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The Ketchikan miner., 1909-01-02
PENSIONS PROLONG LIFE.
An Important Factor In the Promotion
 of Longevity.

An Important Factor In the Promotlon
 of Longevity.
 An important and noteworthy fact which Is to be taken into account by English economists In the adminlstra- ton of their old age pension system Is that pensioners live long That fact. often stated in a satiric vein. Is to he taken seriously, as demonstrated by statistics and as having an essential bearing on both the amount of pen sions to be paid and the effect of them upon society.
 A striking demonstration of this Is to be observed in the records of the Friendly Society of Iron Founders in England. That organization has for many years been paying pensions to Its superannuated members. In 1885, 1t was found that the average age of these pensioners at death was six ty-eight years and six months. In 1906-7 1t was seventyone years and three months. Thus the average life of pensioner had been heightened by two years and nine months.
 II does not appear that the general average of human life in England has been heightened to so great an extent, wherefore we must conclude that the pensions are an important factor in the promotion of longevity. That is quite natural. of course, for the en- joyment of pension means better food and generally better conditions of life than the superannuated worker would have without 1t, as well as greater freedom from anxiety. and those improved circumstances prolong life.
 If the same rule operates under the national pension system, as 1t proba- bly will, though perhaps not to so marked an extent. the national treas ury will have more to pay on that ac- count than is estimated under the present expectancy of life.
 This increase in the length of life of pensioners, while It will add to the cost of the system. Is of course to be regarded with qualification as n be- neficent and desirable result and as an argument In favor of the system New York Tribune.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-01-02
Meat For Hot Weather.

Eating in hot weather should be made careful consideration by every body" said well known physician. Ut is not known fact. but fat meat. especially salt pork. Is one of the best things to eat during hot weather. The stomach will digest bacon when 1t will not digest anything else. Negro ma mmes were wise in their genera ton when they gave babies salt pork to eat or suck during the hot days. When one Is crossing the ocean the ship doctor invariably prescrlbes ba- con for the seasick patrons. Ono Is urged to eat all the fat meat he can before he goes on board" - Des Moines Register
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-01-02
A Jealous Greyhound.

A tragedy recently happened in the study of M. Clemenceau. the French premier. He had two favorite dogs, one splendid giffon and the other an equally fine Russian greyhound. NJ. Clemenceau lavished attentions on the griffon regardless of the significant growls of the greyhound. The griffon had been favored with several choco- lates more than the greyhound. In burst of, jealousy the greyhound threw itself upon its too fortunate rival and strangled 1t.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-01-02
What He Does.

"Pa, what does a king or an em- peror do when lie grants anybody an audience? nc .i-He does about what your mother does when she grants me an audience talks most of the time."-Denver News Times.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-01-02
A Churchqoer.
The Easiest Way.

"The easiest way to succeed. my boy, is to give the people what they want"
 No. sir; you aVe mistaken. The easiest way to succeed Is to make the people think they want what you arc giving them.' .'-Chicago Record Herald.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-01-02
RaIudinn Himself.

TOwne-It doesn't seem to have done Gagley any good to join church. He appears to he grouchier than ever since he got religion.
 Brown-I don't believe he's got 1t at all. I'll bet what he takes for religion 1, merely dyspepsia. - Philadelphia Press
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-01-02
Proverb Practically Applied.

"A man Is Judged by the company he keeps.' said the aphorist.
 ."Yes." answered the man with a boom. Which makes it undesirable sometimes to print the names of all the contributors to your campaign nd."-Washington Star.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-01-02
English Etchings.

Aldermen were first appointed for London in 1242.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-01-02
FOES pF THE LEvEEs.
Sources of Danger to tho Artificial
 Banks Along tho Mississippi.

Sources of Danger to tho Artificial
 Banks Along tho Mississippi.
 People wlo know little about our system of l%ees. the artificial banks built to confhe the flood waters that pour into tie Mississippi. no doubt imagine that the heavy rains are the only enemy with which the levees have to contend" laid Baton Rouge man.
 "On the csntrary. the levees. both during times. of flood and low water, are subject tb the incrasant attacks of living foes. the destructive work of which costs millions of dollars. These foes are allisators, turtles. muskrats. field rats. flesh water terrapin and era wish. Of all these burrowers that prey on the evees. excayating within them goodly chambers or tunnels, the rawfish do the most damage, with tue turtles and errapins a good second The harm dsne by the alligators k comparatively small.
 "ln repairhg the banks crawfish holes are ofta found of immense size. It Is these Inflow spaces that in time of freshets cause caving in and break of the levees which of course bring on an inundaton of all the adjacent country. The worst part of the busi- ness Is that ho way of exterminating these pests las yet been found, and the only thing to be done is to try. to keep them away from the banks as much as possible. ."-Baltimore Ameri. can.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-01-02
An lInhappy Answer.

The Curatet Good gracious, Giles. Whatever mak Is you keep such spite full old cat as that? Glles-Well, sir. you see, it's Ike this-I've felt a bit lonely since mF old woman dledL-Lon don Opinion. '''@
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-01-02
dunhf 10 6e.

"Is his business one in good odor?" "Well, he is manufacturer of per fumes. ."-Atlaita Constitution.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-10-11

Then came the arduous task Of build
ing a snow house. IN this the eyes. no
longer able to wink. closed. but soon
the empty stomach complained. and It
was filled up nGam-not with things
that pleased the palate. only hard fuel
to feed the inner fires. while the ear
sought the soft side Of ice to dispel
fatigue: no pleasure in mental recrea-
ton. nothing to arouse the soul from
it's icy Enclosure.
To eat. to sleep. to press one foot
ahead Of the other. was our steady vO-
cation. like the horse to the cart. but
we had not his advantage OF an agree
able climate and comfortable stable
at night
Words ard pictures cannot adequate
~ describe the maddening influence
Of this Saneress Of polar glitter COM
bined with ti'tnr winds. extreme cold
and an overNorked body To me there
We" always the inspiration Of antici-
patton OF the outcome OF ultimate sue
cess. but for my young savage com
panionS it was Il torment almost be-
yond endurance Their WEAKNESS was
made evident by II lax use OF the whip
and an indifferent urging Of the dogs.
They were. hcwever brave and faith
full to the bitter end. seldom allowing
selfish ambitions or uncomfortable
passions seriously to interfere with the
main effort Of the exrsdition.
On the morning of April l3 strain
Of acitatinE torment reached 4 break
Ing point. For dorS there lad been a
steady cutting wind from .he west
which drove despair TO Its lowest
reaches.
No torment could be worse than that
never ceasinc rush of fey air Ahwe-
lah bent over his sled and refused to
move.
His dogs turned and looked in
quirinSly. I walked over and stood
by his side. Etukishuk came near and
stood motionless. staring blankly at the
sout bern skies. Large tears fell from
Ahwelah's eyes and piled n little frost
Of sadness in the blue Of his own shad-
ow for several minutes. Not word
was uttered. but l knew that each felt
that The time had come to free the fet-
tiers of human passions. Slowly Alive
lab said. "Cnnc sinig pa-oo-ah-:onie
-o-doria" cIt is well 10 die-beyond Is
impoSsible'''
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-10-11
KAPP THE SPEAKER
Young Richmond Man, Now a
Noted Lawyer, to Speak
This Evening.
AT FIRST ENG. LUTHERAN

The twenty-fifth anniversary services
of the First English Lutheran church
begin this evening. The service tonigh,
will be entirely in charge OF the men.
under the auspices of the Mems Union
and the Mutual Aid societies. Dr. F.
w Kruger and T. B. Knollenberg
will preside. Some special music in
the way of male choruses have been
arranged. and histories of the two 50
cieties will be read The feature of
the evening will be An address by
Harold O. Knapp of Cincinnati. Mr..
Knapp is an old Richmond boy. being
"a graduate of the Richmond high
school. He has made quite a success
in his profession of law at Cincinnati.
especially in criminal law. His Rich
mond friends will have an opportunity
TO hear him this evening in his first
public appearance in Richmond since
leaving the city. seven years ago The
general public is invited to these
exercises every evening this week.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-10-11

the daughters of the poor are fed to 1t
no less than the sons of the rich.
"If you save your life from it, it is
at the price OF your liberty, of your hui
manity. or your faith with your fel.
lows. whom you must hand over to II
helpless. And if you attack it"
These things are all true. The
much unconcerned public either refuses
to believe that such a thing exists-or
does not care. Or II 1t believes and
cares, it makes the mistake Of disre.
garding the real hyenas and striped ii
gers-the beasts of the jungle, and
spends its energy on the underground
in which the beasts abide.
The mistake that Americans have
made today is in refusing to take cog
nizance of the men higher up" For
it is not alone in the flagrantly I'M
moral graft which devours the life OF
the poor-but it is in such things as
franchises, contracts and the like that
the men higher up are engaged in. and
derive their support for their practices
from the underworld.
In some form or other the Beasts OF
the Jungle are present in every COM
munity-from the jackal to the yellow
cats with the heavy jaw and striped
body.
1t is the higher ups who protect the
weaker stood suckers.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-10-11

curious advantages for celestial stag.
ing: setting into this haze. we were
unable to determine sharply the ad
vent Of the midnight sun.
Now the great bulk was drawn out
egg shaped. with horizontal lines
draw through it. Again it was press
ed into Easn with flaming fires
burning behind curtain of frosts
blue at other times. it appeared like a
huge vase. and it required very little
Imagination to see purple and violet
flowers.
The change was often like magic.
but the last display was invariably a
face-distorted faces of men or ami
mails were made to suit our fancy.
We had therefore followed the suns
northward advance-from it's first peep
at midday above the south ice Of the
polar gateway to its sweep of the
northern ice at midnight. From the
end of the polar night late in Febru-
airy to the first of the double days and
midnight suns we had forced a trail
through darkness. blood hardening
temperature and over leg breaking ir.
regularities Of an unknown world of
ice to an area 200 miles from the pole.
Now we had the sun Enthusiastically
at midnight. and its new glory was
quite an incentive to our life OF shiv-
ers. Observations on April s placed
camp at latitude sc degrees SO min.
utes. longitude 81 degrees 2 minutes.
In spite of what seemed like long
marches we had advanced only JOG
miles in nine days. Much Of our hard
work was lost in circuitous twists
around troublesome pressure lines and
high. irregular fields Of very old ice.
The drift ice was throwing us to the
east with sufficient fort to give us
some anxiety. but with eyes closed to
danger and hardships the double days
Of fatigue and glitter quickly followed
one another
The temperature. ranging between
50 and 40 degrees below zero F.. kept
persistently near the freezing point of
mercury. and. though the perpetual
sun gave light and color to the cheer
less wastes. We were not impressed
with any appreciable sense of warmth.
the frost OF the air pierce with a more
painful sting.
There was weird play OF orgies.
seemingly most impressive at this
time-clouds Of steam rose from the
frozen seas. In marching over the
golden glitter snow scalds the face.
while the nose is bleached with frost
In c: mp a grip Of the knife left pain
full burns from cold metal. To the
frozen finger the water was hot. With
wine spirits the FIRE was lighted. while
oil delighted the stomach. In dreams
heaven was hot, the other place was
odd
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-10-11
WAS IDEAL WEATHER
Weather Merchants Kind to
County During the Fall
Festival.
SATURDAY WAS WARMEST

The weather man was certainly kind
last week. During the three days of
the Fall Festival he opened up the sun
shine valve and chased all the clouds
away. even the harmless little white
ones. with the result that perfectly
ideal weather conditions prevailed,
which was largely responsible for the
great success of the enterprise.
Tuesday was the coolest day Of the
week, when the thermometer registered
30 degrees. On Saturday the mercury
reached the 81 degree mark. the max
imum for the week. There was not
even a trace Of rain during the entire
seven days. The first and last days
of the week were recorded as partly
cloudy although the five in between
were entirely clear. The daily tenn
perature for the week. according 10
Meteorological Observer Walter Voss-
ler's report at the water works pump
ing station. east of the city, is as fol-
lows:
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-10-11
THE WEATHER

We cannot be accused of favoritism
or partially in commencing the special
committee on the weather for the Fall
Festival. Not only did the commit
tee withhold the rain until even thu
sale day was over and all the decora
tions were down, but furnished tn:
necessary moisture Immediately after
to the farmers. Doubtless the farmers
appreciate the promptness of the COM
mittee in supplying rain on schedule
time.
Only the optimistic members of the
weather family were permitted to be
present at the Fall Festival-which was
proper. The Sun and the light windc
are all boosters-but so are the rains in
their proper seasons.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-10-11
Exp.r,ncn.s NYitt, Sand.

A very Interesting fact about the
ordinary sand of the SeaShore is thai
a pint of dry sanl and half Il pint OF
water when mixed do not make a PIN.
and half. but good deal less. II
you fill childs pail with dry sand
from above the tide mark and then
pour on it some water the mass OF
sand actually shrinks. The reason is
that when the sand is dry there is air
between its particles. but when the
sand particles are wetted they adhere
closely to each other: he air is driven
out. and the water does not exactly
take an equivalent space. but occupies
less room than the air did. owing to
the close clinging together of the wet
particles.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-10-11
LETTER LIST.
Ladies'.


Mrs Carrie Busher, Miss Cenkow.
ski. Mrs. J. E. Campbell. Florence E.
Cant. Mrs. Ermine Marks, Mrs. S. E
Momfort, Sarah r'a-bics. Miss G!a,is
Ross, Mrs. s. Y. ST." art, Irma Will
kins, Hatty Wyer.
Gentlemen.
Bank of Ri. mo: d. T. " Brown,
George Brooks, Willis Brown. J. +.
Griffith, Indiana Mortgage Co. james
Morris. Frank Miles, James Nell, Dr.
Chas. A. Payne, Richmond Dairy Co.,
Walter Sommers. william II. Senior.
Hurston Turner.
Drops
A. Alexander, NJ. A. Bish. H. r. Boz
worth. S. ". Barst. T. T. Bryson,
Claud Caster, Clark Campbell, C. f.
Caldwell. Mrs. Clara B. Gibson. Mrs.
Joe Laughman. Harry Prichard, Mrs.
G. Sutermeister.
Foreign.
Barah Head.
j. A. SEPTEMBER, P. M.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-10-11
THE CONQUEST OF THE POLE
Sam from Frozen Seasa
A1adda7e Effect Ahue Beyond IMPOSSIBLE

were comneiie,. IL develop working
energy 10 the limit OF animal capacity
Day after day We had pushed along
Mt the ~1me steady pace over plains OF
frost and through mental desert
As the eye opened at the end Of an
Icy slumber the fire was lighted little
by little. the stomach was filed with
liquids and solids. mostly cold-enough
TO last for the day. for there could be
no halt or waste of fuel for midday
feeding. We next got into harness
and paced Off the days pull under the
lash OF duty. We worked until stand
Ing became inpoSsibie-longe in light
winds. shorter in strong winds. out al
ways until the feet became numb aud
heavy
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-10-11

4 In current magazine Judge Lindsey
OF Denver. begins his autobiography.
entitled the Beast in the Jungle" In
commencement he says:
"well there is hidden in our compli-
Gated American civilization just such 4
beast in the jungle. 1t is not pic
ture in a picture puzzle. It is a fact
in q fact puzzle. There is no man
among us. in any sort OF public bust
ness or profession. who has not seen
its tail or paw concealed among the
upper branches. or it's eyes and ears
watching and listening in the lowest
underbrush and fallen timber of our
life. It Is there-waiting. To some
It has appeared to be house cat mere
ly: it has purred to them very sooth-
ingly. no doubt. But some have come
upon its claws. and they have been
rather more than scratched. And 9TH
ers have found It's teeth. and they have
been bitten-bitten to the soul. A few
who have watched it and stalked It
carefully, know that it is. at the least.
very like the dragon in the old fable u
Greece, to whom some Of the people
were daily sacrificed: for it lives upon
us. Yes. 1t lives upon us-upon the
bAss OF us. as well as the worst-and
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-10-11
THE BEASTS IN THE JUNGLE

cago police force, has announced that
two Chicago business men are pocket
ing golden stream of money from the
graft In the South Side. The system
with It's agents and inspectors rivals
the work of the Roman tax gatherer
when he engaged in the tax farming
business. And beneath the system.
the army of under powers moves with
the protection of its interests in a dis
orderly nrecisi0n
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-10-11
Pretty Soon.

This world won't seem the same old
place
With summer songs in tune
What changes We will have to trace,
Pretty soon.
The base ball park. where such a lot
OF real excitement blazed redhot,
Will be a chill. deserted spot,
Pretty soon.
No more We'll fear to know the height
OF some thermometer at noon.
Nor to the picnic grounds take flight.
Pretty soon
Well wait till congress comes and then
Well read the self-same comments
when
The self-same statesmen speaks again,
Pretty soon
Twill be too cold to aviate,
Or cen to manage a balloon
The sun will not stay up so late,
Pretty soon.
And We will have grave cause to fear
The north pole, with ambition queer.
Is hunting the explorers here.
Pretty soon.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-10-11
Human Vanity.

why do you object so seriously to
snapshot portraits of yourself?"
Because" answered Senator Sorg-
hum, they violate all recognized
rules OF procedure. What right has
any photographer to take mans pic
ture without giving him the custom
airy ten minutes grace to fix his
necktie, brush his hair and arrange a
pleasant smile2"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-10-11
No Further Use for Him.

you are discovered" exclaimed
the two detectives in the same breath.
"All right" replied Bill the Burglar
as he calmly stepped out OF the win
dow into the free night air: that
much Of it is settled. Now go ahead
and hold your controversy"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-10-11
An Explanation Of "Nerves."

Earth on it's axis turns again
| No wonder that We sometimes fret
And. without knowing why, complain
That we feel terribly upset.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-10-11
MASONIC CALENDAR.

Monday Oct. 11-Richmond Com
mandery. No. 8, K. T. Work in Red
Cross degree
Tuesday, Oct. 12-Richmond Lodge,
No. 1876. F. & A. NJ, work in Entered
Apprentice degree.
Saturday. Oct. 16-Loyal Chapter No.
40, O. E. S. Stated meeting.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-10-11
TWINKLES
10y PHILANDER JohNsoN.)
Drawing the Line.

There are germs lying in wait for
you, no matter where you turn" said
the scientist.
Il know it," reniied the matter-of-
fact person Il dislike germs as much
as anybody can. Bat I'm not going to
quit eating. drinking and breathing
just to spite EN-"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-10-11

All persons having bills
against the Fall Festival, and
people to whom awards are
due, should file their bills be-
fore Friday, this week. list
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-10-11
Early ADVANTAGES.

The trip has had its discomforts,"
said Noah, as the ark settled on
Mount Ararat
Yes" replied his wife. But it is
a comfort to land without being
troubled by the customs inspectors.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-10-11

1.-The Cook expedition was equipped at
Gloucester Mass, and was ready to start
on July g. 1897. Or. Cook and Rudolph
Erancke put ashore at Annootok.
Greenland. with ample stores and during
the winter made preparations for the
polar dash. On Feb. 10. 1905. the main
expedition started tor the pole with elev-
en- men. l03 dogs and eleven heavily load
ed sleds. Going a little north of west.
the party OH March Is reached the north
ern end OF Heiberg island. Here the ex-
pedition divided. six men returning. The
real race to the pole now began. On
March Is 1wentysix miles were made
and the next day twenty-one. Then two
more OF the men returned. leaving only
two young Eskimo3 to accompany Dr.
Cook. with two loaded sledges and twen-
ty-six dogs. On March 70 sixteen miles
Ist. twenty-five the following day and
seventeen or eighteen. Near the northern
encountered. which crossed with
some peril on the young ice. Some days
later after severe storm the ice split
open under the igloo. and DR.. Cook in his
sleeping bag sank into the crevice. being
dragged to safety by the young Esk!mos
The advance was halted by storms, in
one OF which the dogs were buried and in
another the men themselves. To the west
a new land. named Bradley Land by
Cook. was sighted. extending from 50 de-
grees 20 minutes to SO degrees 81 minutes
and close to The one hundred and second
meridian. DIR. COOKS own account of his
dash from Bradley Land to the pole Is
given below.I
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-10-11
TO FARM Frs.

we are now ready to make cider on
every Tuesday and Friday. H. c. Bull
Ierdick & Co. Hit