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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-28

Murder aud mutilation of an American
soldier is no worse than many thousands OF
horrible deeds THO Germans have committed
i'll Belgium, f'raIA.e' and other countries on
which its heel has been set 1t does bring
home to the American people the utter
saragcr OF the nation with which they are
at war. II viii not have the effect desired
by Berlin Tcuton barbarity cannot frishten
or unncWc PcTshjug's men; it will only
sthcn their resolution 10 battle TO lis defeat
This Pariah among nations
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-28
Mooliknn. on Politics.

ing Mr.. oShcas elbow. .'5 phwat's become iv
tn commission for-r-rm iv government in tn
big tanks: Time whin livery mothers SON.
cf-a-Gun iv a reformcr was yellin' his head
off f'r Ut an to-day ye cudn't set corporars
guard T. a;tind matn in tn United States
Treasury wid tn vaults unlocked an tn cops
al, watchin' TIL airplanes. Why. I'm askin |e-
whyo Because. Mr.. O'Shca. tn commission
for-r-rm ~ government is unnatural, that's why!
\ amy iv tn five commissioners opened
III EaE only { peep tn currency, tn b.ne-
faction iv tn human race cud be traced right
down Z tn icli1' thot pceped. Thin. I'm askin'
We NJ. OShea who'd put Mike kelly on tn
pay roll an him dead ten years? Who'd APP
point Terence Finncsan tn police foorce iv
Oshkosh n him runni n pig farm in Kill
larncy? Nobody, Mr.. O'Saca. nobody; an tn
bhoys wud All have t go L worruk f'r a Twin.
It's no use. Mr.. O'Shea, thryin' t put over
anything Wild paddock on it. Human nature
will not sthand f'r tn insult
The Day After.
Tie Tree is all stripped OF its tinsel.
The nos bowl is empty and dry:
The nuts are ali cracked. and last Christmas
is memory draped in sign
FSut then, there is Joy without pain
And smile go 10 the trcadmil again.
At the Wedding.
say Jack" said the groom soto TO
his best man. they stood in the lobby wait
ing to go down the aisle. who is that fellow
in the fifth sturinG his handkerchief in his
You mean the happy Eink with the pink TOP?
Why. that's tic fellow that engaged to
your girl Just before you cut him OUT
The Founder.
TO her who. in the moving picture show.
Pounds ivory for the love she hath Of dough
These hating lines that we'll from out my
heart.
Because I love TO listen to her so.
Fer mighty muscles bulge; her wrist of steel
Grapplcs the soul OF music. and I fee!
y solemn stiffness through m: being creep
AS in the dusk l sit and hear her spiel.
How hard she tolls. Her jaws to
rhythmic Struin
Play countc!point upon her chewing sun;
Her husky feet tap raEtme the floor
AS through my listening brain the measure,
hum.
what odds if her pianos out OF tune:
TO sit with her is like honeymoon:
When Lizzie plays. December is AS mild
AS ever was flower Uttered June.
When lovers como upon the screen she plays
Those Low. s7cct strains Of honeysuckIe days
The Indians: Ia! The scoundrcl: Swift she
To minor frenzics s,rsinins in her stays
So ever on she pla~s. ror ever tired
The cirl who TO ,hc picture man IS h!re,:
Struggling with discords. slipping in the
sands.
Climbing again ho~evcr deeply mred!
And SO to her, for a,hor7 my soul is stewinr.
These humble l!n.s and with them NV bca-,..
suing
Strict to njunctions biblical conforming
Her right hand knows not what her left is doing.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-28
Charcoal Erh,. Daily Thought.

eli. suttinly do seem" said Charcoal Eph. in
mood, dat de mo- man try TO- t. forget. de
mo- he rcmenbah what he tryin' 4 forget an
dc mo- mis'able he make hescf Kindly pass
me sump'n, Mstah Jackson"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-28
Nobody Knows,

Nobody knows why baby is born.
Nobody knows whence tho coming CT Morn:
And why tho best rose has the Eoldarndcst
thorn
Nobody knows.
tTo be continucd.)
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-28

Admiral Pcary expects German homie ..
DC dropped Oh the Atlantic coast. We'll b.
accurately predicted the downfall of Doc,or
Cook 'ot
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-28

The Austrians do not like the statement
that they arc vassals Of Germany, but they
are too pusllanimous TO resent the fact
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-28

man out West dropped dead while giving
money to his wife II some men in the Fac,
~ouid hand out substantial sum, the yives
would be in danger OF a fatal shock.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-28

Congress might also Investigate why it did
not provide the sncws OF war sooner
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-28
ouc.,ton. ANA Ar,xr.r.

vidual with perfect blood may look pale and
one will, marked anacma may have perfect
complcSion,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-28

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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-28

Fuel Administrator Garfield announces
cAsuSc IN his policy of giving unlimited pre-
cedcnca TO The iuol requirements OF the gov
e'nmcnt and the railroads over the necessi-
tics OF the people. Hereafter the urgent
needs OF the latter will receive priority con
sidcratlon, The extremely cold weather has
brought SHNerine and consequent discomfort
among 'he people ana II is recognized that
inns discohtent must be allsycd if war prepa-
ra'iohS are to continue a. high rate of ef.
hclcncy. So long as the people arc not made
TO feel that they are not Disseminated
against in their vital needs they arc with the
government heart and soul in the effort
win the war and can be depended on TO
economic IN both food and fuel
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-28

TELEPHONE: Randolph L
Private Branch Exchange
connecting with all depart
mcnto.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-28

4, -. e-;.,a. x.hN fpypr us with nanuscripts ana
Mus, Tor nubIicatiou wish to have unnSahabs
srtieIcs returned they In nn cases send stamps
that purpose.
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MllIulunD Niur5.bisput1b
THE DtSrATCH
80 = q n

Riehmond Va. second cisss matter.
Entered January 81, 1906 at the Post-onics NJ
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-28

The central powers have made known IN
Russia the terms upon which they arc
willing to conclude & general peace They
accept the principle OF mo forciblc anne.a-
ions and no indcmnities,' for which the Rms
SLAMS have contcndcd. hut refuse To hind
themselves 10 such terms unless Russia,s
allies also recognize and be bound by them
inc return OF Gcrmany's lost colonies is also
made condition for peace II is agreed
mat people have the right Of self-de6ni,ior
put TINS right Is virtually DESTROYED nv &,
s!stence that subject natioualtics must solve
their problem under the laws OF the countries
that now rule them.
In the further specifications the scboro
OF Gcrman-dictated peace in which ,he;r
political and economic aims are ann,v
secured. stands out with glarns audaci,v
Such peace Russia is powerless to conclude
for the allies will refuse to have any,bir
ito do with the offer The central mowers
are perfectly aware this; hence thcy i'm
posed conditions Impossible of Russian ac-
.ceptance, however willing the treacherous
regime that prcsumcs TO act in the name ~
all Russia might be TO agree 10 them. since
Russia cannot meet the conditions bv bindinr
its former allies TO the ignominious terms
Germany, having already brought about thn
sdisintesration Of its armies, finds itself free
Ito make such conquest Of undcfcnded terri-
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-28
The Day After.

Tie Tree is all stripped OF its tinsel.
The nos bowl is empty and dry:
The all cracked, and last Christmas
is a memory aped in sign.
But. then. there is never Il Joy without pain
And smile as go 10 the trcadmiil again
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-28

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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-28

BRANCH oFFCIEs: wash
tpEton, Tie Fourteenth
street, ~. W.; New York
City, Fifth Avenue Build
ing; Chicago, Peoples Iias
building: Fhiis<eiphla. hu-
tunl Life Building.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-24

ROXBOROUGH--s23; 3l1 Roxborough ave;
rooms: mod. porch Key nearby or George
Campbell Phone Dickinson 7+2.
ROXBoRoUGH-3o Roxboroush ave-: $50; 10
Campbell 1888 S. 3ist. Phone Dickinson 742
ROXBOROUGH-4233 Mynk ave.-Rent $50;
modern; 3 story: porch front; hot-water heat.
1235 s. 31st. Dickinson 74o.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-24
,ooAN,s PeErTIEsr HOMES

located ,th she ,so east ,s .,as Of 10th e, a.
ISrsn Srs ssau.iaal ssHl 2-story home. in tn.
- :'ac:so ac:sosSssftFucffSs. # n cfEe; LOCATION
y A. aHsrSs,sntiy and irresistibiy as. the Sou@se @
ls have been searching for and didn't think
jsH % Drioe lSe"i /: s4a5o-but please do not re.
II thIs in any way. as Indicating their value
nOt duDlsSise onis .ansc, ths% tSdsy Tor
~ ~ this low nrst price.
Nv can be purchased on easier terms
0ssers oT ssoo ssen IN essS Si1ed ths for
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sna viii ahsss only Se on f fSs nsrfsct
= such price and on such terms for a
My short time-but to get az an idea de Of their
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fSi Smisod " s4aoo; with ssrsss and additioaai
"a iie00: several smaller homes. $4,000:
TG, xBERNETHY. 2724 N. 9Th. 1873 S. 18th.
l6NFS dwellings and apartments--For sale
NJ D. cHXMBERs. 1888 n. Broad st.
fRABLE weli-iooated dwellings at attrac-
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6oiLA6 McI1,HENNY. 1898 N. Broad ct.
The Wahpeton times., 1917-12-13
That Bore Of a Fond Parent.


OF course, you have bright young.
ster who says and does amusing
things, asserts writer.
But all children do.
Your child has not monopoly.
If you wish to be classed with the
worst of bores, continue your constant
eulogy of all that your child says or
does.
If. for instance, some other child
said or did what your boy or girl does.
would you think it so excruciatingly
funny?
Every bright, healthy, intelligent
child is delightful in the unfolding.
To each fond father and mother the
particular angles of understanding, as
they come to light, are most interest.
ing.
But the youngster is chiefly interest
ing to yourself.
You see traits and characteristics in
the light of what you know you are
yourself. That is what makes it sound
SO funny.
How about the mean little tricks
that your own child has and that you
cannot get away from? They all have
them, too. Do you tell these things;
No.
Then your wonderful tales are mere
ly another form of braggadocio. How
about it,
The Wahpeton times., 1917-12-13

Observance

THERE is very little of the right
i motive in concentrating the
birth of Jesus the Savior. The
spirit of the modern Christmas is to
have good old time, feasting and
business activity, with the Holy Child
Jesus figurehead.
Such is very great offense to AL
mighty God. An offering to God in
the spirit of righteousness, by humility.
worship, modification, in self denial
and good works, should be the first
duty in celebrating Christmas.
Really a number of hours similar to
Lent ought to be considered. after
which would come the feast and re-
tOicing.
Respectful thankfulness to the Lord
God Of Hosts for his love and pity for
sinful race in his priceless gift of
So, :or-such would be fitting grace
before partaking Of the good things
md many blessings that he has been
pleased to bestow on all people. What
would person think in giving re-
,eption and supper to have the guests
hasten to the dining hall and devour
he food without giving the honor and
:espect due to the host first? Almighty
God is treated In similar manner In
celebrating the modern Christmas
George Cashel in Philadelphia Press.
The Wahpeton times., 1917-12-13
Overcoming camounaoe.

An American physicist believes that
the advantages of camouflage-or at
least certain kinds Of camouflage-
can be overcome by an opposing army
by providing its airmen and other
scouts with colored glasses or screens
Of contrasting colors to use with field
glasses, notes Popular Mechanics
Magazine. When the colors of these
screens are properly selected, uni.
forms and other objects may be made
to appear in contrast, instead Of in
harmony, with their surroundings, he
claims. Camouflage as practiced in
many cases is accomplished largely by
the use of paint, objects being given
shades, that blend with the landscape.
In spite of certain difficulties that
would arise. it is believed that such
efforts Mt concealment could be rem
dered quite ineffectual by the means
stated.
The Wahpeton times., 1917-12-13
EVERYTHING In lts Place.

Mrs. n. had just employed a new
maid, fresh from the old country. She
asked the girl to take the baby out in
the baby carriage. Gunhilde was de.
lighted. She had never seen a baby
before and from her articulate Joy one
might think that she had waited for
this moment all her life. Mrs. II. was
pleased to see that the girl was.so will
ing. The baby was wrapped up and
they started. Two minutes later Mrs.
H. looked out of the window and her
face froze with horror. Instead Of
rolling gently down the sidewalk the
way a baby should her child was being
piloted majestically down the middle
Of the street in the midst of automo-
biles and delivery wagons. From Gun.
hides expression one could see that
she knew that her carriage vas better
Naan any coach on the avenue.
The Wahpeton times., 1917-12-13
BEssEMER IRON AND STEEL
orlainal Process Involved Decarboniza.
tion, or Burning Out Of Excess
Carbon, by Blowing Air.

Henry Bessemer, who invented the
method named for him in the manufac.
ture of iron and steel, which revolu.
tionized the industry, was granted a
patent by the British government on
October II, 1855. This was the first
patent given him, notes an exchange.
Additional patents were taken out in
the following December and February,
covering improvements. Brssemer's
original process involved decarboniza-
tion. or the burning out of the excess
carbon, by blowing air through pig
iran. This revolutionary invention was
due indirectly to the Crimean war.
Bessemer undertook to invent an inn
proved cannon, but found all available
metals too weak for the gun he sought
to make. He then began experiments
In steel making. with the ultimate re-
suit of the production Of "Bessemer
Steel" His invention won for him fame
and fortune and the honor of knight
hood. Sir Henry Bessemer was born
in England, but was Of French Hugue-
not descent. Since his pioneer invcn-
tion, the process of converting iron in
to steel has been vastly improved.
The Wahpeton times., 1917-12-13
TAKE CHANCE ON HAPPINESS
Grasp the Mood as It Passes and Join
the Great Throng Wearing Smiling
Countenances.

We were coming home from dinner
fcrty together. my friend and I. IT
Was late at night and rather rainy.
and as we sat together in tho damp.
almost empty trolley car, my friend
spoke very suddenly and seriously.
writes Margaret r. Sangster in tn.
Christian Herald.
"Just now," she said, 1--WE chance
to be very happy. But I'm almost
afraid to take it!''
The rain beat, in a futile manner,
against the car windows. l listened to
1t for moment before spoke.
"Why?" questioned at last-"why
are you afraid to take your chance-to
be happy?"
Because" answered my friend, and
her eyes looked far away-past the car
and the rain, even-'because I'm
afraid that it won't last"
When 1t Is autumn, and the leaves
are crimson and gold-colored and very
beautiful, we know, even as we admire
them, that they will be brown and
!; withered some day. But that does not
keep US from loving their glorious COL
0rs.
It's like that. too, with flowers, and
springtime, and the blue sky of sum-
mer. We know that the flowers will
fade away and that springtime will 20
and that there will be winter storm
clouds where there were once sparkles
Of sun.
And SO this is the answer to my
friend and to other friends of mine:
Never he afraid to grasp at happi-
ness because it may not last. For hap
pfness is as beautiful as the flowers
of spring and the sky of summer and
the vivid leaves of autumn. And even
though 1t might not last. happiness ia
TOO beautiful to pass by with never a
glance.
And then, as the philosopher said
and as we know, don't he sure. as you
take your chance at happiness, that it
will not stay. Look around your circle
of friends, look at your business asso-
cintes. look at the casual crowds that
you pass every day and you'll see that
the average Of happy faces is rather
high. You'll see more smiles. think.
than frowns; more merry faces than
sad ones!
Don't be afraid to take chance at
happiness because you fear that it is
too beautiful to last. Take your
chance, instead, arguing that happiness
u too beautiful not to last,
The Wahpeton times., 1917-12-13
piDGIN ENGLISH is POPULAR
In China the Lingo ls Used by Both
Servants and Employers in
Speaking to Each Other.

In China servants speak pidgin, or
business, English to their employers;
and servants from different parts of
China will use this weird language in
speaking to each other. The formation
of the sentence is the same as in Chi
nese; the language itself is an extra
ordinary mixture of English, POrtu-
guese. French and Chinese. Some of
the phrases. says Mrs. De Burgh DAILY
in An Irishwoman in China, are very
quaint and amusing.
A bishop is called "No. 1. top. side
Joss pidgin man." ''Top side" means
heaven, "joss," god. "pidgin," busi-
ness.
There is a story Of two men who
came to call upon the king of Siam
when he was staying in Shanghai.
They entered the hotel and asked the
proprietor, a courteous American, II
his majesty were at home.
"Boy," called the proprietor, zone
piecee king have got?"
"Have got, SIR" replied the boy
cheerfully.
"His majesty is at home, gentle
men," translated the proprietor.
One day, says Mrs. Daily, large par
ty assembled on steamer to bid fare
we'll to homeward-bound friends. Wish.
ing to make certain that the steamer
should not carry us off, we informed
the steward in excellent Mandarin that
he was to come and warn us of her
departure. He stared blankly. Some
one tried Ningpo dialect-Do use;
Shanghai-still blank stare. At last
my husband called out:
"BoyI"
"Yessir."
"Wantchee walkee can come talkeei
Savvee?"
"All right. sir; my savvee."
Servants quickly find out our likes
ard dislkes in food, and act accord
ingly. A friend of mine was fond of
snipe, and often ordered them for din
ncr. One evening, when an unexpected
guest arrived, she told Boy that since
there were not enough snipe she would
not eat one. Presently Boy nudged
her and remarked in loud whisper:
"Missee can have snipe; one piece
man no chow!"
The Wahpeton times., 1917-12-13
FIRST White BOY
Youth Accompanied Columbus
Expedition in 1892.
Detailed At Helm While Superiors
Slept, Younoster Was Blamed
for Wreck Of Santa Maria.

Many phases of the life Of Colum-
BUS offer mysteries that the histori-
ans have neoer been able to clear
away, and one student of the life of
the great explorer has come across
an incidental mystery that has an ap.
pealing interest. It relates to boy
who accompanied the expedition Of
1492-the only boy among its men,
bers, and consequently the first white
boy to set foot in America.
The contemporary accounts of the
first expedition Of Columbus mention
the boy in question only once and
that briefly. They indicate that he
was the only boy in the expedition
and they place on his young shoul-
ders the blame for the great catas-
trophe that befell when the Santa
Maria was wrecked on the coast of
Hayti. To be sure the story of the
wreck shows that the boy was less
to blame than his elders, but it was
easy enough to make him the scape-
goat. 1t was the night before Christi
mas, 1902. ten weeks after the dis.
covery Of the land. and Columbus was
pushing his search for gold among the
West Indies. The flagship. the Santa
Maria, was skirting the coast If Hay
II. and late ut night. as the wind was
light and the ship barely moving. Col
nmbus went to his cabin for rest. He
passed the helm over to the captain.
He. too, soon felt the need of sleep
and went below. His successor at the
tiller was sailor and he shortly fol-
lowed the example of the admiral and
the master. Before he went he awak-
ened the lad in question and told him
to mind the helm.
The boy did not go to sleep. He
was doubtless live lad and he felt
the Importance of being trusted to
steer the ship. But he was in strange
waters and the currents were treach-
erous near that coast. says an ex-
change. The ship struck reef. The
admiral and crew rushed on deck in
terror. OF course they blamed the
boy. That was the way of the world
before 1892 and the fashion has never
changed.
That was the end Of the Santa
Maria. The crew reached the shore
in safety and made a fort from the
timbers of the wreck. In that fort,
which they called La Navidad in
honor Of the day, about forty Of the
crew remained while their companions
went home to Spain on the Pinta aud
the Nina. One historian mentions
tradition that the boy remained with
this number, but 1t is only tradition.
The fate Of the forty is a mystery, for
when the second expedition of Colum-
bus reached that island a year later
there were only few charred timbers
and bones to be found. Perhaps the
boy perished there. His name has not
even come down to us, but the brief
glimpse that we have of him is fas-
cinating one. There is something to
stimulate the imagination in that
fleeting picture of the boy who stuck
to his post while his superiors slept.
The Wahpeton times., 1917-12-13
Should Eat Mushrooms,

Wild mushrooms are food that
should he more largely utilized in this
country now that food is scarce, ac-
cOrding to William A. Murrill, assist
ant director Of the New York botan-
ical gardens. who thinks the people
should be taught how to distinguish
the poisonous from the wholesome va
rieties. Wild mushrooms are eaten
In this country almost exclusively by
the foreign-born population.
The Wahpeton times., 1917-12-13
Concealed Weapons.

'Did you hear? The Crosbys were
SO generous as to give their sedan
to the Red Cross. wonder what was
the matter with it."
"My dear, you do knit beautifully,
but what is it?''
'sThe majtr looks go formidable in
his uniform, doesn't he? Too bad, the
poor man never wore it at home."
"Here comes Miss Veriplain in her
red-white-and-blue hat. Who would
have thought anything could become
her. 50 welI"'
The Wahpeton times., 1917-12-13

aYou viii 20 from house to house
canvassing tor the Liberty loan, Miss
Stout. My dear, you have the right
idea"
"You put down 20 quarts of beans3
Splendid! Splendid! do 80 hope
they'll keep for you this time"
'"The Red Cross is to be congratu-
lated, my dear, in securing the serv-
ices Of woman of your years and
long exper;ence.'-Edmund ]. Nefer
In Life.
The Wahpeton times., 1917-12-13
The old Christmas Hymns.

Happy is the man or woman who.
having left behind the schooldays and
he home gatherings. still sings the old
hymns and Joins in the readings Of the
Christmas chapters in some simple
church service designed to perpetuate'
he true spirit of the day.