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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-11
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Language when there is work to -
under the mst,etoe.
After each humble home has bean
decorated WITH its tree. It's greens and
holly, and flags. there will be the
Christmas goose to catch---and many Al
Devil Dog, who has cast longing eyeM
towards particularly corpulent speci.s
men OF bird will have the pleasure ofs
pursuing and picking ii for some thrift.
" French housew wife
Some of the Marines VIII bs n ParssA
at the time, enjoying the various fe--
Ivities arranged there for American
lighting men by their fellow country.g
men from Gods Own Country NJ
man from the States VIII he forget
ten in the jubilat,on which Is being
planned.
Scattered Over The Globe
For those other thousands or Ma
rines whom fate has decreed thai they
shall spend the holiday at less notaDss
places on the aartf's surface, the dag
Will be more than an ordinary one.
In the tropics they will have special
leaves. sports. eats" and gcneras
merry ina king, for wherever IN fiYe
world two or more Americans. ara
found, Christmss@is duty celebrated
The boys in the training camp at
Paris Island. s G.. VIII spend The <4ays
as they did last year. no drill. on'vs
baseball. good things 10 ca; and plenty
of lolling about in the warm eiv.aFas
with only pajamss as the resuiat son
uniform. Those Marines on si1spbosrfi
will share In the usual foSliri:Ias a.-z
ranged for the men of the Navy, hrsS
this year there will be extra frills tnl
honor OF the victory won
All in all. this Will be "A Christmas
that every Marine will RENE m ber II
real Victory Christmas
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ton rs 11ordon a copy Of the ont
which represents the State OF Virginia
N Statuary nan al tho Capitol al
Washington This was presented by
that STATE and unveiled with great
ceremony August 10th. 1910 Before
found a its base placed thereby Amer
iean visitors.
After going through many rooms We
come to the great gallery OF Battles
$50 feet long and filed WITH paintings
and statuary--- mainly busts of great
warriors. There are many rooms here
and their brilliant decorations and
many pictures dazzle the eye. Each
one means much to the lover of
French history, but the average travel
er soon becomes weary and wants TO
see some of the royal apartments,
The bed rooms of the Kings are
shown perfectly restored by Napoleon.
also those OF Marie Antoinette, whose
remarkable taste is shown in its dec
Grafton There Is a small passage
connected with this apartment which
thc Queen used on October 9Th, 1888,
when she took refuge from the irate
people.
There are wonderful libraries. grand
living rooms Of Kings and Queens
filled with the most bea utifu1 furni-
ture and dishes of the period. The
several Council Chambers, which will
probably be used by. the Peace dele
gates from time 10 time. are especially
i,,fa "a ri
;ables and chairs with a great candel-
abva of the period. or course, there
Is a nagnitlcent~c clock. One OF these
rooms was used as King Louis Six
teenth's study Under Louis XIV II
WAS favorite room OF meeting be-
tween that King and Madame Du
Barry
Where Peace Conference VIII Meet
The Hall of Mirrors. where the Con-
ference will be held. is perhaps the
grandest OF all the halls and overlooks
one time for a state ball room. IT. Is
nearly ESQ feet long. about s5 feet
wide and forty-two feet in height
Seventeen large windows look out on
the beautiful park and gardens. The
walls facing the windows are covered
with mirrors in Sil6ed inches from
which the room derives Its name. In
the days Of the Kings great fetes were
held here. Among them was the mar
riage of Due de Bourgogne and the
reception OF the Ambassador OF the
King of Persia AZ which time the
throne was brought into the room. A
number of paintings showing the peace
pacts which have been signed there
are on the wall,
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Next TO his wonderful Hall Is the
Room of Peace. whore the famous
painting OF France m a chariot drawn
by four white horses ,s shown. This
is the work OF lie Brun and is one of
the most famous paintings of the hun-
dreds in the Palace. On the other
side of the Hall of Mirrors is The
Room ~of Mars, On the ceiling Mars
IS seen in a chariot drawn by wolves.
This picture is by Nouat and is equally
as tamoAs as the one by LIE Brun.
There are ls6 rooms in the palace
proper and /, would require page after
page TO do justice to their beauty and
il is doubtful II the Peace delegates;
Will be able. for lack of time. to study
their beauty in all details.
1t has a chapel with several affairs
and wonderful church ornaments of
great historic value.
Park And Fountains
The park and garden is quite as
wonderful as the Palace. for the park
was laid out by Frances master gar
dener OF that day. lie Notre. who was
employed by Louis XIV DO make the
plans. Happily these gardens are the
same today and after looking upon
them President Wilson will probably
care little 10 look upon those surround
ing the White House.
The great basins where the foun-
talns play at certain times surpass
anything OF their kind in the world.
The basin OF the dragon and the basin
Of Apollo are the most beautiful. 4
grand canal brings the water used
from the nearby lakes and ponds. In
tho early days 1t was piped from the
Sene and pumped from Marley. At
present water is so scarce that the
fountains play only on certain days.
when it seems that all Paris goes out
10 see the extravaganza of the early
regime.
In 1855 Queen Victoria and Prince
Albert were received at Versailles with
great ceremony. The newspapers of
that day announced that the fountains
played all day and that Napoleon III
danced with the Queen at the ball AT
night and afterward enjoyed an opera
in the royal theatre at Versailles
Grand Trianon
The Peace delegates will lodge a.
the Grand Trianon within walking dts
tance of the Palace at Nersailles---the
smaller place which contains num-
Der OF very comfortable bed rooms
There are rare Persian carpets Turk
ish rugs and antique furniture OF the
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tn Unique Christmas Gift

This Private has just passed his
nineteenth birthday, He was just
eGh1een when he enlisted at Buffalo
ne Went through his training period
quickly and got 10 France in time t.
help the Marines take Bel,eau Wood ::
but he felt wounded severely by a
piece OF ~arapnei which took away a
part az his skull ana paralyzed him,
After being sent back 0 America h.
gradually improved until he could De
pushed Qat on the hospital sun porcn
IN a wheel chair. The wound in his
head healed and soon he had recov-
ered his powers OF loconotion until
he could navigate with only clutches
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the institution by which they swear
eternal fealty fnext 70 their own
CORPSE No wounded Marine or any
American soldier or sailor Will be al
lowed to be home SICK this year--the
Christmas which celebrates this year
not only The day itself but also Peace
And Victory.
Back home in the hospitals on THIS
side the lads who are notable to spend
the day with their families Will be
equally well cared for There IL one
LAD in the BROOKLYN Naval Hospital.
a N1rine-~who VIII probably celebrate
December 18th not by receiving sons
thing but by having something taken
away from him
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most magnificent Kind There is q
beautiful council chamber wh!cits
would be knows IN America as ''liv-l
ing room" owing 10 it's Resemblance To-
y meeting place for the family. ax~s
though the furniture Is much granders
and the decorations more -brill.anss
than those found in America. There
Is the bed room OF Napoleon. the bed
room OF Josephine and the room which,
was occupied by Queen Victoria dur
ing her visit which was re-decorateA
at that time. There is a beau'ituil
dining room and up to date kitchens
where French chef win be Installed
for the Peace meeting.
The stables are at this place wherSSs
the state coaches have been preserved. II
The one used by Napoleon Is espectai.
ly sne in its gliding but Is said to CONF
pare with the British Tanks for com 2.
Portable riding. However, II il nor
likely that the Peace delegates will h1A
asked to take a ride IN one OF these
gilded coaches.
The gardens OF the Grand Trianons
are particularly fine and nearby IL the
golf links. an eighteen hole course.
used by many wealthy persons in tho
French social world. As this Is PRESS,
dent Wilson's diversion he may take
the opportunity of playing on this his.
toric course.
The Little Trianon will play no pars
in the affairs of Peace and the writer
merely mentions It because II VIII ~
Of interest as the playhouse OF Mara
Antoinette. @
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France St0o.00o,000.
The palace presents an imposing ap-
pearance when approached directly
from the Avenue de Paris. where one
sees huge statuary of various kinds
most of them being the work of great
sculptors, but visitors usually enter at
what Is known as the Chapel entrance.
All along the corridor are fam Gus
paintings, so>peautiful and rare that
the visitor might spend weeks in their
examination. The Hall of the CRU
saders Is next and there we see huge
pictures concerning the Crusa de
among them The captured of Jeru-
salem" and Christians addressing
thanks 10 Heaven" The whole room
Is ella borately decorated with the coat
of arms of the Crusaders. The gallery
OF Sculpture Is then shown and al
though II contains heroic statues of
the French kings. both In bronze and
marble. the paintings are much more
interesting.
Attempted Assassination OF King
Louis XIV
We soon come to the great stair
case OF the Ambassadors. which was
the Court entrance OF Louis XIV. Then
we pass through another large room
with the wall covered with paintings.
This room used to contain = staircase
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- he PEACE conference 10 settle
the momentous problems grow
ing out of the worlds greatest
- conflict will be held at Yer
sailles. 1t Is perhaps the most beauti'
ful pa iace on earth, located in an ideal
spet within easy distance OF the CITY
OF Paris.
It has been the scene OF the signing
OF many important treaties affecting
the destinies OF nations. Here the
treaty OF peace between Great Britain
and the United States was ratified on
September 3rd. 1888, and on the same
day Great Britain, France and Spain
entered into an agreement restoring
certain Colonial possessions OF France.
But Versailles Is the most. appropriate
place for the present conference be-
cause II gives to France the honor and
satisfaction OF reversing the situation
Of i870-lS71. for on the same spot
whore Bismarck dictated his harsh
tsrms, peace delegates will mets out
to the inhumans crushed Germans the
Justice, which an outraged world de-
Asands az . righteous punishment. The
Meeting at this place will be a special
humiliation to Germany for 1t was in
The very room where the conference
will be held that King William of
Prussia. grandfather OF the ex-kaiser
wa1xcrowffcd on January 18th. 1871.
There II Q small town near the
palace whose principal reason for ex-
r. -
large one and tho two Trianons known
40 the Grand and the Little. The
peace delegates will be lodged In the
Grand Trianon, which Is already being
atted with steam heat. bath rooms
and all modern convenlences. It was
the model for the French building at
ths St. Louis Fair. the structure being
q faithful reproduction.
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40 hristmas Withthe
~ u. S:MARlNES
No Matter Where They Are
the Marines Always Con-
frive Somehow 10 Have
a Jolly Christmas = This
Year They viii Have a
Victory Celebration
Copyright 1913. by The International
syndicate. I

Syndicate.
. OTHER branch of the United
States service will celebrate
Christmas this year in as many
- diftcrent parts of the earth as
he devil dog Marines. Some OF the
sea soldiers will participate in the
seasons festivities in the Philippines.
some in China, while some will be
hunting bandits in Santo Domingo.
othefs will make merry on the dread.
naushts OF the navy. Others at shore
posts and in training camps.
Many Will spend the day among the
people of liberated France and a GOOD
many will always remember their De.
esmber 25th spent in conquered Ger.
many. While the kaiser-th at-was 10
eating his cooked goose in retirement
With his favorite daschund standing
sadly by. the 6th and 9th Regiments
Ut Y. s. Marines will be in the vicinity
OF the Rhine as part of the American
Army Of Occupation.
Just year ago the American Ser.
ond Division. Of which these two fam.
ans regiments form an important part.
w being used for all sorts OF prosaic
duties behind the lines The infantry.
men were building railroads and land.
tng coal, the Marines were chiefly on.
eaxed in police duty In the, French
ports of debarkation-tl,at necessary
but irksome task which long aRo led
them to incorporate in the Marin.
hymn the lines;
~ the Army and the Nary
Epcr look on Hearen's scenes,
They till IND the streets are guarded
BY
The United States Marines"
Christmas, 1918, however ands
hem the heroes of Chateau Thierry
and Belleau Wood---the boys who
blocked the road to Paris. 1t finds
he Second Division the teterans Of
The scissors drive. which began on
July Is. the drive which reduced the
81. Mih!el salient beginning September
10. and the october End drive in the
Champagne which broke The Bocha
hold in that region. It finds them
veterans OF Pershins's great sweep TO
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The Palace
The Palace dates back 20 King
Louis XII. who was TONI of hunting
and had a small Shooting Box built
on the si;e--a sort Of rest house for
himself and friends After big hunt.
Gradually 1t was enlarged and nnallS
became the home or She Court under
Madame dc Maintenon. beautiful
woman foFty-seven years of age. The
Grand Ttianon was built for her and
While much smaller than Versailles IL
Is quite as beautiful.
Louis Ky ALTO used Versailles. This
King was under the influence of his
mistress, The famous Madame pampa-
dour. and his extravaganza. through
her influence made him very unpop.
ular. He was always desp!scd by his
people. Then came Louis NNl and
Marie Antoinette. who enjoyed Yer
sailles to the limit. The Little Trianon
was built so that the Queen and her
court might play al farming by pre-
tending they were peasant girls. The
revolution ended this K!ae's reign and
NeiStiiiitS WAS Io IouStt tHt ttoHtt W
Kings.
Napoleon
When Napoleon came into power
he restored the parts of the Palace
that had been ruined by the revolu-
tionists for 1t is said that mobs surged
through those magnificent halls and
destroyed many beautiful decorations
while France underwent reign of
terror. At present 1t Is the headauar-
tiers OF the French Army. but is bens
dressed" for the Peace Conference.
The building is one of the greatest in
the world. not only in size but in poin.
OF decoration. for some vi the worlds
greatest artists have worked on its
walls. Before the war II was open to
visitorf for . small sum II. cost
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-11

- HE PEACE conference TO settle
the momentous problems grow
ing out OF the worlds greatest
conflict will be held at Yer
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uh FuEoIS
But the most memorable celebration
of all must fall TO the LOT OF those
Marines who are still in Europe--who
are on the very ground they fought
over and helped redeem from the
clutches of the Hun. One can be very
sure that The French and Belgians will
not let the occasion pass without fes-
ivities of threefold fervor.
Picture the scene which occurred a
few days before Brussels was formally
occupied by the Allies. Thirteen off
GERS OF the Marine Corps travelled by
motor into the city. past number or
armed German guards who did no.
attempt 10 modest them. They were
Immediately surrounded by crowds of
inhabitants who discovering that they
were Americans gave them tremen-
Gous ovation The people shook the
officers hands, kissed them and really
made it impossible for them to CON
inue their progress.
Such AL impromptu celebration as
this over The mere sight Of Americans
IN liberated territory is merely an in
dtcatlon of the treatment that our
fighting men will receive. wherever
hey md themselves on the 25th.
BiIlcted With French Families
Those Marines who are billeted with
French families will find the same
spirit ihat would make them feel the
spirit of Christmas back on som
American farm There is The tree 10
be brought N and the French young
. ers will proudly accompany their biz
American guest as he shoulders the
axe and picks out suitable one in
the woods. Then France is the land
OF inistletoe--it grows in abundance
thcre--aud most OF the lads Will not
need any Handy Guide 70 the French
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THE NEW GLOVE WATCH FORI
MOTORISTS.

a WRIST WATCH is all verysl
~ we'll when one Is bars-hauds
ed, or when an ordinaxvs
close-wrfsted. glove is worn
but the motorist who wears heavy,
gauntlet glove inds It inconvenieAttua
push back the gauntlet in order CHI
glimpse the time Of day--especialsy$
when both hands are busy driving thA2
car, For motorists--ma sculine m
feminine-there is new giove-wai ~ M
or watch-glove. IL you WILL Tka
gauntleted glove fastens at the wTixxEs33
under a broad. but simple, kid stratx Il
and the open-face watch In inserted 1T
an opening In this strap. Watch ANi}
strap come off when the glove .s0sAr
on; but II one Is insistent about know 8
ing the time every minute. ~ s1TdlnAyis
wrist watch may be worn on the 0th
hand--undsr the gauntlet gioye.
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An Intimate Description Of the Great French Palace
: Where the Treaty Ending War Will Be Signed


Copyright, lals The International syndicate
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-11-14
Keep the Bridge Open

A dangerous condition exists among
the American people today. We are
an easy-going people, quick 70 feel
that what we want to happen is about
TO come 20 pass. Don't forget that
Tor four long years the Hun was mas
ter OF the offensive power OF this war.
The Allies have scarcely had the
offensive for as many months. yet we
are feeling that peace is at hand
Remember, the war has never
touched German soil. and il must
touch lot of it II the war spirit is
to be taken out OF Germany. There
arc many aeroplancs on the docks in
New York, waiting for ships. We
have troops delayed through lack OF
ships. Put yourself in the place of
the men who are fighting. and con-
slider what ships and more ships rep
resent TO you. Chairman Hurley OF
the Shipping Board, and Charles NJ.
Schwab say we have completed ? .S00.-
OO0 tons. but We must continue til we
get 100000.
The shipyards need men badly. mo
person now engaged in shipyard work
need apply" but other men looking
Tor a place where red-blooded, real
men are needed, and who want 10 get
good wages for the winters work. will
do their country and themselves a
good turn by writing or calling at the
Great Lakes Engineering Works,
River Rouge, Detroit, Mich. Get into
the shipyard gamc.-Adv.
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THE SAME IN ST. LOUIS
st. Louis Residents Speak Out for the
Welfare of the Public

II is just the same in St. Louis as
here in Alma; our friends there
speak out in the same glad, earnest
way as so many grateful Alma men
and women have spoken in these col
umns for years past.
Mrs. +. H. Lower, Ala w. Center
St, St Louis, Mich, says: 81 suffered
from a constant backache and had
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my sides. had dizzy spells and
often felt as if ] would fall in faint
There were puffy sacs under my eyes
and felt depressed and weak, too.
got Doan's Kidney Pills and they re-
moved the trouble"
MORE THAN SIX YEARS LAT
Err, Mrs. Lower said: ''Since last
recommending Doan's Kidney Pills. !
have used them for kidney trouble
and they have always relieved me-"
Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs. Lower had. Foster Milburn
Co. Mfgrs., Buffalo, n. Y.-adv.
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EAST ALMA

A baby boy, Bernard, was born 70
Mr.. and Mrs. j. W. Leahy of Superior
st. last Friday.
The soldier "boys" made them
selves at home in Eastminster chapel
last week. 1t did one good TO see
them using the sewing machine, get
ting themselves fixed up for their
journey. The books, daily papers and
magazines and writing materials
kindly supplied by the ladies of
the Civic League and by neighbors
was appreciated. "Why, this is like
the Y. NJ. c. A. the boys" re
marked.
Rev. Jay Clizbe, d. D., preached
in Eastminister chapel last Sunday
morning. His words were greatly APP
preciated by the audience. Many
others wanted TO hear him but were
not aware that services had been re-
sumed DR.. Clizbe has promised to be
there some Sunday evening in the
near future.
Rev. Grierson filled the Presbyter-
ian pulpit at Ithaca Sunday morning.
Rev Roberts, the minister at Ithaca
is sick.
The new pulpit in Eastminster
chapel is now in use and is a fine
addition TO the equipment. We thank
Henry Soule, also his carpenter, Ed
ward Hinderleiter, who has done a
very fine piece Of work Mr.. White
side finished the vanishing. Three
pulpit chairs are now needed. IL is
felt that this need will soon be met
by some Of our generous supporters.
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Greatly Benefited by Chamberlain
Tablets

IL am thankful for the good | have
received by using Chamberlain's Tab
let's. About two years ago when
began taking them ! was suffering
a great deal from distress after eat
ing, and from headache and tired,
languid feeling due 10 Indigestion
and a torpid liver. Chamberlain
Tablets corrected these disorders in
n short time, and since taking two
bottles Of them my health has been
good" writes Mrs. VI. +. Harwood,
Auburn. n. Y.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Ted Murphy of Grove
ave. had son born TO them last Fri
day.
Westminster chapel is arranging
special services TO take place very
soon.
Prof. f. Notestein Of Alma college
is suffering from an attack Of poison
ivy