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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-24
The Sandman Story
FOR TONIGHT

most any boy but greedy Dick He
ate it right away without waiting
for dinner time, and then he began
to look about for more cake and
pie.
In jar he found sugar cookies
and he helped himself to those. In
a cake box he found a loaf of cake
and on the shelf two pies.
Of course his mother had told
him not to eat the sweets, and that
he should have remembered, but
greedy Dick remembered nothing
where he saws sweets but his
stomach, and he ate and ate until
the pies and cookies and cake, too,
were. finished. Then Dick began to
feel drowsy and sleepy. The book
he was reading dropped from his
hands and he nodded and nodded.
and finally his head fell back in the
chair and Dick was sound asleep.
But VIXEN boys eat as much as
greedy Dick had eaten they do not
sleep very well, and that was the
way it was with greedy Dick.
All at once he awoke, or he
thought he did, and started to go
out Of the room, when, to his sur
prise, he could not get through the
doorway.
He pushed and tried to squeeze
through, but it was no use; he stuck
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want everybody to die, did he
GRANDMOTHER"

want everybody to die. did he,
Grandmother"
mo. don't believe he wanted
anyone to die" said Grandmother
Gray. And then poor little Jimmie
G. looked SO crest-fallen that she
fastened to add, "Now. let's have
the tea-party, and while you eat
some of these hot cinnamon rolls,
I'll tell you what think about
dying for your country.
"Once upon a time, Jimmie G.,
there was a place called Sparta
where all the men thought they
ought to die for their country So
they practiced and practiced on
learning how to die very bravely,
and soon as they had a chance they
would go out and die for their cOun-
try in the bravest way possible, un-
til now all those brave men are
dead, and there isn't any Sparta.
Dying for your country used to
be the old ideal, but you see it
didn't work. so now people are be-
ginning to try living for their coun-
try. Not long ago there lived a
great general named Napoleon, and
he had thousands and thousands of
men go out and die for their coun-
try Then in that same land was a
quiet little professor named Pas
teur who spent day and night bend
ing over his microscope trying to
find out the cure for people bitten
by mad dogs, and after he found
out. he worked just as hard on
other things that would save
peoples lives. And SO few years
ago the people of France decided
to build a great monument to their
greatest hero, and whom do you
think they chose? They chose Pas
teur, because he had made people
live.
And do you know" added Grand
mother Gray, 81 believe the reason
we think SO much of George Wash
ington is because after the war was
over, he did the most to shape our
nation into a great government, SO
/, just and good that everyone would
want to be an American and spend
| all his life living for his country.
There now. Jimmie. don't you
| want some more whipped cream on
| your hot chocolate? All right, help
! yourself"
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Grandmother Gray $
Story Corner

1t was Washington birthday, and
since little sister MaSgy still had the
measles, Jean and Jimmie G. were
celebrating the day at Grandmother
Gray's by having George Wash
ington tea party. They had made
paper hats, and Grandmother Gray
had allowed Jimmie G. to buckle
his grandfather's Knight Templer
sword around his waist, just for the
grand occasion. And now while
Jean helped set the tea table with
all the little dishes, Jimmie was
stomping up and down the room
shouting, Men should die for their
country, men should die for their
country" until finally Jean burst
out, saying, 20 Jimmie, hush up. l
guess George Washington didn't
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fast and he could not go out one
way or the other.
"Ha, hal" laughed some one near
him. Dick turned his head and saw
a little man standing in the room
laughing at him and pointing a
long, pointed finger at him. You
see what has happened to you,
Greedy Dick" said the little man !;
you were told not to eat the cake
and pie, but you did. Now you see
what has happened; you will have
to stay there unless l can get my
brothers to get you out"
Il guessed you could not do much
CT your brothers, either, if they are
as small as you are" said Dick.
"Why don't you eat something to
make you grow big like me?"
I'VE do not want to grow big; we
could not run about If We did," said
the little man: you are SO big you
cannot get through the doorway
and you are growing bigger all the
time"
The little man clapped his hands
three times, and from every corner
of the room and up from the floor
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There was once a little boy NAM
ed Dick. who was very fond of eat
ing, and while his mother wanted
him to eat all that was good for
him she did not want him to eat SO
much he could not study or do any
thing but sleep.
Dick if you do not take care and
eat less you will grow so big you
cannot get through the doorway
she told him one morning.
But Dick did not care; all he
thought of when he awoke was the
good things he should have for his
breakfast; when that was over he
began to think about what he
should eat for dinner. and after
that he wondered what he would
have for supper, so that really all
this boy though about was eating
until he grew stupid and very fat.
One day his mother was going
away for the day, and she told Dick
he would find his dinner on a plate
in the pantry and not TO eat any
more cake or pie than he found on
his plate.
Dick waited until she was out
of sight, and then he went into the
pantry to see what his mother had
given him for his dinner.
There was a nice sandwich of
chicken and bread, Il piece of apple
pie and an orange and piece of
cake.
This would have been enough for
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HELEN AND PAUL

Helen and Paul were two chill
dren, who lived on farm with
their mother and father. Every
morning Helen and Paul had to get
up early and do the chores around
the house. First they would eat
their breakfast of eggs and ham
and sometimes mush and toast.
Then Helen would help her mother
wash the dishes, while Paul got in
the wood Then Helen would feed
the chickens and Paul and his faith
er would milk the cows.
In the evening Paul and Helen both
In the evening Paul and Helen
both would gather in the eggs, and
they had many romp in the barn
on the hay.
One day when they were gather
ing the eggs in the hay NOW as
usual, Paul made a swing out of
rope and he was swinging Helen
in it. Just below them was an open
ing in the floor covered up with
hay. The two children did not
know this, and SO went on swing
inS.
Suddenly, snap went the rope
and down came the swing, Helen
and all. But instead of falling on
the soft hay she went down, down,
down. Paul ran to help her but he
only found dark hole. and peer
ing through it he dimly saw mis-
sister lying in the stall below
When they picked her up they
found that she was badly bruised
and that her arm was broken. So
Helen had to stay in the house for
a long time. When Paul had spare
time he read to her. But she had
learned lesson, never to swing IN
the hay NOW when she was sent TO
gather eggs.-By Grace Simcoke.
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Bright Pupils at Starr School

writing story from a picture call
ed, Anxiety" One girl was read
ing her story and this is that she
said: The little girl ate the bread
all up and did not give the dog
any" A boy got up and said. Il
do not think they eat things up. l
think they eat them down. Julia
Burr
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and from the ceiling came hundreds
of little men like the one Dick first
saw.
soho! look at greedy Dick!" they
all said, laughing and jumping
about; 1--WE will have to poke him
and kick him and pinch him to
make him lean or he will have to
stay where he Is until he grows
lean"
Dick grew frightened when he
heard all that was to happen to
him, but he felt sure the breath
would be squeezed out of his body
unless he was released.
Now, all together!" the little
men cried, and they jumped at
greedy Dick like so many little in
sects.
"O-o-o-o!" screamed Dick, as
their sharp fingers and pointed
shoes kicked and poked at him like
so many little knives.
Sting, sting went the pains all
over his body, and then he fell on
the floor with a bang and the little
men jumped all over him, tramp
ing on his body and dancing about
as though they very much enjoyed
his discomfort.
Cant you let a fellow alone?
Now you have made me SO sore |
can't move" he said. 60 away
and let me rest"
I'VE will, when we finish our
work." said one little man. 1--WE
are trying to make you thin enough
to live in house, because If we
left you now the old Giant, who
eats very fat boys, would carry you
off: so you see we are really doing
you kindness and you had better
keep quiet"
Dick groaned and cried with pain
at ever sharp kick and poke, but
still the little men worked.
Dick stood it as long as he could
and then he thought of running
away. SO he leaped from the floor
and there he stood by the chair
where he had fallen asleep
He looked around for the little
men: he thought they must still be
there because he still felt the sharp
pains, but they were gone.
When his mother came home DICK
was rolling on the floor crying, and
it took a great deal of bad tasting
medicine and many days without
anything to eat to make Dick we'll.
Dick knew it was all dream see
ing the little men, but when he was
!. tempted to overeat he remembered
how it felt to be squeezed in the
doorway and how much it hurt
when the little men got him out,
| and he did not wish to have the
dream again; so greedy Dick was
careful not to eat any more than
was good for him after that and he
soon grew to look like other little
boys and not like fat, greedy boy.
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BOY SEES ROBIN

Dear Aunt Molly:
We were talking at school The
teacher asked, HAS anyone seen
a robin this winter" Some said
they Jaw one last Thursday. But
! saw one last Wednesday. | will
close. Respectfully yours,
Willie Mcfarland,
Economy School
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55EEz5

The editor will try to answer
questions readers Of the Junior
submit to her. She will not
promise to answer all OF them.
The questions will be answered
in rotation. SO do not expect the
answer to be printed in the
same week in which you send
Il in.
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THE JUNIOR PALLADIUM

The Junior Palladium the chldren section the Richmond
1915 issued
All boys and girls invited to BE- reporters and News
Articles
plainly side of the authors
Molly always children
sonay bring
s
and each boy and girl will thoroughly.
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Dear Aunt Molly: l would like
to know the names of the Secretary
of State. the Secretary OF the Treas.
ury and the Secretary OF War
Myrtle Gibson, White school.
Dear Myrtle: The secretary of
State Is Robert Lansing; OF the
Treasury is william McAdoo; Of
War is Newton Baker; and think
every one in the country should
know the other members of the
cabinet, too: don't YOU The World
Almanac is only twenty-five cents,
and 1t tells most everything.-Ed.
!. Dear Aunt Molly: What is the
difrunts betwene gass and GOALS
Leoline Klus, Warner school.
Dear Leoline: The main differ
ence people experienced this winter
was that when you wanted most to
keep warm, gas gave out, while coal
proved a very present help in time
OF trouble. Goal dealers. please
appreciate free advertisement -
ed.
Dear Aunt Molly: What verse in
the Bible contains all the letters in
the alphabet but the letter J.-Wil-
bur Koontz, Starr school.
Dear Wilbur-lf you will please
tell me where you got your infor-
nation l suspect l can find out
Ed.
Dear Editor: Will you please
tell me what the Dead Letter Office
does with money enclosed in such
Gertrude Little.
Dear Gertrude: A careful record
is made of all such money. and If
after four year. it cannot be sent
either to the sender or the ad-
dressee, it is turned over to the
Treasury and credited to the postal
department.-Ed.
Dear Editor: Which one was
the greater. George Washington or
Christopher Columbus.-E.ArnOld.
Dear E.: Perhaps l am wrong
hut when ever two men in such
different circumstances and ages dc
the best they can and fulfill some
great mission in life. / don't see
how anyone can say one is greater
than the other. who does the best
. his circumstance allows, does well,
acts nobly, angels could do nc
more. Ed.
Say Aunt Molly honustly do you
soupoze any body cepting George
Washington never told a story?-
Jimmie G.
Dear Jimmie: Honestly l snp-
pose even he told some when he
was boy.-Aunt Molly.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-29

can tied to you, and we can't afford
to antagonize the whole steel trust"
Il see. I'm afraid I'll have to dis
own that father Of NINE
whats the trouble. anyhow"
At Bob's explanation Crosset whis-
lied. Funny | didn't hear about it.
Married and happy eh? Well, Pm
sorry can't help YOU"
You can Lend me five hundred"
certainly" Crosset lunged Il. his
desk. scrubbed a line to the cashier,
an0handed it to Bob, then, in response
| to a call from the customers ROOM
dashed away with hearty farewell
AS Bob passed through the outer Of
| flee he ran his eye over the opening
prices, being half Inclined to scalp"
with his sudden wealth: but luck had
never run his way, ana be reconsid.
cred. Anyhow. there were more agree
/ able uses to which Id could put this
money: for one thing, he needed sew
/ cral suits, for another. it was high
time he gave i4ortlei some little re-
mcmbrance-he hadn't given her Il
present in nearly two weeks, and won.
en- set great store by such attentions
He decided to invest the money in
Maiden lane and demand credit from
his tailor But Il half-hour at d jew.
cry shop convinced him that NOTHING
suitable to so splendid creature rs
his wife could be purchased for pal
try five hundred dollars and he was
upon the point of returning to Crosse1
/ with request to double the loan whel
bis common sense asserted itself. Pow
criy was odious. but not shameful. he
reflected. ostentation. on the Other
hand. was vulgar. Would 1t not be II
bad taste to squandcr this happy wind
fan upon jewelry when Lorelei need
ed practical things?
Bob was cheered by the breadth o.
these sentiments: they showed that h,
was beginning sobcrly to realize N,
lcaden responsibilities OF famil,
man. No. instead Of a jewel he woul,
buy his wife n dog
Al Il fashionable uptown kennel h,
found exactly what he wanted. in Tn
shape Of n Pekingese--a playful, pedi
agreed pocket dog scarcely larger thar
his two fists II was Il creature Il
excite the admiration Of any woman
Its family tree was taller than that o
Spanish nobleman, and It's name WA
Wing. But here again Bob was hand
capped by poverty, for sleeve dog
are expensive novelties. and the pric
Of Wing was seven hundred dollars
marked down from one thousand. an,
evidently the bargain Of lifetime a
That price.
Bob hated to hnggle, but he showe
that his ability to drive n sharp bal
gain was merely Intent. ana he flnall
bore the animal away in triumph. T
: outgcneral . dog fancler was tribut
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-29
CHAPTER XXI.

II still lacked something Of luncheon
time when Bob Wharton swung into
Fifth avenue. He was ir fine fetNa
with tho certainty Of ali agreeable hour
with his tailor 1t was always II pleas
ure to deal with Kurtz. for in his shop
customers were treated with the most
delicate consideration. Statesmen, cut
ters, filters. ali We're pleasant acqualnt-
ances. Kurt himself was an artist;
he was also Il person Of generally cul-
tivated taste ana a man about town.
His books we're open only to those he
considered his equals. \ stony faced
doorman kept watch and ward in the
Gothic hallway to discourage the gen
eral public frcm entering the preml-
SEES, The fact that Bob owed several
hundred dollars dsnlayed that young
man not in the least. for Knrtz never
mentioned money matters.
Cur daily actions are controlled by
a variety of opposing influences which
Z
various directions. When for any rea-
son certain Of these threads are
snapped and the balance is disturbed
we are drawn into strange pathways,
and our whole lives may be changed
| through the operation of what seems a
most trivial case In Bob's case the
cause approached. all unheralded. in
| the person of ~Alr Richard Cady, A
youth whose magnificent vacuity OF
| purpose was the envy of his friends
Cometlike. he was destined TO appear
fash brightly. then disappear below
the horizon of this tale Mr. Cady
greeted Bob with listlcss enthusiasm
lettering the while upon his cane Xix,
ia Japanese equlibrist.
Haven't seen YOU for ages be be
/ gan. Been abroad?"
Bob explained that he was spending
that filed his listener with the same
horror he would have felt had he
learned that Bob was passing the hea
ed season In the miasmatic jungles Of
the Amazon.
Just ran down from Newport,
Cady volunteered. I'm sailing today
Better join me for trip. know"
he cut Bob's refusal short" travels
an awful nuisance; get seasick my
self"
Then VIII, play al it?'
Cady rolled mournful eye upon his
friend. Girl" said ne, hollowly
"Show girl. If stay I'll marry her
and that wouldn't do Positively not
So I'm runNin& away. I'll wait over
if you'n join me-
I'm n working man"
"1law" Alr. Cady expelled short
laugh
True. .And I've quit drinking
Now Caly was base, bat be had 4
heart his srnipiHee were slow, bur
he was not i&seuship to misfortune
>oordmgif IA frspo@9N' With a Try Of
l,ty ruWiHa Als eye over bis fricnt
10 estimate lie fayAgrs # temperance
(To he CONTiNUED)
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What Is Uric Acid :
THE CAUSE OF BACkACRE,
RHEUMATISM, GRAVEL
AND SUDDEN DEATH.

Ever since the discovery Of uric acid
in the Blood by scheele, in l775, and
the bad effect it had upon the body,
rcientists and physicians have striven
to rid the tissues and the blood OF
this poison. Because OF its over
abundance in the system it causes
backache, pains here and there, rheu-
matism, govt, gravel, neuralgia and
sciatica. 1t was DR.. Pierce who dis
covered q new agent, called 0Anuric,"
which will throw out and completely
eradicate this uric acid from the sys-
TEN. uAnurc" has proved to be 81
times more potent than tsttla, and
consequently you need no longer fear
muscular OF articular rheumatism or
rout, or many other diseases which are
dependent on an accumulation OF uric
acid within the body. Send to DR..
Pierce, of the lnyalds' Hotel and Sur
gical Institute, Buffalo, N. Y, for a
pamphlet on "Anuric," or send 10 cents
Tor trial package Of oAnuric Tablets
Ii you feel that tired, worn out
feeling, backache, neuralgia, or II your
sleep is disturbed by too frequent
urination, go TO your best drug store
end ask for DR.. Pierce's Anuric Tablets.
They are put up in 50-cent packages.
Doctor Pierce reputation is back of
this medicine and you know that his
Golden Medical Discovery" for the
! blood and his eFavorite Prescription"
for the ills OF women have had splen-
did reputation for the past fifty years.
Doctor Pierce's Pellets are unequnled
as Liver Pill. One tiny ,Swgar-coated
Pellet Dose. Cure Sick Headache,
Bilious Headache, Dizziness, Constipa-
| ton, Indigestion, Bilious Attacks, and
all derangements of the Liver, Stomach
and Bowels.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-29

State OF Ohio. City Of Tolcco, Lucas
County. SIS.
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he
Is senior partner OF The firm Of +. j.
Cheney & Co, doing business in the
City OF Toledn. Couty and State afore-
said, and THAT said firm will pay the
sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS
for each and every case of Cattarh
that cannot be cured by the use OF
Hall Catarrh Cure.
FRANK ]. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed
in my presence, this 9Th day of De
cember. A. d. 1886.
A. w. GLEASON,
(Seal) Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken intern
ally, and acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system
Send for testimonials free.
F. J. CHENEY e. CO. Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists, T5c.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti
| patton
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PUBLIC NOTICE.
Northern Illinois Light and Trfctiou
Company.

Northern Illinois Light and Trfctiou
Company.
Public notice is hereby gwen that
at meeting Of The stockholders OF
Northern Illinois Light and Traction
COMPANY May 8, 1917, It was voted
that the authorized but unissucd CAPT.
tai stock of said company consisting
of 1920 shares of the par value OF
500 each, aggregating $4,000 par
amount, should constitute and be is.
sued as six per cent cumulative pre-
ferred stock with the terms, privileges
and restrictions set forth in resolu.
tons adopted. at said meeting and
on file in the Offices of Secretary of
state of Illinois and Recorder of
Deeds OF La Sale county Illinois,
NORTHERN ILLINOIS LIGHT
AND TRACTION COMPANY.
I BY W. Il. Mckinley, President
\ Geo. NJ. Maths. Assistant Secretary
II r,,,.- ~ tOf-
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CHAS. S. REED.
JOHN II. LAVENDER
II. L. AllRBECKER
Directors
Oh, No, She Wouldn't!

II cant understand why a woman
should lie about her age should
never try to deceive anybody In that
way -
"Still YOU wouldn't want everybody
to know %.oti we're fotty.oie, would
your kNsslsF s. 'Ns~S
"lortyIonc! The idcal I'll not be
thirty-two till my next birthday
Chicago Herald
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PAGE JKREsE
FACE FIVE
Luck.
low dil he win prOmoti0nT

How did he win promofonT
"By being pleasant and accommodate
ing to all people who didn't appear to
be Of much consequence"
They all praised him. suppose"
"Not exactly. The little old man in
the shabby suit that he WINS courteous
10 yesterday happened TO be one Of the
directors of the company--the lucky
guy."-St. Louis Republic.
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/ Classified Advertising

Advertisements VIII be inserted in this
column not exceeding five lines, one
time Is cents; three times. % cents; Ole
week. 80 cents. Zach line over five, 10
cents per week additional.
All advertisements in this column must
be paid in advance.
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ROAD COMMISSIONERS
Notice.

Public notice is hereby given that
the Commissioners Of Highways OF
the Town of Allen, county of La Sale,
State of Illinois will receive sealed
bids for the construction of two con-
crete bridges according to the plans
and specifications and estimates of the
county superintendent of highways
now on file with the town clerk OF
said town of Allen and with the
clerk Of the undersigned commissions
ers of highway, Allen township 81, Il
range 5, east of the Srd principal
meridian in La Sale county.
| Bids to be filed with II. f. Sieden
top, town clerk Of said town of Aller
On or before the Goth of July A. d
1917, at 10 O'Clock, in the forenoon OF
which hour on said day at the of
flee of said town clerk said bids vii
be opened. The undersigned reserve
the right to reject any or all bids
The successful bidder will be required
TO furnish bond in accordance with
| the provisions of the statutes OF Till
nois.
Dated this 25th day of June A. ID
1917.
Signed,
FERDINAND MAILING,
HENRY HATES,
N j. WARD SMITH,
Commissioners of Highways
H. I. SIEDENTOP,
Township Clerk
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to his shrewdneSs to save two hum
dred dollars on Il single purchase was
economy of Il high order. Much elated.
he set out briskly for his tailor's place
OF business.