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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-10-27
H[BBLE BACK AGAIN

Patrolman Harry Hebble returned
from his vacation this afternoon and
is back on duty again. He has been
spending the past week with his par
ents in East Germantown. Ind. Pa
trolman Frank Remmert will leave this
evening on his vacation and probably
will go up north On a fishing and hunt
ing trip. Remmert's outing came last
this year and upon his return, the full
force of policemen will be in opera
ton for the first time in several
months.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-10-27
Harvest Of Polar Research.

From the Century.
One of the results of this tremen-
dous accomplishment (the discovery
OF the north polel is the relief to many
minds in the reflection that hereafter
the explorations in that region of the
earth will be conducted with less
strain upon human endurance. and in
the quieter paths Of scientific re-
search. Perhaps now, for instance,
the somewhat neglected magnetic pole
will receive the attention it deserves.
And yet the restless and costly quest
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-10-27

OF the boreal unknown is not to be
counted waste Of money, effort or HE
The cultivation OF an ndomltable
spirit and a herculean endurance has
uses not less valuable to humanity
than any result Of the patient inquir-
les OF science.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-10-27

A dental college has been added to
the University Of Madrid. whose grad
yates will be allowed to practice in
Spain without further examination.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-10-27
Where 10 Jack 4inns?

From the Newark Star.
Curious to know what Jack Binns is
doing now. II he lex this will he
kindly wireless this office?
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-10-27
Good Days.

From the Baltimore Sun.
Beautiful weather In Wholesale
quantities to supply all the needs of
the masses!
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-10-27
MASONIC CALENDAR.

No. log, s. g. A. NJ. called meeting.
master mason degree. Refreshments
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-10-27

To a Pianist.
Oh, splendid artist! Though your
glorious skill
Bids me with adjectives intense en-
thuse,
Still more l wonder. envious 'gainst
my will.
About the hair restorer that you
USE!
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-10-27
TWINKLES
(BY PHlLANDER JoHNsoN.)
The ACCOUNTING,

The Accounting.
Love is a game" said the flirta-
tious girl.
And in this mercenary era" re-
piled Miss Cayenne. Il suppose mat
rimony is regarded as notice to cash
in"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-10-27

Dis world said Uncle Eben, lis
sunlpin' like de punkin; it's liable to
be a good deal of a disappointment to
folks dat ain willin' to supply DER
own sweetness an ginger
a."
"Have those explorers any eyewit-
~nesses?'
ct depends" answered Miss Cay
enne, ION how o spell it. Their tes-
timony is chiefly in the first person
singular"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-10-27

Entered at Richmond. Indiana. post
office as second class mail matter.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-10-23
as a shoulder.

as shoulder.
The road machine Is then used to
level of the surface and to give 1t the
proper slope from the center to the
side bitches. The road is now thrown
open to traffic and soon packs down
into a hard, dry surface. If rainy
weather occurs during the spreading
Of the material or soon after, so much
the better. Wet weather and heavy
traffic assist I'm the mixing and pud-
ding process. After this process has
continued until the surface soil is thor.
oughly mixed the road Is dressed and
reshaped with II light two horse grader
This treatment Is contin Jed until the
surface is well hardened and all soft
or uneven spots are removed
To get the best top soil along any
particular road hand samples are tax.
en- and examined before the work Is
begun. Samples of uniform size are
selected and the percentage Of gravel.
sand and clay ascertained by washing
out the clay and sitting out the sand
The sample which appears to have
about the right proportion OF sand,
gravel and clay is selected. From 10
to 25 per cent Of clay appears TO be
sufficient for binding material.
Aside from the grading. these top
soil roads cost from $3.50 to $500 per
mile. The road shown I'm the photo
graph was so bad the winter before
1t was improved that the traffic was
forced into the adjacent woods and
cotton fields to avoid the deep ruts
and mudhoies. Although the road had
just passed through hard winter and
had been subjected to much heavy
hauling. the photograph shows that
now 1t Is not only free from ruts and
mudholes. but that it is hard and
smooth.-Maurice o. Eldridge in Good
Roads Magazine
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-10-23
THE TOP SOIL ROAD,
Details of Method Which 0rigi-
mated In Clark County, Ga.
MATERIAL IN FIELDS TAKEN.

Soil Used Must Have Enough Sand or
Gravel and Clay to Resist Action of
Traffic and Weather Cost From
$3.50 to $500 Per Mile.
A new method Of road construc-
ion which was recently evolved in
Clark county, Ga, is called the top
soil method. because 1t consists OF
building the road out Of the surface
soil from the adjacent fields. In some
respects 1t is like the sand-clay meth
cd. while in others 1t is similar to the
gravel road. So far as the writer is
aware. Clark county. Ga. enjoys the
distinction Of having originated this
method. The details were worked out
by Professor G. NJ. Strain Of Georgia
university and Clark county's COM
missioner Of deeds
The success Of this method depends
largely upon the soil used. Just any
soil will not do Il must have enough
sand or gravel in It to resist the action
Of the traffic and weather and enough
clay to bind the particles together 1t
is well known that. although clay has
high cementing value. it will not
make good road If used alone on ac-
count Of the fact that when it Is wet
it absorbs moisture and softens. 1t
is also we'll known that round. water
worn gravel or sand which IS clean
and free from clay will not produce
satisfactory road surface because nei-
ther will bind. but If clay. gravel and
sand are mixed together In certain
proportions they have been found to
produce a surface which will be both
hard and smooth the year round.
If these materials can be found al.
ready mixed the trouble and expense
Of mixing can be avoided. 1t is COM
mon practice throughout the United
States TO use bank gravel for road sur
facing which has n little clay in 1t.
but Clark county is the first. I be-
lieve, to skin the top soil from the
adjacent fields and use it for this pur-
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-10-23
The -
Scrap Book
Contempt of Court.

Mark Twain was waiting for a street
car In Boston once when a young girl
approached him, smiling. She was
lovely girl, fresh, blooming, ingenious,
6ubbling with enthusiasm and evi-
dently on her way home from school.
pardon me-" she said. II know it's
very unconventional. but may never
Aave another chance. Would you mind
giving me your autograph"
~Glad to do it. my dear child" said
Ar. Clemens, drawing out his foun-
tain pen.
"Oh. it's SO good of your gurgled
the girl "You know, i've never seen
you but once, Chief Justice Fuller. and
mat was at distance. but I've seen
Jour portrait SO often that l recog-
1a1ed you the moment saw you here. /"
Um-m-m-mm!' said Mr.. Glen.
ems noncommittally. Then he took
nom her eager hands her nice little
autograph album and wrote in bold
script these words:
It In delicious to be full.
But 1t Is heavenly to be Fuller
am cordially yours,
"@u MELVILLE w. FULLER.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-10-23
Swimming Like q Duck.


Two English farm laborers- Jones
ana Smith. spent day on a beach.
During the day Jones suggested din
In the briny and. on asking Smith II
he could swim. that worthy said. .Yes.
ake duck" They both entered the
water. and Jones Immediately struck
out and soon left his companion fifteen
or twenty yards behind.
on looking around to see II Smith
was coming he was Mortified to see
him struggling in the water In q
drowning condition. Jones ut once
made for his friend and with great
difficulty managed to get him to shore
Restoratives were at once applied, and
In short time Smith regained con.
scfousness. when his companion said
TO MIN. You great fule, you said you
cud swim like dnckw
so l can" said Smith. But 1 lost
my futhold."
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-10-23
The Bishop. On. R.ors..

AS harsh criticism as l know Of"
SAID an English critic. was conIpactly
and neatly uttered by bishop.
"A minister wrote commentary on
the Lamentations of jeremiah and
sent 1t to the bishop along with a
note asking for n few critical words.
The bishop sent the book back after
he had read it. with this Judgment:
There Is but one thing. that / re.
gret about this work-namely. that
jeremiah is not living now to compose
a fresh book OF lamentations on your
commentary"
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-10-23
Poor ItttIs Girl.

Little Helen, who is a great talk
- and aged just three, was annoy
Ag bar father one day by her al
lhoSt endless chatter. He was en-
Aseyoring to finish some important
Mriting, SO said: run away, dear.
Daddy is very busy"
Helen toddled off and after the
space OF about Eve minutes return
sed and, standing beside her fathers
chair, laid an appealing fat hand on
his arm and, looking up into his
lace with 9 most grieved air, said {:
Daddy, Ps very lonely. I tan't
nd any one to leave myself w.t.
Dslinestor.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-10-23


from Good Roads Magazine. New York. |
pose. 1t was observed in Clark county
that where the top soil consisted Of
a mixture Of sand, gravel and clay
the sand and gravel had been drawn
toward the surface and incorporated
with the clay during cultivation.
The road is located and graded in
the same manner as for gravel or
macadam. The foundation Is then
shaped with a road machine and
slightly crowned in the center, after
which layer oc suitable top soil is
spread to a width Of about sixteen
feet and depth OF about ten inches
in the center and three or four inches
at the sides. The next step is to open
up the side bitches with q road ma
chine. The earth from the bitches is
thrown up against the bed Of top soil
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-10-23
Ambition.

The narrow vale is not for me!'
Cried one aflame with youths fierce
fires.
I'll climb n mountain peak and sec
The world and all my heart desiresi"
Twas long and hard. On bended knee
He reached the top. What mournful
cry!
He could not see
Age dimmed his eve!
Heart Throbs'' in National Magazine
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-10-23

Notice is hereby given that will sell.
at public outcry, at the late residence
OF Thos. s. Riddle, deceased, on We'd
nesday, Nov. Srd. 1909, all the personal
property of said deceased, consisting OF
household and kitchen furniture, books,
etc. Sale to begin at 10 o'clock a. m.
Terms of sale cash.
X. X. RIDDLE.
Administrator.
Lancaster. S, c., October 20, 1909. 60
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-10-23
An Ignorant Salesman.

An uncouth looking and overdressed
young man entered Il drug store and
said:
Gimme q brushw
very good. sir" said the polite as
sistant. What kind Of a brush-a
toothbrush
toothbrush! Naww snarled the
young man. What would / want a
toothbrush fur? Do ye think I've got
hair on my teeth?'
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-10-23

LAvatsr described true manhood az
e1snnsss without lsv1ty. generosity
sthout waste, secrecy without craft,
humility without /meanneas, boldness
without tnsolence, caution without
anxiety, regularity without formality.
1Ddnsss without tmidity. Armnsss
without tyranny.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-10-23
A Scots Lament

Inere was canny Scotsman who
hAd three sons, Of whom he was yery
Dsoud-one . lawyer. one q doctor and
- minister. He was telling an old
erony about It one day. He said, "If
had known that ] was to be the
1sfher Of three such nne boys-a doc.
20. lawyer and q minister-Td never
i've had IAnp'a McCosh for q wife"
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-10-23
l HAVE LISTED
Several New
Places For Sale
THE KIBLER PLACE

has been placed in my hands to
sell and want to sell it all in
the next few weeks. 1t is not
high at SIS to $40 an acre with
good farms open and houses
ready to mcve into. Terms,
part cash and rest in two years.
Don't be scared off by the re-
port that l am asking Is to $35
an acre, that is not true. I'll
sell you a good two-to-four-
horse farm at SIG to SIT an
acre and | don't believe you can
beat it in the County-location
being considered. 1t would
bring much more than this if
in Dixie, Antioch, Rich Hill or
Fork Hill neighborhood. Buy
it and help make your own
neighborhood.
II. M. BELK
Aug 81 to Feb 81
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-10-23
Knew What He Was Talking About

Knew What He Was Talking About.
An old German. wearing a faded
blue coat and a campaign hat. Iimped
INTO the Office Of palatial dog and
Aorse hospital, bequeathed by a hu-
name millionaire to the town of X.
Il wish to be admitted to dis hos
pital," he announced to the superin-
eendent 1--WE got heart trouble. I'm
u A. X. man. and ! can prove it."
But you can't enter this institu-
don. my good man."
sure can. i fight at Gettysburg.
half got a weak heart efer sence.
can prove it,
. Yes, but you can't enter this hos
yefal; it's a.
Cant, eh? Why nots I sas n solcher
] can prove it." "s isr
But this is veterinary hospital"
know dot. sAin,d J. choost tellin'
1oa DOT I'm veteran Y'-Lippincotts.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-10-23

Love.
1ove came at dawn. when all the world
was fair.
When CRIMSON Dlories b,oor,ad .,a
songs were rife;
Love came at dawn. when hopes wings
famed the air
And murmured II am Mfe'
Love came at even. when the day was
done,
When heart and brain were tired and
slumber pressed;
Love came at eve shut out the sinktn,
sun
And whispered. 81 am rest"
w. Wnfred Campbell.
The Colorado statesman., 1909-10-02

echo of his remarks were heard in
Colorado. Last week five colored
men filed on three 160-acre home
steads, a total of 1900 acres of
splendid farm land added to the
holdings of the Negroes of Colo
RADIO. This kind of conduct is
solving the race problem in all its
parts. Colorado is rapidly becom-
ing one of the great agricultural
states of the union. The hay crop
this year will surpass the output
of the mines. The fruit of the
Western slope and the potatoes of
Greeley are making the state fa-
nous. Take the cheering words of
Governor Deneen and come to Colo
RADIO, where plenty of work and
splendid farms are ready.
The Colorado statesman., 1909-10-02
NEGRO BANK FOR THE
FALLS CITY

Louisville. KY. Sept. Is, 1909,
In spite of the persistent denial
made from different quarters, it is
a fact brought out by a strong
chain of evidence which has been
gathered that the Negroes of this
city are soon to have bank of
their own. The news will be hail
ed with delight and much joy by
the Nergoes in the various parts of
the Blue Grass State, who look
upon Louisville as the logical be-
ginner OF the moulding of new SEN
timent tending toward the devel-
ment of the race and the one that
should take the initiative in any
step in the great state of Ken
lucky. While Louisville is not
the capital, it is the metropolis and
is so cosmopolitan in every respect
that seldom is it looked upon as
other than a great Northern or
Eastern center. The establish
ment of a Negro bank is causing
no little discussion, as the plans
are in an embryonic state. The
astonishing fact that was brought
out is that the entire scheme is
said to be engineered by woman
of the race, one of national repu-
tation, and who stands high in
the business circles of Kentucky's
metropolis, and who commands
much attention in fraternal. 1t is
said that this woman can command
the cash of state and national or
CARNATIONS in this financial un-
dertaking.
The Colorado statesman., 1909-10-02
THE NEGROES HOME

Wherever the stars and stripes
floats in the United States or the
insular possessions of the United
States there sis the place for the
Negro" providing he is satisfied
with the conditions and environ
mehts thereabouts. The Ameri-
can black man is of the same flesh
and blood as the American white
man and wherever the latter can
reside and prosper there is no rea-
son why the Negro cannot do like
wise. To prescribe the black man
to live in any particular section of
this country is saying that he is
not free citizen and for the black
man himself to submit to any such
prescriptions he admits that he is
not capable of making a living
only among black folks. The Ne
gro should so educate himself that
he will be able to take his place
among the most learned whites
and make good and if he does not
he will go down whether in the
South, North, East or West. Of
course there is more prejudice
against him in purely white COM
munities than in purely black ones
but great deal of it is due to the
fact, the black man poorly pre-.
pares himself for the battles of
life and is not able to cope with
his white brother. The really
meritorious man whether black or
white will prosper whether he is
in white or black community.
Thousands of black folks could
find employment in the Northwest
and other sections north of the
Mason and Dixon line, for which
they could get from tea to twenty
times more wages than for the
same kind of employment in the
south and they could take that
money and purchase real estate.
The south is a dead one and the
black man should not be willing
to tie himself down to dead com
munity, which is not only a. hun
dred years behind the times, but
shows no signs of improving
Seattle Republican.
The Colorado statesman., 1909-10-02
SOME FALSE
ALARMS
A PROBABLE RACE WAR. IS THE NEGRO DYING
oUTp NOT so MUCH TUBERCULOSIS. BLACKS
INCREASE. GOVERNOR DENEEN ADVICE.

ters that they were free absolutely
from the taints and odors OF dis
ease. In those days tuberculosis
and kindred diseases were unknown
among our people. Now that the
Negro is free, he provides for him
self and falls a ready victim to
such Diseases That the census re-
ports show that four in ten Negro
babies die. This is really a dismal
picture. The census report shows
that 100000 Negroes were freed
by emancipation, and the last re-
port shows nearly 100000 of
Negroes in America with practi-
ically no immigration. The census
of 1910 will show a big increase.
This increase comes in the face of
discouraging reports and condi-
tions. We lived back in Virginia
before the war and we are inclined
to believe that much of the gentle
man s views on the marked inter-
est of old masters in the COM
fort and care of the slaves to be
all moonshine. 1t is noticeable that
many white people, especially in
surance companies, are quick to
refuse Negro risks on account of
the probable presence of tubercu
losis somewhere in the family. A
long residence in the West, where
everybody comes for health, con-
vinces us that the white man has
all the tuberculosis. Go where you
will throughout this state, New
Mexico and Arizona, and the white
lunger is thick. Very few Negroes
are seen. Nothing like reason
able proportion of the Negroes in
the West are tainted with the white
plague. However, we do not say
this because we feel that our people
do not need lessons in hygiene and
sanitation. For they do. The
great mass of our people need train
ing and teaching along these lines.
But the false alarm raised by the
Southern gentleman may harmon
ize with census reports and not
with the results seen about us each
day. The Negro is rising. Each
day finds him more capable and
intelligent. Just let him alone and
give him a man s chance and he
will win out despite death and
prejudice.
The Colorado statesman., 1909-10-02

him with papers in a suit for $685.
O0o.
Slingerland asked permission to
step into the hotel for a moment.
Shortly afterward the deputy
sheriff noticed what he thought
was colored man leaving. An
investigation disclosed that Sling
erland had disappeared, and the
sheiff's deputy contends that he
escaped after covering his face
with burnt cork. Philadelphia
Tribune.
The Colorado statesman., 1909-10-02
NEGRO DEATH RATE HIGH

A distinguished southerner'
writing in one of our popular
magazines, sees another alarm In
the high death rate among Negroes.
He figures that before many years
has passed the American Negro will
be gone. He points out that in
"the good old (7) slavery days the
masters took care of their Negroes,
gave them warm and substantial
houses, plenty of good, wholesome
food and clothing to protect them
from the weather." The old mas
ters gave particular attention to
the location of the plantation quar-
The Colorado statesman., 1909-10-02
BLACKENED HIS FACE
AND MADE ESCAPE

After escaping from an officer,
disguised as a colored man, Fred
erick w. Slingerland, proprietor
of hotel in Asbury Park, was ar
rested at his home, No. 163 West
Forty-seventh street, New York,
and is pow held under a $4,000
bond.
Singerland is accused by Chris
topher Branigan, owner of the
Kearney, N. j., press, with alien
ating the affections of Mrs. Brani-
gan. On September 4, deputy
sheriff from Hackensack served
The Colorado statesman., 1909-10-02

One of the most beautiful brick
structures in the city Of Los An
gelas is the hall of the g. U. o. of
o. F., on the corner of Eighth and
Wall streets, in that beautiful city.
The building is two stories high,
with stores on the ground floor and
lodge rooms above, and stands
there as a monument to the energy
and perseverance of the members
of that order in the Angel City and
to Los Angeles lodge, numbering
about ninety members. The
property is valued at something
like $4,000, and the monthly in
come derived from rents, ETC., is
about $3.50
The Colorado statesman., 1909-10-02

Rev. Joshua E. Wilson who for
more than twenty years efficiently
and satisfactorily served as post
master of Florence, S. c., was re-
moved last Friday and white man
appointed in his place. Mr.. Will
son is man of high character,
intellectually and physically strong
a man of considerable wealth, po-
lite, courteous, strickly attentive
to duty, well known through, out
South Carolina for his sterling
qualities. He lacked one qnality
however, the prime requisite, the
sine qua non, under the flag of
freedom as it now waves-he is
not white.
The Colorado statesman., 1909-10-02

Burlington, Ia, Sept. 1S,-Ofi-
Ger Ellis Countryman, while pa
trolling his beat in the depot dis
trict accosted strange Negro
asking him what he was doing.
Instantly the fellow pulled a re-
volver and shot Countryman twice
in the head, one bullet going
through the officers mouth.
Countryman will die. The Negro
escaped.
The Colorado statesman., 1909-10-02

Robert O. White, manager of the
Dark town Swells, while showing
in Charlestown, w. Va, ordered
suit of clothes Monday from the
wooden mills that was to be ready
Saturday evening. Saturday at
noon he was sent for and told by
the manager of the Woolen Mills
Tailoring Co. that the mills had re-
fused to make the suit White
questioned the manager, and was
told that they had received word
from the mills tnat the pattern was
too gorgeous and that they had
stopped making light clothes for
colored people, and he showed
White dark pattern, but White
refused and demanded his. money
that he had deposited, and he got
a good oolored lawyer and brought
suit. The case was compromised
for $25 and $40 White had depos-
tied in addition. -.-