Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 35, Number 327, 2 October 1910 — Page 30
flECTION TWO.
THE ItlCiniOXD PAIiliADIUM AND SUX-TTvLEGRAM, OCTOBER, 101O.
Stray Topics Gathered From The Gay American Metropolis
(American. News Service.)
cialty. The judge remanded the
New York. Oct. 1. Real estate Investment In New York City are undoubtedly profitable If the Investor can bold on to the - property Ions enough. Ever since the war of 1812 the city has Invested part of Us funds In odd plots of real estate In different localities, with a view of utilising them In the future for school and other public purposes. Quite recently Alderman Campbell, chairman of the committee on parks, playgrounds and schools, made an Investigation relating to the value of the city's real estate holdings. He found that among the plots bought by the city for public use since the war of 1812. one has In
creased In value nearly 9,600 per cent In the last sixty years. There are several cases where the Increases in seventy fire years have been from 2,000 to 6,000 per cent, ninety-five cases where the Increase has been more than 800 per cent., and nearly S00 Instances where the increase has been more than 100 per cent New York needs more parks. It ' Is . , generally accepted that there other boroughs are not no hampered every 2S0 persons. In Manhattan this would of course, be Impossible. But Brooklyn and Richmond and the other boroughs are not aa hampered by lack of space. Yet they are deplorably deficient In park space. Brooklyn only has about one-seventh of the park acreage it should have and It also lacks . sixty-five acres of playgrounds for the children enrolled In , the public schools, in Richmond the situation Is equally bad and In the Bronx but slightly better. There la a girl In .East New York who Is evidently unable to make up her mind as to whether she wishes to live or not. Because she had been scolded by her father for staying out with a young man until nearly midnight. th girl decided to end her life. She took a dose of carbolic add. too much diluted to do any harm. After ha had taken the acid the girl sent for the doctor who had no difficulty to save her life. The same day In ' the afternoon, the girl again decided to, die and drank a bottle full of rheumatism medicine which had been prescribed for her mother and ' which contained laudanum and aconite. The girl did not like the taste of the medicine and promptly telephoned 8t. Mary's hospital for a doctor. Then the doctor cam and he was received by the girl who oooly Informed htm aha had taken poison. At the request of the doctor the maiden of the ' changeable mind brought warm water and other things and In a few nomeats the doctor declared her out of danger. Having . been assuerd that aha. 'would not die .the girl again : changed her mind and requested the doctor to give her some powerful poison because Bife wished to end her Ufa. Ha did not comply with her request, hot suggestetd to the parents
to use a rigorous external treatment should tha girl make another attempt
to poison herself.
An aatomoblllst played- a mean trick upon two boys the other day for which, he deserves a sound thrashing
, from tha hands of the respective fathers of tha boys. The little fellows ona eight, tha other, ten years old. stopped at a big touring car stand
In one of the streets of Jamaica and greatly admired the big machine. The asked them whether they would like
to take a little ride with him and. of course he did not have to repeat the
invitation. The man. entered the ma
chine and kept it going at full speed . until he reached Central Park. I I., fifty miles from Jamaica. Then he atopped and ordered the boys out.
telling them they were only a . short distance from home. , It took the boys nearly two days to walk home and when they arrived there they were
' nearly starred and exhaustetd.
The lumber trust haa a staunch
friend In the Rer. John Wesley Hill, who preaches at the Metropolitan
Temple In this city. Like many other
. pastors he seems to hare a penchant for talking about subjects of which be knows rery little or nothing. The
other day ha saw fit to entertain his congregation with his unique Ideas on
the subject of conserving the natural
resources of the nation. "Talk about
conservation of natural resources,'
. he said among other bright things.
"provides politicians and parties with platforms and a theme for speeches to gather votes, but natural resources cannot he exhausted. Let us cut down our forests. We csn grow them as
fast as they are needed." Rev. Hill
bears the honorary title of "Doctor,"
bat It la safe to say It was not bestow.
ed upon him In recognition of his su
perior knowledge of the timber situ
. tlon in the United States.
Two small boys carrying a big and
apparently heavy suit rase, were arrested here the other day and brought before the children's court The boys
had tramped all the way from Penn
sylvania, . after they had run away
from home to embark upon a hunting expedition. They had no funds, but
their suit case was filled with rusty
revolvers, knives, sawed off air guns.
and other "weapons," which they ex
pected to use hunting bears in the
wild and wooly west The boys in
. formed the judge that they Intended to go west and hunt big and little game and that bears were their spe-
youthful nlmrods until their parents could be notified. The boys did not object to a postponement of their bunting trip, but when they were bundled into the Children's Society van with other youngsters, they were indignant. , ... ... When a refrigerator car from the west was opened in the Jersey City freight yards the other day, it was found that a cat had-made her home in the car and had succeeded in raising a family of kittens. In the icy atmosphere of the meat car. The mother cat and her kittens seemed to be none the worse for their confinement In the refrigerator car. Some
synics remarked that the meat trust evidently did not know about the cat
incident. Had It been aware of the
presence of the cat family Its mem
bers would have arrived here properly
skinned and dressed.
American Seeding Machine Co. Has One of Largest Manufacturing Plants in This State
CUPS UIIDER A BAH
(American News Service.) Boston, Mass., Oct 1. The common
drinking cup. which has held Us position in all public places in Massachusetts for many years, is prohibited henceforth in this state in accordance
with an act of the legislature which
became effective today.
NAMED
T, J. SCULLY
(American News Service.) Red Bank, N. J., Oct. 1. Democrats
of the Third New Jersey district held their convention here this afternoon and named Thomas J. Scully, of South Amboy to oppose Representative Ben-
amln F. Howell.
INTROSPECTION. : One can accomplish but com parsirety little when afl is said, for, make no mistake about it however much we may pose ukJ strut in the oCwie world, in the solitude of our own stucSe there sre few of us but br how the fauks and bleanshet ,d our enft stand bolcSy out and stare a a the face to rsanind us tjtx we are aasl caout and habv fcj taesi to be always leemas,
cpcouhs&CTie3.
A SOCIALIST RALLY
(American News Service.) New York, Oct 1. Socialist candl
dates for office on the state ticket In
New York, Connecticut and New Jer
sey addressed a monster socialist
mass meeting in the Union Square
plaza this afternoon. The rally was
preceded by a big parade of the social
ist organizations of Greater New York.
FREAK TREASURY NOTES.
The Face of the Bill, Net the Back, In-
. dicato Its Value. Despite the careful scrutiny given
every bill tuat leave tue pureau u.
engraving -und printing, a number of 'freak" notes flud their way Into cir
culation from time to time. Such a one was a note that once came to the
subtreasury at New York. It bad the Imprint of a twenty dollar note ou one
side and of a ten on the other. But m
asmuch as the face showed the figures
20, $20 was the legal value of the bill.
In most cases the "freak" bills that
hare escaped the vigilance of the bureau's officers are national banknotes.
which, like the regular treasury notes.
nre printed there.. As Intimated al
ready, the face value la always recog
nized when the "freaks" come to be
cashed at uuy branch of the treasury
The Imprint on the back has no lawful
status whatsoever.
The notes are printed . In sheets.
Usually there will be one twenty and
two tens ou a sheet. , They are print
ed one side nt a time, so it can readily
be seen, that the printer. In turning
over the sheet might get It upside down and thus put n ten dollar back on the twenty dollar note or a twenty
on the back of one of the tens. , Whim errors are discovered the mis
printed sheet Is laid aside to be de
stroyed. It cannot be torn up at once,
for every sheet has to be accounted for. After some formalities It Is ground
Into pulp.
Almost all the "freak" bills that have
been Issued In the past have found
their way back to the treasury, there
to be destroyed. It Is thought that rery few of them are now scattered about, and these are for the most part
In the hunds of curio hunters. liar per's Weekly.
The Talipot Palm of Ceylon. . . The talipot uilnt ot Ceylou has gl
gantlc fnnllke leaves, which when
fully expanded form n nearly complete circle thirteen feet In diameter. Large fans niai'e of them are carried before
people of rnnk among the Cingalese
They are also commonly used as urn
brellas, ard tents nre timde by neatly
joining tlifin together. They are used
as a substitute for paper, being writ
ten upon with a stylus. Some of the
sacred books of the Cingalese are com
posed of strips of them. .
The Modest Hunter.
"Can you show me any bear tracks?'
ssked the amateur Nltnrod.
; "I kin show you a bear," the native
replied. .
i 'Thanks, awfully, old chap. Tracks
will suffice."-Pittsburg Tost
Enthusiasm.
Anxious Messenger Say, fireman
there's another fire broken out up tb
street . New Recruit All right, old
chap: keep ber going till we're fin
lebed this one. Iuqcq.
Net Always.
"Does your wife always Insist o
talking to you when you are sharing';' "No. Sometimes 1 sharv when She l away from home. "Chicago Record Herald.
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Richmond owes her continued prosperity to the character of her industries. Manufacturing concerns of national importance are located within her borders and the excellence of their products have given to this city a commercial prestige of incalculable value. Many of these concerns are engaged in the production of agricultural implements an Industry of Increasing Importance In this country .There Is no ebb tide in the demand for up-to-date farm machinery. Richmond concerns are continually broadening the scope ot their business-adding to the number of their workmen and guaranteeing steady employment The ample resources of Richmond citizens find profitable and safe returns for the many millions of dollars Invested In Implement factories, which are almost wholly capitalized by home people. This surety of high wages and constant work for efficient workmen places Richmond among the few cities of continued prosperity. One of the most representative of Richmond concerns Is The American Seeding-Machine Company, successors to the Hoosler Drill Company. Hooaler Grain Drills were first manufactured In Milton, Indiana, In 1857. By 1878 the demand for these machines waB so extensive that better factory facilities were necessary and accordingly the business was moved to Richmond. - . - , , - In 1903 The American Seeding Machine Company was formed, including the most prominent seeding companies in America. In 1908 the Kentucky Drill company business of Louisville, and the Empire Drill Company business of Shortsville, N. Y., were moved to .Richmond, and their products are now made In the same plant with Hoosler drills, corn planters and broadcast seeders. . When the little band of Quaker pioneer manufacturers,' headed by -Joseph Ingels In 1857, rented a barn and began making grain drills at Milton, there was no intimation of the future magnitude Of the business they opened.. Then the available territory was easily covered by one man in a wagon: now there is not a wheat growing section' in the world where grain drills made by this company are not usesd. The exile in Siberia, the peasants of Russia, Germany, Austria, Italy, Spain, Denmark, Finland, France and England; the coolies of China, Manchuria, the Hindoos of Indian, the Australian, the half clad natives of South Africa, and South America, the peons of Mexico and Yucatan are as familiar with grain drills made in Richmond as the farmers of our Wayne county. The sun never sets on the work of Richmond farm machinery which responds to every language spoken, equally well. t In the last few years the business of this Important Richmond concern has outgrown the factory facilities. To meet the Increased demand for .their product many new buildings have been erected Including two four-story warehouses, the largest and most up-to-date foundry in Indiana, a new power plant capable of furnishing sufficient electric power for the entire factory, and other improvements. When the buildings now under construction are completed, the old Hoosler works, originally occupying one city block, will be the largest In the world devoted entirely to the production of seodlng machines. Four city blocks will be covered by the factory and warehouses with floor1 space aggregating eighteen acres. To give an Idea ot the annual volume of business done by this concern, the following figures may prove of Interest: . r The car loads of 2-horse and larger size grain drills albne, shipped In one year from the local plant would make a solid train 26 miles In length, and if these 2-horse wheat drills were fastened one to the other they would extend from Richmond across the states of Indiana, Illinois, and beyond the Mississippi River. These figures do not include the smaller machines such as corn planters, corn drills, l-horse wheat drills, and the like, of which large numbers are manufactured. . Richmond Is fortunate in having a concern of the magnitude of the American Seeding Machine' Company for It spells 'Continued Prosperity" for the Quaker City. '
Little: Touches Make Gowns Effective It is, according to fashion's ed ;t to be a winter of afternoon affairs. The matinee concert is o Iks a factor In the line of entertaining; afternoon bridge parties, and the tbt atera will claim still more time from the women, and for each of the .c affairs a so-called "afternoon" gown Is needed one which, as one woman say, l p)ia enough to wear, on the streeta and dreasy eno igh to wear at a tea." It is a difficult combination to a jcure, but the present mode ot twomaterial frocks and the oddities ot trimming lend elaboration to even the least expensive of the gowns this autumn. Short sleeves and long glove w.H also be seen all winter, the kimono shoulder and wndersleeve of lace being shown on all the new frocks which come from Europe. They make the styles for us over there, although we Inevitably improve upon them, so that the woman with a pretty arm will be in luck . this year. It yet remains for some enterprising woman to Invent the deep satin hem that can be buttoned on to the top of the skirt and ; so enable a woman to have two or three costumes out of one frock. , Different yoke and undersleevet and a hem and girdle win change the most somber of black, dark blus or gray costumes. Don't you think they might be practlcalt If flounces can be buttoned on to petticoats why not hems on to skirts, since buttons are the main trimming under any circumstances? .
A IIAVAL MAII WEDS
(American News Serviced ; Essex Falls, N. J., Oct 1. The wedding of Miss May A. Morgan, a popular society belle of New York and Ensign Dallas C. Lazaire. IT. C. N., took place today In quaint St Peter's church here and was followed by a reception at the country home of the bride's parents. Ensign Lazaire, whose home Is In Fargo, N. D., Is at present
stationed on the battleship Michigan.
A
BANKERS
MEETING
HOLD A CENTENNIAL
(American News Service.) Clrclevllle, O., Ocj. 1. The centen
nial, of Pickaway county is to be celebrated here by a gala week beginning
tomorrow, on much the general plan for an old home week, but with more elaborateness. For many months the citizens have been preparing for the event and their : efforts promise now to result In one ot the most successful celebrations of its kind ever held In this part of the state. Wednesday will be the biggest day of the week,
when Governor Harmon and Warren G. Harding, republican candidate for
governor, are scheduled to speak.,
. True Diplomacy. True diplomacy I to get alt you cat with as much courteay as you can.Uev. Boyd Carpenter.
A SERVICE WEDDING
(American News Service.) Washington, Oct. 1. -The first army wedding of October took place today when Miss Katherine Oliva Leech, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Frederick Leech, became the bride ot Lieutenant Thurston Hughes ot the United States Coast Artillery. The ceremony was performed at noon at the bride's home In Massachusetts avenue.
(American News Service.) , Los Angeles, Cat, Oct 1. Hundreds of bankers, representing all .classes ot financial institutions and every state
In the Union, are assembling here to ' take part In the annual convention of the American . Bankers' association. The proceedings' will begin Monday
and continue through the week. In
addition to the meeting of the associa
tion proper there will be sessions ot '
the trust company, savings banks and
clearing house sections. Elaborate entertainment for the bankers and their wives has been provided by the bank
ers ot southern California.
A NEW ASTROD
(American News 8rvlc'm " -London. Oct l.-rSlr William Christie today retired from the position of Astronomer Royal, which he has nil- , ed tor the past twenty years. He Is succeede by Frank Watson Dyson. Astronomer Royal for Scotland. ' . .
Blowing ' Fiowers. Wbcu nmnteunt wpetik of flowers 'blowing" they are not using a mere vulgarism. They are seuktug real old English. In the early tongue the verb "bio wan" was used to ludlcate the opeutug of flowers. Instead of "blow" belug a corruption of "bloom" it Is the other way about "Blossom comes from the same root. We do not grow the costard apple nowadays, but our forefathers set great store by the sort and bought It eagerly In the streets from the "mongers." From costard monger to costermonjer 1 a short step. Hawthorn, too, has Its interest The old form of haw was hags, which means hedge. Hawthorn is therefore simply hedge thorn. Loodon Graphic.
- Whit He Was. A man of letters of pour physique recently knocked a policeman down and
is still at large to tell tlie taie. was
on - nm nana i iuc iiwr ausmm, where a notice bids pedestrians to U- -ter the towing patb by the roadway. The man of let tern, itowever. knew the short cut and took It running tote a , huge Berkshire cunntable. "See tbst
notice board?" remarked the constable, blocking the narrow path. The man "of
letters looked, considered and repJiea "But you c I'm not a pedestrtan." The constable considered him from bis ' bat to hut boots and back again, "Why. ; what are you thenf he naked." "I'm a 1 Congregattoiiallst" said the man ot letter. The constable dropped. London , Chronicle. ! ,
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Did you ever stop to think what would become of a financially responsible firm which would put a guaranty of quality on a poor crticb?
you would answer every time, "Bankruptcy, and that is right. A machine that is backed with a guaranty as our goods is, need never tend a
. firm into Bankruptcy. If it isn't as we represent it to be, we, say send it back there will be ho questions asked. Our motto is "The custom- f 1
er is always right. ; 4 ; ' ' ' '
All the material used in constructing our Lawn Mowers is the best that money can buy. Every part is perfectly machined end fitted to t3 thousandth i part of an inch made in the best equipped lawn mower factory in the world.
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