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Itadelph . Leeds.,., MaaaaiaK Editor. Charles M. Morcan ....Muictr. W . It. Pauada tone. ...... .News Editor. SUBSCRIPTION TERMS. In Richmond $5.00 per year (in advance) or 10c per week. MAIL SUBSCRIPTIONa One year, in advance $5.00 Six months, In advance 2.60 One month, in advance 45 RURAL ROUTES. One year. In advance $2.50 Six months, in advance 1.50 One month, in advance .25 Address changed as often as desired; both new, and old addresses must be given. Subscribers will please remit with order, which should be given for a specified term; name will not be entered until payment is received. Kntered at Richmond, Indiana, post office as second class mail matter. Th AuivUtU. M a 1 Advertisers (New York City) has t WhMd Isl rtMad to tkm afaeala.tl k t this twMlaattoa. Only tae Ugaras f wtiiuu la its stae FORUMOFTHE PEOPLE Articles Contributed for This Column Must Not Be in Excess of 400 Words. The Identity of All Contributors Must Be Known to the Editor. Articles Will Be Printed in the Order Received. Editor Palladium I do not know u what extent the city is restricted in the use o fits surplus money, but viewing the city controller's report of the Municipal Light Plant for 1908 it seems possible that said plant could be made the doorway to enter into the municipal ownership of the waterworks. According to this report the light plant owed the city December 31, 1JK) &J3.977.50, and from the semi-annual report issued in July, 1900, $19,171.83 of that amount was paid leaving an indebtedness of only $14,S05.7. Making every allowance t'.r reasonable increase In cost of operation, January 1, 1010 wilr see the light plant free from debt to the city. There is outstanding as a debt against the light plant bonds to the amount of $144,000 due in 1927, and according to the report if beginning in 1910 the sum of $6,500 is set aside annually at 3 per cent interest it alone will accumulate the face value of the bonds. What disposition is going to be made of the profits after January 1st, 101O? The gross receipts for the plant fo1908 from commercial and city sources was $75,094.54 and its .operating expenses, constrction and bond interest, etc.. $50,091.73, leaving a net profit of $19,002.91,. deducting $0,r00.( as sintoing fund to retire the bonds in 1937, there is a net surplus of $13,102.91, which amount deposited annually at 3 per cent compound interest amounts in twenty years to $270,370.93. What better use can this fund be applied to than a part purchase price for the waterworks plant V In my judgment there need be no apprehension o the profits of the light plant being lessthan the amount state ! as long as its operation is conducted along the lines of a business proposition with politics thoroughly eliminated. On the contrary as our population increases (which is inevitable) so proportionately the profits of botn light and water. It looks to me that our municipal light plant can be made a powerful Influence in the acquisition of the water works. If the same economy is exercised as the reports show has been the case during the present mixed assembly at the city hall, the future snould justify us in seeing to it thta good government, instead of party obedience be our slogan and qualification the standard from maj'or to garbage collector. ALPH. TWINKLES (BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.) The Sense of Danger. A-gwine down de road whah re screech owl roos. I tried to keep my courage, but . it wa'n't no use. My teeth done chatter, an I tremble in de knee, When she lif up her voice in dat mo'nful key. I couldn' 'splain K, - 'Cep to say, As how it's natchelly : Jes my way. I were gwine to a party whah I met Duck Jones. Dey was all a-flashin razors an a-throwin stones, An a-shootin de lamps out let and right. An I certVy had a mighty fine time dat night. I jumped right in, A-feelln gay. Because It's natchelly ! Jes' my way. But, coram back home, my blood ran thin. When I heard dat screech owl wail ag'in. I got to de door tired ouJL complete, Fum keepin" up wif my runaway feet Dis question of courage, , s I wants to say, 1 Depends on what's natchelly" Jes yoh way. Echoes of the Game. 'There is no doubt about Charley's

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Information as to Rates Some little time ago the Richmond City Water Works submitted a contract, or portions thereof, to the Board of Public Works. In that contract the company proposed the abolition of meter rental and the installation of a minimum rate of $9.00 per year. The question has been raised that we did not take into account the fact that the 'flat rates were not introduced and therefore would remain the same. It is Intimated that we have misrepresented the Water Works, inasmuch as according to their present statement no oae would need to avail himself of the high minimum rate of S9.00 unless he cared to. We were not aware that we did, the Water Works an injustice. And for the following reason. The legal opinion of the attorney for the Water Works Company was given some time ago to the effect that it could compel any class of consumers to adopt the use of meters. As all the small consumers are for the most part either in the domestic consumer class or in the mercantile consumer class it would follow that these two classes can be made to adopt meters and the minimum rate along with it. It is for this reason that we feel that we are not doing the Richmond City Water Works any Injustice when we say that the rate would bo not lower than the $9.00 minimum rate for domestic purposes as proposed in the contract submitted. But even were this not so, there would seem to be a decided injustice in making the rate of $9.00 the minimum. There should be no decided difference between the amount charged any one class of consumers whether they buy their water by meter or not. It is the small consumer at present who bears the greatest burden in the water works situation and we do not see any reason for raising the rates on him under any pretext whatsoever. We therefore call attention again to the above loophole by which the Company could force the small consumer to pay them whatever they put in the contract as the minimum rate.

being a .thorough optimist," said young Mrs. Torkins. "How do you know?" "I overheard him at a card party hs gave to his man friends. He said scarcely anything all evening, except 'that's good!'" Coming to Him. "That politician always seems inclined to hope for the best." "He has a right to," answered Senator Sorghum. "He's from Ohio. Impractical. "She is very liberal in her charities," said one woman. "Yes," answered the other, "liberal but not always practical. For instance, she wanted to send a load of alarm clocks to Africa to aid sufferers from the sleeping sickness." The Early Arrival. Old Hudson's luck was something rare. The craft which he commanded Found ne'er a customs person there To fret hi mwhen he landed. Items Gathered in From Far and Near President and School Children. From the Omaha Bee. It is announced from Chicago that one of the features of President Taft's coming visit there will be the passing in review almost of the entire body of school children of the big cityi A similar feature for the President's entertainment in Omaha had already been suggested to Ak-Sar-Ben officers having the program in charge. If the school children are given an opportunity to see and greet the President and carry the Impression home with them it will not make so much difference if limitations of time prevent him meeting all the grown-ups. The President could be taken on an automobile tour immediately on his arrival in Omaha, with stops at a dozen of the principal school buildings in the city at which the children attending the schools In the section could be congregated and massed to receive him. Let the school children see the President. They will carry the remembrance of it all through their after lives. It will afford them inspiration and example. It is a rare occasion which can be fully utilized in no better way. The West Point Dismissals. From the New York Times. The hazing, some of it innocent and merely prankish, that led up to the brutal treatment of Cadet Sutton at West Point has resulted in the expulsion of seven cadets with the approval of President Taft, acting upon the report of Supt. Scott and the Sibley board of inquiry. Contrary to a recent distinguished precedent, Mr. Taft and Secretary Dickinson will not reinstate any of the dismissed men by a nappeal from the law to the dictionary. Neither the influence they can wield nor the manly appearance of these young men.who have been convicted of doing an unmanly thing unmanly because in disobedience of orders will save them. The action of the new President clearly shows that during his administration the military ten commandments will not budge, and hazing will continue hazing. No "Kid Frats" in Chicago. From the New York Tribune. The school board of the city of Chicago will have the sympathy and approval of thoughtful people everywhere, and especially of teachers and parents, in the resolute stand which It has taken against Greek letter secret societies, in the public schools. We do not know that these so-called "kid frats" are any more objectionable, in that city than elsewhere, but we do know that wherever they exist their influence is pernicious, and that in a number of cases they have developed scandalous abuses. Latest in Serpents. From the Boston Transcript. The "giant aeroplane" seen by the life savers on Fisher's Island was doubtless a sky serpent. An Educational Rush. From the Baltimore American. There is no room left for doubt that a transmutation in the civilization of China is taking place upon an enormous scale and at a tremendously rapid pace of progress. The educated Chinese who have come to this country within the past few years tell us that this Is so, and every observant American who has visited the celestial realm within the past twenty-four

months has brought back a marvelous tale of the way the celestials are making the pursuit of occidental culture hum.

Heart to Heart Talks. By EDWIN A. NYE. Copy.isht, 1908, by Edwin A. Nye SWOLLEN VORTUNES. The crass extravagance of gilded New York in all of Its sordidness is revealed by tbe testimony in tbe Gould divorce case. For instanceMrs. Gould admitted having spent $224,000 in a single year upon herself. She told tbe court she could not possibly buy her gowns for less than $40,000 per year. Which somewhat gilds the lily of extravagance. George Gould testified bis father left an estate of $S0,000,000; that the income from this estate fer each of tbe Jay Gould heirs was $15,000 a week. $780,000 a year or nearly $5,000,000 yearly for the six children. A sum sufficient to keep the wolf a good way from the door. Now Aside from the showing of wasteful ness and stopper pulling dissipation and social dirt, one of the lessons from this diverce suit, which has drawn it? slow, salacious length through the courts, is this one: We need in this country an inhetitance and an Income tax law. Under a reasonable inheritance tax law the huge estate of Jay Goukl would have yielded to the federal gov ernment not less than $10,000,000. In some European states so large a fortune wow id have been taxed $20. 000,000, or 25 per cent. And tbe Gould estate is but one of several large American family fortunes. Also, on the basis of a 5 per cent income tax, a reasonably low levy, the government would receive from the $5,000,000 Incomes an annual tax re turn of $250,000. Would such taxes work a hardship: Evidently no. Mr. Gould's test! mony is that, despite the large sums spent on the "Gould castle" and an ultra extravagant wife, be was unable to spt?nd all his income. He says lie saved from this income since Lifather's death the tidy sum of $10.000.000. Castellane spent Anna's share or as much as be could get bis hands on, and Helen gives away much of hers ii charity. A reasonable tax would be only a drop in the bucket to these people. Mrs. Gould airily told the court that her suit of Hotel Belmont rooms cost $300 a week, her automobiles $500 a month and her servants $10,000, "the least a lady can get through on. Moral. There is one way to stop the growth of "swollen fortunes." to put a bridle on prodigality and to equalize the burdens of taxation, and that way Is to Tax large inheritances and large incomes. Vain to Rise Early. There is a story rold of how one morning Mr. Gladstone's granddaughter. Miss Dorothy Drew, refused to get up. When all other means had failed to coax her out of bed Mr. Gladtone was called. "Why don't you get up, my child?" he asked. "Why: grand father, didn't you tell me to do what the Bible says?" "Yes. certainly. "Well, it disapproves of early rising: says it's waste of time." The good old man knew his Bible better than most men. but he was not equal to Dorothy. For once tn bis life he was nonplused. "You listen, then." went on Dorothy. In reply to his exclamation, and. turning up her Bible. she read the second verse of the One Hundred and Twenty-seventh Psalm, laying great emphasis on the first words. "It is vain for yon to rise up early." Other people like Victor Bread and we know you will. Atrial convinces.

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. His Monument. Sandy McGregor, a thrifty man In a land of thrift, was seen In Glasgow wearing a lustrous sparkler in bis cravat To him said Sandy McDermott. "Who gi'n ye the drmon', McGregorr "Nobbut myself,- was the answer. "Oh, aye," ventured the questioner. "Ye've been tratln' yersel', eh? "No that, eyther," McGregor made reply. "But ye ken I'm execooter of the estate o' Sam mis McDougal?" "An. ye hae yer nan's in the pile the noo?" "Hush. moD." said McGregor, looking hurt, " V I' th will. First it said his lawfu' debts were to be paid, which was onnaicessary under law. Then it said th execooter was to set aside thlrty-G' pun for th' buryln'. D'ye mind?" "Oh, aye." responded McDermott. "An then he wished th execooter to procure as handsome a stone as could be had in a' Glasgy fer a mather o seventy pun." "Aye?" "Aweel, mon," concluded McGregor, "this Is the stone." The Worth of a Woman. Whatever the wage of tbe world may be At the close of the tolling day. For a task too slight for the world to see. As It measures men's work for par. He is rich In the tribute or rarer lands That reckon world's wage aboveIn the touch of a woman who tinderstands. In the thought of a woman's love. Charlotte Louise Rudyard In Harper's Bazar. The Bishop Won. "There was an English bishop, the bishop of Oxford, who could reel off wonderful rhymes," said a London clergyman. "The bishop once wrote a rhyme about a cassowary: "I would I were a cassowary On the plains of Timbuktu! X would eat a missionary. Cassock, bands and bymn book too! MA dispute once arose about the authorship of that rhyme. Tbe bishop of Oxford claimed it, and a punster on Punch also claimed it. According ly, as a test, tbe word Jehosbaphat was submitted to tbe two claimants for rhyming. The man who best rhymed that difficult tf not impossible word would be judged the true author of the cassowary effort. "Well, the Punch punster failed fell down completely but the bishop of Oxford easily proved his rightful own ership of tbe cassowary production by dashing off on the spur of the mo ment this magnificent effort: "The valiant King Bennacherib Of any man could crack a rib. But could not of Jehosaphat, And that because he was so fat. The Very Ideal A Flushing (N. Y.) clergyman pastor of a popular church there, received as a caller at his parsonage the other day a young matron carrying in her arms a chubby faced youngster. "I want tbe baby christened. tbe mother said. After the ceremony tbe clergyman started to write out the baptismal cer tificate required by tbe board of health. Forgetting for the moment the date of the month, he remarked to the mother: . "This is the ninth, isn't It?" "No, indeed, sir," replied the young matron indignantly. "It's only tbe third." - Separating Them. Mr. Grubb, an elderly bachelor, hav lng been troubled for a week or two with a pain in bis back, went to his doctor. The physician prescribed two large porous plasters and told bim to call again in about a fortnight and re port Mr. Grubb complied with directions. He went to a drug store and bought tbe plasters and after a prolonged struggle with them in bis own room succeeded in getting them properly in place. Being a very small man, how ever, the two nearly covered his whole back. At tbe end of two weeks be called at tbe physician's office again. "Well, bow is your back?" asked the medical man. "Sound as a dollar; hasn't pained me any for ten days or more." "Glad to bear it. You may take the plasters off whenever you please." "Not much!" exclaimed Mr. Grubb, removing bis coat and vest taking off his collar and locking tbe door of the doctor's office. "I won't touch 'cm. They're bigger than I am. What I want you to do now. doctor, is to pull me off the plasters." The Life Giving Touch of Sympathy, A man may have become almost a demon, he may have resolved upon im mortal bate and. study of revenge, but let bim once feel the life giving touch of sympathy and love, and tbe seed. long dormant, will spring up and brine forth its harvest in the field of life. J. C. Sellers, Jr. Very Considerate. 4Four old Scotsmen, the rempant of a club formed some fifty years ego. were seated round the table in the clubroom. It was 5 a. m.. and Dougal looked across at Donald and said in a thick, sleepy voice: "Donald, d'ye notice what an awfu peculiar expression there is on Jock's face?" "Aye." says Donald, "I notice that He's deed! He's been deed these four hours." "Whet? Deed! Why did ye no ten me?" "Ah. no no no." said Donald. "A'ni no that kind o man to disturb a con vivial evening. Contempt of Court. Mark Twain was waiting for a street car in Boston once when a young girl approached bim, smiling. She was a lovely girL fresh, blooming, ingenuous, bubbling with enthusiasm and evi dently on her way home from acbooL "Pardon me," she said. "I know It's very unconventional, but I may never have another chance. Would you mind giving me your autograph 7" "Glad to do it, my dear child," said Mr. Clemens, dntwing out his foun tain pen. "Oh. it's so good of your gurgled the girt "Ton know, I've never seen ysu but once. Chief Justice Falter, and that was ax. a. .distance, bur. I've

your portrait so' often that I recognized you the moment I saw yon here. "Urn m m mm" said Mr. Clemens noncommittally. Then be took from her eager hands her nice little autograph album ard wrote in bold script these words: It Is delicious to be full. But It Is hea-enly to be Fuller. X am cordially yours.

MELVILLE W. FULLER. Love. Love came at dawn, when all the world was ralr. When crmlson glories bloomed and songs were rife: Love caroo at dawn, when hope's wings lannea me air And murmured. "I am life." Love came at even, when the day was aone. When heart and brain were tired and slumber pressed: Love came at eve, shut out the sinking sun And whispered. "I am rest." W. Wilfred Campbell. Knew What He Was Talking About. An old German, wearing a faded blue coat and a campaign hat limped into tbe office of a palatial dog and horse hospital, bequeathed by a humane millionaire to the town of X. 'I wish to be admitted to dis hos pital," be announced to tbe superintendent "I've got heart trouble. I'm a G. A. R. man. and 1 can prove it." "But you can't enter this institu tion, my good man." "Sure I can. I fight at Gettysburg. I half got a veak heart efer sence. 1 can prove it" "Yes, but you can't enter this hos pital; it's a" "Can't eh? Vhy not? I vas a solcber. I can prove it." "But this is a veterinary hospital "I know dot. Alu'd I choost tellln' you dot I'm a veteran?" Llppincott's. A Sect's Lament. There was a canny Scotsman who had three sous, of whom he was very proud one a lawyer, one a doctor and one a minister. He was telling an old crony about it one day. He said. "If 1 had known that I was to be tbe father of three such fine boys a doc tor, a lawyer and a minister I'd never have bad Jennie McCosb for a wife." 8wimm!ng Like a Duck. Two English farm laborers, Jones and Smith, spent a day on a beach. During the day Jones suggested a dip in the briny and. on' asking Smith if he could swim, that worthy said. "Yes. like a duck." They both entered the water, and Jones immediately struck out and soon left his companion fifteen or twenty yards behind. On looking around to see if Smith was coming he was horrified to see bim struggling in the water in a drowning condition. Jones at once made for his friend and with great difficulty managed to get bim to shore. Restoratives were at once applied, and In a short time Smith regained con sciousness, when his companion said to him, "You great fule, you said you cud swim like a duck!" "So I can." said Smith. "But I lost my futho'd." The Bishop's One Regret. "As harsh criticism as I know of. said an English critic, "was compactly and neatly uttemi by a bishop. "A minister wrote a commentary on the 'Lamentations of Jeremiah and sent it to tbe bishop, along with a note asking for a few critical words. The bishop sent the book back after he bad read it with this judgment: " 'There is but one thing that I re gret about this work namely, that Jeremiah is not living now to compose a fresh book of lamentations on your commentary. M True Manhood. Lavater described true manhood as openness without levity, generosity without waste, secrecy without craft humility without meanness, boldness without insolence, caution without anxiety, rezularitv without formality mildness without timidity, firmness without tyranny. A Parrot In a Whirlwind. A certain retired general of the Indian army possessed a parrot and also a very Irascible temperament. The parrot was a valuable bird, but was rather a nuisance by reason of its ex treme talkativeness. One day while the general was writing bis business letters the parrot kept up a continual chatter very, disturbing to the writer. At last the general could stand it no longer, and. Jumping up. be seised the cage of the unhappy bird, which he whirled vigorously round and round. at tbe same time swearing vigorous ly. Then be set the cage down again. and silence for some time ensued. At length, however, a feeble voice came from the interior of tbe cage. "General." It Inquired in quavering tones, "where were you when that cy clone struck us?" McCOY IN THE CITY. John W. McCoy of the firm of WI1 Ham Dolker & Co., at Kansas City ar rived yesterday for a short visit with Mrs. W. E. Hastings of this city. Mr, McCoy will leave this week for New York and other points in the east MRS. THOBNBURG HOME. Mrs. W. L. Thornburg has returned from a three weeks' visit with her daughter, Mrs. E. D. Findlay at Chi cago. Try Our HARD COAL n. C CIItrlc& & Sea. Vtssz 1235.

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40 Stamps purchase 727 Main Gt. Our Spices. HARRIMAN IS TO AT HELM Will Take Rest on Arrival and Then Will Resume Activities. PLANS FOR HIS WELCOME VESSEL WILL BE MET BY TUG WHICH WILL TAKE HIM TO DE POT WHERE HE THE REPORTERS. WILL MEET New York. August 22- Charles E. Tegethoff, confidential secretary to E. H. Harriman. outlined the plans made for Mr. Harrlman's reception on his homecoming to this port. "Mr. Harriman is one of the most democratic men I know." said Mr. Teg ethoff, "and has no desire to evade the public. It will be his desire to land as any private citizen might. One of the big tugs of the Southern Pacific fleet will meet the Kaiser Wilhelm II in the lower harbor and take Mr. Har riman without demonstration to the Erie railroad station, where, unless his plans are changed, be will meet reporters and they can judge of his condition for themselves. The talk of his being met at sea by a private yacht and hurried to his home at Arden un der such close guard as surrounds on ly a czar is bosh. Rest to Complete Cure. "How long Mr. Harriman will re main at Arden probably not he him self knows. It may be for a week, a month or longer. That must depend upon bis health. Mr. Harriman is very far from being a sick man. Our advices from him are that he is greatly improved, and, with reasonable care, there can be no doubt that he has many years of usefulness and activity ahead of him. His going to Arden Is not because he. is ill. but because he wishes to complete his cure. "As to the so-called champagne baths and all that. I don't know any more about them than I have read in the newspapers; but from what I know of Mr. Harriman, he won't have much time to pay attention to fussy wrink les. He will just live a quiet, sane life, and nature will do the rest. Asked as to the possibility of Mr. Harriman's transacting his business for the future at Arden and having the board meetings of the Union and Southern Pacific directors, which are scheduled for Tuesday, held there, Mr. Tegethoff said: "They have managed to get along pretty well without him on other occasions." Will Resume Activities. After Mr. Harriman has completed his period of rest at Arden it is the expectation of his friends that he will take up his activities again where he left them off before going abroad. "Whatever anybody may say of Mr. Harriman," said his secretary today, "nobody who knows him ever accused him of being a quitter. He is a man who feels most deeply his moral obligations to those who are dependent upon him. It might be his own desire to retire from activities and devote the remainder of his life to the easy existence of the country gentleman, but M

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