Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 35, Number 327, 2 October 1910 — Page 23
THE RICHMOND PAIXADIU3I AND SUX-TELEGRAM, OCTOBER, 1910.
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houso and did an extenslre business. "Centenrllle boasts of bavins been a nursery for groat men. Here Oliver P. Morton, when a jrouns nan worked aa a hatter, and Oen. A. E. Burnslde pursued tbo humble trade of a tailor. Oen. Lew Wallace and Oen. Noble went to school In CentervlUe. and possibly the germs of Ben Hur had their origin In this rural village. Hon. George B. Julian, of free soil notoriety was at oce time a resident of Center vllle, and Judge Nimrod Johnson of the state supreme court, and John 8. ' Newman, ex-presldent of the Indiana Central railway company, were among the noted personsges who lived there. CentervlUe was for many years the county seat of Wayne county, and the removal of the offices and archives to Richmond produced a jealousy between the inhabitants which lingers in a measure .to this day, although Richmond has far outstripped her ancient rival In growth and improvements." Among the men that Mr. Searlght does not mention is that of Robert Underwood Johnson, editor of the Century Magazine, and Henry Underwood Johnson, former member of the congress and one of the greatest members of that body. Battle of CentervlUe. In 1860 the court house was removed to Richmond. Several hundred of Richmond citizens who were anx ious that the new court house be constructed at that place went to CentervlUe snd took with them a small cannon. When they arrived at the town hall they demanded the officers to prepare to move the books to Richmond. This they refused to do, whereupon the Richmond men loaded their cannon and fired at the building. The first two cannon balls lodged In the bricks above the front door, the third went crashing through the door. The CentervlUe office holders surrendered the hall and the court house was moved to the Quaker City of the West. "West of CentervlUe." says Mr. Frurlght. "the road crosses Nolan's Fork.a small Indiana stream, and a short distance beyond and near the poor farm, a toll gate was established, and there was also a tavern at this point. One mile west of the poor farm. Crura Fork is crossed by means of a brldfe, and between this stream and Germantown there was another 'toll gate and also a tavern. There fs a bridge over the stream between Oermantown and Cambridge City. West of Cambridge City and near Dublin, there was a toll gate and a short distance west of Dublin, the rond passes out of Wayne county. Tho first tavern established in Dublin was by Samuel School field, an old Virginian, pleasantly remembered on account of his staunch patriotism. He displayed on his sign board the motto: "Our Country, Right or Wrong." The years before the civil war and even before the building of the Cumberland road, Wayne county witnessed growth In population and Increase in. Industry. Some of the best life blood of Germany and the British Isles was flowing in the veins of her Inhabitants. The sturdy, economic. Industrious German plied his trade or operated a small farm. Industries were soon established. The power of- ' fered by the Whitewater river was readily adopted and as a result the manufacture of pianos was started, and the Starr Piano company, making forty pianos dally, began. Abraham Oaar and Mr. Nixon started other industries. Gaar, Scott & Company, manufacturing, together with Robinson & Company in the city more threshing machines than any ether city in the world. Schools followed Road. Thus Richmond's industries grew and with her Industries she progressed. Public schools followed in the wake of the National road, churches were established and Earlham college founded. The Quakers have for years been , prominent in Richmond. In 1837 they started a movement for the construction of a Quaker boarding school west of Richmond where the children of Quaker parents might receive a "guarded education." In 1857 this was changed into a college. Before the college was estabUshed the Quaker Meeting House was built and Richmond soon was known as the Quaker City of the West In 1837 Joseph John Gurney came to Richmond to attend, (he Yearly Meeting. He was a prominent English Friend and statesman. While visit- ' Ing in Richmond he visited with Walter Carpenter who was tho first superintendent of Earlham college. While Joseph John Gurney was visiting In North Carolina he met old Dr. Cannon, father of Speaker Joseph John Gurney Cannon. A few years later when "Uncle Joe" was born he was named after the Hon. Joseph John Gurney of England. Earlham college was named after Mr. Gurney'a country home in England. "Earlham." Yearly, since 1830. the Quaker Meetings have been held in Richmond. A few years ago the Five Years Meeting, which is a meeting of delegatea from all the Friends churches in 'the world, met in Richmond. News Traveled Slowly. Tho National road was Invaluable In other respects. When it was constructed there were no telephones, V telegraphs or railroads. Events in tho east would not reach the west vfor months before the Cumberland road linked the east and middle west. To the farmer and resident of the small towns' the arrival of the mall coach was welcomed with great Joy, . even though the mail, when It did arrive, was a month or two old. The stage was delayed while the anxious people gathered about the driver or the travelers and Questioned them as to events of the east and Europe. After tho completion of tho road the mail was sent from Washington to Indianapolis la sixty-flv and one half hours hours. It tho mall was piled In tho bottom of tho stage coach as It waa at tho beginning of tho Cumberland road traffic. It required six days and twenty hours to make tho trip. Contrast this method with that .of sixty years lator whoa tho fast
passenger trains so from Indianapolis
to Washington In 18 hours. During the clvH war the road again proved its mettle. Soldiers were drilled near the road and traveled eastward on the railways which through Indiana follow the route of the Cumberland road. Refuge for Slaves. Near the old toll gate that was situated at Glen Miller park was a large cellar having a secret entrance. The room was lined with brick and thousands of fleeing slaves stayed there in the day time and fled at nighL They would stop at Richmond one day and the next night journey to Fountain City, nfne miles north where they were protected by the late Elijah Coffin, the man who was supposed to bo president of the Underground Railway. Ills old home still stands at Fountain City. The old room in the building near Glen Miller was but recently rediscovered when repairs were made. Today the National .road is the most Important thoroughfare in the county. Most of the traffic across the county Is over the old road. The traction cars have supplanted the stage coach and gaudy advertisements have replaced the stone milestones; dwellings of prosperous farmers have superseded the old taverns. United
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State mail trains traveling at the rate of sixty and seventy miles an hour carry Uncle Sam's mail along its Une; scientific farming and farming on a large scale is taking the place of the old miscellaneous farm; the modern dairy establishment to distribute' milk and dairy products has succeeded the small dairy farm. The old log school house has been relegated to the scrap heap, or the park according to the taste of the community, and the Chautauqua and parks offer recreation to the tired city worker. The landscape has changed. The traditions of the National road linger in the minds of the old inhabitants, the younger generations following the ' progress of the cities have no time to pay homage to the road
and the institutions it represents. They travel over its well worn bed, call it the National road and know not what the name implies. bcuron us a Htnume. It em Kiranp to us today to read of fnlTron h a perfume. But sucb it undoubtedly wan almost universally, and the clement of "romance' about it lies la the tory told by llakluyt of a prgrlni anirj:llRsr. nt tbe risk of bis life, from the Levant a bead of saffron In a hollow made in bis staff, from which grew tbe plantation which gave Its name to Saffron Walden.
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Maaslcs. Measles is the most "catchable" of all tbe contagious diseases, eays theYouth's Companion, but it Is pretty well conceded that It can only be caugbt from a person who bas it. it is not carried by the well. This being tbe case, its control should not be difficult. Every child who develop? a somewhat violent attack of coryza. witb running eyes and all tbe usual symptoms of cold in the bead, should be isolated for a day or two and watched for the development of tbe characteristic eruption. When this comes out it is certain the child has not a "cold," but has measles, and its Isolation should be continued until the eruption has entirely ended. -
Sseing Around Corners. There are many Insects which have a very much larger fie'd of Tision than we have. ' This is due to tbe greater concavity of their eyes, enabling them to see around tbe corner, so to speak, behind and at tbe sides. This development in 'men would have its objectionable points, but also its good ones, not tbe least of which might be the detection of pickpockets. Chambers' Journal. Throw a ay pOls and strong cathartics which srs violent In action, and always nav on hand Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin, tho guaranteed euro ior constipation and. all diseases arising :om stomach trouble.
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Musical Program for the Festival This Year Is Exceptionally Good. JEAN MOEREMAN SOLOIST Six bands have been secured to participate In tho musical program provided for Fall Festival week. This means an ample amount of band music, which for an event of this nature is something that is absolutely necessary, to give it tho proper tone and spirit- The committee on music, of which Frank I Waidelo is tho chairman, has made every effort to meet the demands and it Is believed the work has been satisfactorily . done. Not only will there be splendid music at the hippodrome grounds, but the bands Are sufficient in number to enliven the entire length of the Centennial parade, the total for that day being six. One of the best of the bands secured is the Maxwell-Briscoo organiza
tion of New Castle, of which Jean Moereman, the famous saxaphone soloist is a member, and who will render a number of solos on this in
strument. Moereman was formerly a member of the Sousa and Marine bands and is rated as one of the most efficient saxophone soloists in the country. This band will furnish a large part of the music at the hippodrome grounds with the Richmond City band playing on tbe days wben the visitors are not thus engaged. The Maxwell-Briscoe band haa a membership of twenty-five and the Richmond band thirty pieces. In addition to these the New Hope. O., band of eighteen pieces, the Ellison band of Cambridge City of seventeen pieces and the Ladies' Uniformed band of Portland. Ind., have been secured. The last mentioned, which has a membership of twelve, will play on Thursday and Friday. On Friday, the big day and the day of the centennial parade, the delegation from Indianapolis will bring a band, so that the total to take part in the parade will be six. Cheap Living. Of tbe 800,000 inhabitants of Jamaica 100.000 live ou an average income of about 12 cents a day.
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Hi Conundrum. it was during tho prune coarse at; the boarding bouse breakfast table. ' The thin man spoke: "Tve got a new one this morning. Why is a one cent stamp like a sloop? "Because," began the stenographer, with her eyes on the celling. "No; that's not the reason," said tho thin man. "My guess la because a sale makes It go," suggested the fat boarder at the end of tbe table. "Very good," said the thin man. "but not the correct answer." v "Well, we give it up." came la chorus. "Because it's a single sticker." said the thin man as he began to dodgo things. Ynker Statesman. Throwing tho Dart. Throwiut; the dart is a picturesque custom which is observed In Cork, Ireland. Every third year the chief magistrate proceeds to tbe mouth of Cork harbor In full state. Following Immemorial custom, he throws a dart Into the sea a dart with a head of gold and a shaft of mahogany saying, "I cast this Javelin Into tbe sea and declare that as far around aa It falls extend the right and dominion of the corporation of Cork to and over the harbor as well as tbe rivers, creeks and bays witbln the same.!