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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-22
The Sandman
Story II

Once there was a little cloud
floating about just at the time when
the Sun was bidding good night to
one side of the Earth.
The Sun was throwing out its
wonderful rays Of color over the
land, and all who beheld it were
filled with admiration and thanking
God for all the beauty and glory of
the World. s...
But the little cloud began to think
unkindly of the Sun. "Why do they
not see me, | wonder?" 1t said. II
do not think the Sun should get all
the admiration | am beautiful, |
am sure"
The little cloud was soft and
fleecy before it began to complain
and envy the Sun, but 1t began to
grow dark and before long it was
black with bad thoughts
"I'll get all the clouds can find
floating about and make myself as
big as | can. Then l will be so
large everyone will have to notice
me-" said the little cloud. 81 will
show the Earth that / am as real
as the Sun, and | will hide him from
sight"
SO the little cloud scurried about
to all the little clouds floating about
and said: Come, join me. and we
will cover the big. shining Sun until
we are the only thing that can be
seen and we will make the earth
know that we are as real as the Sun
is." .. .....
The cloud gathered one after
another of the other little clouds
but some of them would not listen.
but kept floating closer to the rays
of the setting Sun, well knowing
that they would get in the direct
ray of his glory If they were patient
and waited until their time would
come,
BY and by the little cloud had be-
come a big cloud and very black, so
filled was it with envy and hatred
of the glory of the Sun.
"Now will show the Earth which
is the most powerful, and that am
more real than the Sun because |
canh ide him." said the Black Cloud,
as 1t hurried toward the beautiful
setting Sun.
Right in front of the Sun 1t float
ed, and it was so thick and heavy
that the Sun was hidden from the
Earth.
"There, told you l was power
full and real" said the Black Cloud,
"now you shall behold me and know
that l am more powerful than all
else for can blow out even the
Sun"
But hardly had the little Black
Cloud said this when 1t felt itself
slowly being penetrated by the
beautiful rays of the setting Sun,
ana, though it tried as hard as it
could to hold itself together and
grow blacker and heavier, it could
not withstand the powerful rays OF
the Sun.
Slowly but surely the light pene-
trated the Black Cloud that had
been so sure it was real and power
full and the light bursting through
showed to the Earth that the Little
Black Cloud was not real at all, and
that the true light was the reality.
In few minutes the Sun was
shining full upon the Earth again,
and the little cloud that a minute
before had seemed so strong and |
real was nowhere to be seen.
This is the way with Error which
is only cloud and not real at all.
1t seeks to obscure and blot out
Good, the reality, but II we look
Alright Good always overcomes and
obliterates that which opposes it.
Next weeks story-"Toby Dog
and Pussy Cat" /
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-22
Cyclone--Barn Gone.

Podunks-Martha Huskins called
up Constable Plum the other day
and heard there was cyclone over
his way, and asked If 1t damaged
his barn. Constable Plum said he
didn't know yet as they hadn't
found it.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-22
The Past Brought Up.

LUCAS GAP-They say that
when a man Is drowning that his
whole past life is brought up before
him. Uncle Zeb Zarrow says,
THAT same thing happens when a
man doesn't agree with his wife's
arguments. He's married.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-22
Three Little Spasms.

The lightning bugs are scarcer,
Bill,--the snakes are growing
drowsy; the hoboes on the passing
freights are looking wan and frow-
sy.
The garden toads are fatter, Bill
the roasting ears are tougher;
the thought Of coming furnace bills
is making father gruffer.
60
The melancholy daylets, Bill will
soon be down upon us; but let's be
happy while we can-we should not
fret-doggone us! ...
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-22
Knockers, Stay Out.

St. Peter was arounsed from his
peaceful slumber by loud, re-
sounding knocking at the pearly
gates.
49," he exclaimed as he looked
through the peep-hole. you are
from Bean Ridge, are your
"Yes," answered the applicant
for a harp and crown. but how
did you guess it,"
ooh, that's easy" replied the
keeper of the keys. Nearly all
the knockers come from that vii
lage."
Can I come in?" asked the
knocker.
I'm sorry" was the reply. sbut
you'll have to go down stairs: they
need you in the anvil chorus
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-22
Who's In the Ocean.

'Lucille!' said a naughty lady.
Eyes. madam" the maid answered.
Look out the window and see IL
any person is using the ocean, II
not, | may battle"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-22
The Breeze Has a New
Reporter at Goatviile

GOATVILLE-Samuel Kolp is
the new reporter at Goatville, and
he says: There are no squirrels
there. The town pump is not in
use.-(P. 8. We have a BARI !.
Old Bugs cow is still giving
milk. Goatville Noises-"Get
up John, it's time for school. i.
Goodnight.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-22

perhaps we may give the scrubs a
little more practice sometime soon.
And IL we do Ill be sure to let you
know about it.-Chester Atkinson.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-22
BREEZE
HuckELBERRY FINN, EDITOR

Published every now and then to
let the people of the community
know almost the truth" and lives
up to it's reputation.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-22
Sarcastic!

Goodbye, little Ethel! You
may be a grown young lady before
you see me again." said the de-
parting visitor. Yes, ma'am. I
hope So" said smart little Ethel
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-22
ACCIDENTS WILL HAPPEI

Gee! Where'd you get the two
black eyes?",
Accident"
'Accident?"
Eyes, accident. The room was
dark and l mistook the maid for
my wife," 49,.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-22

Ez Pashey was injured "some-
where in America" last week when
he fell off his girls lap.
Hi Toby had two Of his fingers
mashed last Tuesday. He attempt.
ed to pick a cigar when someone
stepped on them.
Ebenezer Boggs nearly got killed
last week when his wife lost her
temper. She threw a flat iron at
him, but his life was spared as she
missed him.
Tim Zarrow is taking his meals
up town now at the old restaurant
"till further notice" His wife
doesn't speak to him, nor neither
can he enter the place she dWells.
PUMPkINvILLE REPORTS
MUCH USELESS NEWS
Luke Richwater's oldest son had
his back terribly sun burned. He
had been swimming.
Coda Stubbens who has been
away on her annual vacation, has
came back.
Squire Higgans had two teeth
pulled last week while over to
Valley Ridge. This leaves Squire
with only his two in front now.
The mud has been so bad since
the rains that Muggins Corner is
pretty we'll deserted.
Tilford Meter beat Zeb Zarrow
in game of checkers down at
Squires Corner. Zeb says, THAT
is the first time that he has been
'skunked' for ten years.
The most popular song in Hicks.
lie is Down BY the Old Mill
Stream" Miss Armilda Wilkes was
the first to execute it, Constable
Plume said, "he was not up very
much on music, but he thought
she ought to go and jump in the
stream. and in where it was the
deepest!
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-22

The first steam engine used In
America was brought from England
in 1853
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-22

The first printing press In the
United States was set up in 1929
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-22

If you don't want to read the truth
the Breeze is the "Official
Wind-Jammer of the Communi-
ty.'
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-22
Something Like Poe-onIy Worse

Kisses and jeers
For the mortal who fears,
And falters, and turns back back,
and signs:
But cheers and huzzas.
And REPEATED applause
For the fellow who jumps and
tries.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-22

The first copper cent was coined
In New Haven in 1857.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-22
Use Slang If You Like.

people who would scrap slang
are evidently unaware that "our
best" writer's have always used it,
Nothing doing. Addison.
make good. deuteronomy.
Its sure thing Goldsmith In
"She Stops to Conquer"
Forget it.'--Hawthorne in Mar
BILE Faun."
Gave Hector a-lemon."-Shake-
speare in Loves Labor Lost"
"Gone to the wall. "-Bunyan in
Pilgrims Progress"
Twenty three" Dickens in
tale Of Two Cities"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-22
Advertisement

Wanted--Man to work on farm
must be able to cook meals for him
self.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-22
CHEER UP!

Christmas will come on Deem
Der 25th. this year, as usual.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-22
IT'S A GREAT LIFE
IF YOU DON'T WEAKEN

Ez Pashey was injured "some-
where in America last week when
he fell off his girls lap.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-22

Hi Toby had two Of his fingers
mashed last Tuesday He attempt
ed to pick a cigar when someone
stepped on them.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-22

Ebenezer Boggs nearly got killed
last week when his wife lost her
temper. She threw a flat iron at
him, but his life was spared as she
missed him
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-22

Tim Zarrow is taking his meals
up town now at the old restaurant
"till further notice" His wife
doesn't speak to him, nor neither
can he enter the place she dwells.
Gilpin observer., 1917-05-10
New Mexico

The Santa Fe Gold and Copper com.
pany now has $50 men employed at
its mines and smelter at San Pedro,
southern Santa Fe county.
The mining men of the Southwest
now have an outlet for gold, silver
and lead ores, the Deming Smelter
having reopened after lying idle seven
or eight years.
The Tyrone-El Paso Copper com.
pany has been Incorporated for 81
100000. The capital stock paid in
amounts to $4,000 and the headquar-
ters of the new company is at Tyrone.
The Grant County Mining district
is assured another producer by the in
corporation Of the Tyrone-El Paso Cop
per company. The company's hold
ings number twenty-three claims. en-
bracing 400 acres Of mineralized land.
Immediately adjoining the properties
Of the Phelps-Dodge corporation due
west Of Oak Grove in the Burro noun
tains. The company plans the imms-
diate sinking of shaft and drills wiil
be put to work to determine the az
tent Of the mineral reserves. Some
ore already has been mined and
shipped to the smelter.
Gilpin observer., 1917-05-10
STATECAPITOL
NEWS
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
MOBILIZE CIVIL ARMY
Call for War Service Sent to Boys
And Girls BY Governor Gunter,

Call for War Service Sent to Boys
And Girls by Governor Gunter.
Denver-Colorado swept into active
preparation to take its place in the
front rank of the states getting ready
made his first move to mobilize the
forces and resources Of the common
wealth outside the military arm.
In the first call he issued proc
lamation directing that all the boys
and girls in the schools of the state
over the age of IA years be allowed
to leave their studies to assist in the
fields on the farms, in city gardens
and other work to be done and the
girls to help their mothers in the
kitchens, in the farm yards, in order
that the most may be made of the
foods that are available.
In second call he asked the State
Editorial Association to convene in
special session that he might tell them
the plans for the conservation of the
states great resources, how news of
war and peace should be distributed,
how tho work Of bigger crops should
be aided, and to ask that the editors
of all the newspapers stimulate ev-
cry activity to a point where Colorado
will be prepared against the foes of
the nation and be ready to provide
for those who are at home.
The State Editorial Association act
ed promptly. The letter was addressed
to President David Elliot of Colorado
Springs and Alva A. Swain, Secretary,
at Denver, who called meeting Of
the editors in Denver, May 14th, to
hear the governors plans.
Gilpin observer., 1917-05-10
Vessel, Disabled, Captures Nine
Laying TraWler and
Sets a Trap.
SINKS 6 enemy DESTRoYERS
Strews Sea With Score Of Mines Then
Calls Prussian Vessels In Ger
man Code and They Rush to
Their Destruction.

New York.-How British subma-
rine, disabled and forced to come to
the surface in Prussian waters in the
North Sea, captured an enemy mine
layer and sank six Prussian destroyers
ficer of a British vessel that arrived
at an American port. According to the
narrative the officer commanding the
submarine forced the mine-layer to
tow him out to sea and then, repairs
being completed, sowed the sea with
mines and in German code sent out n
call by wireless that brought six Prus-
sian destroyers down on them. Four
of the destroyers struck mines and the
remaining two were sunk by the SUBJ
marine, which then made her way
home in safety.
"We were cruising off the mouth of
the Weser at night" the officer told u
New York Herald reporter, ''when
something went wrong with our ma
chinery and we came to a stop.
Setting the Trap.
1--WE had passed close by to several
Prussian vessels earlier in the eve
ming, but had not touched them, for
ours was a mission of observation. So
we considered that we would fall in
with one very soon. Sure enough, in
an hours time we caught sight of a
dark shape coming down and which
would apparently run afoul of us If we
kept on. Through the night glasses
our lieutenant made her out to be a
trawler. At once he decided on des-
perate expedient. He sent off the
bo'sun and six men, all the available
men we had, in our collapsible boat,
md as the trawler bore down on us he
hailed her in German and reported
himself as U-29, with machinery dis
abled.
1T wasn't till she was right on top
of us that they smelled rat. Some
one shouted out an alarm as her over
hang graZed us. And as the cry went
up our collapsible, which had pulled
around, boarded her from the other
side. The lieutenant and went over
the trawlers side and shot two Of
them before they rushed us, for our
boats crew had kept the remainder Of
the watch on deck busy.
"Once in possession of the deck 1t
was easy to do for the engine-room
force of three and the boat was ours.
We made sure that there was no COM
munication from the fO'c'sle except by
the locked hatch. Then the lieutenant
passed line to our own submarine
and with her engine-roOm crew work.
Ing like mad the rest of us on the
trawler got under way. 1t was almost
dawn before the engineer on the SUBJ
marine hailed us and announced that
Gilpin observer., 1917-05-10
BRITISH U-B0AT IN A Clever RUSE

he had cleared away the broken stuff
and replaced the rods.
"The lieutenant then cast loose from
our submarine and the trawler made a
wide semicircle. dropping oversize all
the surface mines she had on board
70 of them. Then we sent a radio in
German-the lieutenant had found the
Huns secret code book in the wheel
house-calling for help and announcing
that the trawler had fallen in with n
fotilla Of fast British cruisers, evil
IDENTIFY bent on raiding expedition.
With that we wrecked the wireless,
abandoned the trawler with her crew
still locked on the fo'c'sle and SUBJ
merged behind our barrier of mines.
Destroying the Destroyers.
1--WE didn't have long to wait. The
dawn was just breaking when up from
the east came four destroyers in COL
umn. We had hardly sighted them
when they saw the trawler and spread
out fanwise. AS they shot into the
mine field the leading destroyer went
leaping out of the water with her bow
torn off. The others sheered and the
second and third, thus running up the
mine trail, both struck, each one being
Gilpin observer., 1917-05-10

fairly torn to pieces. The fourth de-
stroyer, her engines reversing at top
speed and hauling her back on her
launches, took pot shot at the traw-
Ter for luck. realizing that they had
run into trap. AS she was firing we
crept slowly up and let her have a tor
pedo amidships.
1.-THE roar of the explosion had hard
ly died away when another detonation
shook us and we found that two more
destroyers had come up from the
southwark and had fallen afoul Of the
mines. The leading one was untouched.
but the second had struck another
mine. AS the one remaining destroyer
turned to run we made for her at an
angle and got her. She went up with
an appalling roar.
"We had no chance to breathe, how
ever for something dropped into the
sea close by and exploded. Swinging
our periscope upward we found three
Taubes circling above us. We turned
and cut for home, with the trio hang
ing over us for more than half an
hour, dropping bombs all around us.
and after running with the fear of
death in our hearts for more than an
hour we got within our cruising area
and the Taubes were driven away by a
couple of our own seaplanes.
1.-The lieutenant got the Victoria
cross for his work and we all got the
Military cross"
Gilpin observer., 1917-05-10
instructions on conscrIptIon.

Details of the plans for registering
the male citizens of Colorado subject
to military duty under the army Sc
iective draft system were received by
Governor Gunter In a telegram from
Secretary of War Baker at Washing
ton. The plans contemplate the ap
pointment Of board in each county
which shall have charge Of the regis
tration, the board to be nance by the
governor and the registration of men
Of military age at the regular vot-
ing place.
Gilpin observer., 1917-05-10
Arizona

Arizona produced about 100000
pounds of copper in April
Oil has been found in the Chino VAL
ley company's well in the Jerome dis
trict.
A big strike of ore is reported in
the Diamond Joe mine in the Cedar
district.
The Abe Lincoln mine, in the Has
sayampa district, Is shipping copper
ore regularly.
Patagonia IL considerably excited
over big strike in the Pinal mine,
formerly known as the Hosea.
The White Tail Deer of the Copper
Queen has developed into a good mine,
ore shipments now exceeding fifty
tons per day.
Sinking and prosecuting are going
forward at the Cobrita mine in the
Mineral Valley district and both shaft
and crosscut are in hign-grade sui
phide ore with the best gold values
that have yet been found.
The latest reports from the Glory
Hole at Salome state that the new
drift is still in ore of good milling
grade and indicate that the vein is of
greoter extent than was suspected
when 1t was first opened up.
Gilpin observer., 1917-05-10
Colorado

All the properties now being worked
at Silver Plume are doing well.
In the Georgetown district, Clear
Creek county. the Central Colorado
mine will be in the shipping class
soon.
In Boulder county, the Little May
mine, adjacent to the Yellow Pine, is
showing some fine silver ore in re-
cent developments.
The Boulder Tungsten Production
company is making rapid progress in
the erection of buildings for refining
plant for tungsten ores at West Boul-
der
The April output of the mines of
the Cripple Creek district totaled
64,59S tons, with an average value Of
$14.55 a ton and gross bullion value
of $940,59S.
United Gold Mines company, during
the month of March, made production
of sixty-nine cars of ore, or slightly in
excess of 1000 tons.
Silver Plume, Clear Creek county,
reports that the Wasatch Mining com.
pany. which is operating the old Men,
dota property and the Scioto mill, has
over 100 mon on the payroll, and in
couple of months expect to have at
least $50 men working.
In the Cripple Creek district, where
development is active, Isabella Mines
company lessees, during the month OF
March. produced and shipped 1922
tons of ore, with an average value
close to $15.S5 a ton and a bullion
value of $2o,139, dump shipments in
cluded.
The Pixies Peak Platinum Mining
and Milling company holdings in the
Woodland Park district above Mani
tou are very promising and adjoin the
Rare Metals company, that has assays
OF lis ounces of platinum to the ton,
29.S of iridium and Z of gold. The
platinum is five times as valuable as
gold.
Gilpin observer., 1917-05-10
Former Premier of Greece Says
Democratic Nations Will At
tain Peace Ideals.
CHANGE IN RUSSIA PlEASES
Attempt to Establish "Divine Right"
In Greece "Doomed to Failure"
Says Famous Statesman
Sympathies With Entente.
BY ELEuTHERIos vENizELos.


president of the Greek Provisional Gov
ernment)
Salonica.-The change that has
ment has been hailed by the new
Greece with sincere joy, because the
abolition of dcspotism and the triumph
of democratic principles in Russia
proves in the most conclusive manner
that the struggle now going on in the
world Is essentially contest between
democracy and autocracy.
The entrance into the war of the
great American republic is the most
emphatic confirmation possible of the
nature of the world conflict. The
struggle of the Greek liberal forces
against King Constantine's clique has
never been fight between people fa-
voring war and those who favor peace,
but it is a struggle of democracy
against autrocracy. No party wished
for prolonged period of peace more
than the Liberals, especially after the
exhaustion resulting from the two re-
cent Balkan wars.
sympathies With the Entente.
Because of the democratic senti-
ments Of the country, however, as well
as on account of the bonds of graft
tude and common interest existing
between the powers that guaranteed
Greek safety and constitution in the
eastern Mediterranean, and also be-
cause of our alliance with Serbia, all
our sympathies were from the begin
ming of the war with the entente pow
ers. Moreover, we were firmly con-
vinced that the developments Of the
great struggle would, sooner or later,
make our Intervention inevitable on
account of our treaty with Serbia.
In this conviction we were strength
ened after Turkey, which never recog-
nized our sovereignty over the isles Of
the archipelago and which never
ceased to proclaim plainly that she
would go as fur as war declaration
in order to take possession of them,
had entered into the war on the side
of the central powers.
There never was any doubt in our
minds that the world war was our
own war and that It was incumbent
upon us to enter into 1t ut the first
opportunity.
Opposed to this policy was that Of
the king. who claimtd that we should
Gilpin observer., 1917-05-10

Norman McClintock of Pittsburgh,
well-known naturalist and ornitholo-
gist, is shown here with his movie cam
era all set to photograph birds ut close
range. He pitches his tent near the
nest and stays there sor hours inside
1t in all sorts Of weather. To keep the
click of the camera shutter from scar
ing his subjects, he installs q tick
tocking metronome in the tent. The
metronome, used wherever young hope
fuls bang the piano, ticks SO constantly
that the birds soon pay no attention to
1t, and its noise drtwns the click Of
the camera.