Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 36, Number 257, 24 July 1911 — Page 4

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AZfD SUN-TELEGRAM, MONDAY, JULY 24, 1911.

The Richmond Palladium and San-Telegram PubMahed and ownd hy the PALLADIUM POINTING CO. Issued 7 days each wek. evenings and Sunday mornln. Office Corner North th ard atreeta Palladium and Bun-Telewram Pnonea Buatneaa Office. 263; Editorial liooma. 1121. RICHMOND. INDIANA.

Your Water Bills

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TWINKLES

VARYING METHODS.

'The east ia very different from the

west," said the tourist.

"Yes." replied nronco Bob. "Out

east when you want to get a man you

draw on him through a bank instead

of with a slx-shootcr."

NATURAL INCLINATION.

"Do you think your nephew shows

any predilection for a useful pursuit? asked the serious relative.

"Well," replied Mr. Groucher, "judg

ing by the way he tries to keep his faco and hands and clothes, I think ho would enjoy being a chimney

weep."

A PLEA.

Oh, whercforo scold the weather man?

Good feeling, do not fracture it. The climate he's compelled to scan - He does not manufacture it.

EXPERT APPROVAL.

"Did you manage to raise anything

worth eating?"

'I think bo," replied the amateur

gardener. "The cutworm and caterpil

lars all thought well of it."

SIMILITUDE.

"They tell me your husband is work

ing like a Trojan."

"Yes " replied Mrs. Torkins. "He re

minds me very much of the Trojans

He gets along first rate till he gets to

fooling with horses."

Please get out your water bills your meter statements. If you want to get a line on what the proposed contracts with the Richmond city water works will amount to, you had best figure on what you are using and what you are likely to pay for. If every citizen will figure on what the contract will actually cost him it will be easier than to look at the thing from any other point of view.

THE ENGINEER.

Some one blow de whistle; Rome on ring de bell. 8omeone etaht de engine up An keep er goin well. Some one mus keep watchin' For danger drawin near But Jes' one man kin run de train, An' dat's de engineer. If all de folks dat travel Could give dat man a call We'd jes' stick in de station an We'd get nowheres at all. p man dat holds de throttle May lose his job nex' year. But while he's dar, son, show yob. sense. Don't fret de engineer.

This Is My 6 1st Birthday

JOHN CLAFLIN. John Claflln, who for many years has been a leading figure in the mercantile life of New York city, was born in Brooklyn, July 24, 1S50, and received his education at the college of the city of New York. After leaving college in 1869 he became a clerk In the firm of H. B. Claflin and Co., which had been founded by his father In 1843 and which had been from the civil war the largest wholesale dry goods business in New York city. John Claflin was admitted to partnership in 1S73 and became the head of the firm on the death of his father in 1883. Later he organized the business as a corporation to control a number of large retail dry goods stores throughout the country as well as to continue the wholesale business. Mr. Claflln is noted as an extensive travelor, having visited many parts of North America, Mexico, South America,. Europe and Asia. In 1877 he made a notable trip, when with a single

companion he crossed the South Am

erican continent from west to east at its widest part.

MASONIC CALENDAR

July 25. Called meeting, Richmond lodge No. 196, F. & A. M. Work in Master Mason degree. Refreshments.

Brave Man. Lawyer Now, sir, you soy the burglar, after creeping in through the front window, began to walk slowly up the stairs, and yet you did not see him, although you were standing at the head of the stairs at the time. May I venture to inquire why you did not see him? Principal Witness Certaialy, sir. The fact is my wife .was la the way. Fuck.

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Actually the rates of any public service corporation are the things that make the real point of contact between it and the consumer. If there were free water for every individual in Richmond if there were no rates which made it necessary to .call around at the office of the water company twice a year it would be absurd to talk about the water works question at all. The pocket book is the measure of this contract both for the company, the city and the citizen. James P. Goodrich once remarked in a conversation that rate3 were really the whole point of controverrsy and he was right. Goodrich is one of the largest owners of public utilities in this state.

Scrap Book

And Depaw Agreed.

Chauncey M. Depew at a dinner in t

his honor in New York said of. his notable oratories! gift: "I have received many compliments

I on my skill at after dinner speaking. but the nalvest compliment of all came ; from an up tate farmer, j " "Senator." Raid be. "you might have

typhoid and recover, you might have pneumonia and recover, you might have yellow fever and recover, but If you ever get lockjaw you'd bust:"

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.

'mice nibbling matches. There have been so many fatalities and such ; heavy losses due to this source that

one would suppose people would be

icareful, but it seems impossible to

'make most persons understand

'dangers which lurk in so many coroners. Usually the cause of the trouble is wax matches, the so-caled vestas, which used to be very popular, espe

It is a generally recognized practice j c''allv with ra5ce- wno carried them to when a private or public service cor- (their nests for consumption, with traporatlon assume bounded indebted- iic results. Rut nowadays mice are

the dispatch announcing a heavy fall of snow in Venice on Saturday.

THE PRESENT OUTLOOK From the Indianapolis News. The further we get along in the sea-

the ! son the more it looks as if instead of

j the crops being a failure the crop fail

ure would be a failure.

FLAT RATES: The Flat Rates remain the same in both the present posed rates of the Richmond City Water works.

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METER RATES The meter rental is abolished and the rates raised for the small consumer from 25c to 26 2-3c for 1000 gals, of water.

In order to get a lower rate than this the consumer must use $36.00 worth of water a year which is to say 11,250 gallons a month or 135,000 gallons a year. As the average man does not use more than $9 or $10 of water a year and does not, certainly, use $36.00 worth he w ill never get the beneit of a lower rate.

HOW MUCH WATER DO YOU USE? In the place of a meter rental which has beer, does not leave itself unprotected.

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MINIMUM RATES: The company charges $1.00 a year for every room (exclusive of closets, pantries, and bath rooms.) The company charges $1.00 a year for every water closet, bath and wash stand. The company charges $5.00 a year for every water motor.

The Joy of Life. It wakes In the throat of the woodland bird In the rose flushed hush of the morn. It gleams In the sold of the billowing wheat And the tasseled pride of the corn: It follows the feet of beauty and love. It stirs In the strength of the strong-. And Its light leaps up on the trampling field Where bravery battles with wrong; It Kings through each deed that Is nobly done. But sweetest, most undeflled. It shines to the world In the world old way From the face of each little child. Priscllla Leonard.

the common

friction match, and thous accidents

are not so many, they are numerous

enough to call attention to the neces-

sity of immunity from this source.

This minimum rate looks very high to the Palladium. It looks almost as if the minimum rate would in most cases be more tbian the actual average of consumption of water per individual in town. For this reason we wish that a considerable number of average citizens would send us a statement of what their water has been costing them, the number of rooms, faucets, water closets and motors. The reason is obvious. Nobody but the water works company knows what tho actual conditions are in every house in town. They have been working on this thing for years and they know what will be profitable for them. The city officials do not have any accurate way of finding out and this is the only way in which the information can be accurately found out. And besides this it will be better for every one concerned if each individual figures this up hi dollars and cents for himself.

Will you fill out this blank and send it to the Palladium office?

Address

Is your house metered?.,

If so, what is average water bill for six months:

How many rooms?

Do you have the following:

Water Closet?.

City water in bath?.

City water in wash stand?.

Do you sprinkle lawn or street?.

Approximate width of lot.

Not e Substitute. Joseph P. Sherer told a humorous "experience" while "automobile riding" which, he said, illustrates the sarcasm which a woman ia capable of when occasion demands. "We were going along at an awful speed," he said. "I didn't see the dog, but I heard his 'ki-yi, so I ordered the chauffeur to stop. Going back, we found sn irate lady standing over her dead dog one of the ugliest dogs you ever saw. "She met n with a tirade of remarks, telling us In no uncertain terms what she thought of us and automobillats in general, finishing np by calling us the murderers of her dog. It

was then that I thought I would pacify her. "'Madam.' I said, TC will replace your dog.' " 'Sir,' she said in a freezing tone of voice, 'you flatter yourself. "Milwaukee Free Press.

ness such corporations provide at once being educated to eat

a sinking fund for the liquidation of such bonds on maturity. Was such a fund created by the Richmond city Water Works? If so, why is there still standing $250,000 of such indebtedness. Have they been taken up and reissued, or have no provision been made to meet their maturity? Is this feature of the question not worthy of consideration since $12,500 is to be deducted from the gross annual income before the amount is de

termined as to what shall be the city's share? A CITIZEN.

FOREIGN ADVERTISING

From the New York World.

It is well enough to advise people to

see America first, but it will be hard to keep them at home in the face of

The Pa-ot ir.J tha Nu?n Brutes are able to compare and uistinguish. A parrot wil t&ke up a nut &ud throw it down again without attempting to crack H. He has found that it 1 Hunt; this he could discover

l only by comparing the weight of the

good cuts with that of the bad, and he has found that it has no kernel; this he could oiily discover by what philosophers would uiuify with the graud title of a syllogism -namely, "all light nuts are hollow; this Is a light nut. therefore the nut is hollow." Max Muller.

WHAT OTHERS SAY

The Worst Had Happened. Jerome K. Jerome objects to being labeled as a humorist pure and simple, but it was, of course, as a humorous writer and lecturer that he first attracted public attention. One of his lecturing tours was in the United States, and on his arrival in New York he was met by the usual group of reporters. ""Aren't you rather nervous," asked one, "about submitting your particular brand of humor to American audiences?" "Young man," was the solemn reply, "I have faced a Scotch audience on a damp night, and now I fear no feel"

USE OF ENGLISH From the St. Louis Times.

The report that individuals have

been punished in two towns in the

south for using profane language is of the utmost importance to that small minority of persons who hold that a

proper familiarity of the English lan

guage is worth while. There is, it

must be conceded, a shocking degree

of ignorance of the English language

by the people who should speak it more or less correctly. The average

high school graduate has only the ha-

zieest knowledge of it; a great many

college graduates flounder in its sim

plest whirlpools with pathetic helplessness. The double negative is indulged in by perhaps 60 per cent of our entire population. Our most

charming young women usually exhi

bit a knowledge of only half a dozen

adjectives, while the average man

about town has to rely upon a prac

ticed urbanity when he converses with

any one who knows the English lan

guage. One is constantly reminded

of Dr. Johnson's fish-woman, who be

lieved herself to be mortally injured

when he referred to her as a polyhed

ron.

The Respectful Page. One of the clubs in Philadelphia has a veteran member who takes a nap i i . the library every evening after dinner lie is notorious fer his loud snoring. The other night a young member, new to the club, was so annoyed by the noise that he beckoned a page and indignantly pointed to the offender. The page hurried over, took the sleeper by both shoulders and shook him vigorously until he awoke. "What what the dickens" the veteran protested, and the young member was transfixed with apprehension. But the page had full command of the situation. "Did you ring, sir?" he asked respectfully. Snrnnlsiy Evening Tost.

Rossini's Equal. Rossini after finishing his great work

indulged himself in a long period of leisure and did not write a line of

music. A frieud once called ou him

and found him writing his autograph, with a sentiment, at the bottom of some photographs of himself. One of these read, "To M. Fillet Will, my

friend and my equal in music."

"What:" cried the visitor. "You are not serious! M. Fillet Will is not your

equal ia music."

"Certainly he is since I am doing nothing." explained Rossini.

Couldn't Tell. "Has your pocket ever been picked?" "Really, I don't know. It never was before I got married. If it has been since I, of course, weuld have no way of finding out about it." Chicago Record-Herald.

He Knew the Brand. Mr. Gumble visited Coney Island to look at the ruins of the Dreamland fire. He wandered about the street. He found a small boy with a bucket of lemonade on the head of a barrel. His sign. In twisted childish letters, proclaimed that be had that beverage for sale. "Poor little boy!" mused Mr. Gumble, gazing upon the weazened and pinched features of the youngster. "No doubt he needs the money bitterly. I will buy a glass of lemonade." So he did. He gave the kid a nickel. As Mr. Gumble was standing by the stand, trying to get used to the taste, another small boy appeared. "Hey, Jimmie," said the lemo-seller, "come watch duh stan' while I go git me a drink." Mr. Gumble's heart was again stirred by an impulse of pity. He withdrew a five cent piece from the south bound pocket of bis Immaculate summer waistcoat. "Here, sonny," said he. Til stand treat. Take a drink of your own lemonade." He beamed fondly upon the lad.

"For 10 cents I will," said the boy. "Not for no nickel I won't drink it" New York Cor. Cincinnati Times-Star.

SENSE IN BILLPOSTING From the Kew York Tribune.

There has been so much to say, and

to say truly and deservedly, against the brutalities and iniquities of the

billposting trade that it is a welcome relief to be able to speak of some of

its doings with commendation. At the recent national or international

convention of its members a determination was expressed by the organiza

tion to hold its members to a strict moral accountability, and to increase and vigilantly to maintain the strictness of its censorship. It was ordered

that warnings be sent to all theatrical

and other patrons of billboards, to the

effect that it will be a waste of mon

ey for them to have offensive postors

printed, since they will not be posted.

and all members of the association

were informed that they must refuse.

under a heavy penalty, to post bills

which the censors have condemned.

The Inspiration. "This Is a pretty good poem. You raust have had some strong inspiration." "I had. The editor promised me $10." Louisville Courier-Journal.

The heart of a loving woman is a golden sanctuary where often there reigns an idol of clay. Limarae.

Had- No Business to Know. Elderly Aunt Gwendolen, you shock me when you talk of a wedding being "pulled off." You ought to be ashamed to use prizefighting slang in speaking of so solemn a thing as a wedding. Youug Niece You misunderstood me. Aunt Ilepzibah. I said the wedding had been put off. But how did you happen to know that "pulled off" is prizefighting slang? Chicago Tribune.

A Platitude.

"Father," said the small boy, "what

Is a platitude?"

"A platitude, my son. is a statement

whose truth you are compelled t ad

mit uttered by some one whom you do

not personally -admire." Washington

Star.

MICE AND MATCHES From the Philadelphia Inquirer.

Another house has been set afire by

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"THIS DATE IN HISTORY"

JULY 24. 1696 Benning Went worth, one of the early governors of New Hampshire born. Died Oct. 14. 1770. 1701 Detroit founded by Cadillac. 1722 Wearing of broadswords prohibited in Edinburgh. 1771 Thomas Gray. English poet. died. Born Dec. 20, 1716. 1801 First road tramway openen in- England. 1S03 Alexander Dumas, famous French novelist, born. Died Dec. 5. 1S70. 1S19 Josiah G. Holland, noted author, born in Ilchertown, Mass... Died in New York city, Oct. 12, 1SS1. 1S33 Duke of Cadanal's army evacuated Lisbon, and the Queen was proclaimed. 1847 Salt Lake City was founded by the Mormons. 1S99 France and the United States signed a treaty of reciprocity. 1910 The Polish people celebrated the 500th anniversary of the battle of, , . . . Grunwald. ,.;t;- . . '.'.it'.-,: . ..:.-.. . v.

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PDayeir PSainioo At Great Bargains BEGAN TO-DAY and continuing until AUGUST 1st We shall offer unusually attractive prices and terms on a special lot of instruments, every one of which is as good as new. SIX USED PIANOS Last month we disposed of a quantity of used Pianos from Earlham College and many purchasers of those pianos have voluntarily told us that they are more than satisfied with their instruments. NOW YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY Here on our floor are six used Pianos, taken in exchange for our Player Pianos, or returned from rental. All have been thoroughly overhauled at our factory and are as good as new. THE PRICES ARE RIDICULOUSLY LOW and we know that the first few days will clean them out. The Pianos on sale include Starr, Richmond, Remington and Trayser Pianos and Players

FOUR PLAYER PIANOS Strictly new, but because of a very recent, slight change in the case construction of our Players, those now on our floor are classified as Discontinued stvles and are therefore ordered to be DISPOSED OF AT ONCE. We've reduced the prices so that orders may be obeyed and the reduction is so decided that the mere technical term of "Discontinued" means nothing to the purchaser. IT'S THE PRICE THAT TALKS INVESTIGATE SOON The Starr Piano Co. Tenth and Main Sto.