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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-03
BOND CLOSE.

NEW YORK, Feb. 3.-Ffnal prices on
Liberty bonds today: avs, 1905; first
convertible AZ, Q 3 lao; second "a, o.. 30;
first convertible Ans, $3.50; second con-
vertible AIS. 94.4s; third 4hs, 1914;
fourth AIS. $40.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-03
Awful Good Value

For 7c--Samelson's Extra cigar. Try
n today: q zine srnokA. adv,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-03
Why Paw 1Oc Or lilo

For a cigar? Just try a Samelson's lex.
ira for &c. They are good adv.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-03
NEW ORLEANS COTTON.

Contracts closed firm at advance Of
% to rs points.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-03

Cash corn, No. Q yellow, $1.3S; No. 4
yellow, $1.2Sh@1.31; No. s yellow, $1;24
@1.27.
oats-No. 3 white, b7k@5sNc; stand
ard, 5SA @60c.
Rye-No. @, 81. 4591.50.
Barley-839 90c.
Timothy-$700 G10.0 90.
Clover-Nominal.
Pork-Nominal.
Lard-$22. 40.
Ribs-$21oO@22.o0.
-
KANSAS CITY, Feb. s.-cash wheat
dull; No. / hard, $2.S3@2.35; No. 2,
50 .2S@2.31; No. l red, $2.S4G2.37; No. 2,
$2.3162.34.
Corn unchanged to higher; No, 2
mixed, $1.40@ OLA; No. 2 white, $1.42
@1.45; No. Q yellow. $1.44.
Oats irregular; No. 2 white, size;
No. 2 mixed. 59@59hc.
Rye, $1.45@1.50.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 3.-Corn-No. s,
1925; No. 4 white, $1.30.
Oats-No. 3 white, 60160hc.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-03
MEMPHIS COTTON.

Memphis cotton closed dull and un-
changed. Middling. 2s.0oc. Sales, 800
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-03

FORT WORTH, Tex. Feb. Seattle
Receipts 2.250: unchanged; beeves,
$6.b09l4.50.
Hogs-Reoeipts 1000: steady, heavy.
81. 26@l1.sA.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-03

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 3.-Poultry-Hens,
2bc; springs, &c; turkeys. zoe; ducks,
30c; geese. 1Sc.
Butter-Creamery, 45c.
Eggs, S4c.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-03

New ~0rleans.-It is a weather mar
kst. Houston wires: Not an acre
plowed In Texas" In that state at
this date planting should already he
under way and completed 10 the earliest
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-11-08
The Lad in the Dark Cloak

"That cloak, you might say was
black, and yet it wasn't Ike any
black cloth you ever saw. 1t was
Il deep, deep darkness. like the soft
darkness Of night in deep water or
in deep woods or in the deep, deep
night Sky. Vet we felt that there
was something hidden under the
darkness, something that gloWcd
and was just about to shine out
1t was very queer, children. We
couldn't say that We saw it, We
felt it, as we icclrhat queer light
when the moon is about 10 rise.
only this light had gold and rose
color and prarly tinjs to it, We
were sure. A cool breath came
over us, as again that wind arose
out OF nowhere and passed US, The
old Applc-Trcc seemed to bend to-
ward the Dark Cloaktu Lady
There was stir in its branches,
almost like whispered words, and
several more golden leaves tlut-
tered down and around her like
UREA stiiON Dutt'illIN '0it' Ndlle
so close to us that We looked into
her eyes. couldn't tell what her
face was like. because what | saw
in her eyes was too wonderful
too wonderful to repeat in words.
They were all full of strange,
bright lights. and they grew deep.
deep, and larger, till | lost myself
for a minute and seemed to be
in some deep sea, Then |
was caught up in the heart of a
bright. bright star and went sail
ing away away. No. I was still
in the Garden, for the Scurecrow
was plucking me by the sleeve
The air was trembling just like a
great harp with wonderful deep
soft music You know. how the
telegraph wires can be heard hum
ming, singing on windy day out
in the country, if you put your ear
to the pole. Well-all the air was
trembling, singing like that, full of
lovely voices singing in chorus
some words that came back to me
when when | came
back to my everyday self. The
words don't seem SO wonderful
just as words, when l say them
now, as they did with that low, soft
music in them, Indeed, l believe
that the music wasn't spoken in
just those words; but that the
words are the best my mind could
do totell you what the music said"
BY Ethel Allen Murphy. (To be
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-11-08
that" replied Mr.. Frick There

that" replied Mr.. Prick There
are plenty of good. industrious
boys, but let me tell you the kind
that are scarce Boys with initia-
tive are the rare species. You will
find a hundred that can carry out
an order fairly well for every one
that can see the thing to do and
do it before the order is given.
Initiative-going ahead and doing
things on his own responsibility
is the most important single quail
~ that any boy can have"
Right you are" replied Mr. Viii
liams, Il recall two fellows that |
used to know in my collegs days.
One was big. husky sixfootcr
named Jackson: he was a crack
ing good football tackle, social
leader, and an all around college
man. Everyone said Jack would
make big success in business.
That was twenty years ago: he
lacked something; today he is
shipping clerk in a small Kansas
City factory.
"The other fellow was Noisy
Thomas. We called him Noisy be-
cause he talked so little. Nobody
paid much attention to him; he
was skinny little runt with a
dropping shoulder on one side and
on the other.I remem-
Der one evening he remarked,
Someone at this school ought to-
sell typewriters.' Two days later
his ad appeared in the college
paper and all year he had two
Sophomores selling typewriters
for him. That's the way he
do you know that
fellow has made such a success in
the lumber business that today he
can ride in the same direction for
forty miles through the woods of
Maine and his horses foot will
never be off his own land"
Even if you are only working to-
make money outside of school
hours. remember about Noisy
Thomas. He succeeded because
he was not afraid to do go ahead
and do things.
oys' and Girls Newspaper Service
Copyright 1919, by J. H. MiIlar
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-11-08
A Grain Farmer

by l. =. Alexander
Would you like to live out on the
prairies in the open air the year
round? Have you ever thought
about being grain farmer? Well,
let's think about it and see what it
would be like
If you are not willing to work
long hours and keep on the job all
the time or if you are not able to
stand up under Encouragement
and hard luck you need not think
about it. You wouldn't make good.
But if you are willing and able to
stick with it and work. you will
find you have picked a field in
which the profits will steadily grow
as more and more land is used for
gardening and other small scale
farm work.
TO begin as grain farmer you
should have a high school course
and two or three years in an agri-
cultural college. 1t would be best
to go to some school in the great
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-11-08

to $1,000 to begin as a renter and
from $1,000 UP to own your own
farm. But if you use the mort
gage you will be able to get capital
in this business more easily than in
most others.
If you want to find out more
about it write to the Agricultural
Experiment Station or the Agricul
tural College OF some state like
Iowa, Minnesota, North or South
Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas. Mis-
souri,, Oklahoma. or Texas, and
ask them for information. All
state experiment stations issue bull
letins from time to time which
would help you. They could also
advise you as to what agricultural
magazines would be best to take
In addition the Department of AG
riCulturc, Washington, d. c., would
be able to send YOU bulletins and
other information of great value.
Boys and Girls Newspaper Service
Copyright, 1919, by j. II. Millar
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-11-08
MOSS SIGNS ON THE TREES
by AdcIia Belle Beard

by AdcIia Belle Beard
Almost every boy and girl has
heard that one way to Find the
North" is to look for moss on the
trunks of trees, that moss grows
only on the north side.
But does it?
Investigate the matter for your
self 1t will be an interesting bit
of wOodcraft to study.
Examine trees that stand more
or less in the sunshine and others
that grow in the dense shade OF
the woods and you will find con
dieting evidence. WoOdCraft, how
ever, demands that you use your
reason as well as your eyes. Be
gin by asking yourself why moss
should prefer the north side of
anything. Then remember that
moss grows best in the shade and
requires a good deal of moisture.
that the north side of an object is
always in the shade and holds
moisture longest because the sun
can not get to it and dry it out,
SO moss on the north side of a
tree gets what it wants. shade and
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-11-08
One Worker Who
Never Strikes

The trolley men went on strike,
The walters followed suit;
The housemaids' unions want more
pay
And six nights out to boot.
The janitors have quit and left,
Us for ourselves to shirk:
The railroad brotherhoods walk
out,
And make us hike to work.
The painters drop the brush and
pot.
Demanding wages high:
The miners leave the coal unmined,
More money" is the cry.
The plumbers will not mend the
pipes,
Increase of wealth they claim:
But Mother never strikes. she keeps
On working just the same.
W. F. S.
The clock is the only thing that
strikes and keeps on working.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-11-08

moisture, and generally grows
deepest there even when it is
found on the other sides as wei
But that does not apply to ,rceS
that grow so close together that
their trunks get no sunshine at all.
On these moss will grow as read
lily on the south side as on the
north, and when tree leans SO
that the upper side catches and
holds the most moisture that side.
be ii north or south. east or west,
will gather the deepest moss.
1t is here you must use your
common sense in settling the ques
ton and choose only the trees that
stand straight and have enough
sunshine to dry all sides but the
north. Even then one tree alone
can not always be trusted you
must get the verdict of number.
and when you have tested the
signs of the agreeing majority with
a good compass you will know just
how far you can rely on the moss
signs Of the trees.
BOYS and Girls Newspaper Service
turNriGht, 1919. 10y }. II. Millar
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-11-08
RACK FOR MOTHERS PIE TINS
By Grant NJ. Hyde


The boy who likes to make things
can always keep his tools busy by
looking about the kitchen TO dis
cover little things to devise to
make mothers work easier.
Did you ever notice how pie tins
and pot covers are always getting
hidden beneath other utensils on
the shelves and how she has to
search for them when she needs
them most? Why not make her a
wall rack to hold them? Here is
simple pattern:
Search through the wooden box
es nthe basement or on the kind
ling pile for some clear. straight
grain pieces of pine that is not
split or blemished. You will need
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-11-08

three strips, 2 in. wide, one strip
3 in. wide. and another about in.
wide-all about Is in. long. For
uprights, you will need three
pieces, 7s in. thick, about 4 in. wide
and II in. long Of course, you
might get the material at lumber
yard. but you will probably find it
in the kindling wood pile. If your
tools are sharp and you are expert
with them, you might work it up
out of oak, birch, or other hard
wood.
The three uprights should be. cut
out according to the pattern shown
in the drawing. The 3-inch strip
forms the bottom; the 4inch strip
forms the lower part of the back;
and the three 2-inchstrips are
nailed on as shown. Use single
nails with pine; screws with oak.
Bore two half-inch holes through
the upper strip. before it is fas-
tened on, so that the rack may be
hung on two nails.
When the carpenter work is com
plete, trim up all the joints, sand
paper it thoroughly, and give it two
coats of white outside paint AS
tins and covers are usually be-
tween 9 and 10 inches in diameter,
each compartment will hold sew
eral of them. 1t is perfectly posi-
BILE, however, to add another COM
partment, allowing II inches be-
tween the uprights.
Boys and Girls Newspaper Service
Copyright, 1919. by J. IL. Millar
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-11-08

the ball at the waist Step back
then step backward with the left
foot, then take a long step with the
left for a kick.
2. A short step with the right
then a long step with the left and
kick. The long step with the left
foot is necessary to got powerful
kick.
The first method is the better as
it is quicker and the kicker does
not approach the defense.
Points in Competition.
A study of wind conditions should
be made. If punting with the wind,
kick high to enable the wind to
carry the ball further down the
field When against a strong wind
the ball should be driven low.
The punter should try to place
the punt as far away from the best
handler of punts as possible. He
should regulate his punt in speed
and height to suit the speed of the
ends. 1t is well to punt the ball
out of bounds when you can get the
full distance
Boys and Girls Newspaper Service
Copyright, 1919, by j. III. MillHr
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-11-08

Grain-growing section of the mid.
die west, You should also have
two or three years of actual work
on a grain farm. OF course. all
This training is not necessary, but
it increases by just that much
your chance of success.
You would need some capital
with which to start from $4,000
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-11-08
PUNTiNG
BY II. j.. Jones
The University Of Wisconsin

Any boy can acquire accuracy
and fairly good distance in puntinG
by practice and study of form. Care
should be taken carly in the season
to avoid too much practice. as the
leg is liable to become sore and
dead from OverWOrk.
Remember that the punt is the
greatest and best play in football.
Accuracy, distance, and height are
necessary.
The spiral punt is the one to
learn. In this method the ball goes
end first. reducing the friction,
goes further, and is harder to
catch.
Get a good swing from the hip,
straight leg, toe pointed. Empha-
size height SO that the ends will
have time to cover the receiver.
The center should aim to pass the
ball at the punter's waist The bali
should be kicked well out from the
body. There are two methods used:
1. On receiving the ball. the
punter should be 10 or - yards
back of the center, should receive
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-11-08
HEAD Of 1HEclAss,

Kindly Visitor-"I suppose. Hen
ry. that you are able to spell?"
Henry (whose father owns an
automobile)-"Yes. sir. I can spell
words of four cylinders Peoples
Home Journal
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-11-08

The One Thing You Need Most
BY ]. II. Millar
"He is gone" sighed Mr.. Viii
liams-"the oldfashioned boy. the
boy of the Alger books. who began
at the bottom and fought and plug
ged his way to the top by his grit
and cOurage-he is gone. Instead
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-11-08

The youngest member of the
Vatican choir, the famous male
choir of Rome Italy, is Rcnato De
Romeo Georgina, aged eight. This
choir is now touring the United
States.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-11-08
Frances and Robert

One time when Francis was out
playing, her brother Robert came
out and told her that tonight is Hal
loween. She said to him, will you
let me go with you. Robert said,
will if you will do everything |
say Oh, Robert, you are so mean.
Though | guess you are just like
other boys. Say Francis, if you
don't watch out | won't let you go
with me Ill won't say that any
more
Wait a minute, | will be out
Francis went into the house to her
mother who was all ready to go to
town. Francis asked her If she
would get Robert and her cos
tune for that night. Her mother
said she would. When she came
home she had everything they could
wish for. They asked their moth
cr il they could have a party. She
said yes. They went all around
and invited children to their party.
Evening came and the children got
all masked and their supper eaten.
The other children came all
masked in different costumes. Aft
er the party was over all the chill
dren went up the street going into
every house. Francis and Robert
got into a haunted house and could
not find their way out. They cried
and cried but they couldn't see any
way to get out of the house.
A man dressed in black came and
took them away, to another house
which was dark everywhere.
They found their way upstairs
Robert found a bed which was
empty. He found another bed in a
room near his. They got in the two
beds and slept safely through the
night When they woke up in the
morning they found themselves at
home. The children told their
mother and father about what had
They never went out
again without someone with them.
This night their mother and father
were away and the children were
to stay at another childs house.
After they were big. they took lit
tie folks out on Halloween Be
cause they always remembered
what happened to them one night.
Myrtle Il. DeBeck, Ga, Baxter
School.
The U. S. S. New Mexico an
american hattleshjD is the first
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-11-08

The U. S. S. New Mexico" an
American battleship. is the first
warship of any nation to be electri-
cally propelled The ship is ga
feet long. 81 feet wide, has an cleo
trio generating plant which totals
$4,000 horsepower and can attain
to a speed of 81 knots an hour.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-11-08

all the kids think about today is
how they can get the most money
by doing the least work" Mr.. Will
iams was disguised and angry.
"Oh. it's not quite so bad as all
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-11-08

The clock is the only thing that
strikes and keeps on working
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-12
PROHIBITION IN TURKEY.

There is prohibition campaign in Turkey,
in emulation of American prohibition The Sheik-
ul-Isann. spiritual head of the Moslem church.
graduates the United States on its reform. and
Iaments the alcoholic degradation of his peo-
pie.
to be teetotallers. From Mohammed down. they
have been enjoining abstinence. In modern
times. however, the faithful have proved faithless
this regard says the Sheik And thus he explains
the faE of Moslem power
1T is a matter of history, that so long
people did not drink they of sound
morality and order and also prosperous.
Sobricty the of Islams
the builder of empires. But drinking brought
ruin. 1t from contact with Europe, whose
other bad habits acquired
So it appears. it is Europe that is responsible
for the degraded character of the Turks Christian
Europe with its booze. has demoralized the sober,
virtuous Mohammedans.
This viewpoint must be somewhat of a shock to
the Europeans, who for centuries have been ex-
pressing their horror of the communicating Turk.
The present effort make Turkey dry as
America is supposed to be deserves commedation.
But why not reinforce that effort by safeguarding
bibuous Moslems against further temptation? Eu-
rope remains if Europe 5 really
for Turkish morals why withdraw from Eu-
rope altogether to the advantage of everybody con-
cerued9
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-12

already bsen reported out in the house by the for
eign relations committee OF that body. IL Is worth
while the Interpretation OF that infamous
action by the New York chamber:
ITO drop the treaty and seek direct and
separate peace with Germany would not only
imperf American business interests but would
be a base abandonment of our allies and OF
principles .
we peace. we want It speedily; but
We want honorable peace. Many parts Of
Europe in desperate plight A peace in
which wrap ourselves in the robes of isola-
ton and self-interest would be dshonorable
further delay would have been in deci-
sion 10 enter the April g. 1917"
oh no. There is no longer public over
the Paris treaty and the League. All is quiet
everything forgo.ten-or is it that Mr. Hays al
most admits that ne CLEANED his information, quite
exclusively from republican politicians-based.
mayhap upon their consultations with the pro-Ger-
-mana the pro-sinn Fein ers and the "reds?'
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-12
CREDIT BRAKES.

When find business men complaining because
people buy freely, it is surely time to do some
sober thinking. Ordinarily a large volume of buying
taken a sign healthy prosperity. Today it is
taken a danger signal
Said Harry J. Tregge secretary treasurer Of tho
National Association of Credit Men. addressing the
Associated Dress Industries of America
I'VE must prepare for the reaction, as the
peak has been reached. The wage Garner must
be cautioned against his wasteful investments.
his extravaganza, the time will come when
he will regret his recIlessness- Speculation
must be curbed; gambling in all forms
pecially stocks. is American fault, if not
disease.
"You dress material men have found no diff
fculty recently in selling merchandise no mat
ter what the price. This is unhealthy, danger
This cannot indefinitely; brakes
must be applied"
Mr. Tregse cautioned the wholesalers advise
customers not TO overbuy. Conservatism IS neces-
sary to protect the credit system the country
ne said.
The men to whom spoke in position to
follow his advice and apply the brakes" In still
better position the members of the association
the speaker represented The credit OF big
commercial houses exert a powerful influence
the expenditure of the nation. For time
they have been pretty liberal with their credit.
There hints of tightening up. 1t may be
unfortunate that the brakes applied in this
forcble way. when the public ought to apply them
itself by curbing its extravaganza But better have
them applied forcbly than not at ALL
Nobody wants a business panic. If restricted
credits will bring the great of spenders back
TO normal rate of expenditure. and thus stabilize
business and guarantee a continuance of normal
production and consumption, with the brakes
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-12
More Truth
Than Poetry
By James J. Montague
THE ROAD TOO BY AND BY.

THE ROAD TOO BY AND BY.
Along the Road to BY and By the
little children go
To watch the birds and butterflies
that flicker TO and fro,
And every hour seems q year, and
every golden day,
An ege. as toward the journeys end
they take their tranquil way.
For friendly are the fields and
woods, and soft the summer sky
And light are children's hearts
along the Road to BY and By
Along the Road TO BY and BY, with
swift impatient tread
Goes Youth 10 seek the uiysteris
that beckon on ahead.
Unheedful OF the silver brooks that
ripple where they pass
And careless of the flowers that
CLEAN among the velvet grass.
With hurrying footsteps forth they
so, their souls alert 10 learn
What waits behind the distant hills
that loom beyond the turn.
Upon the Road TO BY and BY stands
Middle Age. in doubt.
Afraid TO travel further on. afraid
to turn about,
Delightful as the way has been, no
longer smiles the spring
And who can tell what trials and
storms the autumn days may
bring.
And still, although the flowers
6roop, and all the birds are
gone
one has no choice but keep the
road-and slowly journey on.
Along the Road to BY and BY when
autumn's misty glow
Is soft upon the brown clad hills
and brilliant woods below.
Old age looks out upon he scene
with eyes that understand
The beauty that shines ra diant on
all the lovely, land.
And till in all the valleys deep the
evening shadows lie
Old age viii cheerfully trudge down
the Road 10 BY and By,