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4 Movn w, nrcnMiunt n. ion THE SOUTH BEND NEWS-TIMES SOUTH THE NEWS-TIMES 110 West Colfax Avenue. Entire. 1 as fefci r.d rlaa mittor at BY CARRIEK. ta!ly and Sunday in advance, per Daily and Sunday by the week. .. 12o ear J3.00 Dally, single copy 20 Sun lay, single copy 2C II V MAIL. v Dr.ily and Pandas In advance, pt-r year 14 00 Dc'ly, In advance, per year. If your r.ame appear in the telephone directory you can telephone your want 'ad" to The News-Times office and a bill will be mailed after it Insertion. Hom phono 1131; Hell phone 2100 CONK, T.ORKNZEN Foreign Advertising 125 Fifth Avenue, New York. softii bi:m, Indian Jin i'Ai.os m; ri.w or city ;m frxmfat. Students of municipal a ti vit .' re about to be ,v -' nt d with a new and important amplc of study. The city of Huff ilo, s ' oiil in size in New York Ftate, and with a population of a lit tle less than half a million, is about to l.fomr- the ltr-et strictly comtnls- siori-go r rnf d municipality in the world, .irr onin to The Grand Rapid. Tli(! city gae the now charter a majority vot" of nvi Dh'iOo at the November election, and determined a t.attle for a reform of Buffalo's gov- ! or r r i mental .system that lias raged 10 3 ea rs. Althou-h it i- to lie more than a -.ear !' fore 1 1 1 - new regime is in- 1 TUgur.ib d, some of the t Vat u of lhe new Buffalo cby (''alter are v. m th being summarized. The mo: t !iot' w "orthv effect of the cha ug will b the toiition o f a ch etiw off-:.'..- and the substitution of five re vv ones onl three of which ire to b? balloted upon ;;t any one flection after the fir-!, u hb h is s t for o via! rr. 1 .' 1 f'arty pir.: and emblems hae L-ori'- by the b:i;:r.I. X.-ium - of candi Jafis rtppar oly a 1 , "iab.-1 i a i y upon tli" tickets. Tlie pre-ent nomination o- !hod and the vard sysU'in of yo ( mi!i nt are aboli.-hed. Nomination of cciiiii-iliii' ii re.-ts with petitions beay-i r.g :b'oi signatures. The new ciiiiiii ili'it it, who are the f;e to le elected, ate truly commis- i ; o i of v. iont is a depart merit Tlv-ir power is to pass ordi ainl eondm t the business of head. ! l!)e S the ei gi-nerallv, pi die s-s.-doi and public record of otev being required, i .-Mipen eiiing nie out scnooi onaru r ml superintendent is a department of j . t . i public instruction eomposvd f not lrss than five ol whom one must be a we, man. All Luffalo frarv hi: afi.r the in- a"g"ratioa of the new gov eminent, j ;ir. t0 be pat on the oUm tive basis. bbng will accordingly Income im- . . I po-ihle. the i,ter - alone having the ' power to confer grants to public si r- ; ,i icc eompanhs, m stems and busi- i to It is further stipulate that j expenses ot t:ineht-e elections sliail;;,,,y SU(.n jM mind proclaiming its l.nrrii. b erne t.v tne lainioner ioi ii. to-i fit IS. hoi . a feature wim-h is said to bf tv original with the He.ffalo char- i r. j Lvoti these credulous who may be in- A referendum check is provided f"i" j ! need to foresee the end of the world, ordinances by a petition from five per ( wjjj j,n,Ve not so credulous as to al a tit of the oters filed within -0 das. j,nv it to interfere very materially with t xeept that the rheck shall not be operative in emergency cases affect ing iulilic hcaltb or safety. These, in chief, art th-t important features of the Buffalo enarter. wliu li i is modeled on the plan of most other commission cities. While not indorsing it in advance, by any means, the outlook is interest ing, particularly because of Buffalo's !!. and the present complicity of its go 'ernment. rilRISTM AS TUFF rOFTKY. The Municipal t'hristmas tree- com mittee has d.clincd to eliminate its ; poetry program ed to get busy. The muse is invit- The best to be had is to he called tlie official poem and read m public at the cloe of the festival .some prize that. Well, since the muse is to nuisify anyway, here's us lor a starter: oh! the rhristmas tree, the thritmas tree! You're .vast as cute as you can bo. .Sparkling with tin and electric lis-ht. You're jut like tb sun were shining at nUht. And tin musie that whistles from out VoUf hoUgliS It ain't at all Hue the 1 1 1 w o I tlie t OWS. But rather sounds lik. the bU.Z of the eec. Holly gee! That is the tit stanza. One at a time is e:mu;h. IVrhaps as much as the poetry committee can stand. Wait until tlie muse calls again". rri:sri; nn: kh;ht cohim:. Th. Chit a '-'o uni Tsity profess' r ho in attendant lty t -ops Tess hvb at the i cent Fur at Kansas lty, eluded th reformers thete present! ag; mst making to. ls of th''tnseles tr.u'ilill' of eu soumbai a har- w 1 1 ll n s'an ver.iv s and ! to the thing.-. momous note. U was temporarily a, nu ricans. the Fnited States anihas- , , , .1 . ) ., " ., . . . note of di-t-id m the eongrtss b-it.vUli,,r is said to have entered objec- j -.hat di. -ord soon dod down into a tlons. (;.,od heavens: Haven't we got I fccmhlam-c of sw eetet nulodit s. much sense as the Turks? South r.tr.'I just now appears to be i - -" i , njov.ng a sera s of lecture--, which to! Those North Sea mines will have to j if mm d. it ba-'t 'ire'tlirg this .. . I'o.-i HI oi eikeiiK.-. to.. j-ieii o4uv.. t I of e ,.r.. 0 i ,..i.,.. - T.e . ire i to e u h re It ! h:'. -s. the comin- of br. i izta t ::la t d en Mc'uai-'. ar.i! to itiiito uhieh his m'--..ge is being received 1 I by the t'athtrs. na-ihers and teacners of tlie cit). We would encolira-e -rv parent and every ttacher not to n,i.-s if po.-.-il!t, a single in-talm-. nt f the ram..ir:der of the course. Dr. MVua:g is ma ttlhu- so very may tilings tb.at are new. but he is aft in g the a.u. ra -s of i;-:i'r.il knowl edge a!oe that !el. and redmiri.; it toa tan-ibb- un.b rstani;rr.:. We all know in a vague way that there are NEWS-TIMES MINTING COMPANY. Scuth Benc Indian t he Postofilce at South Bend. Indian! J3.00 & WOODMAN Representatives. Adverting Building. Chicago a, ii: i;miu;i: i i, iuh eertain secrets of life that youngsters should be made understand; that we, parents, have certain duties to i '-rform aside from providing bread ami Putter, before turning our off spring out upon the world. Dr. Mc- Cuaig is making that duty plain, and, j imparting some instructions in the ! ....... i - --. ----- v. " i no- hi uiinoiiiiiij essential 10 maKing the performance of that duty effecth e. Gardner is the Massachusetts con That is about as much as can bo I grcssman who is making a tight to com ,sf it n,i!,M-in'i,. rpu , .1 I have an investigation into our state said of it ed:tona.l. The place to' ,,reparcdneSH or unpreparedness ain the proper benefit is at the meet- for war. A man of parts is Gardner ings gleaning it at first hand. Wo j and an all-round feller; but only in encourage that because it will make I he last four or live years and he is , . . ,, . I us better and more intelligent i fathers and mothers, more considerate ; school teachers, md be of great ser-j vice to the future of the race. It Is ! undertaking exactly what the Chicago I profe.-sor recommended at Kansas I City, and undertaking it in the right way with all the morbid sensational ism excluded. voyi'l i:n ti:kpiusi:. Are the promoters of this institu tion crazy or are they wise to the probable psychological effect? The question is both a pertinent and an important one. New York reports the prospective rganlzation of a corporation, said to be eopitalized at a million dollars formed "expressly for the purpose of taking advantage of the existence of real estate wners who fear that 'the world is to end soon' and are willing i to let go their properties at cheap prices." The new concern is -reported ar ranging to go into the market and Miap up these bargains, "some per haps for the nitre assumption of the incMimbrances against them " "There's millions m it seems to be tne slogan, Incredulous persons will scoff at the .... . .... . . . ..... , . .. . i. : 1 1 ... . i, . -.:.. . .e i . I'll, a UH' ill .ll uic I'.MMrmu i ; rial estate owners who fear the world is soon to end. They will ask also w hat the fearing s Hers expect to do with their money in that event. Are th prepared to "eat, drink and be merrv?" They certainly can- - -. - n,t be hoping to take their riches with them. There will be no lot sales in the New Jerusalem. Tlie absurdity or" a corporation with intention broadcast lor the beneiit ot the feail'ul. if they should "exist." is j not. hnwcvtr, void of possible IU II'. in. their propensity for self-preservation. ;Since it is being brought t iention you will find the their .it easiest of lhem su ptical enough to not take a ; thanee on selling themselves out for j a song to be sung by themselves after they're dead. MORF FRFFDOM IN lWVIXfJ. The movement on the part of city officials to secure an amendment to lhe city charter admitting of open specifications in the matter of pav ing, is on the face, at least, not with out its merits. Fxactly why the city j.noujtl u0 bound t particular kinds of paving is not apparent. Instances have been krown of such restrictions l-eing placed upon municipal improve ments in the interests of particular concerns through which the supplies j must tome, and this has been done j too, on occasions innumerable, with- out legislators knowing the kind of dupes mat were being made of them. We ran see no reason why a city should not be left to decide upon the Kind of paving, or other improvements .t wishes to make, and decide for it-.-elf. There ought to be at least a dc- ;:ree of home rule in -the povornment i of t ititt s. It makes tile city adminis- i nation feel its responsibility more! keenly. It is true that the law on the j statute hooks at the present time ere-' etes a standard, or nearly so. without which a lot f i heap paving might be i 'installed and the taxpayers approxi J mately swindled but for heaven j sake, can't we have any confidence ; at all n the people we know, after ! we have elected them to office? The Turkish government is urging Americans. French and Faglisii to net out of the country, even to the point of deportation, and as to the Americans, the Fnited States anibas- gtt ousv ii incy wouiu Keep up witn some of our American mines. Take ' i Colorado for exa.uple. Fur the num-! '"'r oi ils victims what has happened j tiermanv ana r.ngiano in me North i?e.l isn't in It. Due to other engagements several iu mbt-r of the (Jcrman royalty are re jH:tetl to have been absent from the birthday party of Queen Mary of Kng-lai-.d. The engagements were in France, Belgium and Russia. Albina is after a king who has money. Weil, if it will help him out any he can Christina" have all of yu'-s after Statesmen Real and Near. By Fred C. Kelly WAiil 1 1 N(iT . Suppose you were ; born not only with a golden spoon In ; your mouth; but into aristoc racy and J rocial position. Suppose, then, that j having wealth and aristocracy and so i . . . ... ciai positon, your loiKs maue you go to Harvard; that you had a famous aunt and ended up by niarryirg a fa mous man's daughter. Let us suppose, further, that you became a champion polo player and that because your name happened to be Augustus you were commonly called "Gussie." What chance would you have? You miht become the foremost onesteii dancer of your time, or with a little coaching you might develop j into a fair night clerk. But only an j exceptional person like Augustus 1. kroner, or exarnp e a W n .vucii nanuicans, wuum auic iu aoovc ms env lriimiit'iu. now about ;jU years oiu nae yrm-n: t: . .i,.., i!.,,,!,,.- .,u i.mtv in his ovn right. "When 1 was a youngster I was known as Mrs. Jack Gardner's nephew," says Gardner himself. "And since 1 got married I have been known as en. Lodge's son-in-law." It is possible that except for being Sen. Lodge's son-in-law and the fact that men still call him "Gussie" 'Gardner might be a senator by mis ; . 1 9 I time himself. lie is a thorough human being, a deep thinker and a lighter. Henry Cabot Lodge himself can't Muff Gard ner. He was in the .Spanish-American war. is a ready cateh-as-eatch-ean debater, and is never without some one thing that lie is lighting for. In 1M: his light was to prevent T. Itoose elt from having the solid Massachu setts delegation at the Chicago con vention, and he did it. Then lie threw himself into the tight for a. greater restriction of immigration, and just now he is going into this unpre pared ness-for-war thing. Gardner's life, as wo may readily appreciate, ha- been a struggle against great odds. Ho does things lor the joy of achievement. For ex ample, his salary as congres.snian barely pays his otdce force in Wash ington. Though he is not a chairman of anv committees, he always has three or four clerks in his olfice and pays them out of his own pocket, be cause lie thinks he can render better service by doing so. The total cost of employing these clerks is doubtless t i 7,000 or so more than the govern- .11. ,..,,.. f o ,". n il -i ii.-ir ilir.ll S itllUIHllil.r OJ. f i,uv'.' jv.. However, a few thousand dollars a year for clerk hire does not worry Gardner. H is a few times a million aire, and is in congress for the pure sport of accomplishing things. It is taid of him that he keeps his salary in a separate bank to draw on for pin money, and never knows within $ 1,000 or ...'.000 how much there is on hand. Here is a sample of Gardner's moral courage: In the lirst place, he has been greatly vexed with himself for a tew vears over the way he has been putting on weight. At one time he ' played on the jiarvaru oaseoan leam. - - and later was a member of the Myopia polo team. He was athletic to a de gree. Then he began to get fat. One day he saw a young man sitting on a stone fence near the capitol, and the young man's feet were also resting on top of the fence. "I would give a year of my life almost." said Gardner, "if I could sit f M 'tummv will not on a lenee mat way. imu m ii- permit it. But to get to our story: (lardner started to reduce hy sys tematic exercise. He played golf. Then he had a touch of something akin to sunstroke from playing in the hot sun r.nd the doctor told him that he wouldn't dare go out in the hot sun again unless, as the doctor suggested jokingly, he carried a parasol. So that is exactly what Gardner did. He got himself a large umbrella, white on the outside and green inside, and with the thing clutched in his hand set out for the golf links. He had no desire to be seen walking from one hole to another carrying an umbrella, like an old lady going home from church, but he was determined to get his needed exercise. "Do not, oh, do not do it," his i friends advised him. "You look aris- ' oerntie and neotde call von (Jussie. ,"lnti noU- if this gets out on you, you might as well wear woolen wristlets und a wrist watch." "I am not enough of a coward," re torted Gardner, "to miss my exercise because of anything anybody might say about me." And opening up his big parasol he went bravely forth. (Copyright, F.14. By Fred C. Kelly.) TWENTY YEARS AGO llemlnders From the Columns of Tlx Dally Times. Fdward Hardman, son of Harrison Hartiman of Greene township was fa tally injured by the accidental dis charge of a shotgun. He was a high school student. Mr. and Mrs. C. X. Iawton of Scot land. S. I)., are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Waren Stedman. There were in line Saturday evening to buy seats for "The Passing hdunv." . -ir. ami .Mrs., l . J tsrien na e isued invitations for a reception at the In- aiana club Dec. 27. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Crabill. r PROOF lOSmVF. i ne loiuisier was timing- wim inn fullers and he was denouncing the nou- vi.'is in i :inr Tiivt.in.. t. H ; . h , ' , ly: "Do vou yourself. Miss Fuller, the girls who i,,v ,.it.i m oance inese dunces are right?" "They must I.e. was the answer. I "hecause I notice the girls who don't I nance them are always left." Indies' i rettv gay. eh?" as a girl in a red Home Journal. j spangled skirt frisked by. her skirts (so stiff and short that thev brushed MF-ANIXfi OF TIIINCiS. j a match safe from their table. Driving on an outside car one day, The man w ho was sitting next to In Killarney. as a heavy, drizzling rain I Helen had his arm around the pretty began to fall, a passenger remarket! ! French girl with him. Another girl to the driver that it looked as if they i had tied her pink chiffon hat with its w ere in for a wet day. I velvet streamers on the head of her "Not at all. sir." replied the jarvey, black mustached escort, "we don't call that rain: that's only Helen was not sure that she want- the mountains pcrspirin'!" Top-jrd to slay. She felt just a little nerv Xotch. ous, and t;aj ety was a bit too loud THE COME! TAKE POTLUCK WITH US. OCR TABLOID CLASSIC NO. n;. PLUTO'S !)();. sIikv ILules ha. Ikh'u eliminated from our theology a a placv of torment m hair lost more or les intorot in works, of the imagina tion depicting its horors and de scribing it aiearanc Still, there are human touches hero and there which excite? our attention. For "nmiile. th"re :s Pluto's 1og. Hades, in itself might ie x)in plete without u do, but who could uiiooui a tan, no protector trailing at his heel ajid sniffing at new comers. l'luto's dg was named Cciin rus. Quito an unusual name for a dog: and one, wc should think hard to call. It would Ik much easier to say "Siekem Towse" or "Si kem Bull" than to say "Siekem Cerlcru," though that i allitera te e in Mund and possees consid erable euphony. It must hao sent creepy sensa tions up the legs of new arivals when Cerberus snil'fetl them. Ono authority says the dog had seen heail.s antl another gies him three. You can imagine there was some sniffing and that it would lie pret ty hard to get in or out of the gate If Cerlierus wasn't favorable to tho motion. Yet, Ixdng a dog and sus ceptible) to harmonious sounds, Or pheus lulled liim to sleep with Ids lyre ami got by, though we don't know which way lie was going, and the last thing Hercules did was to yank the brute out of hell. That disposed of the dog, but it has taken centuries to put the ortho dox hell out of business. THK qualifications necessary to make a man a gold husband or a wo man a good wife are much discussed land variously estimated. Jn fact, the subject has been talked to death with out materially affecting conditions. Id en and women go tin marrying for the same old reasons and the divorce courts are busy. Like the brook, hu man nature M-es babbling on. THOUGH it may not enter into their consideration when contracting mar riage it is in the subconsciousness of most men and women that they are taking chances, not only with their contractors, hut. with themselves. Xo man nor woman either knows him self, though he may flatter himself he does. He is as innocent as a babe j4s to what he would do under certain circumstances. Hut in the main his intentions are good and so are the wo 737 A , 1V1IAIZ,jU SUIT Hi By MABEL HERbERT URNER iii:m: and wakiu.x ;o t Ii:.l ltAT" I.V TAUIS ON " Where are we going now?" asked ti,.. m-,. ih.in.r ley were Montmartre tonight. "Might as well take iu the 'Rat Mort' next. But that'll probably be a fake, too. We're -0 years too late no j of these joints are what they used to be." It had been drizzling when they came in and now it was raining hard. Helen drew her white skirts close as they climbed the steep, wet steps to the street. .. tv,ftPft nn ,on ;,, Kht thev ha.1 n choice but to walk, and Helen trudged along holding her skills with one hand and with the other clinging' to Warren's arm. There cinating was SomLanmg wi'inuj ias-; . v. . :...n.. in w:inderin.' through these dark narrow streets on a rainy night. ti, Km;.ll dimlv lit sh.ms and black " allevways 'hati an air of sinister mys. i c Farther on. the "Rat Mort" shone ! out as the only one brightly lit spot in this dingy neighborhood. But when they reached the place, they found none of the life and gayety j the lights had led them to expect. It was a regular restaurant, with a space cleared for dancing. But there were only a few people, there, and the : ren caught and tossed back with bet waiters were standing idly around. ' ter aim. For the next few moment.- The rainy night had discouraged the : sightseers. This is too dead for us." and War- ren shook his head at the waiter who ran forward to seat them. "Lome on. let's do some exploring. I've a hunch that we'll tind something- around here yet worth seeing." As they went out Warren hailed a passing cab, bundled Helen into it and told the man to drive around Mont martre. Through the rain-blurred cab win dows the streets looked black and de serted. ,t length a group or nasning lights shown out in tho darkness ahead, anil Warren called to the man to draw up. "Vou wait here while I Investi gate," and leaving Helen In the cab. Warren disappeared through the glit tering doorway, over which flashed "Cafe Royal" in green and red let ters. In a few moments he came out. "We'll take a chance on that. Some ing's doing in there all right." Fven from the sidewalk Helen could hear the music and shrieks of laughter. Inside the scene was be- j wildering. The long crowded room was ablaze with lights. Dancing girls in' snort ballet skirts were whisking about in the small space left for dancing. The tables were arranged along the walls, as at Maxim's, but here the noise and hilarity were unlike anything they had seen. The dinners were throwing con fetti, singing, cheering and the air was thick with smoke and heavy with the odor of champagne. There seemed not a vacant place, but a fat. red faced Frenchman in tight-fitting even ing clothes, evidently the proprietor, found them two seats near the or chestra. "Will we have to order cham pagne?" demurred Helen, who strong ly objected to paying a high price for wine that sne reallV rilsllKetl. -That's all riht here They're eiv- inK Vou something for vour monev. MELTING POT I man's, and so far as they make good ' lhe matrimonial sea is undisturbed. When they fail then come the iron works. IT is gratifying to have an expla nation of the disappearance of the e,old dollar. The statement is made that the federal reserve note is back ing it off the boards. We supposed they had stopped coining Handing One to Old South llcitd. (Cor. Burr Oak Acorn.) Now agrain they changed their plans And sent their milk in milk cans Over again to the skimming station. It was done without persuasion. That place it surely is the best And there is where you get the test And prices, too. way up do blend, And surely beat "Old South Lend." THAT baseball "Rig Four" once led i Ly big Dan Brouthers will sink into pigmy proportions in the hit column after Thursday night when that lit erary "Big Four." Ncsbit. McCutcheon, Ade and Foley line 'em out. Bringing Sunshine to the Fditor. (South Whitley Tribune.) One day last week Mr. Feaglcr and Tdr. liaber of the South Whitley Mills, came into the office with a twenty-five pound sack of Sunshine flour for the editor. This is a very nice remembrance and we thank the gentlemen, and the cook s;,ys it is good flour. THE kaiser should feel flattered that a cigar given by him to Lord Lonsdale was sold at auction as a souvenir for $72.50. But, considering the kaiser's animosity toward the British, it is probable he would have preferred to have some of them try to Lmoke it. Why Census Takers Filter Saloons. (From Instructions to Takers of the Church Census.) Don't enter saloons except to in quire if anybody lives there. Records are taken only where people sleep. WF wouldn't place a high value on the satisfaction Italy will get out of Turkey in response to a demand for an explanation of the arrest of a Brit ish consul who had taken rei uge un der the Italian flag. The T irks are not gooil at explaining. They are bet ter at consigning such demands to the waste basket. Neutrality, neutrality, Thy varied forms we love to see, But what avails neutriality Where there is no immunity? C. X. F. O Th if P?1T V F5T'F7 tiik iwmovs "itijAru cat- ami A DAItlv A.l ILM.NV NKiMT. and too hilarious. i cnjoyinK it hugely But Warren was At a high desk in the corner sat a stout Frenchwoman, probably the j w fe of the proprietor. j It was she who checked off the bot tles of champagne as they were car ried out, made change for the waiters, and kept a general' shrewd surveil ance over everything. Plainly it was her policy to keep up the gayety. for the greater the ; Pa.voty the more frequent the orders for wine. Antl now, when lor a mo- nicnt tlie merriment nagged, sue beckoned one of the dancing : antl f', V'1 a ,arp:c 1Klpcr ,l!led CuV,)Jv1 t . , , ,lh lt xn the girl t.sse girls w 1th the fol- . i s ant riu i nr. r rsrs. i a en - - , , " ! ioweu a last uue tu lire uacK ami '..-V-ft rru t : ; i i. . 11 . .i . 1iJ,t11- "Jir',"u,u ! M ot a walnut, were light enough j to be thrown freely without harm. Y hy, I believe that frirl s trying to swat me " grinned Warren as he lodged the third ball thrown directly t him by a pretty girl sitting with " Jjench across the room, ' hat me give her one lut he suc- ceeded only in hitting the bald head of a passing waiter. The girl threw another which War- moments they pelted each other until tho halLs were all broken. Helen could not help thinking it rather undignified. Warren did not often unbend like mis, out pernaps it was tne spirit ot the place. When this diversion had died out, the ingenious madame produced a bag of toy balloons and later another of confetti. "They know how to make the thing pay here," declared Warren. "But that's all right, they're working hard to ffive the neoule what thev think ; they want." In the next lull, the orchestra rose and marched gaily, in single file. around the room. The 'cellist held his instrument over bis head and twanged on It like a banjo, while a violinist carried the bass violin, beat ing it a drum. From the top of the steep Might of steps Helen looked down into the dingy, dimly lit basement known as the "Chat Noir" the famous "Black Cat." - "Not a very cheerful looking joint," commented Warren. "Dear, do you suppose it's safe?" she said nervously. "Baedeeker says some of these plat e s are regular dens of thieves and outlaws." "Rot!" Warren started tl ju n tlie stairs. "Come on." Inside was a long room with low wooden rafters, a sawdusted floor, rough bare tables ami benches. Over an old brick fireplace sat a hi ge black cat, whose yellow glass ejes were lit up by a lamp or candle. Around the wall ran a ?helf on which was a curious collection of cats, all of them black. As the onlv lights in the Place shown through tho Ulfin f.r? ;inilIlul' th ef " It'l l H .is muc -nr-iiu.. At one of the tables, three long haired, velvet jacketed men were sip ping beer. To Helen s amazement ; and emtarrassment they rose as she. entered, bowed, waved their glasses toward her and called out: ; "Voila le petite dame en bkine j tile est la bienvenue ici!" i "What tlo they mean?" whispered! Helen, drawing closer to Warren. ' "Your dress is white and they're ; calling out a welcome to th- "wom an in white.' But it's all a part of the fake. Those guys are hired to pose as Bohemians to greet the peo- ! pie and give the place atmosphere."! Helen remembered that her guide! book said that at the lilac k Cat the ' cabaret had originated, but that now j thia once- favored resort of the artists iEM? The WliM It. . - . . - - X 4 mux rr:h, 7V t 1 t i . ; ifrtlV Cluistmas trees in many will be surrounded by An Electric Toaster will save mother many steps and make crisp, hot toust riht at the breakfast UI'H'. An Electric Flctiron will save much time ar.dlabcrin V the laundry. An Electric Chafing Dish is an appropriate pift frr Vt sister while father and brother wcuhl eniov rc'iTci fmm .in si electric tcrcolator of either a -- - Dainty tid-bits broiled ca '! the whole family. Wc have an electrical gift frr every family. Come and see our display. jJlllgli At the following stores: ELECTRIC SERVICE CO., 115 W. Colfax. ELECTRIC CONSTRUCTION CO., 117 E. Jefferson. CENTRAL ELECTRIC CO., 128 S. Main. S. D. MORAN, 421 S. MichiGan. WILLIAMS, 119 E. Jefferson. WHEELOCK & CO., 113 W. Washington. COLIP BROS., 116 W. Wayne. 1 LAST WEEK OF FREE PGRTRaTtsI H NO ORDERS WILL BE DAY, n COUPON A coupon Hke tllis Is published in all editions of Tlie News-Times. Seven of these coupons of consecutive dates from The News-Times will give you FREE CHARGE a superb photographic enlargement. Present coupons and picture you wish enlarged to Photo Dept., News-Times. Coupons must be presented by adults. Free offer containing only one head. Slight charge for others. A handsome carbonet enlargement for the seven cou pons and 5oc. A beautiful enlargement in delicate water colors for seven coupons and $1. No mail orders received. j tj ! r4 Present Coupons at and Bohemians of Montmartre uaa, frequented only b,v si- ius-.-e l . ! Warren wa.i light. These velvet; coated men were evab.-ntly hired to ! fake the former spirit and atmosphere-; of the place. ' j An altendent now appeared and suggestively wiptd oil the table be-! fore them. Warren ordered soac j beer, which seeim-d to be lhe diinb; there. ; From somewhe re came a shrill ' tinkle of a bell and a. while curtail; was dropped before a mini; c re stage in a recess of the wall. ne of the long-haired youths, a stick in his hand, a slouch hat on his llowing locks, now arose and btgan to sing. He stood by the toy staye. which re minded Helen of the Punch and Judy theaters of her c hildhood. S With the second erse of the rolick- ing French song, the black shadows! of tiny marionettes were thrown on , the small curtain. i "If this is a real shadow play, it's j good fun." exclaimed Wan en, lean ing forward with interest. The small liguns. were cleverly manipulated and their bbiek shadows danced across the white sheet in comical pantomine. When th y dual ly Hashed -on" tlie tiny stage darkened and everybody applauded. "Well, let's move on." sUL-gtt'-d Warren. "We've seen about all that'.: to be seen h-re." Alter them pounced the danririg girls, the lirst one clutching the eoat- ! tail of the I a s t musician, and tlie other ; -irls swinging on to each other's short iluff skirts. 'Hie girls stamped and kicked spangled s ami kin- swished tntir sa ue v against the ttbps as they pass l. with wild clapping and shrieks of j laughter. "Dear. 1 don't think I like this."' demuind ilebn. "It's ge-tting to.. boisterous.' ! "Hull, and you've been crazy !.' see this sort of thing! Tha's like ai woman. But all right, come on : guess I've had enough. Too blamed much noise and smoke." " V I V ., Wee w'Vi -ill I Warren. 7f bourse outside it w;.s still raining, but th d fr. sh. ri'hr." inu-- I im-st of that i hullabaloci was forced those dancing girls w ere paid to keep it up. But that came nearest to being the real j thing of anything we've stiuck : ei." l'Vl. i oiiiwn horr.cs this year ciecL'ieal sifts. a. . . - - - .-. . thf not or tirtl tvne. k S - - - - ----- - the electric grill will de! RECEIVED AFTER SATUR 4 ' DEC. 19. fi IS o i fl xii'il NO. 82. k - n ll ii li ii i f i i! The News-Times Office J FUNERAL DIRECTOR c J furntsh the complete ment, from the firt call bei ial. to the Both Phone. 219 So. St. Jot Pt. jpiCstkornI 7 1-. urniture LQ, Successors to .1. 31. Jones TIi Furnlture Store Around on Mali StreeL RIVERVIEW CEMETERY LOTS !OK TlinilK ORAVr. tl rr.Ki'KTi'Ai. cam: giuanti;i.i Hell I'honA. OniHry. t4? Bell I'honf. Snpt. K , Ir. . E. Cnnimln, Ire. 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