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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-10-25
Senior Notes


The first number Of the High school
paper will be published about Thanks.
giving. We will endeavor to make
this the best paper that we have ever
published and would like to have q
ready sale for IT,
The class in Shakespeare" is now
reading King Lear"
Helen Albright, member of the
senior class, has been absent from
school the past week on account of
illness. but her condition Is improv.
Ing and It Is hoped that she will soon
be able to return.
Miss Ruby Showers, who is study.
ing music at Mt. Vernon, visited the
senior class last week.
The class in Senior English has fin
ished reading Macbeth" and will
read Millions Minor Poems" next.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-10-25
Freshman Newss

Miss Inez Algire spent Wednesday
evening with Miss blanche Reas0ner
Donald Sellers delightfully."- enter.
tanned at his home number of Fresh.
men at marshmallow roast on Wed.
nesdny evening, Oct. l6.
MI. Hobart Willis spent Saturday
and Sunday In Cardington.
Miss Gladys Orsborne spent satur.
day and SUNDAY with her parents.
near Sparta.
The Freshman class had u class
meeting on Tuesday last and the fol.
loN.n,i officers were elected:
F,rsident--Clyde Irvine.
Nir' President--iloy Wagner.
Sccro,nry--Oneita Shipley.
Blanche Reasoner.
Hss Reporter Cleo Woodward
Class Colors-Black and Gold.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-08
Worth More Than Money

Here is an instance where a few
words of advice by a friend helped
more than a gift of $1,000 would.
Mrs. H. Hartman. who lives at AL
bany. n. Y, who was in bad health
for years and is now strong and vigor.
our says in letter:
Il was in a rundown condition for
about five years until this spring.
when | learned what a good tonic and
strengthened Ninol Is. 1t is certainly
the best tonic l have ever used and it
has done wonders for me"
Ii is very important for all who are
not feeling just right. to build up their
strength this spring by taking our de-
licious cod liver and iron remedy
without oil, Ninol.
There is no better time than right
now, for Vinol both enriches and puri-
fies the blood and creates new
strength. People who have trouble
some coughs, no appetite. can't sleep,
find Finol exactly what they need TO
build them up. We guarantee Vinol TO
satisfy you and will pay back your
money if it does not Leo III. Fihe
Druggist, Richmond, Indiana
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-08
A FISH STORY.
Tho Man Who Told 1t Said Il We.
Simply True Narrative.

Tho Man Who Told 1t Said II Was
Simply a True Narrative.
man who formerly was a waiter
on a big transatlantic liner told this
story the other day:
lon a certain trip over l had at my
table an irascible old gentleman who
was fresh air fiend. No matter what
the weather he always insisted on
having the portfolio over the table
open. 1t was no use to argue with
him. but one day when the seas were
very high and the ship pitching and
rolling ! ventured to demonstrate. He
was up in arms in a minute. You are
paid to obey ORDERS be said tartly.
open that port / did. The soup
course was served in safety. Then l
asked him If he would have fish. OF
course l WILL he snapped. And I'll
have it in hurry. Don't keep me
waiting all day
Just at that moment an unusually
big sea rolled by-that is. part of it
did. A goodly portion came through
the portfolio. soaking the old man and
depositing on the table in front of him
a live fish No waiter on board of
our ship had ever served an order SC
quickly before. But | didn't get any
credit for 1t. The queer thing about
that story" he added. lis that it isn't
a fish story at all. | never told it yet
to any one who believed it. but it Is
absolutely true."-New York Press.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-08
WEIGHED THE ELEPHANT.
A Problem Which Hindu Prince Was
Able to Solve,

A Problem Which a Hindu Prince Was
Able to Solve.
There is a story often told in India
OF Shajee. Hindu prince, who on
certain occasion showed himself al
most as clever as Archimedes.
A high official had made a VOW that
he would distribute to the poor the
weight of his own elephant in silver
money. But the great difficulty that
at first presented itself was the mode
of ascertaining what this weight real
ly was. All the learned and clever
men of the court seemed to have en-
deavored in vain to construct ma
chine of sufficient power to weigh the
elephant.
At length Shajee came forward and
suggested a plan which was simple
and yet ingenious in the highest de-
gree. He caused the unwieldy animal
to be conducted along a stage special
~ made for the purpose by the water
side into a fat bottomed boat. Then.
having marked on the boat the height
to which the water reached after the
elephant had weighed it down. the
latter was taken out and stones sub.
stituted in sufficient quantity to hold
the boat to the same line. The stones
were then taken to the scales. and
thus, to the amazement of the court.
was ascertained the true weight OF
the elephant.-Exchange.
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BY ]. r. THOMPSON.

Arbor Day, as the name suggests
means the day for planting trees. 1t is
not a National holiday nor can it ever
be, for owing to climatic conditions,
tree planting could not take place on
the same day in country like ours,
with SO many climates. Indeed it could
hardly be observed on the same day
in a state as large as Indiana. 1t is
therefore and must always be, a local
holiday, determined by the governor
of state or some one in authority.
The name of the man, who is given
the credit of originating the idea OF
Arbor Day, is. Birdsey Grant Northrop,
a native of Connecticut, born in 1917.
He was a preacher of national reputa-
ton, but who foresaw that the destruc-
ton of our forests even in his time
would sooner or later result in national
calamity If something was not done to
arouse public sentiment against such
destruction. He lectured all over the
country upon the necessity of planting
trees, and of preserving our forests,
one of the great sources of our ma
tons wealth
The man who made it practical
event was, J. Sterling Morton, Secre-
tary of Agriculture, under Cleveland,
during his second term.
I'm 1872 Morton was a member OF the
State Board of Agriculture of Nebras-
ka, and succeeded in having the Board
adopt a resolution, that the people
throughout the state plant trees on the
~f ~
dollars was offered to the Agricultural
Society OF any county in the state that
would plant the largest number of
trees. Some smaller prizes were offer
ed to individuals of the State who
would plant the largest number OF
trees.
The newspapers took the matter up
generously and the result was that
more than million trees were planted
the frst year, on this first Arbor Day,
April 10, 1872, and in 1874 the Cover
nor of Nebraska officially proclaimed
the second Wednesday of April an Ar
Dor Day for Nebraska. Every year un-
til 1885 this day was named by proc
lamation of the governor, when in that
year the State Legislature named
April 22nd as Arbor Day and holi-
day
Since that time Nebraska has enact
ed many provisions concerning tree
planting, one is that Corporate author
tiles of cities and towns cause shade
trees to be planted along the streets,
and that such authorities make neces,
sary assessments upon property thus
benefited by such planting.
In the first 16 years after Arbor Day
was instituted, more than three hun
dred and fifty million trees were plant
ed in this state. Nebraska is called
now THE Tree Planters State"
In 1876 Michigan instituted Arbor
Day and in 1888 New York by popu-
lar vote of the pupils in the state OF
New York, it was decided that the
American Elm should be the State
tree, and that the rose should be the
State flower Every Arbor Day there
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-08
A LOCAL OBSERVANCE OF ARBOR DAY

: fore, the pupils of the schools of this
| state are called upon to plant these
! beautiful trees in their cities and
towns and along the public highways
of the state and to encourage the cul-
| tivation of roses. Every year Central
Park and other pleasure grounds of
New York City are thrown open to the
school people and they plant trees in
places indicated by the Park Commits
| sioners. and as long as this day con-
! tinues 10 be observed the future beau
ty of New York's parks is assured
This idea of Arbor Day seems TO be
strictly American, but it has been TAX
en- up by other countries. Spain in
| 1896 established an Arbor Day, which
| is called THE Fiesta Del Arbol.' 1t is
celebrated annually on the Goth of
| March. King Alfonso the XIII institut-
ed this festival by planting the first
tree himself. in a little village near
| Madrid, and two thousand children
| from the schools of Madrid followed
his example.
! In commemoration of this event gold
medals were made bearing this in
! Inscription. First Fete of the Tree. in
stituted by King Alfonso, 1896" Since
| that time this day has been observed
and tree planting in Spain has become
an annual event. of great importance.
Japan, too borrowed our Arbor Day
| idea and now has established the En-
perors birthday as her day for plant
| ing trees.
| Arbor Day was first inaugurated in
| Indiana in 1884 but nothing much was
| ever done until, perhaps stimulated by
| SPANS example in 1895 the day was
pretty generally observed throughout
| the state in the public schools nearly
every state in the Union now has one
| or more Arbor Days and they are most
| ly observed in the public schools. In
diana has two, one on the last Friday
in October and the other on the last
Friday of April.
The planting of flowers in the yards
| of the city, creates love for flowers
as much because we plant them and
care for them as because they are
| BEAUTIFUL. 1t is just as true of trees.
If we plant them and care for them
and watch them grow, We create with
in ourselves a sentiment in their be-
half. If a child plants tree and cares
! for it, when the child becomes man
or woman the tree will till be grow
ing and he will have formed an at
tachment for it which will b a pro-
| lection to it and all trees.
| 1t is proposed to observe Arbor Day
in the schools of Richmond, this April,
| in practical way by giving to each
pupil in the city schools a young
American Elm a tree when grown is
surpassed by none in graceful beauty.
| The Lee B. Nusbaum company has
made it possible for the city forester
to give each pupil in all the schools
one of these trees. This company has
generously ordered two thousand five
hundred of these young Elms. We be-
lieve that this will be the first practi-
cal step in reviewing the beauty of our
| City Forest.
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Dickens Cramped Quarters.

Bleak House at Broadstairs is of
interest to the Dickens lover because
the greater part of David Copper
field" was written there. But it is not
the Bleak House Of the novel. which
is definitely located in Hertfordshire.
The novelist and his family appear to
have been somewhat tightly packed in
their Broadstairs home. When Lord
Carlisle contemplated paying visit to
''our watering place" in 1851 Dickens
wrote promising him the North Fore
land lighthouse for night light in his
bedroom. and he continues. las we
think of putting mignonette boxes out.
side the windows for the younger chill
dren to sleep in by and by l am
afraid we should give your servant the
cramp if we hardly undertook to lodge
him" During recent years the house
has been transformed out of all recog,
nition.-London Spectator.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-08
HIS Own ,Jeke-

81 admit I was found in the posses
sion of firearms" said the prisoner.
but it's only joke Of mine, my lord"
Explain yourself" said the magis-
trate
Why. put two pistols in my pocket
when / go out to a friendly gather
ing. Then | start talking Of aero
planes"
"Weu?'
Then say my life was once saved
by parachutes."
'Yes?"
And 1 pull out the pistols and say,
Pair o shoots Ha. ha! See:
Yes. l see. Did you make up that
joke yourself:"
Yes. my lord"
Two years hard labor."-London
Answers
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And All of Them Americans.

An English visitor has recently been
expressing his wonderment at the IA
cility with which America assimilates
it's stream Of immigrants A friend
with whom he was talking on the
subject remarked. My .housemaid is
a Norwegian. my grocer a Scotchman.
my butcher is German my druggist
is Finn. my barber an Italian. my
newsman a Jew. my iaundryman Is
Irish. my fshmonger English. my
florist Greek and my tailor Russian"
American Hebrew
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-08
THE TEREDO.
Curious and Destructive Worm That
Digs Tunnels In Wood.

Curious and Destructive Worm That
Digs Tunnels In Wood.
1t was in 1871 that Holland mar
coast because the timbers of the sea
bikes in many parts were discovered
to be quite unsound. The timely dis
covery of the real condition of the
dihes saved the country from an awful
catastrophe. the full extent of which
was comprehended by only a few
Dutchmen.
The timbers had been honeycombed
by the teredo. or shipworm. This
creature burrows into any wood i'm
mersed in sea water. 1t makes an
entrance when young and digs chan
nels along the grain of the wood, liv-
ing and often dying in the timber. The
worm grows in some localities to a
length of twelve inches. its girth be-
ing one and half inches. and the
curious thing about its whiplike body
is its exceeding tenderness. 1t cannot
bear its own weight. 1t will break If
subjected to any strain.
1t will burrow straight along the
grain of the wood unless turned aside
by knot or NAIL and. no matter how
many of these worms may be burrow-
ing in the same piece of wood. they
never run their channels into one an
other. BY some marvellous instinct
they keep clear of each others pre-
serves. We have seen a cross section
of log eighteen inches in diameter.
nd Nad no Gnn
distinct burTows.-Exchange.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-08
Important Letter To
ALI Who Suffer

Il suffered from indigestion for q
long time. Last May | almost died.
The doctor told ME il Was acute indi-
gesticn and | could not be cured.
Since that time | have suffered very
much as some days everything | ate.
even light food. as soft boiled eggs.
would distress me. l lost fifteen
pounds. Sometimes felt that could
not live another day. 4 month ago
got box of MONA tablets. Before
| had used them a week was better.
| have used two boxes and feel IS
we'll as | ever did. Eunice A Peters.
Jackson. Ga.
Use MONA stomach tablets for
quick relief from sour stomach. hesvi-
ness. heartburn. helching OF gas and
distress after eating. They are guar
anteed. Large box 80 cents at Leo II.
Fines and druggists everywhere.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-08
BULLFIGHTs IN PORTUGAL.
The Battles Are 6iood!sss and the Con-
testantS Rarely Hurt


The distressingiy cruel treatment OF
animals SO common in the Latin coun-
tries is almost entirely absent among
the Portuguese. and for this reason
their great national sport. the bull
fight. Is really an enjoyable spectacle
10 an American. writes Mrs. c. Il. Mil
Ter in Leslie's Weekly.
In the Portuguese version the buA is
never killed. The horrible SorinG of
horses-a feature of the Spani fight
does not occur. for II horse was in
jured in Portuguese performance
the rider would be Kissed from the
ring and very likely mobbed after
ward. The men taking part are rarely
hurt. although the skill displayed is
much greater than that shown in the
Castiiian style Of the sport.
Occasionally they have a burlesque
Spanish bulfight in Lisbon with the
cruelty eliminated. The horses ridden
by the picador are armored and cannot
be gored. ard when the bull is to be
killed the matador strikes him at the
particular spot on the back or his
neck. which in Spain means almost
instant death to the animal. Instead
of killing the bull. however. the Por-
tuguese matador's sword doubles up
after the fashion of the ones used by
the sword swallowers in our side
shows, and a red mark appears where
it has touched the animals skin. thus
showing the audience that the mata-
dor has been successful. The horses
and bull then run out of the ring I'M
injured.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-08
HIS PLAN OF THE DAY.
Rigid Rules Of Living Made by a Co.
IoniaI Minister.

IoniaI Minister.
An orderly arrangement of working
hours is a desirable and time saving
thing. but when one reads the plan of
the day made by colonial parson. he
cannot help wondering where the good
mans family life came in. and If the
system held any possibility of relaxa.
ton. The record. quoted by William
Root Bliss, in Side Glimpses From
the Colonial Meeting House." is taken
from the diary of Thomas Prince. a
minister of the Old South church, Bos.
ton,
49, Oct. 3oth. I marry.
Nov. 10. We begin to keep House.
My proposed order is:
At 8 get up and go into Study. Pray
and read in original Bible till s. and then
call up the Family.
At 63s go to Family Prayers and only
the Porringer of Chocolat for Breakfast
till I. 7 go into my Study till 121a then do
something about the House till to din
ner. except on Thursday study till 1917.
then dress and Ii Lecture.
At Dress and go abroad till Candle
light. Except Wednesdays after Dinner
do something about the House and Satur-
day afternoons visit at DR.. Sewalls till
c15. then Home and study till Candlelig ht.
Study till 91a.
S3s go to Family Prayers and go to BED.
N. B. eat no Supper.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-08
JUDGE FOR YOURSELF
Which 10 Better-Try an Experiment
or Profit by Richmond
Citizens Experience


Something new is an experiment.
Must be proved to be as represented.
The statement of manufacturer is
not convincing proof of merit
But the endorsement of friends is.
Now supposing you had bad back,
A Lame, Weak or Aching one.
Would you experiment on it?
You will read of many so-called
cures.
away places.
It's different when the endorsement
comes from home.
Easy to prove local testimony
Home endorsement is the proof that
backs every box of Doan's Kidney
Pills.
Read this case:
Mrs. Fred Heater, s07 n. Thirteenth
street, Richmond, Ind, says: Doan' s
Kidney Pills were used in my fami-
ly several years ago with the best Of
results in a case of backache. This
remedy was procured at A. G.. Luken
& Co.'S Drug Store and it effected a
complete cure. publicly recommended
Doan's Kidney Pills in 1906 and at
this time have no hesitation in veri-
flying that statement"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster Milourn Co, Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan sand
take no other.
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bottle. have now taken three bottles
and am entirely free from the disease.
! was so bad could not sleep nights:
now sleep Well, and my kidneys work
perfectly" p. w Miller, Catawfssa,
Pa. November IL, 1911.
Rheumatism. lumbago, govt and
chronic neuralgia are all caused by uric
acid in the blood. Get a fifts-cent bot
tie of RHEUMA on money back plan
from Leo III. Fihe, druggist. today: the
uric acid will start TO leave you tomor-
row, and in shirt time you will be
i free from pain and misery. 1t ID guar
eatsed.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-08

If We purify our blood. keep our bow
els regular, We are most certain to
keep off dangerous Spring diseases.
HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea IS the
leading blood purifier and bowel reg
nlator: eleanses the system of all inn
rurities. ssc. Tea or Tabs. 4 O. Lu-
ken.
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Correct.

Its easy to find out what time it
is" said a married man. "If the hall
clock says 500. and the drawing room
clock says $50 and the dining room
clock says sos. and my watch says
6:15. and my wife's little dinky watch
says g. it's o'clock in our house,
Gas Logic.
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TOOK THREE BOTTLES
RHEUMATISM GONE
1t Cost Mr.. Miller Just
$1.5o To Drive Out The
Uric Acid, Get Rid OF
rheumatism And Have
His Kidneys Work Per-
fecty.
Il have been a

Il have been a
sufferer from rheu-
matism for six
years. Have tried
different d o c t o rs,
with no relief. |
say your advertise
ment and thought |
would try RHEU-
MA. | was bene-
fitted by the first
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-08
THICK LuxuRIANT HAIR,

May be obtained by using Mrs. Ma
sons Old English Shampoo Cream. A
pure, antiseptic tonic wash for the
hair. Keeps the scalp clean and heal
thy and the hair bulbs active and
strong. Leo Fl. Fihe and other drug
gists, csc. An original English formula
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-08
lives of Occtora

In keeping others alive physicians
appear TO lose their own lives. OF all
professional men their lives are the
shortest. Between the ages o. forty
five and sixty-tive Ave doctors die on
an average to one clergyman.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-08
A Silent Hour.

The after lunch nap is my favorite
hour of the whole day"
Il thought you didn't sleep after
lunch"'
II don't. but my wife does"-London
Opinion.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-08
Had $he Movinu Mania

Sunday School Teacher-Wha Don't
you want to go to heaven when you
die? Little Emma-Well. you see
our family couldn't think of living in
one place the whole year round
Puck
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knowledge and timber shouldn't be
much used until they are seasoned
Holmes.
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Opportunity makes US known to 9TH
ers. but more to ourselves.-La Roche
foucauld -