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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-20
THE OUTER DARK

the other citizens of
Richmond
handling of the franchise
this has
prehensible explained
expediency.
the administration has
which might be pointed
administration
thing should
Plan
informed
why important matter the granting
of being
perfectly able consider such franchise
perfect confidence in
faith of The
that
propositions the franchise
But who
be Worksthey
the people
handled in this
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-20
MORE MONEY WANTED
Spokane Teachers Think They
Are Entitled to Larger
Incomes.
A CAMPAIGN is STARTED

Spokane, Wash. Dec. 20.-Three
hundred and seventy-five teachers in
Spokane's grade schools are ready to
begin a campaign for 12-months-salary
instead of nine months, as at present
They will also ask for an increase of
20 per cent. The Spokane Grade
Teachers association has sanctioned
the movement The highest salary
the nine-month plan is 5000 a year.
Although the teachers believe their
cause just one, they have not threat
ened to strike. They hope to win
their points on strictly educational
strong and we'll organized and if their
demands are refused, they are in po-
sition to close every grade school in
the city. They will present their re-
quest backed by a petition signed by
every member of the association
some time in January. and this will be
supplemented by petitions from par
ents of children attending the grade
schools. The increased cost of living
is the chief reason for demanding
more pay. 1t is given out that the
teachers will not accept a reappor-
tlonment of the present Salary SEIZED
ule.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-20
WHY HURRY?

of surprise
ordinary advanced cond
which field We have the author
of Public
franchise seekers and that
is to bring before council this evening
hurried
public has been informed
happening
held
the of Works in regard this
foot to rush the
franchise through
We idea that council will the first proposition that
may be offered to There are many things to be SAID on oothsdeS
that there shall be
shall thorough understanding of the
franchise is granted
people experience
which conceived the " and rushed through without due
consideration.
appear the
business No
danger that there will not be
competition
take of such but not unless there
franchise things Above ALL
will
switch the artificial field Its mains are already
splendid financial condition 1t
all junk unless the city minded to
holds the whip hand it
favorable
service than the company will give
situation the has right really modern
for the benefit of the
things that the citizens should know
nothing by going slow this matter The Rich
Gas
rather than its plant
hardly
in
This thrown There decided difference
tired
this time
What
easily will for month by month to both
in hosew who eengin
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-20
Items Gathered in
From Far and Near
The Customs Frauds,
From the Philadelphia Ledger.

From the Philadelphia Ledger.
1t appears that the practice of de-
frauding the revenue by short weights
has not been confined to the sugar
trust. The Independent refineries, so
called, the supposedly righteous an
taSonists of the wicked trust, now
acknowledge to the same practices.
One concern has offered restitution
to an amount that indicates about the
same percentage of fraud as in the
more conspicuous case and the
amount of restitution to be exacted of
the remaining independent" is under
consideration. The logical inference
from these latest revelations is not
that everybody engaged in business in
New York is equally dishonest, but
that the corruption of the customs
service there has been so complete
that it had become impossible to do
business with the custom house upon
an honest basis. The first positive
demon stration of the system of false
weighing was not as applied to sugar,
but to cheese and to various other
imports. The sugar cases are more
prominent because Of the enormous
value OF the importations, and also
because the business is confined to
such small number of large oper-
ators that it is possible to subject ev-
cry one of them to an exact account
ing.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-20
The Schools Of Massachusetts.

From the Fitchburg Sentinel.
Massachusetts is evidently at
critical period in its educational ca
reer and it is of the highest import
ance that no mistake be made. The
tendency of the times is toward mag
nifying the industrial side of educa-
ton. There is SO much work to do.
and the demands of daily living and
of the fashions which the women feel
that they must observe are SO mex
Orable, that the head Of the family is
hard pressed for the wherewithal to
support the material side of life,
while the better side Is generally neg
lected for the inferior. This domina-
ton of the inferior is the phase of
education which has to be met today.
1t is feeling on the part Of many
people that the first duty they have
to perform is to get enough to eat
well, dress we'll, live in first class
house, supplied with all modern i'm
provements. and spend we'll in the
daily nonessentials which consume a
great deal of money and bring in very
small returns other than qualification
of pride.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-20
YOUR KIDNEYS WILL ACT FINE AND,
ALL BLADDER DISTRESS VAN|SHES.

distributes its healing. cleansing and
vitalizing influence directly upon the
organs and glands affected, and com,
pletes the cure before you realize it.
The moment YOU suspect any kidney
or urinary disorder or feel rhematism
pains, begin taking this harmless med
icine. with the knowledge that there 10
no other remedy at any price, mads
anywhere else In the world, which viii
effect so thorough and prompt a cure
as fifty-cent treatment Of Pape's hi
uretic. which any druggist can supply.
Your physician. pharmacist. banker
or any mercantile agency will tell you
that Pape. Thompson 4 Pape Of Gin
cinnati. is a large and responsible med
icine concern. thoroughly worthy OF
your confidence.
Only curative results can come from
taking Pape's Diuretic and few days
treatment means clean. active. healthy
kidneys. bladder and urinary organs
and no backache-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-20
Christmas Kindness.
From the Baltimore Sun.

From the Baltimore Sun.
Christmas is the time of all the
year when the minds of men and wom-
en- are most filled with thoughts Of
good will. 1t is the season of gener-
Gus giving and good deeds. To most
of us it is the holidays" when We
suspend our ordinary labors and give
ourselves up to pleasure. But to
many others the approach of Christ
mas means work from early morning
until far into the night; rush and
stress and long hours. This could be
avoided to some extent by thought
fulness on the part of the general
public. Christmas shopping should
be done as early as practicable. The
stocks are now complete, the prices
are as low as they are going to be.
You do not save a penny by waiting;
you get your choice of a very large as
sortment of articles, and you get bet
ter attention from the salespeople
than you can possibly get two weeks
from now.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-20
The Shoppers.

Oh, have you seIn the shopping crush,
Where all the bargains are?
With pallid face and solemn hush
Man views it from afar.
But woman braves the awful din
And does not lose her head,
And angels, so to speak. rush in
Where others fear to tread.
She carries bundles in each hand
And meath her elbows, too,
Aud with a smile so sweet and bland
Still looks for something new.
Our foot ball giants would not chance
The broken limbs and necks
They risk whom, in our ignorance,
We style the weaker SEX"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-20
A TPY|ST CONTEST

Spokane. Wash, Dec. 20.-Lottie L.
Smith, OF Spokane. has accepted the
challenge of II. B. Press OF Seattle.
graphophone transcriber in the Alas
ka coal inquiry here, to a contest OF
typcwriting for speed and accuracy.
She would limit the competition to
125 pages of copy from direct dicta-
ton at an average speed of Is words
minute. accuracy TO be the main
point. The match will take place In
Spokane or Chicago early in January
il Press accepts the new conditions.
His original challenge was for a Mar
athon contest at q speed of not lees
than SO words q minute. to continue
until one Of the typists gives up. One
of Miss Smiths feasts was to make
the entire transcript OF the delibera-
lions OF the seventeenth National IT.
rigation Congress in Spokane. Aug.
ust . to II. delivering the copy 10
hours after the final session.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-20
A few doses regulate out-of-
order Kidneys and end
BaCkache.

If you take several doses Of Pape's
Diuretic, all backache and distress
from out-of-order kidneys or bladder
trouble will vanish, and you will feel
fine.
Lame back. painful stitches. rheuma-
tism. nervous headache. dizziness. irri-
liability. sleeplessness. inflamed or
swollen eyelids. WORKOUT. sick feeling
and other symptoms of sluggish, in
active kidneys disappear
Uncomfortable, smarting. frequent
urination especially at night ana
all bladder misery ends.
Feeling miserable and worried is
needless. because this unusual prepare
ton goes at once to the disordered kid
neys. bladder and urinary system and
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-20
How a Plant Protects itself.

One little plant of South Africa pro-
tects itself by assuming a curious like
rocks. The plant has sharp pointed
green leaves. These are placed close
together, with their points upward,
and on the tip of each leaf is little
white. scaly sheath. The resemblance
OF the smooth surface these present to
the lichen growing on the rocks. be-
side which it is always found, is SO
great that it is not till you tread on
1t that you discover the deception
London Standard.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-20
TOO LATE.

papa's Offer Came After George Had
Settled Matters Himself.
A Philadelphia small boy had some
thing to say to his father at the din
ner table the other night.
Papa" he said. Johnnie Burton IL
goin' to have a party next week. an
he said he'd invite me. An l got to
take a present"
"A present! What's that for!'
Its for Johnny's birthday. All the
aids take presents"
Things hadn't gone just right dur
ing the day with the boys father. He
was not in an agreeable humor.
That's all nOnsense"' he declared
Every day or two it's present here
or a present there. II you can't 60 to
a party without taking a present you
might as we'll stay home.'
The boys lip trembled. but he made
no reply.
The next day the father regretted
his hasty words and that night turned
to the boy.
George" he said, there are q cou-
pie Of new books in my overcoat pock-
ct. You can take them to your friend
Johnny's party"
Its too late" said George gloomily.
II licked him today 20 he wouldn't
invite me-"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-20
A Discouraging Theory.

''Why do those critics say such dis
agreeable things?' asked the unhap-
Ply actress.
You mustn't blame them" answer
ed the manager. Probably they want
to avoid being overlooked in the strug.
gle for attention.
But can't they attract attention by
saying pleasant things?"
mot so much. When l was out
west learned that the man who pulls
a gun on you is remembered twice as
long as the one who offers you a
cigar
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-20
Uncle Sans Human Hjnoes.

! In other cities the doors OF public
buildings are set on springs and slap
to and fro as the visitor wills, but in
Washington it appears necessary to
have a special man to open and close
the doors-human hinges as it were
no undignified banging Of doors there !;
this custom has died out in other
places, but there are many veteran ne
groes in Washington who have seen
years of such service for the govern
ment: they have a stately way of per.
forming this ONCE, which gives a door
An ofacial and unofncial swing.-Na.
tional Magazine.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-20
When Christmas time is over

When Christmas time is over
You kin pass EN- out in style.
Well all be ready later
Wifi laughter an applause.
But jes' now We is busy
VIII remarks from SANITY Claus.
Yves done forgot de reasons
Fob doubt an discomfort,
We've made our resolutions
Wifi unanimous consent,
So save yoh oratory
Till when we needs it more;
You'll notice, jeS at present
Dat oil Sanity has de floor.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-20
His Cntv REQUEST.

It happened once that a faithful
Noslem married. but when he saw his
wife she proved to be very unprepos-
sessing. Some days after the marriage
his wife said to him. My dove. as you
have many relatives wish you would
let me know before whom l may IN
VEIL My gazelle," be replied, ''if
thou wilt only hide thy face from me I
care not to whom thou showest it,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-20
Earth's AxiaI Motion.

The rotation OF the earth at the
equator is at the rate Of 1000 miles per
hour; one situated on the parallel of
sixty. the length Of which Is equal to
half the circumference Of the equator,
moves at the rate OF nearly 500 miles
an hour, while a point seven miles
from the pole moves in the course Of
twenty-four hours through 4 circle Of
twenty-five miles. or at the rate Of less
than one mile an hour
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-20
Vigorous Enough.
e Hartford Times.

From the Hartford Times.
People who think there is less
"backbone' in the Taft administra-
ton than in it's predecessor should
read the Presidents remarks to the
assembled census supervisors at the
White House Saturday. We recall
nothing quite so strenuous and down
right in the utterances of Mr.. Roose-
welt to any of the agents of the gov
eminent as Mr.. Taft's command to the
census men to keep politics out of
the census business, and especially
out of their selection of subordinates.
Good.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-20
Valuable EXCHANGE?

From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
1t is with feelings of emotion that
we prepare to welcome back to the
exchange table our esteemed contem-
porary the Congressional Record. 1t
isn't exactly our idea of what a news
paper should be, especially in the
sporting department., but we shall
read it nevertheless.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-20
Introducing Bills.

From the Boston Transcript.
These are the days when an easy
road to fame is open to the aspiring
Congressman. He can introduce a
bill; it sounds we'll to his constitu-
cnts, costs him nothing, and on the
law of averages is unlikely ever to
cost the government anything. except
the printing in connection herewith
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-20
A Mystery Solved.

Where do all the pins go?" in
quired the man with a penchant for
the curious.
Il don't know" answered Mr..
Chuggins. But since | have been
fooling with an automobile l have
been able to tell what becomes of all
the tacks"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-20
Thought Il Was Time.


The minister Of q rural church gave
out the hymn. II Love t. Steal Awhile
Away" etc. The regular old precentcr
being absent, his function devolved
upon a good old deacon. who commenc-
ed. Il love to STEAL" and then broke
down. Raising his voice a little high
er. he then sang, II love to steal" At
length. after a desperate cough. he
made . final demonstration and roared
out. II love to steal!'
The effort was too much. Every one
but the parson was laughing. He rose
and with the utmost GOODNESS said:
Seeing our brothers propensities.
let US pray"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-20
Austria to Build Ajrshjns.

The first Austrian airship construc.
ton company has just been formed
with capital of 100000 kronen, and
1t is understood that the war ONCE
is Immediately placing an order for a
dirigible. The constitution of the COM
pany 10 largely due to the fact that
the efforts Of the government to OBJ
tain a dirigible from Germany during
the recent crisis failed.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-20
Lavish Luxury.

THE ultimate consumer is always
kicking" said Mr.. Dustin Stax impa-
tiently.
well. hasn't he cause to kick"
Certainly not. l have been inves-
tigating. The amount of peanuts a
vendor insists on giving you for five
cents is astonishing"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-20
Locating Them.

1.-THE trusts seem to be at the bot
tom Of everything said the COM
planning person.
Wrong again. replied the quibbler
The trusts are always on top"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-20
Opportunity.

To seize an opportunity seems such
an easy thing!
And yet Whenever one comes your
way and to 1t you would cling
You're pretty sure to find that some
one else has seen it. too.
And nailed it for his own advantage
just ahead of you.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-20
Appreciation.

Appreciation.
She had a good husband said
Mrs. Babbleton.
But she got divorce from him."
Yes. She didn't know what good
husband he was till she saw how gen.
erously he behaved about the ali
mony."
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-20
Remedial Remorse,

''You have taken a severe cold,'
said the solicitous friend.
..Yes." replied the victim
well. YOU go to the drug store
i've been there"
Were you benefited?"
Yes, I'll know how to behave next
time. I've found that there are worse
things than a cold"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-20
Her Little 0lCH.


Mrs. Finlettcr and her husband had
Just moved into . ifteen dollar seven
room house. The hrst Sunday morn
ing there. as Mr.. Finletter sat With bis
newspaper ON his little porch and Nil
the neighbors on both sides Of the
street sat with their newspapers on
their little porches. Mrs. Einletter sud
denly came to the front door and
shouted at her husband In q loud, vex-
ed tone:
Hillary rinietter. will you or will
you not come in to luncheon? The
champagne is nearly dat. and you
know how soon q dish Of terrapin gets
cold.'
Finletter tossed down the paper and
hurried indoors with daxed smile.
what are you kidding me for!" be
asked n he looked at the rump steak
and potatoes on the dining table
ITS not you. Hilary. I'm kidding
said his wife. 'It's the neighboes."
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-20
Gifts.

Just once a year
Man will appear
In unaccustomed splendors.
A necktie fine
Of weird design
And gorgeous silk suspenders.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-20
Wrinkles
(BY PHlLANDER JoHNsoN.)
The Limit of Endurance.

II saw you in your automobile" said
the physician. you'll have to take
more exercise"
Great Scott, doctor! When | get
through cranking that car | can't
stand any more exercise
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-20
The Woman, Of Course.

An English lady who made q tour
OF Scotland delivering addresses In
the interest Of woman suffrage said
that she had had troubles Of her own.
At one meeting. at Grantown. in the
highlands. an argument was advanc-
A VOICE FROM THE BACK OF THE Crowd.
ed to Which she was unable to md an
answer. Speeches had previously been
made to a large crowd. Questions had
been replied to amid applause. I'M
beetle young men making remarks
about minding babies and mendins
socks had been silenced. Then. just
as there was q temporary lull before
the putting Of the resolution. q great
puco1ic Scotch voice from the back OF
the crowd rasped slowly in. With the
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-20

MOST men in marrying are not at
uacted BY rosy cheeks. but By green
backA-BuRalo Express.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-20

Ozone and Wator.
Ozone In the best agent for purify
ing water, because IL adds nothing ex-
cept oxygen. which assists In aeration.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-20
THE SCRAP BOOK

inquiry. obviously the result OF pro
longed rumination. ''Wha' made q
mess Of Adam"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-20

Sacrifice and Devotion 70 Country.
Every act Of noble sacrifice to the
country, every instance Of patriotic de-
votion to her cause. has its beneficial
influence. A nations character II the
sum Of its splendid deeds. They con-
stitute our common patrimony. the ma
tons inheritance.-Henry Clay.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-20
Not Vet.

A Missouri clergyman had in his pas
toral flock a member who was reluc-
tant about meeting the contribution
basket. The pastor had thrown out
many broad hints. but all to no avail.
One day the member fell Ill and was
taken to the Ellsworth hospital. When
the clergyman arrived the man was
delirious. While the pastor was sitting
beside his bed . wild yell Of Fire,
hre" came from across the street.
The sick man drew himself up on his
elbows. "Where-where am I?' be
asked excitedly.
Calm yourself. brother" soothed the
pastor. with Just tho faintest twinkle
In his eye. you are still at the Ems
worth acknowledgements.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-20

The Prominent Figure.
Never mind dem speeches.!
Jes wait . little while.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-20

Entered at Richmond, Indiana, post
office as second class mail matter.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-07

Accompanying his father and mother
Mr. and Mrs. Simon Bamb5rger, and Dr.
Baldwin, Sidney Bamberger. the vice
president of the Bamberger road, left yes
teTday for the east He is going to Balti-
more 10 consult with Prof. Cushing OF the
Johns Hopkins university a prominent
specialist on brain diseases. Mr.. BAN
berger was operated on about one yeag
ago for a clot on the brain. at which
time two incisions were made in his
skull.
Prof. Cushing. who performed the OPP
GRAFTON in conjunction with several other
world renowned specialists on diseases of
the brain, at that time, found "a small
tumOr on his brain. which, however, was
not considered sufficiently developed to
years ago is said to have been a com
plete success. but Mr.. Bamberger has felt
return Of former illness for the last
two weeks, and it was decided he take
the trip east and consult with the spe-
ciaiists who performed the first opera
ton.
Relatives of Sidney Bamberger are Of
the opinion that the present state of his
health has been brought on more by over
work than from any other cause. Tt is
the intention of Mr.. BambeTger to spend
OF the winter resorts in Florida and h0
will not return 10 Salt Lake until some
time next spring or early I'm the summer.
No alarm is felt by his relatives over his
present condition, they believing that only
a small operation, if any. viii he neces-
sasy to bring him back to good health.
Mr. Bamberger viii probably spend some