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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-25

Sunday had come, that first long
endless Sunday after the mother
had gone, and Jean and Jimmie
were so tired OF everything in the
house, and out OF it, that by even
ing they were about ready to blow
up q street car or do almost any
thin desperate just to work off
their feelings.
'.How would you like to go to
church with me tonight" asked
Nannah suddenly when she had fin
ished setting supper on the table.
Jaw, who wants to so to church"
growled Jimmie.
Maybe you would. if you could
see what we've got at our church"
answered Nannah with a mysteri-
Gus air.
whats that" demanded Jimmie.
Something you've never even
heard of, but Jimmie you'll never
hear of anything or see it either, if
you don't stop gulping down your
supper that way. Why this Is a
special kind of pulpit that comes
sliding out when they want to use
It. and after the sermon is over, it
iyoes sliding back again. You new
ar have been to my church, SO as
soon as you finish your supper you
can comb your hair. Jimmie, while
get Jean ready, and we'll CO."
Sunday evening service was
something new to Jean and Jimmie
G., and they sat through the open
ing numbers without making a
move. But after the first half hour
the novelty began to wear off for
Winnie. AMI leaning over to Nan
nah he inquired very plainly, How
soon are they going to trot out the
speaking box? ?"
"Shh-a after, WHILE" answered
Nannah. looking straight ahead.
But Jimmie was not satisfied.
We'll. will I have time to rest
my eyes first." he persisted. BE
cause Nannah, I don't think much
of this part, and guess l might
as well rest little"
And without further hesitation
much to Mammals piece of mind,
Jimmie Strengthened out in the
pew, his head in her lap and his
broad toed shoes pointing straight
up to heaven, while he began rest
ing his eyes"
Faint smiles began to spread
over the faces of the nearby
church folk as Jimmie's slow regu-
lar breathing grew deeper and
louder, but Nannah had had too
much experience with the Junior
Man Of the Gray family to disturb
his peaceful slumbers in any way.
The service wore on, until sud
denly the great moment arrived
when a mighty rumbling began,
and the porable pulpit came sliding
out. Jean looked up into Mammals
round comfortable face, begging, In
her excitement, to poke Jimmie
Just once. But Nannah shook her
head silently, and Jean managed to
wiggle down again and curb her ex-
cited impulse.
1t was only another minute until
the pulpit was settled and the SER
mon began. and during its monoto-
nous length, Jean also leaned her
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-25
AN EVE ON THE FUTURE.

Maggie had a new DaDy DTOLneT,
which everybody agreed was such
a baby as had never been seen be-
fore. One day the baby was be-
ing weighed, and Maggie asked
what that was for.
"Oh," said her father, Uncle
George has taken a great fancy to
baby, and he's offered to buy him
for a shilling an ounce"
Maggie looked startled. You're
not going to sell him. are you,
daddy?"
"Of course not, precious" an
swered daddy, proud to see his lit
tie girl loved her brother so.
mo. Keep him till he gets a
bit bigger" the child went on;
hell fetch more money them
Elk
Orville was fond Of climbing
One day while visiting his aunt he
satisfied his hearts desire in the
usual way by climbing up on top
of the kitchen cabinet. This was
rather dangerous place for lit
tie lad like him, SO his aunt warned
him to get down. While respond
ing to her command, he said: 20
dear! Whenever fellow wants to
have little climb he always has to
get on somebody's nerves. e. C..
Chicago Tribune.
"Aunty," shrieked Hilda. Gilbert
is kicking mel"
"She began It," defended little
brother.
What did you do to him first,
Hilda' holly demanded aunty.
Muffin at sill 'cept hit him across
the back wifi my little broom"
calmly replied Hilda-F. J.
One cold winter day we were
hurrying home from town when my
little daughter turned to me and
said: 20. mother, my little face
is so cold; wish l had a gas
mask. M. c. K.
My little brother was playing he
was dog. After crawling around
awhile l happened to step on his
fingers. He was just ready to cry.
but, remembering he was a dog, he
cried out. "Woof, woof."-C. L.
REVISED VERSION.
Gently the girl leaned toward
him with an arch expression of in
quiry.
How many lumps?" she asked.
Forty" he said.
And she wrote down his coal
order for the coming winter.-Lone
Scout.
BObby's father was cleaning fish
for dinner when the little fellow
asked: Papa, have fish any
sense"
"Of course they have" was the
reply.
well, please cut some out and
let me see them," said Bobby.
An officer showing q visitor over
the battleship. This" said he.
pointing to IN inscribed plate on
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-25

when we look into the long av-
enue Of the future and see the
good there is for each one Of us to
do. we realize after all what a
beautiful thing 1t is to work, to
live, and to be happy."-Stevenson.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-25

An officer showing a visitor over
the battleship. This" said he,
pointing to IN inscribed plate on
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-25
THE RIVER

Dark brown Is the river.
Golden Is the sand,
It flows along forever,
With trees on either hand.-Mar-
guerite Nuckridge.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-25
Be a Man

o. fie!
Do not cry.
II you hit your toe,
Say, "Oh!"
And let 1t 60.
BE a man
II you can.
And do not cry.
Marguerite Muckridge
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-25
Scraps From Sammy Stay
at-Home's Old Kit Bag

the deck, lis where our gallant cap
tain fell"
Visitor-"No wonder. l nearly
slipped on it myself.-Lone Scout.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-25
A FROG AND A RAT.

n fhOG ANU n HAI.
A frog and a rat were out travelling
one day.
Kind sir" said the rat, will you
tell me, l pray.
Why are all the people so civil to
you,
But glare upon me as though death
were n duew
my friend" said the frog. NOV the
reason lies here;
The water is cheap, but the grain
it is dear.
II you lived on water, on mud, and
such stuff,
The people to you would be civil
enough"
Brooklyn Eagle Junior.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-25

My little brother was playing he
was a dog. After crawling around
awhile l happened to step on his
fingers. He was just ready to cry
but, remembering he was a dog. he
cried out, "Woof, woof."-C. L.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-12-18
A Dinner Party.

4 ~Why don't you present Mr.. Wom-
bat to the lady at his right7 He
doesn't appear to know her and may
be timid about addressing her"
'sFprget 1t. That's his wife,
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-12-18
Some Guess.

"Bill broke his word to his wife not
to drink, and now he Is going home a.
maudlin moving picture Of woe" y
II wonder how many reels It will
take to get him theref''
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-12-18
rinhbrow Ehscs.

"She raises her eyebrows y 50 many
things
"YesY
'sThat Il might be as well to go to a
facial expert and have them perma-
nently elevated.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-12-18
I(noys Grammar.
HusI,. Hush.
PAGE TWELVE

money makes the world 30 round,
I YOU know observed the chronic
Quoter.
\ s.That's probably because 50 much
Of 1t used to keep the world from go
Ing Oh the square" replied the face
sfinns faIIar
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-12-18
Case At Home.

II see some scientists are going to
India to study suspended animation"
aThess scientists are Impractical.
why 90 to India before having . look
ut my hired mani"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-11-28

except from muddy little ditch,
entirely unfit for use. The refugees
Kept coming in spite Of the absence
Of water 1t was while carrying re-
lie' 20 tae refugees tuat An Amer.
lean officer found that the residents
Of the town were using the water
from the ditch Investigation show
ed that of the few wells left unde-
stroyed, only one could be used
The Others had been defiled by the
Germans and the water was still
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-11-28

got Its nose against the cur there
was no getting it out into the sreet
asain withcut chains, because uf thc
lee- Many gallons Of perfectly gooI
gas were burned along the main
itsm in frantic efforts of drivers to
ialAa ahe a!a bus back out. Spin.
ming wheels were the only results
Aae, o,d Dobbia had his troubles.
i' Became necessary to unhitol many
ans as tae horses couldn't keep
s's .se On the tee covered streets.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-11-28

modern water plant. The pumping
station is now mass Of ruins and
shells have pioughed through the
streets into the water mains in
scores of pllces. Tue old system
can never be repaired In the out
skirts Of the town were once a5out
two hundred wells. They tco are
gone
The first refugees who came back
last summer to live among the ruins,
found there was no water to be mad
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-11-28
dglngerous.

laree pump was oOtained--one
OF the giant pumps used by the
British army for keeping the Elan
ders trenches dry. With a little in
genious adaptation, it was connect
ed with the one good well. Now
from dawn until dark line Of peo-
pie, pail in hand, passes down the
debris scattered streets to the only
pump in town and its handle creaks
necessarily as the 5000 draw their
daily water supply.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-11-28
Hard on Flivvers.

Consider the flivyer Verify this
proved 10 be a hard day on this class
Of The beast of burden Though
many of them were blanketed to-day.
they looked all shrivelled and shiy-
cry. EARLY this morning when one
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-11-28
Here's Champ TOIUn
Pump As Pumps Go

koulers, Belgium (By MaiD-
Wefwicq, one of the Flemish towns
which suffered most from the war
ana German occupation, has the
worlds champion town pump It is
the sole source OF water supply for
moro 5am e,ooo refugee residents OF
tte cisy
Before the war Werwicq had
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-11-28
Officials in Capital.

Mayor Dmbin ana F. G. Reynolds,
city clerk. are in Oklahoma city to-
day attending the annual conyen.
tion of the Oklahoma Municipal
league. Mayor Durbin was booked
no deliver an address en- the Pre-
yention Of Automobile Accidents"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-11-28
Sees Defeat of Aaniea.

Walter A. Marker, instructor of
vocational agriculture in the Chiola.
sha high school, witnessed the 98 t).
6 defeat Of the Oklahoma Aggles at
the hands Of Bennie Owens SCORERS
yesterday Mr.. Marker lis a former
student Of the A. ana NJ. college
and was captain Of the Aggie team
for two years.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-11-28
ein b eorn.

Mr. and Mrs Albert viers am
nounee the birth Of a girl at the
Viers home, corner Fourteenth street
and Texas avenue, this morning.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-11-28

New York S police are baffled.
So will you be until Rosalie La
Grange, Spiritualist, points out
the man who killed Wales hi
the most remarkable mystery dra-
ma ever presented in America
The Glenwood post. (Glenwood Springs, Colo.) 1897-current, 1919-09-20
FALLING PRICES

big prices initiation everywhere and
staple goods Neither of those
action An embargo has been
That would the the face Of fmshd Europe
bring Take Of the most
staple articles by everybody The American nearly
1915 This years American about
million bales which fifty above domestic consumption
off exports and the price would probably drop fifty cent
few hondred southern farmers would be coming
with feathers There be and
sudden fall without panic depression and ills quite griev
high living Any material change the price level
gradually than it worth The general
level little different from what when the govern
extensively fixing Price fixing will change it little
|now
All the this agitation against high cost of living good
thing Trade had fallen rather extensively wartime habit of
boosting lacking few cents extra seemed rather the
thing and seemed about another
sellers goods accepted results MATTER
The getting in the regarding his
ladrf in the wind
This agitation will focus attention prices sharper in
qury-encourag the make rme stand Consumers
have right to know that justified decided tend
insist that right will tend decidedly to bring about these
that justified Especially this agitation ought call halt
foolish spending Undoubtedly peoperather giving
of living hopeless job anyway without the wartime
ling The national problem the world problem pretty much just the
individual problem goods in consumption less
|cre1t- Saturday Evening
The Glenwood post. (Glenwood Springs, Colo.) 1897-current, 1919-09-20
THE h. O. OF L. QUESTION

WITH place public prints
w Of late concerning the high Of living the Post has main
tanned that enough significance been given the of
supply and demand Produce More should be the motto Of those
who seeking remedy for conditions So
dreaming of and seeking attain them without
contributing their share of effort that direction And have
succeeded and others will be able to moderate
for time but remember that the
that the supply depleted the
be renishd Other be provided take the
place of those that used famine must inevitably
of this publication has taken
the book Inaus Donney and his GIVE Men Of Money
Island with the following result:
Put hundred island where fish is the staple
ce Twenty of the catch fish Twenty-Five
fish Twenty-Five cook fish Twenty-Five hunt
vegetables The entire what thus gathered
and prepared
$50 long everybody there plenty All hands
happy.
"Ten allotted fish catchers stop catching fish
s'Ten more dry and hide part of fish they catch
Five continue catch fish, but work only the day at
'Fewer fish go into the community kitchen
But the number of insist having the same
amount of fish to eat they had before
The fifty who formerly cleaned and cooked the fish have
undersuppy of fish But they continue
demand food
Gradually greater burdens laid the fruit and vegetable
These insist larger share of fish return for their
Larger gathering fruit and vegetables 1t denied them
tables
continue insist upon their
fright
''The daily supply gradually shrnks The with
fish demands three banaas exchange for one Of them Inc MAI
bananas refuses with for fewer an three fish
Finally the remaining work quit disgust Every
boy The hidden fish brought light and
day when there food of kind Everybody
lon the island blames somebody else
What would seem to be the solutMli
Exactly! We thought you would guess it
For that can't buy, SELL steal give
hoard, play with gamble with What Isn't
The Glenwood post. (Glenwood Springs, Colo.) 1897-current, 1919-09-20
GET BACK INTO LINE

OU have tried Democrat theories hide clear full of
the stuff full of the things that they feed and
ready enough still list their argon
them milk old Uncle Sans kne but wait until nineteen
twenty when the country gets back into line.
Our soldiers stand foundation with equal nowhere in
the world land they showed
they marched under Glory unfured They studied
cat methods and they have them all figured down fine
show the world they like they fight
line.
Our burdens heavy carry chidren may just
bad and the thoughts that Juggling heart driving
ma but don't hope without
yet and shine for we're going
voting America back into line.
With wide for leader scanning the horizon
blue and think have spotted
true blue The Republicans together the prospects
certainly fine; wen the polls with eye
country II back into line-Nationa Republican
The Glenwood post. (Glenwood Springs, Colo.) 1897-current, 1919-09-20
PROSECUTION, NOT INVESTIGATION, NEEDED

DHOUGH the whole country agitated the high Of
living remains calm and undsubed by the problem
outburst member regarding
phase of the situation few bills introduced the topic but
nothing definite the being
eminent and other agencies in behalf of lower prices
Ordering Investigations the favorite method of statesmen
lin dealing with problems they doing this
When there will be nubeess inquiries
but they will be about useless most Of the nvega
tons conducted by congressional authorization
Prosecution not investigation is what is needed to handle the
price boosters Bills providing for heavy fine Imprisonment for
protee have been before congress several weeks but action
has been taken Appropriate legislation be passed quickly
wants do it. few hours at the and the law
punish proeeng could enacted The daylight saving bill repeal
Of vital consequence the nation but passed in
rapid style Some Of the speed in dealing with high price bills
would be appreciated suffering pubc-Puebo Sarourna
The Glenwood post. (Glenwood Springs, Colo.) 1897-current, 1919-09-20
A REBuKE AND A COMPLIMENT

III REBUKE AND COMPLIMENT
- which will stigma for that entire COM
uny extending for miles around Two Mexican said to
have murdered policeman taken masked mob from their
cells county jail hanged railroad bridge their dangling
serving woudbe that the ordinary
processes sufficient deter this brand Of crime
sometimes feel warranted taking their hands to
foul crime such charged against these Mexcans
The greatly regretted Such
actions credit community but quite the But it
not be Of place while contemplating such awful thing to
make inquiry the probable and probable guaranty
against a repetition of such a terrible crime
Early this year another Mexican convicted of similar crime to
that which accused convicted and given
death The horrible and nexcusabe that
the people felt that district judge justified pronouncing
the death penalty Governor shoup acting under the
anteed him by the constitution committed the sentence to life I'M
psonment Since that time twelve murders have been committed
in Pueblo, according press reports.
commenting tragedy past week Governor shoup
newspapers their of the
responsibility ynhng the Mexcans claiming these
papers have recently carried editorial campaign which cannot
but excite the people to just such resulted
While Governor Shoup doubt much dspeased with
papers this subject he certainly
fine compliment the general admitting the
influence which they WELD In their several The gov
surely hits the nail quaey the head when he admits the
great power influence greater responsibility of the
papers of the land
bring things these communities that they prefer
main newspapers instead seeking the
cooperation of those factors toward the upbudng the
munes The greatest community good
perhaps the the disposition of the people and the
together for the advancement
pety Of the community No mistake be made in
community than for the business others who wish for the
prosperity Of the community to ignore bee the and
influence the and incidentally might remind readers
that Pueblo the only community which this criticism applies
The of the forced the decisive action which
resulted the with Spain following the sinking of the Maine
but that The attacks President Nc
Knley and the of willie and His Pa named the public
mind appealed prejudice hatred and without doubt led
the the beloved President Mckinley and this
unfortunate wrong the shows the of
the press, Notwithstanding
Unwarraned newspaper by lacking in
honor and fairness have often caused mos lynch
innocent led feathers the de-
struction of valuable property.
Shoup uttered truth from angle
least perhaps unintenonay neverthe
less thuy paid high compliment the The
who will unduy and for personal gain spleen excite
the of the people until they beyond control and like
wild and destroy take human lives unworthy to
the high position of editor On the other hand the
with worthy object mission who minimzes the of the
abuses the editor do his
if indeed peril The charitable criticism that
possibly passed foolish person that he standing
in his light
compliment
The Glenwood post. (Glenwood Springs, Colo.) 1897-current, 1919-09-20

UsT what the make of the Hotel Colo
rado baths aud grounds they purchase the
much of riddle While il conceded that Mesrs Lucas
and Hughes have perfect right to offer their for and
se it equally that people living close proximity to the
have right object the purchaser be that purchaser
the of the United States private individual
corporation making the that would detr
mental community seriously dereate the value of nearby
That is all the people have sought do
They have entered with representatives OF tho
eminent what they harmful Of the property which
the contepaes purchasing be that people
undu alarmed and that they have magnd the damage that
will the community by the contemplated the
property However they exercised the to them
the consuonthe right Of petition they have
made known their views unmistakab True have
told that the to treat mild
hystera neuehn shell shock and other like mental and
disorders and that people suffering from these complaints
gives this sort
urbone broker who Interested In this sale
the of the of several thousand dollars and
few lesser lights who epu be in line for share
the aforesaid We about the whole
be better able after been further ad
vsed from a reliable
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-07-31
A CORRECTION.

Bismarck, July goth, 1919.
Editor Ward County Independent,
Minot, North Dakota.
!. Dear Sir:
Your article entitled million Hail
Losses Claimed in the State in the
Independent for July oath, came I'M
der my observation, and notice one
misstatement in same, which would
thank you to correct in your next is
sue.
You state: "Should they ithe loss
esq be unusually high the maximum
assessment of SOC an acre might not
suffice to meet the demands of the
fund, and it would be necessary for
the department to issue warrants
against the 1920 revenues"
This is erroneous, as the law does
not contemplate levying against fu-
ture business. Each year must take
care Of it's own losses, and in case
these should exceed the limit set by
law, the funds will be pro-rated and
the balance borne by the claimants.
Aside from this error, your article is
fair, and your estimates perhaps as
good as the next could do.
Yours very truly,
s. A. OLSNESS,
Insurance Commissioner.