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THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 1917.
LITTLE STORIES FOR BEDTIME
By ft MO MV TO S W. BUBO KB*.
Bobby Cm Pia* (Hit HU MUtmke.
iCoerrighx. HU by T. W. Xr«M.
If frU«4 #f your* a mistake make*
Nor yet baa fo*ud It out,
1 pray that who* at loot a# does
You will aot b« about
It If bad enough to Bad out for
>ovr**lf that you havo mad* a ml*
take, but to have othar people know
It makes you fool a groat doal
worao Bo tb* klodoot Lb log tbat
any oao caa do wboa tboy know a
frioad baa mad* a mtatako aqd It
If too lato to warn thorn. If to ap
poar aot to know of It at all. Bo
it wasn't ale* at all of Peter Rabbit
to haag around watching that old
hollow log lato which Bobby Coon
had erawtod for a nap. You too.
fator know that Bobby bad mado a
mtatako la going la tboro Potar
had triad to warn Bobby, bat Bobby
wao too • loopy to hood what Potor
naid Now Potor waa waiting for
ooafothtag to happoa
Proooatly Peter a loag ear* caaght
sound from laaida that hollow log.
Plrat tboro wao a rattling and root
ling Tboa tboro wao a ooiioo of
gntntf and squeaks Thooo woro fol
lowod by growlo and snarl* Tho
lat tor woro from Bobby cooa. Ho
waa Isolating that bo waa going to
atay right whoro bo wao and
wouldn't aoro an lock for any oao.
Potor el op pod oao hand over bta
mouth to koop from laugh lag aloud
whoa ho hoard that, and ho fasten
od bio oyoo, rory Mg and round with
e annotation. os tho oposing .da tho
oad of tho hollow log. You 000, Po
tor know all about that log. and
tbat oomo oao lived tboro. That If
wbat ho had triad to toll Bobby
Coos Ho could hoar Bobby declar
tag
“1 woo't moro a «*ep. not a sin
gla »top? You caa atay right wboro
you aro until I Balob mr nap. If
you oomo aay noaror Hl—”
Potor did aot hoar tho root If. la
dood. Bobby finished what bo bad
otartod to aay. You 000, Bobby waa
to form pood b* a groat rattllag aad
ruotllsg aad a grant that sounded
both angry and rory businesslike
*mc* moro Bobby gvowled oad
oaarlod and doelarod bo wouldn't
move and atop, but Potor noticed tbot
Bobby's roloo seemed to com# from
noaror tbo opwa oad of the log tbaa
before. Again tboro wan a grunt
and a rattling and rustling
Tboa out of tho ond of tho old log
hacked Bobby Cooa still growling
■ad smarting tad doclanng bo
wouldn t Above a atop, ft waa too
fuany for Potor to hold In *ny long
«r. Ho had to laugh Ho couldn't
One Woman’s Story
BY CAROLYN BBICHKR
ChapOor XLV, v
North vu moat tsd willing Tbat
waa all 1 could aay when Robon
ms kod bow aho waa gottlng along
“Dos't bo discouraged. Margmrot.
Pert ape tbo will turn out all rtgb* "
"Porbapal aoaworod dolofully.
Had I roallsod what a comfort, what
a dopoadablo rroaturo North waa to
bo I should haro ropllod differently,
but juat tboa I saw nothin* but
troubto ahead ftho worth I pod ehll
dr on Bba would far rath or romp
wltb Bruce tbaa wash dtsboo or
scrub. Nothing was a task when
done for thorn
“Haro patience Margaret.' Rob
«rt said wbon I complained. "Romo
wasn't built In a day'"
That North waa adaptable 1 soop
dissevered. aad without my scarcely
reeliflng It she aooa began to take
•ae roaponalblltty of tho bouaewigk
and also the marketing The lattor
•bo did more cheaply than I could,
ae I lot her manage tho buying on
llroly We Heed better at less coat
than before she came, exclusive of
wages, of course
A few daya after* North waa In
stalled Tod Freeman came unher
aleed to call upon me It bad been
a mlseiable morning, too bad for
tho children to go out. and they bad
fretted at the unusual confinement.
I felt forlorn and dreary, aad. in
spite of tbo storm was thinking of
going up on the hill to spend »■"
boar with Myrtle.
I opened tbe door myself, glad of
aay Interruption I only stood and
stared, so surprised was I.
"May I oome la. Margaret*" he
asked smilingly, and audd*t>% ! re
membered that tbe last time ho bad
called 1 bad forbidden btm to come,
aad that brother Bruoa bad made It
eery unpleasant for me because Tod
bad disregarded my wtabee
I perhaps should hart protested,
bnt I waa* so glad to tea him--or
anyone—that I aiawered moot
oorfiially:
“Too. do. Whore la tbe world
did you oomo from this stormy
day*"
i only got la this morning, a
Utile busfnees brought mo. But
you're aot looking well. Margaret
Anythin* apodal the matter* Yoa
haven t boon 111. hare you?*'
• No. Indeed.'' 1 replied, but the
commiserating tome and words were
almost more tbaa 1 could bear "Rob
ert says I am looking miserably
Ho had tbo effrontery the other
day to toll mo bow old I looked "
Old! lets aoe how old are you.
Margaret**'
Twenty two."
Almost old enough to retire. *' ho
>esoed. “1 oen t realise tbat you
are the mother of two children*'
Just then Bruce set up a howl,
and baby Betty joined him. Exeuf
in* myself I ran to see what caused
the dlfturbenr*. and when 1 came
bneb brought Bmce with ms.
What a little man he ta/‘ Tod
evelaimed. an he urged him to ait
•a hi* Itp. offering the Inducement
••Tho Impudoooo 0# him I** grunted
Prickly Porky, rattling hie thousand
I title spears.
help It. Than the black nose aad
Uttlo dull oyoo of Prickly Porky the
Porcupine appeared. In each of those
Uttlo dull oyoo tboro eras jn*V* w—
sport of anger wkfck made them
loss dull than uauai It waa plain
that Prickly Porky waa prevokad
Aa aooa aa he wot outside b«
aaado tho thou send Uttlo spoors
which ho carries hidden in bio ooat
stand on oad and mado o quick lit
tle rush toward Bobby Cooa Bobby
turned tall aad ran , Tbe eight of
thooo sharp-pointed Uttlo spoors woo
too much for him Ho woo afraid
of thorn Everybody la afraid of
them, eves big Butter Boor. It waa
these Uttlo spoors brushing ago ms’
the Inside of the old log that had
made tho rattUag and rustling Pe
ter had board.
‘The Impudence of tbat coon to
walk Into my house and go to aiaep
without so much aa taking If he
might, and then tolling ate that I
rant coma out until he says so!
Tbe impudence of him'" grunted
FrtckJy Porky. rattling bis thousand
little spears
Aa for Bcbby Coon, ho realised
now tbe great mistake he had mad*
in not first finding out whether any
on* was at home m tint old v>f
boforo trying to take o nip there
It monlflod blm to think he had
been so Arelees aa to make such a
mistake, aad It mortified him still
wore to know that Peter Rabbit
bad seen all that had happened
Nett Story—“ Once More Bobby
Tries to Sleep.'*
every man o©mt* to a child—the
privilege of tymrtng hts watch tick.
Tod remained only a abort time.
But bis coming bsMl broken tho dull
day and 1 set about some hoof*
bold task in a very different spirit
We women. It teema to me. could
be divided Into two rlasaea—those
who ore atron* enough to face pain
life, and bear It If It cannot be con
quered. aad those who, whenever
hurt, turn Impatiently to the first
panacea at hand I belonged to the
lattor claao.
If life were a cat and dried mat
ter la which oae could be sure of
measured Ingredients— so much
polo, so much sorrow, so much )o>
—one would not be required to *x
ort any particular strength of chof* -
ncier If one could conaider life In
a dispassionate way. wltb nerves
uador control, learn to be patient
and wait. It would be the moat conv
ferttag characteristic we could ever
acquire
Tod ha da t asked me any quea
Mona, but intuitively | knew h*
’bought my marriage sn unhappy
one. 1 bad brought myself to the
point where 1 felt T was very un
Mrly 'rested Thla state of mind
Juatlied me In my own eyes In
seeking consolation where I could
find It. Hence I waa not angry that
Tod Freeman should In a way sym
pathtie with me been use of Rob
ert'a failure to make mo happy.
Tod bod many faults, but be was
a man who newer said moro than
be meant, aad who alwhya meant
fully aa much aa be said I waa al
moat foody to make him my coo
flnant. to aak blm to help me find
n way to take Robert away from
the two women who wore making
me so miserable But I aball always
b- thankful I kopt my own counsel,
that I said nothing of my domestic
vattere. 1 had a feeling that Roe
or* would never forgive such a
breach of faith.
How I carried Myrtle Caldwci)
her sweet aaaa outlook on life!
"What'* tbo use of worrying. Mar
gnret.' aho would say when 1 would
fr«t over someth lagdm oily beyond
my control, yet trifling In Itoolf
Worry never gets gou anywhere
nor anything M One day she turned
mo around and hold mo before the
■Brror "800 Margaret, that's what
worry does' You look worn out:
old* Now atop ft!** and my sunny
neliirod friend shook me laughingly
’l'll try. Myrtle. I muat ,try’
Robon. too, tgld me tho other day
how old and plain l was getting ”
I’m glad be did It's time tome
one woke you up**
Mias Fra aces flibloy uittenainefl
Informally Wednesday afternoon, th
the Society of Ar*a aad Crafts
rooms, for Mra. Edward Macliewell.
whe g»ve a lecture Tuesday even
mg. in the Museum of Art auditor
ium. Mra. Mac Powell la the widow
of ihe noted American composer and
came to Detroit under tho auapireo
tl tho Tuesday Musicale
The Confessions of a Wife
InaocMK, Dlm With Ac*.
“Do you know, Margie ' said Paw
la. continuing her story, **l never
nave regretted my experience wltb
Ernest Lawton 1 learned so many
things from It. First, la my girlish
Innocence I thought him nil good
aad then I thought blm all toad
At last I came to know he waa only
a selfish, egotistical man with tbe
somewhat prevalent idea that a wo
mao waa only a plaything for hta
lordship
"It came upon me In the not are of
a great surprise to see how bu lore
grew for Uttlo Bnraootlno—tbo baby
he had not wanted and whom be had
Deflected during all her adorable lit
tie life H« bad only aeon her oao*
boforo she made her apparanee lu
Philadelphia bat her dalatinooo aad
above all her belief in and admira
tion for him seemed to pbar helm on
tho woand my detection had made
upon hla self-love
"Tbo child worshiped her daddy
and bar adorable way of showing tt
mado bar tbo constant companion of
bar father. And tbat man really
flirted wltb his own baby She waa
Mat what he hdd always wanted but
had never found In hla many lovao —
a plaything who worshiped him
blindly and could be easily put aside
when he waa tired
' Bbe. of roorae, never worried him
by making him think nor did ahe
seem to bavo a single tbought esoept
fob him. Her childish devotion bad
much of hla own manner in It When
he was about ah* absolutely Ignored
her mother aad had only for blm her
sweetest a mil os
‘‘However, from some queer quirk
the took a gr*at fan, v to ine aad
■be was not able to fathom just why
»he should not «ry her airs and
graces on tha pttty yaldv.* Brfh
her mother and father however, dis
couraged aay advene#* on her part
In ray direciloh
"Why don't you wuv my fewer?*
ahe asked me once when che had
wandered away from her parents' re
proving eyes and strayed into my
droseing room The quesMou rather
embarrassed me. so I answered by
taking, ‘Who told you I didn't love
your father, babv dear*'
" 'He did -hla very onest self.’ she
answered positively.
" ’Well, dear. I guest It Is because
I love you so much that ! haven’t
any love left for anyone el**.’ was
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Boyer, Jr.,
are In California
Or. Alice M Deforest and daugh
ter. Alice, bre In Coronado. Cal.
Mr. and Mrs Richard Webber who
are traveling in tbe south will re
turn next week.
Mr and Mrs. Clarence A. Lighiner
have gone to Tryon, N C., for a
month.
Dr and Mrs. Arlington Newman.
•*ho are In Florida. wIU remain until
the laat of April.
Mrs I Aims a W Goodcnough has
returned from several weeks’ stay
in the south
Mr. and Mrs f. W Davey and
Mrs C. M. Hall have returned from
an extended visit in California and
the Hawaiian Island*.
♦
Mias Grace Leonard I? expected
borne from Wellesley collet* Wot
neaday. lo spend th* Raster vaca
tion.
Mrs Frederick Handv ;,nd chil
dren of B»v City. a r e the guests of
Mrs Handy's mother. Mrs Frank P
Cbesbrougb. Gross# Point# Farms
Mr. sod Mrs Charles Wo-Klhridge
Metcalf, of Qmeae Polnte, announce
the engagement of their daughter.
Miss Elisabeth Metcalf to Joe 7ru
oell Marshall, of Concordia. Kan.
Mia* Marian ~»f*icalf. who la a
student In Chicago university, spent
tbe weekend with her parents. Mi
and Mrs Charles Metcalf. In Groes*
Polnte,
Mr* R. H and Mrs
Kmma Fot will attend the rouneg
rooetlng of the General Federation
of Women's club* ,n New Orleans
next week.
Mo and Mrs. Henry 1 Francis
Chaney are receiving the congratn
latlons of tnelr friends on the arriv
al of a son. Henry Francis (Riaaev.
Jr. Mr* Cnaney wa* formerly Miss
Josephine Alger
Congratulations are being offered
Mr. and Mra. Rteuart Lansing Pitt
man on the arrival of a son to be
named Lansing Mizner Pittman
Mra Pittman wa* formerly Ml*t
Doris McMillan
Miaa Olga of Phil ad el
phla. noted a* an expert swimmer,
accompanied by her mother and
Mia* Pennvptf k*r. will cofila to D*
trolt Saturday, to be the guaal of
the members of the Parkview Atb
letle club
# -
Mrs Richard F Lenagan and Miss
Phyllis lAiiagan No M Grand are
east. Highland Park who hnva been
in California for some time are now
In Bants Monica. They will return
( n June following more Mtsatlvt
traveling on the Pacific coast.
€►-
The Phoenix society of the Univer
sity of Mfehigan *»H * hold tb*
eighth annual spring party. Tuesday
evening. April Id. in Riverside tem
pie. Hubhxrdsnve. and Raker-at In
addition th the there will |
my explanation, and It seemed to
satisfy her, for. like bar father, she
wanted to be tbe whole thing In
anyone's affection* te whom abe
took a fancy
< " My daddy anya be le coming
home with muwer and me this tun
tner and bell buy me a horsy and
we'll ride all over "
""nrat #lll be nice, dear *
"‘1 wts yoj could oooic wlv us
“ Your nso’aer wll: We there, I
aeld
** Muwer rxn’t ride, an* 1 beard
my daddy ’ell her you ran ride like
an—an—oh. sompin’ I can’t think
My mower cried wken he enld It.
and then be said. "Don't worry Mies
Newton won ♦ wav me or want me
In her life at all.**
" Don’t you want my daddy V
“ *Ne dear. I want yoa to have
him '
** POnk yoa.’ the said with the
greatest satisfaction as the I bad
made her tha greatest present. Just
then EFnest called and Inutnnfly abe
had no other thought but of him.
Tbe pltty yaldv die you to me,’ she
lisped aa abe ran Into bis arms.
‘“DM abe. baby cblMT* be sold
’ Instantly, Margie. T realised that
Ernest Lawton had nailed tiny Ear
nsstlae a mother 'baby child’—tbat
be had probably beld the aiUy en
dearment which I had thought my
own special property as a kind of
genetic term which be bestowed on
all the sex
' Rare eat Ine la a darling 1 said
to Rath that night when 1 told her
the clrctftaataocre, ‘and I hope abe
will be the means of bringing your
atster and Emeat lowton together.’
"'He will probably break that
baby's heart Juat aa be has done
every other woman thing he has
ever made to love him.'
" 'No. Rath, not ererv other one.’
I aeld quietly, 'my heart la still in
tact, and for that I am probably In
Uebted to you.*
“ "No. dear girl,' said Ruth earnest
ly. *T think there is that in you <hai
will make you come ou* all righi
even If no one advisee or restrains
It waa only your innocence that
nearly made you victim of Ern*-si
I awl on Now that knowledge be
come to you. you will know how tc
take care of yourself next time.’
“ There ain’t going to be mo core.'
! quoted softly."
SOCIETY
be a program of special musical and
fancy features
—<|> —
The Mx hßran Union opera, “A
Fool’* Paradise,* will be preseated
in Detroit, tn the Lyceum theater,
Monday evening. April ». Fred Wlr
stir, of Detroit, has the leading role
The Hat of patrons and patronesses
tucludes p,’omßkent Michigan alum
ni and well koos»n society womeu.
Mr. and Mr*. Udwurd F Lanigsn,
i of Kansas City, are receiving con
gratulatioos on the arrival of a
j daughter, dnnday. The little one
came to the home of Mr*.
parent*. Mr. and Mr*. Horae* kie
| Kay Allen. No. 199 Josephine ave..
where Mr*. I.enigan has be-n .-lay
ing for some time.
COOKING EXPERT
AT GAS COMPANY
THIS WEEK
- - -
Round Stemk Subject of P. O.
Walker’s Talk Thursday
Properly cooked an Inexpensive
place of round steak can be made
aa taety and tender as a more ex
pensive rut of steak but there a a
sacret In the doing.
Juat what this secret is P o
Walker will show Detroit women at
hla talk at the gaa company office
Thurwday afternoon The demon
stration will take place at 2 JO; tbe
plaoe. third floor of the gaa office
h'liiriiaa.
Mr Walker is showing the easiest,
simplest, quickest and best method
of making bread and Parker Hone#
rolls at the gas company every
morning
FREE
Full Sits
Flour Sifter
With I very Order F*r
a Bock of
Columbia Flour
N*t*~Th* breed r#ii*. md
other baked foods s« r v#d et tho
demonstration are made wRh
Co'umbus Fleur.
DETROIT TIMES
COUZENS YIELDS
TO JASNOWSKI
1 /
Notifies Saloonkeeper* They
May Keep Open Till 1 O'clock
In the Morning
Pollcs Commloiioiiwr Junn Cous
in* ba* changed hu regulat ons for
saloon op-uing and closing once
mora, and thia tine the commix
aion»r say* It la Anal.
The saloon owner \ may now open
at 7 o'clock in the morning. Kaat
*rn atandaid time, and cloaa at 1
Attack tha oaxt morning
Patrolman notified saloonkeeper*
of tha lataat chang• Tuesday night.
"Wa can t do anvrhlng olaa," ax
ils >ned Mr. Consent*, Wednesday.
The prosecutor wc.n't maka any
coiaplaints against man who keep
cpan until 1 o'clock '
In refuting to pioaacuta saloon
man who remained npeo until 1
o'clock. Detroit time, Prosecutor
Jasnowskl haa upheld tha opinion
of Judge Connolly, who racantly
convicted a saioonkieper because fie
admit tad that ha opened his place
at A o'clock In the morning. East
ern time. Until vhe lataat order
P-om tha police '“oromTssloner was
sent forth, the places where liquor la
RAISE IN PRICE
Citigas Garland Special
$ 37 After March 31
Beginning April 2, the price of Citigas Garland Special
Cabinet Gas Range will I* $37, complete and installed in your
kitchen. You can make a worth-while saving by placing your
order thin week at the present price—
s3s; $5 down, $3 a month
$33 if you pay caah •
Main 3300 Range Department
Detroit City Gas Company
New Gas Bldg. Gifford and Bagley
JUDGE ALFRED J.
MURPHY
For Re-Election
Elected of the Recorder’* Court, 1899;
Circuit
A
■I. ■
w
"TV ere ought to he no politics a#
anr hind in the judicial elections.
The county needs good judges; ss
long as they know the law and are
temperamentally fitted for adminis
tering It fairly to aft wha come be
fore them their opinions oq any
other subject under the sun aren’t
of the slightest consequents. Tha
bench should be strictly non-po
liticat "
* Keep politics ont of the contest
for the circnit court, gentlemen It
hat no patronage to distribute; its
control is net worth fighting for as
a party a««fet It is an inttmmen
tslity for dispensing justice”—f De
troit Free Press, Republican, March
ii. 1»1M
HIS NAME WILL BE IN THE DEMOCRATIC
COLUMN
I I
told opened *t 7 o eln-k and t loned
at midoigbi.
CHILDREN TO AID
PATRIOTIC WORK
In a Anal spun to iwart 100.(MM
signatures to tha declaration of
loyalty being circulated b> (be Cltl
rena Committee of National Pe
sense before April 2, when the dec
laratlons will be forwarded to Pree
idem Wilson, two organisations
have been enlisted to help in the
work
President Mum ford, of the board
of education and Bupertndtnt of
{schools Chadsey have authorised
the distribution among the school
children of the olty small fae-almtlea
of the large proclamations Tbs
children are requasted to sign the
declarations themselves and to ae
cure the signatures of their parents
and others It la expected that more
than M.OOO signatures will be aw
cured la this way.
The Detroit Council of Boy fteouts
met Tuesday noon to consider the
placing of the services of the va
rtous troops at the disposal of the
defense committee to secure signs
tnres
Prom present Indications tha goal
of 100.000 signatures will be reached
before next Monday.
rrhiilsg-ikf slsla Mat klaA—thal
*• d«k*—-Tlwm Jak Dept—Mat* 4SM
•Alfred J. Murphy rtesiesd man
rota* m years ago thee say other
candidate for the Wayas Ceuaty
bench Judge Murphy is s Duuss
erst and he wm giwa tkiu apleadid
compliment in s cnmaiauity which
*ii oTerwhabaiagfy ray abliraa
This eapresaiea of broad
by a republican electorate aad the
diapoeitma of tbe people la target
party tinea in the %election of its
judiciary met with the universal ap
proval of the bar and the graat mass
of people who have buiinese with
the court* " —lwtroit News, March
2J. 1917 )
r
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1 I
ECONOMICAL POWCH
POWER—Power Is tha vary Ufa of yowr ear
It la tha energy that makes tbs car 'asp forward
In the Instant get away The energy that carries
you swiftly and smoothly on high Speed without
effort. It is the energy that takes you over the
hills, through the deep sands, through the snow*
drifts of wtntar
POWER makes your car aaay to drive on the
Road or in Traffic. Power make* you forgot
tbe mechanism of your car. It meets the emer
gencies of travel and traffic without aottooable
effort, without faltering That ta the way fitude
baker has made Studehaker cars the moat pow
erful cars on tbe market In ratio to weight
They have made them powerful by perfecting
design— four years 9tudebakar Engineers have
concentrated their skill Improving, refining and
perfecting Btudebaker motor designs, until to
day Rtudebaker la the moat powerful car ou
the market. In ratio to site or oost
At the same time It 1s economically powerful
It gives you great power with vary reasonable
gasoline consumption.
4<VH P , 7 Passenger FOm ) Stfi
60 H P.. 7 Passenger SIX 12S0
STUDEBAKER
513 WOODWARD AVC.
DITROIT, MICH
PEERLESS
PAINLESS
DENTISTS
OPCN
gVENINGS
HENRY A MANDFJJ
Fort and Griswold Streets I
CONSERVATIVE. SAFE AMO STRONG I
In planning your summer trip re- j|
member that travellers' check* will II
add greatly to your enjoyment. ||
They may be cashed at any bank or II
B hotel without vexatious delay, as no II
f identification is necessary’ except
I Safety Deposit Boxes $4 per Annum ja
| Resources More Than $30,000,000 J
t branch orriew* 9
K 1 Wo<vl» » r<l fj<»« Oran* R«T»r I1 T 4 J«f M
m- » t *fM> ««7 ’ )r> tlst, i«:» F , ourt44mh «lt jj
MlfMlin Rro»i»»\ and S llh*r»ll, TM « o«4*
■A] 3«» rd J "
If you go to a dentist f
that hurts you, it is s
YOUR fault
69 Woodward
Corner es Jefferson
JUDGE
MANDELt
Republican Candidata
for Re-election aa
CIRCUIT
JUDGE
RESPECTFULLY
SOLICITS
YOt'R
SUPPORT
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