.
The Grand Person then sent
somebody TO a far-on corner or the
shop and pulled out a dear little rug
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-01-18
FLUSH THE KIDNEYS

BULGARIAN BLOOD TEA
Sweeten the stomach tone the liver
cleanse the blood. Kills colds ward on
FLU" grippe and pneumonia. sold bv
druggists aud CrOCcrS everywhere ADV.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-01-18

I presence OF others we are appaT-
emily on the best OF terms. lillian
is always the exception. Dicky rare
ly wells his feelings before her.
I've broken the news ALI. he
called gayly. as we caught up 10 the
others at the gate.
Il hope you approve, Mrs. Madge. I"
Alfred Durkee bowed mockingly,
but I saw in his eyes q faint refiec-
ton OF the troubled doubt which
was mirrored only too faithfully in
Leiia's. With a little shock 1 real
lied that both OF them had dread
ed my reception Of the news that
Dicky was 10 be Alfred's best man.
The knowledge turned me fairly
I'll. Had I worn my heart SO plain
Is on my sleeve. l wondered. that
both Alfred and Leila knew my
feeling toward Edith Fairfax. IA
thomed the reluctance / would feel
at seeing her and Dicky associated
as maid OF honor and best man at
Leila's wedding?
I throw up my head with the de-
termination that I would lull their
doubts If il were a possible thinS
for me to do 90.
Approved" 1 said emphatically.
II should think / do. Indeed, I
should have been quite Jealous If you
hadn't asked him to stand up with
you. Dicky's your oldest friend,
you know. but l thought for awhile
you were going TO pass him by and
give Maj. Grantland the honor
7 had said the wrong thing again.
/ knew il as soon as it passed my
lips, and had IL impressed more
forcibly upon me by the swift CLEAN
of irrepressible amusement which
came into Alfred Durkee's eyes, the
startled look in Leila's. the mock
ing deviltry Of the glance Dicky
shot me, and which / knew mask
ed his anger.
That Alfred and Leila acquitted
me Of any unusual interest in Maj.
Grantland / was sure. But that they
knew Of Dicky's absurd jealousy OF
the young army officer I saw by the
look i'm their eyes. and was humili-
ated by the thought that our emo
tions were thus laid bare for these
friends dear as they were, 10 gaze
upon, no doubt 10 discuss
Then like a sudden flame came
the question soaring its way into my
heart:
What was the real reason for Civ
ing Dicky the preference over Maj.
Grantland?
Was it because Edith Fairfax had
wished the present arrangement
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-01-18

meet Tuesday afternoon ut 454 Lin
coin way T..
The married women of St. Joseph
church viii give a dance and card
party Thursday night. Jan. 20. The
Harry Denny orchestra will furnish
the music. The hOsteSses for the
evening are: Mrs W. l. Benitz.
Mrs. John Grief, Airs. John Warden
Mrs. James Luther. Mrs. J. L. Luck
now. AIRS. Louis Adelsberger, Mrs.
Ben TurnOck. Mrs Frank Schumak-
or, and Mrs. Edward Foley.
The Womans Missionary society
of the First NJ. +. church will meet
Wednesday afternoon instead of
Thursday 40 the church Mrs e..
NJ. Lish assisted by M~s Emil Reycr.
Mrs. T. Rollins. Mrs Laura Slick.
MRS. p. II. Newell, Mrs. Sarah Mack,
Mrs. J. b. Weaver and Mrs. NJ.
Bum viii act as hostess.
Section one of the Pastors Aid
society of the First Christian church
VIII meet Wednesday afternoon ut
the home of Mrs q. p. DuComb.
Marion ST.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-01-18

IN soft cOlOrs, exactly the price, the
little old lady could afford to pay.
II had been marked down. the
Grand Person said. and he asked
her about the color of the curtains
and. what do you think-when he
looked at the price tag again. IL was
lower than he thought and there
would be enough left 10 buy two
pairs of curtains!
And the Grand Person Went to
the draperieS department with the
little old lady himself And tn @
draperies man thought she was
queen in disguise or something and
worked hard 20 show her exactly
the right kind Of curtains for two
windows. as ID she'd been going L.
buy our the store
No wonder the Grand Person is "a
floor manager or SOmething-he 3
a human being as well as q bust
ness man. And he knew just how
beWildered and anxious the little
old lady was the minute he looked
at her. and how tired and dis
couraged she was getting when he
caught sight OF her wonder Il
he Knew too, the warm surge ~
comfort that went over her when
ne took her uude. his protection
and acted as II she were worth look
ing at even il she was old and tired
and n little shabby"
What "a great thing it is to be n
eentlemau--eveu if you can ou.y
show il in the courtiy manner with
which YOU sell "a rug
saw man IN one Of the l8i-
departments tina, very day who act
cd as if every one who came I'm O.
look AT q rug was conceited nobody
who had % DE taken down some.
how. and he was the one appoint.
hY Those on High To accomplish tn,
task
he had bullying. dicta,orta
manner, anu q cOutemDtuous Smi
that ought TO put him out on th
country road breaking stones t-t
q living
Does He Know?
7 wonder what kind OF q crushed
scared little woman ne keeps lock
ed up IN the place he calls home
But most of all, I wonder how on
earth he keeps his position for fiv,
minutes
wouldn't buy a rug Of him i
he gave il 90 me half-price and
every floor in my house were bare.
| wonder II he ever realizes why
his sales are so few. or II he think
shoppers are % hcu-headed To-, amy
how. and don't know what they
want or why they want IT,
Yes II / were big merchant IG.
get old Aunt Sally 10 come I'm from
the country every So often and 80
Shopping-nUt only in my own shop
but IN every other shop in town
And I'd have my stenographer ir
the room with her notebook handy
when Aunt Sally began 10 tell mt
the story of her DAYS rounds
Copyright 1921
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-01-18

kinch Hawkins. Gary Birdie
Wade. Powderiy, Ky.
Stephen a. kocZau. 90 Elizabeth
Kristowski. both OF South Bond
Frank Wachowiak. TO Sophia
KlemCzewska both of South BEND.
Anthony Kreczmer. to Edna Yak
roska, both OF South Bend.
Monroe Harry Reed. Ia Arieen
Brechtel. both of South Bend.
Edward BarkuwSki. 10 Helen LIS
zewski. both OF South Bend.
Bert A. \ordblad. to Anna Arch
ambeault. both Of South Bend.
Wladyslaw KrOT 10 Stella zerwn-
ski. both of South BEND.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-01-18

Mr. and Mrs r. J. Ross. 1884
" oodward av.. announce the mar
rifEe OF their daughter. Miss Betsy
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-01-18

32-inch Bates Cinghams, plain or
fancy, checks, stripes and plaids. 2
to lO-yard lengths choice Csc yard.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-01-18

Twenty members OF the Dinner
club were entertained Sunday night
at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Lee
Masters. 529 s. Carroll ST. Dinner
was served NJ o'clock and the
evening was 81 ent socially. Mrs. Lew
Fleming will entertain the club on
Jan. z> al her home. 2l5 +. South
ST.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-01-18

Miss Anna Mccartney. 2io :. ST..
Louis blvd. spent the weekend i'm
Plymouth. Ind.
n. H. Thomas of Albion. Ind. IS
the guest of Or. and Mrs f. h
Clapp, 1881 W. washington av.
b. T. Galberth OF Indianapoli.
spent the week end with his fam
lily at 225 y. Taylor ST.
Harry Woolman. 6t4 Leland av
left for san Diego, Calf. for a sev-
eral months stay
Mrs Warren r. Miller. S24 +
Jefferson blvd left Monday morn.
ing for "a several weeks visit fin ST
Lnu.s 10
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nCe1neHtS

The Ladies' Aid society of the
Progressive Spiritual church VIII
The New York herald., 1921-04-17

not nave been a match for MY successor In
a military sense, bur in the sphere OF eco
nomic diplomacy he was his superior, al
though not fundamentally an expert.
In 1887 the officious military element in
Germany held that war with Russia was
bound to come. The Genera. Staff was so
full of this idea that Count Waldersee the
General Quartermaster, discussed 1t with
the Austrian Ambassador, Count Czechenyi.
The latter reported on the conversation to
Vienna, and not long afterward the Gar
asked the German Ambassador Won
Schweinitz, "Why are yoJ stirring up Aus
tria against me?"
The arguments by which Prince Wilhelm
had been influenced may be learned from a
letter which he, having meanwhile become
Grown Prince, wrote me on May 10. 1888,
whose tenor ascribe TO the increasing in
fiuence of Count Waldersee, who considered
the moment favorable one for making
war, and for claiming for the General staff
politics.
BERLIN III May, 1883.
your HOLINESS:
Il have read with great interest your
letter of the 9th inst, but I think am to
EHIUpT from It's COHleUtS tHdl NUuE
ness attributes an exaggerated significance
to my marginal notes to the Vienna report
OF the 2Sth of April, and that you have
thereby gained the impression that / lave
become an opponent Of our hitherto pacific
and expectant policy, which your Highress
has directed with so much wisdom and pru-
dence. and. 1t Is to be hoped will long con-
tinue TO direct, for this would be n blessing
To the Fatherland. For this policy have
repeatedly interceded at Petersburg and
Brest-Litovsk-and in all decisive questions
have constantly, as Is well known, taken
your Highness's part. What should lave
happened to make me suddenly change my
opinion?
"My marginal notes, in which your High
ness thinks to recognize call on my part
for modification Of what has hitherto
been our policy were merely intended to
hint that the political and military opinions
concerning the necessity or eXpediency OF
this war-which military opinions | intend
ed thereby to bring to your knowledge
have become divergent; and that the
military opinions, considered in themselves
were not without justification. ] thought
such n hint would not he without Interest
for your Highness, but never that 1t would
lead to the belief that wished TO subordi
nate policy TO the desires Of the military
circle.
The New York herald., 1921-04-17
Promises to Abstain
From Marginal Notations

I'm order to obviate any mistaken con-
ceptions and in partial recognition Of the
reasons urged by your Hlghness ! will in
future abstain from making marginal notes
on political reports, with the stipulation
that at some other time l will bring my
opinions with complete candor to your
Highness's knowledge.
II find myself compelled, by the mpor-
tance of the questions raised by your High
ness to 20 into this matter more closely.
II am absolutely Of your Hlghness's opin-
ion that even with n fortunate outcome of
war with Russia we should not succeed
In entirely destroying Russia's means Of
offence and defence yet believe that this
country, after an unsuccessful war as a
result Of critical political conditions, would
fall into quite q different state Of impotence
than any other European State including
France. remember In this connection that
after the Crimean War Russia was help.
less for almost twenty years before she so
far recovered her position that she was In
a position TO attack.
"France's combatant forces were not
largely destroyed. for under the eyes, in
deed with the help Of the benevolent and
victorious adversary, IL was possible to Gre
ate and shape new army, in order to be-
siege the Commune and save the whole ma
ton from ruin; the existing defences Of
The New York herald., 1921-04-17
Vienna Scenes Shocking

stands beside the wheel chalr OF neT nus
band. who was injured in the war and Is
lying with closed eyes the dirty pillows.
Both legs of the unfortunate man were
blown off on the "Col di Lana by a bomb.
over his forehead and the deformed nose
there Is a large red scar Every passerby
throws a piece of dirty paper money into
he old crumpled soldiers cap. which shows
very peculiar brown stains.
At the corner Of two busy streets Of the
First district a motorcar stops from the
American Mission surrounded by lot of
CRYING little street boys. The little boys
are trying to climb all over the motorcar
and laughing and enjoying themselves thor
oughly Smiling, the American chauffeur
allows the poor little ones to have their
game.
1t IS now the hour in which the well
dressed people make their promenade
through the elegant part OF the First dis
trict Ladies In soft well made dresses,
wrapped up to the tips of their noses. rustic
by with light steps. Gentlemen, wearing
monocles and colored foreign uniforms, fol-
low them. young Italian officer comes
along: his great dark eyes shine. To his
right arm cngs a girl. not a girl from
sunny Italy; no real. veritable Viennese
girly.
'Flowers, pretty flowers Won't you buy
some. sir?'
The Italian buys some. minute the
fair head bends over the flowers. She
thanks him with her eyes For he only
speaks his mother tongue and French. she
only the real Nennese dialect and hardly
German properly. But the language OF the
brown and blue eyes understand each other
perfectly. whether they are born under the
hot sun OF Italy or chrIstened with the
dirty water of the Danube.
on the corner OF the Karntnerstrasse and
walfischgasse lies in the pillows Of an old
invalid chair a pale man with hollow cheeks.
At his side stands a little grly. Tangled fair
hair hangs over the little green white face
and she Is dressed In dirty ragged garments.
Her great sad, blue eyes beg and pray for
the iii father" outside on the borders OF
the large city a cart horse has broken down
by hunger and exhaustion No lashes Of the
whip. no encouraging kicks of the driver
bring II TO stand on his weary legs again.
A curious crowd stands around the dying
creature A few minutes after all is over.
The horse is dead.
Knives begin 10 glitter in the hands Of
hungry people Soon only the skeleton of
tho horse remains, and this in itself tells
very much Of the misery Of once mighty,
happy city. thin dog begins to gnaw the
bones,
The New York herald., 1921-04-17

Special Correspondence 10 THE NEW YORK
HERALD.
Copyright. 1921, oy THE New York HERALD.
VIENNA. April 1.
.,D COTTAGES. strong. good bootlaces;
X please buy some!" Shy and with
- a low voice. whining sounds are
heard. through the noise of the street in
vienns,-the appeal OF poor little child.
"oivs me few cents, please; my father
has fallen in the war. my mother is in the
hospital; give me something. please!" Out
OF a dirty. pale little face two large begging
eyes stare at one.
On the steps Of a church there sits. COW
cred with dirt and mud. five very neglected
looking boys. with tangled hair and piercing,
shifty eyes. five children Of the street. early
corrupted plants out Of the marsh of the
large city, and they are gambling with dirty
cards, swearing and screaming, for twenty
heller the point.
Half an hour later the crumpled paper
money, the contents In their trouser pockets.
is lost, and then one can meet these five
young rascas marching along the "Karnt-
nersrasse" With mournful. whining voices.
with folded hands. they begin to beg again.
Give me some money: ! am so hungry my
great" Later on the same FIVE boys are
sitting on some steps gambling again as
hard as they can with the money which they
have just received by begging.
Oh begging is a fine, worthwhile business.
little boy. going on a crutch as the left
leg is much shorter. In the day he earns
fifty TO sixty crowns. At the corner Of a
street where there s very much traffic stands
surrounded by a crowd OF people a young
man In rags. Blue and red IN the face. his
damp hair hangs down over his face With
sharp voice he calls OUT
Midday newspapers! The Emperor
Charles returns soon TO Vienna Midday
newspapers"
The people tear the newspapers ont of
the hands OF the boy. A few minutes after
they all look about FOR the bugincsske
newspaper seller. But he has He'd quickly
from tho revengefu arm Of the angry peo-
pie; for the sensational news about the re-
turning OF tho OK Emperor there is Of
course not a true word He Is standing In
the darkness Of "a doorway smiling and
counting his money-lOo crowns income for
This morning.
pale, haggard woman. scantily clothed,
The New York herald., 1921-04-17

ances before the crowned heads OF Russia,
England and France.
The boyhood pals OF Kelly who accom-
panied him from the tan bark lot to the
circus ring were Thomas Clifford, the first
man to do a somersault from the knees:
Howard, Dorr Son. who first did the
double somersault; William Higgins. who
won fame as an acrobat. and George Cutler.
a strong man who held the wonder of circus
crowds by balancing plough on his chin
After he retired from the sawdust ring
Kelly for many years had been a cigar dis
tributer for Binghamton manufacturers. a
daughter in Binghamton is his only sur
viving relative.
The New York herald., 1921-04-17
Kelly, the Leaper, Gone

- FORGE NJ. KELLY, the worlds
champion leaper who won the dia-
- mond studded championship belt in
Paris leaping over twenty-eight horses
placed neck to neck, died in the City Hos
pital, at Binghamton. ~ Y, last week, only
a few hours after his chum. Al Fields, the
minstrel man, passed away in his Columbus
home Kelly was at one time the idol OF
the past and present generations. Countless
small boys in the United States and Europe
have worshipped at his shrine and gone
forth firmly resolved that their one aim in
life would be the successful emulation of the
famous leaper.
Mr. Kelly spent his boyhood days in Bing-
hamton 1t was in the early years when
tanneries were plentiful in that section, and
the big tan bark covered area III what is
now the centre of Binghamton served as
a training ground for athletes who have
since won worldwide regulations, among
them being Bert Dorr, who held the pitch
ing record in the early days of baseball, and
William Smead. who held thousands spell
bound in the circus as a juggler of barrels.
And II was here that Kelly first developed
his wonderful agility.
One day the Commonwealth circus came
to Binghamton. Kelly with other lads was
early on the GROUNDS, ana Kelly uld Some
fancy stunts that caught the eye OF the
manager. He was given tryout and in
1855 first became formally associated with
the North & Taylor circus. Then he adj
vanced to the John Robinson circus and
from there his strides were rapid to Fore
paueh Brothers. Buffalo Bill and Barnum &
Bailey.
II was while with the Barnum a Bailey
Circus that he made the trip TO Europe He
had developed a trick for leaping over
horses, placed neck and neck. until he final
ly heightened the line TO twenty eight. In
Paris a diamond studded world champion
belt was offered to any man who would leap
over the backs OF twenty-eight horses. A
Frenchman and Mr. Kelly entered the con-
test. The Frenchman fell when the eighth
horse was reached, but Kelly cleared the
twenty-eight and was awarded the worlds
championship, which he held for years.
ii a favorite stunt Of his to line up
three or four elephants, several camels and
horses. 50 that the entire line would equal
twenty eight horses, then leap over the ami
mails from spring board, turning a triple
somersault in the air While in Europe
Kelly was invited to give special perform
The New York herald., 1921-04-17


ing in the course Of official business. Ill
natured gossip and calumny, when they
came to his ears, could obtain no hold upon
his noble and upright nature, and place
hunters whose only source of profit lay In
the shameessness of their fiattery had no
prospect OF success with Wilhelm l.
TO backstairs influences and accusations
against his servants he was inaccessible,
even IL they proceeded from persons holding
high positions about his person, and If he
did take the matter impaired TO him into
consideration this was done In open con
versation with the person behind whose
back 1t was meant TO take effect
If his opinion differed from mine he ex
pressed himself openly as differing from
me, discussed the matter with me, and If
/ did not succeed in winning him over TO
my views I gave in when 1t was possible,
and If 1t was not possible | postponed the
affair or let 1t drop for good.
My independence as rolitical leader
has been honestly overestimated by my
friends, and for their own purposes by my
adversares, because l surrendered all hope
OF fulfilling desires to which the King had
as matter Of conviction offered lasting
them until they resulted in a dispute
What was attainabe | took on account,
and on my side 1t only came to strike
in cases where my personal sense Of honor
was involved. as In the affair of the Raichs-
glocke, by the Kaiserin or N the Usedom
affair. by Masonic influences, l have never
been either a courtier or Mason.
The Kaiser endeavors, by making con-
cessions to his enemies. t. rake the sup
port Of his friends unnecessary His grand
father, at the time Of his accession q the
Regency endeavored to insure the general
content of his subjects with ut losing their
obedience and thereby endangering tha Sc
curity Of the State: bu' after four years
experience he recognized the errors # his
advisers and Of his wife, who assumed that
the opponents of the monarchy would by
liberal concessions be transformed in;o Its
friends and supporters In 1862 he was
inclined to abdicate rather tnan surrender
further TO parliamentary liberalism and
accepted battle, supported by the laten; but
decisively stronger loyal elements
The Kaiser with his Christian, but not
always lin the worldly sense) successful
tendency to conciliation. began with his
worst enemy, Social Democracy.
This policy Of making advances not TO
say running after the enemy, has been
adopted by the Centre, by Windthorst-
only TO have spoken to whom was sized
upon by the Kaiser ms one Of the external
causes of his breach with me-and whose
official honors after my dismissal Wee In
creased to apotheosis after his death A
curious Prussian saint
II IS to he feared that even these favored
props OF the monarchy will give way In
the moment of need. At all events, the
complete satisfaction of the confederates,