Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 34, Number 307, 12 September 1909 — Page 4
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THE RICHMOND 1'ALi.iSJOlUM AND SUKrELEGKAH. SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER 12, 1909.
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THE PRESS HUMORIST.
President Taft took occasion the
Other day to send greetings to the
prwa humorists in convention assem
bled, assuring them that they were dolor the world an Important service in making the world laugh. It is what
we should expect of a Jovial president
' "who smiled his way into office.
Even Maeterlinck. -the mysterious-
lie of sunken gardens and hidden cav
eras wherein the phantoms more back
and. forth, seems almost ready to
grant that there is a lot in the matter of Joy and happiness, though he does
take a rather gloomy view of it.
"If alt who count themselves happy
were to tell, very simply, what it was
that brought happiness to them, the
others would see that between sorrow and Joy the difference is but as be
tween a gladsome enlightened accept
ance of life and a hostile, gloomy sub
mission; between a large and har
monioua conception of life, and one
that is stubborn and narrow." .
But unwittingly he has quite stated the whole press humorist creed and fact, The only way that many of
these slaves of the shears and the typewriter may lift themselves out of
the sordid lives which often form
their back ground is by the philosophy
which is quite the oldest in the world
the clown's. ,
Those in this town who know an 5
love Strick Gillilan know also the nar
row razor edge by which he has sep
arated Joy and sorrow. How on Joy Square he pounded out his lyrics and made his pun after the day's work
waa over and all others were in bed
ana now mat house rent in Joy
Square was paid for by the th robbings of an aching heart and the gay good
humor in the council meetings.
Behind the nonchalance which is so carefully cultivated by these mimers
there is somewhere the gnawing sad
ness without which no man can reallv
enjoy a laugh.
But were the press humorist to stoo
the serious work of callousing his fin
ger in pounding out the quips for the use of after dinner speakers it would
be sadder and more foolish world. COOK AND PEARY AGREE.
Cook and Peary agree on many points. They both were quite alone
with only Eskimos when they found the Pole or say they did they both were going at a merry clip over the ice near the end of their Journey and they
are both trying to prove things by Es
klmo testimony. They may also both eventually agree that neither one found
the Pole.
It is evident that now while there
are two claimants to the honor that the bulldog in the manger attitude will keep on until there is no pole for anyone and some other expedition will have to go up and really discover it. We are sorry for this. Host of us hoped that now that the pole had been discovered twice there was no use for anyone to go back there. - Perhaps Peary and Cook will agree to that at any rate.
Items Gathered in : v From Far and Near
The Polar Row. From the New York World. Native credibility will penerally be called high by arctic explorers. The Smith Sound Esquimos have for many years been familiar with arctic explorers and arctic ambitions. They know the conditionc of the problem and its difficulties. They can appreciate its tremendous importance to men who have put into the quest the best years of their lives. In the later stages of the controversy native testimony will not weigh heavily against such sdenttfle
ANOTHER SIDE. -' There is another side to this water meter agitation. If we have not misunderstood Mr. R. K. Shlveley, who is one of the legal department of the water works company, 'there are decisions of the best character both in England and in the United States which sustain the contention of the Water Works Company as to why tnat company is entitled to charge for meter service. , The cases hinge on the question: Is the meter a part of the equipment of the company, or is it to be regarded as the equipment of the consumer? In other words, is the meter to be regarded as a necessary part of the company's apparatus or a part of the consumer's apparatus, (such as a water faucet) which is an integral part of the house. In all these cases or in the ones he cites the meter is a part of the consumer's system for taking care of the water after it reaches his property line. Laying aside all other phases of this question it illustrates nicely our contention that the company is not entitled to profit on meters. If the meter is simply to be regarded as a mere pipe which is an advantage to the consumer and necessary to the handling of water after it is delivered at the curb, it certainly should not be a source of profit to the company. Simply because the company holds the whip hand in requiring that it has, of necessity, the right to superintend the workings of the meter, It does not give it the right to profit by that necessity. If water faucets were so let to the flat rate consumer on the ground that leakage made supervision necessary, and therefore rental of the faucet imperative on the company we do not think the company would be entitled to take advantage of the consumer by making it a perpetual source of revenue out of a thing which is admittedly by the quoted decisions, not a part of Its equipment. Simply by virtue of the fact that the company naturally must protect its rights in the correct measurement of water it should not therefore follow that the company charge extortionate prices for the service rendered. Even viewed from the other side, that the meter system Is a part of the company's equipment, the percent of profit should not be allowed to be au extortionate one. Allowing for depreciation, upkeep and Interest the Interest should not be extortionate. Two hundred per cent, annually seems (from our best information on the subject) to be what the company is making. That is the point.
HEARS A Y EVIDENCE. Before the Council the other evening an attorney representing the Richmond City Water Works was moved to remark that he viewed the attitude of the Palladium as extremely unfortunate in acting on 'hearsay evidence' and 'supposition. He went on to remark that the question would not be settled and should not be settled on any such basis. All of this is obvious. Nobody, the Palladium least of all, has any such idea. One by one these apparently alarming things may be explained. Most of the information in this world is of just this 'hearsay' character. Leaving the present question there are not many things which are to be found in any journal even of the most cautious and guarded editing which are not 'hearsay. In the present instance it may be remarked that most of the 'hearsay evidence came from rather reliable sources and that most of the supposition was founded directly on what the company," through its representatives stated to the Palladium. It Is Interesting to note that the effect of the publication of a 'suppositious' statement of Jhe net earnings of the company and the explanation of the processes by which these figures were obtained had the apparent effect of inviting public consideration to such an extent that accountants on behalf of the clty.are already at work on the books of the company. We cannot but feel that if we have had any influence in actually bringing matters to a focus and thus eventually giving the citizens the real situation, that we have helped to clear the matter away from 'hearsay evidence' and 'supposition' which previously prevailed. There is no one in Richmond who has any greater desire that the actual truth about the conditions surrounding the Richmond City Water r Works come to open inspection of the public than the Palladium. And it is somewhat foolish to think that this information would come out without some agitation. When a prominent man in the company was asked if the Richmond City Water Works would be willing to publish its financial condition throw open its books to the public he at that time said that the board of directors thought it would not be wise to have the affairs of the company made public. We called his attention to the fact that the state law gives the council power to investigate the books of the contracting companies. We also published a few days later the view of the 'Wall Street Journal on the justice to the public of the publishing of the financial condition of public service corporations and urged that the books be opened for public inspection. This has come to pass. If what we have had to say about the Water Works Company has been of a hearsay character it at least has been the best information obtainable in the face of the then refusal of the company to make public its condition. And if this has led to the present hope for some other basis tor judgment than the statements of the attorneys and chief agents of the company we feel that we have accomplished quite enough.
proofs as a man who has been to the pole with instruments of nrecision
should be able lo cite. The whole world will await with Impatience Cook's detailed story of his Journey, his log and map, his account of ice, weather conditions and possible islands, his astronomical observations. If he does not prove his case, his dace
in history will still be secure as one
of the most audacious and memorable imposters in the annals of science. If
he does prove it. many apologies be
sides Peary's will be his due. and he
will have won the most splendid prize
in the domain of modern - discovery
and adventure.
Autolst and Gentleman. Prom the Burlington (Vt) Free
Press. An enthusiastic Burlington
motorist was driving his car through one of the most rural sections of the state. He came to the top of a very steep hill. On each side of the road
was a ditch and at the bottom of the hill a load of hay was just beginning the ascent The motorist, who is not one of the chicken and man killing variety, backed his car into the ditch and waited for the sturdy son of the soil, who was driving the load of hay.
to guide his team past " On the rear of the load, almost buried in the hay,
reposed at full length a - typical old
patriarch of the hills. His face rested easily in the hands and his whiskers
streamed out va foot or two in the
breeze. As the team passed the auto
he called out with a note of surprise in his voice, "Gosh! 'Tain't often we meet a gentleman in one o them things.
stamp showing a polar bear sitting on a piazza which has a southern exposure in every .direction, as a suitable emblem of the achievement of our dis
tinguished fellow-townsman?
A Hard Winter?
From the Baltimore ' Sun. Next
thing we'll be consulting the goose-
bone again.
TWINKLES
(By Philander Johnson) A Close Distinction.
T suppose you expect those stocks
you have taken to increase in value
very soon," said the close friend.
"I dont care much about the value," answered Mr. Dustin Stax. "All I want
is for them to increase in price."
A Terrible Picture.
"Why," said the social agitator, "do
we see so many neglected children
and so many women in tears?"
"I don't know," answered Mr. Sir-
ius Barker, "unless it's because so
many ladles get completely wrapped
up in matinees.
Law for the Aviator. From the Chicago Inter Ocean
Bench and Bar in its last nnmlwr eru
Into some interesting speculation upon
tne relation of the flying machine and the dirigible balloon to the law. common, statute and international. Its
editor has a twinkle in his eye at times, to be sure, but the subject is far from being all jest Time file fast
in these twentieth century days, and it will not be long before the law will have to be adapted to the situation
made possible by the aviator and the
balloonist
Pole Stamp. From the Brooklyn Eagle. Isn't it
time to get -out a one-cent postage
Persistent. The grafter's a persistent elf; i Whene'er you block his little game
He straightway finds new roads to
V pelf. And keeps on grafting just the same. Gaining Experience. .
"You say you know nothing at all
about our railway V said the official.
"Nothing whatever," answered the
applicant for employment
"Well, you come highly recommend
ed. I suppose we'll have to put you in the bureau of information and let the traveling public educate you." ;
"Sometimes a man dat is easy an' good natured," said Uncle Eben, "spoils de dispositions of several other people dat has to fight his battles fur him.?
The Deserted Summer Resort.
A sadness lingers everywhere.
No more doth laua-hter echo lirtit
'Where he came tripping debonmire
some Dilute conundrum to recite.
The sky looks down in bleak dismay The cottage cut-up'a gone away. No more the comic song sounds out In well meant though familiar glee; No more the old guitar so stout Twangs lustily, but off the key. Oh, shed a few considerate tears! The cottage cut-up disappears. Gone is the quip, likewise the quirk; Gone is the frail, yet time-tried joke. The butterfly has gone to work. The same as ordinary folk. In office, counting room or store The cottage cut-up is no morel
MANY CHANGES III THE FALL FASHIONS
Puffed Sleeves and Cuffs, Included in New Models, Making Fancy Effect. LIKE THOSE SIX YEARS AGO SEVERAL DIFFERENT STYLES OF CAPS ON SLEEVES WHICH MAY BE USED, THUS SHOWING OFF EFFECT BETTER. Many women must have noticed that sleeves as well as skirts are undergoing a change at the present time. Like skirts, they are fuller, and the newest models closajy resemble those worn
five or six years ago.
The fullness is chiefly at the elbow.
there is the style with the droopy puff
at the top and another at the elbow.
like those worn years aao.
Caps on sleeves will be revived. Not those with the loose, capelike design of
tne jumper waist, but the variety that fits the arm closely. Some sleeves will show the cap as a distinct portion, others will be plaited half way to the elbow to simulate the cap. while ocea.
sionally there will be seen rows of
snirring in tiny puffs instead of tucks. Of course, the style of sleeve depends largely upon the kind of material that Is developed. Even a novice would not shir heavy fabrics nor tuck materials that waa exceedingly sheer. Old Fashioned Sleeves. The only sleeve model One misses in the new styles is the large cuff that
reaches from the armhole to wrist, 'en-l
ing in a deep, close fitting cuff at the band. The rest of the old fashioned sleeves will be worn and, of course, the staple bishop and the coat sleeve, which will never go out of fashion. In one of the newest models miffs
are formed at the tops and elbows by running for a few inches on the inner
seams a group of small tucks. Another style displays the puffness at elbow only.
A third sleeve, closely canned at the
top over a full bishop sleeve, taken into a deep cuff, the fullness falling below the elbow, is attractive.
Or the cans mav be simulated hv
shirring or plaiting a band of trim
ming sewed to the sleeve where the
stitching stops. Sometimes a band of
trimming only is used to define the
cap, the sleeve being shirred to fit the arm and covered with the band.
Puffness of Droopy Nature. There is no fullness standlne out
from the shoulders. Anv nuffness at
the armhole is of a droopy nature.
The new sleeves are trimmed: that
is, bands of lace or tucking are arrang
ed between the puffs, or if there is
only one at the elbow, then the sleeve is trimmed above and below this point
Another sleeve model that will be a
favorite is the "over sleeve." It is made with a close fitting lining faced
with material from elbows to wrists
and over these falls a second sleeve.
which, nearly as I can describe it is
a bishop sleeve cut off at any point be
low eiDow and wrist This other
sleeve is usually slashed on the outer
seam from the lower ede and is 1 pr
orated to harmonize with the rest of
the gown. As a rule these over sleeves are of contrasting fabrics, such as
tucked net lingerie or lace under-
sleeves, those falling over being of the waist material.
Thev are not narticularlv nrettv. but
are new, ana can oe easily copied by
the amateur.
Cuffs Also Change.
Cuffs, like sleeves, of course, have
undergone a change, and there is th3 pointed cuff of contrasting material set
on in such a way that the deepest point
comes on the inner seam.
Another finish for sleeves made from
heavy fabrics is the deep cuff buttoned to the arm on the outer edge. The sleeve cut Into a point and trimmed
with a frill is by no means out of date and the cuff flaring slightly over the
hand is among the group that is bid
ding for favor.
The bishop sleeve is always finished
with the straight band cuff.
A pretty cuff effect that is new is
deep and slashed in points which button at the arm.
The sleeve above is full and held
down by caps which are also slashed.
the points meeting under the buttons. A narrow braid trimming decorates all edges of the points.
The strictly tailored shirt waist will,
of course, be fitted with the one seam bishop sleeve.
Fancy sleeves should be made for aft
ernoon dresses, and there are many va
rieties to choose from. The choice, too, will depend upon the material to
be developed. Cloth sleeves for reception gowns should be made with separate plain caps, while such goods as panamaa. henrietta. cashmere or any of the silk and wool mixtures may be tucked.
Thin silks and the sheer fabrics.
such as mull, chiffon cloth and crepe, will look pretty If shirred. V
Crepe de chine and all materials
that fall softly, lend themselves to the style of sleeve tucked for several lncb-
w us inner seam.
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Man Who Reduced Taft's Weight By 35 Pounds to Take Platform
Beverly, Mass., Sept 11. Dr. Cook
and Commander Peary have nothing on C. A. Barker of Madison. Wis. In fact, the doctor has beat them to the lecture platform. Dr. Barker did not discover the north pole; he hasn't ev
en claimed to have found it He has not sent any wireless, epigramatic, la
conic messages, but he has taken
thirty-five pounds off of the person of the president of the United States, reducing his weight to but that is a secret for the present
Mr. Barker has not signed a con
tract to write a book, but he will lecture in the Baptist church on "Health and How to Retain It" and all Beverly will be there. Beverly is so healthy that only the cemetery Indicates that it is mortal, and it is not going to
hear Dr. Barker with the idea of learning any new preventives or cures. Beverly has the idea that it will learn something of what has been going on behind the garage doors at the summer white house every morning. The garage has been made into a gymnasium and there are vague reports to fierce battles with the gloves, desperate wrestling -matches and the Lord only knows what So the doctor is assured a full house and if be makes good it is predicted that he will be a headliner on the ly ceum circuit this winter, north pole or no north pole.
Few enterprises of great labor or hazard would be undertaken if we had not the power of magnifying the advantages we expect from them. Johnson.
MUST CHAIII DOGS Or Go to Post Office for Mail Is Government Order.
Washington, D. C. Sept 11. Mail carriers are not required to deliver mail at residences where vicious dogs
re pcriuuieu w run at large. As a protection to mail carriers, the following regulation has been adopted by the postoffJce department "Carriers are not required to deliver mail at residences where vicious dogs are permitted to run at large. Per.
sons keeping such dogs must call as
tne postoince ror their mail." To hang op a silk petticoat sew tapes Inside at top edge of flounce, then bang bottom side up. This keeps the flounce from flattening.
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. In this Feltman shoe at $3 we are offering an exceptional value an exceptional value In style, In comfort, in service. Made in accordance with our high standards, it is a trim, graceful, comfortable shoe. Carried In all the new leathers and the fashionable shapes. -The Gun Metal Shoe in lace and button and the Patent Leather Shoe with cloth top are leaders.
This $150 shoe carries a somewhat greater air of individuality and refinement. Its leathers are high class, its lines are graceful, its fit is perfect. Made to please careful dressers. Worn by the discriminating. , The Gun Metal Calf shoe in either button or lace and the Gun Metal button shoe with the Elephant Grey top are proving popular shoes.
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