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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-27
THE HOUSE OF PRETEND.

Christmas has indeed come and gone.
Most hearts in this community have
been gladdened in some way or other,
and perhaps, more than any others, the
children's. A few of the older peo-
pie have had their pleasure in watch
ing the children with bullying eyes
look at blazing Christmas tree and
gasp at the pretty baubles and tinsel
and the heap of tissue paper parcels
done up in ribbons with the sprig of
holly on the top. What delight is
that to hear the laughter of small
boy who has tried to put on his stock
ing with the discovery later on that
there was one more thing in the toe!
Yes, we are all growing older and it
nearing (most of us) the period of life
which Kenneth Grahame calls "Olym-
pian'' in his Golden Age How
many grown up the following de-
scription hits.
They treated us, indeed, with a
kindness enough as to the needs of the
flesh, but after that with indifference
ian Indifference, as l now recognize,
the result of certain Stupidity and
| Herewith the commonplace conviction
that your child is merely animal. At
very early age l remember realizing
| in a quite impersonal and kindly way
| tremendous influence in the world;
while there grew up in me, as in the
parallel case of Caliban upon Setebos,
a vague sense of ruling power, wilful,
and freakish practice of vagaries-just
choosing SOL as for instance the giving
of authority over us to these hopeless
and incapable creatures, when it might
far more reasonably have been given
to ourselves over them. These elders,
our betters by trick of chance, com,
manded no respect, but only by a Ger.
tain blend of envy-of their own good
luck-and pity-for their own ability tc
make use of it,
Their own inability to make use OF
it,
That hits the most of us. Listen tc
group of children.
when grow up''-that is the way
that formula begins. But alas, wher
we do grow up, most of us do mo-
grasp the opportunity. And the few
who do-they are the ones the small
boys and girls Chamber about, and
| nestle close to.
beau ideal, that glistening dream o
, youth? Where now are the House,
, of Pretend. where are those countries
, on the map that you firmly intended t,
/ explore? Why they have changed tn
, map so that Africa is no longer pinl
2 how will You recognize it when yo'
| get there? How can you find a bun
, led city in a land which has suddenl,
changed its color at the bidding of
|, State Board of Education.
) And so having come to an oasis il
!. some child's life about Christina
4 time a bastard in the name of sci
! ence' comes along with theories tina
there is no Santa Claus; that Tedd
s bears destroy the maternal instinct c
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-27
This Is Worth Reading.

Leo. F. Zelinski, of 6S Gibson St,
Buffalo, n. T.. says: Il cured the most
annoying cold sore / ever had. with
Bucklen's Arnica Salve. / applied
this salve once a day for two days,
when every trace of the sore was
gone" Heals all sores. Sold under
guarantee at A. G. Luken & Co. drug
0toro 35o
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-27

1t is a law of life that all great and
shining success is the result Of dis
interested effort That law may seem
a paradox to those who aim ouly at
material success, but In the long run,
and in the history of nations. II not
of individuals, it proves itself. The
country which aims only at riches is
sure to become poor. as the country
which aims only at conquest In sure to
be abased.-Londou Ti-,o~
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-27

A good horse, according to an Arab
test, Is one that can stand perfectly
erect upon his legs when drinking
from shallow pool
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-27

The claim is made that Yankee" In
derived from the Persian "Yanki
doon'iah." meaning Inhabitants Of the
new world.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-06-04
Pointed Paragraphs.

Cunning is as plentiful as
wisdom isn't.
Hal d luck and hard work sell
dom travel together.
Legal rights and moral right
are frequently not the same.
Perhaps some money talks,
but most of 1t goes without say.
ing.
A magician's wife may have
occasion to feel proud of his
trickery.
There's no hope for the man
who declines to give himself a
square deal.
An ignorant person Is one
who doesn't know what you
have just found out.
A PLAIN woman who imagiues
she is pretty doesn't care to
hear the plain truth.
Insurance that will insure a
busy man against insurance
agents would fill a long felt
want.
Many a man tries to get out
of paying as he goes because he
doesn't expect to come back.
If it wasn't for the calcium
light the brilliancy of many a
star would never be
noticed.
Often the father of a bride
who gives her away would be
willing to throw in a mother-in-
law for good measure.
Occasionally a married man
manages to save considerable
money by selecting his wife's
hats Chicago News,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-06-04
Odd Fellows Grand Lodge.

The 10th annual session of
the Grand Lodge Of Missouri
l. 0. 0. F and the Rebekah
assembly were in session at
Excelsior Springs last week.
The order is in a fourishing
condition and there are So, 1853
members of the subordinate
lodge in Missouri. Many changes
were made in the constitution.
The Grand Lodge now has full
control over the Odd Fellows
home at Liberty. Members of
Rebekah lodges are now ad
mitted to the home IN almost
same terms as Odd Fellows. An
old folks building has just been
completed at a cost of $65. 900.
There are now 104 orphans and
43 old people in the home, which
is possibly the best traternal
home in the west.
Officers for the ensuing year
are:
Judge W. II Marshall, Charles.
ton, Grand Master.
Rev. j. Sulleus, Springfield,
Deputy Grad Master.
] W. Wilkerson, st. Louis.
Grand Secretary.
G. F, Vogel, st. Louis. Grand
Treasurer.
D. E. Bird, Kansas City,
Grand Warden.
S, F. Clark, Webb City, and
L. J. Eastin, st. Joseph, are
representatives to the Sover-
eign Grand Lodge 1. o. o. F. of
the world which meets in Den.
yer in September. The Mis-.
souri, Grand bodies will meet at
Springfield next year.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-06-04
Stitch in the Side

"Tbere are lots of expressions
we use every day that most of
us don't know The meaning Of"
said a cheerful man. For in
stance, my boy, who is going TO
college, told me how he was
running for a train. but had to
stop, as be got a stitch in the
side. Now, what is stitch
in the sideP' said l, but he
couldn't tell me. Bless me if |
could tell him. either, though
goodness knows l have had
enough OF the them At any
rate | decided to look 1t up
After | had failed to gain the
sought-tor knowledge 10 any of
the BOOKS in my library at home
l sought NY doctor. Now, as a
medical man be knew, but l
doubt 1t anybody out meolca /
man does Bnow. 1t seems that
the lungs are nothing more or
less than mass of little air
chambers, or cells. For every.
day breathing purposes the av-
erage man uses only the upper
part of his lungs, and the cells
in the lower part get clogged
up. Then on occasions we need
deep breathing after some extra
exertion, and we try to use
those clogged.up cells. The
pain that results we cali d
stitch in the side. From that 1
guess you can see the need of
deep breathing in pure air for
several minutes day to keep
those lower cells clear, chip
Philadelphia Record.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-06-04
The Paper Trust.

Congresses inquiry into Paper
Trust Methods may have a very
decided effect upon the coming
campaign, that is, unless the
newspapers of the country are
more welded to theOparty than
to self interest.
Of all the trusts in the United
States, the Paper Trust is the
most rapacious, oppressive and
arrogant. Prices are raised
regularly as a mere matter Ct
routine. and the publisher, in
stead of working for himself,
has come to be a harried hand
of the Paper Trust.
And now, when an effort is
finally being made to break up
this "close corporation" the
Republican party is rdllying TO
its defense, and, under the
leadership of Cannon and Dali
zell, Republican congressman
are using every effort to pre-.
vent the inquiry.
Will the Republican newspa-
pers stand for it? The Paper
Trust has given them a bitter
example of the tariffs real
workings. Will they still
"stand pat" or will this in
quiry prove the opening wedge
tor honest revlsionP-The News
book.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-06-04
The Editorial Version.

There cannot be much salts
faction in "goin' around and
lickin' the editor" when the
latter not only makes copy Iout
of the encounter but pictures
himself as the hero as we'll.
The following vivid pen.picture
is taken from the editorial col.
umns of an Iowa journal:
There was a blow. Some.
body fell. We got up. Turn.
ing upon our antagonist we sue.
ceeded in winding his arms
around our waist, and by a
quick maneuver threw him on
top of US, bringing our back at
the same time, in connection
with the solid bed of the print.
ing press Then, inserting our
nose between his teeth and
cleverly eutangling his hands
IN hair, we had him!'-Every.
body's Magazine,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-06-04
Can Seine For Family Use.

For the benefit of those inter-
ested, we publish the following
extract from Section 16 of the
game aud fish law: 1.-THE use
of seine and trammel nets shall
be allowed all residents in their
own country to catch for their
own family consumption during
the months of June, July, Au.
gust, September and November
of each year. Palmyra Spec.
tator.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-06-04
Gets $l25, 600.

New York, May 29.-Gifts to
educational institutions aggre-
eating more than three.quarters
of a million dollars were an
nouncsd by the General Educa.
ton Board to-day.
The largest single gift of the
board was 1926. 600, granted to
William Jewell College, Liber-
ty, Mo-, aud to the next in size
one of 800, 900, made to David
son College, Davidson, N. 9.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-06-04
who S WhO1'

The Kansas City Journal has
an editorial DENYING I hat money
is being use to prevent Mr.. Bry-
ans nomination 1t says who
would spend money to defeat
Bryau's nomination. Certainly
not the trusts or railroads 1t
is unfortunate for the Journal
that this editorial came out just
bout the time when Mr. Ryan
was admitting upon the witness
stand that the Metrolitan Street
Railway company, of New York
contributed half Il million to
politics in 1900 and that part
of it was used in the Effort to
prevent Mr.. Bryau's nomination
that year. The Journal says
that the trusts aud the rail.
roads are DOT against Mr. Bry
ans nomination. aud yet the
fact that Mr. Ryan and the
Journal are opposed to Mr. Bry.
ans nomination is a complete
answer to the Journals own
statement.-Bryan's Commoner
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-06-04
Very STANCE Combination.

Louisiana Press Journal; The
first job of the prosperity asso-
citation in ST. Louis was to help
out the big charity carnival at
Forest Park in st. Louis which
raised $4,000 for the poor.
First time we ever heard of
prosperity and charity being
hitched up together.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-06-04
JohnSOn-TaIbOt.

R. A. Talbot, of Henry
County. ILL.,, and Miss Nellie
EN- johnson, of near Huunewell
arrived in the city Thursday
afternoon and called on Rev.
M. F. Grove who tied a double
bow knot in the string of life
for them and pulled the strings
through the loops for keeps.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-06-04

An exhange speaks of the dis
appearance of the vertical writ
ing fad from the public schools
but fails to say anything about
what a great number OF poor
writers it succeeded in making
while it Iasted.-Brookfield Ga
zette.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-06-04
Democrats Campaign Document.

MarshviIle Chronicle: A bill.
lion dollar congress, which the
republicans are just about to
bring TO a close, will prove the
most effective campaign docu.
meut that the democrats could
have this this fall The ease
and complaceucy with which
the republicans frittered away
the natural substance will be a
hard feature for their hot air
orators to defend from the
stump this fall.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-06-04

There is a little matter that
Some of our Subscribers and ad.
verti$erS have Seemingly for
gotten about. To uS it is nece$.
$ary In our bu$ine$$. We are
very modest and don't wish to
Speak about il.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-06-04

IF all the time, money and
energy given to politics this
year were turned in the direc-
tion of serious business a new
high record would be made, "
says the Davenport Democrat.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-06-04
Cards,

Miss Belle Johnson has en-.
tertained about ninety of her
friends at cards In honor of
their mutual friend, Miss Ade-
laide Lear.
Punch and ice cream and
cake were served during the
evening,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-06-04

Had Theodore the Thunderer
been born an Indian it would
possibly have been a question
whether he should have been
named big Wind" or Much
Noise. st. Louis Times.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-06-04

Gen. Stephen D. Lee the last
lieutenant general of the Con-
federacy. died at his home in
Vlcksburg, Miss. last Thurs
day.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-06-04

The st. Louis Times, editori-
ally commenting on Mr.. Bryan
and the Denver convention, says
that "the fight on Bryan was
too late in making it's start"
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-06-04

Mrs. A. s. Jayne went to
Quincy, Friday so as to be
present when her son gradual
ed at the Gem City Business
College on the 9Th inst.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-06-04

Mrs. r. F. Marshall left Fri.
day for Hannibal and Perry to
visit friends and relatives.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-06-04

Mrs. Victor Reid, of Shelbina
has been the guest of the home
folks.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-06-04

Joe Is at Streams barber shop
ready to shine those shoes in
the right way.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-06-04

MISS Zenia Wunch, of Aanni.
bal came up Thursday to visit
relatives.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-06-04

MISS Mary Winston, of Wood
land, has been visiting her
friend, Mrs. Roy Mcfarland.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-06-04

Mrs j F Lay went to Han
nibal, Friday to visit friends.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-06-04

Miss Lena Smith, of Hume.
we'll has been the guest of her
sister, Mrs. W. V. Heubsch.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-06-04

DR.. S. Maddox was a business
visitor in Hannibal, Thursday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-06-04

Isaac Nelson, of Hannibal,
has been with friends in this
city.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-06-04

Samuel Saunders of Hume
we'll was with Monroe friends
Friday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-06-04

House cleaning time--you'll
need old papers--20c per 100.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-06-04

Phil Arnoldy was bushes:
visitor in Palmyra, Friday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-06-04

Mrs J 0. CCzad is visiting
relatives at Adraiu, LII.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-06-04

The DEMOCRAT for job print.
ing.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-12
, PARTrENT

The two cars recently quit for the
king ana queen are simply models Of
luxury. taste and convenience. In
giving his instructions to Mr. Park
concerning the building of his car
riage the king said
Il would like it to be as near as
possible like my yacht
His wishes were carried out to the
letter. The woodwork is painted a
dead white. Simplicity and richness
dominate all the fittings.
On another track alongside were
other carriages which can be used on
the kings special train for distin-
guished guests, such as the European
royalty, nobility or American magnates.
Several of the carriages have already
done service in this connection with
such distinguished men from America
as J. Pierpont Morgan, Seward Webb.
Vanderbilt and many others. These
special carriages are something quite
different IN the way of appointment
from anything we have in America.
They are more complete Each car
riage can be used for one party or be
divided into two or three sections. and
living In it would be just about like
living in q fashionable hotel.
The new semi American train which
Mr.. Park Is completing to run from
London to Scotland has long carriages
shaped on the American model. with
dining cars very similar to those we
are accustomed TO in the States, but a
little bit more elaborate.
You see," said Mr.. Park. "it is neces-
sary for us to stick TO the conpart-
ment system even here, because Euro
peans do not care for your open car
which is so universal in America. They
will rot even submit to the use of a
center aisle. They have been accus-
toned for so many years to have the
corridor along the side that it would
be foolishness to force anything else
on them, and when it comes to that"
he continued, "I am Of the same opinion
as my countrymen, that the side aisle
is better than the center"
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-12

we break them up. A carriage is no
good when it has spent its life. The
woodwork is all too shaky, and there
is no use taking chances with a rickety
car"
Tell me some of the facts concern
ing the duration of the road
Certainly he replied: what do you
want, the number OF engines. carriag ges,
traffic miles and so forth?"
That's exactly the thing.
I've have rather more than 5000 To-
comottves. Wee are running about
10000 carriages. We have $4,000
wagons. We use nearly 5000 horses.
Also more than 5000 carts. We own
nearly 5000 miles of road We have q
double track mileage of 1900 miles We
run each year 46,700.000 train miles.
We serve annually in the dining cars
10000 meals. These are facts. They
may not seem great TO America, but
they are certainly great for this com
pressed country in which we operate.
'Of course" Mr.. Park continued, we
have no such long runs In England as
you have in America, hence there is
not the call for sleeping cars and the
food accommodation which you have
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-12
CoLOR. PHOTOGRAPHY AS A FAD FOR WOMEN

on the ingenuity. Horns are blown.
whistles are footed and even lights are
flashed that the tiny sitter's attention
may be caught and held for several
seconds At this season OF the year
it IS useless to count on less than seven
seconds for an interior exposure Of an
infant under a top light. while longer
time is desirable
The length of time required to take
a satisfactory picture in color is one
of the reasons that particularly
adapts the art to still life. A drawing
room of the Louis Nv or XVI period
can be more accurately and daintily
represented by this process than would
be possible by any other heretofore
known. No brush can catch the
minutiae of details that it is possible
for lens TO portray; no mixing Of pig
ments on an artists palette can show
the tones and shades of colors passing
into each other with the absolute fidel-
ity of the new Photographic achieve
ment.
A few women who have had their
drawing rooms taken in color have
wished themselves to be in the pic
lures. One. held near her face a full
blown rose, another leaned gracefully
against the mantel shelf Indeed, 1t
is necessary TO pose so that the hand
may form d support Tor the head
otherwise it would be impossible to re-
main mOtionless for a sufficiently long
time
Interior pictures in the winter. where
there are heavy hangings and no sky
light. are best taken without any ac-
companying figure. The first coIored
photograph that was taken OF a Louis
XVI room in New York required an ex-
posure of nearly an hour.
In the late spring and summer when
sunshine is more intense. this objection
of long exposure will be greatly modi-
fed.
About five society women have
equipped themselves for taking photo
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-12
QUEENS DRESSING ROOM
LOCF6ING TOWARD BEDIsOOr1

there another reason is that at every
Important station there is always a
good restaurant where food can be OBJ
tanned However, we keep our dining
cars up 10 the standard set bx America
and l think our sleeping cars are an
Improvement AS for instance" he
continued. come here. let me show
you. Then we went through a long
train OF new carriages which have Just
been finished for the London, Liverpool.
Manchester. Irish mail and the Scot
land service. They are divided into
compartments where there are no up
per berths- Half of the car is made
into cOmpa. -ments to accommodate one
person only. the other compartments
have two beds In each compartment
there are lavatOry accommodations.
These carriages, OF course. are used
simply for night runs. as il would be
impossible TO have a night and day run
IN this country without going OF in the
sea somewhere.
And just then the whistle blew and
the men came pouring out from the
many workshops toward the mess hall
for their midday meal. or out TO the
gates, where children We're trundling
about little carts laden with luncheon
for the home keepers near by.
When do they come to work in the
morning." / asked.
Mr.. Park looked at me with a wnin-
sical expression and said.
They commence work at S o'clock
and then have three-quarters OF an
hour for breakfast"
But why not have their breakfast
first and come TO work afterward
three-qUa-ters Of an hour later?
Because they do not like IT, They
come TO work at O'Clock and then at
quarter past s they have three-quar-
teTs OF an hour for breakfast They
ike that better than cutting the time
down in the morning. I suppose a
little work gives them a good appe-
tite- At any rate this arrangement
seems TO be the one that the men pre-
fer and any manager of a large works
is fool not TO recognize the wishes
OF his employees
"Oh. by the way" said Mr.. Park as
we shook hands and parted at the
many starred railway station at VOL
verton, I forgot TO tell you a fact.
Facts L know. are depressing TO news
paper correspondents They prefer
imagination But here is one that
might interest you and also Americans
who are interested in railroading- The
engine mileage OF this road is equal
10 a journey round the world every
three hours G. r. MINER.