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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-08-12
DoDoED THE DuELs.
voltairs's Disastrous Attempts 70 Make
De Rohan Fight.

voltairsis Disastrous Attempts 70 Make
De Rohan Fight.
Literary men In dusling dimes and
countries have always been rather
prone to get into trouble from which
only passage at arms could extricatc
them. voltaire had ut various turns a
number Of duels on his handA but
counted among them two which did
not reach the expected climax.
One Of these was his affair with the
Chevalier dc Rohan Chabot who goad-
ed him to the point Of nght1ag and
then. instead Of giving him tho salts
faction demanded. had him lured into
q coach and soundly whipped with
switches BY some hirslines concealed
there.
voltaire, after trying In vaia to In
duce one Of his nsbls friends to back
him In his further pursuit Of his en-
envy, appealed to the municipal autAsr.
tiles In these phrases: II humbly rep
resent that I have been brutally a..
saultcd By the courageous Chsvalier
de Rohan, aided by SIX cutthroats,
behind whom be was bravely posted.
Ever SINCE that time have sought to
restore not my honor, but his. task
too difficult"
A this public affront failed to pro-
duce any effect, voltaire hunted out
the chevalier one evening at the thea
ter and 1ung insults In bis face there.
Rohan Mt last consented to meet him.
but. contrived to let the news reach
other members Of the ROhAn family.
who had voltaire arrested and thrown
into the Bastille.-New York Post
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-08-12
TuE DYNAMITE Or SIN.

A0k III NAF311k " S1Vs
Years ago somebody drilled hole In
rock near Massachusetts town and
placed q charge Of dynamite therein.
For some reason the charge was not
fred.
Gradually the SOIL filtered into the
hole in the rock. and the moss grew
over It and the grass concealed It It
was an innocent appearing place.
Then the unexpected happened.
A man and boy were working over
the spot few weeks ago. The boy
happened to strike the rock with 4,
hammer. The charge exploded. The
man was MORALLY wounded and both
hands of the boy were blown into
fragments.
The dynamite awoke.
It was hidden away and men had
forgotten ali about 1t, but It was there.
and 1t had not lost it, power.
The immediate lesson OF the incl
dent IL the need for greater caution in
the handling Of dangerous explosives
But also there IL a moral significance
In the explosion Of the hidden dyna-
mite. And that lesson is this:
Beware OF the hidden sin.
Because you may hide 1t never so
safely from the sight Of men; you
may cover It over md 1t may fade
from the general recollection: you
may grow over 1t the MOSES Of con-
cealment, but some day, mayhap when
you least expect, hammer will strike
the rock. and
Them
But you protest there IL pardon
| Surely there is pardon. But there IL
| no salvation from the consequence Of
wrongloing-none. You can no more
escape from the results Of a wrong act
| than from the results Of putting your
hand In the fire.
! Sin Is dynamite.
Hide 1t, and some day the hammer
! Of destiny will strike the rock. There
will be fash. noise. and somebody 5
contentment will be destroyed: some
body's hope will be shattered. BE
sure your sin will ind you out"
Macbeth understood. He realized
that "even handed justice commends
| the ingredients Of our poisoned chalics
| to our own lips"
Therefore II Is better to look the
consequences Of your evildoing fully
| In the face. It is better to stand ur
and take your punishment. It Is bet
ter to know than to fear-and walt.
And better still
Ware the dynamite Of evil! No roci
| Is strong enough to hold It. II viii
have its own. though It rend the foun
| dalton stones Of the eternal hills.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-08-12
TRYING TO DODGE
THE LIQUOR ISSUE
County Conventions in Ken
lucky Tread on Danger
Gus Grounds Today.
!. tNatio.al News Association,

LOUISVILLE. Ky, Aug. 12.-Coun-
ty conventions were held throughout
Kentucky today for the election Of
delegates to the Democratic State con-
vention which Ia to meet here next
will be confined to the adoption of a
platform. as the candidates for COVER
nor and other state officers were cho-
sen in the primary last month.
Great care will be exercised in
building the platform. for the Demo
Gratis appreciate the fact they must
fight hard to win a victory in the com.
Ing election. Despite the success with
which the Democrats have been meet.
ing in other sections the. party lead
ers here are aware that Kentucky,
which has been admittedly a>doubtful
state since 1t went Republican for the
first time in 1895. 10 now more doubt
full than ever. This 10 due partly to
the advantage of the Republicans In
being In control of the state admins
tration and partly to the fact that tho
states increase In population. as
shown by the recent census. has been
almost wholly In the eastern districts.
which are overwhelmingly Republi.
can.
The platform will give an enthusiast
tic Endorsement to the policy pursued
by the Democratic party In congress.
As regards state issues the most inter-
est conters in the resolutions concern
Ing the liquor question. Unless the
Republicans force the issue. which 90
far they have evinced no intention Of
doing. the Democrats probably will rc-
frain from making the question the
chief issue OF the fight II the con-
vention feels obliged to take emphat-
ic stand in the matter. however. It
will probably declare itself against
statewide prohibition and uneQuivo-
aclly in favor Of . uniform local OPP
ton law. with the county - the unit.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-08-12
This Is MY 9TH Birthday
GRAND DUKE ALEXIS

Grand Duke Alexis Nicholaievitch,
ouly con Of the Gear and heir to the
throne Of Russia was born at Peter
hot. August ~. 1904. His advent was
hailed with delight by the whole ma
ton and his birth was regarded a. .
portend Of great promises to the EN-.
pire. He II said to be sturdy little
chap and entertains strong ambitions
Of becoming . sailor. His mother.
who was Princess AK Of Hesse and .
granddaughter Of the late Queen Vic
toriA. u . most devoted mother and
- ~said TO look forward with dread to
the day when she must turn him over
20 the ears Of others TO Be trained for
the high position that awaits him.
The little grand duke has four sisters.
the oldest Of them. Grand Duchess or
o, - IN her sixteenth year. His
yeunoeat sister = the Grand Duchess
Anastssia, who recently celebrated her
eenth birthday.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-08-12
Heart to Heart
Talks.
BY EDWIN A. NYE.
Copyright, 1908. by Edwin A. Nw
THE clccLlNc GIRL.

M OSOOAuN0 011kk.
Il was on the street car.
All In one seat. bunch OF three
Joyous girls gixgled and giggled Self
conscious, merry eyed. shy, but IRE
pressible. they gurgled and giggled.
Giggling things are gregarious. Two
or more must be gathered to make a
good giggle, and there must Be occa-
sion for sitting on the giggle lest II
escape noisily.
GiEgles must be gagged.
On the seat In front OF me a strait.
laced woman watched the girls with
evident disapprovaL l could distinct
" zee how she elevated her nose pres.
emily to say to the woman next to her.
Il think girls who giggle on slight
provocation are silly and shallow"
As II giggle required great provo
cation!
Those girls were bubbling over, and
every time they caught one another's
eyes-at times they dared not look
they could do no other than let or
steam or burst the boiler.
The gay gigglers!
They were under pressure both from
inside and out1risibles inside and
stern slances outside. They just had
to lift something. even as the teaket.
tie lid Is lifted.
silly? Shallow
Frivolous they were doubtless. for
they were at the frivolous age. but AZ
for being shallow or feeble minded
Why. they were merely healthy. A
boy gives vent to his vitality BY q
whoop or a somersault. but 4 girl
must sit on the safety valve and let
or just little giggle.
Let her giggie.
1t Is the nature Of her. When she
| Is older she viii have learned to put q
governor ON her risibles.
Did you ever know a gifted giggler
who was crouch?
Her efervescent sense Of humor Is
the girls salvation. Have care how
you try tn make q staid lady out OF a
child. She sees humor that you are
too old to see or enjoy. She has moth
ing to do but see things a. they are,
and things as they are to q healthy
minded miss are funny.
Queuch not the spirit.
Let her giggle. Let her giggle and
grow. She needs the giggie, and the
| world needs her.
Besides
All too soon will the blithesome, hub
bling soul OF her be quenched In the
stern duties Of wifehood and mother
hood.
Let her giGgie.
Gigglers have gumpttcn.I
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-08-12
THIS DATE IN HISTORY"
AUGUST 12

1762-King George w of June
1sleGen oppose the invasion Of
bishop Scotia niad
-
1ssoTRe first American
Francisco
1sslJames Russell Lowell
1sssUnited States
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-08-12
APPEARANCES

s0ood looking men do not seem to
make any special impression with the
fair sex" said the observant youth.
II believe you are right said Miss
Cayenne. II have seen pictures OF
many prominent Mormons and none
OF them impressed me - especially
handsome"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-08-12
THE POST OFFICE PEN

THE POST OFFICE PEN
How few are the years and how swift
~ they 70
And how many the changes we see
In the places 80 dear that We once
used to know
When youth was 20 buoyantly free!
The buildings % quaint in the old fash
Toned street
Hare vanished. and 90 have the men,
Ard you Sigh, - intending your homo
folk to greet
Yoa pick up the post office pen.
rTls iAk.stained and splinter. One end
. 10 all frayed
Where teeth have been pensively
closed.
ut shows the same patches Of rust 1t
displayed
When OF yore on the desk It reposed
II scatters the ink and plows into the
And it squesks the old tune once
again
That you heard ~ lad when you
came to engage
The aid Of the post office pen.
u welcoming thrill surges warm
through each vein.
The landmarks have al passed
away
The hum Of the trolley. the shrek Of
the train
Have drowned the old summertime
lay
. OF the birds and the bees In the mea-
dow nearby.
All. Life was all different then.
And cannot restrain an affectionate
oieh
Az case on the post office pen.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-08-12
His Fluent French.

His Fluent French.
The people IN these foreign hotels, =
said the young tourist. have the
queerest ways / ever saw
whats the matter now
why. just now asked the clerk IN
French what news from America, and
he replied that the Russian interpreter
was out I'd like to know what con-
nection he thought there was between
the twol"-Iippdncotts
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-08-12
TWINKLES
INDICATIONS

sYou think our new farce will be
h1tf" asked the manager.
I'm sure Of It," replied the stage
manager. EVERY member Of the COM
pAny blushed at the first reading OF
the manuscript
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-08-12
CAUTIOUS SUPERVISION

CAUTIOUS 9UPENVlSl0N
II am afraid my work 10 going to be
complicated" said the new teacher.
I'm what way?"
Mrs. Cumrox was looking through
the text book on arithmetic and 1t oc-
CURED to her to suggest that refrain
from teaching her daughter any exam.
pies OF improper fractions
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-08-12
OLD STREET NAMES.

From Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph.
Objection continues to be made to
new names given to Pittsburg streets.
1t would give general satisfaction il
most Of them were rejected and re-
placed by the time-honored names
they previously bore.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-08-12
THE TEXAS MANEUvERs

From the New York Times.
Maj. Gen. Carter. who commanded
the division of the United States Army
lately modified in Texas, expresses
his satisfaction. in q published report
of an interview, with the results of
that movement. Hostile comment on
the Presidents order assembling fire
troops on and near the border, during
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-08-12
MASONIC CALENDAR

Wednesday. Aug. 16. 1s11-Webb
lodge, No. "a, F. & A. M. Stated
meeting
Friday, Aug. liking Solomon's
Chapter No. 4, r. A. M. Special Con.
vocation. Work in Mark Master De-
gree.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-08-12
A roRr,FvlNo EXPERIENCE

"You dictate al your letters?"
EYES, replied Senator Sorhum.
Sometimes you can get pretty good
idea Of how little attention your letter
10 going to receive by watching the
manner and facial expression OF the
stenographer.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-08-12
Smo<heeed Genius.

Smothersd Genius.
Genius unexerted is no more genius
than q bushel Of acorns ID Z forest OF
oaks.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-08-12
DISCUSSING DIFFERENCE

Some still delight to bark and bite,
But some stay up till very late
And lift their voices to the night.
No doubt they seek to arbitrate.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-08-12
Taxes For Public Service


Representatives have
them injustice in pro
should equalzed between the small ana large
consumers
of giving large
a the commodity sold
minds that Of the points OF
Works and the public have
which is disposed to look
this quite
railroads in reba
shippers thereby squeezing the smaller ones is
part Of the history of public service
Roosevelt administration to change
this-as part OF the square deal"
But in theory the
difference between public
private service
business the theory of
Wholesale business depends on the being ana on
be the last in the world
that the alone that the Company charges for
that the company
only service @
Railroad there is
modify difference in the
reservoir and the these re-
main being in the service pipes
the public
rendered
SUCH public
is for this
into the rate makinso the city
council and the hoard Of works really make
being established that the public
businesshe principles OF taxa
that the small consumer shall not
be taxed MOI proportion than the large consumer.
view
Pennsylvania its at night
IL
against this must be bal
considerable amount
scarcity water eopardze the
parallel
electric
electricity
generated product
which
night to he
citizens whole
whole what overwhelming
f insisted that the largest
the lowest rates
absolutely rates.
and entering
business prophecy conclusive
twenty-five
the will
ineautabe thing the standpoint
be al a problem anything
City Works that this
problem when Municipal Light
chief
citizens
taxation
be considered.
We
The should
possible shall
conditions public thought material
change
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-09-06
Poultry on the Farm,

On every farm poultry should not
only have a place. but prominent
place. There should be a good house.
proper equipment and a good flock of
pure bred fowls. One hundred to 200
fowls is not too many for farm of
average size
The fields and garden produce a
large quantity of food for fowls that
would not otherwise be utilized. while
the farm poultry establishment opens
way for the farm boy and girl TO
make little money out of work that
is a nature study. interesting and
profitable as well. and it is one of the
few kinds of employment they can get
into that will not tax their physical
strength. Properly handled. the farm
flock can be made far more profitable
than it is now. though on good many
farms the poultry is already paying
large profits over expenses of estab-
ishment. care and feed.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-09-06
Browning a Great Talker.

If Lord Houghton talked more than
most people he certainly was eclipsed
by Mr.. Browning, who spoke louder
and with greater persistency than any
one have ever come across in my life
Although / had known him as girl.
we did not renew our acquaintance
until after my marriage, when / saw
a great deal of him, as he constantly
came to our house. He dined with US
often and used TO come and see me
generally every Sunday afternoon. He
was very agreeable and kind, and, al
though l was never one Of his devoted
followers and often told him l had
never been able to read a line Of his
poetry, he still continued his friendship
with me. I think most people feared
rather than loved him-certainly men
did, but women adore poets, and they
worshiped Mr.. Browning.-From Lady
st. Helier's Memories"
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-09-06
FORGOT His Own TONGUE.

A traveller in arctic Siberia, Mr.. Van
derlip. gold hunter, told the follow
ing Of his return to civilization: 81
found that half dozen of the officers
and men of the steamer which my en-
ployers had sent for me had come to
hunt me up. The captain dismounted,
and / tried to address him in Russian,
but he said. You forget that l speak
English Now, 1t may seem scarcely
credible. and yet 1t is true, that for a
few moments | was totally unable to
converse with him in my native tongue.
l had not used word Of it in CONVEX
sation for months, and my low physic-
al condition acting on my nerves con-
fused my mind, and I spoke tumble
Of English, Russian and Korak. 1t
was a week before / could talk good,
straight English again"
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-09-06
SIZE OF WHALES.
Length of the Biggest Ones and the
Height They Can Spout.

Length of the Biggest Ones and the
Height They Can Spout.
A government official who has made
a special study of whales states that
the average length of a full grown
sulphur bottom whale is just under
eighty feet. This estimate disregards
the exaggerated reports sometimes
spread by sailors and is based on
actual measurements Of many indi-
vidual specimens. There seem to be
credible accounts of whales reaching
a length of from eighty-five to ninety
FIVE feet, but the authority quoted has
never seen any of that size.
Whales appear to grow with great
rapidity, the length of yearlings being
estimated at from thirty to thirty-fve
feet.
How high can whales spout? Photo
graphs taken by the scientist referred
to give a means Of measuring with
some accuracy the height to which the
water is thrown. This appears to be
much less than it has often been sup
posed to be. 1t is claimed that even
the great sulphur bottom whale on the
average spouts to a height of only
fourteen feet. although occasionally
the height may be as much as twenty
feet.-Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-09-06
MAKING STEAM WORK.
Unfortunate Inventors Who Annotated
James Watt.

Unfortunate Inventors Who Annotated
James Watt.
James Watt took out patent on his
steam engine in 1863, but as far back
as 1913 there was captain in Spain
who constructed a vessel of 200 tons
and propelled it at Barcelona in the
presence of the Emperor Charles V.
and his court by an engine, the con-
structiOn Of which he kept a secret.
But an old document says that in it
that there were two movable wheels
on the outside of the vessel. The en-
peror was satisfied with its operation,
but the treasurer of the kingdom OBJ
jected to 1t, and so no encoura cement
was given to the enterprise. The poor
inventor, whose name was Blasco de
Guerrero, wearied and disguised at the
want Of patronage, took the engine out
Of the vessel, and the secret of the
machine was buried in his grave.
The incident was almost duplicated
In France a century later. The ia
nous Marian de rOrme, a celebrated
Frenchwoman, who lived to be 134
years old, told in letter to an admir-
er, dated 1641, of a man confined in a
madhouse of Paris for urging that
anything could be done by the force
Of steam. The mans name was Solo,
mon de Coste, a native of Normandy,
and it was because he had persistently
followed Cardinal Richelieu, imploring
him to take an interest in his inven-
ton, that he was put behind BARS
Kansas City Star.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-09-06
finely HINTS
FOR FARMERS
flaxSeed For SkimmiIk Calves.


We have found that f1axseed is the
best substitute that can be used to re-
place butter fat removed by the cream
separator. writes Ii. E. Mccartney in
Farm and Fireside FlaXseed has all
the qualities demanded of such a sub
stitute. 1t is high in oil or fat. 1t is
very palatable. and it's effect on the
calf's digestive system is beneficial.
To prepare fiaXseed for this use is a
very simple process. Simply boil it in
about four times it's bulk in water.
The boiling is to be continued until the
whole seeds have burst, after which
It will be jellylike mass. Enough
may be prepared at one time to last
for several days. as 1t is not liable to
spoil.
About a half teacupful should be fed
to each calf. This is measured out and
mixed with the calf's allowance of
milk just before feeding time. Flax
seed fed in this way makes wonder
full difference in the growth and ap-
pearance OF the skimmilk calf How
place OF the butter fat. The skimmik
calf even at its best will not grow as
rapidly or mature as early as the one
that suckles its dam. yet in nearly all
cases it is more profitable to milk the
cow and raise the calf by hand.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-09-06
A Just Beast.

In the days when the late archbish-
op Of Canterbury, DR.. Frederick Tenn
pie, was master Of Rugby he sen
fenced to expulsion boy who was in
nocent Of the offense charged against
him, but who could not clear himself
without exposing the real offender.
The lad made up his mind to bear the
punishment and wrote to his father
saying that he was sure his family
would rather have him expelled than
know him to Se a sneak. The father
promptly sent the letter to DR.. Tenn
pie, calling attention to postscript In
which the boy said he wished the doc
tor TO understand the matter and add
ed, Temple is beast. but he is a
Just beast" 1t is on record that Tenn
pie did understand, and the boy was
not expelled. DR.. Temple, grim old
man that he was. was always proud
of the title "a Just beast"
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-09-06
SHOES IN JAPAN.
Man VIII Wear Out From Eight to
Ten Pairs a Year.

Ten FdirS ear.
The shops and booths of Japan are of
lnfailing interest. Here the greengro-
Ger and fruit seller has arranged his
wares till it seems as though one look
ed upon a great bouquet. There the
flower shop blazes in brilliance and the
lantern maker squats at his multi
colored task. At the next entrance We
perhaps see a man severing chicken
meat from the bone, and he performs
the operation as skillfully as the sur
geOn with his dissecting knife. Beef
and chicken are commonly sold in this
fashion.
Two or three PAGES farther on one is
confronted with typical japanese
shoe store. All the footwear of the lit
tie brown man is here on view. The
geta (wooden clogs and straw sandals
are indeed a fanciful exhibition. They
lire the benches, the floors, the shelves.
They hang from above and seemingly
are everywhere, allowing the seller Just
about enough room to squat on his
mat The newcomer is at once star
tied at the immense quantity of this
simple footwear and the many places
where 1t is sold, but he soon finds a
solution to his query when he hears
that Il Japanese man annually makes
away with from eight to ten pairs
Christian Herald