At the Moaern opera.
Patience "You say you hoard Mmo.
Hlghsco In vaudovlllo today?" Patrico
"Yes; first time sho'a boon heard In
this country." Patlenco "Nonsensol
Sho sang In this country In opera for
two years." Patrico "Yes, sho was
in opora, but overybody talks at tho
opora, and nobody heard her."
Those Happy Days.
"Remomber the eyes of tho nation
ro on you," exclaimed tho constit
uent. "I know It," replied Senator
Borghum. "And tho nation's getting
more ncutely discerning every day.
The tlmo 1b gono when a man can as
sumo an lmprcsslvo poso and got by
as an optical illusion." Washington
Star.
His Verdlot
At tho mooting of tho Afro-American
Dobatlng club tho quostlon of cap
ital punishmont for murder occupied
tho attention of tho orators for the
evening. Ono speaker had a great
deal to say about tho sanity of per
sons who thus took tho law into thoir
own hands. Tho last spoakor how
evor, aftor a stirring harangue, con
cluded with groat fooling: "Ah dis
agrees wlf cap'tal punishment an' all
dls heali talk 'bout sanity. Any pus
,son 'at c'mits murdeh ain't in a sani
tary c'nditton."
Why You
Service
Low
First
Low
After-Cost
Different Proposition.
"But, suroly, Bunkum," Bald tho
whlto man, "you aro not afraid of that
old dog? Why, ho cats right out of
my hand!" "Yassahl Yassahl Whon
ho oats out o' yo' hand, it's yo' hand;
but when ho dono takes a fool notion
to oat out o' muh leg, It's muh leg,
soht" Kansas City Star.
The Still Small Voice.
The most potent and beneficent
forces are stillest. Tho strength of a
sentonco is not in its adjectives, but
In its verbs and nouns, and tho
strength of men and nations is in their
calm, sane, mcdltatlvo moments. In a
time of noise and hurry and material
ism liko ours, tho gospel of tho still
find small volco Is always seasonable.
John Burroughs, in tho Atlantic.
Evil In Excess of Fat
Excess of fat affects tho. heart by
putting an extra burdon upon it; It
augments tho labor of tho musclos of
breathing, tho diaphragm in particu
lar; It interferes with tho vital func
tions of tho liver and othor intornal
organs, and by filling tho intermuscu
lar spaces it compresses the musclo
flbors, causing atrophy and degenera
tion. This results in constant weak
ness, Blow activity, lassltudo, oarly
exhaustion.
Comfovt First, because it is a comfortable riding car. Plenty of room for five
people; deep, soft cushions; springs made of the best spring steel,
scientifically heat-treated, accurately suspended and balanced. You
will always be comfortable in a Maxwell.
Appearance Second, because the Maxwell is a trim, smart, good-looking car.
Many makers of heavy, high priced cars, as you know, have copied the
general lines, the shape of the body and hood of the Maxwell. This is
more of a compliment than an infringement.
Third, because the Maxwell, being a product of thirteen years evolution,
is so designed and manufactured that it gives unfailing, consistent and
and satisfying service to thousands of owners.
Maxwell cars are made of the best materials that money and brains can
buy and they are made right. You can get out of any car only what
is put into it.
Fourth, because you get everything in a Maxwell that you can get in
any car and you get it for less money.
The answer to this is that the Maxwell is a light car and it is built in
enormous quantities. The Maxwell Co. is one of the three largest pro
ducers of high grade motor cars in the world.
Fifth, because the Maxwell will give you more miles per dollar than
any car built.
We say this without hesitation or doubt. It is our honest belief and we
are willing to prove it by Maxwell owners, by comparison with any
other car or by any other way you suggest or prefer.
The Maxwell will please you. We know it will. Let us arrange for a dem
onstration and we'll take the responsibility of satisfying you completely.
Touring Car $655 Roadster $635
JF. O. B. DETROIT
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Time Payments if Desired
Noted the Resemblance.
Tho llttlo boy whllo playing out In
tho yard camo upon on old palnt-bo-spattorod
hat and at that moment hap
pened to seo a painter working on a
barn not far distant. Going up to him,
ho said, "Hero's your hat, Mlstor.'
Upon bolng told that tho hat did not
belong to him ho lookod at tho paint
or, then at tho hat, and finally said,
Woll, It looks llko you."
Judges and Juries.
Tho judgo pronounces tho law In tho
case, tho jury looks after, and acts
upon, tho facts. The vordlct of tho
Jury Is supposed to bo a conclusion
from tho facts. If it Bhould happon
to bo a flagrant disregard of tho facts,
tho judgo may (and somotimes docs)
Jrobuko Uio jury. Ho may ovon go bo
far as to order a now trial of the case.
Masculine and Feminine Gins.
Hardly any priest, hardly any phy
sician, would agroo that womon aro
hotter morally than men. Thcro arc
somo kinds of sin which men commit
more readily than womon. Such aro
tho sins of lust, nnd possibly thoso
of nngor. But there nro others where
mon nnd womon Boem to offend about
equally, tho Bins of gluttony, sloth, and
covetousncBS. And of tho sins of
prido and onvy, ono might call thom
jire-emlnontly femlnlno sins. Bornard
I. Boll, In tho Atlantic.
Nature's Workings.
How plants absorb nitrogen from
tho soli is utterly unknown. No nut
mal muBt got tho largo quantities of
nitrogen that aro nccossnry to it by
using plants for food. Whon tho nnl
.mal or tho plant dies tho conBtltuonts
of Its body nro roturuod to tho earth,
whoro tho bactorla of putrefaction
break up tho olaborato organic chemi
cal compounds upon which tho plants
again can food.
Perplexity.
A sorvant girl who had been ad
monished by her mistress to bo vory
caroful In "washing up" the best tea
tilings, was overheard shortly aftor
ward iudulglug In tho following so
liloquy while In tho act of wiping tho
sugar basin: "If I was to drop thle
'oro basin and was to catch It, I sup
poso I shouldn't catch It; but if I
was to drop It and wasn't to catch
It, I rockon I should Just catch it."
Easy to Radiate Happiness.
It is astonishing how much ono
without inonoy may glvo n kind word,
a helping hand tho warm sympathy
that rejolcos with thoso who rejolco
and weops with ihoso who weep. No
man is so poor, no woman is so poor,
as not to ho nolo to contribute large
ly to tho happiness of thoso around
fhom. Anon.
Ik It
wn a max
Would Qlve Money for It.
A man took his wlfo to a doctor,
who put a thcrmomotu- Into her mouth
and told her to keep her mouth shut
for two or three minutes. Whon de
parting tho man tnppod tho doctor on
tho shoulder and said: "Doctor, what
will you take for that thing? I novor
saw my wlfo keep her mouth shut so
long boforo."
aelr-Torture.
Wo pity tho misguided devotees
who put stonos in tholr shoes for a
ptlgrlmngo, or who walk ovor thorny
paths to "inako merit," but many o.
us hnvo days whon wo walk our llfo
road In much tho samo way, and with
no Buch worthy ond In vlow. Wo
translato tho careless Bpooch into In
tentional offenso, tho llttlo neglect
Into dellborato unklndnoas, tho com
mon duty into hardship, nnd press
them in upon our hearts until tho
wholo spirit Is soro and bruised Belt
torturo. Poor Coffee In Java.
It is said that nowhoro in tho world
is coffee tho drink, worBo than In
Java, whoro coffco, tho bean, Is sup
posed to bo at its very best. Japanese
distill coffoo osaenco of extromo
strength, bottlo it, and pour a fow
drops into a cup of hot wator whon
Jhey wish refreshment.
well
FREEDOM
By CATHERINE CRANMAR.
Mary Hanson turned her faco to
ward tho wall and shielded hor oyos
with bent arm that sho might tako
hor extra Sunday morning nap, and In
tho jumbled dream which followed Bho
Boomed to bo tolling alone up n long
hill nt tho top of which sho rested un
dor a shady tree and was Joined by
tho tall man who lived noxt door.
Thou suddenly Into her dream camo
tho magnetic volco of tho man with
whom sho had held dally business tel
ephone conversations for two yoars,
but-had novor seen.
That afternoon whon Mary wont to
her room after tho midday dinner sho
again folt tho lonollnesB of her lot.
Through tho opon window thoro
camo to hor tho wondrously clear Bong
of a bird. It brought Mary to tho win
dow to bco what tho singer lookod llko.
Porchod on tho topmost branch of tho
big trco in tho yard noxt door was u
tiny yellow canary, intoxicated with
tho Joy of being roloasod temporarily
from Its cago, which a maid was plac
ing conspicuously on tho fonco back
of tho largo apartment directly across
tho nlloy from Mary's boarding houso.
Tho man noxt door sat ub usual un-
dor tho troo with a book, and as sho
saw him, Mary romomborod hor
droam. Tho song of tho bird Boomed
to ponotrato his thoughtful mood,
and ho half closed his book and lookod
aloft until ho located tho songster.
Although Mary still hold a book in
her hand, oho road llttlo, for tho sons
of tho bird kept coming to hor and
with It tho momory of tho Bympathotlo
Bmllo of hor neighbor. Hor occasion
al surroptltlouB poops showed tho man
apparently nbsorbod in bio book, al
though it sho could havo facod him
diroctly, sho would havo found that
his oyes wero dreamily gazing at
nothing at all.
Tho maid and tho child reappeared
and began to whlstlo to tho canary to
luro it back to Its cago, but tho Blng-
ing speck of yellow flitted from limb
to limb without condoBcendlng to no
tice tholr poor imitation of its song.
Suddenly It camo bo near to Mary's
window that Bho lookod out and Baw
it porchod on tho tall lilac bushos at
tho corner of tho back porch. Tho
maid Baw hor, and asked permission
to bring tho cago Into tho yard. Mary
bado her como, and, without thinking
of tho proximity of tho man noxt door,
wont bolow to try to holp capturo tho
fugitive.
Whon tho maid approached tho li
lac bUBhcB with tho cago, tho tiny bird
tucked Its black-oycd head to ono Bldo,
oyed hor saucily until sho was almost
near enough to roach It, and, with
pert llttlo chirps to omphaslzo each
movo, ho wont from branch to branch
until It reached tho top of tho shrub
bory, from which ho flow across tho
fonco to tho uppor branches of tho
big troo next door.
Tho man noxt door put down his
book and roso. Ho spoko to tho maid
Just as Mary waB consoling tho woop
ing child, who thought hor pot had got
pormanontly boyond reach. Whon
sho raised hor head tho man was whis
tling to tho bird in notos wonderfully
llko itB own. Tho llttlo yollow soug
otor pooped down from Its lofty porch,
and gavo a timid response to tho
man'B call. Slowly, by almost dis
tracting mothods of coming downward
tv dlBtanco of six Inches, and remount
ing four or ilvo, tho bird waB coaxed
to tho lower bronchos of tho troo.
Tho maid passed tho cago to tho
man, but tho bird rediscovered tho li
lac bushes, and took refugo again in
their branches,
Without a word, tho man handed
tho cago to Mary, and tholr ycs mot
in a srallo of frlondly conspiracy. Tho
man then crouched by tho fonco, and
as tho bird again bogan restlessly to
measuro tho distance back to tho big
treo, ho roso with such a suddon bound
that It cowered motionloas for nn In
tant and ho quickly closed his largo
hands ovor it. With groat tendornoss
ho hold tho quivering mlto until Mary
got tho cago near enough for him to
transfer the prisoner.
"If tho llttlo. follow know that hla
freedom would doprlvo him of his llfo,
ho'd thank us for capturing him,
wouldn't ho?" As ho spoko Mary col
nrod with surprlsod pleasure, for sho
focognlzod tho volco of tho man with
whom sho hold thoso dally tolephona
Conversations.
"Yes; ho didn't havo his freedom
long enough to learn how many othor
things It deprived him of." Tho man's
surpriso at this enigmatical romark
would havo boon groator had it not
toon eclipsed by his aurprlso at rec
ognizing tho volco in which It was
spoken.
"Why surely I'vo learned to know
Miss HanBon's volco by toloph'ono too
well not to rccognlzo it at closor
rango," ho said simply. "Don't you
talk to WoIIb at tho Macon-Barnoa
Printing company ovory day?"
"Yes, and I recognizod your voloo,
too, Mr. Wolls." t
"If you'll glvo mo tho pleasure oC
knowing you na well as your voico,
MIbb Hanson, I'll thank that llttlo bird
for schomlng so long to enjoy his
froedom."
Mary'B answer was soft and brief,
but it Iod ovontually to a willing sur
render of hor so-called froodom in ox
chango for tho protecting companion
ship of John Wolls. Instead of a cago,
ho provided a charming bungalow,
whoro contontmont bo onclrclod both
of thorn that no craving for a fullor
freedom over camo to olthor.
(Copyright, 1918, by tlio McCluro Nowspa
Der Syndicate.)