Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 38, Number 13, 25 November 1912 — Page 6

PAGE SIX. THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM. AM SUN-TELEGRAM. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1912.

A HUMANE SOCIETY . IN PREBLE COUNTY Purposes to Prevent Cruelty to Animals and Children and Protect Wives.

JAIL IS ABANDONED Hog Cholera Is Destroying Thousands of Dollars of Property in Preble. (Palladium Special.) EATON, O., Nov. 25. Preble county again gains attention for its individuality in the formation here last Saturday of a Humane Society and in the naming of two mayors as the chief officers of the institution. A third mayor is a member of the board of directors. iMayor George H. Kelly, of Eaton, was chosen president; Mayor W. R. Acton, of Camden, vice president; and Mayor George W. McCoy, of Eldorado, a director. t The society, which has for its purpose the prevention of cruelty to animals and children, the safe-guarding of the interests of wives and parents, was organized at a public meeting held in the opera house and there was a large and interested audience. Other officers chosen are: Mrs. S. E. Reynolds, of Eaton, secretary; Miss Elizabeth Morningstar, of Eaton, treasurer; T. J. Noe, T. J. Minton, Rev. McD. Howsare, Dr. J. P. King. Rev. C. A. Hunter and O. P. Kimmell, all of Eaton; G. W. McCoy, of Eldorado; D. A. Petry. of West Manchester; Dr. D. W. McQueen and E. C. Eikenberry of Camden, directors. Marshal Charles O. Acton, of Eaton, is Humane officer. Louis M. Mittendorf, an officer of the Montgomery County Humane Society, and his wife, Mrs. Louise M. Mittendorf, who for several years was office secretary of that institution, were present at the organization and offered many valuable suggestions concerning the work and the conduct of the society's business. The society starts off with a charter membership of 126, and hopes to do Bome very effective work. EATON, O., Nov. 25. The conduct of the residents of the little village of Eldorado has been so good for the past several months that the marshal has had but little to do and the municipal bastile has become dingy from a lack of occupancy. Mayor George W. McCoy recalled the facts to the Preble County Board of visitors and announced that the lock-up would be abandoned for its original purpose and given over to the use of a storage department for a lighting system to be Installed by the village. It has been almost a decade since Monroe township, in which Eldorado is situated, has brought into the courts a case of a felonous nature. IN GOOD CONDITION. EATON, O., Nov. 25. The annual report of the board of county visitors, filed with Probate Judge Arthur D. Davis, shows that all the charitable and penal institutions of the county are in excellent condition. The affairs of the Children's Home are given particular attention because of Its economical conduct. The home now has fourteen Inmates. The surroundings of the in"entured children have been investigated, and all were found to have good homes. The county infirmary, supporting 53 inmates, is in an exceedingly prosperous condition; the granaries are filled and an abundance of farm products are on hand. Because of the lack of use. the village of Eldorado is about to abandon her calaboose, giving it over to a storage plant for a lighting system to be installed. The visiting board is composed of Mrs. Minnie V. Michael, Mrs. Laura A. Kennel, Mrs. Anna J. Cook, B. F. Homan, G. F. Scheid and Thomas J. Noe. H0G CHOLERA. . EATON, O., Nov. 25. A hog cholera epidemic of alarming proportions is weeping Preble county and a loss of several thousands of dollars is being Incurred to farmers. Efforts to check the spread of the disease are being taken, but thus far have been seem ingly unavailing. Farmers declare the disease can be carried from one neigh borhood to another, and in the few sections where the , death-dealing element Is yet unfelt, nearly every landowner has positively forbidden all trespass ing. Hunters, they claim, are an im portant agency in the spread of the cholera. CARD OF THANKS. We wish to thank all our friends and relatives for the kindness shown us during the death of our loved one, Prank H. Menke, also for the floral offerings. The Bereaved Family. Msohanism of the Human Body. The human body Is an epitome In nature of all mechanics, all hydraulics, all architecture, all machinery of every kind. There are more than 310 mechan ical movements known to inecbauies today, and all of these are but tnodlfi cations of those found In the human body. Here are found all the lrs. levers, joints, pulleys, pumps, pipes. wheels and axles, ball and socket movements, beams, girders, trusses, buffers, arches, columns, cables and supports known to science. At every point man's best mechanical work can be shown to be but adaptations of processes of the human body, a revela tion of first principles used In nature. Skating Wednesday even ing, also Thursday morning, affstnwwtn onn ftmninor It ......

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Into. Thinking We Enjoy Some Kinds of Entertainments When the Fact Is They Bore Us to Death, but We've Got the Habit and So We Go.

BY ESTHER GRIFFIN WHITE. There are many funny things in this world. One of them the way people entertain themselves. Or think they're being entertained. Sometimes the self obsession is so great they never discover the fact they're being bored. Then there are others who know it but think it's the proper thing to do So they pretend to be enjoying themselves when, in truth, they are bored within an inch of their lives. Never was this so obtruded upon the consciousness of this column as upon a certain evening last week. When, in her professional capacity, she visited several places of alleged amusement of a varying character. First at a theater where she beheld an extraordinary performance called "The Fatal Wedding." Being somewhat vague as to the reason for being of this travesty on life and regarding all marriages as more or less fatal she had leisure, between hard worked up thrills, to take a few deep sea observations of the attenuated audience and the effect the impossible theatrics had upon the latter's units and ensemble. And it must be said for the audience that it rose to the occasion. That is, it manifested its appreciation of the absurdity of the situations by more or less sincere applause. This was what is commonly called "a cheap show." That is, the admission was not excessive and the scenic accessories carried about with the company noticeable for their absence. But members of the company showed themselves possessed of talents which might have been successfully exploited in a more natural medium of dramatic presentation. In other words the play was rotten but the people good. Nothing, however, could be more utterly preposterous and out of all semblance to life than the play Itself. The machinations of the villain and vrllainess were horrid to contemplate. The abused heroine starved to Bobmusic in an attic chamber. The promising child actress whose entrance was heralded with a fanfare from the single occupant of the orchestra pit did mature wonders. And the American flag was dragged In by the hair. Oh, I must have some fire for our boiled potatoes or else poor little brother Frankie will starve and, oh my poor mama, lying so white and ill on her cot oh what shall I do ha! the flag I will start a fire with the pulled from its conspicuous hiding-place under something or other and unfurled dramatically down stage. Didn't work. Not a hand-clap. Even the audience couldn't stand for this. So No, I cannot I cannot burn our beautiful flag which floats o'er the land of the free and the home of the brave but hist! for our lovely boiled potatoes I will break the stick upon which it is stuck and with this will I boll our spuds. I cannot I cannot desecrate the Flag. Just here the villainess oozes through a crack in the wall and is con cealed in full view behind a cupboard. And then the noble but fascinating divorced husband comes in to collect the rent little recking. But his heart is melted o'er the artDE PAUW FAILS TO HOLD THE QUAKERS Earlham Scores Thirteen Points While DePauw Is Held to Field Goal. For the first time in the history of Reid Field Earlham beat DePauw here today, 13 to 3. The game was fast and exciting, and at no time until the last whistle blew was either team 6ure of victory. The game consisted of the new-style football to a great extent, but both teams resorted to line plugging several times during the game. There were no serious Injuries in the game and very few penalties, so it was played in record time. Each team made one substitution. DePauw won the toss and took the advantage of the wind. Brownell kicked to DePauw's thirty-yard line, Grady returned the ball eight yards, then Earlham held them for downs and Roan kicked to Brownell, who ran the entire Methodist team for Earlham's first marker. The Quakers gave him a perfect interference. Earlham kicked to DePauw again, and, after DePauw had made two first downs Earlham held them for downs by a series of end runs. Earlham had advanced the ball to DePauw's fifteen-yard line, and, after three unsuccessful attempts at the line, Bogue dropped back for a place kick, but instead of kicking it threw to Capt Gnyer, who was already across DePauw's goal line. Bogue failed to kick goal and the quarter ended : Earlham, 13 ; DePauw, 0. DePauw Takes a Brace. DePauw came back strong in the second quarter and by use of two trick plays worked ball to Earlham's twenty-two-yard line, where Rowan booted the ball over the bar for the Old Gold's only score. Earlham received the kickoff and worked the ball steadily down the field and were on DePauw's twenty-yard line when the half ended. De Pauw received the kickoff and in three minutes worked the ball down to Earlham's five-yard line. The Quakers

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ess trustfulness of the infant phenominon But hold what lies on yon cot? 'Tis the starving mother of the art'ess one. (Teeth gnachlng and eye-rolling behind the cupboard.) And so it goes. Why such stuff Is still ladeled out iver the footlights even on the ten-twent'-thirt' circuits is one of the mysteries. And yet there be those who profess to be entertained with such theatric horrors. On the other hand are those who will sit out debates by the expurgated Hanley and the once idolized Hobson. For 'twas to this high-brow entertainment that the writer wended her way from the play-house. With the villainess still in ambush and the infant phenomenon offering np a stage prayer for kindling. Impossible as was this performance it is to be doubted if it did not exceed in hypnotic power the lucubrations of the renegade Hanley and the tarnished idol. For at least there was something doing in the "Fatal Wedding." And the pall that settles down and envelops an audience in a building capable of seating three thousand and which only held one hundred and fifty odd, lapped over at the edges. A dismal gloom pervaded every corner. Two infatuated ones billed and cooed on an upper and isolated perch "In the balcony. A grey-haired woman, marooned in a desert of empty seats, sat with elbowpropped head. Hobson, braced as though on the deck of the rolling Merrimae, was uttering his blood curdling prophesies about the dour and canny Jap. The while our noble ex-Governor sat In the offing examining his manuscript. And ever and anon the speaker quaffed from the handy ice-pttcher. It was a depressing, If edifying, occasion. And the near-audlenoe punctuated the intervals with perfunctory and melancholy applause. Mighty few people give a "dem," as our friend Mr. Mantalini used to say, whether the -world is disarmed or not. Unless there's a war on and patriotIsm is at fever heat. Then, of course, we all want it armed. But to sit out, in coldblood and for certain hours, a debate on the question which is being debated for so much per and which wouldn't be debated if jthe so much per wasn't forth-coming j is another thing. The affair had its interesting phases. j Few there would be, however, who, pushed to the wall, but would admit, under operations of the third degree, t that they were bored to extinction jwlth the whole thing. I Still you'll find 'em vigorously denying it. j For the last thing we do is to be honest. And the very last after that to admit the thing that really gives us pleasure. We think we must pretend to enjoy the things that other people think we ought to enjoy. , And we will therefore sit out hours ; in weariness and utter boredom nauseated to our innermost being with ; longing for the things that we want and with disgust for the things we have. For the things that we think entertain us and the things that really do are separated more frequently than not by a line of cleavage as distinct as day from night. had four downs straight and Brownell booted the ball out of danger. The rest of the game Earlham clearly outclassed the visitors and the ball was in their territory the remainder of the game. Bogue, left half for the Quakers, was easily the star of he game and clearly outclassed any of the visitors. Murray at guard and Capt. Guyer were Earlham's other bright lights. Capt. Tucker and Rowan played best for the visitors. Coach Cunningham of DePauw said after the game that his team was simply out-classed by the fighting Quakers. Earlham had the largest j bonfire they have had in years tonight 'All of the team made short speeches and several of the old gridiron stars told 6tories of past conflicts. Lineup and summary : Earlham DePauw Left end Stanley Moore Left tackle Johnson Grady Left guard Lamb Gardner Center Jones Filer Right guard Murray Banup Right tackle Thistlethwaite Batch Right end Lancaster Long Quarter C Stanley Rowan Left half Bogue Tucker (capt.) Right half Brownell Smith Full Guyer (capt) Cheer Summary Earlham, 13; DePauw, 3. Touch-downs Brownell, Guyer. Field goals Rowan. Referee Henry. Umpire Davis. Head linesman Horton. DRESSED POULTRY Plenty of Dressed Turkeys, Ducks, Geese and Chickens at SchwegmanB Two Meat Markets, Phones 2204 and 1084. 25-3t Only one more day to see the Great Fur Display by Mr. Swales at Knollenberg's Store.

FOES OF LIQUOR ill MANY PULPITS Legal Aspects of Temperance Work Outlined and Cooperation Asked.

HELD MASS MEETING Want to Stop Interstate Shipments of Liquor and Secure Legislation. Interesting addresses were delivered by officers and members of the Anti-Saloon League at various churches in Wayne county yesterday. Despite the disagreeable weather the addresses in the morning, afternoon and evening were largely attended. At the First English Lutheran church yesterday morning the Rev. F. C. Leckliter, superintendent of the Indianapolis district reviewed the work of the league and spoke on the relation of the movement to the church. He urged that all church members continue to work for the cause and cooperate at all times with the state league. R. C. Minton, state attorney for the league, spoke at the Reid Memorial church yesterday morning. Mr. Minton explained the legal aspects of the league's work. He also referred to the bill which the Indiana league is desirous, with a number of other state leagues, to get through congress. At the session of the national body, to be held next month, Mr. Minton said, this bill which has been drafted by temperance people in the country will be brought up. To Stop Shipments. The bill will prevent the interstate shipping of liquor. This is one of the greatest weaknesses of the temperance people's fortress, the speaker declared. He said every effort will be bade to get the bill passed. Probably one of the most interesting talks was that of Prof. F. C. Tilden, Joint senator from Marion, Morgan and Putman-counties in the state legislature. Mr. Tilden Is a professor in DePauw university. He spoke at the South Eighth street church yesterday afternoon. The speaker showed how the liquor business is hindering everyone. He said that it adds more expenses to every man, woman and child in the state. The speaker indorsed the work of the Anti-Saloon League, saying that the organization furnishes the best means for temperance people to unite in a common cause against liquor. Mr. Tilden is a Democratic senator. He reviewed a part of his work in the state senate, saying that he opposed the township and ward local option bill, which was supported by his party and favored and worked for the county local option plank. He said he believed this should be given a fair trial. Other Speakers. The Rev. E. S. Shumaker, state superintendent of the league, spoke at the First Presbyterian church in the morning and at the St. Paul's Lutheran church in the evening. Speakers for other churches in the morning were: West Richmond Friends', Prof. F. C. Tilden; Cambridge City M. E., Rev. H. N. Ogden, D. D.; Milton M. E., Hon. Horace G. Murphy; Doddridge Chapel M. E., Prof. H. W. Gilmer. The following spoke Sunday evening: Whitewater Friends', Rev. H. N. Ogden, D. D.; Fifth Street M. E.. Hon. R. C. Minton; Second Presbyterian, Prof. H. W. Gilmer; Cambridge City, union of four churches, Rev. F. P. Leckliter; Hagerstown M. E., Hon) Horace G. Murphy. Ladies remember the Grand Display of Furs by Mr. Swales tomorrow Tuesday, at Knollenberg's. Early Autograph Hunters. A certain Atessa la early Roman days seems to have been the mother of autograph collectors. Cicero had a collection, which mast have beeo a fine one. for be speaks of It with particular pride- The fever, even In those far back days, was contagious. Pliny speaks of Pompeius Secuodus. at whoss house be had seen autographs of Clcero. Augustus, Vergil and the Gracchi, and bis own collection was vsioed at $15,000 of our money. Then came the Inrush of barbarians, and we do not again meet with the collector until the beginning of the sixteenth century, when be reappears In the person of a Bohemian squire, who kept a book to record his exploits In the chase and enriched It with the signatures of bis great hunter friends. Keeama. the Hands 8moeth It Is possible to nave smooth bands even if one Is a housekeeper and dishwasher. Obtain from the druggist cents' worth of tragacantn. which Is enough for a year's use. Dissolve a spoonful of this Id three times as much water. Let stand In a covered teacup for twelve hours. Then fill the cup with water, and you may apply the thus jelly which Is made freely to your bands after each washing A few drops of your favorite perfume and a little glycerin added to the Jelly tm prove the lotion. Woman's Boom Companion. The Sources of Fame. Be I always had a great ambition to become known as a man ef letters She And never gra titled it? He- -On. year Bat 1 didn't know now fa moos 1 waa until my productions were read out at a Breach at promise case trial. Jodajsv Net Very WelL Apothecary (patting bis bead oat of tne window as tbe night bell rlnga at 8 a. m. Well? Ringer No. not welt confonnd you I Pm sick! St. Ixwls (lobe-Democrat

Kennepohl Tells of Popular Sport of is Native Country, Holland

The frosty signs of winter recalls ' fond memories of boyhood to B. A. Kennepohl. president of the board of . works. To a crowd of listeners at the city building he told of the winter sports In Holland where he spent many happy days skating on the canaln for which that countrv is famous. "Many days when I was working In a store," said Kennepohl. "our proprietor would give us a day off when skating was good and we would skate from ; Havre to Delft a distance of thirty j miles. We would skate in couples and with a boy and girl holding to a stick would swing from one side of the canal to the other making a beautiful eight which would especially interest, LETTER LIST The following letters remain unclaimed at the local postoffice, and will be sent to the Dead Letter office if not called for within two weeks. Ladies' List Treasie Ames, Mrs. Allie Baker, Mary S. Bennett Mrs. Frank Bramkamp, Miss Florence Burge, Miss Ida Denbo, Mrs. Ola Gregcry, Miss Margaret Hayes, Mrs. John Irvin, Miss Florence Jennings, Miss Cardie Kanarien, Sue McMananny (2), Mrs. W. D. Maxwell. Mrs. Helen Mil1ST' MorS; fmZ MOrt?; Ka!B H'i .A. , " ardson. Miss Bessie Smith, Miss Cora Tichenor, Mrs. Christens Wallace. Firms King Instrument Co., Morning Journal, Morris Bros., Raymond & Raymond. Gentlemen's List Mr. Allen, John K. Ball, Wm. A. Barden, Quincy Bryant Willis Crow, Frank E. Davis, Wilbur Elwell, J. G. Evan, Herman Hagerity, Vernon Haggerty, Arveeley Hount, Walter Jenning, O. R. Jordan, J. A. Kaufman, Albert L. Kelley, Ora Klrkman (2), Tom Laudy, John Laughlln. Elmer Little, Chas. B. Love, Mr. and Mrs. Robert McKenna, Horace Reed. W. Scott. Leo Shutz, Jas. Stewart, Alfred Thompson, Wm. Thornton. Packages W. S. Dunn & Co., Dunn Bros., D. O. Thompson. E. M. Haas. P. M. BOWLING NOTES The Keystones and Giants, tied for Irst place in the bowling league, will decide the issues at the City Bowling alleys this evening. A. T. King still leads the individual scores in the City league. Dr. Harold has been gaining steadily, however. Name Plyd. King 18 Dr. Harold 18 Dr. Markley 15 Ed. Hunt 15 Ed. Lichtenfels 18 Fred Mayer 18 Hadley 15 Runge 18 Mercurlo 9 Green 18 Beck 18 Zeyen 15 Ray Lichtenfels 18 Smith 9 Helmich 18 Karl Meyers 18 Dr. Bond , 12 Dr. Foster 18 Rockhill 18 Steinkamp 18 Wiggins 15 Youngflesh 18 Shepman 18 Allen 9 Eickenberry 18 Pet 181 177 168 168 167 167 166 165 164 163 163 163 162 162 162 161 ; 160 j 159! 159 i 159) 169 ! 159 158 157 157 157 153 152 150 150 150 149 145 142 142 138 Lahrman 12 Mashmeyer 12 Hodge 15 Denny 18 Jeffries 9 Broderick 15 Porter 15 Hosier 18 Parry 16 Sprouse 18 Kirk 15 Skating Wednesday evening, also Thursday morning:, afternoon and evening. 11 USED PLAIN LANGUAGE. " Ths Expression That Won the Judge an Artistic Thrashing. Ex-Jndjfe Shirley was one of the most Interesting; characters that ever practiced law In Indiana. He bad been brought np In the south, and. although a resident In the north for many years, still bad a trace of the so called southern dialect which made his characteristic and expressive utterances all the more striking. Having succeeded fairly well In bis practice, be was the owner of a valuable farm or two. One day be bad a misunderstanding with one of his tenants. In the course of which the tenant gave him a sound thrashing. The same afternoon tbe lawyer rode Into M.. bruised, bleeding and dirty. "Hello r said a friend, meeting him. "There must have been a runaway! "No, sun," replied the Judge grimly, "there was no runaway, sub, bat there would" have been if I could have got loose, sob!" Ills tenant was arrested and tried for assault and battery. Of course Judge Shirley was tbe principal witness. "What did you say to this man. Judge Shirley?" demanded the attorney who appeared for tbe tenant JT i T fcuTJ JT , iTnli evasively, "he falsified, and I caDed his attention to It sub!" "But what did yon say?" Insisted the lawyer. At last cornered and f oread to answer directly, tha old jndge replied: "Well, your henah." taming Areas his Questioner and addressing the court "your bona h. I may aa well admK that I used the common American tnhm." Youth's Companion. For Rent Furnished room to gentleman. West Main St Phona 2771.

tourists. All along the route "ice" t1118 wre Placed to afford a means y hlchKthe vrs could stop for lunch without taking off their skates, Tte Jce remalns froien for a ef three months and a half, so it pays for the builders of the "ice" tents to

make substantial ones "The wooden shoe custom is anothr object of interest to tourists. Many People believe that wooden shoes are n a occasions, but this is a mistake. They are only worn while working about the farm and doing work which would soil the shoes in such manner as to scatter dirt about the house if they were not removed, The wooden shoes are always taken off in the house.". FOOTBALL SCORES Indiana At Lafayette Purdue, 34; Indiana. At Richmond. Ind. DePauw, 3; Earlham, 13. East At New Haven. Conn. Harvard, 20; Yale. 0. At Providence, R. I. Brown, 21; Norwioh, 7. At Easton, Pa. Lafayette. 0; Lengn jq A.' Springfield. Mass.-Carlisle 30; Y. M. C. A. College. 24. .. p, At Carlisle, Pa. Dickinson, 0; Swarthmore, 0. At Westpoint, N. Y. Army 23; Syracuse, 7. At AnnapoHs. Md. Navy, 39; New York. 0. West At Evanston, 111. Northwestern, 6; Illinois. 0. At Chicago Chicago, 7; Minnesota, 0. At Delaware. O. Ohio State, 39; Ohio Wesleyan, 6. At Cleveland, O. Case, 13; Hiram, 6. Washington, 7; Arkansas, 13. Kansas. 12: Missouri 3. Nebraska. 13: Oklahoma. 9. At Austin, Tex. Texas. 28; Southwestern University of Georgetown, 3. At College Station, Tex. Kansas A. and M., 13; Texas A. and M., 10. Wisconsin, 2S; Iowa, 10. Drake, 3; Ames, 23. Cornell College, 10; Grinnell, 0. Marquette, 27; Marquette freshmen, 0. Beloit 20; Monmouth, 4. Carroll, 20; Ioyola, 7. At Athens, O. Reserve, 41; Ohio University, 7. South At Birmingham. Ala. Auburn, 7; Vanderbilt 7. PRANK OF A BASEBALL Funny 8tunt That Once Wen a Game For the Washington. Following is an Interesting story told by Hugh 8. FnUerton In the American Magaslne, In an article describing freak plays that bare woo baseball amea: "On tb old Washington grounds, when Washington was In the National league. tfw players left the field by passing nnder the stands, and the entrance to the passage was closed by a cellar 4oor arrangement which loped dowt to the ground. The doors, of coarse, were kept closed during games, bat at the top, cot to th : planks of the stand, waa a small , square bole to permit the players to res eft through and unlatch the doors ; when they desired to leave the field. "Daring one game, 1 saw a ball, ' which bad been thrown wild to toe . plate, In an effort to cot off the tying ran. roll op the doors and disappear through that bole. The batter circled tba bases and scored tne winning. run. Tbe Chicago club, nnder Anson, was i beaten and protested tne gam on tbe ground that tbe opening existed to : violation of the rules. In the Investi gation of tbe complaint an attempt was made to force a ball through the bole, and. although It waa pounded with a bat, the ball refused to paaa through the bole until tbe cover save way. "After that almost every teaaa that easoe on tbe grounds tried to pot balls through the bole and failed. Bow that thrown ball managed to twist tts way through tbe aperture nev been explained satisfactorily." HINDU JUSTICE. Ths Case off tha Cat That Carried the Fire to tha Cotton. Foot Hindus, partners tn business, bought some cotton bales. That tbe rats might not destroy the cotton tbey purchased a cat Tbey agreed that each of tbe four should own a particular leg of the cat and eacb adorned witb beads and other ornaments the leg thus apportioned to him. Tbe cat by aa accident Injured one of Its legs The owner of that member wound around It a rag soaked la oU. Tbe cat golag too near tha Dearth, set this rag on fire and. being tn great pain, rusbed tn among the cotton bales, where she was accustomed to bant rats. Tbe cotton thereby took Bra and waa burnt np. Tbe three ether partners brongnt a salt to recover tbe value of tbe cotton against tne fourth partner who owned taia particular leg or tbe cat Tbe native judge examined tne case, and this was bis decision: "Tne teg that bad tbe oiled rag on It bare Tbe cat could not one that In 11 oeW op that leg and 5 nt. tdtm three unhurt legs therefore carried the fire So tbe cotton and are alone culpa, saa Tne tajored ass; la not s be Tha fibre smrtaars who owwtn thro tegs wttn widen th cat t tn ootts will pay B-qnartr of tn vaioe of th bale to the partner wbo waa th proprietor of th lajored lee- loodoo Telegraph. Cafe 12, Turkey Lunch, Wednesday nkht 2t

SHOP EARLY IS MERCHANTS' APPEAL Clerks Need Rest, Service Is Better, Selection More Varied, Is Plea.

MEANS HAPPY XMAS Great Army of Clerks Forced to Think of Xmas as a Hateful Season. The annual appeal of merchants to their patrons to do Christmas shopping early Is being made. For the past twenty-flve years, according to a prominent merchant the people have ignored the request of the merchants in this respect. Hundreds of workers In this city have been taught the bitter lesson of looking forward to Christmas wtth dread. Every shop-girl knows that the coming Christmas season will mean to her an immense amount of work, of nervous strain and exhaustion. The great army of workers whom you do not see the bundle wrappers, drivers and errand boys look forward to Christmas as the hateful time of undeserved effort and hardship. Dread Christmas. For the past few years, since the development oi the traction cars and the coming of the automobile stores are always crowded Just before Christmas by persons in a mad effort to parchase goods. Formerly the country people living within a radius of fifteen miles of Richmond came to the city early In the morning to do their shopping during the early hours of the day so that they could go home during the afternoon. Now since the people bare such easy access they let the matter go until the merchants now have to employ a third more help than necessary during the morning hours, snd could use fifty percent more In the afternoon. If every merchant of the city employed as much help through out the day aa he actually needs during the afternoon he would go bankrupt . " ." '- The . woman's club of Indianapolis has asked the merchants to have the stores closed during the holidays. The laboring man would have no opportunity to do Christmas shopping Is the argument against this movement by local merchants. Clerks Are Overworked. All clerks In department store of this city dread tbe approach of the holidays because of the work which will be forced upon them." said a merchant "The long hours of tbe clerk should be considered. From 7 o'clock until 10:30 at night is too hard, and we merchants mske the appeal to you out of common decency to humanity rather than for a personal gain to shop early." The merchants report that the women who could shop In the morning hours and who are always complaining on poor service are generally the ones who could shop early but do not do so. If tbe people will shop early this year they will be better satlaled, the clerks will be grateful and the merchants will make a better showing. Is the conclusion of merchants seen today. Apply Golden Rule. "In planning a merry Christmas for your friends do not let It mean a miserable Christmas to those less fortunate than you." said another merchant A day with very little unselfishness on your part will greatly lighten the burden of these working people. Merely do your Christmas shopping early early In the month and early in the day. By so doing you will not only relieve the shop girls and errand boys of the necessity of serving you at tbe last moment but you will escape tbe annoyance of finding that the very gifts you most desire have already been sold. "Carry this message on to your friends and let them see how much a little prompt action on their part will mean to a great many people less fortunate than they. "When you are making your Christmas plans, do not forget the patient workers In the- shops. It may help you to help them If you will remember these words: " 'Inasmuch as ye have done It onto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done It unto Me. " Builds up waste tissue, promotes appetite, improves digestion, ind ace refreshing sleep, giving renewed strength and health. That's what HoiMater's Rocky Mountain Tea does. 35c. Tea or Tablets. A. O. Luken. Advertisement Th Greater Evfl. "A visitor to sea yon. air." said ator UreatbeadTa secretary. "I'll bet n wants some tayr."gru aybled tbe senator. "Its a ady. air." "Ah! That means cab? a doses favors." CathoHc Standard anal Times. . Vlalaua. Mr. Henry Peck (th brldegreonV Con this way. Mia Pickles. I want to show yon my new talking machine. Miss Pickles I believe I bar met Mrs. Peck before. Boston Post Navar Again. "Why dost yoo give your wife aa allowance ?" "I did one, and she spent It before I could borrow It back." Washington HaraJsL

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