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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-08-05

, left me in his room. ! had had
plenty to eat for there were rats
everywhere He picked me up and
cried; then he said that we'd have
TO live out in the cold.
The lady came up and said, Get
out OF here. What do ! want to
let you live here for?"
We got out Months passed.
We slept in alleys, stairways and
other places. One day he let me
out to play while he went to get
some meat He came back full of
JOY and said, "a gentleman who
buys papers of me said that he
needs a boy for a son and he is
going to take me for his wife's
Christmas present"
After a short time a man came
for us in a limousine and we we're
whirled away to our new home.
Things were SO nice and soft
around that / went to sleep. When
] woke up l was on a soft lounge
Arthur and | had toys lying all
around. He was playing with
them. Finally an elderly gentle
man came in and said, Arthur
let us take some Christmas pres
ents to the poor"
Instead of having old clothes on,
Arthur had on beautiful velvet
breeches. My, they were pretty!
We went to places where Arthur
had been when he was still a cast
away.
"Oh, Mr.. Bennington, stop here"
said Arthur
Don't call me Mr. Bennington.
but father. You are now my "a
dopted son and Mrs. Bennington
is your mother You and your kit
ten will live with me now and you
will have an opportunity in this
world" Mr.. Bennington answered.
don't believe l have all my
breath back yet, Arthur Rugged me
so tight
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-08-05
French Boys
Form Troops
Like Scout

The Boy Scouts in France have
not been organized as long as in
England or America, but already
there are 10000 The movement is
divided into two societies. one the
Boy Scouts proper, which is open
to everyone, and the "Eclaireurs
Unionistes' which is only for Pro
testants.
Since the war has broken out,
they have helped in many ways
Some are messenger boys, carrying
the war messages from one milit-
airy center to another, or going to
the front with the ambulances and
helping the wounded soldiers, and
many other things. But in all
things no matter how small, they
have proved themselves so trust
worthy, that some of them were
even trusted with the password.
Yet most of the boys have to stay
at home and so to school, so the
things they are doing are away
from the front. They have regular
STATS doing orderly duty in some
of the hospitals. In one city all
the young firemen were called to
the front, leaving only a few feeble
old men in charge, so the Boy
Scouts offered their services at
once, and proved a great help.
And one of the troops even opened
a soup kitchen in Paris when the
war first began and there were so
many refugees there.
Brooklyn Junior Eagle
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-08-05
Little Girl Describes Life
She Lived in Carolina

! see so many stories in the Jun
for that j want to write a piece.
My parents and / moved to North
Carolina 3 years ago for the bene-
fit of my mothers health, and 1t
was so different there that | thot
l would tell you about it. We
came back because the climate
didn't agree with US as we thought
it should.
Well, it is very nice place to
live, warm and balmy, with beaut1-
full flowers almost all year round,
lovely blue water to gaze upon all
the time. We lived on large riv-
er where lots of large steamers and
boats and ships sailed all the time
We were 20 miles from the Allan
tic Coast but the river we lived on
was so wide and deep it looked
Just like the ocean. We were As
miles from Norfolk, Va. The fish
ing was good. The people there
are so kind and sOciable and all
seem to be neighbOrly, bankers,
alike. They treat people in mod
crate circumstances very klHu anu
call on them and make them feel
welcome.
We only lived there months but
made lots of friends in that time.
] love my old home and birthplace
but ] love the southern people eX-
ceedingly well also,
They have a great many colored
people there, but they have very
good manners. They raise three
crops a year off of their land, and
all of them raise cotton which is
their main money maker like
wheat is here.
Cotton is beautiful to see when
the pods are bursting. They look
green, then they turn pink, and
then they get beautiful pure white.
And the fields look so pretty.
When it is ready TO pick, negroes
put a sack on their shoulders and
the fields will be full of them.
They sing beautifully at their work.
All the ways of living and doing
are so different from here. But |
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-08-05
BY Claude Miller

One day year ago | opened my
eyes 1t was for the first time.
could see ! had two sisters and a
brother.
My sister named Ella was yell
low and white kitten. My other
sister named Pet had white spot
on her tail and all the rest of her
was yellow. My brother had a
black eye and white tail and the
rest of his body was yellow. I'm
fortunately | was black, no white
spots, no yellow tail, no yellow on
me-
Ny sisters and brother bit me
and cuffed me Mother was the
only friend | had. She gave me
warm milk six times day. |
grew up stronger than my brother
and sisters.
One day a girl came out to the
barn with the gardener. She said,
"Oh, John, see that ugly black kit
ten, Please take him and drown
him
Why" asked Jorn.
Because he spoils the family"
she explained.
"Yessum," said John.
I tried to get under a sack but
John had me He put a string a
round my neck and put me In a
sack. Then came a long jolt.
Finally he took me out and tied
a stone to the string. Then he
let me go. Down, down / fell. At
last there came splash. l went
into the river but the string was
not tight on my neck. 1t slipped
and | came to the top. | got on
rock and saw John go around
a corner. | swan ashore hungry,
wet and cold. | went up road
opposite the one John took.
walked and walked. 1t grew
dark. was hungry and cold.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-08-05
Chum Club Rumpus

The chum club almost broke up.
After little chum brother and big
chum sister had kept from Shaping
each other a whole week they were
each given a chum prize of a little
box of candy.
But the next morning chum sis
ter couldn't find hers anywhere, so
chum mother had to join in the
search: but little chum brother was
missing. Finally they called him
too, and then he confessed.
Il ate it," he said, laughing as
though it were the best joke ever,
because then chum sister will slap
me and I'll get both the chum
prizes next week, you see"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-08-05
Dog Stops Party
for Teddy Bear
THE DOLLS PARTY

Once upon time there was a
family of dolls that lived in very
fine doll house. There were eight
very good to eachother. Oh! yes,
| forgot to tell you their names,
which are Mary Jane, Helen, Cert
rude, Ruth, Bernease, Ruby, Nellie,
Robert and William.
One day, Mary Jane, the oldest,
said Let's have party"
"All right" they all said. So the
party was fixed for the following
Thursday.
On Thursday all the dolls dressed
up in their best dresses and invited
Mr.. Arthur Teddy Bear to the
party. He was delighted and soon
came dressed in smart dress suit
with bright red neck tie on. The
host treated the guests very well.
Presently refreshments were SER
we'd, and when they were getting
ready to sit down in walked
'Driye,' a hound puppy dog.
Run for your lives" cried Mary
Jane, remembering how Drive had
eaten up their baby sister Mildred.
They all got out of the way with
out being hurt and Drive soon
went out.
They sat down and drank their
invisible tea and soup. and the
guests soon went home after many
good byes.
We hope they have more parties
and hope Drive will not bother
them again.
THELAiA DARBY.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-08-05

loved the south. We haven't any
relatives here and we have great
many there, and they We're so kind.
The reason we moved nay mother
lost her only sister and very good
and lovely aunt to me she was |
shall never forget her, she was so
cheerful all the time. Oh, excuse
me, | have a cousin who is very
dear to me here, but she doesn't
visit US and it hurts me so | hate
to speak of, it. So you who have
aunts, uncles and cousins don't
know how to appreciate it until
you lose them.
Kindly, l close,
DOROTHY ELLA MILLER,
Richmond Ave, City.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-08-05
Story of Rabbit

] bought little white rabbit the
other day of Thirza Stimmel 1t
is as white as snow so ] named it
SNOWFALL
Snowfall eats clover, corn, grass
and drinks milk. He stays in
wire cage in the day time At night
bring him in the house and he
sleeps in a basket with a screen
wire over the top.
When ! turn him out he just lays
down and lets me catch him.
Say, lady and gentleman, he is
the best rabbit / ever saw.
DONALD STARR,
Webster, Ind.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-08-05
Don't Take a Chance

Any fool can take chance, but
it takes brains to be careful. This
is a bit Of advice boys and girls
may take to heart during this hot
weather. Moderation in playing
must be exercised. Do not believe
you are strong enough to walk
miles and lie in the hot sun without
being overcome. Do not believe
that you can run at top speed in
this weather and not become ill.
Be careful
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-08-05
Julia Burr Writes
on Cracker Jack
Dear Aunt Molly :

Dear Aunt Molly:
| have a story that | think will
interest children, The Cracker
Jack Fall"
1t was hot summer afternoon
when little Helen was ready. to
take her nap. The sky was be-
ginning to get real white instead
of dark.
Il feel as if something is going
to happen" said Helen's mother,
Il believe | will not let Helen take
her nap"
Five minutes passed. The sky
was growing red and white. Then
something little came falling from
the sky. Then it became larger
and larger. Then hundreds came
at the same time and fell to the
ground.
"Oh, mother, come here quick"
said Helen. Her mother came and
Helen said, at is crackerjack fall
ling from the sky" Then Helen
went out doors with her mother
with three big baskets. Other
children were there too. They fill
led their baskets full of the boxes
and then Helen went home. She
said to her mother, Mother, this
is the happiest day l have had yet
JULIA BURR, age 10.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-08-05

When give my kitty bath she
doesn't mind it very much. When
/ first put her in and she just gets
her feet wet she stands still but
when she is wet all over she tries
to get out of the basin and run
away. On hot days she likes a cool
bath. scrub her with a cloth and
soap. Afterwards l wrap her all
up in a towel and put her on a pill
low behind the stove. 1t is never
too hot for her. Sometimes when
she wants to come in she climbs
up the screen. 1t looks funny to
see black and white kitty on the
screen.
RACHEL GRANT, age 9.
Rochester, N. Y.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-08-05
Here's Jail Cat

You have heard of Jail birds, but
have you ever heard of Jail cat?
Mike is a Jail cat who has spent all
his life in a county Jail. He eats
prison food and lives IN a cell. All
his family and associates are in
Jail, but they say that he purrs just
as contentedly "as if he lived in a
palace" | wonder how many other
living beings would be like him.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-08-05
HAPPY FARM BOYS

These are the days when the
farm boys are working hard.
Threshing time is here They help
load the wheat on the wagons that
carry 1t to the machines where
the grains are separated from the
stalks and made ready for the
market. A threshing scene Is one
the farm.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-08-05
Rooster Crows
Church Music

Vernon Green of West Rush, Pa,
owns a rooster that crows a tune.
Green lives near the Lutheran
church of that city. His chickens
often hear the singing of religious
hymns and sacred music. Green
never believed that the music
would have any influence on his
chickens, but one day he saw his
pet rooster stretch his neck and
crow tune. Green called his wife
to make sure of what he had heard
She said she believed the chickens
had turned musical. Green took
his violin and played the DoXology.
What was his surprise when the
rooster initiated the tune Since
then the rooster crows the Doxol-
ogy often to the great enjoyment
of Green and his neighbOrs.
The percapita wealth of the
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-08-05
Animals No. =
Jane Eats Jam

Miss Jane ate some jam,
And Miss Jane ate some jelly,
And Janey went home
With a pain in her
Now don't get excited,
And don't be misled,
Miss Janey went home
With a pain in her head.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-08-05

The percapita wealth of the
United States has almost reached
the $4,000 mark.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-11-02
THIS TIME IT POURS

At a banquet Of library officials in
Milwaukee a few days ago Miss Lutte
Storms was toastmistress. In her adj
dress she advocated the use Of public
libraries for political meetings, NOV
ing pictures, and dances. In her ma
tion-wide work for woman suffrage
and enthusiasm for radical reforms,
Miss Stearns illustrates the maxim 'It
never rains but it pours." Public SEN
timent is being deluged with so many
abrupt and unexpected changes that
the public is in a constant downpour
of reforms. At least spare us this des-
ecration Of one of the few refining, ex-
alting atmospheres left to us. Let
Nero fiddle, and "joy be unconfined,' .
let the world go on in it's mad riot of
frohl;" but do leave us the library in
it's universal character Of higher edu-
cation, it's world apart, and it's sacred
refining Observation-Disclosures Events.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-11-02
OH, SHINING SHOES

"In a democracy it is fitting that a
man should sit on a throne to have
his shoes polished, or, to use bright
err gayer word, shined. We are all
kings, and this happy conceit of pop
ular government is nicely symbolized
by being, for these shining moments,
so many kings together, each on his
similar throne and with slave at his
feet. The democratic idea suffers a
little from the difficulty of realizing
that the slave is also king, yet gains
a little from the fair custom of the
liyelier monarchs to turn from left
foot to right and right to left, SO that,
within human limbs. neither shoe
shall be undemocratically shined
first Ralph Bergengren, in the No
vember Century.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-11-02
GET THIS Diet BOOK

Food is as important to the sick per-
eon as medicine, more so in most cases.
a badly chosen diet may retard re.
covery.
In health the natural appetite is The
best guide to follow, in sickness the app
petite is often tickle and depraved.
Proper food and a good tonic will
keep most people in good health. DR..
Williams Pink Pills for Pale People
are the most popular tonic medicine in
she world, harmless, non-alcoholic and
certain in their action which is to build
up the blood and to restore vitality to
she rundown system. For growing
girls who become thin and pale, for
pale, tired women, for old people who
fail in strength DR.. Williams Pink Pills
are an ideal tonic. To enable those
who give these pills trial to observe
intelligent care in the diet the DR.. Will
Hams Medicine Co., Schenectady, n.
Y, will send on request a free diet
book, "What to Eat and How to Eat. F."
It is full of useful information and
whether you are well or sick it is a
good book to have. A postal card re.
quest will bring it. Send for your copy
today.
Get DIR. Williams Pink Pills at the
nearest drug store. IF they are not in
stock send fifty cents to the above adj
dress for q full-size box. --.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-11-02

In arkansas

N. G. Abbott, formerly a resident of
Sank and Columbia counties, writes
from Eureka Springs that the weather
there is superb. There has been one
light frost, but everything is as green
as leek, even the persimmons.
Down here, where nine-tenths of
the folks are invalids and ten-tenths
of the talk is of diseases, ones mind
naturally dwells on matters medical,
and being in this state myself | have
discovered one of the most wonder
full scientific inventions in medics
that has ever been produced, even by
our most skillful practitioners. It is
founded on the principle of combating
the effect of pOisons by inoculating
the patient with small quantities of
the poison beforehand, and also by the
saving and preserving qualities Of
salt. The discovery lies in this: I
carry in my pocket a salt herring.
Whenever I Rear a story about won
unnatural curiosity about this place,
that sounds a bit "fshy," I simply
take bite of the herring. The salt
wards off immediate bad effects, and
the fish part acts as a preventative
Of future evil effects on the system
from the "fshy" yarn. The combina-
ton also induces the drinking Of
much water, which is considered high
ly beneficial in all cases.
Speaking Of the "fishy" stories-as
was about to visit one of the mystic
rious caves near here, l was warned
that it was unsafe to venture in with
out lights, as a bottomless pit filled
with water lay in the path of the I'M
wary. Taking bite of the herring,
I went in without a light and explor-.
ing the "bottomless pit" found it dry
and Of ths enormous depth of four
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-11-02

What DR.. Charles H. Mayo said in
an address before the clinical congress
Of surgeons in Philadelphia is worthy
of general consideration 1--WE have
lived to see the day when medical
textbooks must be rewritten" observed
the famous Minnesota surgeon. where
the world formerly was decimated by
great plaques we understand all of
their causes now and by our under
standing can eliminate them. More
than 100000 people died last year of
preventable diseases and the lack of
education of the public which led to
that condition can be laid to lack of
effective effort on the part of the med
ica1 profession" Every day it becomes
more clear that medicine and surgery
must look to prevention rather than
to patching up people after they have
been injured. Patchwork repair is
poor, no matter how brilliant the per-
former, in comparison with maintain
ing the health intact.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-11-02
trenched political power, entrenched
money power, and fortified stupidity,
democracy's steam roller rolls on.
WHEN WILL THE RECEPTION
BE?

AS to the Wisconsin troops coming
home from the border, there may be
two sides to the proposition. The
young men who are receiving from
SIG to $50 a month, the average pay
of the enlisted soldiers below the Off
GERS, very much desire to shake the
dust of Texas from their shoes and
resume their duties as clerks, law
yers, or whatever their life-calling
may be. On the other hand, the off
GERS, who are receiving a fair salary,
no doubt have no objection to contin-
uing their life in tent. A second
lieutenant receives $1,700 a year, a
first lieutenant about $4,000, and a
captain about $4,000. Unquestionably
many of the officers of the Wisconsin
guard are receiving more under Texas
skies than they have been receiving
at home, and naturally they look upon
the excursion to the south as similar
to finding the foot of the rainbow.
After all, most of the fellows want
to come home, and the policy should
be the greatest good to the greatest
When will the reception be?
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-11-02
THE NEGATIVES OF RUSSIA

On Saturday night Professor Har-
per, son of a former Chicago univer-
sity president, spoke in Madison on
Russia. The traveller sees great po-
litical, industrial and social move
ments in the empire as the result of
the war New thoughts have sprung
up, new ideas are being carried out
and general advancement is being
made. The Russians are finding them
selves. An effort is being made by the
government to substitute places of
entertainment and amusement for the
closed vodka shops, and moving pic
lures are filling great want. The
speaker said in all Russia there was
no idea of a separate peace with Ger
many or Austria. He declared it was
all bosh to entertain such an idea.
Professor Harper brought with him a
firm belief in the three negatives in
Russia:
No vodka.
No revolution.
No separate peace.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-11-02
WHY NOT ACT ON THE SUG-
GESTION?

A person who often at night trav-
els the roads, desires to know why
the bridges could not be painted white
instead Of some dark color. The diff
ference in the cost Of paint would not
he great, and the advantage to the
traveller would be considerable, for at
night the positions Of bridges could be
more readily discerned. In these days
of swift flying cars, dark colors are a
relic of the days of the linchpin wagon.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-11-02
HUH !!
HUH!
"The mule is slow"
Said Uncle Bidd;
"But, bless his heart,
He doesn't skid"

Alderman E. T. Ross is building an
other addition to his greenhouse at
the corner of East and Eighth streets
in truth it is another greenhouse
growing flowers and plants in small
way some years ago, and has built up
a thriving industry. The greenhouses
will soon cover two lots and by the
time the present one is completed he
will have the largest plant of the kind
ever constructed in Baraboo. Flowers
are more and more being used, and
this is an encouraging condition.
There was never corner on fine flow
ers, one of the most beautiful crea-
tons in all nature.
When the Baraboo players visited
Richland Center recently many of
them lost small sums of money they
had with them. When they changed
their suits the janitor told them there
was no danger from robbery, but
when they came back someone had
taken all the silver that could be
found The sweep was as clean as if
made by purloining wife while her
husband slept.
o. D. Brandenburg OF Madison
writes concerning the sale of the old
home few days ago: "The old home
is gone! But my love for Baraboo
remains the same"
AS all know, Mr.. Brandenburg made
many visits to Baraboo whites his
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-11-02
The Arkansas Chigger

The most amusing thing down South
Except the festive niger,
Is that industrious little cuss
That bears the name of chigger.
Industrious? Well, I should say;
The chigger is no loafer,
But ever labors night and day
Much like the little gopher
He, like the modern soldier boy
When battle doth begin,
Will charge as far as possible,
And there, he will dig in.
The chigger as a thing of life
Is so exceeding small,
We wonder where he finds the room
For any brains at all.
Yet, like a politician keen,
The chjgger is no slob,
But whether with or without brains,
He's always ON the job.
The chigger as friend of man
Is pretty hard to match
For while the chigger makes him itch
The human loves to scratch.
And take the two together, then,
They harmonic exact;
Unless you itch, no fun to scratch;
Now, isn't that fact?
And while the busy chigger bug
Drills through the hide you're wear
ing,
If you can't reach the itchy spot,
You can take it out in swearing.
N. G.. ABBOTT.
Eureka Springs, Ark, Oct. 9, 1916