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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-08
ARLINGTON
10y Northrop EImer)
Synopsis

Eric Benson and Harry Nose are
motoring to the Adirondacks for
their health. They have had strange
experiences. Their car has fallen
into the river and their father has
sent them another car. The cause
of this is the screeching of an
American Eagle. The Eagle has
brought the not which tells them
to follow the Eagle. Ask the leader.
They have folloged the Eagle and
are ready to ask the leader, when
on lifting stone in mid-country
they find a cave. Out of it crawls
an old hunch-backed man
CHAPTER Y.
Part 1.
The bunch backed man had a fun
ny voice. but at length he said in
loud voice: Are you ready to ask
me? | am the leader"
And Eric answered in his low
voice, Sir. the only think can ask
you is, why do you want us here?"
Then the old man (his name was
Sniper) said. "Well, the reason
sent for you is this: | want to sell
you something that will be price
less to you all your life. Step this
way and l will show it to you"
They both went down into the
cave. They saw the old man tugg-
ing at another monstrous rock. At
length he got it opened. They saw
before them another dark thing. It
was a black chamber. Then they
looked at the old man as if waiting
for information. He put his finger
to his mouth as a motion to keep
still, Then they heard faint sound
and out of the dark chamber walk
ed Eric's long lost Arlington. Eric
tainted.
Eric who was the richest boy in
the United States could not resist
taking a five thousand dollar bill
out of his pocket and giving it to
the old man.
Part 2.
He did so expecting the old man
to be delighted but he only wore a
fierce frown on his face. He said,
Il must have twenty" So Eric
promptly handed it over. And now
the wan was fairly delighted.
The Leopard was so glad that he
had seen him again that he began
to roar
They then came up out of the
cave, bade the old man goodbye,
and drove away toward the setting
sun
(The End
Starr School.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-08
PRINCESS ROSE

Once upon a time there was a
princess. She was as beautiful as
a flower. The fairies had gifted
her with gracefulness. singing and
dancing. The king had given Or
ders for her to be married to the
bravest knight in the world. One
morning she arose and looked out
of the window. Everything was so
beautiful that she said she must
go out before breakfast. She went
into the garden and picked pink
rose to match her dress. She
played and played until shes saw
a butterfly. She chased it until she
was far away from the castle. FL
nally she heard hte stamping of
horses hoofs. When the first one
saw her. he laughed and passed on.
The second one said he would help
her but he was in a hurry. The
third came along, looked at her,
jumped off his horse and helped
her He took her to the king and
as the princess thought him the
bravest knight In the world, they
were soon married.
Chrystal Graves, Warner School.
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"WHAT WE CAN DO"

Many people think that because
they are not On the firing line we
have nothing to do, but we have
plenty to do. The women can save
in the kitchen and if able can be
nurses. The men who cannot be
soldiers can work in the gardens or
knit. The girls and boys knit and
gather tinfoil for the Red Cross.
So you see every body has plenty
to do.
We ought to be thankful we have
a good home and can work in the
gardens. Do not grumble when
father says, do your work now"
think of those poor people in Bel
GUM and other places where they
are starving.
We are doing this so that the
people can rule peacefully forever
with Liberty and Justice for ALL
Georgia Healy, 7B, l English.
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Letter FOR BAXTER
SCHOOL FROM FRANCE

The following letter was receiv-
ed by Mr.. Steele, of Baxter School
from the French War Orphan they
have adopted.
Remolins the q July, 1917.
My Dear Sir:
| have received the forty-five
francs which you have sent me.
thank you for it with all my heart.
1t has given great pleasure to us,
especially to mother who is oblig.
ed to work very much to educate
us.
T have been obliged to stop
school to go to work in the fields
to help mama little, for am the
eldest Of four children and l am
not yet thirteen years old. | have
a sister Yvonne who is nine years
old. brother Fernand five years
old and my little brother Jean,
three years old.
My father was joiner, carpen-
ter. He left us the second of the
mobilization. UnhappiIy we have
never seen him since.
He was wounded in the head the
26th of March by grenade, in
placing some barbed wire He died
three days afterwards, March 20 at
element in the Argonne.
In thanking you exceedingly,
even as all my family, we send you
all our friendly wishes.
Receive our respectful saluta-
tions.
Leon Milletto,
at RemOlins, Gard.
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The Fairies Gift.

Once upon time there was a
little boy and girl. They were
very poor. 1t was near Christmas
and they were so very poor that
they could not afford a nice din
ner. They wanted turkey very
much. Christmas Eve, they cried
very hard for a turkey, then went
to sleep.
The next morning they were as
tonished to find some very nice
clothes on chair. They went
donw stairs and found a large tur-
key, a basket of fruit, and some po-
tatoes. AS they sat down to eat
a fry appeared and said: "You
have been very good. so l am go
ing to give you one hundred wish
eS."
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Ranching.

RANGING is done in the west
ern part of Texas. The grass there
furnishes excellent feed for the
horses. cattle and sheep. They are
not fenced in. They are left to
run about the country for several
miles. Each ranchman has his
brand or all Of his cattle. and in
this way they are told from an
other mans. They print the mark
On by taking a red hot iron and
burning it on the back of the ami
NAL. Great numbers of cattle are
sent eastward by rail from Fort
Worth, to be used as food. -Mable
Bortner, Baxter school
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HiLOA AND THE ELF

Hilda was a little girl six years
old. She was soon to be sent to
school. 1t was the last day of No
vember. While Hilda was thinking
about her schooling she heard a
sound. It sounded like some one
kissing. The grass was high where
Hilda was sitting. She looked all
around; at last she saw a black
spider. Hilda hated spiders. She
ran over to where the spider was
and again she heard the sound.
Hilda turned around and saw q
rock. She lifted the rock and out
from under 1t came q little Elf.
The Elf said. "Since you have saw
ed my life. I shall grant you Eve
wishes at your worse need.
Irene Sauer. Warner school.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-08
CHRISTMAS

Last Christmas | was up to my
mothers. 1t was early In the morn.
ing when l got up and started to
pick out my presents. When
mother started to laugh. l looked
up and asked what was the matter.
And she said, Look and see for
yourself" l looked up and didn't
see it at first. Then I followed
mothers eyes and then I saw the
dandiest wheel I ever saw in my
life. l was so surprised myself, l
didn't know what to say. Then
said, whose wheel is that?" And
mama said, TITS yours" Then
grabbed it right away, climbed on
the seat, put my feet on the peddles,
took hold of the handle bars, and
acted like l was riding it.-Reid
Ray Myrick.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-08
SPORT

When / lived in Peru I had dog
named Sport. When any of us
would go down to the river he
would come running after us. We
could hardly keep him back We
would sling sticks in for him to
get And when we would sling
rocks in and he could not get them
he would duck his head under and
try to get them. One day the river
was up little and was swift. We
threw some sticks in to see If he
could get them. They went a lit.
tie fast so he had to swim down
stream and when it came to swim
ming up stream it was more than
he could do, but he swan as far
as he could and then came to shore.
When we moved here he got
lost. The train was there SO we
had to let him go. When we
reached Richmond | missed him
more and more.
Here last week stray dog came
to our house SO we fed him and
while | was at school he ran away.
Everett Hosea, 5B grade, Sevas-
topol School.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-08
A HOLIDAY DREAM

! had the incest dream last night,
About good things to eat,
The kind we have Thanksgiving
Or for special treat.
The pies and cookies, doughnuts
too,
Dill pickles, jam and cakes, -
Went dancing around my bed like
elves,
And begged my choice I'd take.
They all cried, Eat me, eat me,
please"
In voices small but clear,
And On, the looked so tempting,
l couldn't help but hear.
And so I ate them every one,
Down to the crumbs of cake,
But best of all l didn't dream
I had the stomach ache.
Gertrude Sample, Starr School.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-08
G. A. r. FLAG.

We still have the flag that the
G. A. r. Society gave us. We have
still kept our promise and we are
going to keep it. We have patriot.
ic day every week 1T is every
Wednesday. On this day we have
patriotic exercises.
The flag is still as pretty and
clean as it was when it was given
to us. We want to keep it pretty.
too
GLADYS Mervin, Warner School.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-08
OUR SCHOOL YARD

We have new school banks at
our school. The janitor and anoth-
er man fixed the banks. They cut
down some trees, and took all Of
our sand to make cement to fix up
an new railing around the play
ground. They Rxed up new slides.
The principal said for US to pick
up all the paper and cans that we
see and throw them in the waste
basket.
Beverley Holiday, age 7,
"A grade, Baxter school
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EDITORIAL
Dear Junior Folks:

There isn't one of you who isn't
patriotic, is there? And there isn't
one who doesn't hate 4 coward, is
there? Every single one of you
boys want to be worthy of claiming
George Washington as the father of
your country, don't you? And
every girl would give almost any
thing to be one of our noble Red
Cross nurses who go from cot to
cot, caring for our wounded sldiers
and easing their pains, wouldn't
you?
And yet, Junior Folks, do you
know that there are some boys and
girls right here in our city who are
such towards, or so unpatriOtic,
or SO plainly ignorant. that they
haven't been vaccinated.
Don't you know, Junior Folks,
that every Red Cross nurse and
ever soldier from Pershing down to
the lowest private has been vac
cinated? And if George Washing
ton were here in Richmond today
he would be the very first one to
go to the doctor and have it done.
Why being vaccinated isn't any
thing at ALL know. because I've
been vaccinated twice-and if any.
one tells you any horrible tales
about it, don't pay any attention.
One wild report that has been
floating around is that If you are
vaccinated you may have to have
your whole arm cut off. Did you
ever hear anything more absurd?
Do you think they would vaccinate
every soldier if there was any
chance of that? What could we do
with an army OF one armed SOL
diers?
OF course If you don't take care
of your arm it will be sore after.
wards. If you fall down and skin
your knee and then don't take care
! of it. you might get it infected and
finally get blood poison so that
your leg would have to be cut off:
but every recess someone at almost
every school skins their knees, and
yet, who is afraid?
Junior Folks, just be sensible.
The school board and the health
authorities wouldn't think of doing
anything to hurt you; in fact they
are trying to do everything to keep
you from being swept by a terrible
plague Of small pox, and if any one
of you has been such an ignorant
Stacker as not to be vaccinated,
you ough to be so ashamed that
you'd hide il a dark closet until
night and then sneak into the first
doctors office you see, before you
could bear to show your face in
broad daylight again.
Now, you will be vaccinated,
won't you?
AJINT MOLLY
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-08
A PREMATURE QUESTION

Tommy had been playing truant
from school. and had spent a long.
beautiful day fishing. On his way
back he met one of his young GRO
MES. who accosted him with the
usual question, Catch anything?"
At this Tommy, in all the con-
seriousness of guilt. quickly re-
spond: "Ain't been home yet"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-08
A Lite Too Great.

Landlord-Yes, sir. We've a CEN
tenarian in this village. AS mat
ter of fact, this is his grandson-or
are you his greatgrandson, Joe?
MISUNDERSTANDING great
-gr-"
Visitor-Oh. come, come! That's
hardly possible.
Landlord (conlidently)-He isn't
telling lies. He's only stuttering.i
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-08
The Difference.

Hodge, went to a fair yester-
day and paid S. for a kiss from a
pretty girl.
Podge-That's cheap! went to
court yesterday and paid $4,000 for
the same thing.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-08
THE JUNIOR PALLADIUM

The Junior Palladium Is the chidrens Richmond
Paadum rounded May 1916
AL boys ana girls are invited to be reporters end contributors News
original poems acceptable and
De wrtsn plainly and side of
and signed Molly always
sonaly they bring their articles
eers addresseo the junior Editor This little
and we hope each and girl will use thoroughly
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-08
Cheap garments supplied to French poor:

peasant made for the people of the de
vastated districts
styles Of clothing They being supplied by
French wounded collected
the former models
tricts American
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Reverse Case.

Boob-Most things that are
bought go to the buyer.
Simp-Yeah. all except coal, and
that goes to the cellar.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-08

FOUND-A boys white handker-
chief. Owner will recover lost
property by calling at the Junior
office.
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LOST-A grey kitten spotted with
yellow. Finder please return to
1923 North 7th street. 1t was taken
last Saturday.
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WANTED-An empty shed or part
of barn to keep our treek cart
Boy Scouts, Troop 2.
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LOST-Pair gloves. Please return
to Richard Crawford, 20 N. 10th.
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FOR SALE-Pair rubber hip boots.
size 8. for $3.50. Cost $500. Phone
1449.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-12-15
CAN COMPEL THE RAILWAY TO
CHANGE IT'S GRADE.
City Attorney Says City Need Not
Pay $4,000 to Abolish Magnolia
Grade Crossing

City Attorney Pollard reported yes.
terday to the Administrative Board
that the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail.
way Company could be force to aban
don the crossing at Magnolia street
known as Laundry Crossing. He
further stated that the company could
be forced to bear all tho expenses for
tho construction of an underground
crossing.
Previous to this the board has pass
ed resolution calling upon the City
Attorney for his opinion and appro.
pirating $4,000 for the city's share
On the construction Of this cross
ing or as much Of this fund as was
necessary.
The Administrative Board then re
quested that the City Attorney draw
up proper resolution to be present
ed to the Council compelling the rail
way company to take immediate steps
III complying with their request.
Crimes Dispatch, Dec z, 1917
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-12-15
FOREIGN LANGUAGES IN THE
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS

Only 10 cities out Of 1853 Of $4,000
population or over reporting to the
Bureau of Education teach foreign
| languages below the seventh grade Of
the elementary school, according TO
statement just made public. In IL
OF these cities German is the foreign
| language taught; in three cities Ger
man, French and Spanish are all
! taught i'll the elementary grades; in
! one city German, Italian and Polish
whlle in the three remaining cities
the languages taught to elementary
, school children are French and Span
ish, alone or in combination. In O few
cities the foreign language Is taught
III all grades, from tho first to tho
eighth; III others the instruction does
not begin until the fifth or sixth
! grade. The number Of elementary
school children taking German rang
. es from 40 IN one city to $4,000 in
another.
Few Of the superintendent who
replied to the Bureaus inquiry favor
the teaching OF German or any other
foreign language in the lower element
airy school, though many of them be-
lieve thoroughly in foreign language
study for students in higher schools
A California superintendent says: II
was in doubt before the war. ! am
becoming convinced now that our pub
lie schools should teach one nation,
one language, one flag The teaching
OF a foreign language below the sew
enth grade Is q sentimental hold Of
the old country on Americans Of the
second generation" An Illinois su-
perintendent says: "The public
schools should not assist in perpetual
ing foreign language in the home
and foreign view points in the COM
munity." An Iowa superintendent is
! careful to explain that German is
taught in the elementary grades in
his schools because ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
can grandparents and many parents
demand it."
A typical condition is that in Ralti
more, Maryland, where the introduc.
ton OF German as subject of instruc
tion IN elementary schools IN 1874
was partly due to the fact that there
were large number of German pri-
vate schools In which the atmosphere
was entirely German. BY the introduc
ton of German into the schools the
private schools were eliminated and
the children gradually came under the
Influence of American ideas. In this
city the superintendent reports that
Tho number OF pupils taking German
has been reduced so that now Ger. Is
taught only in a few instances in The
sevnth and eighth grades" In st.
Louis instruction in German I'm the
elementary schools was discontinued
in the SOS. In Cincinnati agitation
against the continuation of German
in the schools has resulted In the re
duction OF the number Of children
studying German in the grades from
1880 In 1867 to 1000 In 1917-1S.
German has been taught in all grades
OF tho elementary schools Of Cincin-
natl for 76 years.
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CARD FOR PRISONERS AS THE
LAW STnsUIAATEs. nj

Richmond, Va, December 4.-The
editor OF one Of the best known coun-
ty papers recently wrote Food Admin
istrator White:
Il ran across new obstacle the
other day: some people objected to
signing the food pledge card or hay
ing anything to do with food conser-
walton, because, they said, the Ger
man prisoners In this country are DO
Ing fed on the fat OF the land, and
paid regularly large salaries from our
treasury Is it fact that informed
German prisoners are faring so
sumptuously at our expense?
Many OF these German prisoners
arc interned at Hot Springs, N. c.,
and Senator Overman, of that state
addressed letter on this subject to
Secretary OF War Baker, from whom
he has had this reply:
referring to your letter in which
you state that you have good many
inquiries in regard to interned men
at Hot Springs, beg leave to inform
you that the German prisoners held
at Hot Springs are under the jurisdic
ton OF the department of labor, and
that the war department. has no juris
diction concerning them. Information
al law provides that captor nation
pay commissioned prisoners Of war
certain amount which is used to
defray the cost of their food and cloth
ing, and for the purchase Of any 9TH
er articles permitted them by prison
regulations. Upon conclusion Of war
the amounts so expended shah be re-.
funded by the prisoners own govern
ment.
international law also provides that
enlisted prisoners of war shall DO
clothed and fed by captor nation,
and shall be paid for certain labor per
formed by them. This provision Of the
law does not require that they shall
be paid stipulated salary or wage.
No money Is given to the German pris
oners of war, but Is used to better
their condition, and tho reimbursement
by their own government Is not an in
demnity.
"The rules Of international law are
being compiled with by all the belli-
gerents of the present war. including
Germany, and what the United States
is doing Is only what is required Of
them by laws Of war"
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FILM FIIANI GAME.
Man From North Carolina Is Victim
lied Out OF $S5 In Capitol Square

Led into the snare of a brother
colored man by the pocket-book film.
flam, c. G. Gaskin, twenty years old
Is In Richmond broke. En- route from
Griffin, N. c., to Cleveland the boy
left the train here and met two col.
ored men in Capitol Square. They
gave him pocket.book with 5000 in
1t and the young man told tho police
last night 1t looked like real money
The sharpers then got $S5 which the
North Carolina Negro had with him
On the pretext Of getting $115 more,
so that they would have $500, Of which
the traveller was to get one.third.
Their dupe waited long time in the
park for his share of the $500, and
finally told his story to the police He
was given n lodging for the night at
the First Police Station.
Crimes Dispatch, Dec. z, 1919
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ATLANTIC COAST LINE.
THE STANDARD RAILROAD ON res ,a,s,

Objective Janusr, w s.,s saN s@"s"
Train leave Richmond DsiiI;
FOR Florida and south: sill a. xvs r,s,,
<, ID, 1885 p. NJ, 1850 A. "
For Norfolk: 6:l6 A. NJ. ciA q H. .wsl
r; IN NJ, 400 p. NJ .4:lop
NJ, $500 p. NJ, o:2x p. n :"
For Petersburg: 1860 A NJ e.M ~
s s;!oo a, NJ. 900 4: NJ. S:ta A. II s,eap a.,
r. NJ. o:5 T, NJ, 1859 r is
For Goldsboro and Fayetteville, ok:ea Y \,.
FOR Hopeweil: b:1B A. NJ, r:la r " raxsMi
r. n. o:lS p. II.
Trains srrive Richmond dstly. s:as a. A.
7;o A: n, AIS A. NJ, s:B A. T., a:gY 4. n
iiao A: NJ s2:l0 p. NJ, "l.h y NJ, s:N :,
NJ, ,6:Ss +. NJ, 7A6 P. NJ, p:tS r. H., ExIs
+. N. Except Sunday. esasaiaa stsS.
4. Time OF arrival and dsNt'a,Nr. aY6 ~ssysG
lions not guaranteed
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NORFOLK & WESTERN.

ONLY ALL.RAL LIN. TO NORFOLK
Leave Byrd Street Station. Richmond ron
NORFOLK, '0:l6 A. n, 1880 A. NJ, sS:se r.
NJ, $500 p. N.
FOR LYNCHBURG AND THE wEsT-,.se:,r
4. n, 1880 A. NJ, $500 p. NJ, 's:2S p. n.
Local to Crewe, s8:S5 P. H.
seSJ p. NJ, 5000 P. NJ. .ll:s0 p. II, From
the %estM'e;lS A. ~. 1887 A; n. .'s:ls r.
s M, l: .en,,a n. 'o:i7 p. n, 1900 p. n.
". ~ BFViLL. w. O. SAUNDERs,
Z. y !. M hoan0ke @. P. A., Rcanoks
y. II. BosI'EY, D. P. A., Richmond, w.
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SEABOARD AIR. LINE.

THE PROGRESSIVE RAILWAY on rHn SOnYs
aouthboand trains scheduled 70 iasvs Rsekug0 /
daily: e:e6 4. H., local to Ncfiinsi l,ss r, H..
Birmingham; 6:s5 p. NJ. 8youxi ooasAss asa
slespers 20 Jaeksonyille; 1f}So =. o., F7srSHs
nnfted; n:4b A. NJ. alessess 70 AtisHta. S9S
Jsoksopwflls.
Northbcund trains schedulsd 10 arrive "A
Rsohmond daily: S:se 4. u s,D A. u. 10