Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 43, Number 185, 15 June 1918 — Page 11

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RICHMOND, INDIANA, JUNE 15. 1918

TRAITOR OR TRUE It was a hot day in the suiamer of 1861 that Bob Maynard arrived home from a northern naval academy. After the family greetings were over, Bob went to see his old schoolmate, Dick Blackwell. After the greetings Were over, the boys decided to take a walk along the river and talK over their plans for the summer. It was late in the afternoon that the boys returned to find the town, which was so peaceful when they left, in a state of great confusion. Everyone was too much excited to stop to explain and so the boys raced down the street like small children instead of boys or rather men of 20 years. When the boys reached the Maynard home, they found the family looking very much worried. Mr. Maynard handed the boys a paper which he held in his hand and they too, became serious after seeing the head lines. The fact of the matter was that the first shots of the Civil War had been fired and the leaders of the south were calling for a large army of men. People were gathering in front of Ihe stately old mansion to hear what Mr. Maynard had to say on tho subject. The political leaders of the town came to the Maynard home and asked to see Mr. Maynard and Robert. Mr. Maynard and Bob retired to the house with the men, and there Bob was offered an officers commission, not only because he was tbedaring young man that the south needed, but because he knew how the northern people were equipped for this great conflict, and he w!ild know how to handle a vessel in a conflict on the sea because of his naval training. Bob hesitated and then asked to

be allowed to think the matter over until the next afternoon. That evening Bob did not join the family, but remained in his room to think over the events of the day. The next morning Bob left the house early and did not return until afternoon. He went to his room to make up his mind as to what he should do. He felt that he ought to accept the offer for his family's sake, but then what would the boys at school say to him when he met them during this conflict. Bob heard horses approaching and he felt that he must decide at once. His brother came to the door of Bob's room to tell him that a messenger had brought a letter for him and also to tell him that the gentlemen had arrived to hear what he had decided. Bob tore open the envelope as his brother went down stairs. Bob read the letter hastily and hurried down stairs. The letter he had read had decided for him what he should do. It was from the principal of the naval academy asking him to report for duty at once at the academy. As Bob entered the room his father smiled satisfied, feeling sure that Bob was going to accept the offer, but he was very much disappointed when Bob announced that he was leaving immediately for the north.

MOTHER AND SON WORK IN GARDEN

DOLLY'S BATH.

I hadn't had a bath for weeks; And then one awful day Did Janie come and find me, And started right away"! She got a monster basin, With a lot of water in. And poped me into soak; Then said, "I'll come back in a minute." She brought a most enormou3 . sponge, And a big white square of soap; Then she rubbed me and she scrubbed me I had no paint left, I hope." And then all dripping wet Bhe hung me up to dry. Tbank goodness I'm just made of wood, I'll recover by and by. Contributed by Marie Schockel, Starr school.

The Countess of Drogheda is shown above guiding the plow through the potato patch on her Irish estates. Her young son, Lord Moore, is accompanying her with a spade, the weapon . of the land army. This picture was taLon at Moore Park, county Kildare, which is the present home of the Earl and Countess Drogheda.

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WHY WE SHOULD WIN THIS WAR In treating this subject it is my intention to discuss it mainly from the viewpoint of the United States. Not that it is of " less importance for France or England or any other of our Allies to win the war, but because I feel more capable of disclussing the question from this point of view. , There are many reasons why we should win this war, in fact, they are almost too numerous to mention. However, there are three or four outstanding reasons that should be mentioned. In the first place we should win this war for the same reason that all wars which we enter should be won, that is, in order to uphold our honor as a nation, and to show the world that we are caable of completing a project that we undertake to accomplish. Any nation that declares war and then goes on discussing whether it ought to have declared war or not, when the war was declared accoiding to the laws of the nation, earnc the contempt of man-kind, and tho certainty of humiliating defeat anl subjection to foreign control. Furthermore, in discussing the question of why we should win this war, wa should consider tie kind of enemies we are fighting, veryone knows of the many atrotUies committed by our enemies both in France and in Belgium, beginnh g with th9 cruel -invasion and contin uing to the present time. Are these not sufficient reasons to make us want to. win the war? Is the murdering of innocent women and children not enough reason why we should win this war and thereby punish the offenders? It most assuredly is, and all true blooded Americans should feel their blood boil with revenge at the thought of these outrages. There are also the Injustices which were committed uion our own people, such as the sinking of the Lusitania and the many other American ships that were sunk with American lives abroad. These were reasons why we entered the war and therefore reasons why we should in the war. The most Important reason yet remains. We should win this war In order to make the "world safe for democracy," and thereby abolish autocracy, the evil that has

been a blight to civilization for

ages.

WHAT IS MEANT BY DEMOCRACY?

Democracy is a word that has been born into our minds and en

tire being for years. Yet, when we say it, do we realize exactly how much it means? Democracy has a history which dates many years farther back than 1776 and 1812, which are signifi

cant dates for the sons and daughters of Uncle Sam. It begins a

long, long time ago in Greece, when the all-conquering Persians at

tempted to subject Greece to her

autocratic role. That little band of Greeks who held back the mighty fleet of the Persians did more for the world than they had any conception of. And on down in history the fight for democracy has gone forward. At the present time an opportunity has come for America the socalled Christian nation to do her part in furthering the progress of the rights of the people. Democracy means the rule of the people who make up the nation. The advantages of freedom in thought and speech are innumerable. Through this freedom has come the best that is in mankind. To it we owe everything that makes life worth living. History says, and we know it is true, that sacrifices which took human lives, have been made to reach the height in which we exist today, therefore, it is our duty and privilte to preserve that height. His

tory will go on no matter what action 'e take. At this hour of crisis

when 'hings look dark, we should

conside. the welfare of the people who wil." follow us. They must

have the est and in order to ob

tain the be-t they must have lib erty.

BOY HAS TWC WAR SVINGS STAMPS

I worked at the boiling alleys and made five dollars. I bought a war savings stamp and three thrift stamps with that money. I chopped wood and made twenty-five cents. I went on errands with my bicycle and made three dollars. To get the other fourteen cents, I sold some fish I caught So now I have two war savings Btamps. Horace Webb.

THOMAS McDIVIT. Thomas McDlvit was only a young man yet, is a small town In the West, he was going from

house to house begging for food.

At house after house he was received roughly, and told that he was able to work. Finally, however, he came to a small cottage surrounded by many trees. A smiling woman, who seemed to be young, yet appeared to be old, answered his knock. When he told her what he wished, she took him into her kitchen and placed an ample meal before him. While he was eating stoe told him that she had a son who had gone away years before. When he had finished eating she gave him a small sum of money from her little

hoard, telling him to try to make

something of nimselt ana not to beg any more. Several years after Thomas McDivit was a well-known man of, the West. It was his visit to the cottage among the trees that had started him on the right path. And Thomas never forgot the woman who lived in that cottage. In fact he often thought that he would go to see her, thinking that in some way he might be able to pay her back. So one day he really did. He

knew that he could find the house

for he had remembered it all

throng the years. As he approached the house he heard the neighbors saying that the woman's long absent son had come back. When she opened the door, she did not recognize Thomas at all. However, after he had told her about his visit there once before she remembered him. She then introduced her son who was still a young man. When asked what he was going to do, he sadly thook his head, saying he suspected that he would have to leave his home again, and find work in another town as the people of his home town did not think well of him because he had wandered so long. Thomas pondered for a few moments and then his face grightened. He told them that he could put a branch of his business In the town and appoint the son at the head of it. Both mother and son were overjoyed at this, but they said that they didn't understand why Thomas would do such a thing for them. Thomas told them that if it had not been for the mother he wouldn't have been a successful man. The mother laughed, saying that she did the same thing for every man who came to her begging. However, it seemed to have made quite an impression on Thomas for he wished to do more for them, but the mother said that that was best possible way in which he could repay her.

HOW I EARNED MY MONEY FOR THRIFT STAMPS. Every morning I help mother make the beds. On Saturday I sweep, wash the dishes and empty the waste basket. I get a dime for this work I do. Papa gives me two cents for every one hundred in arithmetic I get. Also in spelling. I had three dollars in the bank before thrift stamps were known. I drew it out and bought thrift stamps and before I realized it I had a war savings Stamp. Now I have eight more thrift stamps. Barbara Thomas.

MRS. HARPER'S STORY Mrs. Julia Harper was the most envied woman in all Scottsville before the war. Strangers visiting there would always want to see her home and hear all about her. She had been the leader of Scottsville society. Her husband had been the richest man who had ever lived there. Before 1917 a visitor could always find her at her home, but now she is hard to find. She is always working for some patriotic cause. The people have come to look on her as their best friend. If the stranger Is fortunate she. will hear Mrs. Marper's story. In 1917 her only son whom she loved with all her heart enlisted as an aviator. Mrs. Harper protested bit

terly, but her son could not be persuaded to remain at home and wait until he was drafted. Even after he had been in camp several months all the letters which she wrote to him were full of her grief. When other boys at camp would tell of their mothers and how proud they were of their sons, Jack Harper would turn away and go on a long walk and try to think of some way to make his mother see why he had enlisted. But it was of no use. Mrs. Harper's letters were always discouraging and when she visited him she always complained bitterly. In spite of this, Jack soon won the praise of his officers by the intelligent way in which he worked and he was soon made a captain. One morning when only one of the machines was in use a sudden wind came up. Jack knew that the man would not be able to bring his machine down in safety so- he ran quickly to his own machine and started for the other areoplane which was drifting to and fro. Jack was able to tell the man in it what to do and he sailed to the ground in safety, but the machine in which Jack sat caught in a tree. He whb unable to free it and he knew there was not much hope. Suddenly the machine burst into flames and the wind which had become much stronger blew it free from the tree. When it reached the ground it burned for a long time. When the people were able to reach it they found nothing but wreckage and the charred body. Mrs. Harper was on a journey and could not be found until the day of the funeral. Jack was buried with military honors and everyone mourned for him as every one who knew him loved him. When Mrs. Harper heard the sad news she became unconscious and was sick for many days. After he recovery she was much changed. While she was sick it seemed to her that her Bfln had come to her and made clear to her his reason for enlisting, and asked her to try to carry on his work to help win the war against the terrible government of Germany. She had come to realize what we are fighting for and now she is doing all in her power to help the cause of the Allies.

MEASURING A YARD. Once upon a time there was an old lady. Her granddaughter was visiting her. The grandmother was measuring a ribbon. She put one end to her nose and the other to her fingers. This was a yard. The little girl went to her play house ami found a ribbon. She came back to her grandmother and said, "Smell this and see iHthis is a yard." Margaret Addleman, Starr school.

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