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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-03-21
Drawn ny Georgia Reese.
THE MYSTERIOUS PALACE.

was 2 mysterious palace. a King did
not live In this palace like they do
divided up into three EMS large Pa,sG roo mns
Each room was of the same length
and width. Right outside of the doors
there were bed of flowers. The flow
looked as If they had the Same amount
of flowers in them.
Now | am going to tell YOU what
were lots of lions, in another room
there were lots of eerpents and In the
tnird room was beautiful princess.
princess free could have her for mis-
wife. This was a dangerous task be-
fore the people, for they did not know
which room she was in If they would
were they would tear them to pieces.
II they should go into the room where
the serpents were, they would squeeze
Many princes tried this, but were
killed by the beast and serpents. Eiost
people thought that the princess would
be In the middle room. and they would
go in there and be torn to pieces.
One day wise Prince came 20 try
his luck, and he had will to do it
to do it. After the Prince entered the
gate he had to stop ahd see which
door he wanted 10 go to. After look
were telling him to come to that ioor.
He did go to that door, and when he
opened It, 10 his surprise he saw the
Princess in there. They both cried
The Princess cried because she was
set free, and the Prince cried because
he was glad that he had set her free.
The next. week they were married.
1t is said that this was the happicst
wedding in the land. The people CT
this land made the Prince King and
the Princess. Queen, and they ruled
over them for many years.
RIJTH REAHM
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THE OLD HARP.

4 legend Of old Jewish lore;
It teaches q beautiful lesson. know,
And SO I repeat 1t once more.
A castle had fallen In ruins and near
In the dust. an old broken harp lay,
Though nEaa sans 9nee 10 It's Sss sweet music was
Now no ono upon II could play.
Like the harps' Of Gods people, by
Rabylon's' stream.
When on willows they hung them
Its beautiful echoes were stili' as a
And its strings were all broken and
Eut soon a great harmoist came to the
And took the old harp in his care:
He mended the strings. then came
stealing apace.
Sweet music's glad strains on the
How like that old harp, Il have
thought. Ia mans heart. 60.
>, All broken and bruised by the FAM.
Tho i heart !, that was led from the
No longer responds to His call.
How IKE that old harp. too, is fallen
Where concord and peace might
There's naught but confusion and
jsnEling and strife.
And all liz tliscordant in sin.
How !, li nur that great harmonist too.
When to Him our Offering we bring,
ring discord, a
And tunes b !; Vii isa sis'fs' IS g I s.cs
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WHEN TOMMY raw AWAY.

One day Tommy was very bad. and
ms ms mother told him. he had to sit in
the first place. Tommy had eaten five
apples, when his mother told him to
cat but one. Then he had chased his
m ne,.ls,T, turkey until IT ran into the
could not get it back into the yard.
When he had sat there for what
seemed ages to him. his mother came
am going to the store. and IL you sit
there until come home. then you may
go, out to play
the door than Tommy had a bright
idea He would run away.
He waited innpatiently Until his
mother me +, w was out Of sight, then he went
the Kitchen. got some bread and meat.
out OF tho back door and down aF the
lie followed the road for some time,
woods. Soon he came to little brook
as Tommy was rather hungry. he sat sat
down and cat some OF his bread and
meat. Then he chased butterflies, and
ate berries he picked as he ran along
lehgthen, and Tommy wished he was
ut home, for he hoard owls and things
creeping through the tall grass. All the
trees Trees, looked like they had faces. and
The shadows Also looked very mvs
terious and the wind bowling in the
tree tops sounded like a pack of hun
cry wolves.
In the meantime Tommy's mother
had come home. and not finding Tommy
che was very much worried. but she
said. Tommy ia at soma neighbor's
house. and Will be home soon. I
shall Put him to bed Immediately for
fsut when supper wac over, and no
Tommy had arrived, they were verv
much worried. and Mr.. Smith, Tommy's
father. nhoned to all tho neirhbor's
houses. but. nome Of them had seen
ANYTHING. Of Tommy. Finally an old
lady said shc had seen him creeping
out the hack door and down tho road,
md her husband had seen him 70 into
tho wood. go they started out to hunt
for him. when they found him he
said, throwing himself into his fathers
arms. II will never run away again"
and no never did
End ~
(oriEinal) ELIZABETH TYLER.
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IMPURE AIR.

In pleasant village, a number OF
years ago. stood n large house. Every
body was afraid of this house because
the people who tried to live there
would become sick and a few of them
died. 1t was believed that this house
was haunted.
One day a strange man came and
looked over the house and grounds
and bought the estate. Before he
moved into the house he ordered repairs
to be made. When they were finished
the family moved into the house and
were healthy and happy there.
Now the secret OF this lay in tho
owners knowledge. He provided a
supply of pure water for family use to
take the place of the old we'll into
which tho drainage soaked. He re-
moved the decayed vegetables. old
boards, old brooms, and other old rub
Dish from the cellar. These had been
sending up. poisonous air into the house.
He put in a long drainage pipe to carry
the dishwater and scraps of all kinds
away from the bo ..
He put down Sidewalks to take the
place. of the old decaying boards and
saw dust. The new occupants of the
house did not have fever and other
diseases caused By impure air.
The people in the neighborhood no
longer feared the house but followed
the owners example.
CARRIE CAMPBELL. ". S. D. B.
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JumbIcd Nnme. Of C.,r,,
BIzTER's SNUFF BOX.
Chapter I.

i.
table In the library of his spacious
i home in sht,eti held, gazing intentIy
eyeslght. would have BEEN NJ nothing hing
But to, old Professor brood it was
,"Woll, I will be hangedw he ea-
jeweled top and taking out a crumpled
Nov, what the devil can that beY
read the contents Of the paper.
old Demon. come ahcad!"
In the quaint oldfashioned garden
outside n soldier in English uniform
pretty walks .impationtly. He halted
suddenly, for no was certain some one
had ras called biz name Locking to-
from the spacious house to the gar
den. he. saw brood standing just out
s side. his hands trembling with ex,,
Take this letter to Captain Price
esso the otne saia n ehe aS
ietier he speklp g. the
ing on his heel. walked rapidly down
black mare. and was o aoen nidds sau from
vfT s 'q BROOD as sHE snd Walked
slowly into the library of his home.
He sank heavily into u chair and for
He sprans up suddenly and walked
over to corner and touched n bell,
and then sat down again.
psared, don't Bring my tea unti, i've aP
~ Il! snail Sc down y I that 'f time as's %
~ 3a1e drooppea eprtssy and went
side OF tho room. She opened a little
which she stayed In when on duty.
The professor watched her closely
until she had gone; then rising from
to a little cabinet, pulled out little
drawer, and took out the snuff box he
had put there that morning. slipped
SEATING himself at small NAL e readns
teebls he took from s,a. lock box bunch
seemed to him very short time. 1t
Was very long time. however. for
tho at a1 5he
inc for him. and it had been for some
time.
so2 ha Pisas 2s the in s sns
down the steps. at the foot Of which
was flushed. with excitement. and his
voice trembled as he spoke.
"Ahl didn't know It was 80 late.
fore. have been asleep" hs said.
~ hope you slept we'll. sir" re-
piled John, half doubling the pro-
Jane who was now off duty was
why old brood had taken his tea so
much later than usual. ~
in his rose arbor piaeidiy slipping hi,
then got up from his chair and strollel
Of the .driyeway. Sealing himself he
sat motionless for while. as II lis
tening out for something.
noysss bHot there came Sound OF
In few minutes a horse came into
Professor brood smiled as the
the bench on which the old. man sat.
the professor exclaimed, as the rider
leaped from his saddle and srasped
"Weil. Bitter I see you received
my letter all right" said the dark
II IAN am no longer Robert Won Bitter.
England" corrected the old man.
"Ay! You are a clever. old spy and
here is the paper that I wins to bring
think any one suspects anything
asked the other man.
Don't worry your head about that"
Of paper from the other.
Yes was the reply.
"Then." said the professor. looking
nio hs sn 9 so. e9n tErn The
THOMAS NJ. RuTHERFooRD, III.
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a LITTLE BOY THAT WAS Rouou.

His mother told him to go outdoors
one da yand play. He Was walking
down the street to buy some candy and
some other boys came and started TO
hght him. and he got the best OF them.
started in TO beat the little boy up.
and he went into the house crying. and
told his mother about 1t. She told him
go pack outdoors and fight the big boy
When the big boy found The little
best he. could he just teascd him a little
bit and went on away.
:. The little boy got his candy and gave
After that. when anybody started
anything he always pitched In and
fought the best he could whether the
boys were larger or not and whether
he got hurt or not. and he found that
nobody ever wanted 10 tease him very
much. ana he never got hurt much
WARREN DRAPER. JR.
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THE WEEKS PRIZE WINNERS.

Elizabeth Tyler. e21l Park Avenue
city.
Mann Page, care DR.. J. NJ Page. Uni
versity. Va.
Raymond Henley, so2a Taylor ST..
city.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-14
HOPE IS SCANT
FOR DRY ONES
IN WET FIGHT
Correspondent Tells What VIII
Happen II Court Smashes Vol.
stead Act.
BIT HARRY B. HUNT.
IN. r. A. staff CORRESPONDENT


Washington. May 14--Decision
by the supreme court on the suits
testing the validity of the volstead
prohibition enforcement act is ex-
pcctad by both Anti-Saloon league
officials and liquor inter is before
the court adjourns for its summer
recess on June Z,
No matter which way the decis-
ion goes, however, it will offer no
relief to the thirsty. at Last until
some action has been taken Of
ficially to end our war with Ger
many.
For should the Volstead act be
knocked out the 18th amendment
would still hold and its enforce
ment be supported by tie terms Of
: the wartime prohibition act, which
has never been repealed.
And After "Peace."
Even following final proclama-
ton OF peace. should that come be-
fore congress had remedied de-
feets the court might find in the
Nolstead law, it would be long
way to drink With eve :: feeble
kick.
The constitutional amendment
would still prohibit the manufac-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-14

to be made and cold as month";
toxicating" and thus outside the
prohibition Of the 18th amendment.
Anti-Saloon leGgue forces are
resting easily, believing that thu
action of the supreme court II
sweepingly upholding war-tin :
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-14

New action BY congress-. vets be-
lieve, could be b ,ld owe until aft
er the elections this fall, and in the
meantime every effort would be
made to devolp an apparent wet
strength and thus influence the ac-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-14

the liquor forces do not expect the
volsteed act as : whole to be over
ruled. They are hoping to weaken
it by getting certain sections
knocked OF, which would make it
necessary for congress to take it
up again.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-14

ture and sale Of Intoxicating. bev-
erages and only in such states a.
had determined BY statute what
constituted IN Intoxicating" drink
could such beverages legally be
sold.
The fact IL. however. that even
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-14

prohibition even during a period
only technical war indicates dr..
attitude
Liquor interests are corre..
pOndingly depressed, but declar E
the fight will be kept up as long as
thare IS a legal leg to stand on.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-14

tions OF congress in its revision Of
the law.
State Campaigns.
Campaigns would be begun IN
the various states for legislation
permitting light wines and beer OF
from two to four per cent alcohol
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-14

This is the last day of this
highly successful event.
Many numbers have been
sold out entirely but we
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-14
WAY BEYOND

WAY BEYOND
All expectations, marks the 49,.
on the sale of ABRAHAM'S PEr.s
ROLL Oh. my, but they are -
Finest snonges come from !,
Red Sea. q
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-14

have replenished the display
racks with fresh new bar
gains for the closing day.
Dandy values every one. Do
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1920-01-08
OMEMEE NEWS
Ito Be Continued

The public schools have began again
after two weeks vacation. The teachers
all returned Saturday.
Mr.. H. G. Kraus left on Saturday
for his home at Vergas, MINI. to see
his brother who is seriously ill.,
Lottie McGovern of Dunseith is Wis
iting with friends here.
Orville Smith and Chas. Dixon have
left for a trip into the mountains af-
ter hay.
John Krumiveide of Perth has three
cars of hay on the track for sale.
Cecile Dixon returned Saturday after
a two weeks vacation visit with friends
at Dunseith.
Luther Leckman returned from a
visit with his brothers at New Rock
ford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Strehlan and son spent
New Years at the Trip home.
Tug. Edmonson left for Bottineau
this week where he is now employed
at the Shirley Bakery.
Mrs. Hoffos and son Morris went to
Willow City between trains Monday.
Mrs. r. D. Kippen went to Willow
City between trains Tuesday.
Alma Bergeron of Willow City was
in town Monday.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1920-01-08
CHAPTER Will.
The Dawn of Deeper Interest.

It tested his skill as a boatman to
locate the exact spot sought amid that
gloom, vet he finally attained to it
closely enough so I was able to get
ashore, Wading nearly thigh deep in
water and mud, but only to learn that
the boat, which I had provisioned ear
lier in the evening, had disappeared
from it's mornings. No trace of it
could be found in the darkness, al
though / devoted several minutes to
the search. To my mind this was O
tive evidence that Pete had returned,
accompanied by. the two frightened
women, and that, finally despalring Of
my arrival, had departed with them up
the river. In all probability we would
overhaul the party before morning,
certainly before they could attain the
mouth Of the Illinois. I made my way
back to the keelboat with this infor-
nation, and the laboring engine began
to chug even while I was briefly ex-
planning the situation to Rene. She
listened almost Wearily, asking but
few questions, and both Of US soon
a4.h&%H&EAGMG
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MOUNT ROSE ITEMS

There will be a basket ball game
Friday night, Jan. 8, at Mount Rose
school at eight o'clock, between the
Mount Rose boys and Renville. '
Miss Eidsness and Miss Fairies re-
turned to Mount Rose Friday evening.
Ivah and Emmit Johnston, who have
been spending the past two weeks at
the home of Robert Mclean left Sat-
urday for their home at Rugby.
The teachers of the Blaine school re-
turned last Saturday after spending
a two weeks vacation at their home.
Newton Tyler left last Saturday
for Fargo where he will attend the
Fargo School of Business.
Robert Mclean and family and
Walter Morris and family spent New
Years at the Bert Morris home.
The Club met with Mrs. Harry Con-
Wis, Thursday of this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Convis, Mr.. Ell
mer Convis and family, Mr.. Joe Gard
ner and family, Mrs. Callcn, Henry
and Gene Mclean, Frank and Milt
Hoover spent New Years at Fred
Banks.
VIM Shigley returned home from
Fargo, last week.
Mrs. Emma Banks of Lansford is
visiting at the home of her son Fred.
A large crowd witnessed two very
exciting games of basket ball when
the Lansford boys and girls teams
played the Mount Rose teams. The
girls game was played first and the
line up was as follows: Mrs. Morton
F., Mrs. Knutson, f. Edith Trout. c.,
Tessie Nelson, G.. and Gertrude Fall,
G. The Mount Rose lineup, Mrs. Gard
ner, c., Marion Fairies, G., Helen
Banks,C., Mildred Shriver, F., and
Nora Eidsness, F. Mount Rose won by
a score of 7 to 8.
The boys lineup was as follows:
Acknowledgements Baggenstoss, F.,
Earl Heath, F., Harry Olson,C., Mylo
Nelson, G., Warren McElwain, G.,
Mount Rose-Russell Kim, F., How
ard Shigley, F., Clarence Halle, Will
bur Clark, G., Floyd Tyler, G. The
Lansford team won with a score Of
ID to 8.
Both games were interesting and
we hope to have more in the future.
A pie social was held after the
games and Melted $500, which is to
be used for lights in the school house.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1920-01-08
KEPT PRESS METHOD
OF SETTLING STRIKE
(From The CHICAGO Tribune)


The government officials and the
leaders of the miners have agreed,
it is announced from Washington. It
is understood that the operators will
60 along. Remain the miners them
selves. viii they accept the terms
agreed to by their Ieaders7 II they
won't, then the time has come to
engage them in a fight to finish. That
Is flat, and or this proposition we be-
Iieve the whole country Is willing to
go the limit. And fight will mean
fight. Cold, famine, boycott, evictions,
martial Iaw-the whole works. We
devoutly hope 1t won't be necessary.
In regard to the labor situation, we
seem to be entering a new era. Tho
public must learn better how to pro.
tect itself. One Of the best ways to
protect itself is to know when to fiqht
and when to compromise.
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the conviction came to me that, more
than all else, she desired to be alone.
My eyes sought the outlines Of the boat
lying in the stream below.
"What is there forward Of the cock
pit, SamY / questioned.
"A cabin, sab; faint SO awful big,
but Massa Donaldson he ulster sleep
dar off an on"
''The young lady could rest there
them"
''Sure she cud. Twas all fixed up
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But Her Eyes Were Upon My Face,
as Though Seeking to Read the
Meaning of My Sudden Action.

But Her Eyes Were Upon My Face,
as Though Seeking to Read the
Meaning of My Sudden Action.
though seeking to read the meaning
of my sudden action.
I'VE can talk better here" I ex-
planned. "The engine makes so much
noise"
"You have not yet explained to me
what we were to do. Your plans for
tomorrow"
Because I scarcely have any," I re-
piled. "This has all occurred so sud-
denly I have only acted upon impulse.
No doubt those back at the Landing
viii endeavor to pursue us; they may
have discovered already our means of
escape and procured boats. My prin-
cipal hope is that they may take it
for granted that we have chosen the
easier way and gone downstream. If
so we shall gain so much more time
to get beyond their reach"
"But why have you chosen the
northern route? Surely you had a
%reason?"
Certainly; it was to deceive them
and get out of slave territory as quick
~ as possible. There are friends in
this direction and none in the other.
If we should endeavor to fee by way
of the Ohio we would be compelled to
run a thousand-mile gantlet. There
are slaves in IllinOis-it has never
hcoN 6no1oro1 n froo state L,,% %I>o.o
are held almost exclusively in the
more southern counties. North of the
river the settlers r largely from
New England, and the majority of
them hate slavery and are ready to
assist any runaway to freedom"
"But you have spoken of a man
Amos Shrunk-who Is he?"
"YOu have certainly heard rumors,
at least, that there are regular routes
Of escape from here to CanadaY
Eyes; it has been discussed at the
house. I have never clearly under
stood, but 1 do know that slaves dis
appear and are caught. I was
told white men helped them"
1T is accomplished through organ
lied effort by these men-Black Abo-
~litionists, as they are c~alled-haters
Of slavery. They are banded to-
gether in a secret society for this one
purpose and have what they call sta
tions scattered all along at a certain
distance apart-a nights travel-from
the Mississippi to the Canadian line,
where the fugitives are hidden and
fed. A station keeper, I am told, is
of the route, those he must cover-the
system is perfect, and many are en-
gagged in it who are never ever sus-
pected."
"And this MANS he one?"
"Yes-a leader; he operates the
most dangerous station of all. The
escaping slaves come to him first"
She asked no further questions, and
after a moment turned away, resting
back against the edge Of the cockpit
with chin cupped in the hollow of her
hand. The profile Of her face was
clearly defined by the starlight re-
fected by the river, and I found it
hard to withdraw my eyes. A move
ment by the negro attracted my at
tention. -
"There is a small creek about four
miles above the Landing, SAM" I said
shortly. do you think you could
find it?"
= ION de Missouri side, sab? All
reckon All cud."
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SYNOPSIS.
Copyright by A. c.. McClurg & Co.

CHAPTER LIN 1892 Lieutenant Knox
of the regular army is on duty at Fort
Armstrong. Rock Island, ILL.,, in territory
threatened by disaffected Indians. The
c~ommandant sends him with dispatches
steamer Warrior and makes the acquaint-
ance of Judge Beaucaire, rich planter, and
of Joe Kirby (the DEVILS OWN, notorious
gambler
CHAPTER II. Knox learns Judge
Beaucaire has a daughter, Eloise, and a
granddaughter, Rene, offspring of a son
whom the judge has disoWned. Rene's
mother is a negress, and she and her
daughter, never having been freed, ara
slaves. under the law, although the girls
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gine our escape has been disco~

imA gine our escape has been disco~
ered.""
Sand what will they doE-an echo
OF dislnay in her voice.
All fear of any treachery on the
part Of the negro had completely de-
serted me, and I slipped down from
my perch on the edge of the cockpit
to a place on the bench at her side.
She made no motion to draw away,
but her eyes were upon my face. as
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1920-01-08
The North Dakota Iibrorv den

The North Dakota library depart
ment has spent approximately $1,000
for new books since last March. OF
this amount about $50 has been spent
for radical works. This is a smaller
proportion Of money for radical works
than most public libraries throughout
the country spend.