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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-03-01

in rotation, SO do not expect the
answer to be printed in the
same week in which you send
III In. vI
Dear Aunt Polly:
Can you speak French? !
Charles S.
Dear Charles S.:
Well, spent two years going
back and forth to French class four
times week, and If Iswere to SPEAK
a little of this French to another
person like myself who has never
been to France, or preferably one
who has never had any French at
all, he might say, swell, you speak
French!" But if Iawere to- try to
talk with "a real FFrenchman, The
would prabablysay. "Qu' est-cegque
est que ccela? 3Je me comprend
pas, and then would go on talking
so fast that Itcould not "compre-
bend him either.
Now ifaa Frenchman would talk
very slowly to me,--but then no
Frenhhman does talk slowly, sany-
way Twas going to- say, if he did,
then L might underestimate him. So,
since Iswould probably not be able
to talk even "a minute with2a real
Frenchman and keep up real con-
versation, could scarcely say !
spoke French could 1?
Anyway it's lots of fun to read it,
which do sometimes, but then !
have3a rather large dictiDn-
airy at my side.
How much can you say in
French? Aunt Polly.
Dear Aunt Polly:
In our geography lesson in study
ing Spain, it said that Malaga, "a
city in Spain was noted for its
grapes. Our teacher asked us IL
we knew grape something like
that name. I don't, do you? 1
Thank you, Dorothy ]. /
Dear Dorothy:
tUMsumh! Yes, there is a. rather
small green grape, called al Malaga
grape, and itsrreal good, too But
this time of year they taste more
like silver than grapes, because
they cost so1much. The reason for
this lis that in this month, they are
scarcer than any other time. /
The city is close to Gibralter
isn't it? Wouldn't it be- fun togo
into "a real.for-sureg vineyafdoonce,
I especially If the master of the
vineyard awotlda say as~wee go into
1T, sJust make yourself at nhome
there. 3YouDmaya eatsall the grapes
|youfwant?" Aunt Polly. /
Dear Aunt Polly: /
When do iiocusts come? Some
people say they come every eight
eeen years. Inswhat month?
M. II.
Yes, there isaa gvery interesting
insect known aas "the seventeen
year locust" Itreally ism TIA locust,
Science tells Jus, but that is Just
the name that gpeonle ggive to it,
like we call allleyersfen trees,
pine trees, whens some of them are
spruce and some are5 fir and other
kinds, so we call these little in.
sects alltlocustss anyway. /;
IN North America, this insect, In
indifferent form from the one it has
when it is grown mp, digs its way
underground when it is realgyoung
and makes atlittier room for itself
near some rootlet, and stays there
seventeen years. Then it burrows
up to the top of the ground, climbs
up a tree; then itssskin splits, and
the insect flies out. Itccomes out
in the spring when it is warm
enough, though. there is no special
month.
I In 1885, there were a great many
of themaand in 1902 and now they
are due again. There are always
a great many of them I'M Indiana,
Illinois and all the states of the
Middle West. The sparrows like
to eat them, and always have a
feast of them every seventeen
years. Aunt Polly.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-03-01

Dear Aunt Polly:
l am a little girl seven years
Did. sMyaname is Thirza Hartman.
{ go to Warner school and love nay
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-03-01
DearkAunt Polly:

DearkAunt Polly:
am a little girl, five. years old,
and will be six years old next
month. ,Ego.to. Warner school and
ike my teacher very much. Lam
| in la and hope to get along we'll
m my school. Myuname is
Cathrine Hartman.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-05-22
ANDY'S CANARIES MAKE
A VISIT TO AUDUBON

Residents of the east portion of
Audubon have been commenting the
past few days on an army of birds,
which have arrived and which APP
pear to be settling in that section Of
the city. The birds include several
varieties. and one little fellow, which
is a fine singer, has yellow patch
on his throat, and resembles can
airy to a great extent. The oriole
with his Haunting red and yellow
jacket is in the bunch, also little
white bird, one of he nuthatches,
which busily runs up and down the
tree pecking the bark. The birds
are yellow, gold and green and the
bevy attracts attention from many
who do not usually notice the birds.
They appear to be settling and are
present in large numbers in many
places in the east part of town.
Some fans were hazarding the guess
that they were "Gumps Mountain
Canaries," others that they were
singing sparrows. The orioles are
some whistlers and attract much at
tentiOn
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-05-22
ON DECEIT

Some people like to be deceived.
That may sound ridiculous, yet it
rings true as to facts, II appears to
be the within of some American folks
to kid themselves" using a COM
mon expression.
Some people like to believe that
they are what they are not. They
like to have others tell them they are
something when they are not. One
has put it "the American people are
gullible," another has said they
like to be humbugged." Express
the fact as you will. there is a ten
dency easily detected in American
people which courts false impress
sion about ones characteristics.
There are some who would not
have their neighbors know the truth
about them. Such folks are mere
slaves to their own ignorance and
benighted souls.
Reputation has been distinguished
from character as. signifying what
people think you are while charcter
is what you really are There are
too many people who court repu-
tation. They pay too little attention
to charcter. While trying to es-
tablish reputation among others.
they often deceive themselves into
misjudging their own character.
They lead themselves to believe they
are different from what they really
are. They take on an air of camop-
flauge which precludes their own in
trospection.
Truth never deceives anyone. The
fact that you have certain charac-
teristic is not to be alarmed at, nor
is it to be ashamed of. If the trait
is worthy, better the opportunity to
remedy it. Never fee from the truth.
Perhaps no one has better oppor-
tunity to see folks fleeing from the
truth than does an editor. There
are altogether too many people who
run to cover when the truth is told
about them. How furious they
get! What a test of character il is
to have the truth told about you. III
you are ashamed OF the truth about
yourself you had best begin to mend
your ways for your own sake. Quit
deceiving yourself.-Lincoln (Ill.)
Star
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-05-22
WHAT GOOD Is A DOG?

what good is a dog, anyhow
querously asked Mayor Smith of
Omaha the other day.
We take 1t from the tone of Mayor
Smiths inquiry that he does not like
dogs. IL he does not more's the
pity for Mayor Smith. II is a sure
sign that there is something lacking
in his character for the man who
doesn't love a good dog can not
make us believe that he loves chill
dren, and the man who doesn't love
children-well, there may be bipeds
walking upright who do not love
children, but we'll be everlastingly
gol-swizzled IL we'll call 'emmen.
"What good is a dog, anyhow"
Ask some tousled headed, overalled
sunburned lad whose veins run rich
red blood, and find out. Ask any
man who has seen friends of his
own race turn their back on him, but
never lost the welcome wag of a
dogs tail-the faithful dog that
never lost faith. Ask any man who
knows the frailties of human friend
ship and the staunch everlasting and
self-sacrificing friendship of his dog
Ask the lonely shepherd in the hills,
the prattling baby that rolls and
tumbles with Fido, the weary wife
who waits through the long watches
of the night for an erring husband
who has forgotten his vows
Ours there are, to be sure; but
ours are not confined to the canine
family. They exist wherever men
congregate-two legged ours who
can give any canine cur cards and
spades and beat them IL points for
sneaking. cowardly meanness. But
a good dog-and every dog who
knows a kindly master or childish
playmate is good dog-is worthy
of all affection and kindness that
may be bestowed upon him.
What is dog good for, any
how" Bless your soul, Mayor
Smith, there are no mean" dogs I'M
less some selfish. cruel designing
man has made IL mean" We'd
trust the average dogs friendship
and DANCED sight further than we'd
trust any professional politicians.
We'd thousand times rather see
the welcome wag of dogs tail than
to feel the hypocritical hand shake
of office hunters seeking selfish
ends.
What good is dog, anyhow"
God pity the man who would ask
such a question. Elliott Graphic.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-05-22
BEN TWIST In GERMANY

Montabour, Ger, April %, 1919
Dear Loving Mother:-I will droI
| you a line today for / have nothing
to do only go on guard tonight and
l will not have any time to white to-
morrow and it's getting time for me
to write to you. The man that lives
here was just in our room and we
were talking about the war He has
been in the war for four years and
has been wounded several times. He
is nearly shot to pieces. He was up
against us a couple of times. He
wanted to know how long the First
Division had been over here and
how many fronts they were on.
told him they were on all of them.
This is sure bad day as IT. is snow
ing to beat the band and ii is awful
cold The worst part of it is l have
to go on guard duty tonight The
last time / was on guard / guarded
the commanding generals post and
they brought me a dish of ice cream
and piece of cake. It was sure
fise. The best looking man gets a
pass to Coblez every time they mount
guard but they have got to walk the
post at the generals house as the
chief of staff. They are going to
send me on special duty but l don't
know how long or Just where / will
go. The, top sergeant told me they
phoned for me yesterday and want
ed me to work in a garage. / do
not know if it will be to repair trucks
or drive them. I don't know how
they got my name or knew ever
worked at that trade. / hope they
give me job driving for the repair
work is too hard. the trucks are so
large. I don't know IL it will be as
easy as the job now have or not.
That is why 7 don't like to leave
here. / don't believe they will
keep me there very long for the
lieutenant told me this morning that
we would sail the last of May or the
first of June. He would not have
told me If it had not been so for he
is not that kind of a man. think
we will be in the United States for
the 4th of July. / will be glad to
get back in Gods country once
more. think this division goes to
Camp Pike but that will seem like
home for was there year saw
one of the boys that used to he in
my company at Camp Pike but l did
not know him at first, but we were
glad to meet again. I am sending
you picture of an old castle built
in 991 and was once occupied by Ma
poleon. We are going there to-
night.
Since we came to this town we are
sleeping on feather beds and white
sheets. These people would not let
us use our own blankets Every
time We go on guard now a fellow
has to have his clothes pressed and
look like a soldier. There is a lady
here at this house trying to talk to
me but I can't understand her very
we'll. She talks too fast am
sending you handkerchief I got
down town last night. I thought
it would be nice for one of the girls.
How is father getting along with the
work and how are all the kids?
Well. mother. have got to write
to Alice yet so I will close, hoping
to see you soon.
Your loving son,
BEN TWIST.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-05-22
BILLY LEFT GOING AFTER
WIFE IN AN AIRPLANE

Billy Leet according to advices
received by friends in Omaha, is
working out plan which should put
Lochinvar and his own record to
shame.
Leet is reported in Chicago, learn
ing to operate an airpiane He
proposes to fly to San Francisco, eff
feet a reconciliation with his wife
and bring her back to Omaha by air.
Leet has been training for two
weeks following his arrival from
San Francisco His arrival in San
Francisco is scheduled to take place
on June LIST. He plans to reach
Omaha in his airplane in time to
spend twenty-four hours in that city
before resuming his fight to San
Francisco.
ct know that Billy is so anxious
to effect reconciliation with his
wife that he will do almost any
thing" said Judge A. L. Sutton, his
attorney. ''He Is really devoted to
her, and loves her We expect to
smooth their troubles out in time
and that they will be living together
again before long.
"Billy is somewhat of sensation
alist, as Omaha knows. Mrs. Leet
has the same sporting blood in her
veins. Her father was one of the
most prominent race horse men in
the country. He always had a
string of racers. Mrs. Leet was
brought up in that sort of atmos-
phere.
"She appreciates a fast horse. a
fast automobile. and | would not be
surprised il she woul be completely
captivated IL Billy SHOULD settle
down in her front yard in an air
plane, walk to her door and tell her
he had come to take her back to
Omaha with him."
Following his estrangement from
Mrs. Leet and his own attempted
suicide, Billy Leet came to Omaha
for one day and then went on east.
Since that time his whereabouts
have been secret.
"Billy is not within 500 miles OF
Omaha" said Judge Sutton. II do
not expect him in Omaha until along
towards June"
There is absolutely no chance OF
Billy Leet taking his wife back to
Omaha" Major Archie Johnson,
counsel for Mrs. Leet, told World
Herald correspondent at San Fran
cisco last week. ''even Is he comes in
an airplane for her There will be
no reconciliation. You can say that
positively"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-05-22
CAN,T BE DONE

You can't stand for five minutes il
you are blindfolded.
You can't stand at the side of a
room with both feet lengthwise
touching the wainscoting.
You can't crush an egg, when
placed lengthwise between your
hands; that is, IL the egg is sound,
and has the ordinary shell OF hens
egg.
You can't get out of chair with
out bending your body forward, or
putting your feet under II; that is,
IL you are sitting squarely on the
chair, and not on the edge of II.
You can't break a match IL the
match is laid across the nail of the
middle finger of either hand and
passed upon the first and third fin
gers of that hand, despite it's seem
ing so easy at first sight.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-05-22
EGGS FoR SALE

Rhode Island Red eggs for sale
Phone 6A4. 12-tf
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-05-22
HEREFORD BULLS FOR SALE

l have some registered Hereford
bulls for sale and will accept notes
or Liberty bonds. John III. Grif-
fifth. Phone 6A4. lott
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-05-22
fON SALE

A Ford sedan, almost new. Will
sell reasonable. Enquire OF ID. w.
Wood. Phone So. 20-2t
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-05-22
IOWA HOTELS ARE RE-
OUIRED TO PAY

The hotel inspection department is
now mailing out to all of the hotels
in. the state application blanks for
licenses which the hotels are now re-
quired to take out under the law
passed by the recent assembly.
Hotels having fifteen rooms or
less must take out an annual license
of 81 Those having more than fif-
teen rooms up to thirty-one, Sc.
more than thirty-one and up to sew
enty-six, So; more than seventy-five
and up to $50. $40; more than $50
and upward, SIS.
In filling out the license applica-
tion blank the proprietor must an
swer forty-one different qustions re-
lating to safety from fire, drainage
and plumbing, bed linen and towels,
and questions with reference to
sanitation and ventilation of rooms.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-05-22
GOOD REASON FOR LEAVING

"Have you had any experience in
newspaper work." said the editor OF
"a paper to an agitated little man
who had applied for a job.
''I should think so. was editor
of the Muddlesbury Mail until yes
terday."
"And what made you leave the
paper?"
"Well, it was like this: The chief
of police down our way was suppos-
ed to be a dangerous man with re-
volver, and so ! tried to keep the
graph about him, and said he was
Muddlesbury's greatest asset. The
intelligent compositor. of course,
left out the 'et' in asset and that is
how it got into the paper"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-05-22
REpUBLIo TRUCK FOR SALE

l have Republic truck for sale
at $3.50. This truck is in the very
best of condition and is priced at a
bargain. If you want truck for
farm use, here is what you have
been looking for. Better see us to-
day for this offer will not last long
at the price we have put on the
truck. c. H. WILDE.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-05-22
NOTICE TO LOT OWNERS
IN MAPLE GROVE CEMETERY

All those who desire to have their
lots cared for will please give not.
ice as we do not wish to clean lots
late in the season.
20-2t G.. w. HOOVER, Trustee.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-05-22
FARM FOR SALE

For sale, a $50 acre farm, land
rolling but good and nearly all in
cultivation. Two sets improve
ments. South of CooI rapids, Ia.
Good terms. Price $137.50 per
acre Address or call j. =. Miller,
Coon Rapids, Iowa. 19-3t pd
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-05-22
SEED corn For SALE

have some first class home grown
yellow seed corn in the ear for sale.
priced from So to $40 per bushel
while IL lasts. This corn has been
tested in dirt and showed 96 percent
test. II you want some good corn
write Marshall f. Jones, Scranton.
Iowa. 1S-4t
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-05-22
HOUSES FOR SALE

Have two new houses for sale One
completely modern, other almost so.
Also several good building lots and
other realty. H. ]. Savage, phone
422. 20-2t
The Prescott daily news., 1919-08-23
SHIP BUILDING EMPLOYEES
 RETURN TO WORK

Baltimore, Md, Aug. 21.-The strike of the 4,000 union workers in the Bethlehem ship building corpora tion yards at Sparrow Point was call ed off tonight and the men will re- turn to work tomorrow.
The Prescott daily news., 1919-08-23
MORE TROOPS TO .
 GO BORDER LINE
Probable That They Will Assist
 Other Troops in Search For Bandits Gen. Dickman Declar- es Full Ransom Must Be Paid.

Maria, Texas, Aug. 22.-Addi- tional cavalry troops were ordered to leave for the river tonight. It is pos sible they will join the punitive expe- dition to relieve part of the troops now operating in Mexico. The num- Der and destination of the troops or dered south tonight was withheld at military headquarters.
 Probably due to the late start, after awaiting the arrival of Captain Leonard Matlack in an airplane, the expedition reported little real pro- gress today. It was reported by air plane that no bandits had been To- cated but the troops are expected to move to new base south of the one used since they left the border Tues day morning, and are expected to re- sume intensive operations tomorrow.
 Lieutenant Colonel Ralph Royce, commander of the aviation field, said that a report that aviators were to bomb the bandits originated from the fact that he dropped single bomb from a plane today to test out new type of bombs, but that none had been carried by the airplanes flown across the border.
 That an effort would be made later to pay the remaining $6,500 ransom to Jesus Renteria or his family was indicted late today by General Joseph T. Dickman, southern depart ment commander.
 General Dickman took the position at the time Captain Matlock rescued Lieutenant Paul H. Davis without payment of the total ransom, that the United States Government is too great to go back on it's word, even to bandits. He stated today that he feared Captain Matlack's action would result in treachery on the part of the Mexicans at a later date in lease other Americans are captured.
 "Nothing will be done about the matter until later" General Dickman said, "but when the right time comes the government will undertake to carry out it's agreement for the ran som of the aviators."
The Prescott daily news., 1919-08-23
VAIN SEARCH MADE FOR
 TWO MISSING AVIATORS

San Diego, Calif., Aug. 22.-Amer- ican aviators and troopers aided by Mexican troops searched in vain to- day for Lieutenants F. B. Water house and c. H. Connolly, army av- iators, who were last seen Wednes- day when they left Yuma, Arizona, on a return trip to Rockwell Field, near here, while doing border pa- trol. The search is being made over a strip of land extending stouthward from the Mexican Border and reach ing approximately 130 miles across from the Pacific ocean to the Gulf of California.
The Prescott daily news., 1919-08-23
ROAD CONFERENCE TO PRO- TEST AGAINST HIGH RATES

Little Rock, Aug. 22.-Conferences of the Arkansas Good Roads Asso- citation, the County Judges Associa- tion, and all road commissioners, en- gineers, attorneys, and contractors has been called for next Thursday, Aug. 28, at the office of the state Highway Department. The purpose of the conference is to enter a pro- test to the Railroad Commission agaist a proposed increase on the freight rate for road material, also to protest against the diversion of all gondola cars for coal transportation, to the exclusion of road material. Many contracts are awarded and anything now that will increase will tend to stop construction.
The Prescott daily news., 1919-08-23
TREATY PROPOSAL
 TO BE CONSIDERED
Senate Committee Halts Pub lie Hearings to Work on Pro- posed Amendments. = Story of Shantung Told.

Washington, Aug. 22.-In a de- termined effort to report the peace treaty before the end of next week, the senate foreign relations commit tee suddenly interrupted its public hearings today and arranged to go to work tomorrow on proposed a. mendments and reservations.
 Although one witness will be heard Monday, members thought that might be the last hearing before the treaty was reported.
 Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska the democratic leader, declared his belief that the report would be laid
The Prescott daily news., 1919-08-23
COCA COLA COMPANY
 SOON TO BE SOLD

Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 21.-The Coca Cola company will be purchased shortly by the Trust Company of Georgia, with whom certain New York men will be associated, it was announced here tonight by J. J. Good rum, IT,, manager of the bond depart ment of the trust company.
 The purchase price was not an- nounced, but when acked if it would be $25,000,000, the amount reported recently, MT. Goodrum said it would be "nearer $3O,OOO,OOO." Full de- tails, he said, are to be made public within a few days.
The Prescott daily news., 1919-08-23

before the senate during the coming week. Republican members agreed with his prediction, but Chairman Lodge declined to say when he thought the committee would act.
 Late today plans to expedite the consideration of amendments were discussed at a conference of republi- can members of the committee. It is likely that among the first amend ments voted on will be one to strike out or modify the articles giving Ja- pan control in Shantung province China.
 The story of the negotiations. re- sulting in the Shantung provision was told to the committee today by Pro- lessor E. T. Williams, technical ad- wiser to the American peace delega- tion. He said he had Strongly ob- jected" to the settlement reached.
 Once in the Senate the treaty is expected to be under debate for some weeks before final action, and com mittee members pointed out that z supplemental report might be fileC should it be warranted by later hear ings.