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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-02
NAME OF THE MONTH.
A jolly Game That 10 Sure to lndue
Much Laughter.

A Jolly Game That II Sure to Induce
Much Laughter.
Line up, every boy and girl Of you,
on one side Of the room, and each
take the name Of 4 month in order,
from January to December.
II there are not twelve OF you, then
take the months names as far as they
will 60. and when your leader stands
up In front Of you and points her f1n-
ger at child and says, Happy New
Year. /, 2, 8. 4, 5. 6, Z, 8. 8, 1Oy' the
boy or girl must answer, March,
march, march, df that is her name)
before the ten Is said.
It Is like bird, beast or nsh"-isn't
tt?-only different for this reason, you
must not laugh. That is where the
fun comes in. because you know you
viii laugh when you try hard not to.
just as sure as you live.
Try 1t and see. and, remember. II
you smile or forget to say the name
OF your month three times you must
face the line and point your finger at
some other month and make her
laugh.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-02
HOUSE CLEANING
BY The F|R[M[n
III
Blaze Fighters at City Build.
ing Wage Vigorous
War on Dirt.
BOARD GIVES INCENTIVE
PROMISES TO SPEND A LITTLE
MONEY IN MAKING SLEEPING
QUARTERS OF THE MEN MORE
ATTRACTIVE

Swish-swish. goes the paint brush,
ceiling of the bed chamber of the fire
men at the city hall. House clearing
time has arrived and when not chasing
about the city to watch SCOT burn out
of chimneys. the fire laddies now are
engaged busily in putting their sleep
ing quarters into better shape. 1t has
been a long time since repairs and i'm
prOvements were made. The incent-
i've was given Wednesday. when the
board of public works voted to put new
linoleum on the floor. 1t was needed
SO badly and had been passed for SO
long the members of the department
had almost abandoned hope. But, as
sured that they will get it, they have
decided upon additional improvements.
They are very generous-those fellows
at the city hall, and SO have taken up
on themselves the extra work.
Walls Are Cleaned.
Walls and ceiling are being cleaned
and reprinted The woodwork is be-
ing polished and by the time the floor
is ready for the linoleum, the bed room
will look SO nice and comfortable,
there is likely to be applications by
other roomers for place on the white
iron beds.
Downstairs the department head
quarters need improvements badly.
The walls are soiled and grimed by
the smoke of years. The paint is COW
cred with dirt and in many places is al
together missing. A large number of
improvements have been made in the
way of rearranging the interior and as
a consequence the ceiling looks like a
crazy quilt, it is broken up by so many
patches. Implanted blocks Of wood,
to which are attached the pulleys sus-
pending the harness, add to the appear
ance of desolation. Chief Miller said
today. the boys will do the work If the
city provides the material. The men,
bers of the department are willing, as
the station is home for them, and they
do not mind helping its appearance
whenever they are given the chance
and the materials.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-02
MOVING RECORDS
TO new QUARTERS
The Prisoners Are Now BuSiIy
Engaged.

The work of moving the record cases
from the old rooms Of the county aud.
itor on the first floor of the court
house to the new quarters on the third
floor continues. The most OF the work
is being done by prisoners at the
county Jail under the supervision of
turnkey Harris. Sheriff Meredith
spends a part of his time Offering adj
vice. Some of the record cases are
too large to put in the elevator. They
have to be carried up the flights OF
stairs on the shoulders of the men.
The labor is hard and will require sew
eral days to complete.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-02
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INSTRUMENT coNPI"

done by putting more or less water In
each. It Is said that all the tones and
their octaves, including the sharps and
flats, may be thus reproduced.
The instrument il played by means
Of two sticks-drumsticks are best
with which the bottles are struck.
Two parts Of an air may easily be
played, and there may be two perform
ers. one playing on each side.
A similar arrangement may be made
with glass tumblers. as Is well known,
but this bottle device is more unique
and striking. The notes are soft and
melodious and pleasant to listen to-
Chicago News.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-02
Editor of The Palladium:

In your issue OF March % last, sto
~ appeared under the caption o.
Won't Permit Pest House at Reit
Hospital" and in measure, criticises
the proposition OF the city health off
Ger to erect such building on the hos.
pital grounds. The history of that
proposition will, perhaps, be interest.
Ing to your readers. In the early
months OF 1907, the board of trustees
OF Reid hospital, were casting about
Tor reason to assign to the city coun.
Gil for aid in supporting the institu.
tion-a deficiency plainly under this
management (g staring them in the
race. At special meeting of the
board and the medical staff, the ques.
ton was put to the staff of twelve
members, as to the advisability of an
nexing the pest house to the hospital
and erecting on the hospital grounds
2 building for contagious cases. From
the standpoint of contagion the medic
81 staff assured the board that the
proposition was feasible. The prop
osition became public and revolt was
echoed from the citizens OF Spring
Grove. and because of the sentiment
that such procedure would deter many
Of our citizens from patronizing the
hospital, especially during the time
that smallpox patients were treated
there. In conformity with such reyul-
sion and sentiment, the medical staff
took the stand that from a business
view 1t was In admissible to adopt the
proposition, and later Endorsed by res
olution to the board. their opposition
to It. But something must be done in
order to show that the hospital was
prepared to take care of the sick OF the
city In all cases-and incidentally get
the Aforesaid aid. Your paper states
that the board has proposed to the
mayor that II the city will make an
annual allowance OF 5000 to the hos
Dital. It will erect, at the end of two
years, . contagious ward building for
"dfphtheria, scarlet fever and measles .
That Is plausibly in behalf of the dear
babies and children. But do you
grasp the joker? Scarlet fever has
OP0AAS 40 AOACC. DlputucTIA Is promptly
controlled with antitoxin and soon will
pass away. Measles kills none, and is
regarded jokingly. These are not the
factors that demand an isolation ward.
When the trustees selected their archi-
tect and the doctors endeavored to in.
ject suggestions-he stated, II was told
TO say that ! am draughting plans for
the trustees-not for the doctors" And
today they have no place for infected
surgical cases. nor tuberculosis, nor
erysipelas, and hence they are undesfra:
BILE cases. But 1t is made to appear
that contagious diseases of mild nature
ought to be provided for and hence the
proposition to the city--give us. more
money. whereby we may create a de-
partment. What for? To meet that
which the self perpetuatiag board neg
lected to do long ago. It's diplomatic.
you know. to put it the other way.
Fool part OF the people part of the
time, and some of the people all of the
time. but not all Of the people all of
the time.
JOHN NJ. WAMPLER, NJ. D.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-02
The Sundow.

The SundeW.
A striking illustration Of the adapta.
ton Of plants to their surroundings q
shown in tho sundew. This plant
fiourishes in boggy places; but, being
leshy In nature. it needs nitrogen, sui.
phur and other means Of sustenancs
that the Doggy soil cannot supply. for
these substances have been dissolved
out Of 1t. Here nature steps In and
gives the needed elements to the plant
by feeding it with insects whose bod.
les contain those elements. It has
glands that secrete q viscid fiuid that
glitters like dewd-ops. and this fluid
attracts and holds the insects. After
an insect IL caught the glands curve
inward, thus preventing 1t from escap-
ing, and the leaf digests 1t.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-02
About the Glove.

Children, how many of you know
where the Glove comes from? It is the
flower bud Of an evergreen tree. When
the flowers are In full bloom they are
4 brilliant red The little ball at the
top OF the Glove Is formed Of the curled
up petals. At first the buds are pale
green; then they become red. As soon
- they become this color they are
ready for picking and drying. The
trees from which cloves are obtained
are natives Of the Moluccas. or Spice
islands The trade in cloves once
formed the basis OF great fortunes In
more than one nation About the close
OF the eighteenth century the Glove
tree WAS transplanted In other coun-
tries than the Spice Islands. and now
great part Of the commerce In cloves
, carried on In Zanxib1r-.,IAe word
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-02

A felon Of the name Of Hogg once
appealed to the witty Sir Nicholas
Bacon and besought him to spare him
on the score Of relationship, "for," said
he, ''hoG is akin to bacon
But" answered Sir Nicholas. "hog
is not bacon until 1t is hung. Until you
are hung you are no relation of mine. -
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-02
AUXILIARY TO
GIVE GOOO SHOW
Priscilla Is for Benefit Of the
7. N. C. A.

The Ladies' Auxiliary OF the Y NJ. C.
A. will give home talent production
during the month Of May at the Cen
nett theater In order to raise funds for
the association. The play is known as
Priscilla and ID under the dictatorship
OF Mr.. Taylor OF indianapolis. Sever
al rehearsals have been held already
in the Starr Piano Companys sales
room. Tenth and Main streets.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-02
POLICE BOARD IS
TO MEET TONIGHT
No Matters of Importance to
Come Up.

The board of police commissioners
will meet this evening to transact rou-
tine business. The secretary of the
board said this morning he knows of
nothing of importance that will re-
quire the attention of the board A
number of billie have been turned in
within the last few days and will be
acted upon by the board.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-02
singular wills.

One Of the most singular vim 0vee
recorded was that Of British oailor.
who requested his executors to give his
wife q shilling to buy ha1elnuts, ~ she
had always preferred cracking them
to mendine his stockings. More sab
tie. bowevx. was the sarcasm Of =
will proved In 1890. In which q wife
was left $500. bat was to enjey it
only after her death In order tat .1nhe
may b buried suitably ~ ny WIDOW
A French merchant beaueathed q large
fortune to q woanan Of his acQunint.
snce 10 show hts gTatitude for her re.
fusal to marry hin years before.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-02
MASONIC CALENDAR.

Chapter No. 4. r. A. M. Called meet
ing; work in Mark Master degree.
Saturday, April 3-No. 40, O. E. S.,
stated meeting.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-02
Ing the trombone. I'm going to play
the clarionet in self-defense."
Something That eurvived.

Something That Survived.
1T is my ambition said the earn
est young man. ito write something
that will be handed down to posterity.
WELL" answered Farmer Corntos-
sci. "all have to say Is, be careful
how you 60 about it. Ny grandfather
wrote his name to mortgage on this
farm and 1t looks as IL my grandchild-
rem will have to go ahead struggling
with it,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-02

C000ss0e0eN0s
What Ii the most di@cult river on
which to procure q boat? Arno. BE-
cause there Arno boats there.
What II the difference between q
tramp and down quilt? One n hard
up; the other IL soft down.
What IL the difference between hen
and q music lover? One lays at pleas
ure. and the other plays at leisure.
Why 10 q fiddler like q hsn1 Because
they both have to scratch for Q living.
Philadelphia Ledger.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-02

Also Has It's Horrors.
louisville Courier Journal.)
Mr.. Roosevelt is doing his best to
make us regret the wireless.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-02
lmpendina strife.

II want to buy . clarionet.' said the
man with ! stsely look in his eve.
An said the dealer in musical
wares, here II ! perfect instrument,
sab0olutely true IN tone"
IL don't want IL want one thatsH
rtU6uce nothing but blue notes.
XSaso'Ssa MN next door Who is study
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-02

wnlcn there should be two alike ct thu
bottom Of the pack. Tear It In small
pieces and throw them out Of the win.
dow. You then assure the company
that the pieces just thrown out will
Join themselves together and return
as q whole to the pack You raise thu
window and call, Come. come. comet
Then approach the table. assuring you1
spectators that the mutilated card haa
returned complete to its old place IN
the pack, and let them satis1y them.
selves that such II the fact.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-02
Young Folks
MUSICAL BOTTLES.
Odd instrument on Which Tunes Ma,
BE Played.

BE Played.
An odd and not unmelodious musical
instrument may be constructed of Or
binary glass bottles partly filled with
water. The accompanying cut shows
the arrangement. 1t consists simply
Of two broom handles resting on the
back Of two chairs, from which the
bottles are suspended by means Of
strings tied to the neck.
OF course it takes a good ear for
music to tune" the bottles, which is
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-02
FORUMOFTHEP PEOPLE

Articles Contributed for This Column
Must Not Be in Excess Of 400
Words. The Identity Of All Con-
tribut0rS Must Be Known to the
Editor. Articles VIII Be Printed in
the Order Received.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-02

Hope" said Uncle Eben, lis a bless
In when you's willin' to back It wifi
little hard work Std o. lettin' it play
itse'f out on policy ticket
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-02
Among Statesn

Among Statesmen.
.fhe rhetoric unhindered fies:
A contradicts what B affirms.
Whate'er IN feeling may arise,
They're always found on speaking
terms
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-02
TWINKLES
That Superlor Attitude.

That Superior Attitude.
How do you know that Pendribble's
play was not q SUGGEST"
Because he has SO much to say
about the prejudice OF critics and the
stupidity Of the public"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-02

To Bring Back . Card.
After you have shuf1ed the pack and
placed it upon the table you let any
person draw forth the, lowest card nf
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-02

Grove comes nom the French word
clou, which means a nail. Doubtless
the round, hard head caused it's name,
as 1t somewhat resembles q small NAIL
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-02
Items Gathered in
From Far and Near
Keeping Up the Work.
philadelphia Telegraph

u HIIo0eIPHi1 c106I dPuJ
The chair in which Teddy sat for
seven years yesterday collapsed under
the weight OF President Taft. 1t is
beginning to look as il William intend
ed to keep right on breaking Presi-
Dental presidents.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-02

Which Also Counts Against Him.
milwaukee SentineD
One thing you can say for Rockefel-
Ter; he does not suppress free and I'M
limited speech at Chicago University.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-02

Bill u on the Lid Again.
Baltimore SUM
Mr.. Taft's dinner list shows that
fighting will positively not be allowed
in the White House.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-02

Just 40 Good.
New York Herald)
See that Mr.. Hartman is taking
mud baths. The magnate probably
misses Colonel Roosevelt.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-02
Political Announcements
Advertisements in This Column Cost
Ten Dollars for all Offices Except
COuncitn1eH Which Are Fipe Dollars
FOR MAYOR.

FOR MAYOR.
henry w. DEUKER is a candidate
FOR mayor. subject to the Republi,
can nomination.
SAMUEL X. MORGAN. candidate for
Mayor. subject to the Republican
nomination.
EDWARD H. HARRIS is 4 candidate
for Mayor. subject to TIE Republi.
can nomination.
FOR CITY CLERK.
BALTZ A BESCHER is a candidate
for the office of city clerk of Rich
mond, subject to the Republican
nomination.
FOR JUDGE or CITY COURT.
LUTHER G. ABBOTT is a candidate
for Judge of the City Court of Rich
mond. Ind. subject to the RepubIi-
can nomtnation,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-02

Indications Are He Is Liable to Get It.
Washington Post.)
Castros determination to return to
Venezuela is a sure indication that he
overlooked something when he was
GEARING it.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-02

Job That Ought to Appeal to Him.
New York Worldly
Crown Prince George of Seryia, aft.
er retiring from his present job, might
crafty his taste for carnage as a
chauffeur for some wealthy young
New Yorker.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-02
ENOUGH to Kill It.

Enough to Kill II.
Chicago Tribune)
If Senator Aldrich is in favor of the
Payne tariff bill, as reported, there
must be something concealed in it.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-02

Where He Shows the White Feather.
Denver Republican,
Maybe Jack Binns's declaration that
he will decline a Carnegie hero medal
is prompted by the fear that Uncle
Joe Cannon will kiss him when max
ing the award.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-02

Teddy Will Have to Go After It.
(New York Evening Post.)
Now, il among the men who got
within Ill miles of the South Pole,
there had been one who could ride SO
miles in one day, they might have
made 1t, after all.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-11-04
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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-11-04
Getting a Piece Of Land in
The West

Ten years ago you could have had
YOUR choice of thousands of timber
claims in California and the North
west, running from 100000 to 49,
100000 of feet to the 160 acres, now
worth fifty cents to one dollar per
thousand for fir, two dollars to three
dollars for redwood and cedar.
These claims, located under the
Timber and Stone Act" then cost
merely the trouble of one visit and
the payment to the Government of
$500. Thousands of our Westerners
refused.to bite at the timber bait"
there was two much timber j r
the Government to give away, even
in lifetime. Everybody knows,
now, how Michigan and Wisconsin
men focked out here and got the
prizes along with the railroads and
big operation timber grabbers.
Fortunately for the people of the
United States. Clifford Pinchot,
backed by President Roosevelt, fin
ally got ahead of the grabbers by
placing $50, 100000 acres in forest
reserves. October Pacific Monthly.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-11-04
THIRTY=SIX YEARS AGO
From the River Falls Journal of
November q, 1873

Rev. VIM. Gill will preach his
eleventh annual sermon at the Con-
gregational church next Sabbath.
E. w. Reed has moved his stock
of jewelry, clocks, watches, ETC., in
to his new store.
We have received the first copy of
the Bulletin" newspaper recent
ly started at Baldwin, St. Croix
county. 1t is a seven column folio,
at $3.50 per year.
Harvey Clapp is elected to the
assembly in St. Croix county. The
rest of the candidates on the Re-
publican ticket there are beaten.
Prof. Weld was beaten for school
Supt. in St. Croix county. xxx Prof.
Weld is one of the best educators in
St. Croix Valley. Nor is this
enough to say of him. He was
formerly a prominent educator in
New England, having few, if any,
superiors even there. He is the
author of yields Grammar" one
of the popular text books of the
country. Well, as tribute to his
ability, and as a suitable man for
the position, we hope to see him &C.
cupy prominent place in the Board
of Teachers who may hereafter be
selected to preside over our Normal
school.
Good timothy hay is $40 per ton,
delivered. Wood is being brought
in lively and is readily disposed of
at S. per cord. Beef is plenty at 5
and 6 cents by the quarter. Pota-
toes are scarce at so cents. They
are selling at dollar a bushel in
Hastings