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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-07
A FABLE OF NIGERIA.
The Crafty Spider and the Way He
Paid His Debts.

The Crafty Spider and the Way He
Paid His Debts.
The following fable of the spider is
one of the folk tales Of northern Nj
geria:
A spider, it seems, had occasion to
borrow a sum of money. A journey
round to the generously disposed
brought him 1000 cowries each from
the cat, the dog, the hyena, the leopard
and the lion. When pay day came
round, the spider remained at home to
receive the visits Of his creditors in
certain prearranged order First came
the cat to claim repayment Of his loan.
'Hushp' said the spider. Il hear
noise outside. 1t is dog come to see
me. You must hide under this Gala
bash for safety" The cat was scarce
" hidden when the dog, coming in.
made a similar request for his money.
Says Master Spider, There is a cat
under that calabash. Take him and
consider the debt paid" No sooner
said than done. Just then q snufiing
and scraping were heard at the door.
The third creditor, the hyena, had ar,
dog, but hide here till he has left"
And the spider hustled him under the
calabash. Il smell a dog" said the
hyena, routing about. Under that
calabash," the spider replied. Eat him
up. and your debt is paid The dog
paid the penalty of his simplicity, and
all was quiet once more The hyena
was preparing to leave, when he heard
an ominous sound that sent him
crouching against the wall 1t was the
pattering of the leopard's feet at the
door. Quick. Under this calabashr'
cries his host. and the hyeua curls up
in the fatal cache, only to meet q like
fate from his more courageous enemy.
MY debt IL repaid" said the leopard,
and ran against the lion coming in. A
terrible fight ensued. for the leopard
and the lion are equal in strength, 30
the natives say. When blood and dust
make havoc In the house and both an
imals are exhausting their strength
the spider is busy at the lire. SEEKING
2 pot OF boiling grease, he pours it
over the clawing mass. Leopard and
lion roll apart in their death agony.
and the spider has only to straighten
and clean up before resuming once
more the humdrum life Of ny catching.
No wonder he b known N Mai
wayo," the crafty one.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-07
BIDS RECEIVED
FOR GRILL WORK
Three Companies After Local
Post Office Job.

Two bids were received by ,,ostmas-
ter J. A. Spekenhier for the construc-
ton of grill work at the three win
dows of the registry and money ord
er departments. One Indianapolis
and one Richmond firm made bids.
They were considered very reasona-
BILE by Mr.. Spekenhier and were for
warded to the treasury department,
Washington, for further consideration
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-07
One Reason.

There may be two reasons for .
thing. both equally true, and It may
be the height of folly to attribute the
effect to both. A gentleman to whom
art was strange thing asked friend
to whom the ways Of its yotaries were
more familiar:
"Why does Conneray stand OF and
half shut his eyes when he looks at
the pictures he is painting? was in
his studio the other day, and he made
me do it too"
That's simply explained" replied
the other. did you ever try to look
at them near to. with your eyes wide
open? Well. don't. You can't stand
it.''-Youth's Companion.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-07
OBSERVE ANNIVERSARY.

Mr.. and Mrs Joseph Behold cele-
brated their golden wedding anniver-
sary in a quiet manner at their home
on North Seventh street Wednesday.
Mr.. Behold was formerly second SER
geant on the Richmond police force
and is one Of the best known citizens.
Mr. and Mrs. Betzold were married In
Cincinnati, but have been residents Of
this city during most of their married
life,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-07
WE|SHAUPT IS
MADE HAPPY
Eagles Present Him a Hand
some Gift.

Members of the Wayne Aerie OF
Eagles No. 666 presented the past
worthy president, Alphonse Weis-
haupt with beautiful chiffonier last
evening after the installation of the
gift was in the nature of surprise to
Mr. Weishaupt Following the install
lation exercises and the initiating OF
three candidates, the order banqueted.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-07
TEMPERANCE MEETINGS.

In connection with the week of
prayer, the ministers will hold special
services this evening on the temper
ance question. The meetings will
convene at 1880 o'clock and by the
nature of the subject, large audiences
are expected. The regular services
held each evening in the observation
of the week of prayer have been well
attended.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-07
ORGANS FOR SCHOOLS.

A small organ, complete in every
respect but appearing more like a
large suit case has been installed in
each school building of the city by
the school board. They will be used
by the teachers in come ction with the
daily music lessons. The organs are
made small so that they may be TAX
en- from room to room.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-07
DAY DODGERS TO
GIVE A PLAY
Committee Has Been Appoint
ed by Students.

At a meeting of the day dodgers of
Earlham College Wednesday, noon, Or
ganization was effected. 1t was decid-
ed to give play in the near future
and the following committee was Sc
lected: Herbert Huffman, Miss Flor
ence Corwin, Miss Fannie Jones, Miss
Bessie Jones, Miss Mary Francisco,
Miss Donna Parks, John Smyser. Ray
Meeks. Frank Elliott. Herbert Teb-
bets. Officers elected we're; Presi-
dent, Carl Alderman; vice president,
ia Graves; treasurer, Herbert Teb-
belts
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-07
PERMITS CHANGE OF NAME.

The decree emitting the Richmond
Cream company to change its name to
the Commons Dairy company has been
entered in the courts. The company
represented its business interests
could be attended to better by chang
ing the name.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-07
THE OLD SAIL DRILL
perils The Modern Warship Men Do
Not Have to Face.

psriIs the Modern Warship Men Do
Not Have to Face.
One Of the dangers and one Of the
hardest tasks of the man-of-war's man
vanished out of his life when. with the
supplanting OF the frigate by the steam
cruiser, the old time sail drill became
q thing of the past. Fleets in the old
days were continually exercised in
making and shortening sail, shifting
spars and all similar maneuvers aloft,
says Captain J. w. Gambler of the
British navy in his Links In Ny Life"
As the greatest rivalry existed among
the crews as to which ship should
carry out the evolution first accidents
were frequent. Hardly drill day
passed without men being seriously in
jured.
Once during a drill In Kiel harbor.
where the rivalry In the feet was in
creased by the eagerness of foreign
ships to compete with the, English, an
unfortunate French midshipman went
head first from the mizzen crosstrees
Of the French flagship to the deck.
That numbers Of accidents should
take place In sail drill was not aston
fishing when one remembers that spars
measuring perhaps seventy or eighty
feet long and weighing two or three
tons were whisked about with be-
wildering speed with nothing but
mems hands and brains to guide
them; hundreds of men crammed into
. space Of few hundred square feet,
whore nothing but the most marvellous
organisation and discipline could avert
death on deck or aloft.
To the landsman, who understood
nothing Of the difficulty involved in
rapidly shifting these great masts and
yards or In Keeling and furling thou
sands Of square feet of stiff canvas
perhaps wet or half frozen-the rapid
ity with which 1t was done was per-
haps the chief wonder.
Ropes, running like lightning through
blocks that were instantly too hot from
friction to be touched. had to be
checked to within a few inches, requir-
ing the utmost GOODNESS and presence
Of mind, while the officer In COM
mand had to superintend what to the
uninitiated locked like tangled mass
Of cordage, but which was in reality
no more in confusion than the threads
In loom.
In an instant this officer might see
something going wrong To delay a
single second meant terrible catas-
trophe. Every one, allow and aloft,
was relying on his judgment.
Delay! Ease away.'
The order came in an instant The
boatswain's mates repeated it in a
particular call which this life and
death necessity soon taught every one
to understand, the shrill whistles rising
above the din of tramping feet and
running ropes or the thunderous crash
of the great sails in the wind. Death
had been averted-or not. If not you
looked up and saw some unfortunate
man turning head over heels in the
mir. Your heart stood still. Would he
catch hold Of something, even il only
. to break his fall. or would he come
battering on the deck? 1t was mere
toss up. II he was killed outright It
generally stopped the drill for the
day; IL he was only seriously injured
the drill went on, for this was part
Of the lesson that must be learned
that in peace, as in war, one must take
his chances.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-07
RELIEF PARTY
IS ON ITS WAY
American Rescuers, Headed
BY Griscom, Leave Rome.

Rome, an. 1.-THE American relief
party left here on a special train to-
day headed by Ambassador Griscom.
sina. Earth shocks at Messina con-
tinue to occur at the rate of one ev.
cry ten minutes Fire broke out TO-
day and completed the destruction of
the city hall and all the records
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-07
DEMOCRATS
PLAN TO ATTEND
Order Holds Annual Services
At Hall Last NIGHT.

Many democrats will attend the IN.
augural ball OF Governor Marshall
next Monday evening. also The inau.
guration exercises. 1t IL probable
that special car will be chartered By
the local delegation. Those who have
invitations to the ball include Thorn
as ]. Study. C. b. Beck. Rev. Thomas
H. Kuhn. Webster Parry ana otham.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-07
PERU ATTEMPTS TO
IMMITATE CHICAGO
Cow Kicks Over Lamp and a
Disastrous Blaze Results.

Peru, Ind, Jan. IA COW kicked
over a lantern while she was being
treated for an abscess last night and
John H. Miller suffered $4,000 loss
by fire at his famous Polled Durham
cattle farm. Forty-six head of cattle,
many of them prize winners, were
burned. Herman Miller, son. escap
ed by tearing off his burning clothes.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-07
Didn't Wait For II.

A couple Of Scotch ministers were
taking dinner together one summer day
in a little manse In the highlands. 1t
was the Sabbath day, the weather was
beautiful. and the bubbling streams
were full Of trout and the woods full
Of summer birds. One turned to the
other and said:
"Mon. don't We often feel tempted on
ing?"
INA, na," said the other. II never
feel tempted. JUST gang"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-07
Local Woman Gives Her Age
Record Breaking Event the Society Department OF the
Palladium Causes Great C0mm0hon

social editor received communica-
ton in which the statement was made
that certain woman intended to OBJ
serve her forty-ninth birthday by Civ
ing a party.
Since 1881 when the Palladium was
established the files of this paper do
not show one instance where wom-
an voluntarily permitted her age to be
made known.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-07

The society editor of the Palladium
was greatly excited today. Her fell
low workers frequently cast appre-
til she took them into her confidence
then they shared in the agitation.
The cause of the commotion was a
record breaking event in the society
department. Early this morning the
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-07

thine Table Effective Oct a. 1913
Trains leave RiehmoaA tar lndaaa'
spolio and intefmedieto Stsfioos q
600 q N, s7:1s. Sea. sS:15. 1e:eo.
:l:0o. 12:0o. ICE. s2:1k 3:oo. 4:eq.
s6:2s. sea. 1880. $40. S:ee. ae:eet
11:1O.
Limited trains.
Last car to Indianapolis. sec ,. -
Last car to New Ca8f1s. 1000 p =.
Trains connect 1t lndianaDol10 -
lafayette. frankfort. CSawfoedGv0loL
Terro Hanta, Clinton. 0allivaAs 31k1Q
(llal 1iohsD oo11 thDogGh
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-07

$50 you want SO for 4 week in New
York," gasped Nav Hoptoad. why,
it can't possibly cost you more'n dol
lar day to live.
know that" said Paw Hoptoad,
but when Teller goes to New York
he calculates on BLOWN some money
G"-Lo0isviIlo Courter-Jourual
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-07
LEAKAGE REPAIRED.

The leakage in the swimming pool
at the Y. NJ. c. A. has been repaired
and all complaint made from this
source has been removed. There has
been about two feet of water seeping
out of the pool each day. The cause
was defective valve.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-07
HE Way Out Of Il

His Way Out Of u.
@He don't give nuthin' to the church
now?"
says salvation is free an he says fur
be 1t from him to dispute the Scrip
turesw-Atlanta Constitution.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-07
HOME OF FRIENDLEss.

The annual meeting OF the Home OF
the Friendless Association will be
held at the Home tomorrow after
noon at o'clock The friends Of the
institution are invited TO attend An
nual reports will be read.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-07
HOWELL ARRESTED.

John Kidwell. a. youth who is
known also as John Gehring, is under
arrest upon the charge of larceny. He
Is accused Of stealing quantity of
ron Young KidweI1 has been doing
work as junker.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-07
A Short Verse.

An Englishman named Thomas
Thorp died, leaving his fortune to a
poor relative on condition that head
stone. with the name of the said
Thomas Thorp and a verse of poetry,
be erected over the grave. Costing
so much word to chisel letters on
.he stcne. the poor relative ordered
thar .he poetry should be brief. Upon
his refusal 10 approve, on account Of
their length, the lines
Here lies the corp
OF Thomas Thorr
the following was finally ordered and
accepted:
Thorp's
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-07
ANOTHER KIBBEY SUIT.

Another suit was entered against
Frank c. Kibbey this afternoon 1t
is entitled McCurran & Smith We. Kib-
hey. The suit is brought on account;
demand $5S
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-07
Plenty Of Him

Plenty OF Him.
"What sort Of man is links?
"The impression you get Of Jinks de
ponds on the circumstances under
which you meet him. II you're there
to collect money you won't like him.
But il you're there to pay money he
seems a lovely character"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-07

There n Q species Of palm. GroW1nG
to height Of from TWENTY-FIVE to thir-
ty feet. In Egypt. Arabia, Abyssinia
and Nubia which produces it, fruit In
long clusters. each containing from
100 TO 200. These fruits are of IN
irregular form, OF . rich yellowish
brown color and are beautifully pol
ished. In upper Egypt thsy form part
OF the food Of the poorer classes Of In
habitants. the part eaten being tho
0brous. mealy husk, which tastes al.
most exactly like gingerbread. whence
the popular name Of gingerbread tree
in Egypt. Hyph0ene thebalea = The
botanical name Of this palm
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-07
Thorp's
Corpse.

Easy to buy, easy to try, the best,
wholesome. appetizing breakfast is
Mrs. Austin's famous pancakes.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-07

''ln the matter Of drinking" mueed
the philosopher with the Impression
1stic nose. BE sure you are right and
you won't get q head."-Philadelphia
RecoNA
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-07

Liberty exists in proportion to whole
some Observation-Disclosures.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-07

WsWen and Ships.
But, Mr.. Afainbrace. why do they
always call Q ship 'shey"
"L0f, miss, you wouldn't ask that
ef you'd ever tried to steer one"-kans
sas City Independent.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-07

just made some sDlssdid biseuif.-csa1
Modal IloQI. 81k
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-07
How n ateuelk Him.

1t was 3 O'Clock In the afternoon. n
. crowded Brooklyn trolley car. and
above the noise arose the walls Of .
leather luneed baby protesting against
everything. After two miles Of this
din the mother left with her child.
when . young man in the front end
Of the car thus expressed his sen
ments:
Gee whiz! I'm glad TIM freel
No wedding bells for me.
The result can be more easily imak
fined than descfibed.-New York Reae .
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-07

Great values in Ladies'
Muslin Garments 90 on sale
tomorrow, at knoIIenberg's
Store
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-06-25
TLAN WHICH LIS GNEN IS suNDAY sALOONs.

Under the operation Of the present liquor law has been adj
nDstered Honolulu has had Sunday saloons full
blast which something unknown the conditions under the old and
less stringent law It is course, absolutely within the discretion of
the License Commissioners put end this of affairs by
ply refusing issue licenses containing the special privileges sell
liquor at all hours and Sundays and election days We think the
Board will carry the spirit of the law does Certainly
who framed the present law those who supported legislators
who voted for it, did mind radical change
dons and regulations of long standing allowance
saloons II had been proposed make that change would
have been lively campaign be contended
real saloons running Sunday in view
bar-roon But several large bust
ness in selling liquor by the drink regardless of meals practically
saloons 1t may be that the last board when special licenses
TO sell at all times after the closing
during election hours did anticipate was creating Sunday
saloons but there denying the result There denying
Their that the law taken whole did anything
sort declares that these special shall granted only
bonahde restaurants hotels further showing restriction
that they specify which kind to be carried
onaoon hotel restaurant goes further and has special section
against free lunch subterfuges In view of all this evidently the
law stands drawn with allow Sunday saloons
free and easy Sunday dnkelng places called restaurants
Honolulu has long had still has overwhelming
favor of closed Sundays The Liquor
will meet public sentiment they stop the Sunday dnseng bust
ness They will also be carrying out the law better than yet
been carried
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-06-25
THE LESSON: KEEP OUT ORIENTALs.

The situation Hawaiian Islands thousand
the shape of Japanese strikers threatening violence and
with the Japanese edge ready to demand indemnity
hair of its
onted with perping problem the result of permitting influx
of foreign coolies order help the expoters of cheap labor AS
result of this disturbance Honolulu the leader of the Japanese
fanatics calling his government demand indemnity of three
million dollars for the alleged invasion of the office of certain Japan
newspaper the sheriff territorial The
clearly shows that the United States has permitted grow within
borders colony of aliens with foreign CUSTOMS
themselves is said that there at within the corporate
limits of the city Of Honolulu thousand Japanese strikers holding
meetings daily marching from camp camp and the house
where four leaders being tried charge of conspng kill
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-06-25

The who proposes that get suffrage in to Re
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-06-25
AN EASY QUESTION.

Might we ask the Star when the legal department of The
Territory rendered services the government
one OF its principal branches for weeks and made the
RECEIVING the services as ridiculous the Republican Super
appeared after the Supreme through with
them in their dispute with Mayor Fern?-Advertiser
Certainly The legal department the vs. render-
ed services few weeks ago. during the session of legislature
tied up not merely OF the principal branches but all of the
OF the territorial government 1t passed along purchasing ace
defective that the legislature started amending
dry on the gubernaora signature making law The best of
make mistakes
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-06-25

The Maxine SogaNegoo strike has evidently given great boost
the of Oriental exclusion throughout the United States
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-06-25

Editor Sheba of the conservative Japanese newspaper called Hawaii
Shmpo and also charge of melting riot Editor Sega of the
alleged ncendary newspaper "Nppu Jill" ad advises violence
and declares that there ammunition enough for the strikers resist
the police the American authorities while apanees
denounced coward 1t easy how the situation in Homo
lulu lead international complications this
suggestion of what this country may witness in other places
continues permit labor expoters import Asc coolies the
unrestricted immigration of Japanese Chinese and KoreansOakand
Enquirer.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-06-25
WHERE THE LAW IS NOT ENFORCED.

The Advertisers remark that Honolulu
Peence OF good liquor law properly enforced be aker
sails This has several times recently point
while active campgners working hard for laws the
laws half enforced
not be intelligent agitation demand better enforcement
pertinent facts brought along these lines brought
that little girl go Sunday liquor sell
ing place and purchase bottles of violation first of the
against selling minors and second of the of the Sunday selling
privilege which calls for sales only consumption
In another stated delivery wagon allowed drive
Sunday place considerable order for liquor These
violations especially the first named such immediate
Of the licenses proceedings permanently
such that the commissioners given
extraordinary summary powers And it by the exercise of
only that they keep licenses in order If understood
that the commissioners watchu and that they will hesitate
TO close up by action place where the law violated hold
licenses will careful indeed This important
of the theory which summary powers given commission
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-06-25
FROM the world by declining all offers of marriage for eighteen
months, is a Mrs.

MS is paradise in more ways than Even jai
racve that people constantly trying them and w
boast of released pe patients disappointed in efforts to get
back to the Leper Settlement
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-06-25

The monthly Weather Review published by the Weather Bureau
of the United Department of Agriculture Washington
tans reference the death of the Dr. Serene Bsghop in the
following terms: I'VE regret learn of the illness and DEATH
January OF DIR. Serene F. Bishop Honolulu H. l. For
than Doctor Bishop had Been partially parazed aho his
era bodily health has been good Almost the last of his intelligent
tves his observations of the skies end of when he
noted the haze Bishops ring and gows brilliant for the
atmosphere"