Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 34, Number 233, 30 June 1909 — Page 4

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- ft- ImJ. . . iiidu Editor. CUriw M. Morsaa. ......... W. BU r Kdltor. ." SUBT8CKIPTION TERMS. la Richmond IB.00 per year (In advance) or 10c per week. MAIL SUBSCniPTIONS. Oa year, in advanca 5 22 la month!. In advance Om month. In advance .......... r RURAL ROUTKS. On year. In advanoe ... ......... IJ 00 Bt month!, In advance 1.J6 One month. In advance .......... Address changed as often as desired; bach new and old addresses must he given. ... . - . Subscribers will nlcase remit with order, which should be given for a specified term; name will not be entered until payment is received. Catered at Richmond, Indiana, post office as second class mail matter. (Now York City) aa esttlSsi tots stroaledss CWrttoCOTsacSJ 1a Us resort MURDER STORIES The cosntrr la now following two murder stories which are appearing by Installments In the newspapers. ; People who frown on tales of horror in peblic print may have decided Ideas on this subject and call the purvey- . log of ' tbJLs sort of news . yellow jovroaltsm. They condemn the inter, eat of the public in such news as morbid and depraved. We venture to put forward an Idea In regard to the two murder stories the 8fgel and the WoodiU tragedy which may mitigate the offense. It is our opinion that the public does not care mnen about the bare fact that there were murders committed. It Aftm Mrs nn iha Athar hind .fwuit tlio mystery connected with . both affairs. In both cases there Is a mystery to be solved. . In both cases the setting of the story , Is better than most of the horror stories which are to be found la the fiction of that sort which is read extensively. ; " Of the two settings from a story tellers point of view it is hard to decide which is 'the better,' Both have the elements of horror which are akin to some of the Edgar Allan Poe stor ies. It mar be pointed out that the finding of the body In the trunk In a. Ciiiueaa chop-suey house has the elements of a story In Stevenson's New Arabian Nights called the "Adventure of the 8aratoga Trunk." The Woodill affair the scene laid 0Q the lonely sandy moors of the East era shore of Maryland a place of ad. venture in itself bears a similarity to the scene in "The Pavilion on the Links, by the same Robert Louis Stevenson. And now as to the men who write these stories for . the consumption of the public that is, your newspaper. Most of you will turn away and , say "sensational." Perhaps. Yet for the benefit of those endowed with sensitive nerves let it be said that it fakes a master of his craft to do these stor ies, to embue them with the mystery van inria rn.ii iuo oorror. ..it - . . . , . It was none other than Lafcadia Hearn. who is' familiar to the high browed and effete circles as a writer on Japanese sabjeots; the translator of Quatier'a delicate phrases. and a freauent contributor to the staid Atlaatle Monthly and to the' conserva tive Harpers who . was the poliee re. porter on a Cincinnati paper which hag soma claim to sensationalism. ,i The Bame power of words, the same delicacy in measured phrasing, the subtlety of emotions and the poetic Insight into human .nature which have made his Japanese studies . such ) excuislte things were once employed to write a murder story which made all the country eclalm at the Hoffmanneasae horror of the thing. Whoever has been handling the murder of Mrs. Woodill has an eye for a good story. He has told it well this anonymous writer of the newspaper world. Here is an extract which proves that there is some art to the sensational newspaper story. We quote: . "As the casket rested above the grave ready to be lowered there was as awkward' pause. The party about the grave fidgeted nervously. At a nod the supporting boards were slip, ped awav, ' and gradually the casket sank Into the grave.. The two gravediggers hesitated a moment and then atoned forward. Cne of the undertaker looked around with a certain uneasiness of manner. i Gentlemen," he said. "It seems to mo that some one should say a little wcrd of prayer. Wont one of you?" ; Hia glance fell upon James Sutton, a merchant of Boseman. - - "You are a church member, Mr. Sutton," said the undertaker, "wont you say it?" . There is all the horror told with as effective art that can be found anywhere. Then the simple little incident of Mrs. Eastman, the tired woman of the, theatrical world coming down and standing over the clodded gre which some oae had pleat

ed a tomato plant and enquiring tim

idly it It was a native wild flower. And no one had the temerity to tell her." It is sheer art too. And so it Is that the public wants not the bare facts of the story but the artistic product of 'the man with the trained eye. The college professor takes a fall out of 'that dummy called newspaper English but he Ignores the skill of the trained! . man who does these things and - puts them all under the ban of 'sensationalism." - - THE SLOGAN CONTEST In another column, the Slogan Con test of the Young Men's Business Club is announced. This is another step in the campaign for a better and larger Richmond. These "live wire" move ments all over the country are waking the whole realm of modern business to Increased efficiency. ; As we understand .the '.purpose of the Young Men's Business Club in of fering a prise for a slogan, is to get as effective a phrase which will express the idea that there is real life and activity in the town. The move is started by the Sticker committee of the. club which is going to get out adhesive stamps similar to the Red Cross stamps which were used last Christmas. Everywhere the mail of this city goes to, these stickers bearing the motto of the club will carry the news that Richmond is not only, wide awake, but it acting as a unit in securing trade. Not only, will the motto be used on the "stickers", but in all the other advertising of Richmond. ' ' There may be a few people in town who will not be attracted by the prize which the Club offers, but there should be no one who is not enough interested in Richmond to use his brains for the good of Richmond. FORUMOFTHE PEOPLE Articles Contributed for This Column Must Not Be in Excess of 400 Words. The Identity of All Con's tributors Must Be Known to the Editor. Articles Will Be Printed in the Order Received, - , Editor Palladium: Your editorial in yesterday's issue ' Is very timely. "Corporation Promises,", like statute laws are not self-enforcing. . The pow er behind must compel. "Some day" is a catching title to what you have ta say on city franchises. Now Is the time, when no franchise is under consideration, to organize a Bureau of Municipal Research to assist the city government in. perfecting any new franchises that may be de sired, as well as to guard the renewal of a franchise. Respectfully, . TIMOTHY NICHOLSON. Hems Gathered in From Far and Near. Inventor of Ice Cream. From the Baltimore Sun. Dolly Madison was famous for her beauty, grace and social charm, but she has never been given due credit for her greatest achievement the in vention of ice cream. For the chronl clers tell us that she was the first to serve this national delicacy. The wife of tns president must have been a won derful woman, gifted in everything from diplomacy to cooking. " The men have long suspected that some woman invented both ice cream and matrimony, for men for genera tions have been inveigled into both Let a boy and girl go walking just any where, and suddenly the boy will find himself face to face with a soda fount ain or an ice cream parlor. It's just like a man who starts along courting aimlessly who suddenly finds himself engaged. He doesn't understand just how it happened. But he usually marches up bravely and finds that ha enjoys both matrimony and ice cream. m every girl who eats a saucer of Ice cream or a "sundae" would put a pen ny in the plate to erect a monument to the inventress of ice cream they would build a tower , so tall that It would make the : Washington monu ment look like a fence poet. While it was Dolly Madison who first made ice cream, they tell us that the wife of a young naval officer, Nancy, Johnson, Invented the ice cream freeser. She deserves as much credit as the president's wife. They were one in achievement; they should be one in fame and immortality. Keep Cool in Hot Weather. From the New York Herald. Temperature ninety in the shade. Humidity high. Intense - suffering amour, city workers exposed to the di rect rays of the sun or overheated, confined spaces and among all dwellen in stuffy, crowded tenement districts. Those who can afford roomy quarters and refrain from exposure, however, can avoid the risk of sunstroke or collanee and preserve health and comfort even in this weather by observance of a few simple rules and precautions. Observance of the same precaution as far as practicable will enable their less fortunate fellow citisens to minimise the dancers of the hot ' wave. Dress lightly, eat sparingly, eschew alcoholic stimulants, keep out ox the direct rare of the sun. don't worry, keep your temper and you will keep cooL Dress should he light In color as well as In weight, and such as to per nxit the body to : transpire freely through all its pores. Perspiration slvss vent to the internal fires. The body, when perspiring, parts with three times as much heat as when the skin, is dry. To quickly check persnlratfbn la dangerous, and its suaaen involuntary arrest is always a bad

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signals. "Our catcher frequently signals to the pitcher,, doesat he,. Charley, dear?" said young Mrs. Torkins. "Yes. But you can't understand his signals." "Maybe not. But, judging from the score, I should say a lot of them were 'C. Q.D.,M , .i "Learain, by experience Is convincinV said Uncle Eben. "But as is de case wif tor.dstools en' mushrooms, it's mos'ly de wises' plan to be satis fied wlf hearsay evidence. A Perturbed Patient. "My doctor, savs I must go to bed early, eat plain food and avoid excitement," said the epicure. 'Did you follow his advice?" ."How , could I avoid excitement? Such threats are enough to upset anybody's nerves." v; A Juvenile Investigation. The small boy listened to the bee And wondered what it hummed with -glee. The cry ? which from his lips was wrung'' " Showed that the bee was murmuring "Stung!" A Library de Luxe. ; "You have a very handsome library," said the admiring friend. ""Yes," answered Mr. Crumrox. VTm sure you never allow the dust to gather on an interesting collection like that." " "No. The servants are kept so busy dusting the books that I never get a chance to read 'em." Heart to Heart Talks. By EDWIN A. NYE. Copy.ight, J 908, by Edwin A. Nye Copyright. I'M), my American Frees Asoo. . ' elation. EXAMS VERSUS WEISKY. Professor Duke H. Bashford, one of the most noted chemists of the world. Is aa inmate of the Kane coun ty poerhouao at Batavia. 111. Why? Whisky. Bashford was at one time professor of applied chemistry in the London Polytechnic college and was consulted by chemists the world over. In the last twenty years be crossed the ocean thirty-one times st the call of American manufacturers. His fees were big, and be made and lest several fortunes Today he is a physical and moral wreck...;v.; '-. - . . V '-'''-NV ' His wife was the wen known actress Rattle Edwards. She could not endure bis dissipated ways and got a divorce. His two children are dead, one by violence and one the daughter by suicide because of the family troubles. Surely this man must have suffered much ill luck. On the contrary, he was especially fortunate. Fame came easily and fortune's cornucopia emptied itself at his feet. He went the full length of the to boggan slide on . . Whisky! . His proclivity to drink lost him wife and family and fame and laboratory. Worse than thatEndowed with rare genius, be prostituted bis talents. For money and whisky he turned bis ability against the interests of humanity. For , money and whisky he gave himself up to formulas for adulterating food and drugs and beverages. In the remorse of his old age and penury Bashford says: "I have caused millions to. suffer from the adulterations I have concocted and have caused thousands to die premature deaths." , Shamefully be says if he ever gets on his feet again be wilt expose many ol the trade secrets he has sold and will tell the truth about some of the fraudulent preparatloaa on the market. However ' ,v The old man is over the fence and Out. and his 111 deeds will doubtless go up with him to judgment. This is not a temperance lecture, but If an extraordinary genius cannot dally with the invisible spirit of alcohol without ruin bow shall the ordl nary mortal hope to escape? A IIEVV ORCAUIZATIOH Cambridge City, June 30. Special A number of young ladies of the Epworth league met at the home of the Rev, and Mrs. Coffin on Monday afternoon and organized a club to be known as the Epworth league thimble club. The purpose of the organization Is social and financial advancement. : Any money that they receive will be used toward the building of the new Methodist church. The following officers were elected: President. .Gaynelle Hegeman; vice president. Hazel Bertsch; secretary, Julia Boyd; treasurer, Susie Freeman. They will hold meetings every Monday afternoon, with the exception of next week, which meeting will he held on Tuesday. WANT MANLOVE. Milton. Ind., June 30. Harry Manlove of this place has received as invitation to give an entertainment on the vaudeville order at Dunkirk in August. MASONIC CALENDAR. Tuesday Evening, June 23. Called meeting Webb lodge No. 24, F. ft A. M. Work in Entered Apprentice degree. Thursday, July L Wayne Council New 10. R. S. XL Stated assembly.

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I Worse Than a Failure, Tiey had been married just a month when be lost his position, and during the next eighteen months he jumped rapidly from one 1 thing I to another without being at an successful at anything. By this time, of course, her trousseau was getting frayed around the bottom and rusty around the top. and the' hope which she had been entertaining that she would some day be the possessor of some new gowns had become s sort of permanent hope, as far as she could see, or, in. fact, as far as they both could see together. "Elizabeth." be said one day, "do you think marriage Is a failure T' "Failure r abe said scornfully. "It's a panler Lipplncott's. Life, Leve and Death. A little dreaming by the way. A little toittns by the day, A little pels, a little strife. A little Joy and that to life. A short lived, fleeting summer's morn. .When happiness seems nowly born. When one day's sky is blue above And one bird sings and that la love. A little wearing of the years. The tribute of m few hot tears. Two folded hands, the fainttos breath And peace at last and that la death. Just dreaming, loving, dying, so The actors in the drama go A flitting picture en the wall. Love, death, the themes! But is that all? Labeled. A few years sgo Miss Ethel Barrymore, the actress, was beselged by a number of artists who begged the privilege of making sketches of her pretty face. Too gracious, to refuse she freely granted permission in every case. - Among those for whom Miss Barrymore posed was a young artist of the impressionist school, who, after considerable labor, produced a ghastly yellow and green portrait which was supposed by the budding srtist, st least, to be a likeness of the actress. When It was finished the painter bravely took it to Miss Barrymore and asked her to sign it and write something or other some little sentimentabove her signature. Miss Barrymore gasped as she looked st the wretched portrait and then quickly pulling herself together, smiled and wrote: , "This is not a sunset; It Is Ethel Barrymore." DM What He Ceuld. The distinction between the parish rector and the curate in the old days In England is illustrated by a story of an old rector. Returning to his parish after hia autumn holiday and noticing a woman at her cottage door with her baby In her arms, be asked, "Has that child been baptized?" Well. sir," , replied the courteaying mother, "I shouldn't like to say as much as that, but your young man came and did what he coufd." When the Laughed. A somewhat self satisfied, vainglorious and grumpy English actor complained that the noted actress Ellen Terry continually laughed in one of his most Important scenes. He had not the courage to tell her his objections, so he wrote her a letter of heartbroken complaint, in which he said: "I am extremely sorry to tell you that it Is impossible for me to make any effect in such and such a scene if you persist in laughing at me on the stage and so spoiling the situation. May X ask you to change your attitude, as the scene Is a most trying one?" Miss Terry's answer was very direct and to the point, for she wrote: "You are quite mistaken. I never laugh at you on the stage. I wait till I get home." . o. ' . , Long Out of the Sea. Mr. Gaynor, an Irishman celebrated for bis good humor, was dining one Friday with a friend, and fish was the only meat served. Gaynor was particularly fond of haddock and seated himself near a fine specimen. His olfactory nerves, however, soon msde him aware that the flah was not too fresh. He first lowered his mouth toward the head of the fish and then his ear, as if conversing with it The wo man of the house, perceiving bis pe culiar motions, asked him whether he wished anything. r Nothing," replied Gaynor. "nothing at all, madam. I was merely asking this haddock whether he could give mo any news of my friend. Captain Mur phy, who was drowned last Monday, but he tells mo that he knows nothing of the matter, for he himself hasnt been to sea these three weeks. One Plain Rule of Life. There is only one plain rule of Ufa eternally binding. It la this: Try thy self unwearledly till thou findest the highest thing thou art capable of do ing, and then do It Mill. Cautious. "Sir," she said excitedly, approaching the teller's window la the bank, "I am Informed that ft check I sent out the other day has been returned marked No funds. What does that mean?" "It simply means, madam." responds the courteous teller, -that we couldn't pay the check. There are no funds to psy It. You already have an overdraft of tea", . "And you cant pay the check? "No, ma'am. Aa I say, you have aa overdraft of $60, and we" , "Well, young man. IH say this for you: At least you are honest, and It is very kind of yon to tell me of the condition of the bank. X will take my overdraft and pat the ffJO oa deposit elsewhere." On the Fly. Probably the windiest place la North America Is the short stretch In Washington from the F street car line' to the entrance to the senate wing of the capitoL On a good blustery winter's dsy ft to possible at almost any time to see two or three people chasing their, hats screes the street The old timers have learned that it doesat pay to chase your own bat. Somebody else will be sure to run after it and bring It to yea. One day Representative Murdock of Kansas rebuked a friend for starting to chase his own bat . - -Never do tt be said.

-WelL you ought to know," replied the other men. "Kansas Is the windiest place oa the map.". , "Yes." replied Murdock. "it's so windy out there that when a man's hst blows off be sever thinks of following It He just sticks his hand up ta the air and catches another."

The Inspiration of Purpeoo. The greet thing la life Is not In realizing a purpose, but In fighting for it. If we feel the poaatblitles of a greet work looming up large before us sad impelling us to action it is our duty to consecrate ourselves to It Failure In a great work is nobler than success In a petty one that is beneath our maximum of possibility. We bare nothing to do with results: they do not belong to us anyway, it is our duty to do our best bravely and rest in the sweet comfort of this fact alone. Circle Magazine. The Cause of War. The fair young debutante .was surrounded by an admiring crowd of officers at the colonel's ball. Mamma was standing near by. smiling complacently at her daughter's social success. The discussion was over the quarrel of the day before between two brother officers. "What was the casus belli?" asked the fair debutante.1 "Maud." exclaimed mamma In a shocked voice, "how often have 1 told you to say stomach?" Not What She Expected. A popular and clever English actress, who Is also considered well above the average In good looks, got a setback a short time ago. Arriving, as was her habit at the theater a considerable time before the rise of the curtain, ahe chanced to meet the call boy. , "Good evening, miss,"' "Good evening, Harry. she replied. "I'm esrly. am I not?" "Yes. miss," said the boy. "You see, Harry, it takes a long time for me to make myself beautiful." The boy looked at her for a moment then answered gravely: "Yea, miss, I suppose It does." ; The Delirious Kind. An old woman went to the undertaker's to order a coffin, for her deceased husband. "He was , very, very, very good to me," she said, "and I'll have a coOn of the best yellow pine." - Yes. madam. That'll be $14." said the undertaker. "And what kind of trimmings will you have on the coffin T '"' "Trlmmin's!" cried the old woman, "And right well ye know, ye spalpeen, that I'll have no trimmin's st all. when It wfts the trimmin's that the poor lad died of. bad lt:rk to 'era!" . 4 Tlwrc Is NoUalagj aSsjsMl ' 2' zwissLEirs ! :: QUAKER DREAD i! For sale by all croccn I e. Henry W.DsuSer.. FANCY GROCER Coflees end Teas Ccr. et st. aad Ft. Wayas Pboael23. EstaMlaAe tftTt Sells Topcosb .No NeLcsPositively 710 IVIA.IN If 00 Vernon j)XrrM

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