The Detroit times. [volume], April 10, 1917, NOON, Image 8

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Mfte Legislature Should
Give Us the Torrens
System of Ijrnd Transfer
is so much merit—clearly so
f IMieh merit —to the Torrens system of
ind transfers that one i* at lo*» s at first
to account for the opposition that ip I>< -
' p» felt in oui legislature against e>tab-
the system by law in Michigan.
Let's look at some of the many things
arguing in favor of the Torrens system.
It to in use in fourteen states and m
Bmrmii and the Philippine islands.
The clearing of defects in titles which
|| hupoasibte under present law g would
to POBSIBLE under the Torrens system,
i* Title once proven under it is PLR
HHffENTLY guaranteed.
It expedites the transfer of proi>erty
mtd proof of title for loans.
The Torrens system means efficiency.
It means economy.
It means a saving of valuable time,
aud time is money when you are payii n
interest or when money that might Ik
out at interest is not drawing interest.
It aimplifie* and in simplifying guar
antees against the danger of defects that
have crept in under cumbersome red
tape that is necessary today.
It means safety first.
It means a square deal.
It means progress- the getting away
from old fogy ideas
Xf our present system should be con
tinued. in view of the vast improvement
tupresentod by the Torrens system, the
Washington hand press should never
have given way to the high-powered c>l-
I press which prints the newspaper s
a f the present day.
If the Torrens system can be succes.s
foHy opposed, in view of the manifold
advantages it present over the present
gjgtem then the horse car should not
havu been supplanted by steam railroads;
batttoahips should not have been im
proved over the Monitor and the
mac; threshing should be done by hand
and we should be fighting our fires with
volunteer bucket brigades.
Uiis to an age when minutes count.
It to an age of time-saving, labor
mving devices.
If there to anything that to any more
pmaa or more typical of the snail pact*
of years agone than the involved, intri
cate aud costly way in which our land is
transferred and land sale and land pur
hindered, and oftentimes discour
aged. it belongs nearest the curb as the
vehicle.
The Torrens law derive* its name from
t tr*" by the name of Sir Robert Tor-
IPB' one time a reaidenl of Austra
lia
Sir Robert was bom in Ireland and
Migrated to Australia in 1840.
The customs in Ireland at that time
I j*a for many year* thereafter practic
ally denied the average citizen the right
of ownership of real estate, and when
Sir Robert settled in Australia he de
«idad to satisfy the natural inclinations
of mankind to own his own home.
He soon discovered that titles to real
estate in Australia were, in many cases,
matter* of continual dispute.
Imperfect records and imperfect sur
soys seemed the rule and not the excep
tion.
He was not a lawyer hut he soon
learned that each owner of land traced
the record of his property back to the
Crown, where all argument ceased.
He reasoned that if the government
could five an undisputed title in the first
place, why couldn’t it do so in the second
or the tenth or the one-hundredth, pro
viding the chain of title was, in each in
stance, complete and unimpaired.
This is the argument that is made for
Ha adoption in Michigan and there is no
•ane argument which its opponents can
bring against it:
The Torrent act goes farther than tbi* In that
tt prvridna for a ruling which Is Anal on certain
defects In title not provided for at pro.-, nt, and
wbtefe wo*ld otherwise gr> down a* s perpetual
cloud on certain ttUa* For u»- th -'
are dear as a matter of fan wjid law though
defeettv. of record and where the probate roiir’.s
Sill!** decline to re-open a case because the ee
tale has been settled
I* Detroit we trace our titles to a grant or
patent from the United States government, is
Med before the formation of Michigan a* a state
Michigan'* admittance to statehood entitle I it
te certain lights previously enjoyed bv the Unit
•and Plate* gu\rrnm<nt. and if we can trace our
•teltn from ‘Uncle Ram** uutnipvir and to our*- Hr«
why cannot the state re-cob firm th«* title 10 us •
person* at w« stipulate. providing •*«- pay
therefor each fi» e.* a* roigh' be n*c,-c iry lo < •.
•*r expenses and the possibility of <*rro
rowponciMlUy of th« state back of conftnri*t‘<i,
of title enables tb« now owner to dl gurd M e
prertou hfeton of the property. By thl m •>.
|i M we ba»e eliminated the necessity or con
Steatty rweaam mtng each tran-set p,i in sn
Mar taagtheninr chain »f title, and which grows
Bars CMiberaono with each transaction and
the pee*in* es time
Strangs as it may seem that there
phouki be opposition to the adoption of
ItM system for Michigan by the legisla
tors; Strange as it may seem that there
ahnild be found any who would place
Ifcpmaelvc in its path a- obstructionists,
TUKSOAY, APRIL 10, I*l7
there are opponents and there are ob
structionist*. doing all they can to defeat
the measure.
There are only a few of these, and they
oppose and obstruct because our present
moss-backed, decrepit and withered sys
tem means PRlVlLEGE—privilege for
the few who profit and whose profits add
to our lund tax.
Bui privilege is one of the things that
is passing from the earth, along with
law's and practices, also, that aix has
beens.
The legislature should give us the
Torrens law.
An Idea For This Country
Is Suffirested By France
A noted Frenchman who is traveling
in this country writes a letter to Detroit
and draws attention to the lack of sys
tem in the marking of roads in this
country as compared with France and
outlines their simple system for the
sake of those interested.
Ernest Archdeacon and the famous
tire manufacturer, Michelin, l>oth of
Paris, are responsible for this system.
They started a campaign in the Pans
newspapers, interested the automobilists
of France and the government soon
adopted the ideas of these two men.
The government of France has num
bered all the roads of the country , divid
ing them into groups according to their
importance, like this:
National highways, traversing the
length and breadth of France, corre
sponding to our national highways;
Department roads, or state highways;
Common interest roads, or county
roads;
Town and village roads.
Every* highway is then numbered and
to the number is added the class to which
it belongs, as N. D. C. 1., etc.
Also, all roads are marked for dis
tances with stone posts set at each kilo
meter (five-eighths of a mile) and hav
ing on their sides the nearest town. On
each post is painted the administrative
number of the road, as for instance, N. j
10; D. 17, etc.
At each cross road special posts bear
the same identifying numbers.
In order that motorists may plan
their trips, a complete set of maps is
published, in which every road is num
bered. making traveling very simple. He
cannot go far out of his way without
noting the stone at the cross-road, or at
the stone set at each kilometer.
As it is positive that the road* of this
country must receive constantly more
and more attention and as automobile
traffic becomes greater and greater, a
system of numbering should be speedily
installed.
This is a satisfactory' system in
France, where automobile traveling J»
very heavy and it would seem that it
might commend itself to the people of
the United States.
At present there seems to be no sys
tem and people can become hopelessly
lost within a few miles of home.
From Another Point ot View
By C. T. S.
Cuba has declared war on Germany,
too, but that isn’t exactly the thing over
which Germany 1* most worried.
• • •
As we understand a certain local morn
ing newspaper, it doesn’t want the ardor
of its patriotism dampened by a high tax
rate,
• • •
ODD NAME CONTEST
"Meteorological Towns’* in the Polk Gazetteer*
Rain. Nebr
Storm«town Pa
SnO'vßiaa*. Colo
Mall. K' .
Thunder. Idaho
i r.irt. Minn.
Sunbtir t. Wont
Showers, Pa.
Sumniei land. Aria.
Cool Cal F. W. F.
« • *
We understand there is a little .some
thing on by w ay of a w ar, hut who's going
to pitch?
• • •
Ju.st to prove that we have the men
with the necessary bravery for the oc
casion. 170 of them took out marriage
licenses Monday.
• • •
One newspaper account said they seek
the matrimonial yoke, making it what
might l>e called a rush to the collars.
s • •
We re standing bv you, Uncle Ham.
And vou. Old Glory, too;
We ll giv-* yott all *h< I e|p vou need;
We r*- go>ng lo -re vou throu*l
V * • i| i • ■ <p!c. too
Autocracy w'*'!! f ame
Tomorrow should vou need us, Ham.
We'll be "Ut at the game
• • •
The president having failed to enlist
the support of congress for conscription,
he w ill resort, as we understand, to con
scripting it.
* • •
And furthermore, when we go dry what will
become of these annual hops?
• • *
Whatever liecarne of the old-fashionc<l
fellow who used to own a spring overcoat ?
DETROIT TIMES
How Some of Us Hope to Impress Strangers.
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b» M T A ctnm )
THIS department it maintained tor the purpose of dragging the ad
vertising faker in on “the carpet" and placing hit astertiont and
promites under the gitts of truth. It welcomes letters relating
experiences with advertisers wherein the eagle on the dollar fails to
fly home "with a dollar's worth of goods." It pays proper recognition to
honest advertisers It does not spare dishonest advertisers who may bo
found in The Times. It will print the letters which appear most applicable
m preserving the integrity of advertising and protecting th« advertising
reader. Only signed letters, giving the writer’s name and address, will be
considered. The name will be printed or withhold aa preferred Addrese
Ad-Mirror, The Times, Detroit, Mich
K A R**<l So 74 FTlliabefh-et.. Detroit write- the Ad Mirror for hd
opinion on ihc Michigan State Auto school. No. 40**4 Auto building. Detroit.
His inijuin u* accompanied by an ad clipped from a magazine.
This school is one of, if not ton largest tn the country. It has grown
from a small institution to Its present size in eight years with notable
increa.'« » tn yearly enrollments, in 191$ Its enrollment increased 500 per
cent.
A G Zeller, the president of' the school |s well and favorably known in
Detroit.
The school only recently moved Into new quarters on Woodwardave.
where it has 33.ihx> square feet of space
It maintains dormitories and other facilities for making it an ideal
institution.
Its reputation Is excellent.
l/et the People
Rule—and Write
Till the Morning of Peace.
lo tht f.'Utor of Ik? Times
I #e* The Tune* ts standing by
Imvid wh*n his child *u< sick, put
on sack cloth and mourned for blm,
but wh* n b* died h»* put them off
and »a h*-d and »a* comforted.
Hope ha* die«l. Hup** for peace
has died. Our duty now i« to
stand h> th« president, stand by
oongp's* end the old flag Wilson
has •* h*;»vier h*ad on Ms shoulders
than Washington or I.in< oln for he
has more people to b»ok af'er.
Washington had hundred*. I.incoin
ha and t bou'a ads. bu r Wilson rnilMon*.
I am glad congr* •»* »a* tailed
Affain. It prove- that no one uian
»an eon’ml th» destinies of nations.
There Is a I. *h» i r ;irm that rules
1 prove, that the nm* is drawing
near, the nni* spoken of 2,000 years
ago ‘'Nation* and kingdom* at
*«tr eartlnjuak*-t, pestilence, fain
:n« and tornadoes'*
Wh* th« r it comes tomorrow or a
I.'"** y» tr f.en< •, It is only an
*»om of tim* to th« I»rd Our duly
ts to stand to »h< pow«T« that Ih-;
stand hv he old flag -land i»> till
th< morning of i>* «<•*? come*.
M W G.
Armada, Muh.. April H. 1$» 17.
"The Untted States is About to
Fmd Then* Out."
T<s the ffrfj-jr of 7hr Ttmea
We knot* w*l| \ o ur awrsion to
an> thine savoring of militarism, but
w«* WO !! like io h.»V* you define the
militarism which has vour
pe» aversion and which so rufflej
"o»»e humor
Ju?" now you are an d - h.
.<• 0.-d-iO* -of invective spaln-t
“o-u ußra militarist*, ou . : ng">*-
w’ » ".-ri' in war a giant cc»n Mii*r
if t'-ej and borrov-ed money r» her
| han .-•<1 i! ft, , a : <u.' -n -rt
■ f rtnripl* . ;nd ho "have H , n
jutk ’ -i• i. hoae who e (
ft
; w!■ t h war iir..v *.'*
This is rather indefinite and ha*;
: Can > oti nr»t Im a little more specific
l in poii,ting out particular individual*
ito w* om vou refer This form of
blanket ind c»m*nt ha* tiseg made
|*o often and >e» always so Ind* fl
nltelv *f.*t it s*-rms 'o rail for a
Mil of pr rticiilaia whuh shall Iden
tlf\ th«- individuals and specifv
item* of crime or corruption
lk*i L itl there «-e pome few mdl
I!L e Ad-Mirror
And Advice to Investors
If The Times Print* It, The Times Believes It
vtdualfe workm* under cover again l
whom your indieUu* n- would
But do you presume to charge w,i r.
dlerior uiotives and design* w!l
(hose who j«ee beyond "the gnat
n and stain that war makes" mjiuv
things that might make an even
gi eater red stain? L>o you sweep
ingl> include all those men of here
fofore unquestioned sincerity and
disinterestedness who raitw their
vote*** loud and forrefully for some
adequate pteparation to meet H n I
repel the encroachments of any l>el
ilgercnt nation*
We a«k you to specifically point
cut these malicious and dangernu*
men aho are seelting to “saddle mil
itarism upon this country,
militarism In any country mc.mh
profits to them." We understand
that they work in subterranenn
channels, that thev tbem-elve* keep
.n the background, working thru In
noc. n* appearing middlemen, to de
lade us unwary and unintelligent
folk who fall easily for their bunk
Is that correct? FMe**e in that ra«<-
do us the act of charity of placing
us upon our guard by separating for
Us the sheep from the wolves
FMBRftO.V DAVIS
Detroit, April 3. HIT.
Boy Scouts Non-Military.
To IK «• F.ilitor of Thr Times
Allow me to call your attention
to a statement appearing on th*-
editorial page of your paper
"" • are preparing to send our
4i’.. »., tpe slaughter—thru the Roy
ou'* —w no are pledged to do their
duty to thetr God and their coun
I would be remiss In rny duty to
the Semit movement if I were to al
low . jeh a statemeot to stand un
challenged. It Is a fact generally
under tood by this time that the
Uoy **< ou* mov ment Is distinctly
a non military affair.
A D JAMTPSOV
nut Rvecutive.
r>c*rni*. April *. HUT.
Krenlhinj In ths World
Tr, -k> ,« v.,y . r-sr rr-d < *
’l* -ing* white It* • pU*w-rg
Hi '-r>4 t e field ther* is s great
tn the Woods are hltiejays.
► ■ r ft* «prlng new
'>n the r»4 taMecloth
ili piar. the fruen pitcher
And Ins euppe r.
Uni sfternarda ♦» > the lamplight
I *hai| read to him
'nd it wilt be very <|iil*t iiolaid*
And when there is a little noond tn
the cradle
He will take ma Is hia arm*
' hi-sgo April T
•WAT giu ' WVM.
—By Webster.
The Keep Well
Column
motherhood:
Mor« than nine-tenths of all **»•
!*«•• .int tnoth< r* in ths I'nlfvd
States receive no
adequate prenatal
care In partlcu*
lar this I* true of
the working wom
an
Many t I m e a
thru sheer neces
sity she works
until the last i*os*iblv momrat Tor
th»- >*k*» of h**r*f*lf and her sx
child no woman should
work after the seventh month cf
prwgnacy. To do *o la only to in
vite «tt.-4*st« r to both the health
of the woman and child.
No woman, and particularly the
woman who i« * nin down or phys
bally weakened front overwork,
should delA.v hating a thorn uiedl
enl ••xaritntit <>n after once beconv
I'iK aw ..re of th“ fact that she la to
become a mother.
This #•* amin'ttioa should include
i’ eaenr**rn« n- ■ f 'he pelvis to make
<-rt«iln th*re .ire no unnatural
to- • . » ir nr bone formation
.it h ♦ ;*lll • x im;nation‘’ permit
r« tr • iMedy conditions before
** |jk tOO 111'^
The wom.ip who is taking care
no’ '•> overwork nr over-exerd*«
during pregnancy «hrtild not ro to
the other extreme Light exercise
to keep the muscles in condition la
n»c* try lieneflr Is derived from
s*lflet* (juletly In the open air In
suitable weather
The woman about to become a
mother -hould eat simple, welt
'OOkcd fo*>d She should eat Mttle
neat and no spired dishes and
-hoold avotd foods that are general
ly known to be hard to digest.
F-peclal care should be taken not
ft, overeat.
If inclined to constipation she
-hould drink a glass of water befor<
coin* to b«*d and upon rising in the*
morning If this condition exlats I*
h**st to eat plenty of fresh fruit*
' egetables, oatmeal and brown
I r* ad
The home should be well vent.*
1 ted night and day Clothing sulta
bl# to the temperature and support
cd as much as possible from the
-hould* rs hould bo worn during
P r * gnan' y Good care must b«
'.'Ken of the tee»h or stomach dla*
ord* rs are apt to nrlae.
Pointed Paragraphs
Lot s wife turned to aalt only
after she had turned to rubber.
What real good dt es anybody get
out of giving other p«op|e mean Hi
tie thrusts? Vet it la one of the
tr- at popular Indoor aporfa
It la human to hulld a bigger clr
cu* than the builder ran ahow,
Patienre la a alow point? vlrlua,
hu* those who have it win In a
v alk
Women are rontlatent, but. the
n ujorlt> of them refuse to work
at it.
No, [>orr»th». r isn't beenuse matir
•.» n do not know how to new that
t; ey dr n >t nit nd their way*
\ red h.itred " cnun hn* aa much
r ijht to ml! he*- hair golden aa a
fat woman haa to call heraeif
plump
Many » man has to pockat his
pride ao often tha' hit trouaera get
baggy
l>on't place too much confidence
in a man who boasts of being as
hone** aa the da*, la >ong Wait
un'll you meet hi in at night
If You Are 111
■t m. tnnisoros Burra
Author of Tho RI44U of Psrson
allty." Taychwloffy and
warsat hood." ate.
(Copyright. I*l7, hy The Aeaoclatod
Nowapapera )
“If you are 111 you naturally wrtah
to get wall again as soon aa pus
aibla." To this and. try to keep
your mind from dwrlttng on din
qiietlng thoughts In especial, think
as little as possible of the dlscorn
furts, pains, and symptoms of your
illness.
It may be an Illness that causes
ycu real suffering. Just the «iiri>.
make an earnest effort not to let
your auffwrlng dominate your
thoughts. If It doe# dominate them
you will only suffer more than you
o'her wise would
He was Indeed a wise physician
who affirmed:
“The suffering In the world Is out
of all proportion to the actual dla
ecee. Many people who have little
disease suffer a great deal, partly
from oversensttlvenesa. partly front
concentration of mind on their ail
ments. and partly from such Ignor
ance of whatever pathological con
dition Is present that they grow dis
couraged and morbid over It."
Fealde*. by thinking overmuch of
symptoms, not only Is suffering in
creased, the disordered condition
responsible for the symptoms Is
actually made worse This fa a
truism of medical observation thti
all sick persona will do well U> ap
preciate.
Sleep as much as you can Sleep
t p one of the best of doctors When
awake, try to keep your mind pleee
urably, tho not Intensely, occupied
If your Illness Is not snch thir
absolute quiet has been ordered f< r
you. read a little, chat a little, play
a little solitaire, amuse yourself a
little in any way that Is not tiring
to you.
You must avoid tiring yourself
both because fatigue directly helps
disease to get a firmer hold, and
hr cause it Indirectly retards recov
ery by increasing any tendency *o
despondency When person* are
fatigued gloomy thoughts always
have a better chance to spring up
lu the mind
For these same reasons the qurs
t.on of diet ts of great important
In time of Illness l>et your doctor
tcII you exactly what to eat. and
obey his instructions
If you eat too little you cannot
gtln strength If you eat too much.
o»- the wrong kind of food dig**
ttve trouble will increase the se
verity of your illness and promot*
mental depression
Have tout sick room kept as
chan, bright, and cheery looking a*
possible A singe flower in It may
five you radiant thoughts that * ill
hasten your convalescence by mauy
a day.
Also, whenever possible. have
your sk-k-room In Ihe quietest part
of the house House noises are un
ivoidable, but they may be so dis
turbing as to keep you unnocesaar
lly under n nervous strain
If this happens. If you are kept
under n nervous strain from any
raise. then your chances of retain
ing cheerfulness and serenity of
nr.nd are that much lessened
And cheerfulness and serenity of
mind, with hopeful confidence, are
things you particularly ne*-d if yon
are ill. Vitally Important to the
maintaining of health, you may rest
Assured they count for at leaat as
much In winning one's wa> bark to
health.
The moment you yield to gloom
and fear, that moment you are help
Ing the Torres of bodily disease hy
which you have been attacked I
urge you to remember this,
Anniversaries
17 78—The Ranger, in command of
Paul Jones, sailed from Brest on a
memorable crulae.
ITHa--<len Clinton began Ih* siege
of Charlsstun 8 C.
lkgf dea Horatio Gate* who »u
accused of plotting to supplant Wash
ington m commander of the Conti
nental arm». died in N*« York city
Born in England In 17?*
tB l a—Wellington defeated the
French at Toulouse, the last battle of
the peninsular ear
HIT -Gen. John f*. Robinson, dis
tinguished sir veteran snd tom
ntander-ln-ahlef of the *; a R. horn
at Binghamton. N Y Died there
Pah |«. I**7.
I*4?—Federal forces took Fort Pul
aski. Oa.
Ill*- Ke**srals under Cen <;,.r««'>o
Granger engaged the Confedeiates
tinder o*n Van Horn at Frank tin.
Tenn.
18 7*—Notable retehratton for Ger
man unity and the return of p»ace
In New York.
I*9l Plvs hundred eowbO's set out
to exterminate the cattle thieves of
Wyoming and Montana
1 Ad*— Body of CHI Rhodes burled
among tha Matopp<> Hills
oar. YEAR AOO TODAY 18 THU
WAR.
Italians seised Austrian trenches In
the Trentlno.
British took hr storm trenches be
tween Ypres and Lflle
German general offensive began on
11-r.tile front at Verdun.
Germany denied to American gnt.
»rrm»nt that st«-amer Bussey had
been stink h>- German rulimartnc.
TOD A1 81 HI MTU It AY A.
Henrr P. Fleteh»r. Unit ad *4tn*es
| ambassador to Meslr born at Green
I Castte. Pa . It } ears ago tods*
tleorge Afl'ss. one of th> celebrat
|rd Knglten a-tors no* tpi-earing In
| Airerb a. horn in Tx>ndon t!» tests
ago today.
Robert Munfei noted ■•otologist
snd one-t|oie Ro<isli»i >sndidate for
r< vetu >r -f Ct»na*< tl- tit. 'nm at
T*rre Haute. Ind . years sgo to
day
| T>r. tainting Burrows, on* of ths
noted leaders of the Bouthern baptist
' denomination, born Iti Philadelphia
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Maxims of Friendship—ll.
•V DR. FRANK CRANk
<Coprri*ht, uu, by Frank Crass)
Let us play some more in the library.
Here are some further traits of friend
ship, drawn from the proverhial wisdom
of ail ages of people*.
I rust not the friendship of a wit, it is
said: And again: Wit is the art of mak
niK enemies. Not that our friendly in
tercourse should not be jovial, but that
the incurable joker will not fail some
time to wound us in order to score a
laugh or to compromise us by his in
discretions.
The Orientals say: Friendship either
nds us or leaves us equals; that is, a
certain common level is necessary be
tween fnends, and if it does not exist
at first it must be discovered at last.
Ihe superior value of old friends is
testified in innumerable maxims. Tims,
"hich makes all things ugly, makes
friendship beautiful, it the French sst
'■ng, Italian: An old friend is a thing
always new. We say: There’s no fritod
like an old friend.
Tacitus writes: Favors pleasant
so long as they are of a kind we can
return; when they exceed that they de
stroy friendship. A good thing to re
member at Christmas.
Don't let the grass grow on the road
to your friend, is one caution from the
French; but Mahomet says: Too fre
quent visits destroy friendship. The He
brew- maxim is: Rain is good when you
want it, but rain every day is a bore,
and the Russians: Rare visitors are
good company.
That friendship is a better guaranty
of wedded contentment than love is in
dicated in the proverb of Charon: Mar
riage is a matter of remaining friends
rather than remaining lovers. And the
French say: Friendship bom of love is
better than love itself,
your friendships be immortal and
your hates mortal, is from Livy.
Fating together has always been re
garded as a means of making and keep
ing up friendship. La table fait les amis
—the table makes friends—the French
have it. Perhaps the sacrament of the
Lord’s Supper is founded upon this feel
ing. the love-feast of the early church,
and the like.
The partaking of salt is considered as
an especial symbol of friendship, as the
Latin: Amicitia pactum salis—friend
ship is a pact of salt. The ancient He
brews used salt in their sacrificial rites,
as Leviticus: In all oblations thou shalt
offer salt. Possibly it is because salt
is a preservative. Homer speaks of “di
vine salt.”
Friend* should speak one, to the other
in sincerity and frankness. An Oriental
saying is: Beware of them that traffic
in incense and in poisons; that is, of fiat*
terers and backbiters.
That friends are better than gold if
the burden of many proverbs. In thf
“Romance of the Rose” we read: Better
friends on the road than money in the
belt—Vaut miex amis en voie que ne
font deniers en corroie. Amanieu dep Es
cas, the troubadour, expresse* it: Bet
ter a friend than money in time of need.
And the Germans: Better be without
money than without a friend—Besaer
ohne Geld als ohne Freund seyn; which
again we find in the old French: A treas
ure is not a friend, but a friend if a
treasure.
doing to th* grocery where she deal*. a wo
man or Irish nativity recently purchased a dosen
of egg* for 30 cents (icing
back a week nr so laier. she
again hough) a dozen of eggs,
and lo her amazemeul the gro
cer charged her 45 eenls.
"What do ye mane!'' egriaim
ed the lra»f woman "I wa* In
your at ore only a week ago and
got a dozen eggs for 30 rente.”
“Why, mv dear woman. *’ •*-
claimed the grocer, “eggs have gone up on ac
count of the war “
“Don't be telltn' me that," was the re)ntnder
"Ye can i make me believe they're fightln' with
egg* over there.”
Answering for absent comrades during rofl
call la quite uaual with eoldlera. Sergeant*
know tbemaelvea to he tricked In thta faahloti
I'fll
•I -ft?
g*L:.y_'
“Now. mind ye. If I ket< h any of ye satin
yet here when ver not here yen'll go over there ”
pointing in the guardroom.
The young subaltern, who trai a son of a
general and never omitted to
rub In that fart, waa taking a
message from the general to
the gunnera.
“If you please." he said to
the major, “father says will
you move your guns.” The
major was in an irate mood
"Oh''* he rejoined and what
the blares does your mother
say*"- [tendon Opinion.
Laugh With Us
very often, but aa detection of
the culprit la almost impossi
ble thev have to content them
selves with the uae of a little
threatening language toward
heir men. ft was an Irlah aep.
yc’nt who recently de|l\.*ref
him-t It s-« follow*, when about
to call the roll In a Dublin
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