Show THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE JUNIOR Tape Four SUNDAY MORNING JULY 27 iLittle Stories of Great Events SLAVES OF ROMAN DAYS By RAMON COFFMAN While Romml lelon were obfor the taining and holding land work in empire the hard rough In this alaree done waa by Italy article Ramon Coffman describes outstanding facta about the lives f slaves during Roman times was dangerous to walk along country roads in Italy during early Human tunes There was no telling It might when a band of rush out uion the road and capture the wayfarer Thousands of men women and children Were made slaves In this way Another way to obtain slaves was to rrize persons who fell Into debt A "freeman” might owe money which he could not pay no matter how hard he tried Then he could be sold as a slave-trade- rs Slave Duiing foreign wars the Romans took thousands of prisoners who became slaves All the rich families In the city had large numbers of slaves The master cou'd put them to death like one of the lower animals by most of the masters If he ran away he was usually captured and red hot Irons were pressed against his face Thus he waa "branded” for the rest of his life If you could go back to a large Roman household you would find slaves who were tailors carpenters n underground prison Here the “dangerous” slaves were penned up at night There were windows but they were very small and could not be reached from the floor The slaves hated one man even more than the roaster That was the shoe- makers masons and laundry workers Slave Ufe In the Country Nowadays many persons eat “oatmeal"— oats which have been rolled flat In Roman times oats grew wild in many parts of Italy The Romans thought that the plants were weeds and were amazed when they found that “barbarian” tiibes north of Italy were in the habit of cooking the oats to eat Potatoes and rice os well as oatmeal were absent from the tables of Romans vV he Point-winne- rs once became Very angry toward him and twisted the slave's leg Instead of crying out In pain Epictetus raid calmly leg any farther "If you twist my ” you will break It The master In the heat of his The leg Unger twisted even harder said with was broken Then Epictetus smile: "I told you that If you twisted my lrg farther you would break IsIt"true Whether or not that story we cannot say but we do know that I pletctus was lame After years spent as slave Epictetus was set free He became a teacher and young men crowded around him to hear his word One of his pupils wrote down much of what he said and you may now read In English the book entitled "Discourses of Epictetus” that we should Epictetus taught our peace of mind He said that leep w e could not put our gold and Jewels at the mercy of anyone on the highway Then why should we let anyone take away our peace of mind? Household Slaves Many Roman homes contained hundreds of persons Most of these were slaves who acted as servants T he slaves Bid the work and the family enjoyed the good things of life It was a Roman belief that a slave had no soul He was ticuted Tbe slaves hated one man even more than the master That the overseer or steward overseer or steward He was usually The chief grains used for food were wheat and barley a slave himself but he was placed Turnips were radishes beans peas and garlic over the other men to drive them to the hardest kind of labor Often also raised Grapes apples pears and he used a whip The overseer wanted figs were among the fruits was Owners of large farms seldom lived on them They preferred to live in Rome or by the seashore Now and ''then they paid a short visit to a farm — to see that the slaves were doing their work properly Chains were sometimes placed around the legs of slaves at work in the fields That was done to keep them from running away Each slave was given a small amount of grain each month He ground it himself and then it was baked by a woman slave On most large farms there was Application for Membership in Knighthood of Youth Knighthood of Youth Editor The Salt Lake Tribune I want you to enroll me as a member of the Knighthood of Youth and I enclose 13 cents which I have earned myself to pay for my first button ribbon and chart I pledge myself to be strictly bonrst In filling out my chart Name to gain favor with the master Bakers and Trading Trading was done at little shops which lined either side of Roman streets The shops were more like booths than stores The whole front was open except for linen curtains which did not hide very much of what was for tale Come shopkeepers were slaves by masters who wanted placed there to gain more riches Others were “freemen” who were In business for themselves There were so many person trying to sell tilings that few of the “freemen” made more than a bare living in Britain Next Week — Anglo-Saxo(Copyright 1930 Publishers Syndicate) A Giade in School Gn Johnston laying Tola Milton (City) (State! (County) Name of School Date of Filing Application Sir Arthur Conan Dojle was an born in 18r9 In English novelist Edtnbuigh Scotland He was also a physician spiritualist traveler and (Explain in detail Just what work you did He practiced medicine In Southsra 1882 to 1890 but abandoned his a literary career He profession made nn extensive lecture tour In the United States and Crnada lsited South Africa during the Boer war and wrote In defence of the Britl-po'icy In 1902 he wax knighted At the beginning of his profession as a doctor Sir Arthur Conan Dovle used to sit in his office and wait for Scual stones patients to appear were running In most magazines at that time and he thought that It would be wonderful if eat h section of from pr h I Earned This Money by ) Idaho Aberdeen Blackloot iv X 55 idahobrlght' 25 25 25 Oreen River bright aeytug Price brMit Baying Be rmaJamton ty Cleveland Salt Lake bright eay- Ing Emma Julia Jenkina Salt Lake! ‘bright saving 35 5 t Helen Fletcher Oedrn brlpht sayinv6 25 Josephine Stone Ogden bright saying 25 farol Hissel Mammoth comical caper 25 Samuel Monaon Blackloot Idaho comical capers Owen Johnston Blackfoot Idaho corn- Icel caper Fvrol H asset Msmmo'h comical caper' Hoi Nelson Balt Lk council caper CJonssa Peters-oBountiful nonsense rhyme Loiv Milton Oreen River nonsense rhyme Emma Julia Jenkins Salt Lake non-- ’ fne rhyme Jois MiUotu Oreen Rlyert nonsense rhvme 25 Josephine Stone Ogden nonsense rytne 25 Bcvly Cleveland Suit Lake 10 Lois Milton Orern River blotbiography 10 y rap) Charlotte Paik Tremonton drawing 10 Lilly Pedersen Salt I akei 10 drawng Jams Cribble Last Ely Rev Nevada poem 10 a continued within Itself story could be complete so that the reaaer woulJ not have to wait for the next Ksue The stories of Blierlock Hclmr' for which he is noted grew from this ld'-- a Ho died July 7 1910 “Windlesham” Bountiful 7 at his home PAGE JEAN BURNHAM tlty T (Street) Sylvia Vandt rford bright saving BIOGRAPHY Sir Arthur received his education at Stonyhurst college In Germany and at Edinburgh unlver-- " Date of Birth Address pi Sfllt Lake comic strip 00 Idaho crown- Hexburg word puzle 200 J uiPt HIks Bimrham UK) tory Tomaito 100 Mimg'r gtory Richard Poll Bait Latte story 100 Arthur Butler drawing 100 Hope Nelson Salt Lake drawing 100 Tninako Wntanukl Mldwile drawing 100 Richard Ruokenbrod Suit lake poem 100 Norma Hamilton Price bideraphy loo Sieve Hatch CroA ood 5 no biography Acted Reese Salt Lake drawing 50 Clarissa Peterson Bountiful poem 50 Jean Burnham Bountiful article 50 Hope Nelson Salt Lake article 50 50 Mgaret Dudley BU Lake article Laura Van Colt Salt Lake article 50 Orirude Fynon frovont Wyo Int fact 50 Marion Iwls Price tut fact 50 Tomako Watannkt Midvale int J Russell Johnson Evanston Wyo fact int net Harriet Heywood Kviyaville busy work 50 lomako WaUnukt Midvale girls' scrap book J Russell Johnison Evanston Wyo 50 boys’ scrap book ae Dorothy Wepprecht Salt Lake busy work v ‘ ' Myra Peterson Magna recipe 25 Mar'on Christensen Prh e poem 5 Knthrvn Knrdidauia Midvale 23 drafting Tomako Watanuki Midvale biogmoUv 25 SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE historian Parents’ Name Age We thought that Circus Idea was a good one and our belief was Justified by the number of entries we leceived Just wait for that issue of The Tribune Junior! You'll be surprised at all the fine things in It The point list this week reveals Hop Nflson Velina Bicri has been taken” Epictetus was a Greek by birth He knew much more than his Roman ma ter There Is a story that the mas- ter Vacation Ideas Make Up New Contest last Notice several now developments those who are sending In a good deal of material You can Judge by the variety of contests In which they w in You places Keep your eye on them will also have to match those who have been winners before and especially those who have almost won in former contests and who are evidently going into this contest determined to be topnotchers Oh there are nnny you will have to watch during this fourth big point contest As most of you have returned from your vacation by now we are going to give ycu a chance to tell w hut you did and where you went For the contests this week send In a short story “My Vacation” a poem in honor of some notable place you saw ''Zion Canyon" ' Old Faithful” "Yoseimte Falls” "The Ocean” are suggestions The di awing contest is the same as the poein contest Make a sketch in India ink on brlstol board of some Important place you visited The continuous contests for stories puzzles blight sayings recipes comical capers nonsense rhymes etc will run as usual this week are desired but he seldom did so slaves were worth money There were several slave markets In Rome The slaves were trotted round as If they were animals for ale Piobably the hardest life was led by slaves who worked on farms From runrlse until after sunset they tolled sowing —picking grapes or olives watchcroos and reaping the harvest of livestock herds over ing One of the great thinkers of ancient limes was slave called "Epictetus" That name meant "one who If 1030 (60 ' points) WORLD TELEPHONE BOOK Die first “world telephone directory” has Just appeared In Denmark It lists the names of between 50000 and 60000 subscribers In many countries of the world who make habitual use of international telephone lines Editions in English French snd German are available MORE THAN 10000 The big black enrollment book now shows a total Knighthood memberTribship of 10 121 In the Bait Li-k- e une chapter 1 |