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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-09-15
Making Army Officers.

From the Boston Transcript.
Army orders announce the assign
ment to their organizations of eight
second lieutenants promoted from en-
listed men after passing examination
for commissions. Two passed so we'll
as to be assigned to the cavalry, and
two we're found qualified to be offic-
ers of light artillery. Such promotions
are attainable only after a long course
of study pursued in the scanty leisure
of an enlisted man or "non-com
They are given to only such as pass
an examination stiff enough to make
the man who thinks anybody can be
an officer" turn pale. The successful
ones are those who survive the ordeal
Of preliminary or trying out examina.
tons. In opening the career to the
proved merit and competency of the
ranks, the army is ahead of the civil
service. It is true that occasionally
department heads have recourse to
examinations for promotions, but the
method has not become a system it
is in the army, sanctioned both by
law and usage.
Montreal Graft.
From the Springfield Republican.
The virulent outbreak OF corruption
in Montreal is of special interest to
Americans as proving that municipal
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-09-15
Prisoners Death Closes up
Postal Card Correspondence

Chicago, Sept. ia prisoner Of
mystery, whose term has been made
more bearable by 1000 postal cards
written to him from all parts Of the
world. is dead, and Dr.. William E Bar
ton OF Oak Park has closed a CORE
spondence that he originated through
pity for the prisoner.
Several years ago friends of DR.. Bar
ton were asked to write to the prison.
er, whose name was not given, and to
send souvenir postal cards. DR.. Bar
ton made himself the medium for this
correspondence, never even telling in
what prison the man was
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-09-15

A few days ago the prisoner died and
DR.. Barton has notified all the writer's
of the fact. thanking them for the good
cheer they put into the prisoners life,
and concluding with this moral. which
is the only clew he says he has ever
given to the prisoners identity:
But let me preach this little sermon
to the men who are trusted as he was
once trusted and honored as he was
once honored: Keep trust funds sepa-
rate from your own money. 1t is a
very simple sermon, but for lack Of
following its direction some kindly
men, generous and good. have learned
bitter lessons"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-09-15
Heart to Heart
Talks.
Copy. ight. 1908, by Edwin A. Nye
By EDWIN A. NYE.
THE THREE CIRCLES,

THE THREE CIRCLES.
We live inside of circles.
In our thinking each of US is accus.
toned unconsciously to draw about us
certain circles OF which We are the
center.
For instance
Each individual is bounded by a
small circle which represents the re.
iation and duty be holds toward him.
self and his family.
Then outside this narrow circle is q
larger one. which stands as the limit
Of his relation and obligation to the
community In which he lives.
And then the individual draws with
a wider sweep the arc Of a circle, the
full circumstances Of which be can
never know. which represents his duty
and relation to all men everywhere.
And
However large the circle or however
small. the geographical center Of it is
always the same-self.
Which fact naturally trends US more
or less toward seifishness Being born
In the center Of all these circles and
living always as the hub around which
they must revolve. the tendency is fol
us to live mostly in the smaller circle.
We are prone to care only for our
own. to seek for benefit of our own
to narrow our ambitions to the circum
ference OF the little circle.
Education must take US out Of the
narrow into the larger circles.
II. besides living in the smaller
world of self. we live also in the wider
one OF community interest. then We
have widened our ambitions and ouI
sympathies and got into the field OF
civilized living.
And II. besides living In these two
circles. we also live in the great wide
circle OF human brotherhood we have
come into the realm Of real manhood
and womanhood.
But
Sunnose We live only = tie small
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-09-15

munity life only tn exploit humanity
for our own benefit. or In the wide
world circle only to extort from ii
more than is our share?
John Il. L. Baron has fitly answered
these questions when be puts it this
way:
ITO benefit self alone Is greed. To
benefit self by wronging others IS
crime. To benefit mankind is glory"
That Is 1t. To live only in the mar
row circle Is greed. To live in the
larger circle in order TO grab is crime
But to live in the outermost circle in
order to he'll, * glorious.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-09-15
A BUILDING CODE

The question Of new building code
In Richmond is not question at all.
1t is not even matter Of controversy.
The Palladium has already called at
tention to the deficiency OF Richmond
In this matter. One side of it which
should not be overlooked is that stress
laid on the building code at this time
should not interfere with the reason
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-09-15

Coward1ce never won anything Il
the theory that half loaf is better
than none is correct. then 1t would FOL
low that one should take quarter O..
loaf. then crust and finally starve
without protest. We want human
rights and human justice. Capital has
Tor years been organizing for an ag-
sressive campaign against labor. and
labor must meet the issue unitedly and
eourageously.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-09-15

A Confident Critic.
What do you think of Macbeth -
asked the literary girl.
'The case presents no mystery
whatever" answered the eminent
alienist, blandly. His ambition to
be king is positive sign of exagger-
ated ego. while his ideas about
witches clearly denote the presence of
delusions.'
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-09-15
The Ballot Of the Future.

The Ballot Of the Future.
If the suffragettes gain the dominion
For which they so earnestly strive,
And regulate public opinion,
Will a new social system arrive?
Will delegates all take their knitting
When discussing a nations affairs,
And will they, before sitting,
Put tides on all the chairs?
Round the ticket brought out to be
voted
Will the sew trimmings, frail but
ornate,
Will the Housekeepers' Journal be
quoted
Or after. the prospect alluring,
Achieved, seems but empty and
tame,
Will the men have to go on enduring
AS of yore, all the stress of the
game?
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-09-15
Diplomacy.

But what made you irritate her IA.
therT'
Il had to do 1t. l wasn't any too
popular with the girl until her father
forbade me the house."-Louisville
Courier-Journal.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-09-15
Altar Him,

After Him.
Aunt Crabbe-l think 1t IL my duty
to tell you that l have heard from
several sources that Mr.. Brown Is a
very fast young man! Daisy-Fast as
he Is. shall catch him yet. auntse!-
London Fun.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-09-15
FREIGHT BUREAUS

FRElCHI BUREAUS
The work of commercial organiza-
lions in cities is one of the most signif-
icant signs of the times. No task
seems too great for them. In almost
every town of energy there exists some
organization which is clearing away
the underbrush of the world OF trade.
The most signal success which has
attended the success of most CONNER
cial organizations is in the freight rate
fight. Following the fight and agita-
ton against railroads in Roosevelt:s
administration, the interest Of the pub
lie became acute in cases of discrimi-
nation. The added power given to the
interstate commerce commissioners
and the various railroad commissions
in the different states. and the favor
able decisions obtained in the courts
all this gave hope to the organizations
which were fighting for the trade IA
cilitating their cities
Such towns as Chicago, Des Moines,
Iowa, and Indianapolis, are typical
Des Moines some years ago established
q freight bureau in the charge of an
expert railroad man. Des Moines was
off the beaten track of the trunk lines;
Des Moines was between the MISSISSIPPI
ri and the Missouri. The freight bu-
reau went to work at once. Today, In
contrast to the previous time when
that city was in the throes of strangu-
lation of rebates and trans Mississippi,
Des Moines enjoys the most favorable
conditions-though the town had to go
to the highest tribunals to get them.
Indianapolis has freight bureau.
According to the Indianapolis Star In
dianapolis has profited almost a mil
lion dollars year by its work in fight
ing for and securing favorable decis-
ions In cases of railroad discrimina-
ton.
Beginning with absolute refusals of
railroad companies to adopt equitable
freight rates when discrimination was
pointed out. So the bureau carried
twenty some cases to the Interstate
Commerce Commission in April, 1907.
In twenty out Of twenty-three cases the
bureau won out for the shippers of In
dianapolis.
The freight bureau in Indianapolis
is composed Of three persons: mana
ger, q rate clerk. and a stenographer
1t has two rooms In an office building.
Its figures and evidence were put
through the fire of cross examination
projected by the skillful corporation at.
torneys. who were employed by the
railroads.
The small working force which must
cost only few thousands, have saved
Indianapolis many hundred thousands
of dollars and the results are only be-
ginning.
It need scarcely be pointed out that
something like this work is already be-
ing done in Richmond. The trouble
Of freight interchange between the c
c. & L. and the Pennsylvania has been
. matter Of Inconvenience and expense
to Richmond. Steps have already
been taken to remove this discrimina.
ton.
But the work OF freight bureau is
not only In removing obstacles, but in
giving advice to shippers as to the best
routing-the quickest-the cheapest
shipping and the securing of cars in
times of rolling stock stringency.
Something very like the freight bu.
reau of Indianapolis would do much
for Richmond.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-09-15

The Rural Scene.
How beauteous it used to be.
The ried DER hill and dale;
But now you scarcely note the ire"
Or brooklet in the vale:
About the only thing you see
Is Real Estate for Sale.'
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-09-15
TWLNKLES
(By Philander Johnson.

A Tragic Episode
why is Ethelinda crying SO bitter
ly?" asked the fond mother.
Its my mistake. as usual" an
swered the penitent father. Il went
and ate up the things she made at
cooking school instead OF saving
them to show to visitors"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-09-15

Many a man." said Uncle Eben,
thinks he's having a tremenjus big
time as sport when he is merely
goin' through the initiation of de
Down-an.Out Club"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-09-15

Beneath Their Dignity.
From the Detroit Jounal.
A firm of Kentucky counterfeiters
had an office on Wall street. We
looked for higher ideals, even in coun-
terfeiters, than that.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-09-15

An Atmosphere Of Faultfinding.
why are farmers always COM
plaining?" asked the student of social
economy.
Il dunno" answered Farmer Corn
tossel Il reckon it is habit we git
into from listenin' to summer board
ers''
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-09-15
What Do the Birds Say?

What Do the Birds Say?
From the Boston Globe.
If the birds converse 1t would be
interesting to hear their comments on
the aerial spectacle at Rheims.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-09-15

graft IL not limited in it, extent by
national boundary lines. Canada has
an admirable federal government. su-
perior in some respects to our own,
and the late development OF the coun-
try's institutions mas permitted the
rulers Of the Dominion to heed many
lesson taught by American expe-
rience. But the case of Montreal In
dicates that with Canada's rapidly In
creasing population and wealth. the
misrule and looting OF cities may cas-
lily distinguish the future develop
ment OF the Canadian municipalities.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-09-15

The Great Unknown.
From the New York Sun.
Henry James interprets himself
Boston Advertiser.
Yes, but there ought to be a good
English translation Of his works.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1909-08-19
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Horses at Tillotson's.

Attorney e. S johnson spent
Sunday in Fargo.
W. G..Kotts returned Monday
morning from a short visit to
Baldwin, Wis.
Malcolm-Brown, Of Minneapo-
lis, Saturday and Sunday renew
ing old acquaintance in our city.
Miss Inez Cole Of Colgate
spent Sunday here with the
Misses Emma and Ollie Cole.
Parvin Russell who has been
visiting here with his uncle j. T.
Masters, returned home last
Thursday.
Brighten up, Varnish and Var
nish Stains and Paints in all col
ors and shades at Wamberg's
Drug Store.
Ice cream makes the ideal des-
sert for warm days. No labor
required except that of telephon-
ing to US for it. +
Mallory, the Druggist.
Sven Oleson spent last week
in Minneapolis, Sacred Heart,
and other points in Minnesota,
returning Saturday,
Ward Greenwood arrived from
Princeton, ILL.,, yesterday and
will spend some time here look
ing after farming interests.
Mr.. J.E. Brown was a passen-.
ger for Fargo Saturday evening
where he met Mrs. Brown who
will spend the summer here.
If you want first class painting
or paper hanging call on w.
I. Stager; Is years experience at
the business means something.
Mr.. Bernard Knoblauch, who
has been visiting his son John,
left last week for Chicago. From
there he will go to- Philadelphia
and then home. .tz,s:
If you want your prescription
put up right, by competent men,
where none but chemical pure
drugs Ire used take them to
Wamberg's Drug Store.
Bring us your prescriptions
and family receipts to be com
pounded. Prcmptness and &C
curacy is our motto in this work.
Mallory's Drug Store.
If you want to buy. sell or rent
a farm; if you want to buy or sell
city property; if you want pro-
lection against Hail, Fire or Tor
nado, call on or write to
Fuller Bros. Land Co.
The Fuller grade is now in con
dition for light loads and will
soon be passable for the heaviest.
We are glad to note that this
much needed improvement is at
last accomplished and the farm
ers saved considerable time and
trouble.
DR.. 3. T. Harper returned
Monday morning from ireland
where he has been looking after
an estate of which he is. heir. He
says that Ireland is still full Of
the Irish and that everything
seems to be doing fine.
Harry Cook, the ex-captain Of
the Mayville ball club, is now
pitching for the Eveleth, MINI.
nine. There are forty saloons ir
Eveleth, so Harry has evidently
found a congenial environment
which Mayville was not.-May
vile Tribune.
The past few days the wealth
: er has been excellent for rip
ening the crops. Present reports
are that yield will not be as hea
! Wy as anticipated earlier in tn
) season. Many fields are affect
. ed with a species of smut ant
; the past wet spell has caused tn
! late wheat to be touched will
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1909-08-19

OOA 0ANh oUO1O. ~
LAND! LAND! See us before
buying or selling.
Blabon. State Bank. :
Mrs. Kraabel returned Monday
morning from Armenia.
Mrs. Howard Washburn and
son arrived this morning.
Silas Ingison was a passenger
for Fargo Tuesday evening.
lfyou want to buy agood horse
at the right price, see
G. D. FISHER.
If sou want good farm mares,
five. or six years old, see Tillotson.
Marnot Vanish, the best floor
Varnish made at Wamberg's
Drug Store.
j. A. Van Dusen is here from
Spokane, preparing for the
threshing season.
All the leading Talcum Pow
ders are in stock. Needed every
day these days.
Mallory's Drug Store.
Miss Edna Gray spent Satur.
day in Sharon helping select new
text books for the school there.
G. G. Merrill, of Minneapolis,
arrived in town the fore part of
this week. Mrs. Merrill arrived
Wednesday,.
Mrs. Taylor, of Minneapolis,
and Berton Mason, arrived this
week for a short visit at the Cat
lin home.
On accent Of a heavy rain our
bargain day was postponed until
some date later.
The ladies ofthe Congregations
al Church will meet next week
on Wednesday with Mrs. John
Dorrance.
The Misses Olive and Emma
Cole left Tuesday evening for
Colgate where they will visit with
relatives until Saturday.
Real Estate Loans-We are
prepared to make you these loans
at a very low rate with prepay
ment privileges this fall.
Blabon State Bank.
Mrs. Haviland and son, Kelsey,
left Thursday night for Mime
apolis, where they will spend
about ten days visiting friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Fullmer and
children arrived Tuesday and
will spend some time visiting at
the Fullmer homes in this city.
My new samples of wall paper
have arrived. / will be pleased to
show them to any one interested.
Phone or call at my residence
w. I. STAGER.
A fine boy at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. James T. Masters Tues
day morning. Mother and babe
are reported as doing nicely.
Merriman & Loney's excur
sions run through Hope every
Saturday morning on the regular
trains. Make arrangements to
meet them
Just received a car load of fine
young farm mares. Call and see
them.
r. A. T%illotson.
Mr.. Ezra Smith returned Mon.
day morning from Bismarck.
where Standby & Bergmrn are
laying their famous cement walks
He reports that the length o
their stay there's yet uncertain
METHODIST CHURCH NOTICE.
District Superintendent DR.
Moore Of the Grand Forks Dist
riot of the North Dakota Confer
ence will preach in the Method
ist Church, Sunday evening Of
August Doth.
TO LOAN AGENTS. w,
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-08-20
The BARRIERS story.

The barber drew the keen razor
over his customers face and began:
"a friend OF mine told me the best
fish story ever heard In my life while
he was getting shaved the other day.
Want to hear 1t? All right. You see,
1t concerns physician who had a
friend who was daffy over fish. end he
used to try all kinds Of queer eSperl-
ments with them. One time the friend
told the physician that II you took a
fish and kept It out Of water every
day, increasing the time each day,
you'd soon have the Ash so that 1t
wouldn't have to be In the water at all.
Well, the idea sounded reasonable to
the physician, so he went and bought
large shad. He put 1t In an aqua
rum. and every day he took 1t out of
the water and put It on the floor. The
first day he only allowed 1t to stay out
for thirty seconds. but every day he
increased the time until finally the
shad didn't need any water ut all to
live In.
"Well. one rainy night the physician
was sitting In his study teaching the
shad to smoke cigar when the tele
phone bell rang. and after answering
1t the physician prepared to so out on
hurry call. He ordered his carriage,
and when 1t appeaSed ut the door be
went out. the shad following him. 1t
was raining hard, and a perfect tor
rent of water was flowing down the
cutters. The shad attempted to get In
the carriage. but slipped and fell into
the gutter and was drowned. oh. I'm
sorry cut you, sir. But you couldn't
help smiling then, could u?"-Phila-
delphia Press.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-08-20
Msdiaexal Architecture.

On the lower floor OF the Brooklyn
museum may now be seen series Of
photographs that cannot fail TO be Of
interest to every one to whom the
ideas and practices Of medieval archi-
tects and artists make a genuine APP
peal.
They illustrate the doctrine held by
the curator OF fine arts Of the museum
that the builders Of mediaeval times
frequently introduced Irregularities or
deviations from mechanical exactness
In their churches and cathedrals by
intention and that where Irregularities
are found which may have been acci-
dental the accident was not necessarily
due to ignorance or carelessness on
the part Of the builder. but to the gen.
erai Indifference 10 symmetry felt by
architects In the middle ages and to
their willingness to see In divergence
from straight lines an element Of beau
ty.-New York Times.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-08-20

Nell. beside him. The couple was not
the one they sought
Then even as they stood there In
embarrassed silence they heard the
couple pronounced husband and wife.
And now. my young friends" said
the clergyman tentatively. advancing
In their direction.
"Have you married any other couple
today?" Nell gasped.
The clergyman shook his head.
"Of course you haven't your H.
censes," he said to Jimmy. "Fortu-
nately the clerk Of this town lives next
door, and II you will kindly give me
the necessary information Ill see
about them for you"
Jimmy began to chuckle. He was
about to explain to the clergyman his
mistake when suddenly he squared his
shoulders. looked quickly at Nell and
then faced his interlocutor resolutely
And almost before the girl was aware
Of what was happening Jimmy had
given the requested information and
the clergyman had tripped out to sc.
cure the licenses next door.
"Jimmyr' she gasped as the door
closed behind the retreating parson.
Jimmy. For goodness sake
Jimmy Brice took her hand In his
own. "Nell. dear. I've waited so long.
and we've missed Mabel and Nixon
anyway. and this Is such bully cler-
gyman-a real gentleman Of the old
school,"
"If you will be good enough to stand
before me here" said the clergyman
when he came back.
Gomez said Jimmy gently, and the
girl arose.
Stars were winking drowsily in a
cloudless sky when they once more
turned into the winding drive and
found the colonel still pacing the We
randa.
"What do you thinkY' he beloved
as they drew up to the steps. "They
didn't go to Worthwhile. They took the
5:26 train for the city aud were mar
ried there. Had the impudence to
send me telegram. Nixon did, ask
ing my forgiveness. My forgiveness.
mind you--confound his impertinence!
SO you've had your trip for nothing"
"Have we?" said Jimmy. helping
the blushing Nell from the car. "Oh.
I'm not so sure of that, colonel. Step
into the library with me. IL you will.
I've something important to tell you.
Matrimony seems to have struck this
family today In veritable epidemic"
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-08-20

A Poor Place For the Man Who
Doesn't Want to Work.


Switzerland Is not place for tramps,
because the man out of employment
and who makes no effort to find work
Is not tolerated for n moment In that
country. The district authorities will
secure him a job at hard labor and
little pay, and such an offer can be re-
fused only under the penalty OF going
to n penal workhouse. These instltu-
lions are under military discipline, the
work severe, the wages a penny or
threepence per day. and release Is
granted only upon the advice of those
In charge. No difficulty Is experienced
In determining between beggars and
unemployed. because all legitimate Ia
borers have papers given them by the
district In which they live containing
Information concerning the position
they have held.
In every part OF Switzerland are es-
tablished "relief In kind stations for
the exclusive use of respectable unem-
ploycd. Only those are admitted who
have had regular work during the
previous three months and have been
ont of employment for at least five
days. These men must be ON the look
out for work and accept any situation
that is offered, because the chronic
loafer Is soon detected by the police
and his papers are marked so that he
can never again seek refuge In sta
ton Exchange.