Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 33, Number 155, 19 July 1908 — Page 7

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WANTED Sell Texas Land! Big Pay for Live Aggressive men! Greatest of all Texas Land propositions! Fine farms cheap, on easy terms! New railroad direct to our immense body of rich land! Free Berths on our Private Car to Plainview, Texas; our own hotel accommodations. Write quick! Monarch Land Co., Amarillo, Texas. ju!yl9-26 aug2-9 WATTET5 STTTTATION By clothing and gents' furnishing clerk. Box 157, City. 10-2t WANTED A good girl in a family of two. Mrs. I. M. Hughes. l!)-7t WANTED Situation by a young girl to assist with housework. Call 522. PRETTY ROMANCE OF RURAL ROUTE From a Meager and Much Fought Beginning It Is Now Great System. SPEICH LAYS CORNERSTONE IT WAS HE WHO REALIZED. MORE THAN ALL OTHERS THE GREAT GOOD IT WOULD DO FOR THE COUNTRY. Hastings, Neb., July 18. From a mere local experiment, which was suspiciously regarded at first as a rellberate and high handed piece of political chicancery, the rural free delivery service has grown In twelve years to a point of almost beyond comprehension. This development, or rather evolution, of the United States mail service had its inceptioa in a forlorn hope. Rural delivery of mail"? is now the most important, extensive and farreaching of the postoffice department's activity. Twelve years ago free delivery of mails was confined within the corporate limits of cities and towns. Rural delivery has extended Uncle Sam's usefulness over upward of 40.000 routes, constituting a network in rural communities from ocean to oceaa and giving more than 1.000.000 families practically the same mail facilities enjoyed by residents of metropolitan cities. The distance traversed by rural carriers each is about equal to forty times, the circumference of the globe. The average fast train, running night ana aay, wouia require more man a year's time to traverse the distance, and If a man should undertake to inspect each route, going over one each day, Including holidays, but resting on Sundays, he would be over 125 years on the job. The corner stone of this gigantic aervlce was laid by Emanuel Spelch, who, with Mrs. Spelch, is here visiting his daughter. Mrs. R. L. Sabtn. It has been his privilege to watch the structure grow from his handiwork to an enterprise for which the last annual appropriation was a fraction over $27,000,000, or about $2,000,000 more than the appropriation for Ml city delivery. Charles Campbell of this city, a brakeman on the Burling ton, was one of the carriers chosen for the first set of routes. First Appropriation. The first appropriation for rural de livery was made early In 1835 and was $10,000. Nobody in the pjstoffice department seemed to know just what It was for or how to proceed to spend it. money remained untouched 'ntter part of the following "pelch was then auditor of :xo iivery service. Lite in the summer of 1896 Postmaster General Wilson talked to Mr. Speich relative to the appropriation, vouchsafing the Idea that It would be hazardous to undertake free delivery of mnlls in rural communities. To provide anything like complete delivery In rural section's. Postmaster General Wilson declared, would bankrupt the government. "I knew that in Switzerland, my native country," said Mr. Speich, In peaking of the incident, "malls -were delivered over the crags and mountain tops of the Alps and that the errlce was successful. I could see no reason why rural free delivery should not be successful in this country. I volunteered to establish one or more routes out of Tecumseh. Johnson county, my home town, as an experiment and Mr. Wilson agreed to the plan. "I went to Tecumseh early in October. Intending to lay out three routes. While I was on my way from Washington the plan was reported in the Nebraska newspapers, and when I arrived at Tecumseh I found the democrats of the town very indignant. They thought my mission was one of politics. "The republicans, who also thought the plan was one formulated in the Interest of McKinley, then a candidate for president, were enthusiastic, BLUE LIQUD BOG ANB Arc CuruiMj S!T7!ffl'Tfcm,B?"Jlnl

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FOR SALE. FOR SALE A Royal high grade sew ing machine cheap to close out the line. Seaney & Brown. ltMt but the Bryan men opposed me bitterly. One of my best friends, a democrat, said to me. 'This Is nothing but a Mark Hanna scheme to win this county for McKinley. You can't beat Bryan here by any such tactics. You can't bulldoze us, you can't bribe us, you can't buy us. "This handicap was a serious disappointment to me, for I had a great deal of pride in the undertaking to start the free delivery system from my home town. Because of the feeling that the scheme was one of politics, I proposed an arrangement which was entirely satisfactory. I told them we would establish the routes the day after the presidential election. I had been authorized to lay out three routes. I exceeded my authority and planned five. Five Republican Carriers. "I told them if Bryan was elected we would appoint democratic carriers for all five routes, while if McKinley was elected we would appoint republican carriers. Each side was confident of success and they promptly agreed to the plan. The morning after election, when we knew McKinley had been elected, five republican boys started out on as many routes. The service was satisfactory from the start. No member of congress would think for a minute now of opposing rural free delivery. "The first appropriation for this service was an insignificant $10,000 and this remained unused for nearly two years. In 1897. after our experiment at Tecumseh, congress appropriated $40,000 and since then the service has grown to such an extent that the last appropriation made was $27,000,000." . "Obviously rural free delivery is a heavy drain on the treasury, but Mr. Speich predicts that within five years the postal service will be entirely selfsustaining. Nor does this prediction seem too optimistic, for the department's deficiency last year was only approximately $10,000,000. Mr. Speich was connected with the postoffice department twenty-five years. He resigned two years ago and turned his attention to the real estate business in the national capital, where he has extensive interests. He went to Washington from Tecumseh, which is still his legal residence. Mr. Spelch marvels at the wonderful development of Nebraska since he first came to the state. He has seen Nebraska at two extremes one of darkness and gloom and the other of bountiful prosperity. To one who remembers the time when farmers could not raise enough grain to feed their chickens, the present great and increasing production is nothing short of marvelous. NOW SECURING NAMES OF THE BENEFICIARIES On Death of Military Men, Six Months' Pay Goes to Some Friend. Washington. July IS. The war and navy departments are sending out blank forms to commanding officers with instructions that every man of the military and naval service shall Indicate the .names of two or three persons to whom in succession, in the event of death of the enlisted man, shall be paid his benefit, consisting of six months' pay provided the man dies in service, from causes attributable to his duty. The same benefit goes to the widow or other beneficiary of an officer. The law is so worded, however that the widow received the benefit in the first instance, unless some other beneficiary is named. An Emperor Obeyed. While the emperor (Nicholas I.) was in Moscow witnessing a performance of "Lucia dl Lammermoor" at th splendid opera house, one of the largest lu the world, a fire broke out. and the theater was burned to the ground. Th emperor calmly told the governor general. "I eball return here next year or the same day; I shall expect to find tb opera house rebuilt exactly as it wai before, and I shall listen to a performance of 'Lucia' by the same company." And he was obeyed. "The Court ol Russia." (in it sc POULTRY IEMEDIIS la r.r. .-4 . C In Rocs: Ckol.r. MX in Feed. Grain. Etc

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FOR SALE Three burner, self generating gasoline stoves, and 20 inch ball bearing lawn mower, cheap. Brown & Darnell Co., 1022 Main. 18-3t FOR SALE Household goods beginning next Tuesday. Also lady's wheel, cheap. 2S N. 3rd st. lS-2t FORALE Good Palladium route! Call at 201 N. 7th st. 18-3t FOR SALE Cash register in good condition; also two sixty-gallon oil tanks. Koorsen & Taube grocery. l-2t FOR SALE My property in southwest part of Centerville; cheap if sold NUMBER OF FAILURES ONLY FIVE PER CENT Comptroller of Currency Deals With Organization of Banks. Washington, July 18. The comptroller of the currency has compiled a memorandum dealing with the organization of national banks to the close of the fiscal year in which he shows that national banking associations to the number of 9,174 have been chart ered, of which 455 were organized under the act of 1863, 6,184 under the act of 1864 and 2,534 under the act of 1906. Insolvent associations to the number of 469 have been placed in charge of receivers and 1,878 in volun tary liquidation, leaving the number of active banks at 6,827. The num ber of failures is approximately 5 per cent of the total number of banks chartered. BANKERS WILL CHANGE CONVENTION PROGRAM Different Sections of American Association Meet on Different Days. New York, July 18. A chango has been made in the program of the American Bankers' association convention which will be held at Denver, beginning September 2S. In previous years It has been customary for the different sections to meet the same day, but this year the savings bank, trust company and clearing house sections will have separate days. The full program of the convention has not been completed. The busines sessions of the association will be held on September 30 and October 1. THE WOOLSACK. It la In the Hva of Imt&u n Tet la Rot a. Part of It. It is a curious fact that trie woolsack on which the lord chancellor sits in the British bouse of lords is not, strictly speaking, in the house of lords, and this Is why when the lord chancellor rises to take part In debate he first of all moves away from the woolsack to his own place as a peer before be speaks. The fact, too, explains why noble lords who desire to avoid voting sometimes merely withdraw to the woolsack, where, not being in a parliamentary sense within the house, tbey are not counted in a division. Again, though the lord chancellor is now Invariably a peer, be is not necessarily so, and as a matter of fact the office has been held several times in the past by commoners. In such cases the lord chancellor could take no part in debate, not having a place In the house as a peer, and bis functions as speaker were strictly limited to the putting of questions and other formal proceedings regulated by precedent from the woolsack. Tho Copta of Barrpt. The Copts In Egypt are the bookkeepers and scribes; they are also the jewelers and embroiderers. Their ancient tongue has fallen Into disuse and Is practically a dead language. They now use Arabic, like all the rest of the nation, but the speech survives in their church service, a part of which is 8 till given in the old tongue, though it is said that even the priests themselves do not always understand what they are saying, having merely learned the sentences by heart, so that they can repeat them as a matter of form. lew Zealand Animals. Experts say that probably there is no country In the world where Imported species of animals, wild and domestic, have flourished as they have done in New Zealand. The red deer grow to over 500 pounds In weight in the forests, the trout to twenty pounds in the rivers. The sheep have not expanded to any giant siee, but they multiply at a faster rate than elsewhere. Tbey grow a finer wool aad a better mutton. FlattortaaT, Young Feathertop If your parents still oppose our marrying why cant we eloper Miss Sharpe-Chinn It would never do in the world. Everybody who knows us both would say at one that I snjocrated tt. Chicago TrUraaa

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FOR SALE Choice clover honey by the crate or retail at 300 S. W. 3rd. lS-3t FOR SALE Or will trade for-horse. 13 H. P. traction engine. Roberts Bros.. Centerville, Ind. 14-7t FOR SALE Baby cab. Good rs new. 726 S. 7th street. 14-7t FO R SALECook stcve, roller skates, 1 guitar. 24 North 14th street. 15-4t FOR SALE A car load of horses every Saturday avd Monday at Gus Taube'a barn. 9-tt FOR RENT. FOR RENT House of five rooms, 27'2 ARE CUNNING Are Now Operating Stills Oklahoma Unmolested By Officers. in THEY CANNOT BE FOUND. ALTHOUGH HAVING SEARCHED FOR THEM THE PLACES WHERE WHISKY IS ILLEGALLY MADE CANNOT BE LOCATED. Guthrie, Okla., July 18. "There are at least ten, and perhaps twelve moonBhine stills now running In the eastern district of Oklahoma. They have been running for many years and they will continue to run for many more," was the startling statement made by the marshal of the eastern district recently. There are numerous moonshine stills running in that section of country generally referred to as the Kiamachl mountains. Marshal A. G. Porter says he has evidence that convinces him that there are at least six Btllls there, perhaps more. There is another one somewhere near Berwyn, In the Chickasaw Nation. The officers have found evidences of this still, but have never been able to locate it. There is another in the Cherokee Nation, southeast of Tahlequah, run by two white men and two half-breed Indians, and while the officers have a pretty definite idea where it is located, they have never been able to find It. It is also believed that there is another still somewhere in the Cherokee Nation between Muskogee and Tahlequah and still another in the Concharta mountains, northwest of Muskogee twenty-five miles. There are perhaps as many more running of which the officers have not the slightest knowledge. This is the heritage that Marshal Porter, retiring from office, leaves to his successor, Grant Victor. The question naturally arises why these stills have not been raided and destroyed. It Is impossible to comprehend the safeguards thrown about a moonshine still unless one is familiar with local conditions. The average moonshiner is crafty and resourceful. His judgment of human nature Is unerring and his cunning is almost beyond belief, while he has nerve that never falters in the face of danger or exposure. He is surrounded by those who are his friends and who believe that any man has the right to make whisky and sell it. HEIR TO $1, WILL FIGHT FOR SHARE Heirs to Organize Corporation To Take Up Case. Spokane, Wash., July 18. S. G. Peters of Asotin. Wash., south of Spokane, who says he is one of the 120 heirs of the Springer estate of Delaware, valued at $120,000,000, has engaged Frederick Whiteside, of Kalispell., Mont., to prove his claim. His mother, Peters declares, was one of the nearest heirs to the estate of Baron Christopher Springer, who died in Wilmington, Del., in 1789, leaving 800 acres of land which now comprises most of that cit, and extensive farm lands in Pennsylvania. The land was leased to the Swedish church for 99 years, which expired in 1SS8. The heirs are taking steps to organize a corporation to take up the case, it is given out the estate amounts to $120,000,000 and there are ISO heirs, which, if Peters establishes his claim will give him $1,000,000. There Is no medietas e cafe and at the aame time to pleasant to taae a Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepaln. the positive core for all diaeaaes arising from atomaob trouble. The price Is very reae onable 50c aad 11-

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North 19th. Both kinds water, elee-j trie lights, gas. Slo. suu-tues j FOR RENT New rive-room collude, j electric lights; cemented cellar, new-j

ly papered; very fine condition. Roscoe Kirkman, new phone 104 or 30W. lS-Jt FOR TtTNTFTTrnTF He d room wTt h bath at the Grand, for gents only. 3-4 tf FORWENT FurnisheOront roomTat 4A Ft. Wayne avenue. lS-2t FOR RENT-Furnished front room, ground floor. 32 North 10th street. 14-7t MISCELLANEOUS. PROF. SMITH cures corns and bunENGLISH STEEL HAVING DIFFICULTY Work of Gigantic Steel Trust Already Apparent. London, July 18. Many British manufacturers of finished iron and steel continue to experience much difficulty in finding even partial employment for their works, and at the present time the production of the country as a whole must be considerably less than It was at the corresponding period of last year. Rumors of the alleged steel combine are still In circulation, but are not credited In quarters which ought to be well informed. It also appears that some of the firms said to be included In the reported bridge and construction work association profess not to have heard of it as yet except through the medium of the dally press. IS A GREAT CITY Chicago Is Twenty-six Miles Long and Fourteen Miles Wide. INVESTIGATION IS MADE. Chicago, July J 18.-Interesting figures showing the enormous concentration of activity in big cities during the past few decades of the country's history have been gathered here in the course of an official investigation to determine the geographical, business and industrial center of Chicago. The geographical center of the city has shifted, it was found, to a point near the intersection of Wood and Thirty-fifth streets. The city is now 26 miles long by 14 miles wide, and if used for agricultural purposes would make exactly 762 farms of 160 acres each. A few farms are situated within the city limits but the bulk of the area is made to support a population of over 2,300.000. The problems of transportation, traffic, lighting and water supply that such a congestion creates were only touched on in the report, which was prepared by the city bureau of statistics and submitted to the mayor. The center of Industrial activity was found at the Intersection of Van Buren and Desplalnes streets. In determining this location the bureau secured information regarding 47,196 places employing 640,018 persons. The business center of the city is claimed to be at the corner of State and Madison streets, which has been declared by the board of review to be the most valuable piece of land in Chicago and probably in the United States west of the Allegheny mountains. There are no less than 2,200 streets in the city. One fifth of the entire population of Chicago is said to be dependent for its livelihood upon the stockyards and packing industry. Homoly Cri,icism3 cf Darrie. Among the stories which are told concerning J. M. Carrie are one or two which show that some of the folks north of the TweeJ are not quite so proud of the novelist's accomplishments as they might be. Recently an old Kirriemuir woman who knew Barrie as a "bairn" remarked. "Weel, it's a gnde thing the laddie can mak' somethin' at his writln. as he could never have made his livin at the mills." Another celebrity at Mr. Barrie's birthplace, the old Janitor at the town hall, discussed the author la the following deprecatory fashion: "Do I ken Jeem Barrie? Oh. aye; I ken Mm as I keni his faitber an mlther afore '1m.' "Have you read his books V "Oh. ayeT guardedly. "Don't you like them?" "I'm nae think in' muckle a boot them. I know mony a story that my grandmlther told me that is far better than ony o Jeems Barrie's." Tet another inhabitant said: "If ye tak' the lees out o his bulks there's naethin left but the ordlnar' crack an' conversation ye micht year among folk In the High street ony e'enin". An I assure ye no one o thae things In the bulks ever happened." London Times.

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. GET YOUR MANTLES, globes. J wringer rolles and cab tires; razors, j shears and knives ground. Brown & Darnell Co., Main st. l-;;t FOR HIRE Automobile carriage"; fcpecial attention given telephone calls. Pleasure parties and sightseeing. F. M. Miller. I'.iy Charles street. Telephone 31l7. Terms reasonable. lJ-.t STEAM AND HOT WATER HEATING Plumbing and electric wiring at Meerhoffs. 0 S. Oth. 14 tf Try a Palladium want ad. They pay. The Palladium will take your ad over the phone. TOO LATE TO FIRE. Life. Accident and Health. E. B. Knollenberg, Room 6, Knollenberg Annex. junl6-tu, fri, sun-tf FIRE INSURANCE Richmond fnsurance Agency. Hans N. Koll, Mgr. 716 Main. niay3 sun & thur tf CARELESSNESS DELAYS OUTGOING MAIL Not Due to Postoffice Clerks, But to Senders. According to the postal officials Richmond people are more careless than people of the rural routes. The postal clerks state that each day they find that stamps fall off the envelopes and that they can not be forwarded, and as there is no return address the letter goes to the dead letter office at Washington. In nearly all cases It Is the mall of the city people that Is lost and goes to the Washington office. One of the clerks stated that a big envelop was mailed at the local office last week but without any address to forward it to and no address to return. As a result the letter will have to be sent to the dead letter office. The clerks assign the trouble to pure carelessness. For these reasons and many more Postmaster Spekenhler is recommending that the embossed envelopes be used. These envelopes are made in four sizes and have the stamps on one side and a place for the return address on the other corner. It is believed that this would stop half the letters from going to the dead letter office. PALLADIUM WANT ADS. PAY SEE OUR SPRING LINE of GO-CARTS M.at. HASSENBUSCH'S INSURANOE.REAL ESTATE I LOANS, RENT3 W. H. Bradbury & Son f Rooms 1 and 3, West cot t Blk Moore & Ogborn Insurance, Bonds and Loans. Real Estate and Rentals. Both phones. Bell 53R. Horns t589. Room 16 I. O. O. F. Bldg. Air-cooled, 2-cylinder, 20 miles onone gallon gasoline, 30 miles per hour. Saves time, saves money, always ready, never tires, never gets restless. Good 365 days in the year. Built for comfort, protection and strvice. Won first place in Chicago Motor Club's Hill-climbing Contest fsee Chicago Tribune, May 18, 190S). We build 8 other models. Ask for catalogue 320. W. II. Kibllnger Co., Auburn, Ind. Terre Haute, Indianapolis & Eastern Traction Co. Eastern Division (Time Table Effective Oct. 27, 1907.) Trains leave Richmond far Indianapolis and intermediate stations at 6:00 a. m., 7:23, 8:00, 9:25, 10:00, 11:00, 12:00, 1:00. 2:25- 2:00. 4:00. 5:25. 6:00, 7:30. 8:40, :00, 10:00. 11:10. Limited trains. Last car to Indianapolis, 8:40 p. m. Last car to New Castle, 10:00 p. m. -Trains connect at Indianapolis for Lafayette. Frankfort, Crawfordsvllle. Terre Haute. Clinton, Sullivan, Paris (Ills.) Tickets Bold-through,

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LAUNDRY. We ra htip make ycu nappy aov vstly w can. Richmond Steam Laundry. Says a Ixmdon physician: "People who are silent by nature are seldom 111." This Is all the credit a man eels for suffering in silence. POPULAR EXCURSIONS Via Chicago, Cincinnati & Louisville R. R. $1.00 Round Trip To Cincinnati Sunday, July 19th. ttasebalt. ' Reds' vs. Philadelphia. Train leaves Richmond. 5:15 a. m. $16.00 Round Trip to Old Point Comfort, Va. Two Excursions Wednesday. July 15th, and Sat urday, August 1st. Limit IS days each. $16.00 Round Trip to Atlantic City Thursday, July 30th. via the C & O. R. R. Limit 15 da. $6.50 Round Trip to Niagara Falls Wednesday. August 5th. Free Reclining Chair Car, Richmond to Niagara Falls without change. Train leaves Richmond 10:55 a. m. 12 days limit. $16 Round Trip to Atlantic City Thursday, August 6th via The Baltimore & Ohio R. R. 15 day limit. For particulars call on C. A. BLAIR, P. & T. A., Home Phone 2062, Richmond. Plumbing and Heating Contractor Charles Johanning ' Cor. Main & 11th Phone 2111 Your Vacation. Here's what you have been looking for. Plan your summer vacation now and join the Palladium Special Via the C C. & L. R. R, For NIagar Falls, Buffalo, Lewiston, Toronto, Canada, returning stopping off at Detrlot, &c. Only $10.25 for the Round Trip. JUST THINK OF IT. "Its Cheaper than Walking." Through sleeping car and reclining chair car will leave Richmond on August 5th, at 10:55 a. m., running direct to Niagara Falls without change. This will be a personally conducted excursion. The Palladium invites you to Join them. They have special rates from the leading hotels and you will get the benefit of this. Look at the route. Can you beat it? C. C. & L. to Peru: Wabash railroad to Niagara Falls; Gorge R. R. to Lewjg ton; Steamer to Toronto. Returning steamer Toronto to Lewlston; Gorge R. R. to Niagara Falls, rail to Buffalo; steamer Buffalo to Detroit; Wabash R. R. to Peru; C C. & L. to Richmond. The cost of sleeping car, double berth, accommodating two persons, will be ?1.50 Richmond to Niagara Falls. Make your reservation for sleeping car berth at once. For particulars write or telephone C A. BLAIR, Pass . Ticket A at C C Sl l. r r Richmond, Ind. Home telephone No. 2062. The Great Blood Purifier. Sw at all drug stores.