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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-31
CONTRIBUTED VERSE

In reply to his fathers question
what he thinks Of life in. the army,
verlin Ratliff sent the following bit Of
poetry written m- Private Nicholas J
McGuinness Of the Personnel division
central recorders office, of which Rat
Lifts also q member, explaining that
1t expressed life better than he could
A Perfect Day in the Fifth Company
They rouse you U,t at six o'clock,
And you feel as thu you're drunk;
But you open your eyes and up you
And leave your nithe warm bunk.
To the Parade Guounds then you
travel.
AS if on the Wings, Of Fate:
You slip and slide with ev'ry stride
Trusting you won't be late.
Dreaming still, you hear commands
OF Squads right, east and west"
And you long to be lack In the wood
en- shack,
And continue your pnrfect rest.
Back to the barracks then you march
And next to wash aim1 shave;
II the waters cold then you get bold
And start to swear and rave
At O'Clock you 60 fen mess
Of bacon, mush and bread;
But you see no joys as the rest Of the
boys
Talk of the work ahead.
At 8 o'clock you're marched to work
You lose your gloom at. ten;
At the hour of twelve your work yol
shelye,
And go for mess again.
To guess what's on the. Bill of Fare
It surely makes one glslm;
It's not a task, you need not ask:
'Tis another meal Of "sRum."
At one-fifteen you're bask again;
You work till half past five;
And after you've read Of the many
dead.
You're glad you're still olive.
At six o'clock to mess once more:
1ou uuuSTHy eat your SCtWs
You can't be late to keep that date
Your buddy is waiting for you.
You promenade with a pakite femme
Or WAC as the case may be,
And it's quite a tramp to get back tt
camp
BY the hour OF ten, you see.
You hit the hay by the numbers,
In cadence one to FOUR,
And you leave the earth forSthe upper
berth
Before you hear them snore.
And this is the end of a perfect day
And the thoughts in our slumbel
trend,
To the wonderful day, not far away,
When our work at this Post will end
PVT. Nicholas J. McGuinness.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-31

There is no meat" said the wife,
"for the cat ate It,"
Bring the cat" said the man. "and
a pair of scales"
"Weigh the cat" said the man. The
cat weighed three pounds.
'If this is the cat, said the man,
"where Is the meat? And If this Is
the meat, where is the cat?"
Maria was tender, sentimental lit
tie thing, but, to put it mildly, hardly
a beauty. She was very fond of hub
by, but exacted from him rather an
undue amount Of attention and serv.
ice
"Oh, George" she complained one
night, 81 don't believe you really love
me! Tell me, would you feel it dear.
II we were parted?"
"Eh-what's that?" said George.
Frightening up.
II mean if someone were to come
end offer to take me away. give me a
beautiful home and every loving care
and all tina rest that money could
buy. how would you feel?"
at won't happen" he answered, re.
lapsing into moody silence.
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Lynn, Ind.

Oscar Million. aged IL. died Mon
day from pneumonia. Clyde VIII
liams, son Of Mr. and Mrs. Chris VIII
liams. who has been seriously i'll for
the last few days. is slowly improving.
-. Frank Wright has returned to Ind
annapolis. being called home on ac-
count Of the sickness of his family.
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Yeats and
Mrs. Maude Kienzle and son Robert.
spent Wednesday evening in Green
Vile. >. ID. o. Brown was visitor in
Richmond Tuesday. :. Tom Beeson Of
Newcastle was q visitor here Wednes-
day. Mr.. and Mrs. John l. Thomas
are visiting their son. Percy and fam
lily at Dublin. Willie Chamness, who
has been overseas, is at the home of
his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Cham
ness. r.. c. Thomas has purchased
the e. H. Jones property and expects
to move soon. Mrs. Beryhill is Wis
iting relatives at Covington, O.. this
week. =. Mrs. Bob McKissock Is on
the sick list this week. Mrs. Mary
Reynolds and baby spent Thursday in
Indianapolis.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-31
MUCH RHEUMATISM
Local Druggists Mcclure No-Pay Offer
Attracts Many Sufferers.

Local Druggists Mcclure Moray Offer
Attracts Many Sufferers.
If there are any rheumatic sufferers
in town who have not avaiIed them
selves of this generous offer should
do so at once.
They state that IL Rheuma, the guar
anteed prescription for rheumatism,
does not give any purchaser quick and
joyful relief, they will return the pur-
chase price without any quibbling or
red tape.
Rheumatism is a dangerous disease,
and anyone who has the slightest faint
of it should drive it from the system
as soon as possible. Read what Rheu.
ma did for this sufferer:
Il had been laid up for one year
with chronic arthritis. l had doctors
galore. also spent four months in the
sanitarium hospital at Troy, N. Y.
but had practically no relief. Then
started taking Rheuma. I have now
taken five bottles, and can go with
out crutches or other aid, which could
not do for the last nine months. l
highly recommend it, and would gladly
answer any questions asked, on>receipt
of stamp for postage. This letter may
be published as a benefit to sufferers
from rheumatism in any form
Thomas H. Eddy. Schuylerville. N. Y.
Good druggists everywhere sell
Rheuma. A large bottle is inexpen-
sive.-Adv.
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BEGIN HOT WAITER
DRlEyMlNG W YOU
DON'T FEEL RIGElr


If you wake up with a bad taste, bad
breath and tongue is coated; If your
head is dull or aching; il what you eat
sours or forms gas and acid in stom-
ach, or you are bilious, constipated,
nervous. sallow and can't get feeling
just right, begin inside bathing. Drink
before breakfast, glass of real hot
water with a teaspoonful of limestone
phosphate in it. This will flush the
poisons and toxins from stomach, liver,
kidneys and bowels and cleanse,
sweeten and purify the entire alimen-
tary tract. Do your inside bathing
Immediately upon arising in the
morning to wash out of the system
all the previous days poisonous waste.
gases and sour bile, before putting
more food into the stomach.
To feel like young folks feel; like
you felt before your blood, nerves and
muscles became loaded with body i'm
purities, get from your pharmacist
quarter pound of limestone phosphate
which is inexpensive and almost taste
less, except for sourish twinge which
is not unpleasant.
Men and women who are usually
constipated, bilious, headachy or have
any stomach disorder should begin
this inside bathing before breakfast.
ADV.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-31
yvcHNNEOo REMAINS
LONG AFTER
Influenza
Reports Show That Strength,
Energy and Ambition Re-
turn Very Slowly to Grippe
Patients.

After an attack of Influenza, doc
tors advise that nature be assisted
in its building-up process by the
use of good tonic-one that viii
not only put strength and endur-
ance into the body, but will also
help to build up and strengthen the
rundown cells of the brain.
One of the most highly recon-
mended remedies to put energy in
to both body and brain is Bio-feren
your physician knows the form
ula-it is printed below.
There's iron in Bio-feren-t11e
kind Of iron that makes red blood
corpuscles and creates vfgor There
is lecithin also; probably the best
brain invigorator known to science.
Then there is good old reliable gen.
>tian, that brings back your tagging
appetite.
There are other ingredients that
help to promote good health, as
you can see by reading this form.
ula, not forgetting kolo, that great
agent that puts the power Of en-
durance into weak people.
Taken altogether Bio-feren is
splendid active tonic that will
greatly help any weak, rundown
person to regain normal strength,
energy, ambition and endurance.
Bio-feren is sold by all reliable
: druggists and is inexpensive. For
weakness after influenza patients
are advised to take two tablets
after each meal and one at bed
time = seven a day, until health,
strength and vigor are fully re-
stored.
It will not fail to help you and
II for any reason you are dissatis-
fed with results your druggist is
authorized to return your money
upon request-without any red tape
of any kind.
Note to physicians: There Is no
secret about the formula of Bio
feren, 1t is printed on every pack
age. Here 1t is: Lecithin; Calcium
Glycero-phosphate; Iron Peptonate,
Manganese Peptonate; Ext. Nux.
Vomica; Powdered Gentian; Pho
nolphthalein; Olearsin CapsicuLa.
Ko1O
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-31

Abolish the Nicknames

DR.. P. P. Claxton, United States commission
err of education, is back of movement that ought
to receive the whole-hearted support of every true
American. He seeks, through the schools, to put
an end to the practice of referring to foreign born
citizens by contemptuous nicknames. His agta-
ton is one of many that have been inaugurated to
break up the habit. He is distributing pledge
among school boys which reads as follows:
my name for every true man in the United
States shall be the honorable name of America"
my reference to all new Americans born in
other lands shall never be dishonored by slurs,
nicknames or hyphens.
my purpose shall be to help every alien to
forget his hyphen and be proud of the name
American and to stamp out the use of such nick
names as words of derision of the foreign born.
1--WE pledge ourselves never to use and to dis
courage everywhere the use of such words as
Dago, Dutchy, Froggy, Ginny Greasy, Heiny,
Horwat, Hunky Hike, Mick, Paddy, Sheeny, Spa
ghetti and Wop as applied to new foreign born
residents of the United States of America"
A great movement to Americanize all citizens
of this country is on foot. Our population is
made up of immigrants All of us have come to
the conclusion that this country has place for
hyphenated citizens, but by applying such con-
TERMS 10 III our
we make it exceedingly hard for them to feel
thoroughly at home in this country and to enter
into the spirit of our American institutions
term of reproach always hurts the feelings
of the individual and prejudices him against the
person who uses the term.
Any expression that separates one citizen
from another and sets him off, as it were, in a
class by himself does not further the work of
Americanization. In reality it should be the duty
Of every American to help destroy every tend
ency that would keep the foreign born citizen
from feeling perfectly at, home in our midst.
When we have progressed to such point that we
no longer look upon the alien born citizens as in
feror to and refrain from using belittling des-
ignations, we ourselves have helped this great
work. 1t is to be hoped that every school boy in
America not only signs the pledge but later on
in life exemplifies the spirit of the declaration.
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Greensboro, Ind.

Mr.. and Mrs. Merritt Nicholson and
daughter Iva entertained at one o.
clock dinner Sunday. Rev and Mrs.
Morris Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Beeson
and family of Webster. =. Mrs. John
Martindale is seriously sick at her
home. Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Stricken
and daughter Katherine, entertained
the following guests to dinner Sunday:
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Sharp of
Fountain City, Mr.. and Mrs. Enos
Thornburg of Sugar Grove, Mrs. Sam
Bird, Mr.. and Mrs. William Sharp OF
Richmond, Mr.. and Mrs. Gardner of
Fountain City and Mrs. J. w. Jackson
Of Traverse City, Mich. Mrs. Ed
ward Hatfield is spending a few days
with her daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Earl
Gilbert and daughter Betty. Mr..
and Mrs. Alpheus Baldwin of Rich
mond called on Mr.. and Mrs. John
Martindale Sunday afternoon. Ell
MEDIA Linderman returned to Rich
mond after spending the week end
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. b. II.
Llnderman. Francis Gunckle spent
Monday in Richmond.
Miss Margaret Breen spent Sun
day evening with Miss Edna Attic. :.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Henry of Lyons
and daughters Georgiana and Virginia
of Walnut Level, spent Sunday with
Mr. and Mrs Frank Simpkins and
family. Miss Iva Nicholson sang
two solos at the meetings being held at
the Methodist church Sunday evening.
The songs were mot Understood" and
Going Through the Land" Miss
Nicholson and Walter Beeson gave a
violin Duet. . Mrs Sander returned
to Centerville Sunday after two
weeks stay here with her daughters,
Mrs. Paul Yunt and Ruby Sanders.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Yunt are much
improved after an attack of influenza.
Miss Louise and Flossie Neff, Shan
non Neff and Mrs. DR.. Neff sang at the
church services at Webster Sunday
afternoon.
William Mclaughlin has taken up
the mail route after being off on ac-
count of an attack of influenza 49,.
Prayer meeting will be held at the
Methodist church Thursday evening.
Every one welcome Everett Tip
ton made a business trip to Richmond
Monday. ;. .Lofe Stigleman has been
on the sick list the past week. :.
Blanch Linderman is spending few
days with her father and sister Geo.
Linderman and Mable. :. Mrs. j. w.
Jackson Of Travis City, Mich, is
spending a few days with Mr.. and
Mrs Levi Strickler. :. Frank Simp-
kins made business trip to Williams
burg Monday morning.
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forms and by looping off what he believed were
unnecessary officials and employees
The former director general of the railroads
still advocates five years extension of the pres
ent system Of railroad operation and seemingly
is thoroughly mbued with the idea of govern
mental ownership of the great transportation
systems of the United States. Before the senate
committee on interstate commerce, Mr.. McAdoo
last year among other things said: II hope that
the deficiency will be uncomfortable and hope
as well that we may have surplus. hope that
such economies can be effected as will prevent
deficiencies"
The Railway Age editorially has the following
to say:
''Now, what was the actual outcome? There
was only small increase in the amount of traffic
handled during the year, nevertheless, the ad-
vance in operating cost in eleven months ending
with November 1918, so offset, and, indeed, SO
utterly overwhelmed and annihilated the econo-
mics effected that operating costs in these eleven
months in the Glass roads were 81 ,OO4, 924,8
greater than in the same months of 1917. When
the December figures are available, they will
show that the increase in expenses on the class
one roads during the year was 81, 1O0,0OOOOO and
when the figures for all roads are available they
probably will show total increase in operating
expenses of at least $1,25O,OOO,0OO. Now taking
into account the increased earnings derived from
The advances in rates and the deficit incurred it
will be seen that Mr.. McAdoo missed his guess
as to the final account of the year by at least
$8OO,O O0O"
These facts are interesting from one view
point mainly. They will serve to cool the ardor
of persons who believe that governmental owner
ship of all utilities is the panacea for all the ills
that have manifested themselves in recent years.
The American railroad systems have been
built up by the genius of American engineers and
financiers who saw excellent opportunities both
for the development of the districts through
which they passed and also for the investment of
millions of dollars.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-31
Creates New Flesh, Strength and
Energy In Two Weeks Time In
Many Instances.

New Neutrality-suspicious. and druggists
all over the country have been intense
ly interested in reports concerning the
nerve ami strength-building properties
of Bitro-Phosphate. discovered by the
French scientist, Pelouz, and later so
successfully used and introduced to the
medical world by Professor Robin, Of
the Academy of Medicine, Paris.
It is said that the constituent ele-
ments of Bitro- Phosphate are the near
est in composition to the materials nat
urally found in the nerve cells of the
human body of any known substance.
and that it furnishes an immediate sup
ply Of food and energy to the nervous
system as soon 1T is taken.
Frederick Kolle. NJ. D., Editor of
New York Physicians who's Who"
says: "Bitrp-Phosphate should be pre-
scribed by every doctor and used in
every hospital to increase strength and
nerve force and to enrich the blood"
Joseph D. Harrigan, former Visiting
Specialist to North Eastern DISPENSE
tory, says: Let those who are nerv-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-31
Thin, Nervous, Rundown People
Should Take BitT0-Phosphate
Remarkable Substance Discovered by French Scientist
Closely Resembles Natural Composition of
Nerve Cells in Human Body

Gus. thin. weak. or run down. take a
natural unauthorized substance such
as Bitro-Phosphate. and you will soon
see some astonishing results in the in
crease or nerve energy. strength Of
body and mind and power OF endur-
ance."
Those who are inclined toward ner
vousness, thinness. weakness. nervous
debility, sleeplessness. etc. will greatly
appreciate the opportunity to secure
such certain relief and aid as is afford
ed by this discovery. In order that the
public may always be saved from de-
ception, 1t has been arranged that the
laboratories bottling Bitro- Phosphate
will sell 1t under no other name in this
country. and nothing else should be ac-
cepted.
Very complete Information relating
to its use in the treatment OF nervous
disorders is contained in every pack
age. so that it may be understood and
correctly applied by anyone So Ger
tain II IT to assist those who are nery-
Gus to regain their health and vitality
that the manufacturers guarantees TO
refund its cost to any who are dissat-
isffed after using 1t. 1t Is sold by
Conkey Drug Co. in Richmond and
most all good druggists.-Adv.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-31
WOULD TEST WEIGHTS.

INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 31.-Upon Pc
tition of ten or more freeholders of a
town, city, township, or county the APP
pointment of an official weighmaster
for the district would be required by
provisions of a bill introduced by Rep
resentative Edward E. Youse of Hunt
ington county. The weighmaster
would work under the direction Of the
state commissioner of weights and
would be allowed fees charged collect
ed for weighing farm, mine and man.
ufactured products.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-31
Mmatime Shipping Pacts
PROVE Big Expense
(By Associated Press)

10Y ASSUCfstteu FTeSSI
PARIS. Wednesday, Jan. 29-War
time shipping agreements with the
Scandinavian powers and Holland. It
has been learned here. are proving a
source of logically large expense to
America and Great Britain owing to
of especially high charters for ships
plying in the war zone. Rates of
charter both for war zones and non
war zone traffic were very remunera-
tive to neutral owners under war con.
ditions with the submarine campaign
at it's height, but now that the ship
ping situation has eased off ma terially
the rates are far beyond the value of
service rendered.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-31
Government Operation of the Roads

When former Secretary of the Treasury Nc
Adoo was placed in charge of the American rail-
roads as General Director, he believed that he
would be able to operate them much cheaper than
their private owners had by inaugurating re-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-31
cRAVENS RETAINS SEAT.

INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 31.-Joseph
M. Cravens will retain his seat in the
state senate despite effort of Erastus
w. Caldwell, his opponent at the polls,
to unseat him, members of the senate
committee indicate. They say that the
evidence submitted by Caldwell in
contesting the election of Senator
Cravens Is not sufficient to put him
cut.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-31
Ask Names of Witnesses
Against Meat Packers
fRx Associated Pressl

WASHINGTON, Jan. 81. After
hearing the testimony of the five lead
ing meat packers on the charge OF the
federal trade commission that they
had combined to control meat prices,
members OF the house interstate COM
merce committee today tentatively de-
n,anded of the trade commission that
a. submit names Of witnesses upon
whose statements its charges Of collu-
sion had been based.
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to Indianapolis this morning to spend
several days with her brother, Dr.
end Mrs. j. A. Suteliffe The Junior
Neighbor club will meet Wednesday
night with Oliver Fiant and family. .
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas Griener of Con-
nersville spent Tuesday evening with
]. T. Lyons and family.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-31

A man bought three pounds OF meat
and brought it home to his wife to
cook for dinner, and then went his
way to his place of business in the
bazars. The wife was hungry and
ate tho meat.
In the evening the man came home
and asked for his dinner.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-31

Major General Atterbury. as di-
rector general of American railways
in France. will play an important
part in the reconstruction work OF
the French nation. He formerly was
vice president of the Pennsylvania
railroad.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-31
Feeble Old People
VinOl is What You Need

because it contains the very elements needed to re-
place weakness with strength, viz: Beef and Cod
Liver Peptones, Iron and Manganese Peptonates,
and Glycerophosphates, with mild tonic wine.
This is splendid combination to restore strength,
vitality and vigor. It has given ninety percent
satisfaction for sixteen years. HERE Is PROOF:
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-31

Owing to their superstition regard
ing odd numbers, the Siamese strive
to have in their houses an even num-
Der of rooms, closets, windows and
doors.
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that chiefly important is service to the public
1t may be important that the lines be turned back
the next Dec 49, that they be kept by the
government for two years 1t may be determined
that control ownership all
time is the necessary legislation But of these
things worth whoop if the interests of the people
suffer of confused and inadequate
There many instances of persons arriving at a
given destination in advance of telegram announcing
this very occasion. The people anxious to pay
for this kind of service Telegraph offices have lost
instances the keen whetted instinct business
that distinguished the competitive system Auto
cratic control of telegraph lot of things that
need not be enumerated here
We do not suggest that there have not been some
bettermens introduced by the government. Nor do
believe that private control utterly devoid unpeas
antness In respect of service the
railroads, We that, whatever the of the
future operation of teegraph the advantages inherent
in unification of service be maintained.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-31

Sheriff Linus p Meredith declares
bitter warfare against bootleggers.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-31

~ am "a years Of age and got into
Q feeble, weak and nervous condition
30 l could not sleep. ,Vinol has not
only built up my strength but it has
given me good appetite and / sleep
all right now. Without doubt Vinol
is the greatest strengthened for old
people obtainable. Mrs. S. B. Wells.
For all rundown, nervous, anaemio cor
feeble old people and delicate chill,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-31

Joseph Helms speaks in behalf of
better corn cultivation.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-31

Many persons attend the funeral OF
Henry Waterman, ex-city market
master, at ST. Andrews church.