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Evening star., 1916-09-17


the first car was gone she ordered Sec
ond. By the first of of May she had
sold five forty-ton cars, and decided
definitely to stick to the coal business.
Marysville was not a manufacturing
place, and in the summer there was not
much doing in the fuel line. The coal
dealers paid little attention to their busi-
ness till fall.
But to Mrs. Shields this slack time
was her opportunity. She made house
toulouse canvass of the entire town, cour-
teously soliciting share Of the peoples
patronage.
In little notebook she jotted down
the kind of stoves and furnaces in each
house, and made study of the grade Of
coal best adapted to their individual use.
In this way she learned exactly what the
trade needed and demanded, and was able
in the fall to risk keeping variety Of coal
on hand.
That winter her business grew rapidly.
Evening star., 1916-09-17

A WOMAN'S tears
~ can start about
any thing. In
Mrs. Shields case they
started her into the
retail coal business.
1t happened this
way: She was sitting
in her husbands bare
Office in Marysville
one dreary November
morning, facing the
problem of supporting
herself and her father
less little son.
Her handicap. she
discovered on adding
up the pile Of state
ments of indebtedness
lying on the desk,
amounted to $400; her
assets, she found on in
vestigating her purse,
came to a nickel and
nine pennies.
1t was at this point
the tears began to
flow.
1t was also at this
point a travelling sales
man chanced into the
Office and found Mrs.
Shields dolefully con-
Evening star., 1916-09-17
Her Widows Mite Was Fourteen Cents
By GRACE M. SISSONS

Her motto was, Satisfy the customer"
This included more than giving prompt
service and honest weight. 1t meant
showing customer how to make his new
hard-coal stove burn; it meant dropping
everything to go to the help of some wrath
full housekeeper whose @range wouldn't
60; it meant studying the idiosyncrasies
of worn-out furnaces.
A Member of the Board of Trade
RUT it paid in friendship and dollars
and in the good opinion of gentlemen
of the old school" who owned refractory
furnaces.
That year Mrs. Shields business asso-
ciates acknowledged her success by max
ing her member of the Marysville
Board of Trade.
The next summer she again made her
round Of "trade calls But this did not
occupy all of the dull season-a "lux-
ury' which, Mrs. Shields argued, no busi-
ness could afford. And as soon as her coal
trade was on firm basis she added
summer speciality in the shape of build
ing material.
Dy tne tHlru year ner enterprise WAS
thoroughly established. Never since the
fourth season has the volume of sales
amounted to less than $4,000 year.
She has out standing challenge to
match tonnage with any other dealer in
town.
Troubles of a Woman Pioneer
TT has not all been smooth sailing. In
addition to the usual business mans
troubles, she has had to meet the petty
vexations encountered by every woman
who pioneers in a new field.
But these things amount to very
small handicap when compared with her
present assets, which include her home,
bought and paid for, college education
for her son, and one of the most reliable
and best known businesses in central
Ohio.
Moreover, supplying her townspeople
with their winter fuel has in no wise
lessened her feminine qualities. She has
still the housewives orthodox fondness
for big white apron-and is firm be-
lever in the efficacy of woman's tears.
Evening star., 1916-09-17
A Carload of. Coal to Sell

"NOW, Mrs. Shields, he announced at
the end of the story. "the best thing
for you to do is to go into the retail coal
business. l represent the Sunday Creek
Coal Company, and I'll have a carload
Of coal shipped to you right away. I'll
stand good for it and the freight, and all
you have to do is to sell the coal. Then
you can pay me back and get another
car ~
"Well,' finally consented the new GUS
toner, ""send me the tiniest little car you
have, and I'll try it,
But when the freight agent notified her
q few days later that the coal had arrived,
Evening star., 1916-09-17

Mrs. Shields was ap-
palled to find a gi-
gantic forty-ton car
awaiting her on the
side-track.
4Take it away!" she
telegraphed the sales
man frantically.
aGet out and sell
it," wired back the
salesman.
There was nothing
else for it. With quak-
ing knees she set out
to canvass the business
section of the town.
For the most part, the
men were good-natur-
edly ready to help her
dispose of her forty
tons, though OCCASION
ally a gentleman of
the old school" on
whose help she had
especially relied re-
fused to give her an
order, sternly remind
ing her that "a wo-
mans place is in the
home"
But, on the whole,
Mrs. Shields was so
encouraged that when
Evening star., 1916-09-17

templating her rfourteen-centca capital. But,
instead of making hasty exit from the
dolorous scene,. he demanded in big
hearted fashion to know what the trouble
was all about.
Evening star., 1916-09-17

Madam, cut this story out and
paste it in the lid Of your
trunk. The time may come
when you will be fhro,cn on
your oipn resources. If it
does, it will help you to
kno,p ho,c another Womdn
met her problem and solped il.
Evening star., 1916-09-17
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-07-22
How | was Fooled

It was a cold wintery morning
Kenneth Knight and went to our
traps along the side of the road.
AS we were poking along the
road Kenneth saw a rabbit sitting
on the grass. He showed it to me.
l had a little air rifle with me so
shot at the rabbit twice and miss
ed him both times, but he did not
move. Then Kenneth said, 'T'n
bet you that rabbit is fast.
He picked up a club and killed
the rabbit. Then 1 picked up the
rabbit and he was fast in a trap
that / had lost the night before.
l took the rabbit out of the
trap and took the trap back to the
place where it had been setting.
Then Kenneth and l went to our
other traps and then took the rab-
bit and went home.
DONALD STARR.
Webster, Ind.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-07-22
LAY ASIDE FURS
TO HELP BABIES

The women and girls of fashion
able resorts are laying aside wear
ing their summer furs in spite Of
fashion, in order to prevent any
chance of them helping to spread
infantile paralysis. In New York
everybody, even boys and girls are
doing everything they can to help
clean up the city and do away with
the places flies and disease germs
breed. They take it as their SOL
emn duty to work for the ''chemt
cal cleanliness of everything"
And don't you think if they are
working so hard now that thous-
ands of their brothers and sisters
had the terrible disease. that we
might begin to do something before
it begins with us?
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-07-22

The Boys City is started at last,
and Mayor Harris will return from
his vacation very shortly to get the
affairs going properly. You boys
surely ought to have circus in
your politics, especially since this
is campaign year, and everybody,
even your mothers and sisters are
talking over different political af-
fairs. Start III right now and,
show the men you can run a city
even better than they can. Watch
up what your temporary officials
are doing, and electioneer hot and
heavy for the best fellow next No
vember. You can make your junior
city do a lot of good, if you want
to, so don't fail to look in the
Junior each week to see what has
happened. Here are your temper
airy Boytown officers as appointed
by the big city officials:
Mayor-Benjamin F. Harris.
Councilmen-at-Larg Nus
baum, Joseph Swearington, Roy
mond Williams.
Ward CounciImen.
First-Roland Farwig.
Second-Paul Lichtenfels.
Third-Clem A. Roberts.
Fourth-H. H. Steinbrink.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-07-22
John Lemon Writes Letter
About Trip Through East

John Lemon, who Is having a
grand trip through the east with
his mother and sister, has written
the most interesting letters to his
father, and MIR. Lemon has been
generous enough to let us print
them in our Junior Next week
there will be one from Alice.
Dear Dad:
Thursday evening at GAS we
left Washington on the Steamer
Southland" We arrived in Nor
folk at 500 the next morning after
an interesting ride. When l got up
in the morning went up on the
PROV. l was nearly blown off the
deck! AS it was | was blown to the
railing.
When we landed we went
straight to the office of the M. and
M. There we waited an hour I'M
til the office should open. Then we
walked to the old church.
Then we went out to the Navy
Yard. We saw the two German
vessels interned there and went
about on the upper deck of the
Pennsylvania The Penn. is the
largest battleship in the world. She
is the only vessel in the world to
have three IA inch guns in truuel
and she has four propellers.
From there we took the street
car to Ocean View. There the
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-07-22
Everett Lady Tells
Billy Goat Story

Boys and girls, you can read this
story with all the interest you wish
because this isn't any made-up
story. 1t is the real thing. The
author told me so himself.
HOW BILLY GOT FREE.
Us boys had been fishin.' We
walked about two squares on the
railroad. Then we came to a
crossing. The other two boys went
down the track Lawrence and l
went pass the stock yard. We saw
a little goat who we thought was
on the outside. But We found that
his head had been caught while
trying to get grass.
His body was ON the inside while
his head was ON the outside of the
fence.
We stopped minute and look.
ed, and tried to get its head out
But it wouldn't back up.
So my brother sent me after
someone. got a man. He came
down and got the goat loose. Then
he jumped around. That is how
Billy got free.
Tell me about your adventures.
EVERETT LADY.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-07-22

beach is white sea sand and packed
hard by the ocean. As soon as we
got back to Norfolk we got aboard
our boat, the steamer "Juanlta."
The boat was about an hour late
in starting on account Of the ex-
traordinary amount of freight, On
board we played suffle- board and
made a great many friends.
This morning we went into Bos-
ton and bought some things. We
got home in time to have half an
hour in the water. My but it was
cold.
My but l wish you were with us.
Your son,
John
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-07-22
News Review

The flood in the southern states
has, caused death list OF 70 al
ready, 1t is reported.
The French have captured tren-
ehes all along the Somme, forcing
the Germans back.
The Progressive party in Indiana
will put out complete state tick
let, in spite of the national ticket
going to pieces.
Deutschland under command OF
Captain Koenig is now under way
back to the Fatherland. Bon voy-
age!
|. The terrible death rate In New
/ York from infantile paralysis Is
mot lessening at all, and the av-
erage is now about 80 children
each day. In less than one month,
there have been over $500 cases
reported, and there are no signs
of the disease being checked, un-
less the doctors do find some cure
very soon.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-07-22
The Story of
the Baby Coyotes

On April 21st, eleven baby coy
otes were born at the Glen AS
a captive mother has no nurse for
her babies, she kills them, not
wanting them to suffer. However
two of these were rescued and CIV
en- to Boston Bull dog who had
lost some of her own puppies.
They were repulsive looking lit
tie things at first, seeming to be
mostly long legs and tail attached
to long slender body. Their
noses were long but broad and
blunt on the end. Their bodies
were covered with a kind of dirty
brown fuzz. They were cold and
seemed almost lifeless but as soon
as they had been warmed by hot
fire and had had some warm milk
poured down their threats, they be-
came quite active. They were then
placed in with the dog and after
careful consideration, she decided
to accept them although she did
so in a very condescending man.
ner. They made themselves COM
pletely at home and it wasn't long
until the real puppies had to wait
till second table at meal time.
They grew rapidly and by the
time they were two weeks old they
had changed in looks until they
were very handsome little fellows.
Their noses had grown more point
ed and their coats consisted of
very thick down, greyish-yellow in
color with the heads more yellow
than the rest of the bodies. Their
teeth began to come through about
this time and their foster mother
grew very hateful towards them.
For that reason they were wean-
ed when about three weeks old
and fed warm sweetened milk at
first. AS they do not lap like dog
it was difficult to teach them to
drink. Then bread was added to
the milk. Soon they were fed
small pieces of meat. This was
thoroughly cooked, as it was
thought they would not be SO wild
| as if fed raw meats.
They were very playful. At
times they play very much like two
KITTENS, out at OtHef JlmeS JnelF
play resembles regular fight in
which they often bite one another
until they have to limp around on
three legs for day or two.
They are very shy. The female
refuses to make up with anyone;
but after two very severe punish
ments for swapping and biting, the
male is very affectionate with his
caretaker.
They have dog collars and CHAINS
but they positively refuse to be led
like dogs. They simply sit down.
brace themselves and have to be
dragged.
The female Is more intelligent
than the male, and leads in all the.
mischief. 1t was probably she who
lead in breaking the glass in the
front of the rabbits cage, one
night, and attacking the two little
rabbits which they killed.
They probably will be returned
to the Glen before long, where they
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-07-22
Boys City Depends For Success
On Efforts of Coming Citizen

Fifth-William w. Elliott.
Sixth-Byron A. Wettig.
Seventh Glen Kempton.
Eighth-Charles Yeager.
The other officials are yet to be
appointed. Meeting will begin as
soon as the mayor can call the
first gathering together after he
returns.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-07-22
HIBBERD

There will be a horseshoe tour
nament started at the end of this
week for any boys around Hibberd
who want to play.
There have been four indoor
teams organized and league
started. There are two games a
morning.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-07-22
HEADLIGHT ON BEHIND.

A firefly's very brilliant,
But it hasn't any mind,
For it travels DER creation
With it's headlight on behind
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-07-22

Policeman his
white either
After coloring,
and
Save all figures until of
he Windm
Georg
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-02-16
MUNITIONS PLANT IS TOTALLY WRECKED
 BY FIRE
OFFICIALS OF GENERAL FL E CT RIG COMPANY WIT H H OLD INFORMAL TON CONCERNING MYS- FERROUS EXPLOSION.

SCHENECTADY, \. Y., Feb. H. The munitions plant of the General Electric Company was wrecked today by fire.
 The blaze was extinguished by the company's private fire department and no report was made to the city au- thorities. Officials of the company withheld all information concerning the fire.
 All employees of the nutritious plant were sent home. It is reported that the roof of the building has fallen and that the walls have been declared unsafe. The plant has been guarded for some time and none was allowed to approach the building today.
 The burned building was a one story structure of concrete. It was formerly used as an overalls factory but was purchased by the company recently and transformed into a plant for the manufacture of shell castings. There were no explosive or infam- mable materials in the building.
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-02-16
BRITAIN ID BE SENT NOTE ON SUBJECT OF
 CONTRABAND
WILL PROVE INCREASED AMERICAN TRADE IS DUE TO THE SHUTTING OFF OTHER SOURCES OF SUPPLY.

WASHINGTON. Feb. l4- Inter ference with American trade and mails by the Entente Allies was dis cussed today by the president and Henry Van Dyke, American minister at The Hague The information Van Dyke brought will be used iii framing note to Great Britain on inc subject of contraband.
 Van Dyke said that embargoes against re-exportation have beer placed by the Netherlands on practic- ally all the articles on the contra band and conditional contraband lists.
 He said that the increased Ameri- can trade with European neutrals was due largely to the shutting off of oth- CT sources of supply.
 Van Dyke took the position thal American trade with Europe IS flour ishing in spite of the restraints thrown in its way. It is understood he has prepared for presentation 10 the State department complete figures of American trade. with which the United States can meet the contention of Great Britain that goods of con traband and conditional contraband nature are finding their way to the Teutouic powers.
 A formal report on the removal of mail by Great Britain from the steam CT Rotterdam was made by Van Dyke. who returned on that vessel.
 The United States probably will leave to future developments to de termine whether any action shall be taken in response to the announce ment by the Teutonic Allies that arm ed merchantmen will hereafter be subjected to marine attack without warning.
 From official quarters came an in timation that the memoranda are con siderei in themselves sufficient warn ing to Americans to refrain from en- gazing passage on merchantmen af- fected by the new order.
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-02-16
MAKE GAINS

PARIS. Feb. IA German attack east of Somme-Py was met by the ex- plosion of three French mines. The German efforts to advance were checked but. despite serious losses. they maintained themselves in the po- sitions they had occupied. The loss of the French cruiser Charner, sunk by submarine off the Syrian coast IS confirmed. The ministry of marine received a report that raft bearing one live sailor and the bodies of IA mad been picked up. The rescued man said that the cruiser was sunk on February Sth and that there was no time to use the lifeboats.
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-02-16
WILL TAKE HIS TIME

WASHINGTON. Feb. 14.-Presr dent Wilson reached no decision as 10 whom he will appoint as secretary of war o1 his weekend trip. ,He may not announce the appointment for several days. Indications are grow ing that the president will probably not take the new secretary of war from the present cabinet, but ii he decides to do so he might name Sec retary Houston. It is said authorita- lively that Wilson has not made up his mind.
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-02-16
AERIAL MAIL SERVICE

WASHINGTON. Feb. IA. - Aerial mail service to isolated points in Alaska and Massachusetts is contem- plated by the post office department. Bids have been asked for service 10 eight routes, seven in Alaska and one in Massachusetts to start October l. Ii the plan proves successful. it is an nounced that a gradual expansion will be made to give similar service 10 other routes where transportation is now slow or inadequate.
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-02-16
CALLED TO COLORS

LONDON, Feb. IA. The official proclamation, calling all remaining single men to the colors under the Derby plan and the military service act, was posted today. This call will have the effect of enrolling all single men of military age, who are not ex empted Single men, who do not at test under the Derby plan. are sub ject to compulsory military service, with certain classes of exemptions un- der the act which became effective on February lst.
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-02-16
Continue Hearings.

WASHINGTON. Feb. l4. - The house naval committee today contin- ued its hearings on the navy appro- priation bills and the military com. mittee began drafting measures to strengthen the army. It will begin daily sessions this week in an effort to hasten the work as was urged by the president. Rear Admiral Grant told the house naval committee that he believed the present type of the American submarin. should be aban- doned. He suggests the replacement be made with larger boats and stated the German success is due largely to submersibies.
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-02-16
BAY CITY MAYOR IS CITED FOR
 CONTEMPT
CHARGED WITH VIOLAT- ING INJUNCTION BY US- ING TRACKS OF THE UNITED RAILROADS.
By Associated Press.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. IA. - Mayor Rolph, three members of the board of public works and Superin- tendent Cashin of the Municipal rail way were cited to answer to cor tempt charges on Friday in the Su- perior court in compliance with an order of the California Supreme court given February 9th holding that the injunction suit started last July has been violated ever since by the opera ton of two municipal car lines over the Market street tracks of the United Railroads.
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-02-16
WANTS JUSTICE DONE

CHICAGO, Feb. 14.-Reports that they had consented to the release oi Will H. Orpet. the student accused of murdcring their daughter, Marian Frances Lambert, and that they fav- ored leniency, were denied this after noon by Frank Lambert, the father, speaking for himself and his wife Lambert expressed his belief that Or pet is guilty and says he wants jus tice done.
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-02-16
WILSON ADMITS THAT HE WILL
 BE CANDIDATE
DECLARES HE IS UNWILL- ING TO ENTER ANY CONTEST FOR THE RE- NOMINATION.
By Associated Press.


 WASHINGTON. Feb. IA. The president consented formally today for the first time to use his name as a presidential candidate in the coming campaign. At the same time he de clarcd he is entirely unwilling to en- ter any contest" for renomination. His declaration was made in answer to letter from the Ohio secretary of State who wrote candidates for dele gates from Ohio to the national con ventionS that they must signify their choices for .the presidency by Feb. 18th. and that no presidential candi- dates can be named in that connection without their consent.
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-02-16
WANTS 4 DEBATE WITH BRYAN ON PREPAREDNESS
 QUESTION
FORMER CANAL GOVERN OR SAYS PROVIDING ADEQUATE DEFENSE IS IMPORTANT DUTY OF AMERICAN PEOPLE.
By Associated Press.

OMAHA. Feb. H. Richard L. Metcalf. former governor of the Pan anna canal zone and now publisher of q weekly paper at Omaha, Neb., suy E. gested to Bryan, who is in Florida, that joint debate be held before the Nebraska voters on the question of preparedness. Metcalf was associat ed closely with Bryan for years in political work. He says the most inn portant duty pressing on the Ameri- can people is that of providing ade- quate defense.
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-02-16
VILLA ID SHOW J. 5. T MADE
 A MISTAKE
HE AND HIS FOLLOWERS TO CONCENTRATE AT CASAS GRANDES FOR THE NEW CAMPAIGN.
By Associated Press.

FL PASO, Feb. IA messenger who reached the border says that Villa Is far from being discouraged. He has summoned his followers to concentrate at -Casas Grandes and has stated that all foreigners are to be protected. and bandits exterminated. Villa intends to show the United States that it made mistake in rec ognizing Carranza. It was learned from the messenger that one of Villas most trusted bodyguards iS taking message to Hippolito Villa, brother of Francisco. who is now detained in Cuba.
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-02-16
ON LAND AND IN AIR, CONFLICT
 IS WAG|NG
WESTERN FRONT IS THE SCENE OF DESPERATE FIGHTING; GERMAN AT TACK REFUSED.
by Associated Press.

LONDON, Feb. 14.-The infantry engaged in nand-to-hand struggles, grenade fighting and mining opera tions. while airmen dueled above the lines along the Western front. Al some points the big guns have been roaring necessarily. The Germans followed their recent successes in Champagne by trying to capture an additional half mile of trenches. The enemy begun an infantry attack north of Soissons, but the French re pulsed it.