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SATURDAY. MAY :<*. I*l •
Then Contented Citizens
Went Home and Asked:
What For?’
Theodore Roosevelt has been here and
made a few speeches, in all of which he
said exactly what it was to be expected
he would say.
None of these speeches was remark
able for the unexpected.
Furthermore, he did not say that
Which it was to be expected he would
leave unsaid.
He did not explain, for one thing, what
detained some conclusions of his which,
apparently, have just arrived.
He told the boy scouts to be “ashamed
to be mollycoddles.'’
He told the opponents of preparedness
tfowt they are “copperheads.”
Could there be anything more Roose
vettian than that?
And the rest that he said simply am
pttM these two speeches.
The Roosevelt visit was an exhibi
tion of temperament— a “two gun” tem
pminent—and a test of temperament—
'4f just how well the most prosperous,
moot contented, most peaceable people of
|he most prosperous and the fastest
growing city in the world could keep
their heads in the face of what was so
jiolpabiy an appeal to their passions.
If Detroit is anything it is American,
cjeir to the dividing line out in the
floor.
I Theodore Roosevelt knows the blood
end knows what will warm it and stir it.
He used all of his cunning while he
Wes here, but it did not avail.
If Detroit is anything, it is patriotic.
Bat there is a different understanding
of what constitutes patriotism and the
fOtriotism of some is beyond the under
' standing of a man like Theodore Roose
velt.
The brand of patriotism which Theo
dore Roosevelt cannot understand was
given expression here recently by the
votee of the great majority of Detroiters
lor Henry Ford.
Theodore Roosevelt cannot understand
a patriotism that doesn’t carry a six
shooter in its hip pocket, is positive
there can be no patriotism unless it is j
capable of shaking its fist under the oth
er fellow’s nose, threatening to lick the
atalAng out of him, and is positive that
those whom he cannot understand are
' mistaken because HE cannot understand
them, and is just as positive that they
are weaklings and cowards.
These are the terms he has applied to
those with whom he disagrees; these
are the terms he came to apply to the
great majority of Detroiters who voted
for Henry Ford, pacifist, the man who is
kind to the birds and to his workingmen
and who does not believe it is right that
faen should kill each other to settle for
nations the disputes that courts settle
for individuals.
* It is fitting here to turn to the reason
Why Theodore Roosevelt came to De
troit to convert the pacifist from the
i patriotism of the thinking, the country
and the home-loving, to the pa
[ mini Ism of the savage, which Indians
wfopieted with paint and by dancing
Imt while waving)dßpping scalps.
for which preparedness spells
was given an awful jolt in
IWitfr following the vote for Henry
and Nebraska when
dm# Republican representation in Mp
imr party In codgrcaa was found to have
a aerioua defection.
to increase our regular
wen was defeated the
first time it came up in congress by 22
votes.
That was BEFORE the Michigan pri
maries and the Ford majority.
The next time the proposition came
up it was defeated by 7‘J votes. That
was AFTER the Michigan primaries and
the Ford majority.
Among those who changed their \otcs
were eight Republican members from
Michigan.
Michigan and Nebraska and that part
of the middle west which is now re
ferred to as Henry Ford’s territory,
have been decided upon as ground for
some tall missionary work for prepaied
ness.
The Roosevelt visit is only part of the
program—the big program.
“The Battle Cry of Peace" is another
part of it.
Other pictures of like nature on the
[ screen are a part of it.
Popular songs working the Stars and
Stripes overtime are being written as an
other part of it.
Parades are a part of it.
Use of the boy scouts in khaki when
ever possible is a part of it.
Closing the schools and sending the
children down town to march with flags
is a part of it.
The position of the capitalist pre>s i&
a part of it.
The spouting of political candidates,
some of whom are already sorry l<»r bas
ing spouted, is a part of it.
But with Theodore Roosevelt in the
stellar role, with the big stick working
overtime, they aren't going to put it
over.
Roosevelt did not put it over here yes
terday, because when the prosperous,
contented, peacable citizen of Detroit got
home, after listening for a day to the
speeciimaking, although he may have
lost his balance temporarily while the
red fire was being burned, he thought
over all this talk of preparedness and
asked himself this question:
“Preparedness? What for.
An Unpleasant Subject.
Cruelty Is always revolting. Tha? is one
reason why nice people refuse to discuss it.
And so cruelty persists.
But when It can he reckoned as a loss to any
community 5n dollars and cents, cruelty be
come* a suitable tonic of conversation. Thus
the “over cropped” chicken suddenly appeals as
an object of deserved commiseration.
“Ovfr cropped ’ doos not much to tho
average housewife, hue to the fowl it means
much torture—by thirst and by a diet of hot
pepper, gravel, grit and oyster shells mixed
with a little bran. This stuff added 30.000.0ft0
pounds to the weight of the fowls sold In New
York last year, and for it New York consumers
paid $7,000,000 according to testimony brought
out in an inquiry conducted by John J. Dillon,
commissioner of foods and markets.
Evidently, this very unpleasant theme is one
with which every housekeeper should be con
versant. A gravel diet stops the digestion of a
chicken, the meat is poisoned, and it is then a
menace to the lives of consumers.
New York's health department and its com
missioner of foods and market- have power to
revoke the licenses of dealers who “overcrop"
chickens on the ground that it |« a practice det
rimental to public welfare.
Every community should have a law- of this
kind; and the clubwomen of any town should be
able to get such an ordinance made, very easily
and quickly, on grounds of humanity, economy
and health protection.
From Another Point ot View i
By C. T. S.
The Colonel asked to have it made
plain that he did not invite himself to
an interview with Henry Ford. The con
trary impression got out, no doubt, be
cause the Colonel is so very often a self
starter.
• • •
There were only a dozen or so boy
scouts to address, but enough for a
speech to introduce a warning against
being mollycoddles.
• * *
• As we understand Mr. Roosevelt.
Hughie Jennings t'tok his Tigers down
south for preparedness. Up to the time
Mr. Roosevelt spoke, we hadn’t noticed
it.
If there are any sore spots on the Col
onel for the manner in which he was
treated by the Old Guard in Chicago,
we did not notice them.
* * *
And if there are any sore spots on the
Old Guard over the fact that the Colonel
helped Mr. Wilson boat Mr. Taft, they
were not noticeable, either.
* * *
“De-lightedt” he told them at the
train. He is still hitting on all twelve
cylinders.
* * *
The photo of Cirguit Judge Murphy
in the carriage with the Colonel did not
*how the judge presenting the Colonel
with a bouquet for some things the Col
onel has had to say about the recall of
judicial decisions.
=» *
The more he got to thinking al>out it,
the more Mr. Roosevelt seems* to have
l*ecome convinced that he should have
had some opinion concerning Belgium in
the first place.
-* * *
However, we presume he noticed the
signs proclaiming the fact to the whole
world that gasoline here is 20 cents the
gal.
DETROIT TIMES
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Let the People Rule—and Write
Rep. James No Bull Frog.
To the Editor of The Timet:
Upon m> return from home I note
your editorial of May ll entitled
“Preparedness Is Surely Doomed"
People Are Awake and Do Not Want
It.” In your article you state in
part a- follow- “James and Nichols,
who were advocates of a large
standing army, were conspicuous by
their absence when the bill came
up ."* 1 his would lead your readers
to believe that we had deliberately
“docked” the vote. The truth of
the matter is as follows;
Under date of April 25. 1 left
Washington for my home in Han
cock. having secured a "pair." with
Congressman Konop. of Wisconsin, a
Democrat and a small-army man.
On May 8. the day before the vote
was taken in the house on the Cham
terlain bill, I spoke at a banquet
at Menominee, Michigan. To show
that I have not changed my idea
on the matter of national defense I
quote you herewith several para
graphs from my speech:
"My personal impression is that
we need two hundred and fifty
thousand men now, but give each
man to understand that when the
war in Europe is over and the
trouble in Mexico passed he can se
cure his discharge. The peace-ai
any-price men stand in opposition
to an increase of 250.006 men and
a-k Who dare attack us? Germany,
nor Japan, nor Great Britain dare
attack us.' The truth is that the
only nation who dare not attack us
is China.
• It is my sincere opinion that if
this nation is to exist as a naton
we must adopt some different kind
of a system, either the Swiss, Swe,j
ish or Australian systems."
“In ordinary times I am not in
SICK-ROOM HINTS.
BY H. ADDINGTON BRUCE
Author of "The Riddle of Personality," “Peychology and Parenttood." etc.
Mr. T. A William*, a Washington
neurologist, once delivered an ad
dress to a class of trained nurses,
printing out the special require
ments for successfully nursing nerv
ous patient*. Much of what he had
to say hear* so directly on nursing
in general, and in so applicable by
all "ho have to care foi the sick,
tha' I have thought It worth while
to condense for ready reference
s rue of bin recommendation*:
K\er) nurse should cultivate that
fine instinct which pu»s u* in an
other- place, mak'-s u* see with an
o*h* r's eye... and *n prevent* u* from
rudely tram puna upon another'* feel
ing*
She should know a great deal
about the preparation of f*od, and
i peeiaUy bow tc mak if appetizing
a- w«ll a * wholesome, and to serve
it with neatness and t; ate.
She should avoid such possible
sources of annoyance tc her paMent
as wearing squeaky shoes, sitting
in a ehatr that squeak*, “lamming
door*, whispering. walking on tip-toe.
Many patient* have special dis
like*. Some of these ure vei> trivial
but the nurse cannot oe too alert to
observe them and act accordingly.
For instance, the arrang* in* nt of
the food am* dishes on a tray may
offend, so the nurse should carefully
»b. erve the patient's expression
when the flrst meal* are brought.
Water trickling from a glass may
I annoy. The window shade ma>
cause an unpleasant glare or rnak*
tiie room too dim.
To such patients the personal
questions which otfen occur during
unskilful attempts at converasilor
arc paiti< ularly obnoxious.
Mo *l**o Is fhc handling of the pa
tiint's belongings by the nur.-e. Who
knows how nun exaggeiaieri senti
mental memories may not be a»“o
favor of a large standing arm; If
we had the same kind of training
as the Sw*dish we would have over
iixteen million men cajaibie of bear
ing arms and [ leave It to >ou if a
note hacked up with sixteen million
rifics in ibe hand.- of free men de
fending a tree country would not
have ihe necessary effect. Th* nia"
fighting for a republic in which
every man is as good as the ofuer
ought to make a more efficient fight
ing man than the man lighting for a
king or emperor"
You can readily see from the
atove sentiments that 1 am not a
“bull-frog"
During the four years I sp*-nt in
Lansing in the Michigan senate and
the time I have spsjit here I have
oe\er liecn accused of "ducking” a
vete The present li*je of all time.,
is i.oi the time to lie flocking from
side to sid°
My brief experienci in Cuba in
‘9B gave me some «d“t how unpre
pared Uncle Sam was 10 fight even
the decadent Spaniard!. I am not
an advocate of war, dit there are
aome thing- worse titan war, one
of which is loss of natural honor
During the time that l was horn* I
talked with thousands if people in
my district and found |o one who
believed in peace-at ar v . pn< e. or
who did not believe in udequa'e na
tional defense.
I should appreelate jf very much
if you will kindly puhlltb this letter
,o ;hat your readers will understand
th;,r | have not chans n my attitude
on national defense.
W. FRA IK JAMES.
Washington, D. C, May 16, 191»5.
Fairness Appreciated.
7 «> IKr Editor of Tht Tonet:
Renewal of my subnription docs
ciafed with the patient posses
sions?
Remember that self asaqtlveneaa
is most untranquillizing, an! the uf
litude of condescension t< one’s*
work is more obnoxious stlj.
Any appearance of strentpusnegH
mtist be avoided; nnu*iml it iderits
should appear to be :aken they
come, and rhould not be punctuated
by a«tonl«*hment or perl urhafon.
For example, a nurje HoiiVtmo-s
vi ishe* to the doc*o" alone- some
times she does not An anxious pa
tient will at once notice a difference
in the routine, and may conjure up
all “orts of terrors in consequence
of a nurse leaving the room to speak
to the doctor upon hi* departure.
Hence the nurse xhould make n
practice of always leaving the room
along with the doctor at the concltt
sion r.f his visit.
The nurse, too. must think of Hub
comforts, such as a relay of h*t
towel* for which the patient nut
not think of asking, a pod under
the back, the right pla. ing of a rlifit,
etc.
What b read aloud to a patent
must be elected with great dlsHnt
mat ion Ask the doctor s advfri as
to liook* or other reading intlter
that should he avoided.
He particularly careful nephtr by
word nor act to Intensify the pa
tient’s nervousness and anxiety
about the outcome of the lllnegi.
The*»» hints by no mean* embody
the whol« philosophy of Hucrstsful
nursing. Hut their ooservanc* may
mean the difference between ►.trees*
and failure, and will certalny do
mut ti to rob the sick ro< m of it ter
i ror*.
Then fi r e it will no* te amks so
] c||,* out this list of te< omrnendatlons
land F'-ep jt available for use when
lllnes* is in the home
- By Webster.
not imply, as 'hr circulation depart
ment propose* to assume sympathj
with all the editorial >irw* of The
Times I like The Times for other
reasons.
1 expert to see in the editorial
< olumns of The Times the papers
news of ihine* put forth with as
inui h argument and persue-ivenes*
as possible hut without slurs and
condemnation for other \lews fex
opt of course, where only one view
i* possible to reason and universal
morality i. f expect, on the other
hand, that The Times will keep the
new* and happening free from edi
torial i olor; also that it will give
all that is n*ws. without suppress
nz because distasteful to certain
interests, what it is pro|»er that the
public should know. Onlv in that
way ran the conditions and the
trend of the day he correctly ascer
tained by the public. 1 believe you
have been eminently fair in report
in« the war news, while your re
ports. e g.. on the late Oh to riots,
were headlined with the obvious
view to making propaganda for pro
hibition. Such prop.tganda in a
new* article give.* the reader a feel
ing that he may be getting his newa
colored.
If is certainly a crime, the way
•he majority of papers are treating
?ar and international questions,
with falsehood and partiality at the
helm What a deformity of national
mind mu.-t grow from such sowing.
Wha* poison, when a Bay City paper
t few days azo fussed and fumed
because some congressmen changed
their vote on the army bill, after
learning the home sentiment, in
trad of "looking out for the ‘coun
•rys best Interests.*”
H .1 RIETHMEIER
Taw as City, Mich., May 17. 1916
The Shambles Bureau.
To the t'flitor of 7 hr. Time#:
Shambles & Cos humbly present
»h< following plea, in connection
with the "preparedness” parades
which the spring weather is so gen
erously Indorsing:
WANTED 1.000.ft00 men and hoy*
for cannon-fodder .n the Opt World,
to n*- sh'-t, Paynnetf•'!. dmembowled,
preed with aerfal
arrow*, drowned, maimed, dism-m
--urnedL starved, he
i kse di*p'>».-d of for
th- |t>.rpo*e of prolonging the war.
untll th f-.rres of rlemorraoy can be
• aten into -oilitrilsslon tiv the force*
of reaction f»ur cause i* loa'ng,
and w c need vou now If yon do
n< r aasi’-t. we will he forced to end
the war In iompromi«e
«»<»r r>r* |. tredix *«' subterfuge can
not Jonc*' rnt«lead the Ameruan
p* op|e, as it and and the other nations.
* C'ur «pe. )a| ->e-*ion for eongrea*.
an<t billion foliar war-appropriation
mo', ament failed.
foie |«rec trmament plans have
failed oat > onapp ioti*l > , and now
We vva' t \ oil to know th» tfoth We
are nfter you. IV* are In the sharp
i,to* *>*i it*«* Olve us aaatstance
Tio i inlan i« he a' • for ’i a to carry
alone
't nr rntana profit to th* munition*
'•on ern* t’i.ili nation 1* founded
op n forte, a« ttir Navy league of
Maahlngt'in wdl assure you.
War t.eneflts the aurgeon*. *r>*cul*-
ft.r* anil undert a kers. when tne vic
tims <an he recovered from the
slaughter pen War 1* a boon to
Jingo editors and to defunct politi
cians r»pi type defense plants boom
for Immediate war - prep.i ra t ton. Do
not he a msitly-coddle like Roose
velt rte an open-minded, above
hoard agitator, who delight* tn red*
blood, stj' h as do Shsmhle* A Cos.
C. E. PARSONS
rvtrolt. May I*. 191*.
A Safe Newspaper.
To thr F.ditor of The Ti tries:
I admire your clean, valuable pa
per, and I am not ashamed to have
my family read Its pages which are
freb from unwholesome ads
N. I. CUMINOH.
Rad Axe, Mich., May 17. 1916.
Small llarry had been whipped by
Ills father for telling a falsehood, and
he ran to his mother for consolation.
"Why. 1 never told a falsehood
when I was your age.” said hla
mot her
"When did ycu begin, mamma?”
la.-ked the. little fellow.
The Dally Reminder
TODAY’S ANNIVSRIASISI.
I*l6—Town inesttags throughout
the district of Mafpe voted tu favor
of separation from Masaachuaette.
I>l4— Marqula de Lafayette. French
etaleeman and friend or America l*n
the Revolution, died in Parte. Burn
Sept. 6. I?V7.
1134— George Hall was elected flrat
mayor of the city of Brooklyn.
USA—"City of Kingston." first
•tram vessel from Baltimore to
Europe direct, left port.
144 A—The British and French al
lies took the Pel-ho forte on their
way to Pekin.
I»4*—French defeated the Aus
trian* at Montebello.
lift—William K. Sebastian. V. H.
senator from Arkansas from 114 7 to
the beginning of the Civil war, died
In Memphis. Born In Tennessee tn
1114.
1410—A statue of Andrew Jackson
eras unveiled in the capitol ground*
at Nashville.
HUT—Corneretone laid for Iceland
Stanford. Jr.. I’nlverslty at Palo
Alto. Cal
M*7— C. S senate passed a Joint
resolution recognising the belliger
ency of Cuba.
IMS—Transfer of Cuba to the new
Republican government under Amer
ican suserainty.
1104—On account of the kidnapping
of Perdicarts, an American cltlsen.
by Arabs, tbs whole South Atlantic
squadron was ordered to Tangier.
ONE YEAR AGO TODAY IN THE
WAR.
Berlin reported Russians again de
feated north of I’rsemyal.
British government explained rea
sons for delay In adjusting American
claim* on seised cargoes
Italian chamber of deputies give
Its approval to declaration of the
government interpreted to mean war
against central powers.
TODAY** BIRTHDAY!*.
General Alexander H R von
Kluck. one of the great German com
manders in the present war, born in
Munster, 70 \car* ago today.
Emil* Rerllner. famous for hi* In
vention of the telephone transmitter
and other electrical devices, horn in
Hanover. Get many, 65 jears ago to
day.
Rev. -Antoinette L. R Rlsckwell.
the flr*t woman to be ordained to
the ministry in the I'nlted Mtatea,
born at Henrietta. V V.. s*l years ago
today.
Hswald West, former governor of
Oregon, born near Guelph. Ontario.
43 year* ago today.
Dr Joseph If. Roe. founder of the
Set »ety for Kdu. ational Research,
born In F'hiladelphta. 5# year* ago
today.
!>r t* Mees. president of Rose
polytechnic Institute, born at Colum
bus. O H.l years ago today
Tom Stout, congressman -at-large
from Montana, born at Newr Ijnndon.
Mo. 37 >ears ago today.
Charles Lleh. representative tn
Congress of the Knst Indians dis.
tt ict. born In Germany. M years ago
today
Reuben V. Oldring. outfielder of
the Philadelphia American lesgu.
baseball team, born In New York 3?
yeara ago today.
A Poem a Day
IP I «HOt I.D RA ER RE A KING.
If I should ever be a King:
I d mingle with the crowd.
And tn the highways of the land.
f would proclaim aloud
The majeaty supreme of law,
t nwntten or in tome.
The aolidailty of life.
The san< tlty of home.
If 1 should ever be a King
No Iron heel <>f wrong
Should stifle in th* humblest child
The voice of joy and song
I’d batter down the prison walls.
That hold the aouls of men.
That they might tread the plain*
and hill*
Os liberty again.
If I should ever be a King.
I would not wear a crown.
I’d aeek with hand of avmpathy
The fellows out and ijosn
With courage m my look and tone.
I’d whispet In the ear
Os every son of poverty
A word of hope and cheer.
If t should ever he a King
I'd open wide the door
Os opportunity to all.
The rich as well as poor.
I'd teach the miserly to give.
The cruel to he kind.
And use tny utmost powers to break
The shackles of the mind.
If l should ever be a King
Id raise the standard high
Os honesty In heart and life.
And Live a supremacy,
I'el teach the hard* of pen and brush.
The guild of hoe and hod,
The »a< red brotherhood of man.
The Fatherland of God
—J. M Cavan***
Pointed Paragraphs
It pay* to wait —if you draw wa*p*
an a waiter.
A little money I.x a dangerous
thing—at a bargain sale.
Some men are about a* Important
an a joke without a point.
Marriage may be either an eye
opeaur or an eye-blackener.
The proof of the pudding In In the
amount left over.
Rut more lawsuits are brought to
get even than to secure Justice.
W hen a man abuses his friends he
expects them to call it criticism.
Some women like hand painted
china only when It matches their
complexions.
If a man ha* enough money to
carry him through he can get along
without brains.
But a roan never ha* the same In
tcrest in life after he lonen the prln
clpal he has In the bank.
Olve us an Easter bonnet In this
world and we’ll take Obancen on get
ting a halo In the next.
They say there was once s woman
who was actually proud of her bus
band, but she evidently drowned In
the flood.
A leap year girl who proposed In
vain to half a dozen men says there
isn’t much difference in them —but a
lot of Indifference.
The Old Gardener Says
That Shirley poppies are at
home anywhere In the garden
and are worth planting freely,
especially as there are many uew
sorts. If the flowert are cut In
the morning Just as they are be
ginning to open and the stems
then thrust immediately Into half
an Inch of boiling water for two
minutes, afterward being trans
ferred to cold water, they will
keep for severs! days. The large
blossoms look like crinkled satin
and make exceedingly beautiful
bouquets.
SATURDAY, MAY 20, 1916
If there happens to be one typograph
ical error in this article you will notice
it, and you will not reflect on how re
markable it is that the typesetter got all
the rest of the letters right.
If a pretty girl puts a little piece of
court plaster on her cheek your eye will
go right to that spot, as a dotted line in
the comic pictures.
If you have a tooth missing from the
front row my attention will be fixed on
the gap; all the perfectly good teeth are
nothing to me.
The human mind is attracted to the
thing that is wrong. In the arena of
human interest the man that is out of
order has the floor.
There may be a thousand well
behaved dogs in town, but it is the mad
dog that draws the crowd.
It is the squalling baby in the family
that attracts attention.
The young man with a spotted past la
far more fascinating to the young ladies
than the youth who has remained decent
and saved his money.
A little scandal is highly valuable to
the press agent of the prima donna.
We all gaze at a cannon being trun
dled through the streets, for it is to kill;
but who would stop and look at a bread
wagon, which is only to feed people?
Newspapers collect the crimes of the
community for our delectation. We love
the unusual. It is a compliment to hu
man nature, for it shows that it is usual
for people to behave themselves.
In a totally wicked world, as the stom
ach ache school of poets would have us
believe this world to Im\ the man who did
right one day would Ijc featured on the
first page.
Faultfinding, carping, hostile criticism,
sneers, and denunciations are \astly
more diverting than appreciation and
praise.
Doubtless Benedict Arnold in his little
day caused more and hotter tongue wag
ging than C.eorge YNashington.
’Tis a mad world!
I have a sore finger. I have some
seven million or so other nerves, glands,
ducts, ganglia, and things on and in my
person, but the sore finger is all I can
think about.
So in the body politic it is enough
for any one to get in the
Simply do something indecent or crimi
nal. and the stage is yours. And we all
love to be noticed. Perhaps this is the
cause of a deal of the crime. It is not
that we want to be bad, but that we
want <Au be —it.
By the way. there’s a hole in your
stocking.
And there’s a fleck of bad Knglish in
my next line.
Funny, ain’t it?
I,AST OF A FAMOUS BEACH
With the trarlng down of the Oriental hotel,
now ordered, Manhattan Beach will lose the last
token of Its character as known to the New V ork
of a generation ago. In the mid-eighties the
beach was at Its hight of fame and prosperity.
The Manhattan Beach hotel was thronged with
well-to-do people who enjoyed g«»od dinners, Gil
more's Hand and spectacular fireworks along
with lheir ocean. To ihe light, Brighton Beach
and its big hotel ministered to a popularity less
expensive Off to the left, the Oriental presented
itself as a monument of exclusiveness. Its gueeta
however, did noi hesitate to avail themselves at
will of the amusement chains terminating with
Oonev Island or west end.
Demand* for anew seaside residence district!
led to the removal of the Manhattan Beach hotel.
Extension of that demand bring** on the doom of
the Oriental This reveals an interesting devel
opment of life in the metropolitan district. Not.
less interesting, and In some ways more Import)
ant Is the fact that the old order has passed,
leaving no exact substitute. Coney Island still
exists at an extreme of popularity. For the peo
pie of different inclinations who once crowded
the Manhattan there Is no place Immediately at
hand.
Few cities so rich in benches as Is New York
would be content with so poor Hn emplovment
of them. In point of the greatest g'wal to the
greatest possible numbers -New York World.
RESCUED FROM EPICURES
Miss Marie Sackow, of Newton. Has. and
three other missionaries to Liberia, w-ere res
cued In December from death nt the hands of
cannibals by the Cnited States scout cruiser
Chester. On account of economic conditions,
natives among whom the missionaries had been
working, returned to their former cannibal prac
tices. The missionaries were In great danger,
since the cannibals prefer the meat of white
persons rather than black. The missionaries
had been stationed at Jacktown. Liberia, and
managed to make their way to Greenville, but
could not get a boat to carry them to Monrovia.
News of the disturbances was carried to Mon
rovia by native runners. Shortly after the mis
sionaries reached Greenville, the American scout
cruiser steamed into the bay, landed 200 native
soldiers, and took the missionaries on board.
Christian Herald.
FARM CLEANUP DAY SUGGESTED
Here is another thought: Someone has sug
gesled that wv have a "farm clean up day” the
**ame as we have In towns and cities. Thai is a
good Idea, for there are many farms scattered
throughout the country which need "dressing
up" a hit Just the same that residence property
In town needs overhauling Look over your
plantation. If you happen to have one, and try
to make it as attractive as possible; It will be g
source of pride to you, and will be an advertise
ment of your place that you could noi hope to
gain otherwise. Lufkin (Tex.) News.
NOTICE.
•V DR. FRANK CRANK
(Copyright, 1916. by Frank Craue)