Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 37, Number 86, 14 February 1912 — Page 2

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUX-TEXEGKAM, WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 14, 1912.

REFUSE TO ENTER TAFT 111 PRIMARY With Roosevelt Because the Latter Is Not Avowed Candidate.

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(National News Association) CHICAGO, Feb. 14. Because Theodore Roosevelt is not an open and avowed candidate for the Republican nomination for President, officers of the Chicago Taft club today refused to accept the challenge by the local Roosevelt boomers to enter into a presidential preference primary, throughout the city.

Col. Cbauncey Dewey, once a cow

puncher now a Chicago millionaire politician, let out an old-fashioned

cowman's yell when he read this letter from the Taft club: Col. Chauncey Dewey, Chairman Illinois Roosevelt Committee. Dear Sir: In reply to your letter

of the 12th Inst., I would say that, so far as we know. Col. Roosevelt is not

a candidate for the presidency. If, however, you will obtain bis authority to submit his name to a preferential presidential primary, we shall be glad

to take your proposal up for consider

ation. David R. Forgan, President Taft Club of Chicago. The Colonel was too dignified to yell "afraid" but that sentiment quickly pervaded the atmosphere of the Roosevelt national committee headquarters. Despite the announcement of the Taft organisation,' there will be presidential primaries in several wards of of the city.

ALWAYS IN ORDER. The Subject That Reused the Interest ef Every Woman Present. , Elizabeth Jordan, who recently finished a play the second act of which la laid In a beauty parlor, was talking

the other daj about women beauty

parlors and conversation.

"There are a good many things that

a good many women are Interested In,"

she said. "But there Is one subject of

conversation that will draw every wo

man's attention. She'll forget every

thing else in the world to discuss ltl

To Illustrate my conviction I'll tell you a story. This actually happened:

"One day last winter I was at a dinner where there were fifteen or twenty

other .women guests. When we went to the drawing room after dinner, leaving the men to their cigars, it hap

pened that all the women but myself and one other got Into one corner of

the room, and I and one fellow guest

Abb CBOWDKO ABOUND VS. were left alone. I've forgotten why, but that'a the way it was. ' "We were talking of a subject in which we were both Interested, and wp were having a beautiful time. But It occurred to the hostess thst one or both of us might feel neglected. So she called out from the other side of the room: '"Why. Miss Jordan, what are you and Sirs. Blank talking about all by yourselves?' -" 'Mrs. Blank is telling me how she lost ten pounds,' I replied. "Well, you ought to have seen the center rush! Every woman in the room made a wild dash for our corner, and all crowded around us. The eyes of every woman were all alight with eagerness. And from every women's throat burst the one impassioned word: . " 'How r "New York Times.

Hard en the Other One. One hot summer day a Kentucky beau stopped at a florist's to order a box of flowers sent to his lady love. At the same time he also purchased a design for the funeral of a friend. On the card for bjs girl's box he wrote, "Hoping these may help you bear the heat." The other card bore the one word. "Sympathy." .Very soon the girl telephoned, "Thank yon so much for the flowers, but why did you write 'Sympathy' on the card?" There was no word from the othei card.

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The Baroness De Groysc, of New York, who is a member of the Lonely Widow's Association, will soon give a dance which will surprise Broadway. One of her plans for the ball will be that the men attending shall be encased in paper bags, before they will be admitted to the ballroom floor.

THE PENGUIN.

It la Awkward en Land and Gym nast In the Water. kind of penguin, the adelie, is a laugh provoking bird. Adelies are most Inquisitive and at times are In such a hurry to follow up a clew that they will scramble along the ice on the belly, pushing with their legs and using their flippers alternately like the paddle of a canoe. . They, get over he ground at an astonishing rate, and It Is hard work to overtake a penguin when It takes to this means of locomotion, especially when it doubles. In the water the penguin Is perfectly at borne, diving and ateeplechaslng in grand style. It can jump clean out of the water and pop down on the Ice exactly like some one coming up through a trapdoor on the stage and dropping on bis feet The penguins collect in enormous numbers and are sometimes seen marching about like a regiment of soldiers in Indian file, all acting in onlaon. A much larger penguin, the emperor, weighs sixty or seventy pounds and stands well over three feet high. It

possesses the most extraordinary muscular powers In Its flippers. When pre

sented with the end of the aki stick

the emperor gives It such a smack that

one's hands tingle. At the same time

It utters an angry guttural exclama

tion. SPEED OF OSTRICHES. The Swiftest Birds Are Chosen by Buyers For Menageries, In selecting ostriches for menageries or zoological gardens the swiftest are chosen, not because It will be necessary for them to run In their new quarters, but because swiftness is a good Indication of health and robustness. A buying agent visited a pen of ostriches in Africa. At his call two beautiful birds came up to him. Being desirous of testing their speed, he arranged with the keeper that they should run a race. . So he caressed the birds and showed them n. handful of figs, of which they are very fond. . The ostriches were held while the visitor- walked to a certain distance. At a signal they were set free and began to run for the figs. They came bounding along at a terrific rate, taking twelve or fourteen feet at a stride. They ran neck and neck for more than half the distance, their wings working like arms and making a great sound. Presently one drew ahead, and. looking behind, as you may have noticed a boy in a foot race do. to see

where bis rival was. and. finding him

beaten, the winner slackened his pace and gently trotted up for the prise of figs. Exchange.

Fallows In Distress. An efficient woman principal of a New York grammar school, though de old of good Jooks and bearing the marks of long service In her profession, still retains the charm of a de Jlgbtful frankness. One day while watching the pupils pass out of bet building two by two. as usual, she noticed one bey marching alone, with his arm to his eyes, sobbing tumultously. Itt answer to her solicitous Inquiry a she drew him from the line the little fellow walled. haveut g-got no pafdnerr .- j 4 ' ' The principal extended a prompt and sympathetic band. "Shake, dear boy, hakePehe Invited. "l haven't, either." f 1 "fc -;- .' k -: -

The "Anchor Shot In Billiards. The "anchor" or "cradle" shot, as it was called, before It was excluded from all professional billiard matches.

was made when two balls were Jammed In one of the six pockets of the regulation English billiard table so that the player, by extremely delicate cue work, could keep them there indefinitely and practically run bis score as high as he wanted to. BHIlardlsts quickly recognised that It was not strictly sportsmanlike and therefore abolished It in their contests. Frank Ivea may properly be called the discoverer of the shot, although he stumbled upon It by accident rather than by careful computation of billiard angles. In a match with John Roberts m London for the world's championship he Jammed two balls In one of the pockets and held them there untU be ran out and won the trophy. His n of 2JM0 points was a world's rec Wd--New York Times.'

WONDERS OF THE YOSEMITE. First Seen by White Men During a Chase After Indians. It was In the middle years of the last century that the eyes of a white man caught their first glimpse of the wonders of the Yosemite. In January, 1860, Dr. Bunnell while prospecting for gold In the Sierra Nevada mountains saw a stupendous cliff looming up In the distance, but did not then take time to make any Investigation. In March. 1851. the Mariposa battalion, commanded by Major Savage, of which Dr. Bunnell was a member, penetrated the mountains in pursuit of Indians, who had been giving great trouble to gold miners, prospectors and settlers. On the 21st of March they entered the valley, being, so far as known, the first white men to obtain a near view of its sublime cliffs and wonderful waterfalls, although a Captain Walker, with several companions, bad crossed the Sierras and looked down Into the valley shortly before. Dr. Bunnell quickly recognised in the giant cliff, now called El Capltan, the towering rock that bad attracted his attention the year before, although he bad then viewed it from a point fully forty miles away. Four years later the first party of tourists visited the valley, arriving In June, 1855. A member of this party wrote a description of It for the Mariposa Gazette, which was widely copied In newspapers and magazines in this and other countries, being the first authentic description ever published. National Monthly. '

SAFETY RAZOR BLADES Resharpened: Gillette, 35 cents. Single Edge, 25 cents, Duplex, 60 cents doz. Hollow Ground, 25 cents each. I pay return postage. Mail to P. L. Ross, Box 217, Richmond. Ind. mon-wed-fri-tf

Mrs. J. 'A. Walls suffered a broken arm and sprained back when she fell the full length of the stairs in her home at 21 South Tenth street early this morning.

l i a - tt axis, ai teiug luib uiuruiug, went to the head . of the stairs to switch on the electric light. While groping around in the dark, she step-, ped off the top of the stairs, and as , there were no banisters, Mrs. Walls fell the whole distance to the first j

floor. When the house maid reached her Mrs. Walls was in a serious condition, for her left arm had snapped at the wrist and her back was severely sprained. She was in better condition this afternoon, however, and is expected to recover soon.

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A Safe Place. It was at a dinner party. The bright young man sat next to the young woman with beautiful arms and neck. The fair companion suddenly exhibited signs of nervousness. Two of his best Jokes passed unnoticed. Her face wore a look of alarm. "I am in misery," she said. "In misery?" echoed the man. "Yes. I was vaccinated the other day, and it has taken beautifully. I can almost scream, it hurts so." The young man looked at the beautiful arms. No sign there. "Why, where were, you vaccinated?" he asked surprisedly. "In Boston," she said, the smile chasing away the look of pain.

A Mean Trick to 8ave Himself. Not so long ago a knowledge of Latin was essential to an orator, and long quotations from the Roman poets embellished every debate. James Payn, the novelist, was once at a dinner party where a learned, distinguished and very dignified statesman insisted on quoting Greek. The lady sitting next to Payn asked for a translation. Payn'a Greek was rusty. Accordingly he assumed a blush and hinted to the lady that it was scarcely fit for her ear. "Good heavens," she exclaimed, "you don't mean to say" "Please don't ask any more," murmured Payn. "I really could not tell ou."

Hot Supper Friday night from 5 to 7, at First English Lutheran church. 14-2t

English Art Treasure. Another art treasure, a painting de pleting a striking Incident in the life of Queen Elisabeth, from the brush of Solomon J. Solomon, has been added to the collection of the Palace of Westminster. The artist has not had recourse to fresco work, which is unsuited to the climate. The picture Is the gift of the late Lord Swaythllng, and occupies a- large panel on one of the landings of the staircase leading from the central ball to the committee-room corridor of the House of Commons. It is entitled, "The Commons Petitioning Queen Elisabeth to Marry." The monarch is seated on her throne, and, holding a ring high in the air, la exclaiming, "With this ring I was wedded to the realm."

The Brute. She-You married me for my money. He-Well, it's no use grieving over it now. it's all gone.

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