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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-04-10
AUNT POLLYS LETTER.

Hello Junior Folks
started garden?
planning it head and by
the reading this little letter of mine expect radsh
lettuce seeds will be snug wrapped in their brown earth beds
pOking ground startling big rat
comfortable and
call curl into balls when give
Have noticed that start
sometimes
watch Do why they do it, Like
planning banquet fresh juicy fishing for
their meal.
wled and tOpped
dead the had lots of beautiful leaves
bugs the plants and red bugs
despair I'm not going to have gard
Everything either dies of its accord or the
bugs them up
Spring 1920 began to into Richmond the
hold and forgot garden
remembered good things had had the luscious
ngbeans and hubab lettuce and onions panses
nasurtiums.
this going be better than just know
is and began planning what should have in it. have de-
zone the Germans declared
kill that
bothers vegetables and flowers with poison
lettuce adishe and beets beans
naurums and garden this
year you folks going to have in garden?
grubbin time
AUNT POLLY.
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

very fertile lands in some places
is composed of dry, sandy desert
land, Nothing but few sickly
trees grow on the desert. Often
times it is more than a days ride
by camel from one spring of water
to the next" said the Armenian
"Camels are the only animals which
can stand the long journeys on the
deserts although the powerful Ara
bian horses are ridden by the Arabs
on the desert where water is more
easily obtained. Dust storms and
the possibility of the camel bocom-
ing sick or lame or the rider be-
coming i'll, has caused the travellers
to make the long journeys in groups
and it is these groups we call car
avans.' And tonight, after we have
finished sightseeing for the day
perhaps we can find some of these
camel drivers who can tell you
more about themselves, their ami
mails and the dangers of the des-
erts." You can rest assured that
Jack and Jane didn't forget his
promise during the rest of the day.
Copyright, 1919
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Before we tell more about what
Jack and Jane saw in the Persian
capital let me ask you little folk
what you imagine the center of the
principal city in Persia would be
like?
Has it street cars, electric light,
gas and other modern convent
ences? Or are the picturesque peO-
pie still travelling about with cam
els or carts?
Well, I'll tell you.
Jack and Jane didn't see single
camel On their way to the heart Of
the city And when they finally
turned q corner into the main sec
ton, imagine how surprised they
were to see before them a modern
boulevard, a wide, beautiful street,
just like many of the big cities in
America have. Street cars. al
though they were small, were run
ming about. And on the corners
Jack and Jane noticed gas lights
for lighting the street at night.
why, you'd almost think we
were back in the United States
again if you didn't see the queer
looking people," said Jane.
And she was right. The people
were surely odd looking folk. Their
faces were a yellowish-brown col
or. That's as close as | can de-
scribe it. Their eyes were very
straight. They wore boards, too,
but Jack and Jane noticed that
those who wore no hats had their
hair cut very close-as though it
had been shaved off. Their caps
were like turbans. only higher.
They wore long, flowing gowns, too,
like some of the Turks. Gregory
told the children that under the
gowns the men wore big baggy
trousers. The children saw one or
two women, too, not many. Those
they saw wore long, flowing gowns
like the men, and their faces were
covered except for square hole
cut in a piece of cloth across their
faces, which allowed them 10 see
where they were walking.
"You see, the Persians are Mo-
hammedans, too, and do not allow
their women to go out very often"
explained Gregory.
Jack and Jane had seen a few
camels at a distance as they ap-
preached the city and now, as they
looked along the street, long pro-
cessiOn of camels, with their driv-
ers and riders, came down the
street. A caravan" Gregory call
ed it and he told the children how
the camels were used to carry peo-
pie and baggage across the coun-
try.
Most Of Persia-outside of the
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GIRLS FORM LEAGUE

The girls Of the Manual Arts
high school Of Los Angeles, Cali
fornia, have organized Girls
league, 1t has two purposes; to
make girls more helpful and friend
ly, and to help them get higher
grades.
They hold meetings of their own.
They give parties for all the girls
of the school and sometimes invite
the mothers to them. In addition
they keep track of every girl who
leaves school during the year.
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Sports that Make Men
a. n,.,..;.. @
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OVER AND BACK
By DR.. E. d. Angel


With the Cart Wheel. and Roll
Over mastered, the boys were anx
ious for a new trick, Beppo, how
ever, never seemed in much Of a
hurry to give them new ones. He
said that each stunt should be per
fectly learned before new ones were
tackled. This greatest and funni
est clown believed it better to do a
few tricks in first-class style rather
than many in a sloppy fashion.
After the boys had shown Beppo
that they could do a circle of Cart
Wheels all around the barn floor,
and four or five Followers in sue
cession on his padded mat, he nod
ded approval and said they could
start on the third trick
This stunt, Beppo told them, was
mighty hard for a fat man, and in
fact almost impossible for anyone
unless his joints were good and
timber. Then he encouraged the
boys by saying that it was one Of
the best tricks for exercise that
there was.
Beppo then took rake handle,
that was standing in the corner of
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should be skinned and all flesh re-
muskrat are easiest. Skunk are
found under barns. in haystacks and
in burrows which they make in the
edge of the woods. Steel trap No.
2 is the best size for this animal.
Meat is the best bait to use, but
many trappers do not put the meat
in the trap. They trail it by
fastening it to long string tied to
the belt as they go to set the traps.
AS it drags over the ground, it
leaves it's scent and the animal fol-
lows it. When he comes to the
trap, partly covered with leaves, he
rushes into it.
Muskrats inhabit swamps and
creeks and can be SHARED rather
easily with a trap, size l. Select
rotten log lying in the water
Place some corn on it and chop q
place in one side for the trap. Fast
en- the chain to a stake set in deep
water Put the trap where the
muskrat will be held in deep water
and drown; otherwise the little
chap will gnaw off a foot and thus
secure his freedom. Some trap
pers use alligator traps, which kill
the game as soon as caught.
Opossum and raccoon are trap
ped in much the same way as the
skunk. With dogs, the best way is
to trail the cOons and shoot them
from the branches of the tree.
AS soon as caught, all animals
moved The skins are then stretch
ed on a board to dry. This board
is Of a shape to fit the hide.
Amy good magazine ON hunting
and trapping contains advertise
ments of hide dealers to whom you
can ship direct.
Copyright, 1920, by ]. H. Millar
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The Ali Round Girl
az Red Cheeks Sm
XXX and Pep XA
AN OLD AND NEW SPORT
By Mollie Price Cook

| Do you know that when you put
on your hockeys to glide over the
ice you are INDUCING in a sport
that is hundreds Of year old! The
old Norseman had skates made of
oxen bones, curiously shaped, and
fastened with thongs to his shoes.
The Puritan fathers wore wooden
skates quite similar to those which
the Dutch wear today.
Thanks to invention, the "peppy'
girls of today who live where it Is
cold in the winter have the advan-
tage of modern skates. Imagine
the joy of the old-fashioned girl
over a pair of smooth, sharp, steel
skates! Surely you are not permit
ting yourself to miss the fun they
hold!
Skating Not Expensive.
To enjoy the greatest sport of
the season it is not necessary to
have expensive skating shoes and
fancy skates. The plain inexpens-
i've kind with strap over the an
kle will give you all the speed you
need. The point is to skate. Girls,
who do not own skates can earn
them. Dimes and quarters earned
iii helping mother will soon add up
to $3.50, the price of pair.
Make soft padded tongue Of
eiderdown or lambs wool for your
shoes and lace them tightly. Then
tightening the strap will not hurt
your instep. Use both skates. Do
not try to gyrate on one foot as
that Injuries the spine. If the an
kles turn over nothing will keep
them straight but practice and lots
Of it. II your ankles are weak,
skating will strengthen them.
"RoIIers" for Southern Girls
Girls who live too far south for
frozen rivers and ponds merely
, substitute roller skates for ice
skates. Roller skating gives the
same invigorating exercise in the
open air, and "rollers" can cover as
great distance on floor as steel
skate blades on the ice. Roller
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THE JUNIOR PALLADIUM R

chidren's the Richmond
Palladium 1916 Saturday afternoon
All boys and girls invited be and contributors News
social want advertisements Stories local jokes and
acceptable will published Articles should
plainly side the with the authors name
Polly is always the children
onay they bring their articles The Palladium office to
little
and hope each boy and girl will it thoroughly
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Dollar Making
IY Ideas g,
TRAPPING FOR PROFIT
By Belle Case Harrington

A high school boy in Ohio made
$3.50 last winter, selling furs. He
know just where to trap and he had
dog to help him; but an ordinary
boy. without so much experience.
and no dog. can make good money
trapping; for furs are higher than
they have been in thirty years.
November to April is the fur sea-
son. During the summer most furs
are worthless. Earlier than Novem-
Der they are not heavy enough.
Muskrat, raccoon, mink, opossum,
and skunk are the animals most
commonly trapped. Skunk and
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skating is not a SISSY" sport, but
one giving opportunity for great
skill. Many girls seem to think
that there are only certain seasons
for roller skating. Not SO; it is an
all-year-round sport. Why can you
southern girls not set the pace for
a roller skating revival, making it
a great national girls sport?
Copyright, 1920, by J. II. Millar
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CAME IN WISHING PLANE

CAME IN WISHING PLANE
Judge -" What's your Occupa-
tom"
Mike-"I'm a sailor"
Judge-"You don't look like a
sailor. I don't believe you were
ever on a ship"
Mike-'Do you think l came from
Ireland in a hack?"-Lone Scout.
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the barn, and holding it lightly in
his fingers jumped over the stick,
and with graceful ease jumped back
again, still holding the stick in his
hands.
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A STORY OF THE AGES
What He Wanted to Be

Age Pony Farmer.
Age Barber.
Age 9-Cowboy.
Age 11-Locomotive Engineer.
Age 13-Electrician.
Age 15-Editor.
Age 17-Movie Actor
Age 19-Lawyer.
Age 21-Salesman.
What He Is
Age 30-Undertaker.
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How It's Done.


"Now, boys, want you to re-
member the directions | give yOu,'
Beppo said. First, you hold the
stick lightly in your finger tips so
that failure will not cause you to
trip and fall as it would if the stick
were held tightly. You jump in
the air drawing your knees up to
the chest. as in the Follower, and
with your arms perfectly straight
you swing the stick under your
feet. Remember three things,
straight arms, stick lightly held, and
legs well bent"
The boys Immediately began to
practice, and after many failures
Ralph succeeded in getting over,
but try as hard as he could he fail
ed in the back jump, which BeppO
did so easily; but both boys went
home determined that they would
keep at it until they could jump
over the stick both forwards and
backwards.
Copyright, 1920, by j. II. Millar
Omaha daily bee., 1920-02-13

non. Tha, dainty bit OF femininity,
little Anna Proii, the biggest 4 feet
4 inches on the S'age, is in a promi-
nent role. Cathcrinsy Crawford and
her Fashion Girls is an added at
traction. Ladies matinee at 2;l5
today and Saturday.
Mabel Blondell, the chummy
comediennc, at the Empress, ap-
pears in ar especially written skit
from the pen O J. II. Hanan. In
the character OF L girl who starts
as q waitress in 4 restaurant, she de
nicts the various stages of her ca
reer to theatrical stardom. This de
lectable young miss gives limitations
or noted jazz dancers. She creates
a lot OF laughs with her funny COM
cdv talk.
Everything to exhiliarate the spec
tator looking for more than di-
version is what is promised III John
Cort's musical comedy, Flo Flo"
coming to the Brandeis, starting
Friday evening, February 20, for a
limited engagement of four per
formances.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-02-13
Hair Often Ruined
BY Careless Washing

Soap should be used very care
fully. if you want to keep your hair
looking its best. Most soaps and
prepared shampoos contain too
much alkali. This dries the scalp,
makes the hair brittle, and ruins it.
The best thing for steady use is
Mulsified cocoanut oil shampoo
(which is pure and greaseless), and
is better than anything else you
can use.
One or two teaspoonfuls will
cleanse the hair and scalp thorough
ly. Simply moisten the hair with
water and rub it in. 1t makes an
abundance of rich, creamy lather,
which rinses out easily, removing
every particle of dust, dirt, dandruff
and excessive oil, The hair dries
quickly and evenly, and it leaves
the scalp soft, and the hair fine
and silky, bright, 1ustrous. fluffy
and easy to manage.
You can get Mulsified cocoanut
oil shampoo at any pharmacy, it's
very cheap, and few ounces will
supply every member of the family
for months.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-02-13
AT THE THEATERS

songs set down for the part very
well. She is especially good i'll Or,
Promise Me-" which she sung with
excellent taste last night, Albert
Darr's lyric tenor blends perfectly
with Miss Tedie's, and their duoS
are charming in consequence, while
he gave his troubadour song with
feeling and effect The quartet here,
composed of Harlan, Robin, Alan-a-
Dale and Scarlet Will is one OF the
most beautiful things i'll the whole
opera. William 'Degan, who sings
the bass part has a voice of great
purity as we'll as strength, and of
such range as fully meets the re-
quirements OF the exacting score
Harry Longstreet, in the role of Lit
tie John, revelS iii its opportunities
and aroused great enthusiasm with
his Brown October Ale" the re-
frain OF which undoubtedly awoke
tender memories among many of his
hearers.
To Ed Andrews falls the Sheriff
of Nottingham, ard Saul Solomon
fills the role OF Guy of Osborne
very acceptably. Andrews is droll as
the sheriff and John McSweeney a
Friar Tuck of merit The chorus is
uniformly good, and takes the
smashing climax Of the second acr
with telling power. All the way
through, the piece is treated as it
should be, and the result is pleasing
in every way.
At the close of the war Elizabeth
Brice and Will Morrissey returned
from France, where for six months
they had been members of the
shock unit as entertainers of the
soldiers overseas. In America they
promptly organized a revue of roll
licking sort that was intended to de-
pict the humorous side of the SOL
dier's life. The revue is the stellar
attraction this week at the Orpheum.
Muriel Window, AL and Fanny Sted-
man and Cartmell and Harris, the
three special feature acts, are scor-
ing de cisively. Nine. Petrova comes
next week. The sale of seats is un-
usually heavy.
The RAINBOW Girl" one of the
finest productions of Kaw & Erlan-
ger. comes to the Brandeis for five
rights, starting next Sunday. Billy
B. Van heads the cast, which in
tludes Sydney Greenstreet, Grace
Walsh, Edward Forbes, Richard De-
Mar, Lulu Swan, Jane Burby, Mar
quita Dwight. Margaret Merriman,
William Clifton, Gladys Fooshee.
Johnnie Jordan, Sybil Fooshee and
Fred Solomon
As far as Omaha is concerned, !
Lew C'Prof. Dope") kelly's perver-
sion OF the truth. with his every ut
terance, will terminate with the usual
succession of laughs at today's mat
inee and night performances. To-
morrow another standard attraction
will open its weeks run, Arthur
Pearson's "Step Lively, Girls" The
featured comics are Rich, Shorty
McAlliSter and Long Harry" Shan
Omaha daily bee., 1920-02-13
DO A GOOD TURN
TODAY AND HONOR
THE BOY SCOUTS
Everybody to Be "Tagged'
With TWine Knot-Chiet
Scout West Arrives
Tomorrow.

Nearly 1000 Boy Scouts OF Great
er Omaha will tie 10000 small twine
knots on people they meet today, as
reminders that this is Good Turn
week and that those on whom
knots are tied are especially obli-
gated to do good turns
The scouts have adopted the
square knot for this occasion. this
form of knot being symbolic because
OF its security. The boys will tie
knots on people in the downtown
district after school and also in their
home communities sduring the day.
1t is to be a big drive to enlist Oma-
ha in the good turn" idea promoted
by the. Boy Scouts.
"Chief Scout" Coming.
Saturday has been designated as
West day." on account of the visit
of James F. West, chief executive of
the Boy Scouts of America. Mr..
West will arrive at ! a, m. from
Denver and will be met at the Bur
lington station by the local execu-
tive board and all first class scouts.
The board will join him at breakfast
at Hotel Fontenelle. and at 9 a. IN.
he will hotd a conference with Oma-
ha scout executives Mr.. West will
attend luncheon at Hotel Fonten-
elie and al , p. m will address Boy
.cout mass meeting in the auditor
nm OF Central High school A din
ler will be given for him at 6:3O at
he University club.
Mr.. West will remain i'll Omaha
over Sunday and may speak in one
If the churches during the morning.
lie will visit Camp Clifford for in
.peCtion between 1880 and 2:3O p.
H.. Sunday and at 6:45 leave for St
Paul. MINI.
Heads 100000 Youths.
One OF the Boy Scouts remarked .
hat CHIEF Vests visit here Saturday
vii be Omaha's valentine. The dis
nguished visitor is man who is
arge in stature and in leadership. !
lie is the head of an organization of |
more than 100000 young Americans |
VINO are members of an organization
hat boasts of 100000 men leaders
nd has 2,590 branch headquarters in
his country In his Boy Scout work
lie has displayed a ever-fagging
eal and enthusiasm. He never has
ost sight OF the fact that the direc-
ion of a business as vast as the
cout movement calls for the most
trenuous form of practical effort.
lie loves his work.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-02-13

ITO people still care for real
! l. comic opera-the old-fashioned
kind in which good music and
equally good humor are combined
You could have had your answer
at the Brandeis last night, where the
biggest audience for weeks assem-
bled to enjoy Robin Hood" And
the word is used advisedly, for they
did enjoy 1t. The applause that fol-
lowed each number, and the laughter
at the sheritf's quips and his various
applause and laughter that rang
through Boyd's 80 years ago when
the opera was new. Henry Clay
Barnabee. Jessie Bartlett Davis,
Tom Karl and others of that glor-
louS company are no longer with
us, but the opulent glories OF the De
koven music and the Smith libretto
live and gather in richness as the
years go on.
No single act III any operate work
easily recalled contains more of rich
delight than does the second act Of
Robin Hood" More pretentious
arias have been written and sung
than that of Maid Marian; sere-
| nades as melodious, perhaps, as that
Robin sings under the window OF
the tickle Annabelle; choruSes more
robust than that i'll which Scarle.
Will relates the episode of the tailor
and the crow; rounds as merry as
the one Friar Tuck leads, but few
as gleeful; and so on through the
list of treasures, but no single act
contains so much OF music. OF
unctuous fun, and of the ballad quail
ity that gives to music its life. While
the human voice is capable of pro-
ducing that concord of sweet
sounds" the ear will be ravished
by "Oh, Promise Me-" and long,
long after the last moonshiner has
mended his way, the last blind pig"
has been run down and eXtermi-
mated, even unto generations who
know of the drink by tradition only
and not by substance, breath that
never bore alcoholic taint will quaver
with the strains of Brown October
Ale" because of its melody.
But the first act has its beauties
as well, and the third gives us the
great "Armorer's Song and Saint
Swithin's Chimes" unequalled III
English opera. What wonder that
robin Hood" brings out those who
love music?
The company now singing at the
Brandeis is not only well equipped
vocally. but it has the tallest chorus
man in captivity and the shortest
Guy of Osborne ever presented on
the stage. Miss Elsie Tedie, who
looks a Lady Marian whose favor
would inspire even a duller gallant
than the young Earl Of Huntington,
supplements that beautiful person
and graceful carriage with a voice
of unusual purity, range, volume and
flexibility. Her tones are produced
without apparent effort, her enuncia-
ton is clear, and her moments on
the stage are pleasant to all who
listen. Lorna Doone Jackson is the
Alan-a-Dale. and takes care of the
Omaha daily bee., 1920-02-13

ray, who has been identified as the
bandit who held up the insurance
company.
When presented by evidence in
possession OF the police that the
machine was stolen from John Rob-
erts in Chicago November II, Ty-
ner did not press his claim.
Murray and Tyner were both ar
rested by Omaha police for inves-
tigation in connection with the rob-
berry, Murray made a sensational
escape shortly after his arrest, and
Iyner was released after being held
several DAYS.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-02-13
Army Orders.

Washington, Feb. Ia. - Especial Teie.
gram. )-Colorfel Charles A. Hodekin, Cav.
airy, relieved from duty at Fort n. A.
Tex Captain Lloyd II Cook, infantry,
relieved from duties at Presidio San Fran
cisco Cal, win proceed to Fort Crook
Captain Arthur Brest. Ordnance depart
ment relieved from duty at Fort H. A.
Russell. Wyo. will proceed to Camp
Stanley, Tex Captain Roy T. olney.
Ordnance department is relieved from
duty at Washington, d. c., and will pro-
pointment Of Donald Ray Wilson as can
tain. Medical Reserve corps is announced.
lie will proceed TO Fort Omaha Neb,
Omaha daily bee., 1920-02-13

Palm. This raise will be unneces-
sary now, and bakers at the present
time should be able to scale their
bread higher. thus adding two or
three ounces to the weight of loaf
without increasing the price.
"Of course the large bakers buy
most of their -four in the fall, when
prices are generally lower. Flour
was 81 lower last September than it
is today, and i'll November it was 81
lower than it is selling today. The
price of bread now is based gener-
ally on the price paid for -four last
iall, although some bakers have
been forced to buy more -four dur
ing the recent high price period"
Omaha daily bee., 1920-02-13
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