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The Washington herald., 1916-05-19

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The Washington herald., 1916-05-19
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H4lis-stasis. tlshet Vernon, AorzisseJ, Hutch-
irsou. Grss@. Hi. Mulrvs
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-11-11

in the woods which the boys play
ed in most of the forenoon. They
both soon began to get hungry and
ate their lunch. For lunch they
had bread and butter sandwiches,
cold chicken, cake and an apple
each. In the afternoon they played
some games and about five o'clock
went home. On their way home
they took the cows along. 1t was
about five o'clock when Mrs. Jones
saw them coming into the yard.
They said they had had more fun
that day than they had had for
long time.
Thursday and Friday were rainy
days and the boys had to play
around the house and barn. They
played marbles, hide and-go-seek
and other games.
On Saturday forenoon they play.
ed around most of the time be-
cause they knew Toms grandma
was going to bake cookies and they
would get some. When they were
baked Mrs. Jones called them in
and gave them each two. In the
afternoon they played and tried to
help Mr.. Jones do some work
around the yard.
On Sunday Tom and Ned's faith.
ers and mothers came after them.
They said they had had a lot of
fun all week but they had had the
most fun on Wednesday.
EVA GLUNT.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-11-11
Mary's Happy Day

1T just wont look nice," Mary
was saying, while standing before
a little mirror in the corner of q
long dormitory which had row OF
very neat beds on each side Of the
room.
Mary had been found on the steps
Of a church when she was just q
little baby and had never known Of
anything but the long rows Of neat
beds and the matron coming In to
make them each morning
Just as two large tears were fall
ling down her cheeks. because her
straight red hair would not look
nice. The matron, Miss White. who
was very strict sometimes came
in the room and said, MARY, what
are you doing up here now. You
should have been down stairs half
and hour ago." At this she went
out slamming the door behind.
Mary went down stairs In q hur-
ry and found a great many people
there adopting the children. Mary
wondered how it would feel to have
a nice mother to come and kiss her
Of a night when she would go to
bed.
Just then an elderly lady came
up to her and said. would you like
to be my little glrl?"
Mary was so overcome that she
just gasped, YES" and that was all.
"You can help my husband and
me work. What is your manner"
MARY Church. l was found on
the church steps and I have named
myself that" said Mary.
well, well, that is very nice;
come on and we will CO."
They went out to buggy with q
fat pony which Mary went up to
give 1t friendly pat on the head.
Then she jumped in the buggy and
rode to pretty cottage. They were
just going to turn in the gate
when she saw man running up
to open 1t and a dog barking after
him. They went in the gate and
the man put the horse away.
They then went In the little cot
tage that had vines all over It. The
supper was all ready and they sat
down and oh! what good supper
1t was-cold chicken, good cream
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-11-11

ed home. There was a short cut
by which they could go, but it led
through two very thick woods. But
Joe and Tom thought themselves
very brave and started through.
About half way through was a
place that had weird stories at
tached to it. Here Josiah Gates
had hung himself by rope on one
OF the oak trees, and for all the
years since, the big grey rope hung
there, swaying back and forth, and
Tapping against the other trees on
windy nights.
A deep creek ran through the
woods and here old widow Moore
had drowned thirteen cats because
they always meowed SO at night.
But despite all these things, Joe
and Tom passed safely through the
thickets, yet not without imagin-
ing large yellow cat eyes were
glowering at them from all sides.
When they reached home every
thing was quiet and Tom suggest
ed they stretch a barb wire across
the road In front of the house.
This done, they took down the
clothes line, pulled a few boards
off the wark and porch, intending
to give the impression that other
boys had done the mischief.
At the breakfast table the next
morning, the boys father said he
had to get out in the field early
the next morning and he saw that
someone had cluttered things up
pretty badly around the house. And
as company was coming the next
day, he thought the boys would
have time to straighten things up.
The boys looked at each other In
surprise, and then went to work
to straighten up what their own
hands had torn down.
MYRTLE GIBSON
Economy, Ind.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-11-11
Boys Enjoy Visit
Out On The Farm

Tom Reed and Ned Brown lived
close together in large city and
had never been in the country very
much. Tom was eight years old
and Ned was five months older.
Toms grandpa and grandma
Jones lived on farm ten miles
from where he lived.
One summer Toms grandpa
wanted him to come and stay a
week or two with them. AS Tom
had not been on farm very much
he was very anxious to go. He
wanted his little friend to go with
him.
On Sunday evening Tom and
Ned started home with Mr.. and
Mrs. Jones.
On Monday Toms grandma was
going to wash and the boys helped
her which was fun for both, for
their mothers hired their washing
done. After the washing was fin
ished they played with the dog and
had some more fun.
On Tuesday they carried water
to Mr.. Jones and the hired men
while they made hay. They also
got to ride on the wagon and play
in the hay.
Wednesday was another nice
warm day, so the boys took the
dog and their lunch which was fix
ed for them and went to the woods
to play. There was a small creek
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-11-11
FROM OLD MAYOR
OF THE BOYTOWN

There are several things /
would like to see put across" said
the former Mayor Of Boytown, Ben
jamin Harris. There's that Boy
Pageant which for various reasons
was not given during the Centen.
NAL, and q playground in Starr
park, and then some kind Of q
swimming pool that's sanitary out
at the Fairgrounds or down by Nor.
ton lake or somewhere. think we
need that, and I'd like to see those
things put through.
"Boytown is great thing. The
interest sort of died down for q
while, but It's got started up again
and I hope 1t stays.
"But 1t just amounts to this. One
boy can't do the whole thing and
make It 60. It takes every boy
in the city back Of the movement
to put 1t through, and Ishope the
new mayor and other officers have
all the boys back OF them"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-11-11
A POOR TRICK

Last Halloween there was a boy
whose name was John, and he said
he was going to play trick on the
automobiles that passed, and so
he got some bottles and rocks and
broke the bottles out in the street.
And soon an automobile came by
and he ran over the glass and had
a hole In his tires, and John be-
gan to laugh and this man heard
him. and was looking around.
And then came a gang of people
singing a song. John had police
man suit and so he said he was
going to dress up. And then when
they went by his house. he took his
pistol and shot up in the air, and
these men stopped their singing.
And when John came up they
said, Come to Jail. ! am going to
lock you up"
JOESEPPE DI FEDERICO
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-11-11
Father Fools Two Sons
Who Tried to Fool Him

Joe and Tom had just been scold-
ed by their father and were out
behind the woodshed sulking. Sud
denly Joe jumped up excitedly and
cried out, Tonight is Halloween!
Les dress up like Aunt Mandie and
Uncle Jake's ghosts and go into
town. Come on, I'm goin' In and
ask dad to let us go to town to-
night But don't.you dare whisper
a word about dressin' up. or he
wouldn't let US go.
Their father gave them permits
sion to go, "Bein's they was boys,
and boys is boys, an well enough
liked to do such things when I
was their size"
About dusk Joe quietly went up
stairs and picked up bundle they
had already packed, and they threw
it out the window to the other side
of the fence where Tom was wait
ing to catch It. He then went
down stairs and informed his par
ents he guessed they might as well
be starting toward town.
When Joe and Tom came to the
turn in the road they got behind a
bunch of trees and dressed up.
When they were all ready they
went on into town.
After wandering around all over
town until half past ten they start
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-11-11

and homo made bread. When they
had finished. Uncle Joe and Aunt
Alice (that is what they told Mary
to call them) got up and went In
the other room to read the evening
paper. 1t seemed to Mary as II she
was dreaming.
Pretty soon Aunt Alice came out
and said. Mary, I think 1t Is near
ly bed time" She took Mary up
stairs to pretty bed room with q
bed In just to fit her. She went to
bed and Aunt Alice kissed her and
she was soon to sleep dreaming
of what a happy day 1t had been.
And as all stories end she lived
happily ever after.
CHARLOTTE COLVIN
8 A Grade Starr School IL years.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-11-11
Joseph Swearinger Elected
Mayor of Boytown

school councilman at large /;
Francis Gable and Richard
Fleming, Garfield councilman
at large; Herman Tietz, Fin
ley councilman; Everett Wea-
yer, Warner councilman; John
Rizio, Whitewater council
man; Rudolph Weidner, Hib-
berd councilman; Roy Have
kotte, Vale councilman; Lew
is Davis, Baxter councilman !;
John Cook, Sevastopol council
man. Candidates Miner and
Warner tied in the race for
councilman from Starr school.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-11-11
An Imaginary Story

Once long, long ago there were
trees that could talk. This tree
lived In great forest.
One day man came to the tree
and said. l think you would make
good fire wood.
The tree said get out of my sight
quick or l will have you beaten.
The man said will not go away.
All right said the tree.
So he took his limbs and gave the
man such a blow it sent the man
tumbling.
The man screamed with pain and
started to run. Then the tree said,
mo, you are not going yet The
tree picked the man up and gave
him hard shaking and then told
him to go home and stay.
The man went home and told his
wife what had happened.
The woman said, I'll 60 get the
wood If you will mind the house.
Cali right" said the man.
So the woman started and she
said: There are the cows to milk,
yarn to spin, butter to make.
The woman went to get wood
The man started to milk and he did
not know how and the cow kicked
him.
This made his afraid and he ran
to the house. He started to spin
the loom would not work. Then he
started to churn and didn't know
how.
At first he was puzzled then he
said. I'll buy the things. She will
never know the difference. The
man could not buy any of the things
he wanted. He said, what do care
At noon his wife came home for
her dinner. She had got three loads
of wood. When she came home
with the wood the man was surpris-
ed and he said, "Where did you get
1t?
The woman said, "Out in the
woods where did you suppose? l
want my dinner. l forgot It," said
the man.
"Give me some milk" said the
woman. I haven't MIXED yet said
the man. Give me some butter said
the woman. have not churned
yet" said the man. Let me see the
cloth you have been spinning.
have not been spinning" said the
man. I'll stay at home myself this
afternoon and you can go cut wood
yourself" said the woman. The
man went to his work and the wom-
an stayed at home and they never
traded work again.
r. OLER.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-11-11

in this first election at all the
schools and in many places it
was used as a civics lesson,
each room being a precinct
and the boys voting so that all
the girls could see how voting
was carried on.
The only disappointing part
of the election to any large di-
vision was that Vale school
failed to send in their votes
soon enough to be counted,
and they were lost.
The list of new councilmen
are: Robert Kelsey, high
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-11-11
PRIZE COMPOSITION
A Good Watch Doq

My aunt has a large black dog.
His hair Is long. black and curly,
His name is Niger. Wherever my
aunt went the dog followed her.
One day she started to the gar
den across the field from the house.
1t was very hot and SO she was
going to take bucket of water to
water some plants.
When she got about half way
across the field she heard someone
call her and sat the bucket down
and went to see who 1t was. When
she got up she saw 1t was her sis
ter and she was there all day. The
next day she started to the garden
and saw her bucket and her dog
at the side OF 1t. This is true
story.
WESLEY MCCOY
B Whiteater School
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-11-11

Joseph Swearinger has been
elected mayor by a good ma
jority in the vote Of Boy City
held Tuesday afternoon. Since
he is a High School sophomore
and very enthusiastic over
Boytown affairs, the indica-
tions are that he will make an
admirable leader.
Elmer Bescher of Garfield,
whose father is city clerk, was
elected clerk of Boytown, with
Louis Weidner of High School
a close second.
Greatest interest was taken
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-11-11
Brave Boy Rescues
Imprisoned Princess

Once upon a time there was
glass mountain. On top was
golden apple tree and a beautiful
palace. and In the tower at the tor
of the pa<ace was a beautiful primo
ess who had been shut UP by q
witch. She could not be free until
some prince would climb the mount
ain and let her out.
The king had offered half hia
kingdom to the man who could do
this. All the princes came from
far and near and tried to climb
the mountain. but 1t was so slick
that they fell and were killed. At
last shepherd boy came. He cut
the feet of of a fox and tied them
on his feet and hands, then started
up the mountain. digging the claws
into the glass. He got half way up
the mountain when night overlook
him. He hung there for a long time.
Then he saw q black bird flying
over him.
The boy caught hold of the birds
feet and the bird few over the ap-
pie tree. Then the boy let go and
fell into the tree. He climbed down
the tree and went to the tower and
let the princess out.
The first thing the princess asked
was, "Have you seen the black
bird?" When the boy told her. she
said 1t was a beautiful fairy who
had been turned into q bird until
someone climbed the mountain.
Then they heard the palace gates
close. and there was the beautiful
fairy.
The fairy thanked the boy very
much. Then the boy and the primo
ess were married and lived hap
PLY ever after.
Contributed by
FLORENCE>LAWSON
Vaile School
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-11-11
GIRLS DO SEWING

Last week while the girls OF Starr
school were sewing the boys fixed
up postcards by pasting the backs
together, and gave them to the
Day Nursery and the Margaret
Smith Home
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-11-11
MUSICIAN

'Ts he a finished musician"
asked a man of his neighb0r.
mot yet" was the answer, "but
he will be II the neighbors have
their way about IT,"
GLENN MOTE
Starr School.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-11-11
KEEPING SUNDAY

"A scholar at Starr school said
q hen never laid eggs on Sunday.
RAYMOND GENTRY
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-11-11
TAKE WOODWORK

The boys of Starr School took
wood work Wednesday afternoon.
Evening journal., 1916-02-21
MONDAY, FEBRUARY p, 1916.
GROSS ABUSE OF EXECUTIVE POWER.


nELAWAREANs who the victims Of the Inter-
~ national Lumber and Development Company
swindle fail TO the action OF President
Wilson in committing to six months the two-year
tnce of William H. Armstrong, Jr. Of the ring
leaders in that conspiracy
Such executive cemency exercised for the benefit of
a who participated s6OOOOOO swinde, puts a
premium upon crime.
The commutaton OF sentence would have been bad
enough If former life of the beneficiary had been
clean. That however not the case. Armstrong
had become notorious as a slick promoter Of shady
schemes for the quick enrichment of himself and
small groups OF eQualy=unscrupulous associates.
There nothing in his past that entitled him to
executive favor
The victims Of the International Lumber and De-
veopment Company swndle scattered all the
United States. Scores of them reside here in Della
ware. One man, who could not afford it, lost between
$4,000 and $4,000. Many women, including widows
caught in the net Of the swinders
And now after the Federal Government has spent
tens of thousands OF dollars and a large amount Of
energy in obtaining the conviction Of this Arm
strong, and after a court has inflicted sentence Of
only two years upon him for his part in this $6OOO,-
600 crime, President Wilson intervenes and reduces
that sentence TO six-months. at the rate OF one
month for each s1OoO,OOo obtained through the
swindng scheme It is gross abuse OF the executive
power
Evening journal., 1916-02-21
nR. LY0N Am HIs M0RK.

1T NDER circumstances unrvaed in the religious his
~ tory Of Wilmington, DR.. Milford Hall Lyon.
gelis closed last night the revival which, for seven
weeks he has been conducting in city II is esti-
mated that 10000 persons participated in the final
ing in TIE Tabernacle and that 5000 1000 persons
who endeavored to get inside the big building were
unable do The attendance all the services Of
the day. it is estimated $4,000 Distinguishing fea-
OF the morning service addresses by former
Judge George Gray, who, in behalf OF Mayor Price
paid glowing tribute 10 Dr. Lyon.
There is denying that during the seven weeks the
evangelist has been working here he has produced big
results. The aggregate attendance az the meetings has
been between 100000 and 5O0OO0 An aggregate OF
4.S4S persons professed conversion. In addition our
community has experienced a remarkable religious
and moral awakening that will be felt for long time
to come
DR.. Lyon and his assistants. who left today for
Spokane have taken with them the gratitude and best
wishes of thousands Of Wilmngtonians. How highly
their services valued is indicated by the fact that
the evangelist received a farewell gift purse
Of $4,000
Evening journal., 1916-02-21
Throw Away Your
Eyeglasses!
A Free Prescription

You Can Have Filled and Use at Home.
Do you wear glasses Are you victim
of eye-strain or other eye-weaknessest II
so, you win be glad 10 know that there is
real hope for you. Many whose eyes were
failing. say they have had their eyes re-
stored through the principle of this wonder
ful free prescription. One man says after
trying il: 81 was almost blind; could not
see 10 read at all. Now ! can read every
thing without any glasses and my eyes do
not water any more. AT night they wouh
pain drcadfully; now they feel fine al the
time. IL was like a miracle TO me-
lady who used it says 1.-The atmosphere
seemed hazy with without glasses but
after using this prescription for fifteen
days everything seems clear. can even
read fine print without glasses.' It is be
lieved that thousands who wear glasses can
now discard them in "a reasonable time and
multitudes more will be able TO strengthen
their eyes So as TO be spared the trouble and
expense Of ever getting glasses. Eye trou-
bles of many descriptions may be wonderfully
benefited by following the simple rules Here
is the prescriptions Go 20 any active drug
store and get bottle Of Optona. Fill two
ounce bottle with warm water, drop in one
Optona tablet anc allow TO dissolve. With
this liquid battle the eyes two to four times
daily fOu should notice your eyes clear up
perceptibly right from the start and innam-
nation win quickly disappear. If your eyes
are bothering You, even a little, take steps 20
save them now before it is too late Many
hopelessly blind might have been saved n
they had cared for their eyes in time.
Evening journal., 1916-02-21
Fourteen Idle Baitleships
(From the Washington PosD

Of unframed men on account Of the
need for trained gimners in the North
Sea fleet Admiral Cradock possessed
two guns Of larger size than any pos
sessed by his adversary, Admiral Won
Spec. If these guns could not have
won the battle, they should at least
have scored heavily against the Ger
man ships But on account of poor
craftsmanship, the big guns made no
hits at all. and the British squadron
was annihiliated by the smaller guns
of the Germans, handled by expert
gunners.
The United States navy is short of
$4,000 men. The ships and guns are
useless unless they are handled by
trained men. A years training at
least is necessary to transform a
landsman into a competent seaman.
There are training stations already
established in which men could be
given preliminary training, and by
shortening the term of instruction the
men could be hurried to the ships and
instructed at sea. Thus ships now idle
would be made available for instant
service, and gun crews could be form
ed with some assurance that they
would remain together and improve
in team work
How does a new battleship strength
en- the navy if two other ships must
be stripped Of men in order to send
the new vessel to sea? The list OF
warships ready to defend the United
States does not contain the names OF
the New Hampshire, Vermont
Georgia. Minnesota. Connecticut and
the rest of the fourteen battleship'
that are now lying idle for lack Of
men.
Evening journal., 1916-02-21

The announcement is made with
commendable pride that the battle
ship of Pennsylvania, the most pow
erful warship afioat. is on her way to
the Maine coast for her speed trials.
But no mention is made Of the fact
that fourteen battleships of the navy
are laid up with insufficient crews in
order that other battleships, includ-
ing the Pennsylvania, shall have
enough men on board to handle them.
Whenever a new vessel goes into
commission older vessels are strip
ped OF their crews. Detachments are
distributed here ard there among the
vessels aaoat, leaving other vessels
idle at the navy yards. Crews which
have been trained and Shaken down"
to the point Of good team work are
broken up and scattered through the
fleet, to work with raw material and
thus piece out the insufficient supply
Of men. The result is that gun crews
are lacking in team work and unable
to keep up TO the required standard
in target practice.
The fourteen battleships now idle
are manned by skeleton crews OF from
175 TO 300 men each, when their COM
plements are 800 men or more each.
II war should occur, the navy would
not have more than three weeks in
which to meet the enemy The four
teen battleships would either be tied
to the dock or sent out with unframed
naval reserves and landlubbers, to
become an easy prey of the enemy
The fact has been learned that Ad-
miral Cradock, in command OF the
British squadron sent around South
America late in 1914, was compelled
to go to sea with a large contingent
Evening journal., 1916-02-21
Should Be A Business Maa's Prayer

Teach me that sixty minutes make
an hour, sixteen ounces one pound,
and one hundred cents one dollar.
Help me TO live so that | can lie
down at night with a clear conscience,
without a gun under my pillow, and
unhaunted by the faces of those 10
whom / have brought pain.
Grant, l beseech Thee, that I may
earn my meal ticket on the square.
and in doing so that / may not stick
the gag where it does not belong.
Deafen me to the jingle Of tainted
money and the rustic OF unholy skirts.
Blind me to the fault Of the other