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THE BICHHOXD PALLADIUM AND SUX-TELEGRA3I, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1909.

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and Sin-Telegram PaaUsb u4 owned by th PALLADIUM PRINTINO CO. iHMl f 47 Mtch week, evenings and Sunday morning. OCT Comer North ttb and A street Item Phone 1131. RICHMOND. INDIANA. nlpk) a. lm. ....... Editor Charles M. Mora-aa . . . Maaaglas- Editor Garl Berathard Aaaoeiata Editor W. R. Poaadeteae New Editor. SUBSCRIPTION TERMS. la Richmond , f 5.00 per year (tn ad vance) or 10: per week. MAIL, SUBSCRIPTIONS. One year, in advance $5.00 ftix months. In advance 2.60 One month. In advance 46 RURAL ROUTES. One year, in advance $2.50 fifx months, tn advance 1.50 One month. In advance 25 Address changed as often as desired: both new and old addresses must be Slven. Subscribers will nlea.se remit wltn order, which should be given (or a specified term; name will not bo enter ed until payment la received. Entered at Richmond. Indiana, post office as second class mail matter. (Naw Yarfc City) baa eertUM to ta atnalatlaa Only ta flaws f i la ft ta Items Gathered in From Far and Near The Homicide Sport. Prom the Jacksonville Times Union The old practice of dueling in Ger man universities was a harmless amusement compared with foot ball as it is played today, and a great many people are now asking the question : Are the colleges and universities of the land countenancing murder? If they are, the state should not do it. The game should be stopped until those who play it eliminate homicide from it. There is nothing gained by way of compensation for the weekly toll of victims unless the enjoyment of those who wish to engage -in brutal sport and of the crowds that wish to witness It are considered a gain. At any rate, if we can't stop the homicide of football, we can quit talking about the brutalizing effects of bull fights, unless we value the life of a Mexican bull higher than that of an American college boy. George Washington Memorial. From the Springfield Union. The project to erect a George Washington memorial building in the National Capital has the backing of numerous national organizations and men of note, and an attempt will be made to raise $2,500,000 for the purpose before February 22 next. It is designed 'that the building shall be used as an auditorium and headquarters for all educational, literary, patriotic and scientific organizations of national extent. The dimes and dollars of the people will be solicited in every part of the country. Whether the honor paid to the Father of his Country would be enhanced by the provision of such a building may be questioned, but it is quite likely that the idea will hit the favor of the public and be the means of adding another beautiful building to the number that already adorn Washington. Epithets. From Columbus. Ohio, State Journal. Two men were talking together. One said of a third person. "He's a dirty dog." It is quite common for people to speak in this epithetical way of others and to ascribe to them some low qualities that usually fit animals, scoundrels or devils. It is a very poor habit and reflects more upon the men who are guilty of the habit than upon those against whom the bad names are directed. If one would go to the bottom of this habit and see what it really means he would, for his own sake, endeavor to extricate himself from it. He would easily see that it was an expression of prejudice, spite, ill will, hatred, and not of candor, good will or justice. It must not be implied from this that a man must not hold a bad opinion of another. It simply means, if there is room for a good opinion, take that, and if there is not disparage and denounce the effense which calling a man names does not do. TWINKLES (By Philander Johnson.) Destination. "So Bliggins is going to take a trip in his own aeroplane?" "Yes, answered the man who is habitually dolorous. "Do you know where he will land?" "No. I fear that depends more or less on the kind of a life he has led on this earth." Limited Thankfulness. Your gratitude men will remember With feelings of doubt and of fear. If you're thankful one day in November And kicking the rest of the year. A Convert to the Classics. ' "So you like classical music?" "Well," answered Mr. Cumrox. "I'm beginning to be won over. When some one goes to the piano It's a satisfaction to know that you're not going to hear the kind of words they put to the average popular song." A Retort. "Why do you allow bull fighting to go on In your country?" "Well. answered the distinguished

COMMISSION GOVERNMENT VII CONCLUSION. We have already outlined the principal points In the Des Moines Charter; the manner of election, the advantages ot a commission, the Increased efficiency, the power of the people in removing officers and the referendum and initiative. What are the objections? What changes, If any. are necessary? The objections which, are usually raised should be discussed. The objection most frequently made is that the system throws too much power into the hands of five men. We are accustomed to a "balanced government" which does not give an official enough power to do harm or good. The answer Is that tho city is a really business corporation, concentration of power and not a weak government is needed to transact business that is, for the adimnistrative part of the government. On the law making side the commision having abolished the ward system, acts with regard to the whole city rather than for one section. Indeed this objection to concentration may apply to the situation la Galveston where there is no provision for recall, etc., but the recall, the initiative and the referendum have the effect of giving all the power into tho hands of the people thus destroying the only real objection to government by commission. City government is a far different problem than national and state governments which makes the union of all the power in the council, a far different situation. The objectors may Insist that the ward is essential to representation government. The effect is that under the Des Moines Plan the people do not need representation because they may assert their own voice without any representation. The town meeting of our forefathers where every man In the town might vote and represent himself is the exact model of the present Des Moines Plan. The citizen who thinks the councilman or mayor knows his own opinion better than he does himself will be the only man who will miss "representative government" the rest will rejoice. The appointive power is objected to on the ground that all the officers should be voted for. The fact is that when the five councilmen have the appointive power and their own record depends on the work the men do, they pick out capable men. They know what is necessary and know when a man is competent and when he is loafing. By giving them the power of appointment and removal, far greater efficiency is gained. It follows the business method again and hires men who can do the work just as a board of directors runs a corporation. Moreover, five men are more easily watched than are sixteen. But if anything goes wrong in one department the public can soon get at the fountain head. This is proved by the immediate removals from office of a superintendent of police, and a police judge in Des Moines, in response to popular demand. If these same offices were elective and the recall had been employed, it would have taken a much longer time to accomplish. The fear of recall acting on the head of a department for the misdeamors of his subordinates is very effective.

In conclusion we quote Mr. Berryhill, who had much to do with the adoption and development of the Des Moines Plan: "As I have stated, our government is based upon the democratic principle and is effective only where sustained by the opinion of the people. I have confidence that the people will act wisely when political issues are clearly defined. Continued discussion will develope truth and in the end raise the moral standards of our people. "The men who originated the Des Moines Plan look for a marked development of public opinion as the discussion advances and hope to aid the work of evolving a system that will result in a better and nobler city. Time will demonstrate whether or not they have acted wisely. "We are driven in the last resort to the conclusion that the success of any system must depend upon the intelligence and moral standards of the people."

Spaniard, "our public must have ex citement and we're rather too mild and sympathetic to enjoy foot ball." "When you goes lookin' foh some one to help you decide sumpin'," said Uncle Eben, "remember dat it takes most as much smahtness to pick out reliable advice as it would to make up yoh own mind." HotWeatherin ArcticRegion The difficult conditions of traveling compelled us to shorten our next march to eight hours. Men and dogs were exhausted. Our eyes were blood shot, highly inflamed and painful. The temperature had suddenly dropped, and when I Attempted to sleep, I suffered more from the cold than at any time since leaving Annootok. The moisture from our breath froze at once Into crystals upon everything it touched. The short marches, the necessity of halting to rest the dogs, and our own weariness brought by constant backbreaking lifting of komatiks over rough, rocky places made progress slower even than had been anticipated. But encouragement came in the increasing freshness of musk-ox signs, which gave promise that our ambition was soon to be realized. Here we encountered the hottest day of the season. The thermometer registered at one time fifty-eight degrees above zero, though later, when in camp, as I wrote my journal, I noticed that it had dropped to six degrees above. Traveling in this high temperature was exceedingly uncomfortable. Perspiration ran into my eyes already Inflamed by the glare of the sun and snow, and they became very painful. Okspuddyshou and Tutshu had delayed the use of smoked glasses too long, and were suffering from snow blindness. Hares were very plentiful in the valleys which we were ascending .and so tame that we could approach within a few yards of them. I shot several for food, though they were very poor. The skins, too, were in high demand by the Eskimos for socks. From "Hunting in the Arctic" by Harry Whitney. In the Outing Magazine for December. FORCED INTO EXILE. Wm. Upchurch of Glen Oak, Okla, was an exile from home. Mountain air, he thought, would cure a frightful lung-racking cough that had defied all remedies for two years. After six months he returned, death dogging his steps. "Then I began to use Dr. King's New Discovery," he writes, "and after taking six bottles I am as well as ever." It saves thousands yearly from desperate lung diseases. Infallible for Coughs and Colds, it dispels Hoarseness and Sore Throat. Cures Grip. Bronchitis, Hemorrhages, Asthma, Croup, Whooping Cough. 50c and $1.00; trial bottle free; guaranteed by A. G. Luken & Co.

The Corn King

Near Whiteland, in Johnson County, Indiana, lives a farmer. His farm consists of 130 acres, and he gets up at 5 o'clock every morning, and has hole in his overalls. His name is Leonard B. Clore. He is the corn king of the world. A dozen years ago Mr. Clore began to specialize in corn. Today he sets the world's pace in this cereal. The Clore family very nearly keeps house with father's corn prizes. In the list is everything from a manurespreader to a piano, including watch, clock, stove, mandolin, lawn swing, an automobile, a quarter section of land in Texas, and a $1,1)00 cash prize. One of the incidentals is a silver loving cup valued at $1,000. Mr. Clore decided a few years ago that instead of spending so much time in improving their land the corn grow ers should give more thought to improving their breed of corn. All his efforts have been in that direction. In a specially built barn he germinates the corn in boxes of earth kept at the right temperature in early sp lng by gasoline stoves. Thus he knows before planting, what per centage of the grains will germinate. Two ears of corn may look alike, but the vitality of one may be much higher than that of the other. Mr. Clore is also a judgo of what it takes to make a perfect ear; selecting the best ears each fall, and planting the hardiest g ains in the spring, he has In a great way eliminated chance in corn growing. He raises from SO to 100 bushels of corn per acre. The average this year is 90 bushels. This is about 10 bushels more than before he began his experiments, but, in addition, the quality of his corn has greatly improved. What he has done fo Indiana, where his methods are followed, may be seen by the fact that the average yield for the past 10 years is 35 bushels, while over the corn belt of the United States for the same period it is only 23. Experiment stations all over the United States are sending to him for his high-bred seed corn, and are using his methods of breeding and planting. The Czar has offered him a position in the Russian Depa tment of Agriculture. Hampton's Magazine. The Crank. The complete crank is a kind of collector of caases. and it Is difficult to discover the principle upon which he collects them. A new religion and underclothing and some Insipid kind of diet are all the same to him, and he advocates them all with equal earnestness. He wants men to change their lives In every particular and protests against all the ordinary usages of the world both in great and in small things. He does not believe that there hi any Instinctive wisdom In mankind or any value In past tradition and experience. For his Wisdom has only just appeared among men, and she has revealed herself to very few. London Time.

Knox's Side of Crane Case

It Is the universal idea that Charles R. Crane was badly treated by Secretary of State Knox, who recalledhim so summarily as he was about to sail for China. The opinion appears to be founded almost solely on Mr. Crane's own statements made before, and after he resigned. There is another side of the case, however, and it is presented by Orville H. Stewart, a Washington newspaper correspondent who has made the state department a special field. Mr. Stewart declares that Crane was removed out of deference to Ja pan, the man was so avowedly antiNipponese that it would have been dangerous to have him represent this country In the diplomatic danger zone. He did not evince any desire to ac quaint himself with the rules and pro cedure of diplomacy. The writer continues, Instead of taking the thirty days period of Instructions, required of all new diplomats and consuls, to familiarize themselves with questions pertaining to their posts, method of procedure, correspondence, etc.. he spent less than one week in Washington, altogether, and not more than two whole days at the department. Although given a copy of the formal diplomatic instructions on his first visit, he apparently ignored them and violated four paragraphs of them, including one based on a Federal statute. In his New York speech Mr. Crane said his instructions "from the presi dent and secretary of state" were of the simplest sort. Yet in his public statement he declared he was compelled to depart with neither instructions nor credentials. He rushed away without obtaining his credentials and they were forwarded to him. As to his charges that Mr. Wilson declined to see him, the assistant secretary had him at his home as a guest one night and part of two days. Ambassador O'Brien, who had come from Tokio for conferences on the Far East with Mr. Crane, Ambassador Rockhill and the state department officials was pressed by Mr. Wilson to remain over at his house for a conference. Mr. Wilson took ill with appendicitis next day and was unable to keep a second appointment. Mr. Crane had cut short a conference with Second Assistant Adee, during Mr. Wilson's illness, when he was to receive final instructions and his credentials. On August 4 a conference was held between Ambassadors O'Brien and Rockhill and Mr. Crane and E. C. Baker, acting chief of the Far Eastern division. The department had looked forward to this as of considerable importance, but Crane, impressing the others with his conviction that he could learn nothing of consequence, brought it to an abrupt end. The Mistake of Life (Boston Globe.) The mistakes of life are many, as the old song says, and only a daring man would have the heart to point out the number of mistakes which his neighbor makes, to say nothing of his own manifold errors. Yet one auda cious man who has undertaken the task of enumerating the mistakes of life is generous enough to limit them to 14. And here they are: 1. Setting up one's own standard of right and wrong and expecting others to conform to it. 2. Trying to measure the enjoyment of others by our own. 3. Expecting uniformity of opinion. 4. Looking for judgment and experience in youth. 5. Endeavoring to mold all dispositions alike. 6. ' Refusing to yield in unimportant trifles. 7. Looking for perfection ia our own actions. 8. Worrying ourselves and others about what cannot be remedied. 9. Not alleviating as much suffering as we can. 10. Not making allowance, for traits in others which apparently unfit them for success in life. 11. Considering anything impossible that we ourselves cannot perform. 12. Refusing to believe anything which our minds cannot grasp. 13. Living as if the moment would last for ever. 14. Estimating men and women by their nationality or by any outside quality. Why not clip this list as it stands, paste it in some place where it can be read frequently and conveniently, or, better still, carry it in an inside pocket? When you have rectified one mistake, draw a pencil line through it. All start in at once and see who will have the fewest mistakes to swear off on January 1. 1910. How Dish Covers Originated. Dishes brought to table were not in the first Instance covered merely to keep the food warm. In mediaeval days people were afraid that poison might be Introduced Into food between the kitchen and the table; hence the cook was ordered to cover the dishes, and the covers were not removed until the master of the house sat down to eat. The wholesomeness of the food was first tested by the servants, who were required to taste it before it was served, and If they came safely i through the trial the food was all right. Later on. Instead of the food being tasted. It was tested by certain objects which were supposed to be Infallible antidotes against poison. Not Meant For Him. Farmer Hi. there! Cant von km that sign. -No Fishing on These urounosr' Colored Fisherman Cos I kin im signs. Us cnllid. boss, but I ain't so Ignorant as ter fish on no grounds. I'm fishin' in de crick. Driftwood. His Correction. Teacher JImmie. correct this sentence: -Our teacher am In sight. Jimmi Our teacher an a sight.

Personality Often Suggested In Signatures of Famous Men

Washington. Nov. 20. A certain Easterner has a collection of the signatures of great men. Most of them are big and legible and even those which are hard to read are so because of the sprawled and extended way in which they were written. Booker T. Washington, the famous colored reformer, writes in this fashion, with a number of letters run into one heavy line. Herbert S. Hadley. the reform governor of Missouri, is another who writes with a huge scrawl, and James S. Sherman writes as if he were trying to see how much good paper could be covered with a man's name. He is not to be compared with the signature of Kenesaw Mountain Laudis. however, as a desperate scratch. The Illinois trust busting judge takes his pen in hand and does things to the paper with no kind regard for either the writing implements or the correspondent. Albert Jeremiah Beveridge, of Indiana, has a signature that suggests his personality rather large, bold and self secure. It resembles that of Charles E. Hughes, of New York, except that the great lawyer's pen is pressed ujon the paper with more visor and less deliberation. Albert B. Cummins, of Iowa, writes a round hand of medium size. Governor John A. Johnson signed his name in green

German Royal Families and the Kaiser Are Not On Best Terms

(By Steven Burnett.) Berlin, Nov. 20. The Kaiser Is by no means on the best of terms with all of the German reigning houses. His suddenness in arriving at conclusions, and his reluctance to admit the untenableness of the same has frequently caused friction between himself and the sovereigns of various of the German minor states. This was notably the case when Prince Leopold of Lippe ascended the throne of Lippe Detmold. which the Kaiser was pleased to think appertained to his brother-in-law. Princn Adolph of Schaumburg Lippe. For many years all relations between the Court of Lippe and the Prussian Court were broken off, and it is only recently that a kind of patched up truce has been brought about. Of late years, however, the emperor has been mor conciliatory and the termination of the hostile feeling that has prevailed between him and old Duke George of Saxe Meiningen is expected soon. i Duke George, in 1873, married Frau Von Heldberg. a prominent member of the Meiningen Court theater. The marriage has been one of the happiest on record In German court annals, and the old Duke has sturdily upheld the right of his consort to be recognized as his equal. Refuses to Visit. Despite the fact that the oldest son of the Duke, Crown Prince Bernhard. is married to Charlotte of Prussia, the oldest sister of the Kaiser, unfriendly relations have existed between th two courts ever since the Duke contracted the marriage. Matters have gone so that the Kaiser has refrained from visiting Meiningen since, and Greiz and Meiningen are the only capitals in the German Empire thus neglected. On the fourth of January next year, the granddaughter of the Duke, Princess Feodora, is to be married to the Grandduke Wilhelm Ernst of Saxe Weimar, and on that occasion the Kaiser is bound to meet the Grand Duke. Speculation is rife as to the events that will take place then. The chivalrous old Duke is still willing to break a lance for the honor of his consort, and the Kaiser still reluctant to go back on what be has said and done. It is expected, however, that the Kaiser's proverbial generosity will assert itself on the occasion, more especially as the Duke is now 73 years of age, and bis marriage with Frauleiu Franz, the operatic singer, took place as far back as 1S73. The Kaiser is evincing his interest in the stage again. The last time that he took any active part in the organization of the plays of the Royal theater in Berlin, was on the occasion HOME PRESCRIPTION FORTIFIES KKVK FORCE FOH A!LI. PEOPLE. This treatment is said to have fr acquired a wonderful reputation throughout the Kast. owing to its peculiar propensity to fortify in nerve lorce ana generate health and a consequent person- - nl magnetism, so essential to the happtne.-s of every normal human being:. It Is claimed to be a blessing to those who are physically impaired, gloomy, deJ spondent, nerous and who have trembling of the- limb. diasiness. heart palpitation, cold hands and feet, insomnia, fear without t-aufe. timidity in venturirfg and general inability to act rationally as others do. AN t so of vast benefit to writers. professional men. office workf ers and the victims of society's late hours and over-indulgence in w'nes. liquors, etc. By preparing the treatment at home seeretly. no one need know of another's trouble. while the ingredients are much used in filling various prescriptions. so that even the purchase of them separately need occanion no timidity. If the reader decides to try it. get three ounces of ordinary t syrup sarsaparilla compound and one ounce compound fluid halm wort; mix and let stand two hours; then get one ounce compound essence cardiol and one ounce tincture cadomene compound f not cardamom), mix all together, shake well and take a teaspoon ful after each meal and one at night. & This contains no opiates 4 what-ever and may also be used by women who suffer with their nerves with absolute certainty of prompt and lasting benefit. .

Ink with a very small and poorly made "A", as middle initial. And if making dots under a name indicates vanity in the signer is true. William A. Pinkerton, head of the detective agency, is guilty of that fault. He writes his name with a flourish and a pair of quotation marks under the abbreviated "Wm." : T. P. Gore, the blind senator from Oklahoma, writes a very legible hand and manages to keep his letters in a fairly good alignment. The general appearance of his name is somewhat cramped, as if each letter were made by itself. "Uncle Joe" Cannon's checks are signed with a small but heavy signature, and John Mitchell's chirography is almost delicate enough to be called feminiue. J. Frank Hanly of Indiana, writes a fine neat hand and Philander Knox, secretary of state in President Taft's cabinet, signs a great diplomatic correspondence with "P. Knox," in a lightly traced, faint hand. The name of Wilson R. Gay. a famous district judge in Washington, could never be read, and the chirography of Senator Dolliver makes the strange diagram on his documents look like a name but not much else. The only strikingly beautiful writing in the whole list is that of Elihu Root, of New York. The cabinet officer writes with a finely angular stroke that is very clean and very impressive.

of the staging of the grand opera "Salamis." which, with ita gorgeous costumes, magnificent scenery and overwhelming barbaric music, his been the despair of all connetced with It. The Kaiser Intended at that time to give a representation of bye-gone Eastern splendor, such as had never been realized before, and was successful. Nevertheless, it is whispered that many a courtier would willingly undergo many and various discomforts, rather than be compelled to sit through the four hours of ear-splitting and eye-bewildering torture that "Salamis" imposes. Now, however, the Kaiser's tastd has taken a quieter channel, and he is busily superintending the rehearsals of the late deceased Ernst von Wildenbruch's drama, "Der Deutsche Keening." (The German King). Frau von Wildenbruch, the widow, subservient to all the Kaiser desires, has shortened it, omitted passages and inserted others, until the piece has assumed Quite a different character to that which it originally possessed. The other day an outbreak occurred. The Kaiser Insisted on having a certain passage left out. "But," said Frau von Wildenbruch, "my husband particularly prided himself on that part, and it ought to and must remain." "If that is really so." said the Emperor feelingly, "then he knew more about German kings than I do, and it must naturally remain. Some Omitted Heroes (Baltimore Sun.) The Carnegie Hero Fund Commis sion has been counting the noses of the nation's Hobsons and Bayards and handing out its annual rewards a silver medal and S500 to the Massachusetts boy who fished two drowning companions from a hole In the ice; a bronze medal and $300 to the AfroKasan who snatched a neglected Infant from the path of the lightning express; a vote of thanks and $1,000 to the Ohio merchant who rowed a flatbottomed boat through the skylight of a submerged house in flood time and rescued the family; and sundry other gauds, decorations and sums of money to various other heroes, great and small, white and black, amateur and professional. It is pleasant to see all these noble Caucasians and Ethiopians rewarded, but it is 6a d to think upon the multitude of other heroes whose valiant acts have gone unbonored and unsung. Great men are always modest, and most modest of all are great martyrs. They shrink from the glare of the Carnegie spotlight as a schoolboy shrinks from the clammy touch of soap. The notion of filing applications for recognition, after the fashion of hungry jobseekers; of wearing medals like bandmasters, sandwich men and champion buck and wing dancers, and of being paid in cash for their stupendous sacrifice this notion stabs them in a tender and ticklish1 spot and makes them writhe with disgust. And so It happens that many of the nation's superheroes do not appear1 upon the Carnegie list. Absent in that courageous divine of Iowa who spoke out in meeting against the use of talcum upon the human nose, and was driven out of his pulpit by the vengeful fair ones of his godless flock. He is working today as a candy butcher with a one-ring circus, but he does not repine and neither does he demand a med?l. Absent, too, from the honorable roll is the noble Buffaloian who placed rat-trans in his trousers pockets, and so ended, by armed force, the nocturnal burglaries of his prowling wife. A pusillanimous judge gave him four years, and he is now working in the prison ehoeshop, but he doesn't ask for pity, and he doesn't cry for a Carnegian bauble. And absent, once more and finally, is that Colossus of courage who dared ask the courts for an injunction restraining his wife and mother-in-law from inflicting the names of Percy Rollo Rudolph upon his loved and helpless

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