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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-24
THE TREES ROOTS.
Something About What Is Called Plant
intelligence.

Intelligence.
AS the animal Is nearer to us than
the vegetable, SO is animal intelligence
nearer akin to our own than plant in
telligence. We hear of plant physi-
ology. but not yet of plant psychology.
When a plant growing in darkened
room leans toward the light the lean
ing We are taught, is a purely me-
chanical process. The effect Of the
light upon the cells OF the plant brings
it about in a purely mechanical way,
but when an animal is drawn to the
light the process is a much more COM
pick one and implies a nervous system.
1t is thought b., some that the roots of
a water loving plant divine the water
from afar and run toward 1t. The
truth is the plant or tree sends its roots
in all directions, but those on the side
of water find the ground moister in
that direction and their growth is &C
tolerated, while the others are checked
by the dryness Of the soil. An ash
tree stands on rocky slope where the
soil is thin and poor twenty or twenty
five feet from my garden. After awhile
1t sent so many roots down into the
garden and so robbed the garden vege-
tables Of the fertilizers that we cut the
roots off and dug trench to keep the
tree from sending more. Now, the gar
dener thought the tree OWNED the rich
pasturage down below there and reach
ed for it accordingly. The truth is,
suppose, that the roots on that side
found little more and better soil and
so pushed on till they reached the gar
den, where they were at once so we'll
fed that they multiplied and extended
themselves rapidly. The tree waxed
strong and every season sent more and
stronger roots into the garden.-John
Burroughs in Outing Magazine.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-24
STATES IN LINE
TO SAVE FORESTS
Governors Will Meet in Confer
enCe With Roosevelt
Next May.
PEOPLE FROM ALL SECTIONS OF
THE UNITED STATES WILL BE
THERE TO DISCUSS THE VITAL
QUESTION:

Washington, d. c., Dec. 24.-Gover-
nor Hanly has notified President
Roosevelt that he will participate with
other state executives in a conference
to be held at the white house in May
next, for the purpose of adopting plans
for the conservation of the natural re-
sources of the country.
Up to date not single governor has
expressed unwillingness to attend the
conference. Acceptances have been
received from more than forty AL
most without exception the governors
have expressed hearty approval of the
action of the president in calling the
conference. and have promised to ne
present with three representative Cit
liens of their respective states.
Some of them, like Governor Hanly.
say they will gather material as to the
waste of the resources in their partic-
ular jurisdiction and present it to the
conference.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-24
CHOICE LEMONS
HANDED MERCHANTS
Genuine Fruit Passed Out by
Lemon Trust to Rich
mOnd Dealers.
WHOLESALERS AFFECTED.
WAS BETWEEN CALIFORNIA
GROWERS WHO WISHED TO Sc
CURE BETTER RATES.

Is there a lemon trust? Richmond
commission merchants say there is
such an octopus and that within the
last few years it has handed them
many samples of that fruit not down
in the original order The company
that delivers the goods not only 10
the local merchants, but to practically
every market east of the Aocky noun
tains and even many European ports
sails under the inoffensive title of the
California Fruit Growers Exchange
Compared with other alleged monopo-
lies it is an infant in years, having
been in existence scarcely more than
decade. But for an infant it's growth
has been marvellous, for within that
short space of time it has, according
to it's local representative, expanded so
as to gather under its protecting
wings the greater part of the orange
and lemon trade of California
It's formation was due to the efforts
of a small colony of fruit growers of
southern California, who banded TO-
gether, forming an association for
their mutual protection, hoping to get
better rates by making larger con-
signments.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-24
Vaudeville at the Phillips,

Patrons of the New Phillips are es-
pecially interested this week in the
appearance of Miss Eva Ray. the
wonderful mind reader and scientific
wonder worker and her performances
of Monday afternoon and night were
sufficient TO convince the most skepti-
cal that she is very clever woman,
although she herself makes no claim
TO anything of supernatural nature.
The first portion of Miss Rays per.
formance is devoted to cabinet sean
Ces a. other strange manifestations.
Two cabinets were used in the act. a
large one and small one, and in
both she was alike successful in her
work. A committee of three chosen
from the audience inspected the cabi-
nets, assisted in tying Miss Ray and
saw that no deception was practiced.
She readily rang bells, drank water
from a glass placed in her lap. and
did other things that would seen -,
possible for woman hose fee
tied together. whose rs we
back of her and whose heck was en-
circled in such way that she could
not bend forward In the second part
pf her performance Miss Ray presents
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-24
SQUALLER EACH XMAS
Twenty Have Arrived in the
Mccarthy Home.

Chicago, Dec. 4.-Twenty years mar
ried and every year new baby for
Cnristmas-that is the proud record CT
Mr.. and Mrs. j. III. Mccarthy, 2I15
Washington boulevard. The latest
arrived December 4. Nine are dead,
leaving eleven of the flock to celebrate
Christmas, 1907.
Mccarthy is well-to-do contractor,
and says he has prospered from the
time the first little Mccarthy came in
to the world He declared IL does not
cost any more for a Christmas for
eleven than for three and he is willing
TO care for as many more.
A community of interest plan Is
worked by the family at Christmas
time. The baby gets a rattle-that's
all any baby wants: Mildred gets n
doll. Mollie gets a doll house and
Mary gets doll buggy. Then john
ME gets pair of skates. Robert gets
a sled and SO on. When they all pool
interests they make things hum around
their big flat.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-24
6i,Iheimer Tells Private Bank
Owners What They Can
And Cannot Do.
EXAMINER HAS TO REPORT.
WHENEVER THE ASSETS ARE BE-
ING WASTED OR IMPROPERLY
USED, THE EXAMINER WILL AP.
PRISE STATE OFFICERS.

John c. Billheimer. auditor of s,..
says that in the future when it comes
TO light that the owner of any private
bank has borrowed from the bank a
sum in excess of 80 per cent of the
capital stock, he will, unless the con-
dition be corrected, take charge OF tho
bank the same as though the bank
were i'll an insolvent condition. Al
though the section of the private bank
ing law relating to the borrowing OF
money does not prohibit owners OF
banks borrowing money in excessive
sums. Mr.. Billheimer believes he will
be justified III the course which he has
outlined by Section s OF the private
banking law. which relates to failures
of banks and receivership proceedings,
Section says, in substance. that
whenever it appears that the assets OF
a private bank are being wasted or
improperly used or converted, the cx-
aminer shall notify the Auditor. and IL
the owners are unable to satisfy the
Auditor that they can correct the con-
dition. the Auditor shall at once take
charge of the bank, Mr.. Billheimer
will take the position that when
of the capital stock of the bank is in
the hands of an owner as a borrower
these funds are in improper use.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-24
BERLIN FROWNS
NOW ON HARDEN
Shows Sympathy for MoItke,
Thinking He Has Been
ViIIified.
EDITOR is DISHEARTENED
EMPEROR WILLIAM HAS PROM.
ISED THE ACCUSED THAT IF
CHARGES ARE PROVEN FALSE,
FAVOR WILL BE RESTORED.

Berlin, Dec, 24.-Public sentiment
has completely veered around and
things look black for Editor Harden,
of the Zukunft, who is being prose-
cuted criminally on charges of having
libelled Count Cuno Won Moltke. 1t is
beginning to be felt generally that
Moltke and Prince Philip Zu Eulen-
burg have been cruelty injured. Their
most solemn statements under oath
that they are innocent of the charges
have made deep impression, espec-
tally because it is realized that penal
servitude awaits them if they are
proved guilty Of perjury.
Harden evidently has given up all
idea of proving anything. His repeat
ed efforts at settlement are evidence
Of this. One of Moltke's intimate
friends tells that Moltke will never
consent to a settlement outside of
court: that he will be satisfied with
nothing less than viadication in the
court and a dismissal without a stain
on his character.
Empe ror William has promised that
if Moltke comes out of court COM
pIetely reha affiliated he will reinstate
Rim with all his honors and military
position.
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remarkable exhibition of mind read
ing and telepathic power, said to be
accomplished while in hypnotic
state. She answers many questions,
and calls many names while blindfOld-
ed and covered with sheet. Much
amusement was secured from certain
features of both parts of the perform
ance. The stage setting of the second
part is especially beautiful. 1t repre-
sents BUDDHISM temple of GOO years
B. c. The work is from the Daniel
scenic studio, Chicago, and the pic
lures are copies OF those furnished by
Chicago, New York and Washington
libraries. The robe worn by Miss
Ray in this portion is said to be valu-
ed at 81 900 and was presented to her
by a Bongu high priest while she was
in India. Her assistants are suitably
costumed. Friday the matinee will
be exclusively for ladies. Other fea-
lures on the bill this week are E J.
Appleby, banjoist; the Kneedlers,
musical comedy sketch and illustrated
song and motion pictures.
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Postoffice Patrons Almost
Fled in Terror When ItaI-
ian Dropped Bottle.
1T WAS NOT WHISKEY.
THE MIXTURE WAS COMPOSED
APPARENTLY OF GARLIC AND
ONIONS AND INCENSE STICKS
WERE USED TO KILL STENCIL.

Great Scott. What makes all that
hier, as he rushed out of his private
office into the main corridors of the
pOstoffice this morning. There the
affable servant of the government
found men. women and children, all
holding their noses and making their
escape from the building as quickly as
possible. The trouble was soon locat-
ed. An Italian had just been in the
office and while at the stamp window
the son of sunny Italy" in attempt
ing to find some change about his per
son, accidentally dropped a large wills
key bottle on the cement floor. with
disastrous results. The bottle didn't
contain whiskey, and that is the worst
of it. None of the Office attaches who
assisted in cleaning 1t up will swear 20
that. In appearance they de-
clare it resembled nitroglycerin
and as to smell-a mixture of garlic
and onions would have been the most
delicate perfume in comparison. The
stencil finally became so repulsive that
it was necessary to send to local
drugstore and procure some Chinese
incense and burn it in the various de-
partments of the postoffice before the
place was inhabitable. Mr.. Spoken
hier says. "Of all the smells l ever
smelt, that smell was the worst smell
ing smei. | ever smelt."
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-24
FREAK OF THE TIDES.
At the Mouth Of St. John River, Where
Water Flows Up Hill.

Speaking of freaks of the tide. there
Is nothing in this world to equal the
phenomenon at the mouth Of the st.
John river, where water flows up hill
and down twice daily. These revers-
ing falls are in class by themselves
in the worlds natural curiosities.
The rise Of the tide in the bay Of
Fundy. which ranges up to sixty feet.
averages at st. John harbor twenty
eight or thirty feet.
At the mouth of the st. John river
the great body of water is forced
through deep and narrow gorge. On
opens: above 1t the st. John river.
nearly 500 miles long. stretches away
into the province of Quebec.
When the tide in the bay of Fundy
is on the flow. the waters rise with
such rapidity that the level in the har-
Dor becomes in less than an hour con-
siderably higher than the level in the
river.
The water is forced through the
gorge at such a rate that it literally
falls up into the river, the height Of
this fall reaching at times fourteen
feet. So great is the area of the river.
so great is the amount of water rising
In the harbor and SO narrow is the
gorge that 1t would take hours longer
than the interval of any tide to bring
the river level up to that of the harbor
at high water
As consequence. after the tide has
S,1r and Is ho nhh in, hn hor
the level is still SO much higher than
the river that the tide in the river con-
tinues to rise for two or three hours
the water still falling upward.
The same force works in the flow.
After the water in the harbor has
fallen until the level in the harbor and
in the river are the same the fall
downward begins. During the next
few hours the harbor recedes until the
drop from the river to the harbor is as
much as sixteen or seventeen feet at
n very lov . Once more the
turns inv comes up quick
I over RS elapse before
efficient counterfeit the
doA, award fioN the river
At half tide there is a period of
something less than an hour when
navigation is impossible. - Boston
Globe
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-24
Repertoire at the Gennett.

Everything considered, the Van
Dyke and Eaton company opened a
weeks engagement at the Gennett
Monday afternoon and night to good
business. Weather conditions and
Christmas shopping combined to inter-
fere with the attendance of some, but
f." the remainder of the week they
will have more opportunity to at
tend and banner audiences are eX-
pected. The bill of Monday after
noon was "A Carolina Feud" and at
night Great Diamond Mystery" and
both We're put on in away that Satis-
fled the audiences, which frequently
showed tier appreciation with APP
plause. Combined with the plays are
number of specialties that fill the
waits between acts and make the en-
tertainment continuous one. The
list Of snecialties includes the follow
ing: M'Coy and Jackson musical acts:
Miss Bessie Jackson, illustrated
songs; Roulette. hoop-rolling; Edwin
c. Sprague, monologist; Willard Fos-
ter. illustrated songs. Illustrated
songs are Love Me and the World is
Nine" will You Love Me in Deem
Der as You do in May" Meath the
old Acron Tree, Sweet Estelle,'
when the Whipporwill Sings Mar
guerite," Mammals Boy Some
where" Just Because | Loved You
So" And a Little Child Shall Lead
Them" THE Star and the Flower"
"In the Evening by the Moonlight.
Dear Louise" and while the Old
Mill Wheel is Turning"
For the remainder of the week the
plays are as follows:
Tuesday night. Red Cross Nurse"
Wednesday matinee, Little Chris
tian." Night, Bank Wreckers."
Thursday, matinee, Across the Des-
ert.' Night, "A Human Slave"
Friday, matinee, 'Sapho." Night,
Little Christian"
Saturday. matinee, Dora Thorne''
Night, Men of Jimtown."
The management of the Van DYKE
and Eaton company believes it has the
best aggregation of players it has vet
presented to Bennett patrons. Miss
Ollie Eaton is still the leading woman
and is veal supported. There are
suitable costumes and scenic effects
for each of the plays.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-24
$500 Reward, $1OO

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at Ieas
pne dreaded disease that science ba :
been able to cure in all its stages, and
that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure is
he only positive cure now known 10
he medical fraternity. Catarrh heins-
constitutional disease. requires =
institutional treatment. Halls Ca
-arrh Cure is taken internally, acting
firecrlN upon the blood and mucous
surfaces Of the system thereby dss.
troying the foundation of the disease
md giving the patient strength by
ulding UP the constitution and as
ing nature in dol its work The
tprietors have so | faith in its
alive powers thai W offer One
ndred Dollars for any case that it
is to cure. Send for list of testf-
lonials.
Address F. ], CHENEY & CO. Tole-
20, o.
Sold by all Druggists. 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for eonsti-
patton.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-24
RICH MAN GETS H
SAYS RAILROAD man
StuyveSant Fish Contrasts the
Lot of the Wealthy and
The Poor.
PITY THE POOR CAPITALIST.
RICH MAN GETS WORST OF 1T
FROM BEGINNING TO END, HE
SAYS IN SPEAKING OF FiNAN-
CtAL FURRY.

Chicago, Dec 24-"Now, look here
the rich man is getting HI these
days. He is getting it coming and
going. The poor man does not need
to have any very keen jealOusies OF
the rich man for this Christmas. al
any rate" Stuyvesant Fish gave that
note of encouragement to his less
wealthy American brethren last night
And Mr.. Fish had a lot more to say
of general conditions in the United
States.
"Poor Man is Well Off,"
Yes, the so-called poor man is pref
ty well off, taking it altogether" went
on the New Yorker who is fighting
one of the hottest battles of his life
for control of the Illinois Central rail
road.
But what about the financial situa-
tion?'
"Oh, the rich man gets the worst
of it, said Mr.. Fish The amount
Of money some of the big fellows have
lost might be called appalling-if one
were easily appalled,. They have
been experiencing some nasty shrink
ages of values in securities. This
dwindling process has at least been
spared the wage Garner.
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what were the best six sellers when
you were in New York;" inquired the
Indiana literary expert Of his prosaic
neighbor.
I'm blamed If know" was the lat
ter's reply. LAS far as can remember
we only visited Eve of 'em. an l didn't
pay much attention to their locations"
cleveland Plain Dealer
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-24
SQUAWS MAKE GOOD WIVES
White Men Are Urged to Take Indian
Brides for Better or Worse.

New YORK. Dec. 24.-'Indian women
make most excellent wives for white
men," said Francis E. Leupp, United
States commissioner of Indian affairs,
speaking TO the Patria- Club at the
Hotel Savoy
He said Uncle Sam was encouraging
white men to live among the Indians
and the two races were merging.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-24
Didn't Know 1t Could Be Done.

Il didn't see you in church Sunday
morning" said Mrs. Oldcastle.
No" replied her hostess, toying
with her $500 solitaire, Il was SC
nervous I knew l couldn't sit still if
went so gave up and laid in bed near.
ly the whole morning.
THAT was too bad. You ought to
have been there. DR.. Miggsworth ex'
coriated several of our leading finan-
ciers, and considerable anger was ex.
hibited by some of them"
"Is that SO? l didn't know they could
do such things IN our church. I s'posed
only the pope had that power."-Chi.
cago Record Herald.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-24
GREAT SOUTH PAW HERE
Jack Pfeister Visits Friends in
The City.

Edward Muey. has had as his guest
for a week, Jack Pfeister, the famous
south paw of the Chicago clubs base
ball team, and Charles Snyder. of Gin
cinnati. Mr.. Pfeister talked freely Of
the defeat of the Detroit Tigers in the
worlds series. He< expressed the
opinion that the clubs of 1903 would be
ch stronger than this year. Rela-
--,e to the local situation he stated
that he believed that Richmond was
in excellent baseball mood at present.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-24

Are you going to settle anything on
your daughter" asked the fashionable
young man with the cigarette and Ian.
guild air.
well, 1t rather looks If she marries
you that she is going to settle some
thing on me-" replied the parent
Yonkers Statesman.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-24
Orioin of Rsotine.

The modern coon or plantation
songs and the popular form of synco-
patton called ragtime are all easily to
be traced to their source I'm the older
negro songs, which are probably to be
regarded as European In melodic OIL
gin, translated into rhythms that have
been handed down from the genera
lions Of slaves who actually came from
Africa.-Grove's Dictionary OF Music
and Musicians
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-24

Burglar rousing the sleeping head of
the family)-Don't move or I'll shoot!
Whar's your money hid?
Head of the family (struck by n
bright thought)-It's in the pocket Of
my wife's dress.
Burglar-Thats. ali right. I'll just
take the dress. Thanks. Exchange.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-24
AmuSementS
THEATRICAL CALENDAR.
NEW PHILLIPS,
Week Of Dec. 23-VaudeviIIe.

Week Of Dec. 23-VaudeviIIc.
GENNETT.
Week Of Dec. 23-Van Dyke-Eaton Co.
Dec. 3O.-Ezra Kendall.
Jan. 6-"The Time, the Place and the
Girl"
dan. 9-"Our New Minister"
Jan. 11-"The Girl of the Golden
West"
ian. 16-"The Girl Question"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-24
Measuring His Influence,

"why don't you come right out and
say you don't like that man who wants
to marry your daughter?'
What for?" asked Mr.. Cumrox.
"He's popular enough with mother and
the girls now."-Washington Star.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-24

When you're languid, when you're lazy
When you're loose, lank and lean,
A pitiful object you soon will be
Unless you take Rocky Mountain
Tea-A. G.. Luken & Co.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-24
Pneumonia Follows q Cold

but never follows the use of Foley's
Honey and Tar. It stops the cough.
heals and strengthens the lungs and
prevents pneumonia. A. G. Luken &
Co. -..-
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BOWLtRS IN A MEET
Richmond BoWIers Will Be
Represented by Foster.

Richmond will be represented in the
tri-state bowling tournament to be
held on the Brunswick alleys at FIT.
Wayne, January 1914, in the person
of Mr. John Foster.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-24
THE VAUDETTE
Sc IHEATER

Donates 20 per cent to the needy,
through the Associated Charities. Ad-
mission from Monday to Saturday,
Christmas week. 420 North sth street.
S. X. Morgan, Roy Wenger, Owners.
Plat
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THE new PHILLIPS VAUDEVILLE THEATRE

o. G. MURRAY, Lessee.
Daily at 500 and from z:
ADVENTURE.
BE-. J. APPLEBY, Banjoist
C-MfSS EVA RAY-The Marvellous
White Mahata Mind Reader and
Scientific Wonder Worker. This
portion of Miss Rays performance
is devoted TO Cabinet Seances and
other Strange Manifestations.
D-THE kNEEDLERS-
Musical Comedy Sketch.
E-lLLUSTRATED SoNG-Mrs. Edw
Henshaw, Yankee Rose"
F-MiSS EVA RAY-(Part Second)-
In this section OF her perform
ance Miss Ray presents -Somno-
Special Matinee each Saturday; child
days matinee. General admission. L
Amateurs Friday night.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-24

Talbot county. Md. claims the dis
tfnction Of having a longer coast line
than any other county in the world.
with the exception OF one in Scotland.
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RE ardon ME. madam. I didn't see
you She tdistressingly plumpl-Oh. nv
dear monsieur. you are 50 t;,d
Transatlantic Tales
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-24

c.. c. 4 L. ticket agsr. viii sell yas
sleeping car tickets to Chicago fo'
their HIS P 81 train Call OIL
him. apr6-tf