Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 33, Number 194, 27 August 1908 — Page 2

If AGE TWO. THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUX-TE LEGIIA 31, THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 10OS.

MAKE COUNTRY LIFE

IE ATTRACTIVE President Roosevelt Pleads For Better Rural Conditions. PROTECT FARMER'S WIFE. HARDSHIPS FALL HEAVIER UPON THE SHOULDERS OF THE COUNTRY WOMAN AND SHE SHOULD BE AIDED SAYS PRESIDENT. Jordanville, X. Y., Aug. 27 With a ceremony in which the president of the United States took a prominent part, the Jordanville public library was presented to this community. The donors were Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Robinson and Harriet D. Wolryche Whitmore, Mr. Robinson's sister, who had erected it in memory or Mr. Robinson's father and mother, Douglas and Fannie Robinson. Speech by the President. Secretary of State Elihu Root and James S. Sherman, republican vice

ent, as were Mrs. Roosevelt and two of the children of the family, Miss Ethel and Kermit. , , President Roosevelt in his speech, ' eulogized the farmer's wife and advocated the uplifting of the farmer and his family. He also spoke along more . general lines of social and economic problems, in a striking clause declaring himself willing to take any necessary step in carrying out the desires of the people for the stoppage of practices that were imperiling the national ,..,.11 l ... 4

The president's address, in part, was as follows: "I am not only glad to come here because of the personal relationship of the donors, but because the idea represents part of what I regard as being the most Important of the social movements of the century now opening, so far as our country is concerned. We f have a right to be proud of the great progress our country is making in the

way of populaticn, material develop- ' ment, etc., but it is not satisfactory to - think that the great cities have gone

1 -' ahead so much faster than the country districts. "You know the old saying that God made the country and man madeAhe

iuwu, wen ii la nam mai luc mai. i . not yet an improvement on the first. I am glad to see the cities grow, but ' rot. at the expense of the country. Their tendency to grow Is not because I of th nnnnptunitv thpv np0K0nt tn J make fortunes, but because of their tendency to be more interesting and at-

-v . tractive in themselves. Slf Attract, .r.rtiiwtru I 14m' .

. "I hope, in the course of a few decades, to see the farmers bend their energies towards making life in the country more interesting and more at-

, tractive and towards Inducing our ' people to understand how really at-

Y tractive our country life is at present. . "I welcome the development of every agency that tends to increase the atj tractiveness of country life and develop the social side of it I believe that ' more and more buildings like this could he liKPrl tn niivantarp nnt nnlv

- - - , because of the books, but because it can be used as a place for social meetings. a place where you boys and girls can meet socially.

Pleads for Farmer's Wife. "The hardest worked individual on the farm," he continued, "is apt to be

- wic uiuiucr or wue ui ine larraer. i believe in the farmer economizing, but

on himself, not on his wife. If you have got to drop some one, drop one , ; hired man rather than the hired girl. I want to see buildings like this one t'sed for mothers' meetings. It gives

, ;v- the women a chance to meet each oth- ' er socially and it puts them in better trim for work. ; k . ' ' "Teach your boy to work, for he has '., . got to earn his own livelihood, to pull his own weight. No one can pull it for him. He will be a drone and a drag if you do not let him do his own

part. My ideal of a boy Is one who will grow up and be able to support himself and a wife and children. To be fit to be an American citizen he has got to preserve his self-respect and conduct himself so as to wrons no one else. "Now, then, you will use the wise father or one that thinks that he is wise, dwell upon the fact that his boy is smart. If he means to be able, quick, to be trusted, then all right, but if by smartness is meant the kind of adroitness that sheers off into trickery or the kind of ability that is just off the line of honesty, then you should teach him he is growing up to be an enemy of the republic." Root and Sherman Speak. Secretary Root afterwards made a brief speech, and was followed by Mr. Sherman, who also spoke briefly. Th Knnrise Of lift. InfkBit and children are constantly needing: a laxative. It is important to know what to five them. Their stomach and bowels are not strong enoofrh for salts, portative waters or cathartic pills, powders or tablets. Give them a jr '! ) pleasant, rentle. laxative tonic like r. .!' well's Srrnp Pepsin, which sells at ths Sin-" sum of SO cents or $1 at draft stores. It is tr -ne great remedy for yon to have ia the bouc i"vv children when they seed it-

WHO WILL WIN?

NATIONAL LEAGUE. Won Lost Pet. New York 69 42 .622 Pittsburg .66 46 .589 Chicago .. .. " 67 47 , .588 Philadelphia .... ..59 49 .546 Cincinnati .. .. .. ..56 58 . .491 Boston ..49 65 .420 St. Louis 42 70 .373 Brooklyn 40 71 .360 AMERICAN LEAGUE. Won Lost Pet. Detroit 67 43 St. Louis 04 4S .571 Cleveland U4 4: .raw Chicago OS 50 .558 Philadelphia .":', 5; .4i Boston XI .4.H) Washington 44 03 .404 New York 37 74 .333 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Won Lost Pet. Louisville 77 54 .583 Columbus 76 56 .576 Indianapolis 76 56 .576 Toledo 74 56 .569 Minneapolis 66 64 .508 Kansas City 60 72 .452 Milwaukee 57 75 .432 St. Paul 39 92 .298 CENTRAL LEAGUE. Won Lost. Pet. Evansville 74 51 .592 Dayton 71 54 .568 South Bend 69 56 .552 Ft. Wayne 64 60 .520 Grand Rapids 62 60 .508 Zanesville ..62 62 500 Terre Haute 57 , 66 .463 Wheeling ...... ..37 87 .298 RESULTS YESTERDAY. National League. New York 4; Pittsburg 3. Chicago 6; Brooklyn 4. American League. No games Rain. American Association. Columbus 3; Indianapolis 2. Minneapolis 6; St. Paul 4. ' , Milwaukee 5; Kansas City 4. 1Q inn. Central League. Wheeling 3; South Bend 0. Evansville 4; Dayton 3. Terre Haute 5; Ft. Wayne 2. Grand Rapids 4; Zanesville 3. GAMES TODAY. National League. Poston at Cincinnati. New York at Chicago, r-niladelphia at Pittsburg. Brooklyn at St. Louis. American League, Chicago at New York. St. Louis at Boston. Detroit at Philadelphia. Cleveland at Washington. American Association. Kansas City at Milwaukee. Columbus at Indianapolis. Minneapolis at St. Paul. ,Toledo at Louisville. Central League. Evansville at Dayton. Zanesville at Grand Rapids. Wheeling at South Bend. Terre Haute at Ft. Wayne. An Appreciative Welshman. The following tasty Inscription is from a family mausoleum erected by a Welsh landowner and magistrate in Merionethshire. To expend turf winnings on erecting a tomb looks at first ight eccentric, but possibly the builder was moved by the reflection that betting has brought many to their graves: As to my latter end I go To seek my Jubilee I bless the good horse Bendigo, That built this tomb for me. The Persian Crow'g Beak. There is a weapon known as the crow's beak which way formerly much In use among men of rank in Persia and north India. It was a horseman's weapon and consisted of a broad curved dagger blade fixed at right angles to a shaft, pickax fashion. The shaft Incloses a dagger, unscrewing at the butt end. Thi concealed dagger is a very common feature of Indian arms and especially of the battle axes of Persia. A Good Imprrulon, This ability to bring the best that Is in you to the man you are trying to reach, to make a good impression at the very first meeting, to approach a prospective customer as though you had known him for years without offending his taste, without raising the least prejudice, but getting his sympathy and good will, is a great accomplishment, and this is what commands a great salary. Success Magazine. Xot For Their La r iter. "Suppose the butcher," said the teacher, "asks 25 cents a pound for mutton chops, what would three pounds come to?" "Well," replied Susie Wise, "they wouldn't come to our house. Mom would never pay that much for chops." Philadelphia Press. Ttflaera Different Here. Frenchwomen have the privilege ol wearing pants by taking out a ?10 license. The American woman wears them without taking out any license whatever. Memphis Commercial Appeal. Discretion is the salt and fancy the sugar of life; the one preserves, the other sweetens it. Bovee. . J

PIONEER WOMAN ANSWERS CALL Mrs. Rebecca Cates, Aged 85, Dies at Home of Son in This City.

SHE WAS WELL KNOWN. SPENT GREATER PART OF HER LIFE A RESIDENT OF WAYNE COUNTY WAS WIDOW OF JESSE CATES. Yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock at the home of her son, George L. Cates, 1515 North Eleventh street, Mrs. Rebecca Cates, one of the best known pioneers of Wayne county, quietly passed away, after suffering several weeks from the effects of severe attacks of intermittent fever, which she experienced last June, shortly after arriving in this city on her annual visit to her sons. George L. Cates and Edwin H. Cates. Mrs. Cates will be laid at rest Sunday, at her old home, Williamsburg. The funeral services will be held at the Williamsburg M. E. church Sunday morning at lO o'clock, the Rev. G. H. Hill officiating. Mrs. Cates was eighty-five years of age and was born and reared in Williamsburg. At the time of her birth Wayne county was but little more than a wilderness. She lead the hearty, wholesome life of a pioneer woman. The fact that she lived to such a ripe age is probably due to this fact. Mrs. Cates jhad hundreds of friends in Richmond, throughout the northern part of this county and in Winchester. She was the widow of Jesse Cates, who immigrated to Wayne county from Tennessee. Mr. Cates died in 1SMU. He was one of the most prominent residents of this county. He began life as a farmer, but eventually drifted into the banking business. At one time he was president of the Centerville National bank and at the time of his death was president of the Union National bank of this city. After the death of her husband, Mrs. Cates made her home with her daughter, Mrs. W. D. Clark, at Winchester. Mrs. Cates is survived by the following children: George L. Cates, president of the Union National bank; Edwin H. Cates, cashier of the Union National bank; Mrs. Charles Stetson of Richmond, and Mrs. W. D. Clark of Winchester. " PAIN AND PLEASURE. The Sensations That Come When a Person Is Hanged. This is the way Rev. J. T. Mann In 'Spare Moments describes Uae Way II feels to be hanged: At Fort Barrancas, Fla.f on April 4, 1SCS, I was hanged as a Confederate epy. I spent four minutes physically and spiritually between earth and heaven. Then a Yankee sergeant, be lieving me to be the wrong man, cut me down. My first sensation when the barrel was kicked from under my feet was that a steam boiler inside me was about to explode. Every vein and blood vessel to and from my heart seemed charged with an oppressive fullness that must find an avenue of escape. The nervous system throughout its length was tingling with a painful, pricking sensation the like of which I never felt before or since. Then followed the sense of an explosion, as if a volcano had erupted. This seemed to give me relief, and the pain gave way to a pleasurable feeling, one very desirable could it be secured without death. With this sensation a light broke in upon my sight a light of milky whiteness, yet, strange to say, so transparent that it was easier to pierce with the eye than the light of day. Then came into my mouth a taste of sweetness the like of which I have never since known. And I felt myself moving on, with a consciousness f leaving everything behind. Then I heard the sweetest music, and it seemed that more than a thousand harps led in each part, accompanied by myriads of voices. And the sensation of coming back to life after I had been cut down was just as painful as the first feeling of hanging. It was acute torture. Every nerve seemed to have a pain of its own. My nose and fingers were seats of the most excruciating agony. In half an hour the pain was all gone, but I would not go through the experience again for the wealth of the Indies. FAIR ATTRACTIVE. 150 People Go to Greenville, Ohio, Today. Over 150 Richmond people left this morning for Greenville where they will attend the fair. It is stated that the fair is the best that the Greenville association has held for a number of years. SMALL BLAZE TODAY. The fire department was called this morning to extinguish a small fire in an out building belonging to the Trinity Lutheran church. The building was burned to the ground.

GOLF FINALS TO ! BE PLAYED SATURDAY Semi Finals at Country Club Were Held Yesterday.

In the semi-finals for the golf championship of the Richmond Country Club, played yesterday afternoon, J. F. Thompson defeated F. I. Braffett 2 up. Dudley Elmer, former club champion and former state runner-up. defeated Wilbur Hibberd. another former club champion, 3 up and 2 to play. Elmer and Thompson will meet in the finals Saturday. Thirty-six holes will be played. In the consolation match yesterday for the Presi dent's cup the semi-final round was played. Isaac Wltvn defeated E. P. ; Strattan, Jr., defeated J. Y. Pound stone 5 up and 3 to play. Strattan and j Wilson will play off the finals Saturday. PAUS AND PINKSTER. The Dutch Eaitrr Time Fentivala In the Mohawk Valley. Next to New Year's day raus an Pinkster were the more popular an? generally observed holidays of the ole Dutch in the Mohawk valley. Paus was Easter and Pinkster was Whit Sunday. Pinkster was particularly t gala day, when young and old gav themselves up to jollity and boisteroui fun. The joys of the day began in thi morning with sports, outdoor games and contests and ended late at nigln with indoor games and dancing. Then were ''egg butting" and "riding at the ring." The latter sport was probablj a rural adaptation of the tournaments of the days of chivalry. The neces sary arrangement was a cord tied across the road just above the heads of men on horseback. From this cord was suspended by a short string a finger ring. Each horseman was provided with a short, sharp pointed stick about the size of a meat skewer, which was held between the first finger and thumb. The competitors were obliged to ride at full gallop under the cord and attempt to thrust their "lances" through the ring and carry it off three times. When one of the contestants had accomplished this he was chased by all the other contestants. If he succeeded in reaching the goal without being caught he was the winner. The prize was the payment by the other contestants of the bill for himself and his best girl at the dance and supper to be given in the evening. If, however, he wus caught he was obliged to foot the bill for his captor and his best girl. For a week before Pinkster the inhabitants, black and white, began to make ready for the festival by erecting booths of boughs from the thickly leaved trees and shrubs on a place In or near the village chosen because of its convenience and beauty. In these booths the tables were set with good things to eat and drink. Besides the "egg butting" and "riding at the ring," there were Impromptu . horse races, wrestling matches and occasional "scraps." The music for dancing was provided by the fiddle and Jewsharp. Pinkster was a great occasion for the slaves. On this day they had unusual liberty to enjoy themselves according to their own ideas. One way of doing so was a dance, which was no doubt a relic of one of the many .religious dances brought from Africa by the captured slaves. The music was obtained from a huge drumlike instrument four or five feet long and a foot in diameter, covered at either end by a tightly stretched sheepskin. This was held between the legs of the largest and oldest slave In the community. This drum he would beat with palm and fingers, and all the time he sang a wordless song, which as the excitement increased would become wild and weird and was accompanied by muscular contortions, wagging and twisting of the head and rolling of the eyes. One after another of the slaves would Join In the dance as the spirit moved him or her to do so till the musician was surrounded by a ring of black and yellow twisting, wriggling, hysterical negroes, who for the time were thousands of miles away in the heart of superstitious Africa. One by one they would fall to the ground exhausted, when their places would be taken by others who were just beginning to feel the moving of the spirit. It was not unusual for this wild dance to continue through two days. New York Tribune. Several True Bills. It is of course true that a Jury, theoretically, is composed of a set of unprejudiced men, with open minds; still there may be occasions when a slight personal feeling invades their ranks. Such was evftleutly the thought borne In upon the tailor who. rising to state his case and having declined the services of a lawyer for reasons best known to himself, looked over the jurymen and then turned to the Judge. "It's no use for me to tet you about this case, your honor," he said dejectedly, "not unless you dismiss that jury and get in a new lot. There isn't a man among 'em but owes me something for clothes." PALLADIUM WANT ADS PAY.

The Geo. H.

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now in great variety of the new styles and shades at Knollenberg's Dress Goods Department The collection surpasses any former showing.

Fall Jacket Suiting lst-Chiffon Broad Cloth in plain and ombra stripe 2d Fancy stripe two tone effects English tweed 3d Diagonal Chiveron weaves

And many other good staple weaves. Now is the time to buy your Cloth, as the lines are all in and the assortment good. Every Day's neglect means that you will have less assortment and the Choice Goods are picked by the early buyers. The range of prices this season are from a 25c Dress Goods to a beautiful Chiffon Broad Cloth at $6.00 per yard. The 75c, $1.00 and $1.25 lines have never been equalled as for quality and beauty. Make an early call and satisfy yourself by a purchase at a very small cost. The Geo. H. Enollenberg Company

A WOMAN'S WIT. It Served Her Well When the Stavecoach. Holdup Came. A good Illustration of the quick wit of a woman appears in the following incident of the old coaching days of the far west. The man of the tale does not 6how off in the best of lights and did not deserve his reward. The coach was on its way over a lonely road and carried among its passengers a lady going to join her husband and a man traveling by himself. "I l&ve .$1,000 in my pocketbook," confided the lone traveler to the lady, "and I feel very uneasy. Would you mind concealing it In your dress? If we are held up they are less likely to seartli j ou." , The lady consented and hid the roll of bills. Toward evening the shout of "Throw up your linudM!" brought the coach to a standstill, and four men, masked and on horseback, demanded at the point of the pistol that all money should be immediately given up. The lone traveler passed over all his remaining cash, consisting of a few dollars, and was congratulating himself on his escape when, to bis horror, he heard the lady say; "I have a thousand dollars here, but I suppose I must give it up." And without further hesitation she handed over the precious pile of greenbacks. The robbers rode off in high good humor, but as soon as they were gone the traveler let loose his wrath. He abused the. lady in no' measured terms and hardly, stopped short of calling her a coward. The accused said little, but when the end of the journey was reached she invited the angry man to her house. "I 6hall have to accept," he said sulkily. "I haven't a cent in the world through yovr stuvW.t-i."

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As lie was dressing for dinner th night his host came to his room. "Here is the thousand dollars," he said, "which my wife ventured to borrow. You see, she had $20,000 hid N her gown, and she thought if she gave up your thousand it would save further search. Thank you for the loan, which saved me a heavy Ioks." BITS FROM THE WRITERS. A great lave is the next best thing to a great faith. Ellen Glasgow. The centenarian is a man who ha mistaken quantity for quality. Barry Tain. Probably woman expects less of lif and in that sense may be said to b more fortunate. Lady Violet Grevllle. It is a defect of our educational system that we are not started in lif with the habit of happiness. Sarah Grand. Life is very scrappy. Look how out meals break up the day. Why can w pot eat for three hours and be dont with It for a week? Mrs. Humphry. Numbers of people smile without being amused. To smile brond ly is their notion of gentlemanly be havior , and good breeding. Roberl Illchens. Poets naturally sing, like birds. Id the springtime of their lives; the care of this world silence them or make us rather anxious that they should be si lent. Andrew Lang. The Tw.Vxm Oflire. The muscles of the stomach old ace are ot as strong or active as in youth ana iu consequence old people are very subject to constipa tion and indigestion. Many seldom have a bowel movement without artificial aid. Mary. flo. bav? unpleasant eructation, of 8Ts from toe stcmach after eating. All this can be avoided by th. use of Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pipv:j which permanently regulates the bowels so ' passages come naturally, and so strengt the stomach that food la digested without comfort. Lruggistb sell it at 50 cen or Si I large bottle. ;

Monday, Aug. 31

AND THURSDAY

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