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THE MORNING PALLADIUM THURSPAY, FEBRUARY . 15, 1906. "1 -'I

RICHMOND DAILY PALLADIUM

PaHaam Printing Co., Publishers. entered at richmond postofnce as second Class matter . Weekly Established 1831 Daily Established 1876 i TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. By Mail In Advance. Daily, one year, $3.00 Daily, six months, ... 1.50 Daily, three months,.. .75 Daily, one month, .... .25 BY CARRIER 7 CENTS A WEEK. Persons wishing to take the PALLADIUM by carrier may order by postal or telephone either 'phone No 21. When delivery is irregular kindly make complaint. ' The PALLADIUM will be found at the following places: Palladium ofiice, Westcott Hotel, Arlington Hotel, Union News Company Depot. Cates' Cigar Store, West Main. T'ie Empire Cigar Store. TWO CENTS AT ALL PLACES OF SALE. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1R)G. THE REPUBLICAN TICKET. Fcr Congress, JAMES E. WATSON. JAiii Senator, liSCOE E. KIRKMAN. Representative, WALTER S. RATLIFF. Joint Representative; RICHARD N. ELLIOTT. Prosecuting Attorney, WILFRED JESSUP. Clork Wayne Circuit Court, HARRY E. PENNY. Auditor, . . DEMAS S. COE. . BENJAMIN B. MYRICK, JR. Sheriff, " LINUS P. MEREDITH. CommiHr.iouc,r, Western District, THOMAS E. CLARK. Commissioner, Eastern District, LUKAKLIUS L. UMI. Coroner, - ALLAN L. BRAMKAMP. County Assessor. MOORMAN W. MARINE. County Surveyor, ; ROBERT A. HOWARD. County Councilmen-at-Large, HENRY E. ROBINSON. JAMES C. FULGIIUM. WALTER S. COMMONS. STICK TO YOUR GUNS. In speaking editorially of the political situation in Chicago yesterday's Inter Ocean says in part: "The Republican party has never won when it shirked a duty or played the coward. It will not win in this off year 1900 unless it stands by its guns and lights in the old way for principles, and for principles 100 per cent Republican." The same condition is true of Richmond. Alarmists have tried to split the Wayne County Republicans into two factions, and in their desire to defeat the regular Republican party at any cost, would lead their faction, over to the Democrats. They would cast off their parity, the party of Lincoln, McKinley, and Roosevelt, the party which was called tothe front in 1SG0 to preserve the Union, and which was called ripon inl.1896 to save the country front the industrial depiession which would have followed Bryan's election. These alarmists belong to the same class of which Bryan is the acknowledged leader. Men who believe one thing' one day and another the next. Men who are "Jacks-of-all-Trades ' ' politically, and masters of none, therefore bitterly hating those who by their ability have gained the confidence and support of the voters of a community. This has been the case loeallv for some time past, but it is not so today. The Republican voters of Richmond and Wayne county are experiencing the reaction which alwavs follows any extreme, and are lined up for the fall election in a manner which will assure victory for. the Republican party; the party which solidified the Union when it was threatened with dissolution, and freed the negro, from servitude ; the party which under President Roosevelt will purge, the

government from "the" baleful influences of the corporation and railway plutocracy. That is; the party the voters of this community are urged to support. A party by its ' fong continuance in power clearly shows that it has merited the support it has received in the past. A party within a party, in that it has always been able to effect reform within itself when such was needed, a thing the Democratic party never was and never will be able to do. o :

t POLITICAL GOSSIP I And now talk begins in earnest relative to Mayor Schillinger's official family. That is to say, the municipal family with which Dr. Schillinger will surround, himself when he takes oats of office next September. It has been so many ages since good old Republican Richmond " had a Democratic municipal household that" every voter who proclaims allegiance to that ancient patron saint, Thomas Jefferson, is searching for a job. Of course if Mayor - Schillinger were to stick to the old political proverb, "to the victor belongs the spoils" he would toot the Republican horn and make his selections from tbe party that really put him in charge of the Quaker City. Tt is admitted that the Democrats did not do it for their numbers are not suffi-fi'-nt and the Republicans, therefore did the kindly act. Now if Mayor Schillinger would decide to be as gracious as his natural political adversaries have been, he would as a matter of fact think not of giving out the plums to his own party. For instance the board of public works is composed of three members and under the law only two of them can be of the same faith politically. The in-coming mayor might hand out two of these $1,000 plums to Republicans and simply because the law says he must, he could with a display of reluctance give the third seat on the board to a member of the Democratic party that did not elect him.' Then he might continue in the good work and place the City Controllership, a $1,200 job, in Republican hands; the secretary of the board of health, street commissioner, superintendent of the crematory, superintendent of the electric light plant, superintendent of the city parks, cus todian of the city hall, the city attorneyship, the city engineer all of these and any more that might have been missed in enumerating, should go to Republicans that is if the incoming mayor is highly appreciative of the good things that "his friends, the cnemv" have done for him. But he won't. Mayor-elect Schillinger's ability and integrity are unquestioned and his loyalty to Democracy may also he. When he takes the reins of the local municipal government next September he will begin things with a new sheet and Republicanism will be wiped off the city government may as far as it is possible. It is reported that one or two offi ces may remain in Republican hands but if this proves the case the reason may be found to be that there are no Democrats to fill them. Richmond is to be a 'Democratic city next September and thereafter for a period of four years. What the Republicans get, will be given them in the same vicinity that "Clara was wont to wear her beads" to use the time worn vernacular of the street in the neck. However, this is all as it should be. The Democrats will hold power and naturally enough they should be given the plums with it. According to the Sun-Telegram, whose columns should be regarded as the local Democratic almanac, Thomas J. Study, the recognized leader of the local forces of Jefferson is to be -city attorney. Mr. Study was the man who selected Dr. Schillinger. $s, the most promising candidate tocarrythe Democratic banner last spring. That Mr. Study's selection was a fortunate oner that he was right in his contention that Dr. Schillinger should be the candidate, has been borne out by subsequent events. Mr. Study has never held public office and if he accepts the portfolio of "attorney general" of Richmond, the city's legal affairs will be in good hands. Cliff Merril, chairman of the Democratic city committee who conducted Maj'or Schillinger's campaign is said to have anything he desires snugly nestled away in his vest pocket. The Sun-Telegram intimates that Mr. Merrill will wield the gavel at the sessions of the board of works. Webster Parry, formerly county chairman of the Democratic committee, and a Democrat of the "old school" is said to be slated for the office of City Controller.

WATSON WILL BE REWARDED.

: 1 1 For His Work as ."Whip" .in .the I House Connersville Will Ba Given Federal Building. Washington, Feb. 14. Representatives Watson and Brick will get their pork for faithful services rendered the party organization. Mr. Watson, as whip of the house, displayed great energy and skill in rounding up votes for the Philippine tariff and statehood bills. He has introduced a bill appropriating $100,000 for a public building at Connersville, the capital of Fayette county. He may not get that large amount but he will yet an appropriation amply big enough to construct a building that will be a source of pride and joy to Fayette county citizens. Mr. Brick also worked hard to defeat the insurgents and by his energy and persistent campaigning he established a clear title to a piece of "pork" for South Bend. Tnat city already has a federal building, but it is inadequate for the needs of the service and Mr. Brick has for years been trying to secore an appropriation for an addition to it. This year he will succeed. CASSIE CHADWICK IS ILL. Prediction Once Made by Her Attorneys That She Wouldn't Live Through Term. Columbus, O., Feb. 14. Cassie L. Chadwick is in the prison hospital at the female department again. Dr. Thomas, prison physician, said that as yet, so that it is presumed that she is not very ill. When Mrs. Chadwick entered the penitentiary her attorneys said that she would not live to serve out her term. . JOHN CHENEY IS NINETY YEARS OLD STILL ENJOYING GOOD HEALTH WILL CELEBRATE HIS BIRTHDAY FRIDAY. GAME HERE iURING CIVIL WAR Was Active in Business Until Several Years Ago Laid up Comfortable Fortune. John Cheney, one of Richmond's pioneer citizens and veteran business men, will celebrate his ninetieth birthday Friday. Mr. Cheney is enjoying very good health and will be at his home, 28 North Third street, Friday morning and afternoon to receive the congratulations of his many friends. John Cheney came to Richmond from Worcester, Mass., during the Civil War period and has resided here ever since. For a number .of years he was a member of the firm of Deal and Cheney, which was engaged in the egg packing business on Fort Wayne Ave., where the new store rooms of the Pogue, Miller Co. are now located. Mr. Cheney was also engaged for a number of years in the wheat business, from which he derived a comfortable fortune. He retired from active business cares about , fifteen years ago and since the deaths of his wife, four yegirs ago, his neice, Miss Alice Morse, has kept house for him. Mr.' Chenev is now and has been for years past an eider in the First Presbyterian church. " ' TRY IT ONCE. It's easy to win the Palla dium prize for "tipping" off a piece of news. Nearly every one knows something that the general public is not aware of. It is hard for the reporters to hear everything that is going on. After getting a "tip" it' is no trouble for them to hunt it up. All they want is a "tip." To win the dollar prize it is not necessary that the "tip" be a tremendous piece of news. A little item may win the prize. Try it once and see if you eant win.

FAVOR BUILDING THEIR OWN PLANT

THE CENTERVILLE COMMITTEE . WILL MAKE REPORT IN A SHORT TIME. BELIEVE WOULD GE CHEAPER For Town to Manufacture Its Own Light and Power Richmond Could Furnish It. The committee which has been investigating the advisability of establishing an electric light plant at Centerville will make its report to the citizens of Centerville either Friday or Saturday and the indications are that it will recommend the building of the plant. The committee has consulted with representatives of the Richmond Light, Heat and Power Company and Superintendent Rogers of the Municipal Lighting and Power plant with the end in view of having the streets of Centerville lighted with electricity from one of the two local plants, but no satisfactory arrangements were made. The members of the committee have as yet compiled no comparative figures which would show the cheapest method for securing electric light for Centerville, but the committee is inclined to believe that home production would prove to be the most satisfactory. The question has come up as to whether the Richmond Municipal Lighting and Power plant would have the right to sell electricity outside1 of Wayne township as the plant pays no taxes to, the county. ' At the Richmond Light, Heat and Power Company it is state'd' that the matter of supplying electricity to Centerville was thoroughly investigated but that the committee in charge of the enterprise seemed to be entirely at sea and was unable to submit any definite proposition. They state that to supply electricity t Centerville it would be necessary to increase from 2,000 voltage to 5,000. ' " The Hose. The rose among the Romans was the emblem of secrecy; Leuce the phrase sub rosa. 3Io all rooms. To tell mushrooms from toadstools without eating them an3 waiting for results peel an onion and put it with the fungi while being cooked. If the onion remains white eat with confidence. If it turns black, eat it not, if you value life. Darly Pens. The early pens were so expensive that the steel pen makers advertised that they would make such repairs as were necessary to their pons for a stated time, generally about six months. When a man damaged his pen he carried it back to the factory and had it mended by au experienced mechanic. ' The Honeycomb. The honeycomb made by bees is always in regular geometric figures and solves the problem of the largest economy of space with the smallest expenditure of material. The Mole's Home. The mole's habitation is a regular fortress, genera-iy under a clump of bushes or in some place not likely to be trodden upon by heavy animals. The central fortress or habitation is always provided with six or eight entrances, so that the mole can escape in any direction on" short notice. The Abatis, i The attetis was doubtless suggested to early' military engineers by the natural defense on the back of the hedgehog. . : .' Invisible Ink. Among the Romans an invisible ink was made with the milky juices of certain plants. Its manufacture wras a state secret, death being inflicted upon any who should disclose it," and all important dispatches from the capital to the provinces or vice versa were written in ink. y Pollen of Flowers. The pollen of flowers,- s in grains, so small that many kinds are no more than a thousandth of a millimeter In diameter. ... . . , ... . .. ,. . . Tall of the Ftsh.vr The tail of the fish was the first rudder, and also, it may be added, the first crew propeller. Any one watching the movements of fishes' tails while swimming will be struck with the resemblance to those of jMBcrew propeller.

THINGS THEATRICAL.

Maud Granger wiil play 'Mrs. Llnciir In Benjamin CIi.ipiu'3 character '. .mui. "Lincoln,", which will be presoai.i 't.;' the first time in Parsons' theater, II a . ford. Conn. " - - Members of the chorus of "Ills MiJ esty," a comic opera soon to have .i. New York hearing, received $1 a day for rehearsals. Nelson Robert i U tic first .'Nnjr York manager to take thi t step. , Henry B. Harris has purchase! an .option on tie rlglit of a new pl.-.j Charles Kloia is writing. The autao has selected as U:a iliPtae. an issue 5. American affairs today just as vital a that illustrated in "The Lion and tlr Mouse." ; The will of Sir Henry Irvine: wns probated recently. It divide.? his property equally between his two sous and Mrs. David B. Aria, a woman journalist who has made dress, a specialty and who has written on this topic in America:, and English papers. Ajioffer for a novel based on "TinLittle, jCrray Lady'' has Leon made t;i the play's author. Chauning Pollock, 1-r Street & Smith and has been accepted. The book will be illustrated with Cashlight pictures of the play as it is pre sented. David Belasco has written a letter tc Shubert Bro. asserting that lie tn:v.i Mrs. Carter have .agreed to abandon their Intention of producing Farker's? "Joan of Arc'. play next season because it woid naturally com? into coin petition with the McCarthy "Joan of Arc," which Sot hern and Marlowe arc to do under the Shubort management. PEN, PENCIL AND BRUSH. It is estimated that Ilnry I.a?ouchere h"s spent more than .$1,;C0.("C'.) i:i dc-foiidintx 11W1 si7its brought against him as editor of Truth. A writer in the Nov.' York Herald ha revived the claim that Hani; Farzon. once editor of the Buffalo Republic, wrote "Beautiful Snow." Guy fie M'ltipasmt despised literature as a profession and gave to almost any other topic of conversation the preference over books. "There are so many other things of so much greater interest to talk about," the novelist would say. The approaching commemoration of the death in 1830 of the sculptor David d' Angers has brought to the surface in Paris an interesting souvenir of Victor Hugo. It is a photograph, showing Hugo seated beside the. medallion of himself which was modeled by David. , Robert W. de Forest, secretary of the Metropolitan.1 Museum of Art, has announced the, resignation of George H. Story,, curator, of 'paintings, and that Roger E. Fry of London. England, has accepted the appolntmnt as his successor. Mr. Fry enjoys a reputation second to none in knowledge of mediaeval and renaissance paintings. COLLEGE AND SCHOOL. In the freshman class at Amherst there are twenty-two men who cannot ?wim a stroke and twenty others who cannot swim over sixty j-ards. It has been decided to erect a library building on the campus of the University of Chicago as a memorial to the late Dr. Harper, president of that institution. Yale university is to have a commercial museum. The new institution will be a working laboratory in connection with courses now offered in commercial , geography by Professors Keller and Gregory. In response to a question whether they used tobacco in any form or not, the answers to which were anonymous, it is said that fully 40 per cent of the boys of the high school at Burlington, Vt., answered in Hie affirmative. STATE LINES. Figures ju.-st completed show that no less than 400,000 tourists visited Maine during the season of 1005. The area devoted to corn In Kansas in 1905 was i, 790,755 acres, an increase over that of 1904 of 305,557 acres, or 4.7 per cent. The average yield to the acre for the entire state was twentyeight bushels. It is tru? that GO per cent of the deaths among the Sioux and Yankton Indians now are from tuberculosis, but it is also true that fifty years ago tuberculosis was unknown among the Indians and has fastened upon them only since the settling of the white man in Dakota. THE METROPOLIS. New York was settled by the Dutch, is run by the, Irish and owned by ih& Jews. Canadian Magazine, Toronto. Henry James keeps on recording hla impressions of 'New York. " Judging from toe impressions, he must have seen the city ' In a heavy fog. New York American. It is estimated there are 1,000 former Kansans in New York city, which seems to account for the great progress New York has been making In recenl years. Kansas City Star. THE AUTOMOBILE. There are in Chicago 2,100 street canand 3,G00 automobiles. During 1905 the street cars killed 337 people and the automobiles killed five. Is It possible that the automobile Is not as red as it ts" painted"? Louisville Courier-Journal. A cynical observer of automobile acHdent3"ca:i3 Attention to the alleged fact that most of. them occur in coming home from roadhouses, clubhouses, raeiKetcand very few in going out. The' Inference s more plain than complimentary to motorists. Cleveland Plain Dealer.

CrtLOOfllST HAS PEBItirfRIP

FRENCH AERONAUT RUNS INTO A STORM OFF NEW YORK ' 'V BAY. CLOUDS BLACK AS EREBUS Finally Discerns Speck of Light and Descends at a Farm House A Miraculous Escape. New York, Feb. 14. After a perilous trip through space, at the mercy of a storm thousands of feet above the earth, Charles Levee, a French, aeronaut, returned to New York today and related a thrilling, experience that had come to him froui the time of his ascent vesterdav afternoon at Yest Point until he reached terra firma last night near Kingston. The ascent was made at 3:55 o'clock yesterday afternoon under the auspices of the Aero club of America. Levee readied the ground about midnight at a place near the village Hurley, about six miles from Kingston. He spent the nigh at the farmhouse of Matthew T. Dewitt. The daring Frenchman said that the experience was the most perilous he had ever had. Mr. Levee said: 'Had it not been for the storm which I encountered, and which almost brought an end to my trip through the air,. I would have gone far into the interior of the, mountains. If the wind had, held there would have been no trouble, but when I was sailing smoohly along a storm came dead. ahead. The moon was shining and gave me: plenty , of; light. ; Suddenly the clouds seemed to pour down Upon me. They, enveloped the balloon and shut out the light of the moon when I was several thousand feet up. The, velocity of the wind was something terrific. I had absolutely no means ''of' knowing which way I was going. .The cold became intense. The temperature must have dropped tothe zero point in a few seconds. "After a time the wind veered, as near as I could judge, and' was, I believed, carrying me back toward the liver. Ikit the blackness was impenetrable and I could no tell. The instruments I had with me were useless, for I could not see them, "so I began releasing the gas, slowly -and cautiously,', of course, for T had no desire to settle in the Hudson river. "I realized my danger if I did not find a landing place before the equilibrum upset in the adjustment of the gas ballast was restored. Despite the fact that I was being carried with the wind at a frightful speed, there was no sensation of rushing through the air. I realized I. was traveling at too- great a speed to make a landing unless I could discern a stretch of smooth land. " When I was able to read my instruments, which told me I was nearing the earth, I was only a couple of hundred feet up, but could see nothing. "After I had almost become blind in my endeavor to locate something on the earth I sighted a light. It was just a mere speck, but I knew it was a habitation and I allowed the balloon to settle gradually. As I neared the earth in the direction of this light I began to shout, but the roar of the wind drowned my voice. "Less than 100 feet .. .above the earth I could make out., nothing except an inky blur. Then I ripped the balloon wide open. Then I Judge I was about twenty feet from the. ground,, and my v fall ' was' " not stone and I was saved frona being dragged along the ground." f Levee landed in a field back of the farm house of the Dewitts. The farmer answered his calls for help and aided him in untangling his balloon and had him remain in their home until morning. A variety oT Hie Tinsne "grows in Russia to such a size that it shades the huts of the peasantry. Its flowers are said to be nearly six inches across. Cranberries. "Buy them by the barrel and use them every day," Is what Is said of cranberries by a woman who has made a study of health and food values. They are considered more - healthful than any other fruit known. . JCItrate of Silver. The basis of. most Indelible tak I ne ordinary nitrate of silver. , v , " '