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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-09-20

lined up ready for action, and from
reports of the progress being made
Mike is running out the grain at a
lively rate. AS manager Mike has
shown that he can deliver the goods
for he has family of boys and girls
who. with some of his neighbors,
can handle the bundles like veterans.
The women folks have also caught
the war spirit and are taking the
places made vacant by the departed
soldier boys. Mike himself, has
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-09-20

The shortage OF man power has no
terrors for Mike Evans. well known
farmer residing vast Of Wilton. When
the threshing season opened and 9th
err rigs were obliged to begin opera
tons with less than half a crew, Mike
started his engine and separator with
the full knowledge that he could go
through the season with sufficient
force to do his threshing and that OF
his neighbors as in former years
The above cut shows his full crew
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-09-20

charge of the engine and sees that ev-
erything is kept in running order
and from sun-up until dark, WIN
brief intervals for dinner and supper
the crew. whose ages range from 3
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-09-20

bucket filled with a palatable lunch,
most of which is the product OF his
farm, and drives his Ford to the mine
of the Washburn Ignite Coal COM
pany where for years he has been
one Of the most consistent employees.
With such thrift and enterprise on
the part of men like Nh. Evans, the
word failure is unknown and regard
less of weather conditions and depict
ed man-power. the farmers of North
Dakota are able to produce big acre
age successfully.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-06
The First Buttercups

A pot of gold was hidden at the
end of the rainbow One day a self
ish man found it. He poured the
gold pieces in bag and ran to the
wood to hide it.. He did not know
that there was hole in the bag
AS he ran the gold pieces fell out
and lay shining in the grass.
A little fairy found them and as
she did not want the selfish man
to get them again she changed
them into flowers for the children
When the man missed the gold he
ran back to find it, but found only
little yellow buttercups. These
were the first buttercups.-Con-
tributed by Beatrice Owens. Sevas-
topol school.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-06
MY CATS BATH

One morning as I was going to
take water to the chickens, out
came my little black cat from I'M
der the porch.
AS I thought it needed a bath
put it N an old pan which leaked.
When l poured the cold water over
it, 1t screamed very loud. which
brought out the old mother cat
very quickly. She wanted me to
leave her alone by the way she
looked. so l put her down. She
could hardly walk but after her
feet were dry she began to play
with some leaves.-Ocia Kessler,
S-B Grade, Columbia City.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-06

Wives, widows and daughters Of
Civil war veterans are supplying al
most all of the feather pillows that
are being used by the military base
hospitals both here and abroad.
The work is proceeding under
the direction of the Legion of Layal
Women and last year they reno
waited and made up over 1900
pounds of feathers. Mrs. Mary Lo-
gan Tucker, daughter of the late
Gen. John A. Logan. has converted
her home into a headquarters for
the legion and has provided work
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-06
MY EASTER SURPRISE

! am o French soldier. My name
is Henri Poincare. l am the only
child in the family. My father
joined the army about two years
ago. A year later l Joined the
army and went to the front lines
soon after.
l got my last letter about q
month and a half ago. 1t said that
my mother had joined the Red
Cross and was wounded in her
left arm. 1t also said that nay
father had been captured by the
enemy.
It was two days before Easter
when tried to get furlough to
visit my friends in Paris. got
my. furlough and started for Paris
that night.
l had to pass my home to get to
the house of my friend. AS l was
going past our house l saw some
people in it. I went in and found
my mother and father.
My friends came over in the aft
ernoon. My father told us the
story of his escape from the en-
envy.
l had fine Easter. Kenneth
Pointer,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-06
A HAPPY EASTER

Once upon time there were two
children who lived with their father
in small town. Their names were
Jack and Mary. Their father was
very nice to them.
One night after they had gone to
bed, their father came in with some
candy eggs. In the morning when
they awoke they were very much
surprised. They had good time
all that Easter day-Mabelle Har-
ris, Age IL, Baxter School.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-06
KING GIVES CHILDREN
AN EASTER TREAT

Once upon a time there lived In
a forest a poor boy and his sister.
Both of their parents were dead.
and they had no money. They
lived mostly on the fish that they
caught. One day while this girl
was out getting water, a king OF a
distant country saw her and asked
her where she lived. She told him
all about her parents and her
brother. The king felt sorry for
her. and said, will you come and
live in my palace with me? The
little girl looked up and said. "Wili
you please tell me what a palace
is?" He answered, Come with me
and you will know" She said that
she would not go and leave her
brother. The king said. take him
with you" The boy and girl got
ready and went with the king.
After long time they reached a
beautiful city. The king pointed to
a large palace and said. THAT is
where you are going to i've.
The boy and girl were very hap
py. 1t was just about Easter time
and the king wanted to know what
they wanted to do on Easter. Both
of them wanted to stay home SO
they did. When Easter came, the
king said, Go out and see how
many eggs you can And" They
found eight apiece. The king told
the children that rabbits laid them.
The children asked the king for
two pair of rabbits piece and
they loved rabbits and loved them
all their lives.
BADER BLY,.
Baxter School, GA Grade.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-06
THE SQUIRRELS

In the State House yard at Co
lumbus. Ohio, there are many
squirrels. They live in trees and
boxes that the people have put
there for them. These squirrels
are very tame and If you show
them q peanut they will climb up
your leg and get it. They will not
come up your leg if you hurt any of
them. The squirrels may be seen
on cable wires and in trees for
many miles from the State House
yard. 1t is very interesting to see
them eat because they are so fris-
Ky. FIRED DEAN.
Baxter School.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-06
THRIFT STAMP STORY

One day as Mary was playing she
saw a boy with a thrift stamp.
She asked him what it was for and
he told her that it was to help win
the war.
She asked him what they cost,
and he told her twenty-five cents.
Mary thought that she would like
to have one so she went to the
house and asked her mother if she
could buy one. Her mother could
give her only a penny so Mary
saved and saver her money until
she had enough to buy a thrift
stamp. She kept on saving her
money until now she has a war
saving stamp.-Helen Harper, Bax-
ter School.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-06
TEACHING A LESSON

One day last summer while | was
doing my dishes my mother called
me to the door. The old mother
cat was in the front yord and the
little kitten was running after a
little robin which had fallen out of
it's nest. The old mother cat kept
running in front of the kitten and
trying to keep it from catching the
little robin. Finally I went out and
caught the little robin and put it
up in the tree SO its mother could
find it.-Goldie Killian, Columbia
City.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-06

Dear Aunt Molly:
Can every one join the Junior
Red Cross.-Mary F.
Dear Mary:
Every child of school age that
is attendent on the public. Pri-
vate of parochial schools can BE-
come q member of the Junior Red
Cross.
Dear Aunt Molly:
Did you 60 to Kindergarten
when you were little!-Josephine
L.
Dear Josephine:
went to Kindergarten and had
some OF my happiest times there.
Dear Aunt Molly:
Do you believe in ghosts John
d.
Dear John:
/ certainly do not believe In
ghosts. There are not ghosts and
only the very ignorant people be-
ieve in them.
Dear Aunt Molly:
Why do some people become
sick so much easier than others
M. NJ. NJ.
Dear M. M. M:
Some people do not take good
care of themselves and SO the lit
tie germs that are always in the
air get into these people and since
their constitutions are not strong
enough to overthrow the attacks
of these little germs they become
i'll.
Dear Aunt Molly:
What is heat?-Frank M.
Dear Frank:
Heat is due to the molecular
motion Of the body.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-06
THE SAUCY SQUIRREL

One summer morning while
waiting at the garage for the ma
chine to be filled with gasoline
spied two little squirrels in the
tree. The man who was filling the
car asked me if l would like to
feed them. OF course / said l
would, SO he brought nuts. One
little squirrel came down and let
me feed and pet it but the other
ran farther up the tree and no mat
ter how much coaKed he would
come no nearer. but sat and sassed
me.-Mabel r. Wigent.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-06
Girl Finds Eggs in Bush

Last Easter lived in Ohio. One
bright morning l got up and went
down to look for my Easter eggs,
when l went down stairs mother
and father were not up. So went
out. l could not find any so l be-
gan to cry. walked around and
after while | saw little rabbit
jump out of bush. l went to the
bush. There | found eight little
eggs. l looked around and there
were many more. Then l went into
the house and mother and father
were up by this time, so l got ready
and l went to Sunday school
Thelma Albin, 6B Baxter School.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-06

rooms where a big part of the pill
lows have been made.
Many of the woman who COM
prise the legion ire well beyond
sixty years OF age and several OF
them are as old as ninety. The
deans of the organization are Mrs.
John A. Logan, Mrs. M. E. Cutler,
Mrs. A. l.. Odell. Mrs. A. J. Hughes.
Mrs. Sarah Berry, Mrs. e. S. Brinto,
who was a nurse throughout the
Civil war. and Mrs. Mary S. Lock
wood. Mrs. Lockwood is honorary
chaplain for life of the National d.
A. r.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-06
GATHERING VIOLETS

One day two friends and I were
gathering violets from one of the
large banks along the river. We
saw a snake crawling among them.
So we went to another place to
get some more so we would have
big bouquet fro home. We had
many OF the flowers by time we
had to go home. We did not see
the snake again that night.-Mar-
garet Wynkoop. 8-B Grade, Colum-
bia City.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-06
DIR CAT

When we first moved to our new
house, We didn't bring our cat along
because it was bad luck. The next
day our neighbor boy came down to
the fence with a little kitten. He
asked us il we didn't want It and
we did, because We didn't have one.
We took him and called him Dick,
and we have kept him ever since
eThelma Schumacher. GA. Colum
bia City, Ind, r. F. D.. No. s.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-06
Hunting Pussy Willows

We started after pussy willows
soon after school. We took the
east side of the river that runs
through the south part of town. 1t
was muddy, SO about half way out.
three deserted. With white sand
sticking to the mud on their rub
bers, they returned home.-8-B
Grade, Columbia City.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-06

The woodbox always seems to
have a hole in 1t. Especially in the
in the morning, and at night when
/ have to oil 1t. If it was not for
the woOdbox / would not have had
any dinner today, because If the
woodbox had been empty the stove
would have had no fuel and then
the dinner I ate would not have
been cooked.-William McLallen,
A grade, Columbia City.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-06

Take q moistened blotter or cot
TON flannel and lay on a plate. Put
seeds In the middle and cover over
with another motstened blotter of
cotton flannel. Then cover that
with another plate. II ell the
seeds sprout they are good to plant
but IL . few sprout. they are not
worth planting.-Harriet Knott, "a.
Hibberd, :,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-06
Waiting for School to Dismiss

One afternoon while | was work
Ing arithmetic my cousin called
me ON the Telephone. l was very
glad. l thought that it would new
er be time for school to dismiss.
When the bell rang ran as fast as
l could 60. When l got home she
was standing on the porch. We
were very glad to see each other
Thelma Hatfield, Columbia City.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-06
NO

One night there was a fire.
wanted to 60 to it, but my mother
said l couldn't went just the
same. When I got home I found
out what my mother means when
she says no. have never tried
it again.-Ethel Galbraith, Colum-
bia City, Ind.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-06
MY NINTH EASTER

One Easter when I lived on
North Z street, I didn't know 1t
was Easter. Mother asked me il /
knew what day it was. / told her
l didn't know. She said it was
Easter. l went out doors and
looked along the side Of the house
for some eggs. Right by the
back porch l saw six eggs in q
nest. l picked them up and took
them into the house. Mother said
she saw them there when she first
got up. / ate them for my break
fast. Easter is the goddess OF
spring. - Roberta Shelter. 131
Chestnut street, 6B grade. Roome
Seven, Baxter School.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-06
THE CR0cuSES.

I saw the crocuses growing in the
green grass. They are very pretty.
They are not tall like the tulips:
their stems are short The colors
make me think of the rainbow.
Robert Lane. "a. Starr School.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-06

Every man is said to have his
peculiar ambition. Whether IL be
true or rot I can say for one, that
I have no other 80 great as that
Of being truly esteemed OF my Eel.
low men, by rendering myself
worthy Of their esteem.-incoln.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-06
THE KIND QUEEN.

Once upon a time there lived a
queen in a very happy land. One
day word was sent that a very
wicked king was sending his army
to take possession of her land. She
was very sorry.
One day fairy told her not to
worry and that she would help her.
The fairy called all the fairies to-
gether and told them to get an
army of nine billion. nine million,
six thousand eight hundred men.
The queens army won and the
queen lived happy ever after.
Going to buy thrift stamp?
Then do it right away;
Quarters won't win battles.
While in your purse they stay.
I'm going to buy thrift stamp
Sisters going to buy one too;
Other folks are doing it,
So why don't you?
Hugh Dorsey, Joseph Moore
school.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-06

Stand with anybody that stands
right. Stand with him while he Is
right and part with him when he
goes wrOng.-Lincoln.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-06
Corner

The editor will try to answeel
Questions readers OF the JuniorI
submit to her. She will mott
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
1t In.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-06

The way for a young man to
rise is to improve himself every
way he can. never suspecting that
anybody wishes to hinder him.
Lincoln.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-01-25
How He Took Them.

Pat Malone came home from the
front with Il slight wound. Not very
long ago he was invited to 'conver-
sazione" and there he was urged to re-
late some of his experiences ut the
front.
zone Of the greatest experiences !
had" said Pat TO the company. "was
this Myself and 10000 men were
grouped together. and what do you
think happened-a Willy German officer
approached MS and took us all"
How in ti1 devil did We aIIow that
Teller to take ye," said Bridget O'Raf-
ferty. who was listening with the great
est attention, "and how did he manage
to take that number Of prisoners may
I aSk?"
"Oh. you see said Pat wlttily, that
boke took MS with n camera"
Bridget has the joke spread all over
the country since.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-01-25
II a Friend Has Hurt You,

Il know very well what II is to be- dis
appointed in friend. writes Anne Nc
Call, in the W0man's Home Compan-
Ion, but know, too-because have
made practice Of looking facts in the
face-ihat the bitter resentment and
tragic disappointment we feel in such
II case are often conferred in ourselves;
our self-cstecm has been wounded. or
we have been proved mistaken. or we
wanted this one friend to devote her
self exclusively to us. And II Is for
some such unworthy thing as this that
we are willing to break our hearts
But not II we are in the habit of look.
ing honestly for reasons and causes.
Once we learn,t0 do that, how the old
bitterness and weakness and failures
slip away. Once we know the real
cause of thing that Is distressing or
unworthy, how much easier Is the cor.
rectlOn Of II
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-01-25
Exact Copy Of Wrappes.
TEST OF OLFACTORY SENSE
Matter That Would at First Appear
Easy, but Really Is Exceedingly
Difficult.

How keen Is your "smeller" Here
Is II game that will help you find out
and that will make lot of fun be.
sides: Make up n collection Of com
mon articles such ms you can pick up
around the house, coffee. ten, vanilla.
orange peeling. potato peeling, carrots,
m0lasses, vinegar, chocolate. nutmegS,
cloves. cinnamon r'pper maple Suf7'
cheese Qimburge-. If you can get it) i,
apples. bananas. celery, grapes. etc.
You can easily prorldc list Of 30 or
40 samples.
Then number each specimen and
make ont card with the numbers
on II for each member Of the troop
Then, without giving anybody n
chance TO look ut the samples before
hand. blindfold each scout and have
him Try to identify the samples by
smelling Of them. Write in the an
swers On the card MS he calls them
OF.
This Soundg easy, but YOU will he
surprised nj 'he number Of mistakes
that will be made in identifying sim.
pie articles such as these thai most
boys smell every dry Of their lives.--
Boys Life.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-01-25
OUR BOYS IN FRANCE AND
HOME PROTECTION

The men on the firing line represent
the pick OF our American youth. One In
four OF our boys at home was sick. re-
jected because OF physical deficiency.
Many times the kidneys were to blame.
II we wish to prevent old age coming
on too soon. or II we want to increase
our chances for a long life. DR.. Pierce Of
the Surgical Institute. Buffalo. N. Y. says
that you should drink plenty OF water
daily between meals. Then procure at
your nearest drug store Anuric double
strength. This An-u-ric drives the uric
acid out and cures backache and rher ma
tism.
II we wish to keep our kidneys In the
best condition diet Of milk and vege-
tables. with only little meat once a day.
IL the most suitable. Drink plenty of
pure water, take Anuric three times day
for q month. II sells for COO.
Step into the drug store and ask for
Anuric or send Or. Pierce Ioc for trial
pkg. Anuric. many times moro potent
than lthia. eliminates uric acid a. hot
water melts sugar. A short trial viii
convince you.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-01-25
B0SCHEE'S GERMAN SYRUP

Will quiet your cough, s0Othc Inc in-
tiammatlon Of a sore throat and lungs,
stop irritation In the bronchial tubes,
insurng Il good nights rest, free from
coughing and with easy expectoration
In the morning. Made and sold in
America for fifty-two years. A Won
derful prescription, assisting Nature In
building up your general health and
throwing of the disease. Especially
useful In lung trouble, asthma, Group
bronchitis. etc. For sale in all civil.
lied 0untries.-Adv.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-01-25
ADVICE TO WOMEN

Brownsville, Tenn.-"It is my pleas
ure to let others know how much good
Or. Plerca's medicines have done me.
J. suffered with woman's trouble.
Finally was advised to use DIR.
Pierce's Favorite Prescription. took
about six bottles In all and was per-
fectly well. DIR. Pierces Pleasant Pei.
l9ts are the only medicine | ever need.
Any woman who wants to get well and
stay well should try 'Favorite Pre-
scription. MRS. CLARISSA ENIX.
For over forty years this herbal tonic
for women has been sold by Nil deal
ers In medicine throughout this coun.
try. Through It's use thousands Of
women all over this land have been
relieved Of many diseases Of a woman
ly nature.
II IL now put mp In tablet form also.
Tablets 60c. Write cOnfidentially about
your case or send 10 cents for trial
package Of 'FavOrite Prescription
Tablets to DIR. Pierce, President In.
valids' Hotel, Buffalo, N. Y.-Adv.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-01-25
GREAT EAGLE OF ST0NEW0RK
Quartz Rock Bird, Work OF Indians,
Measures 100 Feet From Tip to
Tip Of Wings.

Conflicting stories nre told concern
ing a large stOncwork eagle which Is
situated on the broad top ~ stony
rain. gullied hlll In middle Georgia.
The one point that seems To he GER
taln. observes n writer. Is that the In
dlans left the eagle as Legacy 70
the state. A hundred years from nov
It will probably be found lying on Its
back, with outspread wings and tall,
even az II lies today. For II Is made
Of quartz rock so cunningly placed
that II would require pick In a
strong mans hands to dlsplace. any
one OF them. The rocks lap and over
lap In such manner rs to represent
feathers. No cement holds them In
position. and the stones vary In size.
weighing from half pound to three
or four pounds. The image rests on n
very firm foundation. for the stone
work extends several feet into the
ground.
Once, perhaps twice. ireasure.seek-
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-01-25
SWAMp.ROOT FOR
KIDNEY AILMENTS

There is only one medicine that really
stands out pre.eminent as a medicine for
durable ailments of the kidneys, liver
and bladder.
DR.. Kilmer Swamp. Root stand' the
highest for the reason that it has roven
TO I've just Il e remedy needed in thou
lands upon thousands Of distressing cases
Swamp Root, a physicians prescription for
special diseases, makes friends quickly be
cause its mill and immediate effect is
soon realized n most cases. II is gen
tie, healing vcgt table compound.
Start treatment at once. Sold at all
drug stores in hotties Of two sizes, medi
um and large.
However, IL you wish first to ties this
great preparation send ten cents t. Dr.
kilmer & Co., 3inghamton, n Y, for a
sample bottle When writing be sure and
mention this paper-Adv.