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The Nome daily nugget., 1917-11-23

Harry McGriff, who arrived from Council city yesterday on business trip, reports that things are very quiet over in his section at present and there arc few activities of any character. The trip up the coast was made in good time and the travelling was fine at all points
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-11-23
NEWS NOTES
THREE CENTS POSTAGE NOW.

Mail Contractor Erie Johnson ar rived with the Interior and Outside mail at ll:30 this morning.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-02

Clerk and Treasurer
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-02
PERJURY CHARGE IN
THE JIM SMITH CASE

ATHENS, Ca, Dec l. &C. W. Green.
husband of one of the heirs of Jim
Smith, has sworn out warrant in
the federal court before COMMISSIONS,
Cornett charging J. L. Welch, prom,
inent planter of Crawford, Oglethorpe
county, with perjury in connection
Win testimony Welch gave before
Commissioner Stokely relatives to the
case. 1t is said that WEIGH swore
that the late jim Smith told him tn at
he Smith was the illegitimate son of
a famous Georgia statesman, and that
his father game him $4,000 when he
(Smith) was but II years old, the
foundation of the millions later accu-
mulated.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-02
SEEK MORE MEMBERS
FOR THE RED CROSS

ATLANTA, Ga, Dec. Five hun
dred thousand new Red Cross mem
bers in the southern division of the
Red Cross is the goal of the cam
paign TO be launched on December
II and closed on Christmas day, ant
plans for the work are well under way
in the headquarters of the southern
division this city ;
Dr. Guy E. Snavely, director of the
Development bureau of the division,
nd organizer of more Red Cross chap
ters than any other man in the Unit
ed States, is chairman of the execu
tive committee in this division, and ia
ably assisted by corps of associates
selected in the various states.
The southern division embraces
North and South Carolina, East Tenn
essee, Georgia and Florida. While the
ing conducted in this division the 9th
er divisions of the American Red Cross
campaign for 100000 members is be-
throughout the country will be con-
Quoting similar campaigns the goal
Tor the nation being 100000 new
members by Christmas day
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-02

rets emerged from bolt hole some
where belowfthe barbed wire and was
r ported steering for the German
trenches. One day Merryfield won thu
censure of the authorities and the en-
thusiastic approval and praise of his
comrades by retrieving lost ferret
from No-Man's Land in daylight and
under fire.
Little by little the art of rat hunt
ing was learned by the whole bat
talon. Men became wise in ferret
lore, cunning in interpreting the nois-
es OF an underground struggle be-
tween the antagonists. The rats have
ever since given that section of the
battle zone wide berth and the fame
OF the winters successful anti-rat Of
fensiye is known to all the army.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-02
iiEB N TRENCHES ARE
GREAT RAT FIGHTERS

BEHIND THE BRITISH LINES N
J RANCE. Dec. There is a certain
brave battalion in the British army
which is known throughout the
length and breadth of the line as
The Ferrets" The nickname was
ven them first Of all because of their
success in dealing with the rat nuisan-
&c in their section Of the line, ana
HE soldier who had most to do with
mbatting the rats is known FROM
unkirk to ST Quentin as 20. C,Rats, g
the initials being the regular Brit
ish army abbreyiation for Officer
commanding'
Th- rats We're probably worse III
tts battalion section OF the line last
inter than anywhere else in Flanders.
Sd many we're the devices tried
ainst the little enemy. Traps of ali
.nds We're tried Rat deyouring dogs
were brought up. but in vain. A cat
With tremendous reputation in the
French villages was purchased and did
Eell at first, killing four rats in
twenty-four hours and Illuminating
many Others. Thereupon the battalion
made much of the victorious animal,
its undoing, for it adapted itself
if by instinct to the life of a regi-
mental pet that is, it ate as much as
II could of the mems rations, took
tie warmest corner available, and quit
york
Finally the battalion staff held a war
council and dispatched one Of its mem
ors to London to bring back three
5 four good ferrets,
In the trenches. the ferrets vare an
object of great interest Phiate Thos.
Merryfeld emerged from obscurity
and was assigned to take charge Of
the newcomers. From that day for
ward he was known to the army as
O. G. Rats. He took his duties seri-
ously, and Immediately went into aa-
ton against the little enemy that had
been stealing food off the tables, run
mig over officers faces at night,
chewing even the laces from mems
boots.
The ferrets and their 20. c." put
Up some hunts. There were moments
9f great excitement when the rats
bolted wholesale before the new at
tack and were dubbed to death in the
trench by the enthusiastic men, There
we're also moments Of breathIess
a-xiety when one Of the precious fer
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-02
Registration Notice,

Registration book for general cleo
ton to be held in the City of Ameri
Gus, Ga, Dec. -, 1917, is now open. Al
city taxes, including 1917 ad valoren
tax must be paid before you are elisi
lie to register.
+. j. ELDRIDGE,
z6to1lth Clerk and Treasurer.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-02
Baby Blankets
At Reduced Prices

During the winter months the
little fellows will need to be wrap.
ped up snugly to prevent their
taking colds, and we have laid in
a large stock of Baby Blankets
in all weights and weaves, and
offer these at attractive prices.
Pink and blue border Blankets,
regular value $3.25, will be
sold during this sale at
$3.50
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-02
GOOD QUALITY
NainsOOk at 15c

This is one of the popular ma
terials always needed in the
home and we have a large stock
on hand, Good quality Main
sock, 80 inches wide, at
15c YARD
Ten-yard box same material,
always sold for $3.50, during
this sale only =. 1928
Buy the box and save money.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-20
SENDS THINGS TO
SOLDIER BROTHER

This summer we had party for
my brother who is a soldier and
we had good time. We had ice
cream. cake and candy and we
played cards. My brother stayed
two weeks and then he had to go
back to camp. He is in Wisconsin
and is In the 18th field artillery.
When he came home we were all
glad.
My brother is very strong and he
is large and handsome. We get a
letter from him about every week.
Two weeks ago we sent him q
box of things. He was glad to get
them.-Vernon Morgan, Warner
school.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-20
KINDERGARTEN HAS
GROCERY STORE

What will the school children
have next? The latest thing is a
grocery store. big enough for the
children to really walk In and out
of the door, with all the shelves
and counters in side. and a display
table on each side OF the door to
tempt the passersby with all the
fruit and vegetables which are for
sale.
This wonderful grocery store Is
In Warner school kindergarten and
was built by the children them
selves out OF long, new kind Of
blocks. II has door and two win
dows, and last Monday when Mr..
Daily took picture OF the store,
one OF the boys who took the part
Of the store-keeper was looking out
Of the window, while two little
girls with baskets on their arms
were just going into the store.
But the grocery store would not
be very much account IL the boys
and girls could not buy things
there. so they have made bananas
and pears, peaches. and even sweet
potatoes out Of clay. They had to
have boxes to put the things In,
so the boys and girls worked out
how the boxes should be made, and
now they have everything as COM
plete as possible.
Later on at Christmas time, the
store probably will be changed in
to toy store, and then the chill
dren win dress paper dolls and
make all sorts of toy chairs and
tables, too.
But row the grocery Is SO new
and interesting that one of the
boys has told about 1t himself:
The kindergarten at Warner
school have grocery store. They
have butternuts. jelly, oranges and
apples. Their grocery is made OF
blocks. They have pair of scales
and little counter. Their teach
err said they were going to get
pumpkins. Their oranges and. APP ,
pies are made Of clay.-Clarence
Conley, Warner school.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-20
SpoOky Halloween Social
for the Rows at the "Y''

a
Boys! Notice! There will be a
Halloween social at the Y. M. G..
A. for all boy members Of the as
ISOLATION under 16 years. The
ghost Of mischief and the spirit Of
nuisance will walk about and will
shake hands with the boys. They
viii see him take out his eyes and
they will feel his cold. clammy
hands that have done their part In
helping to kill general nuisance.
He will tell Of his experiences I'M
der the ground where he made the
acquaintance of the Goblin man
and other OF the wierd inhabitants
OF the Ghost Kingdom. And sud
denly in the midst of his stay out
Of the mysterious darkness, there
will come weird, uncanny, un-
earthly shrill cry and then the
ghost OF Mischief will disappear
just as he came.
The boys who come to this party
must be strong and brave. They
must come In costume and the one
wearing the best girls costume and
looking most like d girl will win a
prize. Masks are not to be worn.
The party will commence at 1880
sharp.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-20
AUNT MATlLDAS WEEKLY
LECTURE, NO.
GIRLS, DON'T! Look at the

GIRLS. DON'T! Look at the
BOYS!
They're nothing when it comes
to looking at them. What can
they teach you? If you spend all
your time in school looking at
them, what are you learning?
Nothing! Nothing at all. ..."
Change courses right now. Look
at your books instead of the boys.
Some of the "a Glass Names.
Emeral Martain-Happy Char
tin.
Martha Eggemeyer-Beachy Eg-
gemeyer, ...., ....
Robert Observation-Disclosures Bob.
Irene Knott-Pa Knott.
Roland Englebert - Professor
Englebert ......."..
Jessie Rose-Chatter Box.
Norman Hoeffer-Sissy Hoeffer.
Earl Moore-Daddy Long Legs.
Helen Murphy-Mike Murphy.
Richard Fleming Doc Fleming.
Lucille Thurman Fluff.
Roland Hockett-Chink. ..-.
Marjorie Gault-Flap.
Gordon Gaylor-Stiffness.
Edna Mac Ruby-Tootz.
Russell Ebert-Cry Baby. =.
Beatrice Keller-Old Stump
Robert Graham-Grandpa.
Madge Whitesell-Aunt Matilda
Jane. .@ -.
Lillian Hodapp-Granny Hopkins.
Neva Showalter Aunt Mahit-
able Catherine Jane Ellen.
Pm awfully sorry that | won't be
here much longer but | guess
won't, because last Saturday when
Tommy Schumacher saw his name
in the "Old Maids Corner" he
jumped up and said, IN murder
that old maid" s-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-20
WARNER SCHOOL HAS
RECEIVED A LETTER
FROM FRENCH ORPHAN

Warner school also has received
word from the French orphan
whom they are supporting. 1t is
written on a pale green postcard
and has a ten-cent stamp. After
the address to Miss Thompson,
Richmond, Indiana, 1t has "Etats
Unis de PAmerique du Nord"
which means, United States Of
North America. The message fol-
lows:
Dear Benefactors: write to
you in my name and in the name of
my little brothers, Maurice and
CASTOR, to thank you for the mon
ey which you have sent.
Il am twelve years old, Maurice
is ten and CASTOR two years. Our
dear papa was one time police
man, then he was employed in AL
geria. He was afterwards wound
ed and died in a hospital in Alex
andria, Egypt.
We used to live at Lauman, our
native village. Our mamma has
come here to Gard to work in a
silk factory.
I'VE thank you thousand times.
Receive our most cordial respects
and our most profound thanks.
Marie Louise Manoel,
st, Jean du Gard, Gard, France"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-20
TOY MAKERS AT WARNER

The boys of Warner School have
a lesson In woodwork every Thurs
day afternoon. We have started to
make q bear. We are going to put
the bear on wheels and tie a string
to 1t SO 1t can be pulled. We are
going to make an owl next. Two or
three Of the boys got their bear all
ready to put on wheels. Miss Sal
ter has charge Of the woodwork
class.
The janitor made a shop in the
basement of our school About six
Of us work at one able.-Argus o.
born, GA Grade, Warner School.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-20
Excitement in Spelling

In the 9Th grade spelling class at
Starr school there was quite a lit
tie excitement one day this week
when one OF the words in the les
son was Kaiser. Hilbert Wood
hurst declared he would not spell
II with a capital letter because 1t
did not deserve to have one, while
Carl Brakeman did not want to
waste his time even learning to
spell 1t. But 1t finally was decided
that spelling would have to go on
as spelling, even in war times
Myrtle Petty and Mary Catherine
Cramer.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-20
1T WAS ASLEEP
"A True Sforvl

One Saturday night as Mrs.
Smith was baking cake, Mary,
the little girl, kicked a basket
across the kitchen which happened
to be In her way.
Mrs. Smith looked up and said,
Quit jumping around that way.
have my cake in the oven"
All OF q sudden. Bobby, who was
three years old, looked up and said,
Yes, you might wake the cake
up."-Kathaleen DuVall, 6B Grade,
Starr School.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-20
OVERHEARD AT THE
MARKET HOUSE

One Saturday night as ! was
down to the market house, a boy
was selling peaches. A woman
came up and said, How much are
your peaches a pound?"
The boy said, They are $40 per
h."
20, they are too high" she said.
"They should be 2 lbs. for quar-
ter. Nellie Burton, GA grade,
Warner school.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-20
A GOLDEN APPLE
(Continued)

ooh, father!" screamed Flossie,
with great cry of rapture, and
the next moment she was clasped
in her fathers arms
IL have not seen you since this
morning. ! came back very late.
| did not intend to return till to-
morrow. I thought would just
look in on the chance OF your be-
ing awake But you are quite hot,
little girl. Why aren't you asleep?
1t is twelve e'clock!"
Il have had nothing but bad
dreams, just like me-" said Flossie.
why, my darling, what do you
.mean?"
Il mean that am bad, too, and /
am. / don't think / am sorry for
what have done if Joey is better.
Did you hear that Joey was worse,
father?"
Joey, of course not; he is much
better. l saw his mother. She
said he had taken turn for the
better since three o'clock. He had
eaten an apple and it had done
him no end of good. Poor little
fellow It was the first thing he
had taken a fancy to for days"
"And he is better?" said Flossie
with a cry of joy; "better?"
Eyes, dear, but you mustn't fret
like this; lie down and go to
sleep"
II can't; I'm too bad"
What have you done that
makes you call yourself bad?"
father, know you will be
angry. l wish God wasn't angry
with me. Oh, father! ! stole that
applet"
my dear Flossie!"
1T wasn't a windfall, and l took
it off the tree, and l should not
have done it. l wanted it for Joey
SO l stole it,"
Poor Flossie burst into tears,
and her father had much ado to
comfort her. He was a nice father
and although he would not for
moment excuse his little girl for
having done wrong, before he left
her that night he forgave her.
You are sorry, and that is the
main thing" he said; "and it was
an extreme case, and Of course I
forgice you, and l will give you
one by one all the different apples
as they ripen on that tree to take
to Joey in order to make up to him
for the pain In his leg"
So Flossie was forgiven, and
everything came right, but all the
same she had learned her lesson.
Even to do good, to do real good,
one should not go a wrong way
about 1t.
(The End
Helen Mashmeyer,
EarfieId Tuninr High School
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-20
HE WAS NO BABY

One day my little cousin and his
mother came to spend the day.
When dinner was over his mother
said, Come James, and 60 to
sleep" James who was only three
and half years old said, well
I'm no baby. Why should ! go to
sleep Elnora Jones, GA grade,
Warner school.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-20
FAIRY TELL TRUE
(Continued.)

When she aWoke, she found her
self alone in great wilderness;
and on attempting to cry out, her
voice could not be heard, for she
had been struck dumb. Then she
sprang up, and tried to get out Of
the wilderness, but wherever she
turned the thickthorn bushes drove
her back, and she could not pass
through them. The enclosure in
which she now found herself shut
In was surrounded by hollow caves
and in one Of these she determined
to take up her abode; therefore,
when night came on, she crept in
and slept till morning, and during
stormy or rainy weather it formed
her only shelter. Her life was now
indeed miserable, and whenever she
thought of those happy days when
she had lived in the beautiful
palace, with children for her COM
panions. she wept bitterly.
Her food consisted Of roots and
wild berries, which she had to
search for, and in autumn she col
lected all the dry leaves, and car
ried them to the hollow cave, for
her bed, In winter she ate nuts,
and when snow and ice came, she
rolled herself like a poor animal
in the leaves and let her hair fall
around her like a mantle, for her
clothes were all rags. So one year
after another passed of want and
misery.
One day in the spring, when the
trees were decked in their fresh
green leaves, the king of the coun-
try was hunting i'll the forest, and
while following the deer, he saw 1t
disappear among the thick bushes
which encircled the hollow caves.
To follow the deer, he alighted from
his horse, and made a way for him
self with his sword
When he had thus cleared path,
he saw a beautiful maiden seated
under tree, and clothed from head
to foot in her golden hair. He stood
at first in silent establishment, and
then he said, who art thou, fair
maiden, and why dost thou sit here
in this lonely placer" But she could
not answer him, for her lips were
sealed.
Then the king spoke again, "Will
you go with me to my palace?"
Then she nodded her head, and the
king taking her in his arms, lifted
her on his horse, and rode home
with her.
AS soon as they arrived at the
castle, he gave her beautiful cloth
ing and everything she wanted in
abundance; and although she could
not speak, she was so beautiful /
and graceful that the king fell in
love with her, and in very short |
time they were married.
Ito Be Contihued)
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-20
SOME DIAMONDS

once upon a time little boy
named Jimmie said, Mother we
are SO rich. We have diamonds on
the soles OF are shoes" Then jim
mic showed his mother the nails In
his shoes.-Robert Sudhoff, 5B
grade. Warner school.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-20
GARFIELD NOTES
Nv Ruth Marie Evans.

BY Ruth Marie Evans.
The school council Is very hard
at work on several important school
matters, At present the council is
working out a plan to have a
pupils police force, which will be
elected to patrol the corridors dur
ing assembly periods.
The ga class organization was
completed Wednesday, October II,
1917. The standing officers are:
Roland Hockett, president; Martha
Eggemeyer secretary; Roland En-
glebert, treasurer. The executive
committee was elected with three
boys and three girls, besides the
president The members are as
follows: Lucille Weller, president;
Lucille Jones, Alice Eby, Iris Lyle
man, Dudlep Kemper, Thomas Shu-
maker, Earl Moore. 1t was voted
that the executive committee have
full charge Of the programs.
Inc chapel exercises were held
Friday morning from 1925 to 9:15,
The orchestra played two marches
and two recitation pieces. Mr..
Heironimus made the announce
ments and read the scripture. The
speaker was Hollingsworth Wood,
an attorney from New York city.
Mr., Wood is here as a delegate to
the Friends Five Years Meeting.
The Garfield printers are very
busy. The Headlight" a Garfield
paper is just going to The press.
An order for letter heads for all the
different ward schools of the city
has been sent in to the Garfield
boys. There is also a number of
jobs for their own school in the way
of printing.
The first six weeks have closed.
The pupils grade cards are to be
given to the pupils next Wednes-
day. All of the grading is to be in
letters this year. A being the high
est grade obtaina5le and f being
the lowest grade. The old interest
system has been abandoned this
year. The pupils will receive a
grade in School Habits which will
show general attitude toward the
school.
The boys cooking class has seven !
teen members and meets on Tues
day night with Miss Larsh as di
rector and teacher.
The baseball teams have been or
ganized with able captains for each.
All of the Garfield girls took a
hike out north Of Morton Lake in
the woods. Each one took little |
lunch and wiennies and marshmal-
lows. After they had reached the
place of the picnic. the girls set
busily to work gathering wood to
make fires. Two large fires were
started and many other little fires
were kept going. The girls toast
ed their marshmallows and wien
MES over the fires. Some of the
girls toasted bread and apples. !
After the lunch was eaten crowds of
girls surrounded the spring for
water After the return and uniting |
Of the girls they started for their
home. Some parted from the main |
crowd and went 18th street to their !,
homes while others went off in diff
ferent directions. Many of the Gar
field teachers accompanied the girls
IN this grand hike which is not |
easily forgotten.
OVERHEARD AT THE !
MARKET HOUSE
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-20
MAY HAVE BANNER

The Warner school is thinking OF
having banner, The room that
has the highest attendance will get
it for six weeks. The fourth room
is working very hard for the ban
ner-Kenneth Lovin, Alb, Warner
school.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-20
BASE BALL STANDING

Baseball has started up once
more between the school and the
boys play as often as they can ar
range any games with each other.
So far three games have been
played and the standing is as fol-
IOwS.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-20
Make Handkerchiefs

TOT DUIuIGTS
Dear Aunt Molly: Miss Murphy
Is teaching us sewing. We are
bringing white cloths to make
handkerchiefs for the Red Cross to
send to the soldiers. Your loving
friend, Ruth Brady, ga, Warner.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-20
PUZZLE SENTENCE

Yyur yyu b icuryy A me-
Mary Catherine Cramer, GA grade,
Starr school.