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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-07-07
A HAPPY CHILD

Once upon a time there was a
little girl. and she was very sad
because her mother was dead and
she had to do all the work. There
was no other little girl near be-
cause she lived on a mountain. One
day she ran into the house and
said, "Oh father I am so lonely.
The children in the valley play and
have a good time"
She went every Saturday to sell
her milk and butter and eggs. She
would play with the children, and
a girl whose name was Lucy.
One day fine car stopped in
front of their house and the wom-
en- was in black. She put her veil
over her face and asked If Lucy
was there. Her father said she
was in the garden with her flow
ers. The woman went into the gar
den and saw Lucy crying. She
said, What is the trouble Lucy
dear?" Lucy said, ooh am so
lonely" 81 am too, dear; my little
girl, Margaret. just died and have
came for you to go home with me.
I live in a large house and you
shall have what you want. Will
you 60 now?" she asked. May faith
er 60 tor ''No. no, child"
This very woman was Lucy's
mother. Her father and mother
were separated. And her father al
told I cl,
run and ask father
ooh, father, may I go with this
kind lady and live with her and
You go and work in the valley?"
The father sat in thought for five
or ten minutes. Then said, 81 will
give you my answer tomorrow
The lady came the next day and
he said yes. She may go and stay
till you get tired of her. That will
not be long. The little girl went
and the woman said to the maid.
Get her dressed please, then let
her come to me-" Win she was
dressed in pretty white dress and
white slippers and stockings and a
pretty pink hair ribbon.
My dear little girl you are Just
beautiful, come to me please and
will show you my husband. The
child ran into the front room and
in fine chair was the lady's hus.
band. My! My! is this your child
Mary. She surely does look like
you. What, am not her child
My mother is dead father told me
SO. No! No! child ! am your moth
er. did not die. Do you like your
mother? Yes! yes! but father told
me a story. OH Oh! your father
is forgiven. dear. Come here and
will tell you all.
Dear when | was young and you
my only child, your father went
away on a long journey and took
you with him. That is the reason
came and got you.
A week had passed and the little
girl was SO happy she forgot every
thing. And on Sunday her father
knocked at the door and the maid
said to come into the hall and wait
4 few minutes. When they came
The girl ran up and said. Oh, faith
er, mother is not dead, this kind
ady here is she. In hour there
we're father and mother and Lucy
md Uncle Will around the table.
The man she called her husband
vas her brother Lucy was very
Happy now. She has a pony. dolls
Ind everything now-Martha San
ley. Vale school.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-07-07

ECHOESA
By ENRY IN
RLONE ~
NEWSY NEWS AO
and FICTIO N~A


You know-to show my patriot
ism, Joined the army. went to
France and fought the Germans
now I'm hero.
I'll never forget because I've an
excellent memory and II couldn't
remember things that never hap
pened. would be telling this to
you now, the time that l first
marched out on the battlefield. 1t
was just before the great battle
field Of Soupbone.
The enemy was stationed two
miles north of our trench and Va
nilla, the nearest French town, was
30 miles south. That day over
twelve thousand men were shot. Az
soon as the enemy stated to fire.
we started towards Vanilla. l
wasn't over two miles behind our
general who had fifteen medals for
bravery.
Y always did declare when I left
home that l would not get shot in
the back and true to my declara-
ton l never, / always went faster
than the bullet.
] remember distinctly how l used
to run up and stick my finger in
the enemies rifles so that the bull
let's wouldn't come out-I'll never
forget the time I stuck my head in
q cannon.
On the front they always put the
bravest in the front. l always did
wonder why they put the general
away back in the rear, so one day
/ went up to him and said, "Mr. /
General"
He turned and said. "Well?"
l answered. why do they put |
you in the rear?"
$50 | can reach Safety first he
said.
Safety was : town IS miles dis
tant.
Shut up he said, -Four days in
the guard house"
Four-days-in-the-guard-ho house. but
he threw in the nights. too. | was
SO ashamed Of myself was agraid
to look . potato in the eye.
Ill never forget how / got dec
GRATED tho. The cook one day
wanted 80 barrels Of spuds peeled
50 he called on me. Knowing my
regular vocation is shoeing horses
he put me to work.
/ peeled and peeled Y then
peeled some more and aft
er that some more and then
some more, etc, etc.
He said. noticing only had one
half barrel done. "Ain't you got
none Of 'em things peeled yit?"
mo. aint-what you got to say
bout IT." answered him. I
He hit me-right In the eye-so
l was decorated.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-07-07
A LITTLE SONG OF LIFE
Glad that ! live, am I.
That the sky is blue;
GlQd for tho n0un r.sr la.,ou

That the sky is blue;
Glad for the country lanes
And the fall of dew.
After the sun the rain;
After the rain the sun:
This Is the way Of life.
Till the work be done.
All that we need to do.
BE we low or high,
Is to see that we grow
Nearer to the sky.
-Lizette Woodwork Reese
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-07-07
Pierre Brossard, 4-Rue BerzeIius, Paris.

Pierre Br0ssard, 4Rue Berzelus, Paris
TINS Just the first picture ever
printed in this paper and know all the and
Deen saving their dimes and ncks
the this little fellow He was the
first child be adopted
lives in Madison and is
has had number of letters
home and
celebrated his fourth birthday y
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-27

opinion in many quarters here today.
That the incident, however. will
not can forth a request for declara-
ton of war, is generally believed. 1t
is pointed out the president wants
only-at this time--money and ex-
plicit power to protect American lives
and property at sea.
Some fatty called it more ruthless
and lawless than the sinking OF the
I,usitania since Germany has since
promised to refrain from sinking un-
warned great passenger liners that
had Americans aboard"
1t was believed that when the de-
tailed horrors that must have accom-
panied the sinking of the great ship
are received and published In this
country, many who were inclined to
pacifism, will feel that the nation 8
patience is exhausted.
Discussing the sinking informally,
some officials pointed to the fact that
included in the dead and among those
whose lives by chance alone. were
saved, are men and women from the
middle west, which heretofore has
voted the majority opinion generally
for every possible effort to keep
peace.
The president and his cabinet will
have all the facts available before
them when they go into session at
80 this afternoon.
OFFICIALS declare. the situation is
now in the hands of congress and
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-27
G|RlS! BEAUT|FY
YOUR HAIR AND
STOP DANDRUFF
HAIR BECOMES CHARMING,
WAVY, LUSTRoUS AND
THICK IN FEW MOMENTS.
EVERY BIT OF DANDRUFF Dis.
APPEARS AND HAIR STOPS
COMING OUT.

For 25 cents you can save your
hair. In less than ten minutes you
can double it's beauty. Your hair be-
comes light, wavy, fluffy, abundant
and appears as soft, lustrous and
charming as young girls after
applying some Danderine. Also try
this-moisten cloth with little
Danderine and carefully draw it
through your hair, taking one small
strand at time. This will cleanse
the hair of dust, dirt or excessive
oil, and in just a few moments you
have doubled the beauty Of your
hair. A delightful surprise awaits
those whose hair has been neglected
or is scraggy, faded, dry. brittle or
thin. Besides identifying the hair.
Danderine dissolves every particle of
dandruff; cleanses, puri6es and invig-
crates the scalp. forever stopping
itching and falling hair, but what will
please you most will be after few
weeks use, when you see new hair
fine and downy at frst-yes.--but
really new hair growing all over the
scalp. If you care for pretty, soft
hair, and lots of it, surely get 25-
cent bottle of Knowlton's Danderine
from any drug store or toilet coun-
ter and Just try it.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-27
CHEERED
ON ARRIVAL
Crowds Gather at Water Front Wher
American Fretghter Orleans
Roaches Dock.

limited Press Leased Wire Service. j
BORDEAUX. Feb. 27.-Thirty thou
sand persons stood on the water front
here today and cheered the American
freight ship Orleans as she docked.
Schools and factories closed and
their workers and students swelled
the welcoming throng.
The crew and officers Of the boat
were taken through the streets in a
parade to the city hall. Later a lunch
was given them.
Captain Tucker. commander of the
American ship. was greeted by the
mayor of Bordeaux and the president
of the chamber OF commerce.
The reception accorded the Or
leans, like its sailing, far over.
Swallowed the arrival here OF the
American tanker Gold Shell OF the
San Francisco Shell line, which ar
rived here before the Orleans. She
sailed from Philadelphia before either
the Orleans or the Rochester depart
ed from New York. but her depar
ture like her arrival here, created
very little stir.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-27
May PRESCRIPTIONS

This Season, for Impure Blood,
weakness, Nervousness, Rrain-Fag.
In order to comprise the best course
OF treatment, and to secure the best
results, should read as follows:
Hoods Sarsaparilla-12 OF.
Peptiron Pills-1S0
Sig; One teaspoonful Hoods Sar-
saparilla before meals
Two Peptiron Pills after
meals.
No better course of medicine can
be recommended by the most skilful,
for Hoods Sarsaparilla is made from
an unsurpassed formula OF blood
purifying and stomach toning rene
dies. including sarsaparilla, man
drake, dandelion, yellow dock. wild
cherry, gentian and other valuable
alternatives and diuretics, while Pep
tiron Pills, named from pepsin and
iron, include also nux and other
blood and stomach tonics which
physicians prescribe.
1t is therefore wise and economical
to get these two medicines from your
druggist today. The two working to-
gether often give four-fold benefit
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-27
u. S. Has Had Six Foreign Wars;
Victorious in All Of Them.

victorious
!
thirteen orig
England The ended
he CORVALLIS OF York Town Il 4
declarations there
with Tripoan pirates
in taking from
merce n he r
British SERVICE
with England OF
and
Mexico in 1SA6 dispute
the United States into
n
coded California and New Mexico to the United
MexfcoTexas
April 81 to
followed occupation Of the Philippines and que
ing 1. i
there the civil from 1881 to
question the plea of states rights The ended
about $3O
United States aboi
ton of slavery
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-27

Most old people must give to the
bowels some regular help. else they
suffer from constipation. The condt-
ton Is perfectly natural. 1t is just
as natural as II is for old people to
walk slowly. For age is never SO
active as youth. The muscles are
less elastic. And the bowels are
muscles.
So all old people need Cascarets
One might as well refuse to aid weak
eyes with glasses as to neglect this
gentle aid to weak bowels. Inc
bowels must be kept active. This is
important at all ages. but never &c
much as at fifty.
Age is not a time for harsh
physics. Youth may occasionally
, whip the bowels into activity. But a
lash can't be used every day. What
the bowels of the old need is gentle
and natural tonic. One that can be
constantly used without harm. The
only such tonic Is .Cascarets, and
they cost only 10 cents per box n
any drug store.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-27
Boys Enptied Out Oil and
Filled Up Lamps With
WaterFI Ones We're
On South Side of TolDn

It's a long step from Keokuk's
beautiful white way, and the present
ideal street lighting system for the
residence districts, back to the days
of Oil lamps. But years ago, and not
so awfully many years back, either.
coal OIL lamps attached to posts light
ed the pedestrian on his way. Gas
street lamps were used where the
gas mains We're available, but where
these had not been extended lamps
were depended on. and each morning
they were turned out and trimmed.
and each evening lighted again. D.
|iH. Annable, deputy county auditor.
who was alderman from the third
ward in 1880, recalls the coal oil
lamp period. He was chairman OF
the gas committee in the council
then and lamps also came under his
supervision.
The first lamps were put up on
the south side OF the city by the Rev.
John Burgess. He told the council
that if they would furnish the oil
and lamps he would take care Of
them. The council agreed, and the
first lamps were established. This
lead others to want lamps and the
council was kept busy putting then,
up all over town. There were some
districts where the lamps were plenti.
full, and then there would be long
stretches of darkness to another
cluster OF lights. The position OF lamp
lighter was created, and was filled by
several people. The lamp lighter had
to go around each morning and put
out the lights He carried his oil
can with him and filled the receipt
acles, trimmed the wicks, and wiped
off the globes. Each evening he
made the same rounds, lighting the
'beacons.
Boys Empty Lamps.
The small boy. full Of mischief and
looking for some prank to play, found
legitimate prey in these flaring
torches. 1t was no uncommon thing
to have the lamps emptied Of their
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-27
! Greater Iowa Association Finds This
the Best Way TO Keep Inhabi-
tants up State From De
sertino the ship.
KEEP PEOPLE AT HOME
Iowa Was Remembered on Occasion
Of Picnios Given by its
Exlies in Many
Chimes.

Inasmuch as George Washington
was not an Iowan, 1t must be true
y that Iowans are in some way related
to the immortal Father of His Coun.
try. During the past two weeks the
general Offices of the Greater Iowa
association have been bombarded
with letters from various Iowa socie-
ties and Hawkeye clubs from all
parts OF the United States, asking
for information that will help former
Iowans in the observance of their
annual meeting on Washington's
birthday.
On this twenty-second day OF Feb.
rlary, 1917. Iowans who have exiled
themselves, held annual banquets in
southern California; at Oakland.
Calf; at Portland. Ore: Tacoma.
Wash; at two or three points in
Florida; at two points in Montana.
and the Hnwkeye Fellowship club Of
Chicago had little celebration of
Its own.
while 1t II all very nice to feel
that Iowa is being remembered by
her sons and daughters who are liy-
Of the world" says the current news
bulletin OF the Greater Iowa associa-
ton, there must come to loyal
lowans that same feeling of regret
shall we say llneliness, that comes
to a father and mother who would
prefer to have their own children
gathered around their own fire side,
rather than to be hearing from them
kom distant places.
There are 100000 former Iowans.
d southern California; $4,000 Of
these gathered at Long Beach Feb
Suary 20 for their annual picnic.
There were 10000 former Iowans at
s the Oakland picnic. And SO 1t goes.
here, there, and everywhere.
while it Is true that Iowa has in
creased her wealth. notwithstanding
the desertionl OF $4,000 farm fani-
lies within the past fifteen years, the
Greater Iowa association believs that
II we who are left in Iowa will make
our state a little more attractive,
and pay a little more attention to the
higher ideals Of citizenship, we can
build up a sentiment in the state
that will permanently put stop to
further migration. a great many OF
IT, exiled IQwans left because they
wera through work and wanted to
plas little. In Iowa we have never
catered to that desire to play.
Others have gone in search of
flowers and sunshine-forgetful that
Iowa has more hours of sunshine in
a year than has that widely adver-
tised land OF sunshine in the west.
II we had planted more flowers in
Iowa, and had realized sooner that
beauty is an asset, we might have
held great many OF these Iowans
who left us.
Others have gone from Iowa be-
cause they found roads som ewhere
else where they could travel 1855
days in the year Perhaps, if we
had started fifteen years ago to solve
this road problem. as we are going
q, it today, we might have held 9,
great many of those Iowans.
we should have a slogan some
thing like this: Iowa has room
enough, work enough and play
enough, for all her children When
We adopt that slogan, and then pro-
coed to live up to It through our
actions and accomplishments, we will
be making the right. sort OF start
toward truly Greater Iowa"
e
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-27
CLOSING SESSION
OF CONGRESS
Continued from page H.

bill giving the president that power.
instead, several committeeman
sought to inject amendments.
The upshot was that the committee
voted to send the amendments to the
president for consideration this after
noon. The committee Is to meet
again at four p. m.
The main fight was against giving
the president power to arm American
ships carrying munitions.
In the meantime, the same objec-
ton was met at the senate foreign re-
lations committee session.
After two hour session behind
closed doors, the senate committee
broke up. No decision had been reach
ed.
Shortly after the meeting broke up.
Chairman Flood made an appointment
with President Wilson to discuss the
amended resolution.
1t is possible the president will In
form Flood Of the new and critical de-
yelopment resulting from the Latonia
sinking and urge reconsideration OF
the resolution to include exactly what
he asks for.
Not all the minority men, however.
joined in the complaint against the
measure. 1t appeared likely that two
republicans would swing in with the
democrats, while possibly one or more
democrats might join the republican
opposition.
Members who came from the ses.
sion about noon said the democrats
probably could and would swing
things their way. but that vote did
not then seem near.
Representative Porter, Pennsyl-
vania. republican, sought to keep ami
ament OF muniuon carrying vessels.
while Representative Miller, Mime
sofa, republican, offered an amend
ment to strip Wilson OF "other instru.
lnentalities" than guns, gunners and
money.
Senate committeeman, whilo falling
to act, said. however, that the measure
would be reported out "in modified
form"
Representative Augustus p. Gardner
Massachusetts, republican, announced
he will Immediately recommend that
directed" be substituted for author
lied" in the Flood resolution giving
the president power to arm merchant
ships.
He would make 1t mandatory that
me president arm vessels.
Committee Balks.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 27.-Minority
members of the house foreign affairs
committee baked today at two
points, granting President Wilson
authority he wants coping with the
German situation. They were:
On the matter of arming munition
ships, and on authorizing him to use
other instrum entalities" than guns,
gunners and money.
Some of the committee put strong
fight against reporting out the bill
with authority to the president to
arm ships IL they carried munitions.
Food ships. they said, could be
armed.
Some members objected that the
American stand against submarines
IL bound to react in the future-is
destined to render useless vaiu-
able weapon for us some time.
AS for the "other instrumental
ties" than those Wilson yesterday
specifically requested, the minority
members said that was unthinkable
1T merely delegates to him vir-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-27
DENNIS KEARNEY.
Not smothered-Just Delayed.


Mr.. Annable admits that the petit
ton was only delayed. not smothered,
because in those days Ninth ana
Franklin streets was considered far
out, and he thought that perhaps
some others would petition for
lamps, and then the caretaker for
the lights would have several to at.
tend to in the neighborhood, rather
than just the one. The lamp was In
stalled in short time however, and
the threat was never carried out.
The oil lamps were replaced with
gas, as fast as gas mains were ex-
tended, and a few years later the
city was wired for electricity and
electric street lamps were installed
by the Badger Electric company.
From these humble beginnings. In the
last thirty years. has grown the pres
ent street lighting system, which has
given Keokuk the reputation OF hav-
ing one of the best lighted streets In
the country.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-27
fer with the president.

fer with the president. .-
1t was presumed he took with him
copies of the official dispatches re-
garding the Laconia sinking and that
lie desired to discuss with the praSi-
dent events that have transptred
since he left for three days v,ca-
ton Saturday.