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these from the branches. None are
more popular, however, than stockings
cut and sewed up out of pieces of tarle-
tan Gig. 81, and hung by pieces Of
ribbon; and c~ornucopias made of col
ored paper and hung by means Of rib
bon Gig. 81. Figure Z shows how to
cut a piece Of paper for a cornucopia.
Coat one edge of the piece with mu-
cilage, then starting with that edge,
roll up the piece of paper into the
form shown in Fig. 6 and paste to the
outer edge. Paste small colored pic
lures upon the outside Of each cornu-
copia.
The little goblin shown in Fig. 8
is only one Of the many funny little
people that can be made with orange
heads and cardboard and paper
clothes. Cut away the outer portion
Of the orange rind to form eyes, nose
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A SUGAR Plant,

An herb, called by the natives caa
che, but botanically Eupatorium re.
baudianum, grows wild in Paraguay.
1t is remarkable for its sweetness. In.
deed, the native name means the
sugar plant" It grow along the
border Of the river Amambihi, and
attains a height of only about five
inches. The smallest bit Of this plant
when placed upon the tongue produces
a surpiisinglyssweet SAVIOR, which, ii
is said lasts fdE hours. The saccha'
rine 10 Ret is much greater than that
of sugak Recdnt Investigations indi.
cate thatEthe nectareous element in
this plant closely resembles that OF
the licorice root.
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TO SANTA A
Santa Claus, Santa Claus,
Are you truly true?

yoo ooiJ I1uOs
On your way a moment pause
Here's a test for you:
Do you linger round the spot
Where the sunshine cometh not?
Do you seek the hearth that's cold
With your treasure-stores untold?
Is your smiling visags seen
In the howell poor and mean,
Or are you the guest elate
Of the ever-fortunate?
Santa Claus, Santa Claus,
With your pack of cheer,
Are you solid gold or gauze?
Democrat or Peer?
Do you seek the sQualid lane
Of the pauper and the plain?
Do you take your Christmas joys
To the pallid girls and boys,
Little maids and little chaps
Clad in rags and housed in traps?
Do you load the Christmas Trees
With rich gifts for such as these?
Santa Claus, Santa Claus,
Whittier are you bent?
To the frigid upper-loors
Of some tenement,
Where upon a bed Of grief
Lies one %thirsting for relief,
Thirsting for some little rift
In the clouds that seldom lift
Do you carry drafts Of life
To these scenes of pain and strife,
Or are you the guest alone
Of your sister Fortunes own?
Santa Claus, Santa Claus,
Are you truly true?
On your way a moment pause
Here's a test for you:
Do you give to those in need?
Do you to the weeping speed,
Scattering your gifts of cheer
Ger the weary and the drear-
Or do you your treasures pitch
Into laps already iich?
That, dear Saint, beloved and gray,
That's the test of Christmas Day!
John Kendrick Bangs. Harper
Weekly.
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thread, using some white kernels and
staining other kernels red, blue and
other colors with dress dyes, or any
coloring material that you have at
hand. Two cranberries strung on the
thread between every Ave or six kerr
nels of popcorn make a pleasing va
ration in the popcorn chain idea. An
other chain that is Of novel form Is
prepared by coating a piece of string
with glue or mucilage, and the. sprin-
king bits Of colored paper over the
glued surface. Cut up any colored pa.
per that you can find, or buy a small
roll of colored confetti. Use plenty of
mucilage or glue so the bits will stick.
Fruits and nuts belong among the
Christmas trees trimmings, and there
are many unique methods of hanging
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of cloth or paper to make it fit tight.
This pocket frame does not require
fastening to the box if it is made to
fit snugly.
The bottom pocket holds the end of
the tree in position. A similar pocket
in the top Of the box is necessary to
keep the tree from topping over, and
this is made by fastening one pair of
boards between the sides Of the box
even with the top edge &C. Fig. ~,
then crossing them with a pair nailed
to the top of the box Cd, Fig. 81.
The base can now be completed BY
covering it neatly with cloth, but it
will have a much more attractive ap-
pearance II you slant the sides as they
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A base for the Christmas tree Is one
of the simplest things in the world to
make when you know how to go about
The conjunction. And you car make
one for the home tree that will be
every Whit as good as zone bought.
Agrocery box and a few box boards.
some cloth covering material, a ham
mer and : saw, are all tha> = required
ID making the tree base shown in
Fig.
Ans1pleng box 10 inches deep, 22
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Francis E. Clark's Life Work.

Francis E. Clark, president of the
International Society of Christian
Endeavor, who recently celebrated his
sixty-third birthday, founded the
Christian Endeavor society in 1881,
when he was pastor Of a C~ongrega-
tional church in Portland, Me. For
the past twenty years he has devoted
himself exclusively to the work of. the
organization. In this service he has
travelled $4,000 miles, gaining the
credit Of being the worlds most wide,
ly travelled man.
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The CarpathianS.

In the faraway school days there
were the Carpathian mountains, and
we see by the war news they are still
there, comments an Ohio newspaper.
They were then visions, lying away
off under the horizon, sort of dreams
with a name, and we thought, when
we shut that old geography, we would
hear of them again-that the
visions would melt into the mists.
Not so; great armies are gathered
in the valleys and on the SUBMITS of
the Carpathians, and they have be
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To Clean Milk Utensils.

On dairy farms where many milk
utensils are in use, the dishwasher
will find that they may be cleaned
easily by first securing each dish with
ashes. Rubbing them over once In
this way is sufficient; then rinse twice.
They should be washed in cold or pref
erably tepid water, to keep them
sweet and clean. The treatment will
prevent rust spots from forming and
keep the utensils bright without injur
ing the tin.-Mother's Magazine.
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Imports of Salt.

Common salt continues to be i'm
ported in considerable quantity, more
than one million barrels coming to
Atlantic ports last year. according to
the United States geological survey.
The country is amply able, however,
to supply the entire home demand; as
the capacity Of it's salt mines and
works is in excess of the present out.
put. The imports last year we're only
go per cen of the total consumption,
whereas in 1890 the percentage was
17.2.
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Waterspouts Escort Ship.

= Officers of the steamer %Borinquen,
from San Juan, Porto Rico, reported
that just as the ship was entering the
Gulf Stream four waterspouts were
seen. Two we're in the southwest and
two in the east, and travelling at a
high rate of speed before a westerly
wind. The water temperature at the
time was IS degrees and that of the
air II.
At first the lower parts of the spouts
we're vertical, and the upper parts hor-
izontal. Later on more spouts ap-
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Fooled the SPIDER.

Donald, who was a great fisherman,
started to dress his own lyhooks. He
was met by a crony one, day, who said:
al hear you've begun to dress yer ain
hooks, no, Donar. Is that true?"
"It's a. that" answered Donald.
"An' can you put them up on ony'
thing material like :" inquired the crony,
81 dinna ken for that" replied Don.
aid, but there wis a spider ran ava
wi twa o. them yesterday" i
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inches wide and 26 inchei long was
used for this base. Fig. 2 shows the

inches wide and 26 inchei long was
used for this base. Fig. 2 shows the
first step in it's construction-the form
ing Of a pocket in the bottom OF the
box to receive the end Of the tree.
This is made with two pair of boards
nailed together crosswise as in Fig.
8. Any boards of narrow widths will
do. Cut pair A exactly as long as the
inside width Of the box, and pair B
exactly as long as the inside length of
the box. For the end of a tree Of me-
dunn size, the pocket should measure
two and one-half or three inches
square. This means that the strips
should be placed two and onc-holf or
three inches apart. If the pocket
proves t. be a bit too large, the end OF
tho tree .2sn be wrapped with a strip
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and mouth, and make the ears out OF
cardboard and stick them into Sits cut
in the orange rind.
Figure 9 shows a pattern for the
ears, while Fig. 10 shows how to cut
the cardboard body. Stick the neck
of the body into a slot cut through
the orange rind. To hang up the little
figure, stick a hairpin into his head,
and tie a piece Of thread to the loop
end figs. 8 and ~. Paint the clothes
of the body with water colors or color
with crayons. If you make several of
the figures, provide some with hats
and some with bonnets.
Copyright, by A. Nicely Hall.)
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Signature psa5 st Of 0MZZzM
In Use For Over 80 Years.
Children Cry for Fetchers Castoria
Astonished Minister.

The proud father had come up from
the country to e his sailor son on
board his ship. He had never seen
a battleship before, and accordingly
maryeled thereat. Just as he caught
hold of the two ropes which hung over
the side to assist sailors to the deck.
he was somewhat surprised to hear
a changing of beIls-the eight bells
of seamen's time. AS he stepped on
deck he met the officer of the watch.
He saluted him and said, timidly:
81 beg your pardon, sir, I've come to
see my son; Jack, but, pom my word,
/ didn't mean to ring so loud"
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peared on either side, about two miles
away. They were solid and nearly
vertical. The dark clouds from which
they appeared to descend were about
1000 feet above the water. After
about forty minutes conditions be-
came normal again.-New York Trib-
une.
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FIXING THE CHRISTMAS TREE

ton down over the edge of tie bottom
frame. and tack it to the under side.
Care must be taken when putting on
this covering material to stretch the
cloth tightly and evenly. Bring 1t to-
eether al the corners and sew the
edges nelly.
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The Maqic Washing Stick

AGENTS WANTED: The Magic Washing
Stick is not q soap nor a washing powder, but
q truly wonderful article which makes dirty
clothes clean and SNOWY WHITE without
q bit Of rubbing. Price 25c. Money back II
not satisfied. Big money for agents. Write
for particulars. Address Mr.. Woodrow, P.O.
Box 269, Sherman, Texas-Adv. :
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thaNlpnersaRdasof the sticks to oppo-
fStars and bind she
sNss IL t1f sles.
run the ends on the sticks far enough
below the tres top to enable you to
bind them securelya A position.
The four lower points Of the stars
serve exceIientiy for attaching the up
per ends Of the ornamental chains to,
that 60 to make mp a large portion OF
hesstimmIHgss5 astrss
Thefa ats Yarioas Nays Of making
pretty chains sts!ns popcorn on
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Had Him There.

Your voice." said the captious mu
steal director, "leaves much to be de-
sired" That's why I get so many
encores," she replied.-London Eve
ming Standard.
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C0LDs 3 LaGRIPPE

5 or 6 doses 666 will break any case
of Chills & Fever, Colds & LaGrippe;
it acts on the liver better than Gallo
mel and does not grippe or sicken.
Pric 25c.-Adv. =
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Always keep Hanford's Balsam on
hand for accidents. It's good insurs
ance. ADV. Rfsf
Fatal Disease.

A young painter who had just fin
ished a picture insisted upon a friend
calling to see it. There, now" en-
Unused the artist, "you see my picture.
What's the matter with that?"
IT don't know" replied the bored
friend, "but 1 should saygit was a case
of art failure"
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Riches on PacI Island.

An island in the P! PC of which a
French COMPANY has eained control
is believed to contain $1,000, 900 tons
of high-grade phosnh IS and many
more million tons of j'erior quality.
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aIwaxs Have II on Hand.

Don't wait until you get scalded or
burned because that will mean much
suffering while you are sending to the
dealers for Hanford's Balsam OF
Myrrh. Always have it on hand and
be prepared for accidents. The Bal.
sam should give you quick relief. Adv.
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Ash Can on Wheels.

A Connecticut man has patented an
ash can on WHEEL the handles of
which can be lock& to hold it sta
tionary when not nd 1ed to move it.
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Birth Of WeII-known Society.

The first society for the Prevention
Of Cruelty to Animals was founded In
England in 1924 by Mr.. Martin, M. P.
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Rocks Ahead.

"How can he afford to buy his
wife such expensive gowns?"
HE can't"
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Cuts clear to the bone have been
healed by Hanford's Balsam. Adv.
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come the most dread4 realities of the
time. There are eli ,es Of cavalry.
the roaring of cannd &and masses of
mangled and dying IN along the
slopes of the Carpath s, and the soft
dream of youth has nged into the
horrid nightmare of T.
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YOUR own DRUGGIST WILL TELL YOI
Try Murine Eye Remedy for Red. Weak, WaterJ
Eyes and Granulated Eyelids; No Smarting-
By mall Free. Murine Eye Remedy Co.. Chicago
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are slanted IN Fig. /. This is done
by mailing a pair of boards to the bot
tom of the box (B, B, Fig. g. so they
project beyond the sides and ends as
shown, and then mailing strips F to
the ends Of these boards. The pro-
iections of the frame thus formed
should be equal. Now, when you COW
er the boy. bring the cloth from the
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-12-16

Burmese rubber cultivation began in
1877. In 1913 the production was $780,
900 pounds.
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The man who is only as honest az he
has to be is as dishonest as he can be.
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It advertises itself-Hanford's Bal.
sam. Adv.
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Its Kind.

. Its Kind.
"That old rooster owe there is or
: dering a drink"
Then bet it's a cocktail" \
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. Important to Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle Of
CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and lei that it
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Plant OF the Pessimist-
"Half the world doesn't know how
the other half lives"
"But itthas it's suspicious"
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gested one or two phrases, which they
seemed to think added to its force.
The letter read something like this:
To The Express Agent,
GAINESVILLE. MINI.
Dear Sir
Some time age we shipped a watch to
John Smith Of your town, express charges
C. O.. D, The alu Of the watch Is SIS
and John Smith paid us a deposit Of $3.50,
agreeing to remit the balance as per bill
Of lading, C.. o. D.
Inasmuch as we have not received a re-
ply to our letters to the said party and
to avoid having the watch returned with
additional charges to US, we will give you
the privilege of examining the same and II
you will remit to us the amount of the c.
o. D., which is $3.50. you may keep the
watch as your property.
Please advise US at once.
Signed BLANK e. BLANK.
AS I recall the watches I will esti-
mate their value at about SO each,
although there are now dozens Of bet.
ter watches made which retail for 81
each. The whole plan "a actually a
fraud. There was no John Smith or
whatever name they used, in any of
the towns. The watches were bright
and kept fair time.
1t was all a trick to sell to the ex-
press agents in hundreds of small
towns SO watches at $3.50 each. 1t
was a great trick, the success of
which depended on the skillful knowl-
edge of human nature possessed by
my two clever bosses.
In a few days after we began send
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-11-07
PROPOSES
DIFFERENT LOCATION
FOR SOUTH BRIDGE
Mueller Declares E and L.
Street Site Impractical but
FavOrs Point Below APP
prOach at E.

The south end bridge probably will
be neither at South E street nor at
South l. street.
County Bridge Engineer Mueller to-
day made his report to the board of
county commissioners. The most prac-
teal site, he believes, Is about $50
feet south of South E street, approach
ed from Fifth street from an unmade
street which starts at the G. and O..
bridge across Fifth street.
"The consideration of site should
come before that OF cost" Mr.. Muel-
Ter told the board. There Is only a
few thousand dollars difference in the
and therefore the board should make
mount
Calls Plan Impractical.
After an investigation of the pro-
posal that South E and Fourth streets
be cut to a lower level and the bridge
run under the G. and O. railroad, Mr.
Mueller pronounced this plan impracti-
cal and expensive.
The cut in the streets would neces-
state the purchase of property on
both streets at an advanced price. 1t
would neceSSitate the construction of
a fourteen to eighteen foot retaining
wall. The property owners would be
, entitled to heavy damages because of
this and the depreciation of the ele-
waited property. Mr.. Mueller mention
ed several other reasons why the site
is impractical.
At whatever site the bridge is built,
Mr.. Mueller proposed to the board to
construct a 500 foot bridge, making
| up the difference in an earth fill At
the site he proposes short earth fill
would be necessary
Members of the South West Rich
mond improvement association and
the South Side improvement associa-
ton did not appear today as they ex-
pected to. Members of the new asso.
| citation said, however, that they are
willing to see the bridge located at
Mr.. Mueller's location but would not
consent to any site further south. The
South Side Improvement association
members insist, however, that l. street
| is the logical location
The board will hold up the bridge
| matter for further consideration and
probably will give the Improvement
association members opportunity to
consult with them on the bridge loca-
| ton.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-11-07
HAWKINS COMPANY
TO CONCLUDE STAY

1t is with regret that many persons
learn that the Frank Hawkins Play
ers will close their engagement at the
Gennett theatre next week. The COM
pany has been playing, THE Girl Of
His Dreams" this week in a credit
able manner and those who have not
seen the play will miss it unless they
attend this evening. The play depicts
college life and is full Of mirth and
interesting situations. Next week the
company will present THE Easiest
Way" The play is from the pen of
Eugene Walters, author of THE
Wolf" Fine Feathers" and others and
is deserving of good audiences AL
though the company has been in the
city but short time the members
have made many friends. The COM
pany will play at the Murray theatre
next week.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-11-07
COUNTY WILL BUILD
new CEMENT span
OVER WHITEWATER
Action Follows Mueller's Re-
port Which Predicts Fail
ure of Twelfth Street
Bridge With Spring Thaws.

The thaW next spring may cause
the failure of the upstream wing of
the North Twelfth street bridge, &C
cording to report made today by
Bridge Engineer J. w. Mueller to the
county commissioners on the old
wooden structure.
The report was ordered after COM
plants that the end of the bridge is
sinking. Mr.. Mueller found that this
was caused by a defective beam and
that the bridge is not in immediate
danger, as shown by the fact that it
bore a ten ton roller last summer.
The danger is in the soft native
stone used in the sub-structure. The
stone is of poor grade and the natural
chemical action and the expansion
and contraction caused by varying at
mospheric conditions have caused big
cracksto appear
The bridge rests on hard stone
and blue shale foundation. 1t has two
spans of sixty-SiX feet The roadway
is divided into two twelve-foot sec
tions.
Consider New Plans.
AS a result of the report the board
of commissioners has taken Mr. Muel-
1er's new plans under consideration.
He recommends new bridge and says
it would be Impractical to place the
Tenth street bridge on the Twelfth
street site. He estimates the cost of
a new bridge at Twelfth street at
$4,000.
The new bridge which Mr. Mueller
suggested in his report as in keeping
with the surrounding improveme
is a $50 foot twO-span concrete Struc-
ture deSi gned with ornamental effects.
Instead of two twelve foot roadways.
he suggested an open thirty-two foot
roadway paved with brick. AS allow
ance is made for two seven foot si1e-
walks, the bridge width would be
about forty-five feet. On each end
and in the middle, cluster or orna-
mental lights fed with a conduit sys-
tenn through the bridge are suggested.
Mr. Mueller made Investigations of
the requirements of a bridge to be
safe in flood equal to that of 1913
and said that the new structure should
be planned with a minimum of 1,4OO
square feet of flow space.
The commissioners will receive a
statement of finances within a few
days with an estimate of the 1915 tax
collection. With the aid of this, the
board will attempt to cut expenses to
secure part of the $4,000 necessary
for the bridge.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-11-07
STATE CONTRIBUTES
MILLION WAR TAX

INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 7.-One mil
lion dollars per annum will be the
contribution of Indiana people resid-
ing in the Seventh internal revenue
district to Uncle Sam as their share
of the war tax levied by congress, &C
cording to the calculations today of
Chief Deputy Collector Will Smith.
The tax on beer alone in this dis
trict will amount to 100000 and this
supposedly comes out of the brewers
Golfers. Three Indiana distillers have
bought approximately 100000 worth
of revenue stamps to stick onto whis-
ky bottles, because of the higher tax
on that commodity.
Bankers. brokers and theatre own
ers also will donate literally.
The Seventh district ranks sixth
among ninety-two in the United States
in the amount of annual collections.
Terre Haute and Evansville are ex.
pected to produce large revenues, be-
cause of their breweries, but thy are
in another district.