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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-04
NY FIRST WAR
SAVINGS STAMP.

One day as l was going to school
| saw a boy with funny looking
book in his hand. l asked him
what it was and he told me it was
a Thrift Stamp book. l asked him
what was in it and he told me it
was a War Savings stamp. / asked
him how he got it. He told me
that he worked for it. l asked him
how he worked and he told me. So
l started working and saving my
money until l had $4.95 in my little
bank at home. The next day l went
to school and told my teacher. She
told me to bring it to school. So
the next day l brought my money
and she sent me to the principal.
She asked me what wanted and I
told her. l held it tight in my hand
till l got home and still have it
John Newland, Starr School.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-04

and ate more and more of him.
During all these years, more of the
white people had been coming to
this country where the potato had
first lived, and they had all learned
to eat and like potatoes. But in
spite Of the fact that they ate him
every day, and felt that he was very
, necessary to them, no one thought
much about him. He was home
ly creature after all, they said, and
laughed at his rough, brown coat,
his queer shape, and his dull little
eyes. Oh, yes, of course, they ad-
mitted he was quite necessary to
them, they probably couldn't get
along without him. but he was real
ly common, not nearly so handsome
as the tall, proud corn that grew in
the new land
They didn't know that those very
eyes, which they laughed at were
looking eagerly toward the future
and that each spring the potato
called out to his king:
"Oh, Father King, has the time
come YETI" and that each time
came the answer: Not yet, my
son, not yet"
Perhaps, even had they known,
they would have laughed, and said,
What time could a homely old
potato be dreaming about, any
way"
Time passed. and the people who
had come to this country built up
great cities, where the red man
used to stalk the deer, and hunt
the wild boar, and the red man
himself withdrew farther and far
Their away from the on-coming
white men. The newcomers made
this country a very wonderful place.
But the potato grew for the white
men where the red man had planted
him before their coming.
Then one day a king, man
king. not vegetable king, decided
that he would start out and conquer
the world. "All men shall be my
vassels,"' thought this king who
was known as the Kaiser, and he
sent his armies forward, killing
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-04
THE GROWING LITTLE BROWN PRINCE
Food Fairy e For by Marion Phe

Years and years ago, before there
we're any white men at all in this
country, a potato was complaining
one day to the King of Vegetables;
"He-e I am" he said, zone of the
homeliest members of your king
dom. have to spend most of my
life in the ground. 1t is dark and
!. lonesome there and | haven't any
friends. When some one finally
takes me out and l think am at
last going to see the flowers and
birds and sunshine, one of those
red creatures, called Indians, sticks
me into a red hot fire and eats me.
If l only felt of some use in the
world it wouldn't be SO bad, but |
can't see why you let me keep on
living like this
my son." said the wise old King
OF the Vegetables. you have dull
life, it is true. You don't have the
lovely things that my other sub
jects who live above the ground en-
Joy, but you have more than they
you have eyes and those eyes were
given you to watch for one great
event. There are many generations
OF dark and weary life before you,
years when your qualities will not
be appreciated, but there will come
a time when you will be exalted
above most of the members Of my
kingdom. Then all nations in the
world will look up to you and you
shall take your rightful place, the
one that is but a step lower than
Prince Wheat's."
The potato was surprised and de-
lighted by the words of his king.
He made a vow that he would COM
plain no more. but would spend his
time looking toward the future
when he would take his place as a
price of the kingdom.
Ages passed. ages which the pO-
tatO measured by spring when he
sprouted, summer when he grew,
autumn when he was dug, and win
ter when he slept. Each season he
called out to the King Of Vegeta-
bles:
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-04

ooh, King Father, has the time
come yet?"
And each season the old king
called back to him, mot yet, my
SON."
One day there came to this coun-
try strange creatures whom the
potato had never seen before. They
resembled the Indians, but their
faces and hands were white and in
stead OF skins, they wore bright
colored garments like the flowers.
They spoke in strange language,
too, and came in huge, queer ca
noe, with wings, which the potato
could see from where he lay on top
of ill overlooking the great
water.
The strange creatures met the
Indians and gave them gifts and
soon the Indians built a fire. threw
into it some potatoes. and when
these were cooked, gave them to
the white men to eat. 1t was the
first time that white men had ever
seen pOtdlO, uut tucy iihCu ~ 81
well, that they ate more and more,
and when they prepared to return
to their home across the sea, they
decided to take some of the new
vegetables with them. When the
potato heard that he was to go
away with these strange white men,
he was very happy, for he thought
that surely, the time had arrived,
when he was to come into his right
full heritage.
ooh, Father King" he called, Eat
last the time has come, has it not?'
But the deep-voiced old Ling an
swered in a kindly tone: mot yet.
my SON. This is the beginning, but
you must wait many long years yet
before your worth is fully recog-
nized."
So the potato sailed away to
strange lands. He was planted in
Spain, and later other white men
carried him to England and planted
him here. Before many years he
was growing all over the continent
of Europe And everywhere that he
was known, the people liked him
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-04
Girl Sells Papers

I earned my Thrift Stamp5 by
selling papers. | make nearly
enough to buy Thrift Stamp ev-
cry night.
| have two War savings Stamps
and two Thrift Stamps.
made some money by not get
ting as nice shoes as I could have
had. had three dollars and seven
ty cents for shoes. only spent
two dollars and seventy-five cents
for them and spent the rest for
Thrift Stamps.-Chrystol Graves,
6B, Warner School,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-04
RAISING PIGGIES IS PATRIOTIC
WORK FOR ALL THE FARMERETTES

Uncle Sam has decided that rails
ing pigs is one of the most patriot.
ic things that anyone can do and
he is encouraging boys and girls
as we'll as other folks to raise all
they can. He has called upon
100000 to get busy at pig-raising
that there may be enough pork
products to ship to our fighters
and our allies in Europe. The
farmerettes on their farm at Hunt
ington, Long Island, are showing
that girls can do most of the
things on a farm that men can do
and they have been especially sue.
cessful in raising pigs.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-04
Girl Takes Care of
Little Brother

The way ea.~ad money fer my
Thrift Stamps waste take =.
my baby brother, be a good girl
and help around the house. l do
errands for people and they give
me pennies then ! save them until
/ get q Eickel. then they help make
quarter. l think every one should
buy at least one Thrift Stamp and
help whip the kaiser.
Ruth Wright, 5B, Warner School.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-04
HOW ! EARNED MONEY
.... FOR THRIFT STAMPS.

earned my money by selling pa
pers. One night had sold six
when a woman asked me how many
papers / had left. She said that
she wanted six. Then a man came
.ap and bought two. Another man
came out Of the, bank and said that
hewanted. two. told him that l
had but one left. He took it and
then went down the street and
bought another one. l will buy
thrift stamps until we get the
kaiser.-Robert Morgan, 5B, War
ner School.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-04
HOW EARNED MONEY
TO BUY THRIFT STAMPS.

took care of my neighbors' baby
while she went to town. She gave
me a nickel.
This summer I am going to help
my mother clean house and she
will give me some money. | am 60
ing to have war garden and will
sell the vegetables l raise.-Virgin.
ia Rhodes, Warner School.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-04
BOY DIGS GARDEN
FOR HIS MOTHER.

One day my mother told me to
dig the garden for her. said that
l would. When l got through she
gave me a dime. | also sold news
papers and made enough money
for thrift stamp. sold RACES
and iron to the rag man. l sold
enough greens and made enough
money to buy another thrift stamp.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-04
" " " " " " y

Dear Junior Folks Last week was Educational Week in
Indiana Boys and Girls did you stop to consider just why
had whole week devoted to educaton It because
many of the boys and girls had stopped going to school,
Some of the boys who old enough joined the army
others left in order to work in the factories and make money
This Juniors not Those of you who in the
eighth grade should enter high school next fall because you
h to help country that is the only way that you
do Of who are in high school and old enough
to oin the should not do so because after the
war there will be esat demand for educated The
highest army and navy ofca that have say that the
thing for boys and under twentone Is 70 stay IN
school, At the outbreak Of the General WOODS tnat
it necessary that the boys of the country should stay
school.
This is war of experts It can not be fought and
by courage but in order to win must fight with
brains School is the place where boys and girls get this
necessary information In other words school training
camp for the military and commercial battle that must
fight against Germany The United States government has
found it necessary to teach erae soldiers to read and
write They also teaching hundred thousand soldiers
to speak the French language So just how
sary it is that all who possibly do should to school,
Juniors prepare be of those experts who will match his
brains against Germany. AUNT MOLLY
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-04
A farmerette and eight cute little pigs.
BOY EARNS MONEY
FOR THRIFT STAMPS.


.. FOR THRIFT STAMPS.
One night l was in the back yard
playing ball when my friend Clay.
|tea came down. He had the La
dies Home , -. and Saturday
Evening Post. Il asked HIM i ae
would get me a job and he said
that he would. We went up on
Thirteenth street and I got job.
One Thursday and Friday l made q
dollar. My friend gave me a nickel
and that made me a dollar and five
cents. l bought thrift stamps with
it. am going to help the govern
ment win the war.-Harry Murray,
5B, Warner School.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-04
THE JUNIOR PALLADIUM

The Junior Palladium the chdena section Of the Richmond
Palladium founded May 1916 Saturday afternoon
All boys and girls are invited to be reporters end News
Items social want advertisements Stories local jokes and
original acceptable and will published Articles should
written plainly and side OF the with the authors
and signed Molly is always the children
sonay they bring
letters addressed Editor newspaper
and we hope and girl will use thoroughly
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-04
A THRIFT STAMP.

Every Thrift Stamp
Says tramp, tramp. tramp.
On the hunt for that
Scamp. scamp, scamp,
OF a kaiser Bill.
j ohm Newland, Starr
New-York tribune., 1918-07-28

miles Of the British front between the
Disc and the Scarpe, crushing the army
which buckled the British to the French
front and opening gap between the
British and French armies. Thereafter
he purposed to throw the British back
upon the Channel and the French in
upon Paris and, holding the one with
relatively small forces, containing him
behind the Somme or the Disc, settle
with the other
In this conception it is still open to
debate whether the German intended to
strike his second blow against the Brit
ish or the French, to seek Paris or the
Channel ports, although I think recent
events have proved that his intention
was to contain the British and destroy
the French. But in any event this was
the course he chose when the British had
been not exactly contained, not in the
least separated from their French al
lies, but subjected to the severest de-
feat in British military history and
brought within sight of ruin.
On March 21 the German struck be-
tween the Scarpe and the Disc, forty
divisions against fifteen, swiftly de-
stroyed the Fifth British Army, swept
over its ruins to the outskirts of Amiens,
opened the road down the Disc Valley to
Paris as far as Noyon and took Mont
didier, and cut the main railroad from
Paris to Amiens by artillery fire. Only
the swiftest possible work on the part
of the French rushing to the aid of their
British allies prevented the separa ton
of the two armies. The blow was checked
at the moment when further German
progress would have meant separation
and separation approximate ruin.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-28

Rarely has any defeat taken the van
quished more completely by surprise.
Suddenly the French and British alike
were aroused to the fact that their po-
sition was critical, their numbers insult
ficient and bound to be insufficient. They
had expected to maintain a successful
defensive until America deliberately ac-
complished her military programme.
They saw themselves condemned to a
desperate defensive, while America fe-
verlshly rushed to France those divisions
without which Ludendorff victory
seemed inevitable. By April 1, 1918, the
Allied nations at last knew the extent
of their peril and recognized also that
at least four months must pass before
their safety could be assured.
By his first attack Ludendorff, for his
had become the master mind in the Ger
man High Command, employing the
method of brilliant lieutenant, Hutier,
had succeeded where all predecessors had
failed. He had pierced and broken an
enemy front on an extent of fifty miles
and to a depth of thirty-fve. After
three years and a half of war of po-
sitions, of stagnation, of siege and
trenches, he had carried an offensive
into open country beyond all defence
zones. For the moment, at least, it
seemed as if the conditions of warfare
of the Marne time were to be restored
and struggle in trenches was at an end.
Checked in Picardy, Ludendorff car
ried his offensive to Flanders and again
achieved swift and substantial victory
Breaking the Allied line south of
Ypres he pushed forward fifteen miles
toward the Channel ports, won back all
the lost ground of the Passchendaele
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-02-24

discharged too quickly. as this VIII
generate heat ana warp the piatcs.
On most ears the battery iN charged
at about r lu.lWpcro rate. which b.
the maximum safe Churr" When
hoWEvcr. tho SELF starter motor is
used "a current ~ 1u ampcr1g' from
$50 70 $50 viii flow which v'll re-
suit In q very uu.ok discharge. There
fore, II your engine does not start
promptly du NOT use the starter
constantly bnt stop ana give the bat.
terry rcst II would ho good tp flri
III" reason for the slow starting and
possibly II the day ho cold to prime
by pouring some raw gasoline into
N" cylinder through the compression
cocks
Note that when the starter is used
that the battery is discharged from
fifteen 10 thirty times ps last ~ II is
charged whom the engine iy running
This means Thar it takes about thirty
minutes ofecar driving ~ a fair speed
To make up for Tho current used IN
one minute of STARTER uac From this
N"u can Judge II YOU are using cur
rent faster than YOU are sending n
back 10 the battery This ia very
often the case no winter
Care must be taken to Keen the
tdp ~ the hattorv clcau Before
filling u with water 10 would be
well 10 wipe the top .nf tho battery
before uu~creWing tho fillcr caps II
tho smallest pieces % iron or copper.
ctrY got irto the battery. diiite
portion ~ the plates VIII be coated
with an ROY or copper sulphate and
so be put ont OF service
u is good 20 yuA tho lead tcru1I-
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-02-24
TRACTOR BECOMES
A FARM NECESSITY
Farmers Arc Beginning 10 Rcnlllo
importance of Improved.
Machinery.

There was a time In the agricul-
tnral history of thus country when
farm implements were few That
was In the oX-team era. when soil
was broken hy ploWs guided by
hrawny hands claspcd over curved
handles And culuyaung was then
done by use or single and double
shovel pluWs Meanwhile. tho far-
mer walked from one rows end TO-
the other, and was toll
Grain was threshcd out with a
wooden fail The farmer knew
only the school OF hard knocks
What he knew about agriculture he
lcarpd Nv hapha2nrd methods
Now, as indicated hy the lncreas
Ing demand for agricultural ma
chinery tho twentieth century soil
tiilcr operates his farm on scientific
principles lie rides while he plows
and his grain Is thrCFhed by modern
machinery that would have been
considered an impossible dream by
early prophets
one OF the chief factors In bring
ing about this agricultural meta
morphosls is the farm tractor.
According TO Guy ~ Han, "far.
mers are rapidly becoming cdu-
Gated along scientific lines They
have had their eyes opened TO tho
possibilities of tractor fDrminE and
thcy hSlieve in tractors because they
decrease labor and increase produc-
lion Tractor manufacturers from
every section Of the counuy de-.
pend upon kansas city TO market
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-02-24


r,, "' Mr.hell is one ~ the few
49, ~ tho motor show that has not
,m,I JOS modcl this year The
rb... HtH'wriEht -cyclinder car
nsc,.,.. .'-, Tor $3.50 H. the Mitchell
"a, '' a five passenger touring
Asea,rS ,l'ri roadster ana touring
Az Mitchell company Is showing
Xnoys. ,e' IL chassis on which are
H., twenty different body
H., =, The passenger buslpss.
H., We four-uasscnger salesnian'a
4fsrg1Ia 'he five and seven. messenger
&l ~, car are the main body tvpcs
#iynA De- noticed that two a. these
! h,,a are designed especially for the
H. s' man. This ia In line Win
H., sowing demand for the motor
m. business purposes
o, ~, Niiehel has the distinction
has .E one Of the few cars tb,t
lay, h.. Increased IN uripo during tho
.to,, ,.No No Years This ia bec,usS tLo
.ars' .y has been huildsnr the .,mo
s0m- ,lNed siN-cycL.de motor ,,,
pros u"e Rofinrments ana i,,
|dets1 .'H In ,'he body and chassis
year aie @ 'lhe only changes In this
ID NJ car The body lines are se,
Ihe ton year BY beyol edge around
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-02-24
care Of the Storage iSattrry

care Of the Storage BIttrry
The storage battery may seem 20
lo AN insignificant unit of tho auiu-
ui'". bu' ON most oi the present day
ntrs N is So important that l- fuil-
ura WIN mean tho fallur" NJ the en-
tlle ,Jr ON those cars which de-
pond uu the storage battery fur the
current fur The ignition sy,iom "
tho battery to dead the engine VIII
'r ius. Is useless as II the gasoline
tank was empty
Let MS 500 how the battery rs
made how - operates anI %. care.
The storage battery corshug NJ
9umbcr " cells. called q accumula-
tor cells each cell being capable ~
welding a current having e voltage
.2l. Thus 40 G-volt battery is
needed the battery is mad up uf
three cells. while II - vol'- ia
needed six cells are used.
Each cell rs mode up Of Br.
generally ~ hard rubber. In which
are tow sets NJ plates positive and
negative These plates sr" mad" ~
lead. iu the form nj . grid I'm ire
grid OF ono set OF pll'cs. a lnsfs ot
grny spouEy lead Is forced, white I'm
tho other sr' "a paste ~ rcd OXIDE OF
. lNNN 7" I'Nf tNI 'lH llhNfH go q NNl'.''
SGT turothor so thai there VII Dee
gray plate. then rcd. then gray etc.
an tho rcd mates being connected 90
common hiudin" post nnd likeo
wise. the rraS Tho plates are kent
from touching hv sepnrptoTs. nade
either " suecn MS treated wood or
porous rubber and are then placed
j ip The urs Tn" Jars are then Gov
cred and sealed and tho plates OF
the various cells connected the post
tive OF one rs tho NEGATIVE of IN"
next Thus the cclls viii be in serioH
when the battery is ready for
service. n solution. called the electro.
lytc. made nC mixture ~ Sulnhunc
acid aud water. is theu poured into
the cells Rnd an elQctric current sent
into tho battery
/ As the current enters tho hnfSry
tho water of the elcctrolyte "a de-
composed into hydrogen and oSy-
zen Tho hydrogen VIII escape as
ras Pnd tho oxygen combine with
tho soft lead of negative plates.
which lSnd win leave this plate and.
he Deposited I'm tho form ot oxide ~
lead on the positive plates. until no
more can hc deposited The battery
is then fullv charged
Note that tho HYDROGEN of tho
water escnued hut that the sulphuric
aciH yaY not affected
Nhcp tho battery has been
CHARGED n circuit he made on the
outside the reverse chemical action
viii take place and electric current
flow from tho battery In this case
the oxide OF lead gives up ts oxvceu
which escnoos as gss and ~" l'ad
ie deposited back on the sofe-le1d
plates.
Mote TINT now tho ovvgon cs" nos
hu' 'hf,i he sulphuric acid again Is
unaffected
The relation between the above
chemical action ard the flow 81 o'or-
trlcl'v Is oNnlaincd hv-wha' IA known
pc ihs theory ~ toms This theory
,cnunnt be "Npl'inod here, but ! want
ynu 20 notice how the water disAp-
pears. while tho acid docs not.
For this reason one ot the most
important thinrs which must 90
done TO tho hatterv is TO fill II with
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-03
The Housewives Economy Calendar

Grafton? With these relics and a
little new material and a shape" it
used to he the duty of the woman
of moderate income 10 fashion forth
new hat when the changing seasons
demanded it. Sometimes as many
as five or six different sorts Of trim
mings went on one hat and the more
deity they were combined the more
successful did the amateur milliner
consider herself.
Perhaps we shall never so back
to quite such ornament hats or such
shall almost surely tend to get away
from the hats that depend entirely
upon the shape of the hat itself for
their becOmingness. The task of
the home milliner will be much
simpler and that will mean that the
woman with nimble fingers and a
good eye for effects Will be able to
have twice as many hats next sum-
mer as she had last summer or pre-
viOus summers when all there was
TO hat was its shape. In those
days one could not do much about
making over last summers hat TO
look like new this summer for there
was practically nothing to the hat
save its shape. The most you could
do was TO replace the band with one
of another color.
Copyright. 1910