The Cedarville Herald, Volume 44, Numbers 1-26

«3r . \ OJ- ;.r L- ■ 1,1 : v I- / . \\ o ' “M HUMOR QF BOYS I w i Y n*rt floor neighbor jjg* «* tsoahta * f to« t0 « et tato » • retired nrerehant ffHe’s always S 5 35* WWte trick. « * ,& J g **t«nr tired o* Ifc This morning, as ■3E" vras leaving home, ' I found toy /front gate nailed shut, mid I had to dlimb over it, and nearly ''broke nay bade? doing It,’*'/.' *'I Wouldn'tgive three cents for a boy who didn’t play tricks," re* plled the hotel­ keeper,- «i Mr. poet yon were- ns _____ giddy .a the rest - o f them whety ’ Jon were young* Whenever a'boy pnts, up a Job on me, and 1 feel my- nelf getting mad, I recall gome'of my own exploits! when I was a lad, and that enables mb to forget my troubles.. - ‘ I was looking through an ancient album last evening, and saw the ptc- , tures of a lot of people who fell off the earth many years fcgcf. Theywere venerable .men and women in Ay ’ schooldays, and I tad played tricks on,every one of them; not with mal­ ice aforethpnght, but just because a kid must have bis fun, ^ ‘•There was a picture of old Aunt Betsy, who used to gome to our bouse .once in a while, on a visit, and as soon - . as she came she took Charge' of every­ thing. She knew.how to do things 'better.than anybody else* and she was • always criticising my mother’s meth­ ods. Whenever mother .started to do anything, Aunt Betsy would take the Job out of her hands, saying shewould show the right way to do it, • “I had*heard somewhere that if yon put a drop or iwo of acetic add In a gallon o f cream,' that cream will never make butter.' I had a great ipempry for such facts, and kept them on flip where they would be useful, fine morningsmother Said she would have tp chUrn^ and she*, got 'things . ready. I knew, that as’ soon as she started, Aunt Betsy would want to •. show her how it should be, done, So v when I had a chance, I dropped some • of the acid into the churn, which was one of those old upright affairs, with a dasher that you ^'worked up Mid • {town until the batter came-' •‘Mother seated herself bn a stool and, began churning, and then'Aunt Betsy came along, and,sald that,while she was a modest and .unassuming . woman, she did claim to know a lit­ tle more about,churning than anybody $of her weight in that, part of the country- ‘Let toe do it^my dear,’ {mid ' she. ’and 111 have butter fin seven , minutes by the clock/ So'she took hold Ofthe dasher and began slapping away With it. She worked mid.worked, , and the sweat began polling down her face, and every Once in a white she’d *. lift the lid o f the churn,to see what ailed the doggone cream, and then _ jsbetol pourJn koine cold.waterman ! then spme hot water, and the mote she wrestled away,, the less sign o f butter Whs there. "She whanged away at that, ding- busted- churn for-two hours and couldn't .get result^-and she .was so • mad and disgusted over. It she want­ ed to pack her trunk and go back home.. Mother sawme rolling around In the. yard all doubled Up with un-. ■holy tnlrfli, and she realised at once, by deductive reasoning, that I was responsible, and'the.licking I got that evening took the edge off my' sense . of .humor for three weeks, . • _ ^Anotherjtime, Uncle James was vis- » itlng us. He used to sit-in a rustic chair under an apple tree and doze, after dinner. HO had a bald head, and Ida hat always slid off after he had snored*a few times* One day I sneaked up behind him with a feather and began .tickling his head. He’d slap his dome of thought and cuss a little, and then dose again, when I would get'busy with the feather. That went on for quite a while, and I was having the time of my life. I never • heard any language wore highly, col­ ored than Uncle James put up. “My mother heard - hft.t saying things, and came to the door and asked him What was the matter, ana he said a ding-donged lopsided fly was chewing hl» scalp off. He had chased . it away three,million.times, hut It ah ways came back. 1 got another lick­ ing that night, and mf mind was oc­ cupied. with serious things for * month," . . . , . a Simpleton. Cur idea of a simp is a Wan who marries a lady lawyer and then tries S Sake an alibi Htick.—Pallas News. , . About Twenty-eight “fop !" “Tes, wy son." ^ . "What are the wlddle ages? "Why, the middle ages, my boy, are the ones which, when the women reach, they stop counting."—Yonkers Statesman. j How* BlindMendi- \x Aided Cupid d l, till, Yf*u*rm JtrtMBepw Uolo*.) With (he magic of a unite Walter wnlm *u «»• utti* world of MUville. H« had started to at the bank as OMM&nger,.aod ** twenty-two, Intelligent, energetic, bad worked his way tote tbs favor of tvs «ry person connected with tost insti­ tution from the president down to the Janitor-**?* oae. , The, exception wag Bruce Lowell. He eeomed always to have envied Wal- ter bis rapid advancement and popu­ larity, if the light-hearted Walter nan more closely scanned the surface o| Affairs, would have noticed that t»Qwell scowled At lUiu most Dartlcu*’ .lerly when he-was to the company o f viola Merton, the daughter of the president of, the bank and the belle •f the town. , Walter was always doing kind thing$ fm<|making other people happy. It was no marvel to -anybody, there­ fore, when ’one day, going home to supper, from the bank,.he stopped to speak to a blind man slowly making hi* way along the street "Can I help you, friend?" inquired Walter, to his- Warmhearted, >impul­ sive way. \ "Why. yes,” replied the'beggar, "I want" to be-set right on the road-to Clyde," x ' ' "Why* don’t you take the train?": asked Walter! - ' - "Because I have po money,’' was the blunt response, "Cut 1 have, and there you are!"' cried Walter, handing the mendicant a two-dollqr. bill, “Bold on.” 'spoke the blind man. “I want tq .-know, your name, any­ how," persisted the mendicant. “Walter Davis.'* N - ‘‘I’ll reiaemher It. This Is the most timely help I have ever'received." The parting henlsoa of the bllrfif man, however, did not follow out.' In­ stead, bad luck, indeed, came to the young bank clerk. The following day the.manager-Of the bank, called him into hfs private office, serious-faced .and somewhat distant to his manner. “Jpavis," he said, “1 am sorry to ten you that you will have to’ take a leave o f absence until the ,return, Of the' president'of the bank., Mr. Mert'on," i “Why, Wbnt does this mean?.” ex­ claimed Walter/ staring vaguely. „■“JWst this; Only yourself and Mr* ' Merton have keys to the bank.. Com­ ing from another town ;late to the Treasures to Royal Library. ' The library at Windsor castle com­ prises among its 120,OQQ volumes »ome notable treasures; There la a row of Carton's -including the only perfect copy still ■existing of his “Aesop’* Fables,” and two Bibles, both with prec^as association?, though of a different order. One is th*; Bible which Martin Luther **ed to carry In hi? pocketand the Other was token by .diaries I. te the .scaffold. There la a Koran, too, on the fly-leaf of which la Inscribed; “From the library of the (ate Tippoo Bultaun of Mysore." *This Koran belonged to the late Emperor Aurungzebe and wag purchased by that prince for the sum of $000 guineas. Another Interesting shelf le that containing the holograph records of parliamentary‘proceedings furnish­ ed by each successive prime minister since 1887'for the exclusive informa­ tion of the sovereign. Measuring Fatigue. An unique method has been dis­ covered te measure just how tired one’s body becomes after hours of jrk, says Boys* Life, A Una Is drawn across the forearm with a sharp point, not sharp enough to break the skin, but only to drive out the blood and leave a straight white line on .the skin. An observer hold­ ing a stop-watch measures the time It takes for the blood to rush back Into the skjn and the white line to fade, The exact number of seconds und fraction of a second is recorded. This test Is repeated, say at Intervals of pne hour all day until the working Jiourg are over.. When these- read­ ings are plotted on paper n curve Is drawn which tells at a glance just how oito’s energy ehbl throughout the day. There is always a mai'kpd jump in the line after lunch hour, . , i a Possible Trouble. Mugglns—It’s strange that Wigwag doesn't succeed. He aeetos to have no difficulty to catching «*• Bnjfgln* -‘-Maybe **’ doesn’t know when to iet go. fcxtt Humorisv. While making * tout of the souther* Ktmm, we were driving along a coun­ try road, When Afarmbr toward ns. one of our crowd, a nu- mwigt thinking he would hate some gin.with the man, Mopped the car, a id tftfrfcg * totchel end * mag- gave * tea-minute impression of JfiBy gunday*. When be had finished, lie Men looked *t him * little dueeriy, m m u rn *» K | n MriL. cm i f w e ti fa s w sw si W m morning, I have found no use for one. Last night someone entered the bank: and removed the money and notes we, keep In the cashier’s box- It is not' usually locked up in the vault, as the sum it holds Is generally small. How­ ever. the notes and some two hundred dollars are missing." ‘ ' ^ <*“ , The matter Was plainly put -and Walter could not*rebel. Walter kept up a. brave front. In­ nocence armed him against real fret­ ting, and hope made him cheery and bright as usual. ,“I have good news for you” an pounced his lawyer, appearing at the Davis home just after dusk oqe eve­ ning. He yas quite excited, and bis had a companion at whom Walter glanced ' curiously and .then recog­ nized. “Wljy/ rve seen *you“ Before," kald Walter, “ffes,. you gave rAe spme help about a week ago," replied the blind/ man ‘T happened to town today, I learned of yopr trouble and 1 found your law- yer. " ' “Go ahead, Mr. Lawyer, You’ve de­ scribed that fellow, Lowell. "Ho tab lies. Give me a sight of him.'* It was a moonless night, Suddenly as they turned a corner, they came face to face with Bruce Lowell, strolling along by^himself. The blind murr took- a. step forward, bent his glance on the approaching figure, and cried out sharply. * / ‘That Is the mattl" “You are positive?” questioned the lawyer, » / ‘I’d «wear to him anywhere,” avowed the’ mendicant. “That man was one of two men whom 1 saw en­ ter the bank at midnight on the night of -the robbery. The fellow with him had a wooden leg." “What is this nonsense?" demanded Lowell' Indignantly but pale and trem­ bling, “This man identifies yop as one of the bank robbery he says," replied the lawyer. “Why! bnt he is blind,” exclaimed Walter, „ “Yes, flay times," said the mendi­ cant, “I am what Is called a nyCto- lops—I can see at nlght,'v The next morning the lawyer re­ membered that Lowell had a relative there, an ex-convlct, w^o had hut one. leg. The man confessed to the crime, Lowell was given his walking pa­ pers and disappeared. Somehow the story got out. When the banker and Ills daughter returned to Millville, It was to learn Ihe whole story. “You seem always making people happy," said Viola a few evenings later, referring to the blind man, whom Walter had sent again on his way rejoicing. “I wish I was as for*' tunate as you," “Do ,you really?" asked Walter earnestly, “Then begin tho good work, by tellingme that youwill make me the happiest of men by returning my love,” “Oh, Walter," confessed Viola tm* pulslveiy, 'T did that tong ago!" ( Paradise. There Js,.nothing that !s nearer tr> you than heaven. Paradise and. hell, Into .which of them are you inclined and to which of them you tend to .walk, to thatMu .this lifetime' you,are most near. Ypu nre between .both; ana there is a blrtli between each of them. You stand In this world be­ tween both the gates, hud. you hove both the births In you. God beckons to you In one gate, and calls you; the devil beckons you In the other gate and calls yop; with whom you go, with him you enter in. The devil has In his hand power, honor, pleasureand worldly Joy, On the contrary, God. Das, to his hand crosses, persecution, misery, poverty and sorrow; but to the - root of these Is a Are; In theW there’ Is light, and to the light the virtue, and in the virtue paradise.—Jacob llochme. ‘ Playing Cards of Eastern-Origin. Playing cards were brought to Eu­ rope from the East about the tithe of the*Crusade, about 1100, very likely' by the home-returning warriors. The gipsies, who at that time began to wander over Europe, are said to have- introduced them, .using them as they, do now fob telling fortunes. The first packs contained 7$ cords, including four suits of -numbered cards and 22 emblematic picture cards, ' which served ah trumps; The numbered car3s were marked with swords, cups, sticks and -money. Each of these suit?1 consists ’Of 14- cards, fo.ur of which, were king,, queen, knight and knave,' The emblem' cards had such pictures on themas emperor, Cupid, a chariot, a hermit^the gallows, death, the pope* fortune, the sun' and the mood. ....I...... .................. Crying for- Luck. If the first person, you meet as yqtt are going to work to a woman, you will have no luck that-day! Such was once the strong belief: of Cornish miners. This curious example of lo­ cal superstition is mentioned by Mr. Charles T. Gorham, who . recalled others to his recent lecture on the sub­ ject It was'considered unlucky, for Instance, for a woman to “let the-New Year in." A woman who rend the mar­ riage service _through In its entirety before tier marriage Was said to be fated to aptnsferhood. ft was also unlucky for a bride not to shed tears on her wedding day, whilst It also brought ill-luck to marry to May. A double share of Ill-luck was promised for those who wed during Lent Varieties of Brooms. Hemlock branches tied around * stick formed a common, old-tlmS brooin. The short.leaves soon began to fall off, increasing" the Utter to be swept up, but on The whole this crudf brcOm of the farm gave fair service. A newer Idea is Jhe use ofpine needle? as a substitute for the bristles of brushes- and brooms of today, The needles are' sometimes six Inches or more long, and for a simple broom they need simply tyjng around a stick, or a brush can be made by Inserting little bunches of them Into holes borod In a block of wood and filled with’ hot pitch. The hard, slUeious needles, which can be trimmed to even length, ate eatd to be durable end of. teetlvft , * Tho Organ of Hound, The real hearing apparatus of all ereefnres Is inside the skull, the part which we call “the car" being merely an enlarged fold of skin which helps ns to collect sounds, „ Birds and frogi have ho outstde ear, The hearing hois k birds, iixards and frogs is just * little behind each eye and not far from the corners Of the mouth Of beak, The frog has a middle ear, be- iide*, so that sounds ca* be conduct** Cheerlnesi, We all know some persona of wjiom It !» said that, they carry sunshine wherever they go, Helen Hnnt Jack- son says; “Clieeri.ness is a thing to be more- profoundly grateful fop than all that genius ever inspired or talent ever accomplished. Next best to nat­ ural, spontaneous cheeriness. Is dellte erate. Intended and persistent cheerf- ness; which we can create, can cdltl- Vate and can so foster and cherish that after a few years the world will never suspect that It wns not a hered­ itary gift" Such persons are. always and everywhere welcome. Consider the opposite, character, Who wishes to-live With a grumbler? — »w«A. —* Glguntlo N«W Zealand Treat* The sites reported to some New Zealand trees are astonishing, Each •f two kauri trees from- the vicinity At the Walponk forest is stated te have yielded 280,788 feet of sawable rimberi-which is About twice the prod­ uct o f 'the largest known trees of Oal- ^ Morala, end equivalent to the entire hi A «0e«i*l nerve, wWoh Je tt* reel -production of nearly three U ergea edheertog. 'tw * »**»#**.■ ****** Q u U U lw J W T h » F H w tw l W r a p f in , SPRINGFIELD’S LARGEST AND BEST DEPARTMENT STORE1" Advance Summer,Showings are in Interest With the big|Reductions on all Spring Mer­ chandise in the Half Million Dollars Increase Sale Now Going on. IntheRealmspf theNew ■ • 1 M . *■■. ■ A •* . . / ' .- e NE of the greatest joysrof being a part of a big inriatuh tion-iike Area's, is the delightful thrills one is always treated to at such a season as this. A htmdyed boxes be- ’ing- unpacked at once and from each jump® some new surprise in'charming styles for the- coming season’s wear. There are a. ■great many Suxdmer things already on display. 1 * ^ * * NeW Summer Dresses \ ,LL the world is-made glad by the song of a birdJn the / A first beautiful days of spring.^ And by the same token, * the hearts of womankind ore made happy with such de­ lightful presses, as these. Dainty organdies, dotted Swisses and French ginghams vir with exquisite French voiles and novelties for .the favor.-oi Milady’s eye. . Youthful fashions-in the refreshing color -tones pf many:' flowers. You will enjoy an inspection of this advance showing. And-we will be glad to show you. the newest ideas. . ... - -p- WhereReductionsAreJBig *r- T^BACTICALIiY AO of the merchandise in the house that ■“7 was bought for the Spring trade has been .drastically rft- , dueed in price not only to effect quick clearance, but to create and stimulate baying interest in that manner furth­ er insure the sueeess of our half-million doUay increase in vol­ ume of sales, r- Spring Suits1-3 O ff I NTO this sale we have put our entire, stocks of beautiful Fifth Avenue models in Spring Suits at reductions that average 1-3. There.are W reservations. Every suit in the house is included in .this sweeping reduction. ' All Suits up''to $59.50,go a t ___ All Suits up to $69.50 go a t ___ . All Suits up to $79.50.go at ........... .. All Suits up to $H5. o 6' go at . . . . . . . . 1 / (Second Floor) V « » • • « I >.r*•»: ■»$ $30M . .$49.75 ,,$50.50 ........$70.00 New Sunnner Millinery HE Sun can’t beat down too ardently npon the maid or matron;‘who wears one of these glcujH^ new modes de­ signed for summer wear for their ^R e fu l brims droop just enough to shield the; eyes. Arriving daily in our millin­ ery salons, are mariy' of the exclusive models chosen by our buyer in New York last week. Among them, a -new line, never before shown in Springfield. You’ll be delighted. _ r j i Spring Coats 1-2 O ff R e a t ^ 6 5 C o a t s ^ ,2 9 .5 0 ' nrTHESE are the new, black and navy Satin Coats, all silic I lined, .and made throughout o f highest, quality materials, sport or full lengths. Many individual styles to select from and every one new and .pretty,, Choice at. $29.50. v £ 5 5 S p o r t C o a t s $ 2 9 .7 5 - « w OATS of imported Polo Cloth in a. wonderful quafity—* light as a feather, but rich in appearance. .Full, silk lined and man tailored. $55 coats for $29,75, f c Girls’ Summer Dresses tOOL and dainty dresses for Miss Six to Sixteen, of,lovely organdy, dotted Swiss, French and tissue gingham?, are ' ' . ” . gAily lined up with their even daintier sisters, the gradu- $ 2 $ S p r i n g D r e s s e s $ 1 4 .9 5 ation dresses. These are made o f fuie imported Swiss and Or- gaudy and smartly trimmed with ruffles, lae§ and exquisite embroidery. Then there are combination dresses o f dotted Swiss in the new shades ,o f Honey DOW, TomatorRed, Copeh, Harding Blue and Navy. Pircea range from $16.50 to $39.50. . , / . . t ' • • • *' ' * *t* * ‘ Jjr _ * 5oy»rand Girls^Rompers I 1TTLE girls and boys two to six years old will be keenly | J joyfql about sucH rompers and dresses as these. They are in the new cheek ginghams, Pongees, .crepes and Bat­ ing Combination rompers of navy and brown sateen with waists of white, are exceptionally clever,. Prices range from $2.50 to $6.98. ■i ■ .jr , # . .. . *v Smart New Overblouses G ANTON Crepe,, Crepe de Chine and Georgette Crepe are the materials used to create the striking effects of these • beautiful hand embroidered blouse models. Fashionable shades to wear with suits with smart, touches of colored em­ broidery to liven them up and-’make them equally as appro­ priate when worn with sport skirts. Colors are Bisque, Aztex, HoneydeW, White ,Fleah, Npvy and Grey. $10.98 to $25.00. j " » New Strap Slippers E IGHT new and different styles in all the.popular colors are now being offered in smart strap pattern pumps in our main floor shoe section. These may be had in both leather and fabrics, with the new Baby Louis, Cuban and full Louis heels. New low prices are $ 8 , $10 and $12.50 a pair* S CORES , of pretty new models have just, arrived to pa^tiei-” ' pate in this big selling., Choose from these new Foulards and a number o f other dashing styles taken front, opr regular stocks. None worth less than $25.00 foi^ $14.95.,, 9 R e a l ^ 6 0 D r e s s e s $ 3 1 New Corset Models W HEN it comes to variety, service and eoonolby, there is no doubt about the Corset Store supremacy o f "Wren's. You will find all the new models on display now in 1* Camille, Nemo, Bien Jfolie, Red E. Lace, Bin Ton, Royal Wor­ cester, Ferris, Warner’s corsets and Gotham Elastic girdles. Prices from $1*25 to $16.50. Dotted OrgandyFlouncings W HITE grounds, white polka dots, m flame, orfeWd and light blue., The flounces are 36 inches wide and bar® narrow hemstitched ruffles o f plain White organdy with edges- picoted in colors to match the dots in the?body of the fabric. These deliacte organdy flouncings are extremely new and are meeting With the enthusiastic -approval of Our patrons. $4A0 yard. Nine inch ruffled hands to match, $1-25 A SPECIAL purchase of new Taffeta and Canton-Crepe ' A dresses in navy, brown and other wanted colors. Real „ beauties in a good range of sices. You’ll agree on the $60 price claimed aa their actual*worth. Choice $31.00. * ■ . i • New Narrow Belts N ARROW leather belts in pretty combinations of ”black and white, tan and white, tan and brown and in dull’ _ black. There is an unusual demand for these belts, es­ pecially for the new sweaters. We are ready as usual with! the smartest styles. Prices 29c, 50c and $1.00, A ll Spring Hats 1-2 Price N OT a hat in our Spring stock of Trimmed &nd TTntrimmed Hats reserved. Every hat sacrificed to make room for our Summer showing. This includes all Pattern Hats as well as Wren made hats. You wjll find they are all won­ derful values at the following prices: All $ 182,00 Spring Hats sell f o r ............. ............... .. .$12.50 AU $22.50 Spring Hats sell f o r ........................ .........,$11.25 All $20.00 Spring Hats sell for \ ........... .$10.00 All $18.00 Spring Hats sell, for ............... .............. . .$ 2.00 All $15.00 Spring Hats sell for . / „ ! .................. 7.50 All $12.50 Spring Hats sell for .......................................$ 6 Hfi' All $10.00 Spring Rats Bell for 6,00 A ll $ 7A0 Spring Hats sell for ............. .! ............ ... „\$ 3 . 0 'fi Spring Skirts H UNDREDS and hundreds of smart new Skirts go into this sale,tomorrow for the first time at prices that, con­ sidering the beautiful quality of the materials and ex­ cellent styles; should create a sensation. I f you have been flunking of a skirt, tomqrfow is the time to huy it and Wren’s is the place. ■ # 0 »7C Choto* o f our entire stocks of beontifni all-wool *PO« I as pbud Skirts that Sold regularly up to $12.75, Mon- day, $8.75. , t l f| Choies o f all our fine all-wool plaid and striped V * f *1 Skirts that sold regularly up to $14.75 for $10.75. $ 14.75 Choice o f all of our very highest grade plaid, $29.50,* l^aday^L 4 * ^ woolen Skirts that sold np to ..G ive Us A Chance To Figure On Your Printing..* btWi * t V - ■’ te" * .-iV! ‘ 1 ' n >V IJ t. " i, J , i 'i ‘ . I i ■> IL n M t r VI t i 1 mm ( ' - : m T