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Travelling Habit Grows.

Now these figures show a great growth
of the travelling habit in Londoners. but let
Americans stop for a minute and think
what it means. The 1907 figures mean that
If the total number OF rides in omnibuses,
street cars, electric railways and local
steam railways were divided equally among
the total population Of greater London,
each Londoner would be entitled to less
than one ride every two days. When We
remember the vast number Of people who
have at least two rides every day, going
and coming from work. we can realize what
an enormous number never use a car or
an omnibus or a train from one years end
TO the other.
This fact draws attention to one OF the
geneous city such as you are accustomed
TO in America. 1t is rather a vast, loosely
connected mass of villages, each with its
own local life and each almost oblivious
of the existence of the others. There are
thousands Of people living within three OF
four miles OF st. Paufs cathedral who
have never seen II, and who never will see
il. They live above their shops or next
door to their factories and they go and
come TO their work every day without get.
ting outside one or two streets. TheiI
nights are spent at the local theater OF
music hall and their Sundays and holidays
In the local park.
Americans are liable 20 regard Londor
and other European cities a. models Of
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controls matter. From this point we work
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do not Danish drugs, medicine, nor the
surgeons knife as a tenet of our plan.
Some of us-in fact, most of us-believe
these unnecessary. but we accord absolute
Individuality of action. freedom of idea
and plan to our members.
we believe that a healthy mind, d.
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healthy body. Death. old age, disease, are
all the c-oncomitants Of unhealthy condl-
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in It's fullest sense, and we believe that the
mind is the creator of the molecules OF the
body. II the mind-the brain-be healthy,
1t will create healthy molecules. and
healthy molecules mean healthy tissues,
vigorous blood, and no wasting of vi
tality view York Press.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-13

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A Real Conver.ion.

A member of the Union league of New
York was praising the character OF the
late Olive Hazard Perry. He said:
talking one day, / remember. OF a maid
servant WHO had got religion. and II seemed
to me, as / listened. that his own character
was OF the same acknowledging sort as thai
which followed the maids change OF heart
SO you are converted, MaggfeT' this
maids mistress said to her.
81 don't know. mafamI said the maid
seriously. but / seem TO be. A greal
change has come over me-
" How great a chanse,' said the woman
Well. ma am replied the maid, since
that there revival i always sweep under
the mats now "-Washington star.
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Bee Want Ads. Are Business Boosters.
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I'm view OF certain contingent clrcum-
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A yelled woman who was sitting at q
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II think that IN view OF all these miti.
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The yelled woman suddenly gasped.
ut amt half enough, judge; IL amt hall
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Plain Dealer.
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Gold Fillers Doomed

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was ashamed of displaying cleaning yellow
when he smiled. We formerly sold thou
sands of dollars worth of specially pre-
pared gold to dentists. But that is al
changed. The new porcelain Filings have
been so far perfected that nearly all dem
lists use them. to the almost total exclusion
of gold. philadelphia Record.
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and with his shoulder diverting 1t slightly
in its course.-W. w. Lord in Harper's
Magazine.
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order and regulation, but since the traffic
transformation began the streets here have
been in a constant state OF confusion. The
multiplication of vehicles, too, has added to
the police problem of regulating traffic and
in some districts the confusion is almost
indescribable. At Piccadilly Circus, for in
stance, where a number OF motor-omnibus
lines converge and cross each other and
where carriages and motor-cabs are mixed
in an almost inextricable tangle, it is al
most as much as ones life is worth TO
cross the street during the busy hours OF
the day. The police are at their wits end
and all they have been able to devise so
far is a scheme for holding up traffic al
together at intervals. while they sort it
out.
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Totals. ............. s72. 465. $50 1850, $40, 179

The total estimated population of greater
London in 1908 was 6,SO6, z96 and in 1907 it
was 7,217.9S9. This means that in 1893 the
average number of journeys per head of
the population was 1923 and in 1907 it was
HIS.
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Tramc BOARD for London.

1t is now proposed to appoint a traffic
board for London which shall nave abso-
Lutte control of all questions affecting local
traffic. For instance, it is manifestly alb
surd to have a tube, a line of electric cars
and a line of fast motor-omnibuses all run
ming over the same route and competing
for traffic while another route is suffering
for lack Of facilities. The traffic board
will have power to exclude all but one of
these methods Of transportation from any
route and to direct that the vehicles re-
moved from one route shall ply on an
other. 1t will have sole control over the
construction of new lines and have power
to make regulations limiting the speed at
various points and controlling the use of
the streets in various ways.
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Bee Want Ads. Are Business Boosters.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-22

worth. Yet the contrast between Miss
Ethel and Mrs. Longworth is most
striking, even to the cursory observ-
err. Modest and retiring to the verge
of bashfulness. of the simplest tastes,
and enjoying keenly the most limo
cent pastimes-a really "old fashion
ed girl in the good sense Miss
Roosevelt. has as yet developed no
real penchant for the white light of
social prominence. Like all young
women, though. who are to experience
the first delights and conquests of
their initial season. she is anticipating
with pleasurable excitement the events
of the coming months at the white
house. Becoming at once. as she will
prominent and interesting figure in
the eyes of the American public in
general she is regarded without doubt
as the most charming recent acquisi-
ton to Washington's younger set for
her sweet personality.
Miss Roosevelt holds the unique dis
tinction of having spent more years in
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-22
MUSIC

The following article written by
Prof. Justin Leroy Harris, will be of
interest to local musicians:
Simple fact,-mere knowledge is a
body without soul; interesting
enough from some points of view, but
from the standpoint of real use and
value almost nil. There is a meaning
for every fact, a reason why it exists,
and that might be called the soul Of
the fact. 1t belongs to the magma
ton, the poetic or possibly the moral
sense to discern this attribute, and
when 1t Is discerned the minds hori-
IONS stretch into limitless space.
It is the ability to see beyond the
physical fact, its meaning, its purpose,
its part in the harmony of all things
that is the finest fortune that can
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-22
CLUB NOTES

The most important event, socially
for the week. is the subscription dance
to be given Thursday evening, Novem
Der twenty-sixth by the present social
committee of the Country club. Mrs
Harry Jay, with a number of assist
ants, has charge of the affair. The
hall will be beautifully decorated for
the occasion. An out of town orches.
ira is expected to furnish the dance
music. All the members with num-
Der of invited guests, have received
Invitations.
The program for meeting OF the
Tourist club Friday evening, Novem
Der twenty seventh, as announced by
the year book, isas follows:
Santa Croce' -. Mrs. Jennie Yaryan
Conversation-The Juvenile Offender
Mr.. Robert l.. Kelly, Mr.. Charles
S. Bond.
The host and hostess for the meet
ing will be announced later.
- - y
The little people of the city, who
are members of Mrs. Kolp's afternoon
dancing class met yesterday afternoon
in the Odd Fellows hall.
r. r X
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray holton entertain
ed the members Of the BUFFERS
whist club last evening at their home
on North D street The game was
played at several tables. Prizes were
awarded. At the conclusion of the
evenings festivities dainty luncheon
was served by the hostess.
- ~ -
The Ladies' Aid society of the First
Presbyterian church, Is making extern
sive preparations for a bazaar to be
given Friday afternoon and evening
of December eleventh. A musical pro-
gram will be feature, In the evening
The booths will be attractively deco
rated in harmony with the various
wares which will be on sale at the
same.
y y -
The Dorcas society will meet Mon.
day afternoon with Miss Alice Knoll
lenberg at her home ON South Fourth
street.
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Debut Ball for Miss Ethel
Roosevelt in Washington
During Holidays.
is AN INTERESTING FIGURE.
GLIMPSE At CHARACTER OF THE
GIRL-GUEST LIST INCLUDES
HUNDREDS OF CAPITALS
YOUNGER SET.

Washington, Nov. .1.-Undoubtedly
the most interesting figure in the So
cial life of the national capital this
season is Miss Ethel Carow Roosevelt.
second daughter of the president. AL
though just past her seventeenth birth
day and in many ways still having the
naivete of a genuine girl, Miss Roose-
welt will make her bow to society, a
thoroughly finished and attractive bud
house during the Christmas holidays.
While the formal announcement at
the white house in October that Mrs.
Roosevelt is to give a small dance on
Monday evening. December %. for
Miss Roosevelt. did not contain the in
formation. that this is to be the de-
but ball of the presidents daughter.
yet society is accepting this date as
the probable time. An affair of this
character at the executive mansion
does not mean entirely what the term
small dance ordinarily implies. The
guest list includes several hundred,
and it is wei understood that Miss
Roosevelt will have the entire young
er set of Washington, with a number
of out of town visitors from New
York and other cities. The ball will
be given In the east room. The Ma
rine Band orchestra will furnish the
music. The event will be followed by
series of smart functions. dinners,
other dances. luncheons and every
thing Of the kind that contributes to
the happiness of the debutante's first
season.
Washington will long remember the
brilliant social achievements Of Miss
Alice Roosevelt. beginning with her
debut during the first term of her
fathers administration, and reaching
the climax with her marriage to Mr..
Nicholas Longworth-an event of in
ternational interest Few, IL any, of
the daughters of our presidents have
enjoyed a social career of such promi-
hence and brilliancy. Indeed it may
be presumed that Mrs. Longworth
will hold place in the history of the
social life of the executive mansion
which has been so far without pre-
cedent
C course Miss Roosevelt will be By
nc means total stranger to the So
ciaI world For the last two years
she has been present at many of the
state receptions in re white house,
and she vas conspicuous as one of at
tractive young girls at the wedding
Of her older half sister, Mrs. Long
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come to a man. 1t opens out to him
the beauty and wisdom of all things,
and with the thoughts thereby in.
spired, lifts his life to the appreciation
and practice Of truth. There is a di.
vine expression in everything from
golden dawn to a suicide. but a man
must open his heart to see it, and to
see how every discorant note chords
with the music of the spheres.
This is the basic idea of education.
1t is the explanation OF true art. We
have heard pianists, old in the prac-
tice of it and full of the knowledge of
the science of it, who could play like
whirlwind and never miss a note, or
drag, or speed ahead, but their music
was not more inspiring than the clang-
ing of tin pan. We have heard vio-
linists and even contra-bassist who
were technically perfect, and they
sawed, and sawed-ripping out notes
like a planning mill. But their music
lacked soul. The player new saw a
star, or a flower, or a sailing cloud
never felt the sigh of the west wind. or
the touch of loving hand: never
heard the carol of a bird, or the rip
ping of sweet waters.
jeanette Durno is not a pianist-she
is an artist. Bruno Steindel. Hugo
Kortschak, Hans Schroeder and Glenn
billiard Gum are artists. They put
a body of warm flesh and blood on ev-
cry skeleton note. One can shut his
eyes and imagine he is keeping COM
pany with a lot Of happy spirits. That
is the office of art--to raise the
thoughts to higher contemplation. 1t
is the meaning of all truth. The Art
list Recital Series is not an entertain
ment course. 1t is a recognition of
that element in the civic body which
has made Richmond known as a cen
ter for culture. 1t has for its sup
porters those who are continuously in
the serious pursuit of truth and
beauty.
Several important musicale events
were held during the past week
Wednesday morning the Music Study
club met in the Starr Piano parlors.
The program for the occasion was ex.
ceptionally good. In the evening of
the same day the Keramic league ex-
hibit was opened with an informal re-
cital given under the ices of Prof
William Earhart. FIR evening a
musicale was given at first M. E.
church by Miss Bessie of Center
vile.
- - -
Miss Maude Zimmerma no is at
tending the Conservatory q. music in
Chicago, is studying the pipe organ.
Miss Zimmerman is one of the best
known musicians of this city Last
season she had a large class of piano
pupils.
A music program will be given this
evening by the young people of the
United Brethren church. The affair
will begin promptly at seven-thirty
O'Clock. The public is cordially in
vited to attend.
- y -
Creatore, who has decided to retire
from the business of leading a band,
will make one more tour of this coun-
try, under the management of Howard
Pew, who has directed the past seven
tours of the Italian band master.
- - -
Mrs. Corinne Rider-Kelsey will
make her New York temperance with
the New York Philharmonic orchestra
November twenty seventh and twenty
eighth. This will be ner second ap-
pearance with New York's Oldest and
most distinguished musical society
within two years, an honor which few
American sopranos have been able to
share.
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they have come to disport themselves
in such scant garments as the sheath
skirt? Is it possible that our modest
once baked at the chaste habit back :
Modists inform US that petticoats are
de trop this winter. Milady's coming
will no longer be announced by a
frou-frou of dainty silken skirts. Nor
is the end in sight, as the boa-constric.
tor said of his tail.
Il was sent to interview a great
lady of fashion the other day." con.
fided a "woman's page" genius to me-
She is the daughter of a famous ma.
val officer, now retired. She was Just
in from round of calls and receive d
me in her budoir, where she was shiv.
ering and slipping hot whisky punch
preparatory to changing her gown for
dinner. Her maid unlocked the dress
she was wearing, very near-empire
chiffon broadcloth that seemed stuck
on. 1t fell to the floor and she stood
before me wearing a long suit-of-mail
corset reaching nearly to her knees
and silken hosiery. That was all.
strained my eyes to catch even a
glimpse of filmy lingerie, a hint OF
baby-ribbon, but there was not even a
clue
rs that alp l gasped politely.
ALP she returned, with uplifted
eyebrows, why, I can scarcely move
gracefully in that dress with these un.
dergarments. If worst comes to wors;
the well dressed woman will have to
remove her outer cuticle"
But arms YOU cold, clad in such
scanty er-raiment?"
"'Cold. of course I'm cold she said,
slipping the hot toddy critically, but
expect all of us will be a good deal
colder before the limit is reached.
l am going to tell story just as it
was told to me, 1t is good story but
it has no defect, which l shall point
out when l have finished the tale.
During the recent campaign there
were attempts 10 make an issue OF
the religion of Mr. Taft. He was de.
lured with letters demanding that he
announce his faith, correspondence
consigned to the waist basket by in
telligent clerks. Even the members of
his family did not escape impairment
inquisition. One curious woman ac-
costed the candidates young daughter
Miss Helen Taft
What are your fathers religious
convictions? she demanded. They
say he is Papist. He ought to de-
clare himself to the public"
Mother . Catholic" responded
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SOCIAL CALENDAR FOR WEEK

Monday-Miss Alice Knollenberg
will be hostess for meeting of the
Dorcas society in the afternoon at her
home on South Fourth street.
The Magazine Club will hold its
regular meeting.
The Mary F. Thomas. Woman's
Christian Temperance Union will
meet in the afternoon in the dome
room of the Morrisson-Reeves library.
The Criterion club will hold its fort
nightly meeting.
The Magazine club will meet in the
afternoon.
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Madame Spectators Observations
BY CATHERINE ALTMAN.

The courtship of Miss Katherine FL
kins and the Duke of the Abruzzi has
attracted a great deal of attention;
more notoriety, in fact, than the fam
lily pines for. 1t has been limited that
Pater Elkins looks askance at this
foreign alliance, that, in fact, it is only
because he is an indulgent and hen
pecked husband and father he has
been brought to sanction the match.
No doubt he takes leaf out of the
experiences of former brilliant inter
national matches that have snuffed
out only after singeing cruelty the
wings of our dear little American but
terflies.
While abroad Miss Elkins was prey
to many fortune hunters, impercun.
was fairly beseiged by one insignifi-
cant French count who followed her
about refusing to be shaken off. Miss
Elkins finally decided to put an end to
the annoyance and suggested that he
first run across the pond and TASK
papa"
The count, spry as cock-sparrow,
took the next steamer for America
and arrived in this country with sew
enteen trunks. He invaded the Elkins
domain and requested an interview
with the senator from West Virginia.
He got it. The ardent sutton found
himself facing man as hard as flint:
enough to make the dapper little
Frenchman quail in his dainty boots,
but he plunged volubly in.
M. Elkins, l, re Count de -,
come to seek re hand off your loaflee
daughtair. Mile. Elkins. I, re Count
de -, NJ. Elkins. have re nobiliti, re
haute mode, re titles, Monsieur, es.
tates; cumber-red ct it true. but es-
tates. l see Nam selle | adore. |
give them all, nobiliti. titles, estates,
all" he made a grandiloquent ges-
ture, for re exquisite hand of re
most charming lady. A-h-h,''
Senator Elkins lacks the polish of a
French noble. He glared at this inn
pertinent little cock-sparrow, then
showed his teeth ominously.
You are too generous, NJ. Count de.
de Frenchy," he snapped. My daugh-
ter has informed me of your persist
ent annoyance. Now, l refuse you
Miss Elkins' exquisite hand, as you
put ii. but l cordially promise you her
fathers uncultured boot if find you
proving around her again. Good
day
What subtle change has crept over
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-22

the white house than any young per-
son before her. Coming to Washing
ton as young girl she has grown to
womanhood in these historic sur
roundings OF the white and the ma
tional capital. Here she has spent
her school days. having had Ave years
at the National Cathedral for Girls.
where she was a recognized leader. In
her junior year especially. and an Of
ficer In her class. During the past
year she has continued her studies
with private tutors at the white house.
And here II Is proper 10 observe how
strongly the artistic sense of Miss
Roosevelt is developed. Rarely poetic
and strongly imaginative. she is deep
ly moved by the beautiful in arts OF
which she is a sincere follower.
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Miss Taft, and my father is a Una
tartan, but she added with a roggish
CLEAN in her eyes, Il don't believe it
works at all in me-
The defect in the story is that it
most certainly isn't true, as it has
been officially announced that Mrs.
Taft Is not a member of the Catholic
church. It seems a shame, though, to
spoil so good a story for SO unimport-
ant a reason.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-22
ARTIST REcITALs.

Season tickets for the Artist Recital
Series to be given at the Gennett op-
era House can be secured from Justin
lie Roy Harris or Rutherford Jones.
Only $500 for the four recitals, no ex-
ira charge for best reserved seats.
Single admissions will be $1.o0.