Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 34, Number 274, 10 August 1909 — Page 4

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Entered at Richmond. Indiana, post office as second class mail matter. W MM 9 MM sua ' Tie Association of America AdvertUera (few York City) has an sertillsd to tlia aircnUtlm ! I tais ymaUsaUoa. Only tkm Bcwrss at soatalaoa to Its mart am 99 u FENCES The fence question has been blazoned on magazine pages to such an ex tent that we quite believe that the promoters of fenceless yards back yards and other semi-socialistic propa ganda in a mild form, thoroughly believe that they have discovered the "back yard beautiful" for themselves We wonder how many of them know the real beauties and delights of the gardens of Charleston, Baltimore and Richmond, Virginia the old walled gardens with the emanating perfume of the really old fashioned flowers? Some of them seem almost enchanted. And a great part of their enchantment seems due to the very walls themselves. They are almost like those of the Arabian Nights-places of dreams. These are not "gardens beautiful" they are beautiful gardens. There is a decided difference. Listen then to the complaint of a woman writing of the fenceless state In the Atlantic Monthly and then decide whether you will tear down your back yard fence or wall. True fences and. walls are not of themselves beautiful, from their nature but with a little Ingenuity much might be accomplished for their sightliness and much might be spared the woman who speaks as follows: "I suppose the man behind the whirring mower knows where our lawn ends and Mr. Wheaton's begins. I don't. Probably the nasturtium border marks the line. It is the neighborhood hurdle. Short-legged little scamps in blue rompers, essaying to leap it, invariably find themselves sitting in a forest of Juicy stems. They look surprised, but not at all worried. The old things aren't anybody's flowers, so who cares? As a matter of fact, I plant those nasturtiums laboriously every spring. When I feel the lure of warm April sun mixed with cold , April wind, I long to go and sit in the dirt and plant something. But why plant a plant that may not stay planted? If it should strike the roving fancy of Bobbie Harkness, It will vanish into the leg of his blue rompers, where a pocket ought to be and Is n't. To be sure, our own plump, ' blue-clad little rascal ranges the commons with the rest. Once he trundled home his little "wheel-barrel full of tight green peony buds from Mrs. Johnson's garden, "cabbages for dear mamma," he explained. When we 'have an English wall round our Yankee yard, our boy shall grub in his own home sand-pile instead of wandering afield. Then if ravages are committed, I shall know the particular little sinner that needs a spank, unless indeed I ought to spank the sparrows or a courageous, leather-footed pussy-cat" The president of the National league was once an umpire, yet the press reports have it that he is universally popular.- Whew! Those who are disappointed with the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition would better come to the Richmond Fall Festival. Oct. 6, 7, 8. Dr. Eliot in spite of his new religion has not improved on the classic Decalogue. Items Gathered in From Far and Near The War Game. From the Boston Transcript. That the war game as it is becoming the custom in this country to call summer maneuvers, has seized upon the popular Imagination is evidenced by the rapidly increasing enlistments in our Massachusetts militia. It is picturesque, It is stirring. To young men who have had no experience of marching over fields and through woods and are without understanding of what is expected of them, the "war game seems like a picnic in uniform, a trifle strenuous perhaps, but nevertheless an outing. ; That these novices are destined to come to a realizing sense that there is more work than play in an imitation campaign is Indicated by the scheme as far as it is outlined. It involves a good deal of lively "hiking," wearisome to untrained legs, the prob-

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The Palladium has already forcibly expressed itself on the advisability of making provision for the insaie prisoners at the county JaiL In brief our position is that before nroney is appropriated for the buying of voting machines which are not needed, that the money should be spent for the purposes which will be an actual improvement in a situation that needs attention. The point Is raised that a women's ward should be added to the plans for any improvement tb the Jail. We are not so certain that this Is at all advisable. Adequate provision Is already made for the care of women at the Home for the Friendless. A new addition has recently been made which takes care of female offenders and insane. It is a recognized view that the two sexes should be kept separate at all such institutions. This view Is held by experts all over the country and abroad. Therefore we see no reason for complicating matters more than they are at present. Most of those who have looked into the jail question are agreed that sooner or later there will have to be a new jail built. They are also favorable to the building of a workhouse as a part of the county institution. The view is safe inasmuch as it would turn the jail from a mere place of durance into a corrective institution from which the county would derive some revenue. It would also save itself the expense of boarding many individuals who are in the habit of getting into jail in the winter time td save themselves the trouble of self support by this we mean hobostramps and wandering ne'er-do-wells. As to the question as to exactly what should be done with the insane whether there should be 8 ward built in connection with the jail, or whether there should be arrangements made at the county poor farm that is a question which need not b3 decided now. We would suggest that the settlement of such a question should more properly belong to specialists on the care of the insane. We have the utmost confidence in the opinion of Dr. S. E. Smith of Eastbaven who is now out of the city on his vacation and we would suggest that his opinion on the subject of the care of the insane would be entirely fair, both from a scientific and practical standpoint. But there certainly can be no doubt that the present arrangements are entirely inadequate and unwholesome for the insane patients and the prisoners at the jail. That is the point we make. This should preclude any expenditure of money for voting machines at the present. The county finances are just beginning to recover from a very bad condition of some years ago and there seems hope that with a careful and businesslike consideration of expenses that there may be a time when we will get our bonded indebtedness in better shape. To ru6h in and spend money for unnecessary things when there is a probability of really needed improvements seems particularly unwise.

abilities to be relieved only by army rations, which are novel to the stomach of purely civilian antecedents, and a general activity which will make it a period of labor, the very reverse of "another vacation." The Value of Trees. From the St. Joseph Gazette. The residents of western cities do not seem to appreciate the value of trees, as do those of eastern cities. Nothing adds more to a residential city than a showing of lordly elms or poplars lining its streets. What more pleasant, during these torrid summer days, than to sit under the shade of a friendly tree either at home or in the yard of a neighbor? Some householders of course appreciate the value of trees not alone as a means of beautifying one's premises, but as a protection against the heat of summer and the storms of winter, and give proper attention to the matter of growing them. The great mass of our western people however, pay but little attention to this highly important matter and for this reason few of our cities are well provided with trees. Pull Them Up! From the Detroit Journal. The weed condition on our vacant lots is none the less intolerable because officials are distracting our attention by blaming one another, by cutting down food crops and by talking about the hiring of expert botanists. It is inexcusable, because the pestilent weeds are known to every boy and their time of ripening is familiar from childhood. Good Roads Mean Money. From the Louisville Courier-Journal. The people need to be educated to the fact that money spent for good roads is not money thrown away, whereas money spent for makeshift improvements is worse than thrown away. Drying Up. From the Indianapolis News. Even the wells must be going dry in the east, for It is announced that if rain doesn't fall pretty soon there will be an increase in the price of milk. The Teat. From the Milwaukee Journal. The severest test of the friendship of your friend is to take him camping with you. Can't Get Along Without It. From the Topeka Journal. As a cheap comedian once remarked in these parts: "Whether it's warm or whether it's not, we must have weather whether or not." Real Trouble. From the Dayton News. Persia wiU never know any real troubles until the home team gets beaten more frequently than it wins. Landlubbers, Keep Ashore! From the Newark Star. Sunday is one of the seven days of the week upon which all landlubbers and non-swimmers should confine their water sports to paddling in the bathtub. Many Trial. From the Columbus Dispatch. We all have our troubles, but, happily, few have as many trials at Harry Thaw. Hazing. From the Philadelphia Press. If there has been hazing at West Point the hazing must go. If an officer is not taught to obey the law in the academy he will never learn to anywhere else. PENNSYLVANIA LINES EXCURSION TO DAYTON Sunday, August 15th, 75c round trip from Richmond. Special train leaves 8:35 a. m. 10-12-14 Joan: Gold Medal Flour Is real economy. - Faenasca.

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TWINKLES (By Philander Johnson.) A Social Mistake. "Bliggins seems unpopular in bis neighborhood." "Yes," answered Miss Cayenne. "He was so anxious to make people like him that they concluded he couldn't amount to much and was trying to butt in." Cloakroom Comments. Though on the Record's brilliant page be spread The statesman's splendid words, ad mirers hint That some of the best things he ever said Have scrupulously been kept out of print. True Loyalty. "You should stand up for the railroad that is doing so much to develop your suburb." "Well," answered Mr. Crosslots, "come to think of it, I never get a seat. I stand up for at least three hours a day." Criticism. "The man you had playing Hamlet's ghost did not suggest the supernatural." "No," answered Mr. Stormington Barnes frankly. "He suggested the natural super." An Ordeal. "Father," said little Rollo, "what is an expert witness?" "In many cases, my son, an expert witness is a man who is willing for a consideration, to go on the stand and let the lawyers give him the third degree." The Parade. There's a long line of tomorrows That are gettin' under way; Some will come in shapes of sorrows; Others will be bright and gay. So, sonny, jes' look pleasant. Don't be gettin bored or vexed If you do not like the present Wait an' see what's comin' next. Do not turn your back to listen To the far-off yesterday, The days that count are this 'un An some more not far away. Spectral forms will cause depression; Beauty next will smile sublime; But it's all in the procession That is led by Father Time. The Red Sea. In the Red sea reefs of bright pink coral are clearly to be seen. Much of the rocky bed of this sea is the work of the coral Insect. But probably the true reason for the name of the Red sea is because along its eastern shore lies ancient Edom. This word signifies "red." It was given to the region not from the color of its sandstone hills, but from its people. These are the descendants of him who came in faint and weary from hunting and said to his brother. "Feed me, 1 pray thee, with that same red pottage, for I am faint;" therefore was bis name called Edom. Only a Man. Little Muriel flew into the house flushed and breathless. "Oh. mother." she cried, "don't scold me for being late to tea, for I've had such a disappointment: A horse fell down, and they said that ney were going to send for a horse doctor, so of course I had to stay. And after I'd waited and waited be came, and. oh. mother, what do yen think? It wasn't a horse doctor at all. It was only a man !" Everybody's Magazine. A Concise Explanation. "How doea that man always manage to appear as the leader of yon people? "I suppose," answered Farmer Corntossel. "that It'a simply because he's smart enough to get ahead of as." Washington Star. PALLADIUM WANT ADS. PAY.

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CAN HON MAKES All OLD AtitiOU(ICMEIIT Informs Delighted Public He Is willing to Return to Congress. HE LOOKS TO HOME FOLKS SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE BELIEVES THE TARIFF BILL IS A GOOD MEASURE AND WANTS THE PUBLIC TO TEST IT. Danville, 111., Aug. 10. On his return to his home in this city Speaker Cannon dictated the following statement: "If my constituency is as willing as I am I shall stay in the house of representatives, shall continue in public life and shall keep on representing the Eighteenth district in congress." When questioned further regarding his next race in congress Mr. Cannon intimated that he expected no opposition from his own party. Discusses the Tariff. Discussing the tariff Mr. Cannon said: "I believe it is a good meausre. I ask the people to wait until it ha3 been tested before condemning it. I believe that congress has kept the pledges made by the republican party at the Chicago convention. "There never has been a tariff bill passed yet which satisfied all the people and never will be. There has always been a lot of kicking before the country adjusted itself to the new conditions and got down to business. "I expect history to repeat itself, but when the people are fully acquainted with It they will see that it is a splendid bill, and I look forward to at least lO years of prosperity and progress under it. "In framing the bill the workingmen, the laboring class and their rights were first considered; second the rights of the manufacturers and the employers of labor, and. ; finally and against their will, the rights of the importers. "It is my Judgment that a fair test of the law will demonstrate that is is a good law for all classes of the nation. Let s give it a trial and then we shall see where we stand. Mr. Cannon expects to make no speeches between now and next session of congress, but when congress

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opens next spring will be in the fight again for his seat in congress, and will again be a candidate for speaker of the house. THE CRUSH OF WORLDS. What Would Happen if a Dead Sur Invaded Our Solar System. It is possible, though it is not proved, that stars may sometimes , approach one another and even "leaf madly from their spheres." "What would happen were an unknown star or a dead sun to invade our solar system?' asks a writer in the London II lustrated News, who answers bis que ry in two ways. In the first place. th star might rush st might Into the sur and by the heat of the collision re duce the sun and nil its planets to a nebulous mass without form or structure. But it is more mathematically probable that just ns comets approach, circle and recede from the sun. so thr starry invader of our system would approach our system and recede from it. having altered it beyond recognl tion. But what would be its effect upon our sun? The sun as we know !i today is explosively elastic. Great tongues of flame which would consume n little planet like ours at a mouthful continually leap from It with speeds of several hundred mile a second. This enormous explosivr force is restrained only by the greater force of the sun's gravity. But if an nptwoaehlng star as great as the sun came within striking distance of it then along the line Joining the two bodies, each would begin to pull the other, as today the moon pulls up the earth's oceans'. The mighty pull of the invading stai would neutralize th sun's gravity In one direction, and the sun would, in a sense, explode. Out from our ancestral sun and from opposite sides of it would fly two treat lengthening arms of matter, reaching far beyond the farthest planet. As the star passed, its moving mass would give a further twist to the sun and would null the arms of matter into the shape of a great double spiral. Form and motion would thus be imparted to the nebula thus created, and from the solar system thus extinguished in catastrophe a new sun. with planets condensing from the lumps and inequalities in the projecting arms, would arise. Earning a Spanking. lady who had company to tea reproved her little son several times, speaking, however. very gently. At last, out of patience, she said sharply: "Jimmy, if yon don't keep still FI1 send yon away from the fabler, Tes, that's what yon always do when there's company and there are not enough cakes to go round!" was the reply of the gifted youth. Pearson's Weekly.

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Business Men Take Steps to Respond to Call of the Thirsty. MANY LEAVING THE CITY PETITION IS CIRCULATED ASKING THE MAYOR TO PERMIT DELIVERY OF BEER TO PRIVATE HOMES IN GARY. Gary, Ind., Aug. 10. The abolition of beer in Gary by the wiping out of the "blind pigs" which were running in defiance of the remonstrance law has caused a number of the business men in the Indiana city to take steps toward relieving the "thirst." Scores of workera in the monster Gary steel plant have left their positions and have gone to other steel towns where the beverage is easily obtained. This morning F. P. Deem, a Broad way business man. circulated a petition asking Mayor Knotts to permit the delivery of beer to private houses. This was signed by more than five hundred business men and steel work ers who realize the necessity of the foamy liquid to men employed in the arduous work of making steel. The petition which will be presented to the mayor reads: Limited to Two Cases. "We, the undersigned citizens of Gary, earnestly appeal to you in be half of our citizens to allow beer wag ons to deliver beer to private houses

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and restrict drivers of said beer wagons to the allowance of only one case to each customer and not to exceed two cases a week, the wagons not to be allowed to deliver beer to places that have the name of running 'blind pigs.'" Just what action the mayor will take on this prayer la a matter of conjecture, but it is the general consensus of opinion that he will view it unfavorably. He has given Chief Martin additional patrolmen and they have been Instructed to watch the depots and express offices to prevent the Importation of the amber fluid. Many of the steel workers have no hesitancy in blaming Mayor Knotts for the present beer famine. They assert that ad he not permitted so many notorious "dives" the saloons would have never been closed. Situation is Serious. The situation is becoming serious and hundreds of the foreign workmen who are employed about the swelter ing blast furnaces say they are unable to perform their work properly unless they have beer to strengthen them while engaged in the strength sapping labor. They declare that they will follow the lead of others and quit unless some measures are devised to supply them with the beer which Is a part and parcel of their daily food. A new angle was added to the crusade today when Davey Johnson, an old, Chicago First waid saloon keeper but now of Gary, had A. A. Rodman, one of the reformers, arrested. Johnson charges that the latter tried to set fire to his saloon last evening. TO RETAIN HOBSOH Rev. Milton Hobson, pastor of the United Brethren church, baa been tendered the position for another year. This action was taken last evening by the official board by means of drawing up resolutions to this effect. Rev. Hobson has served as pastor for several years and has always rendered efficient service.

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