The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-06
All, BILL. THIS
IS DEMOCRACYi"
(By Professor Julian sherr 4.
WICK Hbure, Stj~a.l

II was early in the morning A
large. handsome $1,000 bill turned one
OF the corners ~ washing ton and hur-
ried Np the avenue which leads To the
treasury department. Far of In the
distance. q small brown object was
furloGs!v throwing up a little cloud Of
dust. and was literally burning up
the road.
We'll, Well" exclaimed $1,000 Bill
Tn a Dutchman II that isn't little old
RED Copper Cent Wonder what the
little devils up to now
IN a few minutes, $1,000 Bill. Nov
ing along with his magnificent stride
was within hearing distance Of Red"
Copper Cent
Hello. bed" called s.. 900 BIN
What are You doing here@"
Hello. Bill" came back the answ or.
"Ha"en't time to stop and talk. old
fellow Frank Tauderlip haze 1use sent
: for re to come and help win thia war
Tn hound for the treasury Where
are y0u going. Bill7'
same plaee, Red McAdoo has sent
for Ine. They're going to make ten
liberty bonds out of me-, 7 undett and. "
by Jove, that's interesting. BIZ
Uncle Sams COINS - make thrift
stamp out of me- Twenty -four Il my
! comrades VIII be along in q few
minutes. I'm hurrying TO let Wander
ZIP know that they're nobtlt2ing and
viii soon he here"
Bill had now caught MP with RED"
The l,ttle fellows leRa were vibrating
Ike "a tuning fork. and he was utiliz-
ing every ounce OF his energy to keep
up WITH mia big brothar. Bill
Your legs sEe longer than mine,
Bill, and voUN no doubt get the edge
on me before We gee to The treasury
apologized Red. between ureaths.
Tut, tut. Red we are going in to-
gether. even II J do have to slack UP
g bit This is the big lesson we are
learning in this war how to ksep
sten. now 70 march shoulder TO shout
der and present "A front united to the
last man, the las dollar, the last
penny. An, TED this war Is working
wonders old fellow. The folks back
home had planned for ne 20 go into
a touring car this year. I heard them
talking about # Mother and the
girls wanted the biggest car N town
They said that tie Jones's had Just
ore cred q $500 car, and that we would
have to order a $4,000 one to retain
social leadership. l didn't relish the
idea a bit OF spending the remainder
OF nv days speeding down the road
ard dustius every poor old CT > that
has TO WALK. The biggest car In town
VIII Almost make anyone an autocrat,
Red
Well before the decision was made
war was declared. Both OF the boys
In the family are young and grimming
with patriotism. They enlisted, and
my. but IT. changed things at home
One OF the girls has gone as a nurse
The other two are busy at the first
peep OF day, knitting. knitting, knit
ting. Mother has actually gone back
into her own kitchen. There lie no
meat on meatleas DAYS, either She
says she is going 70 save enough In
the Kitchen TO buy several liberty
bonds aFrher had always said that
he was going TO retire this year. but
re has changed his mind. He Is now
one Of Uncle sans Sl.00-a-year men
I am on the way TO the treasury 20 ler
5sr. McAdoo know that 300 more OF us
are on the way. l am happy this morn
Ing, Red" After all. it's not what
you get out. but what you put into life
that counts. Now. Red what's your
storv1"
W. ell. Bill" smiled Red" II didn't
run the hazard OF going into $lo.-
geo touring car, certainly. However.
did come dangerously near to falling
In With bad company. You know
some 1890, 600 900 OF us go into chew
ing gum every year. Well. little Jack.
who delivers papers to buy his clothes
and school books stopped at a slot the
ether day, and I fairly shuddered for
few minutes. | thought that I. too.
was sure TO go for chewing gum.
Fortunately his school tsachsr osxas