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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-09-09

try, filled with savage beasts and
untamed forests. They were gen.
tie folk, and came with books and
ideals, and great hopes of building
up rich land, for there were many
possibilities in those great noun
tains. And they called the place
Kentucky, and those days were
the days of our great revolution.
But they were so far away from
all others, and the task of making
homes and even necessary COM
forts was so great, that both days
and nights had to be spent in the
struggle, and gradually they forgot
the outside world and books.
AS the children grew up they
thought only of those primitive
things in the mountains; and while
the outside world had developed
schools and government and fac
tories to make clothing, and steam
engines to do their work, and cleo
tricity, telephones and everything
in our modern life, these people
were still living in rude houses,
wearing coarse home-spun, hunting
for food, killing each other in
feuds, and all just because they
had forgotten how to read books,
and did not have newspapers and
courts of justice and schools.
And SO they went on for genera
ton after generation, until just in
the last few years, when schools
have been opened up in those Ken
lucky mountains. And now it is
almost pitiful to see the way those
strong splendid mountaineers are
trying to learn. Even grown men
go to school with little children,
learning to read and write, and
several girls have been known to
walk 20 miles to go to school. For
they know what it means to try
to live without knowing what the
rest of the world is doing and has
done in history, and they have
realized how little men can do
without the heritage of books.
So don't be sorry to go to
school-you'd have a mighty hard
time if you didn't have them. And
boys and girls, when you start in,
start in with the determination to
learn everything they teach, be-
| cause the things men have learned
and given to you through books is
the greatest treasure you ever can
be given, and it is all yours, if you
will take it.
AUNT MOLLY.
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() tJEE.a

boys and girls often ask their
parents questions about things
which they do not understand.
Sometimes it is about a strange
word, or about a foreign city, or
a strange custom. Children and
parents are asked to send these
questions to the Query Corner.
We will try to answer them.
Here are a few that parents told
US about:J
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NEW TROOP

The new Troop of Boy Scouts,
which held their first meeting for
organization last Friday, have cho-
sen for their patrol name "The Blue
Heron" Since Scout Master Nc
Kinney is out of the city this week,
the boys have not held a second
meeting as yet, but will do so as
soon as he returns.
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WANTED-More boys to join the
Boy Scouts; guaranteed to be the
best boys organization ever start
ed; recognized all over the world;
mentioned in almost every news
paper, magazine. or periodical ev-
err printed; holding a membership
of over 100000 boys here in Amer
lea alone, with 10000 men in
charge, while in other countries
the membership is just as large. Go
to some of .he meetings and see all
the things the boys are doing, and
then give your name in to be one
If s5Ana
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Mary and Her Sister

not seen them since they sold their
property"
Eyes"
"Well I had an aunt and she
lived in New York City and she
used to come out to our home and
stay there three of four days at q
time"
What was her name?"
ut was Miss Smith"
well, that is my name"
ooh. it couldn't be that you are
my aunt"
1T could happen that way. I
have seen things happen that way
many a time"
We'll, l guess you are my aunt
now and l am so glad. And you
will come to live with me, won't
you?"
IF you want me to-"
And when Mary came Margaret
told her all about their aunt and
that she was going to live with
her. And when Richard came 1t
was the same story over again,
and so Miss Smith stayed with
Margaret.
And it was about year later that
there were two marriages. One
was Mary and the famous actor,
and the other was Margaret ana
Richard And as the story book
says, "And they all lived happily
ever after"
(THE END
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FOR SALE OR TRADE-United
Profit Sharing coupons. Will trade
for Liggett and Meyers coupons.
Address Frank Berheide, care of
the Junior, or call 1929.
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WANTED-To exchange good
Lee and Underhill tennis racquet.
Will trade for anything. Call 1902,
or see Burr Simmons.
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YOU SLEEPY HEAD

A birdie with yellow bill,
Hoped upon window sill,
Cooked his shining eye and said,
"Aain't you ashamed, you sleepy
head"
r. l.. Stevenson.
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WANTED-To get rid of a no-good
English Composition; will sell,
trade or give away. See julius
Falk.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-09-09

FOR SALE OR TRADE-Female
goat broken to drive. Phone
Size.
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FOR SALE Second hand High
School books cheap. Twelfth
Night" Macbeth" Moody and
Lovett; and Newcomer and An
drews. Call 1924.
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WANTED-A girls bicycle before
school begins. See Naomi Cald-
well, 25S North END street, or
telephone 1886.
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Exchange Column

FOR SALE-Girrs bicycle Phone
1926. Sat-Mon.
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WANTED-Everybody to see the
Boy Scout exhibition at the
Chautauqua Saturday afternoon,
Sept. End.
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FOR SALE-No. o. o. cartridge,
Promo Kodak cheap. Call at PIT
N. 14th street.
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TO SELL-A "a Scout camera.
Call BATS, or address Junior Pal
ladium.
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FOR SALE-Girls' bicycle. Phone
242e
Cheyenne record., 1916-04-06
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Conducted by the National woman'A
Christian Temperance Union.)

SCIENTIFIC INSTRUCTION.
In 1897 two leading professors Of
Germany sent to the men Of that coun-
try pronouncement favoring total alb
stinence. 1t contained this declarar
ton:
Science has shown that alcohol,
even in moderate quantities, causes
disturbance in brain action, paralyzes
the critical capacity, power Of will, the
ethical and esthetic sense, and lowers
self-control. For this reason we
should realize that 1t is a poison and
no longer to be classed with foods"
The document received nine sigma
lures. Ten years later it was sent out
again and received 300 signatures Of
German medical men, 116 of whom
were professors.
In 1913 great antialcoholic meeting
was held in the Prussian house of dep.
uties, Berlin. The honorary president
was the German chancellor, Dr. Won
Bethmann-Hollweg, and on the commit
tee of honor all the Prussian ministers
were represented and hundreds of en-
fnent men of the empire Doctor Jen-
sen, inspector general Of the Berlin
schools. called forth much applause
when he said that "the education of
youth is absolutely impossible with
out an antialcohol element in it."
Since then such instruction has been
made part Of the regular course in
the public schools Of Germany, and
entire courses in that subject are Of
fered by the great universities.
Cheyenne record., 1916-04-06
GheAMAIEUR CRACKSMAN.

As tnat SO! NO. l never heard that,
said he.
You hear 1t now. He did all that,
indirectly, and didn't realize 1t at the
time. was too young, and the whole
thing laid me out too fiat; but know
1t now, and I've known 1t long enough.
1t was worse than crash. It was a
scandal. That was what finished US
on, all but Henry Craven! There'd
been a gigantic swindle--special in
vestments recommended by the firm,
bogus certificates and all the rest of It..
We were all to blame. of course My
poor father ought never to have been
poet. Even II was only young
ster in the office, but ought to have
known what was going on. But Henry
Craven did know. He was in 1t up to
the neck. though fellow called Scru-
ton did the actual job. Scruton got
fourteen years-and Craven got our
old house on the river"
And feathered 1t pretty Welt" said
Toye. nodding. "Yes, l did hear that.
And 1 can tell you they don't think
any better Of him, in the neighbor-
hood, for going to live right there. But
how did he stop the other mans
mouth, and-how do you know"
Never mind how l know" said Ca
zalet. "Scruton was friend of mine,
though an older man; he was good
to me, though he was a wrong 'un
himself. He paid for it-paid for two
that l can say! But he was engaged
to Ethel Craven at the time, was 60
Ing to be taken into partnership on
their marriage, and you can put two
and two together for yourself
Did she wait for him?"
About as long as you'd expect OF
the breed! She was her fathers daugh-
ter. l wonder you didn't come across
her and her husband"
Il didn't see SO much of the Craven
crowd" replied Hilton Toye. 81 wasn't
stuck on them either. Say, Cazalet,
wouldn't be that old man when Scru.
| ton comes out, would you?"
But Cazalet showed that he could
hold his tongue when he liked, and his
grim look was not SO legible as some
that had come and gone before This
ope stuck until Toye produced a big
flask from his grip, and the tall shift
ed to less painful ground. It was the
last night in the Bay of Biscay, and
CaSalet told how he had been in it
fortnight on his way out by sailing
vessel. He even told it with consider
able humor. and hit off sundry passen-
gers of ten years ago as though they
had been aboard the German boat that
night and Toye drew him out about
the bush until the shadows passed for
minutes from the redbrick face with
the white brick forehead
Il remember thinking would dig
for gold" said Cazalet. That's all
knew about Australia. But you can
have adventures of sorts If you 60 far
enough up-country for EN-; it still
pays to know how to use your fists
out there. | remember once at bush
shanty they dished up such fruity
| chops that ] said I'd fight the cook il
Cheyenne record., 1916-04-06
APRIL IN BIRDLAND
BY L. N. BENNINGTON.

This month the birds mate, and
many new ones come from the South.
This month the boys and girls wander
all over the woods and fields looking
for the bluets. the violets, hepaticas
and spring beauties.
This spring hope they will not pick
too many of our wild flowers, because
it is feared that in time there will
not be many Of our beautiful native
blossoms to gather
They have been ruthlessly plucked
and thrown aside for SO many years
by thoughtless children that q great
many of the most beautiful and val
liable species have run out of exist
ence.
In their walks in the woods this
spring it would be very interesting
to the boys and girls to take up the
study of wild flowers and the study
Cheyenne record., 1916-04-06

they'd send him up; and I'm blowed
IL II wasn't a fellow I'd been at school
with and worshiped as no end of a
swell at games! Potts his name was.
old Venus Potts, the best looking chap
In the school among other things; and
there he was, cooking carrion at
twenty-five bob a week. Instead of
fighting we Joined forces, got a burr
cutting job on good station, then a
better one over shearing, and after
that | wormed my way in as book
keeper. and my pal became one of the
head overseers. Now we're our own
bosses with a share In the show. and
the owner comes up only once a year
to see how things are looking"
Il hope he had daughter" said
Toye. 'and that you're going to marry
her. II you haven't YETI"
Cazalet laughed. but the shadow had
returned. NO. left that to my pal"
he said. He did that all right"
Then I advise you to 60 and do
likewise" rejoined his new friend with
. geniality impossible to take amiss.
u shouldn't wonder. now, II there's
some girl you left behind you"
Caxalet shook his head. None Who
would look on herself In that tjeht..
ne interrupted Il was all Ne ssjd.
Cheyenne record., 1916-04-06
CHAPTER u.
Second Sight.


Southampton Water was an orna-
mental lake dotted with fairy lamps.
1t was midsummer night, tagging q
whole season behind its fellows. But
already it was SO late that the English
passengers on the Kaiser Fritz had
abandoned all thought of catching the
last train to London.
They tramped the deck in their
noisy, shining. shore-going boots; they
manned the rail in lazy inarticulate
appreciation of the nocturne in blue
stippled with green and red and count
less yellow lights. But Achilles in his
tent was no more conspicuous absen-
tee than Cazalet In his cabin as the
Kaiser Fritz steamed sedately up
Southampton Water.
He had finished packing; the state
room floor was impossible with the
baggage that Cazalet had wanted ON
the five-weeks' voyage. There was
scarcely room to sit down, but in what
there was sat Cazalet like a soul in
torment. All the vultures of the night
before, OF his dreadful dream. and OF
the poignant "reminiscences to which
his dream had led. might have been
gnawing at his vitals as he sat there
waiting to set foot once more in the
land from which a bitter blow had
driven him.
Yet the bitterness might have been
allayed by the consciousness that he,
at any rate. had turned it to account.
1t had been. indeed. the making of
him: thanks to that stern incentive,
even some of the sweets of deserved
success were already his. But there
was no hint of complacency in GAIA.
let's clouded face and heavy attitude.
His face was pale, even in that tor
rid zone between the latitudes protect.
ed in the bush by beard and wide
awake. And he jumped to his feet as
suddenly as the screw stopped for the
first time. The same thing happened
again and yet again, as often as ever
the engines paused before the end
Cazalet would spring up and watch his
stateroom door with clenched fists and
haunted eyes. But it was some long
time before the door flew open, and
then slammed behind Hilton Toye.
Toye was in state Of excitement
even more abnormal than Cazalet's
nervous despondency. which indeed II
prevented him from observing. II was
instantaneously clear that Toye was
astnunded, thrilled. almost triumphant
but as yet just drawing the line al
that. A newspaper fiuttered In his
hand.
Second sightT" he calculated, as
though II were the night before and
Cazalet still shaken by his dream. 81
guess you've got It IN full measure
pressed down and running over. Mr..
Caxalet!"
cro BE CONTINUED
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but once more Toye was rsgardlng
him ~ shrewdly - when tAe night
was younger. and the littleness Of the
world had not yet made them conf
dant and boon companion.
Eight bells actually struck before
their great talk ended and Cazalet
swore that he missed the watches
aft, sir!" of the sailing-vessel ten
years before.
"Say!" exclaimed Hilton Toye, knit
ting his brows over some nebulous rec.
ollectfon of his own. Il seem to have
heard of you and some Of your yarns
before. Didn't you spend nights in .
log-hut miles and miles from any hu-
man being?"
1t was as they were turning In at
last. but the question spoiled q yawn
for Cazaiet.
Sometimes, at one OF our out-sta.
tions." said he. looking puzzled.
I've seen your photograph" said
Toye. regarding him with more criti-
cal stare. But 1t was with beard"
II had 1t of when I was ashore the
other day." said Cazalet. 'T always
meant to. before the end of the voy.
age"
Il see. It was a Miss Macnair
showed me that photograph-Mis
Blanche Macnair lives In a little house
down there near your old home.
Cheyenne record., 1916-04-06
GARDEN FOR BUSY WOMAN
By E. VAN sENTHUYsEN.

:
Every woman ought to have q gar
den. The change that takes a. woman
out of doors away from the routine
OF housework is good one. 1t affords
health, happiness and positive relief
to the overworked muscles and tired
brain Of the woman who spends most
OF her day indoors. There is health
for both body and brain in working
in garden.
There are great many flowers that
require very little care and give won
derful returns for the little time ex-
pended. My advice to the woman who
has not much time to give to her gar
den is to plant only the flowers that
will give the best result for her limit
ed care.
No lover of flowers can afford to be
without corner for sweet peas. They
bloom in wonderful profusion and
their beauty and fragrance are too well
known to need comment. Plant a.
early in the season as possible, and
SOW the seeds about an inch apart.
Cover with about two inches of soil
and tamp the soil down firmly. Keen
the roots well covered as they grow.
as shallow planted sweet peas often
fail in hot weather. Provide some
brush for them to grow on, water pro-
fusely and enjoy their beauty.
. Allow a corner for poppies. Also
space for few china asters, like our
grandmothers grew. Nothing is cas-
ier to grow. nothing blooms more pro-
fusely. Few plants are richer in color
or bloom later in the season.
Phlox is profuse bloomer and rich
and varied in coloring. 1t is most ef-
fective when massed and the colors
kept separate.
The gillyflower is q fragrant old
timer worthy of our attention. This
is late bloomer, like the aster. Plant
Cheyenne record., 1916-04-06

Four quarts OF Chicken feeo ana
Supplies II AZ Required to the Birds.
of birds, and they would learn to love
the " oodland beauties quite as well as
their own stems and plants, and too
well to pick them and let them die in q
few hours.
This spring the kingfisher comes
back to his favorite haunts, and we
hear him as from q limb overhanging
the river, with q harsh, loud cry he
drops down and seizes the yellow belly
on which he has mad his eye SO long.
awaiting the opportunity to secure q
good dinner in this way.
The phoebe, which we all know and
love to hear in the early springtime,
commences to build the last of this
month. Their nests are found under
the caves, bridges or oil barns. and
are made of grass, fine moss and hair
plastered together with mud and lined
with soft feathers and wool. The
phoebes call is 'Phoe-e-be! Phoe-
e-be!"
When robins are mated, they build
from the middle OF April to the first
of May, near our dwelling houses. in
the apple orchard, in the pear trees.
and on grape arbors, and in the vines
of the piazza, provided the cats are not
too numerous.
Robins are very domestic, often
rearing three broods in a season.
During this month we have the
brown thrush, whoss song is a rest for
the weary. He. begins to sing early
in the morning. and his voice can be
heard above AL others. ringing out like
Q silver bell.
Again he is the last bird to sing at
sunset. When all the others have put
rheir heads under their wings and
gone to Nodland" the thrush's sweet
cong IL heard from the woodland.
Cheyenne record., 1916-04-06
SURELY A MISTAKE!

Smoky" Hobbs OF Columbus was
fined s400 and given six months for IL.
legal selling of liquor. What? In
Columbus? Surely must be a mistake.
Bootleggers only ply their trade in
dry towns. That's why the benevo-
lent vets run saloons. to keep bad
men from bootlegging in dry towns.
Tut, tut! Yes. it must be a mistake
Caldwell Press.
Cheyenne record., 1916-04-06
WHEN THE GROUND THAws

Al soon ~ the ground thaws enough
to permit It. dig in the manure that
has been used to mulch the trees,
shrubs and plants. Il Il not wise to Al
'ow . heating mulch 70 remain about
the roots OF trunks. ~ II may cause
he bark to soften and psrnit the -
'ran,e Of Injurious spores.
Cheyenne record., 1916-04-06
PROHIBITION AND BUSINESS.

Endorsement OF the value of prohi.
bition law as an aid to general bust.
ness prosperity was recently signed
by men representing the leading indus
tries of Steubenville, O., among others,
two paper companies. glass com.
pany. two foundries, two clay com.
panies. tin plate company and pot
terry concern.
Cheyenne record., 1916-04-06
HARD TO UNDERSTAND.

Just why anyone should ever sup
pose that because the people Of any
city stop buying booze they will per.
forre stop buying land, or paying rent
or patronizing the meat market, bake
shop, grocery or clothing store is hard
to understand.
Cheyenne record., 1916-04-06
PROHIBITION PROPHETS.

when the number Of arrests are
slashed in two in one year 1t is pretty
conclusive evidence that prohibition
prohibits not only liquor selling but
crime as WELL" is the comment Of the
Youngstown tO) Telegram on the re-
markable decrease In arrests in the
state Of West Virginia since prohibi-
tlon became the law Of the state.
Cheyenne record., 1916-04-06
FOE OF THE COLLEGES.

OF all the foes of young manhood
on the American college campus, al
cohol is the most subtle and destruc-
tive. 1t is peculiarly fitting that the
American college student of today,
wiser and better informed than his
predecessors, should, give battle to his
ancient and merciless adversary. II
gravestones were placed on our col
lege grounds to those slain in the flush
OF young manhood by intoxicating
drink, the acres of verdant lawn
around even our best institutions
would become vast cemeteries chastity
with thick-strewn headstones. With q
devilish instinct for maximum destruc-
tiveness, this demon of the campus
seems to pick out for degradation the
gayest, the loveliest, the most talent
ed, and to REINFORCE his assault by en-
listing the social and generous in
stincts which constitute the very
charm of youth. Opening always the
gate to passion and appetite, he is the
aggressive ally Of everything which
degrades college life, the promoter of
tragedies innumerable on every cam
pus. the tireless enemy of virtue, pur-
ity, diligence and intellectual develop
ment.-Henry Louis Smith, President
Washington and Lee University.
Cheyenne record., 1916-04-06

Snapdraoons Easy to Grow and Enee-
tive for the Busy Woman's Garden.
the double ones, they are very pretty
and are an excellent flower for cut.
ting. They come in white, pink, red.
and a dull purplish blue.
The verbena and the portulacca are
fine flowers to plant in low beds and
make an excellent border. The morn
ing glory il an old favorite that has NO
equal for covering porches. fences. or
for training over unsightly buildings.
Plan to have garden this year, NO
matter how little time you think you
have to give to it. Your health will
be % much better for the time spent
out OF doors that you will nnd you win
hurry MP the work in the houss -
get out to your garden.
Cheyenne record., 1916-04-06

Among the deciduous tres u
exuding Of sap IL inj1E30ao 10 u
trsesl Soil conditione bsetero4 N
prevent this.
Cheyenne record., 1916-04-06
GOOD LINE oE BUSINESS.

1t was at campaign meeting in
Ohio. The speaker said that West vir-
gania had profited financially by vot-
ing dry. A man in the audience dis
puted this statement. He said that
he was salesman, that he visited
every county seat in West Virginia,
and that his business had fallen of
considerably since the state went dry.
Another man spoke up and said that
he was salesman and made" West
Virginia regularly and that his busi
ness had increased since the state be
came dry. He asked the fellow who
reported falling off what his line
was and the latter reluctantly admit.
ted that he sold undertakers' supplies,
at which the crowd yelled. The man
who declared that prohibition had
helped his business explained he sold
furniture.
Cheyenne record., 1916-04-06

FACTORY REPlAcg9 BREWERY.
Tear down . brewery and upon M
ruins VIII rise . factosy.-John Mitch
erl, Labor Leader.