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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-13
NESTS IN COLONIES.
Homes Of the African Grosbeaks az
Big as Natives Hut

Homes Of the African Grosbsaks az
Big as Natives Hut.
The biggest birds nest in the world.
not excepting the stork's. is built by
the African grQsheak. 1t is really 100
nests or more bound together with
closely interviewer sticks. vines and
strands OF coarse grass and is not
built by a single pair of birds. but by
a colony Of them. 1t is Of such enor-
nous size that at little distance it is
often mistaken for one of the native
huts built in the trees so frequently
found in wild tropical countries where
man eating animals abound. and the
only way to sleep in safety is to ''roost
high"
The birds usually select a thorn tree
probably because of the protection at
forded by the sharp. long thorns
against marauders. All around the
nest the roof Of sticks. matched with
dry grass, projects to let the rain run
OF. A deep fringe Of grass hangs from
this cornice like a curtain to keep out
any stray drops. These Eeat nests
are added to from year Msyear. each
pair Of mated birds building on the
main nest Sometimes the nest be-
comes too heavy. and the branch
breaks or the great mass Of sticks falls
to the ground. destroyed by its own
weight. The g-osbeak is NO larger
than an English sparrow and just As
Ereg2rious.-New York Press.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-13
FIGHT SHY OF A RAT.
Let tho Rodent Escape Rather Than
Run the Risk Of q Bite.

nun tno RISK OF q 01t0.
"Never attack rat in closed
ROOM" says an old warehouseman who
has had IL world of experience in deal
ing with rodents. open IA door or
window and give it a chance to get
away. Even if you've got dog to
help you. you may be bitten If you
don't Rat bites are very dangerous.
A rat eats all sorts Of carrion and
filth and then puts his dirty whiskers
into anything else he wants to sample.
Here's another idiosyncrasy Of
rats. They logically carry out the
principle Of the survival Of the fittest.
And they are not merely suffragettes
or suffragists. but the females abso-
lutely boss the rat tribe. The slight
est token of physical weakness in the
baby rat is the signal for death at the
teeth Of its mother. About five rats
survive from nest Of ten or fifteen.
The male rat will fight to save the
little ones. but is invariably driven off
by the ferocity Of the mother. You
never saw a rat yet that wasn't per-
feet specimen. If the mothers did not
have this trait the earth would be
overrun with rats.
Rats live and travel in colonies.
The head Of the group is always an old
female rat. When l start to clean up
a settlement of rats lay for the head
female rat. If catch and kill her the
others disappear."-New York Times.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-13
Tho Parsccs Of India.

1t was 1T point near The ancient
city Of Surat that the ParseeS first
landed in India when driven out of
Persia by their Alohanmedan conquer
ors eleven centuries ago. Few things
are more remarkable than the manner
in which this small ccn,munity has re-
tanned its religion and racial charac-
.eristics unchanged during that long
period. The peculiar style Of head
dress worn by the Tarsees is said to
have been made compulsory by the
Hindu king Of India when the Parsees
first obtained refuge In that country.
and they have used it ever since. To
day the Parsees are the leading com
mercial nation Of India.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-13
HeIpino Her Out,

A young lady boarder in country
household lamented the absence of let
tiers. Catching little Melba. the pet of
the household. up in her arms. she
said:
precious. nobody loves me-: guess
I'll go ont in the garden and eat
worms"
The next day Miss Alice was inter
rupted by a low knocking at the door.
In answer to her summons Melba -
tered. grasping a large chip carefully
in both hands. The child said:
"Aliss Alice. bad postman not bring
you any letter: here's free big worms.
Now you won't have to go out in the
garden.-Los Angeles Times
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-13
Honesty Extraordinary.

a traveller writing in an italian
magazine says that the Swiss canton
Of Ticino is inhabited by the most hon
est folk 1t is possible to imagine. In
most of the Tlcincse villages. the
writer says. the oldest Inhabitants do
not remember any case Of thieving.
however petty. within lifetime. Lost
objects when found must never be
taken away; they must be left where
they wore dropped or placed in con
SpicuouS position so that the rightful
owner can find his property more east
~. The case is cited of an American
woman tourist who lost her purse on
all excursion in the Val Capriasca.
The purse contained gold coin and a
jcwelcd watch. Ipon returning from
her trip she found the purse with its
contents intact on little heap Of
leaves. so placed that it could not fail
to attract her at:ention.-New York
Sun.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-13
SOLDIERS MONUMENT
For Bay State Men Who Felt
at Petersburg.
tEational News -AsSocia.ion)

t-<SlipfisiI -<1"S ASStSlaSlcED
PETERSBURG. Va. Nov. lS-The
handsome granite monument erected
to the memory CT the Massachusetts
soldiers who fought and fell on the
historic Crater battlefield was dedica,-
ed today with Impressive ceremonies
in the presence of a large number OF
prominent men from the Bay State and
many residents of Petersburg and vi
entity Veterans of the Blue and the
Gray had an equal share in the cere-
monies. Governor Mann OF Virginia
welcomed the visitors and Governor
Foss of Massachusetts delivered the
address Of acceptance, Alfred S. Roe
vas the orator OF the day and the
unwilling ceremony was performed by
Miss Otelia Malone McGill a grand
daughter OF the late General William
Malone. The ceremonies closed with a
be nedction by Father O'Farrell. chap
lain of A. p. Hill Camp OF the United
Confederate Veterans
The memorial consists of granite
shaft % feet high. surmounted by q
bronze eagle bearing in its beak al
olive branch emblematic of peace. 4
bronze tablet bears the coat Of arms
of Massachusetts and another table,
contains the inscription: ITO the mem
DRY of the soldiers and sailors who
gave their lives in the army of the Pc
| tomac and the James IN the various
battles of Virginia. This monument i:
erected by the Commonwealth O
Massachusetts,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-13
CABINET OF MAYOR
HELD ITS MONTHLY
CONFERENCE TODAY
Most of Time Taken Up Over
the Question as to Wheth-
err Park Was Just Glen,
or Glen Miller.'
CONTINUED from Page Oae.)

the various Departments, saying that
from now until the first OF the year
the city would have to remain within
the appropriations, although he said
that there is enough money to pay for
the improvement, contracted.
Dairy Inspector Flock reported that
some dairymcn are constructing new
milk houses on their farms, and that
although he does not say conditions
at all diaries are ideal, he declares
that they are improving rapidly. Upon
his suggestion members of the board
of works and city health officers will
vivsit some of the dairies with him in
the near future.
Inspector Flock said that the Marion
meat packers who was shipping unin-
spected meat into this city had stop
| ped the practise
city's Health Good.
! The report of Sanitary Inspector
Scherb showed that at the present
time there is but one case of smallpox
and two cases of chicken pox in the
city. There are no other contagious
diseases in the city.
Fire Chief Miller stated that every.
thing was in good condition in his de-
partment. He intends to sell an extra
horse at Hose House No. l.
The financial report for the month
LOT October was submitted by Mr.. Hol-
lern. For labor, $319.1O was expended
and for miscellaneous expenses, S1O4.
los, maging a total of $423.15. Mr. Hol-
iern said that he probably will have
$50 left in his appropriation at the end
lof the year. He said he had inspected
and found them in good condition. He
reported that 400 bushels of corn had
been gathered from a field connected
with Glen Miller which belongs to the
city
According to the report of William
Whitacre, superintendent of the ere
matory, SIS yards of wet garbage, al
yeards of dry garbage and 40 animals
were consumed during the month OF
October.
Market Master John Taylor sale
that everything in his department was
in good shape.
Street Commissioner Gem said tina,
a sewer on North Eighth street from
to D is in bad condition, it being
choked UP with roots from trees.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-13
HUMAN SKULL PUZZLE.
A Cavity That May Have Been tn
Scat of a Sixth Sense,


Despite the progress Of physiology
the study Of the human body is full
of mystery. Some of it's we'll known
organs have never revealed either
their uses or the reason of their crea-
ton. The part played by the spleen
in human life was discovered but re-
Gently. 1t is now regarded as one Of
the principal agents in the circulation
of the blood. But there are in the
marvellous human organism mys-
FERROUS parts which it is possible that
no savant, however profound his
learning. may ever understand. For
instance. in the skull. behind the car
tilage of the nose. there is a little
cavity of unknown origin. Physiolo-
gistS believe that at one time-severa1
Thousand generations ago-it contained
n gland consisting Of two lobcs joined
by their common base.
This cavity-the delta turcica-is. in
the opinion Of certain savants. the
vestiGe OF sixth sense which was OF
great use to the antediluvian ances-
tors OF man. 1t is believed that this
little gland enabled them to see in the
darkness when they had not vet learn
ed the secret Of procuring light: that
1t was the seat Of the mysterious
sense Of situation or locality. the pow
err to orient their course. the sense so
highly developed to this day in saw
ages and certain animals. The theory
is plausible. but it is doubtful whether
man will ever acquire any real knowl-
edge of the reason for the existence
of the delta MISUNDERSTANDING.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-13

Miss Winifred Mears. California
girl. well known in san Francisco and
Washington society, is the originator
Of the idea to have the battieship Ore
eon, known the world over as the
bulldog" Of the navy. lead the corr
bined fleet OF the nations through the
Panama canal on its completion in
1915.
Congressman FoSs, chairman OF the
| house committee on naval affairs, has
publicly and officially approved her
plan. Miss Mears has sent petitions
all over the United States in behalf OF
| the Oregon. and these are being sign
! ed by leading officials and professional
! and business men Of the country and
are being forwarded to Washington.
Some time ago the secretary Of the
navy stated that if the people desired
this honor for the Oregon he would
| have no objection to it. The Oregon
was placed in commission recently
after having been out of commission
five years. 1t is understood that the
placing Of the great ship Of war in
commission was due to the efforts of
! Congressman Kahn of California.
In her petition Miss Mears states:
"Other sea fighters may be Of more
ponderous proportions: others may
loom with more impressive outline on
human vision; others may have a
longer roll call in their complement of
men and an armament Of weightier
and more numerous guns. But of all
the ships that ever sailed the sea. of
all the fighting machines that ever
cleared for action, not one in all his,
tory has a record as sailer or fighter
that equals that Of the good ship Ore
gon.
"Nothing would 80 emphasize the
completion Of the Panama canal as the
U. S. S. Oregon leading the navies OF
the world on this occasion. as she
would symbolic at once the militancy
Of tho United States in naval creation
and her skill in canal building"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-13
Venus and Jupiter.

The ''earths twin sister," Venus Is
6. 900 900 miles from the sun. 1t re-
ceives more heat than We do. Very lit
tie Is known OF Venus. and SO few
markings are seen that it 10 not known
whether Venus rotates on Its axis once
in twenty four hours or once in c225
days. Jupiter. the giant OF the suns
family. Is covered with a shell Of clouds
which change SO rapidly that condi-
tons there can be interpreted only in
one way-,hat Jupiter is so large aud
it has cooled SO slowly that 1t IL still
far too hot to support life.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-13
Important.

Important.
you seem anxious lately. In love ?"
you've guessed it,
Trying to get up nerve enough to
propoee:''
"No: trying to get up nerve enough
to ask my boss for a salary raise
Washington Herald.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-13
Told Him In Few Words.

A man once wrote to the Rev. C.. n.
Spurscon. the famous preacher. saying
that he had heard he smoked and could
not believe 1T to be true Would Mr..
Spurgeon write and tell him II it real
ly was so? The reply was:
Dear Sir-1 cultivate my flowers
and burn my weeds. Yours truly, c. Fl.
SpurgeOn."
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-13
PACKERS WILL BE
TRIED ON MONDAY
tNational News Association

CHICAGO. Nov. 13.-While prepa-
rations were being made for new
grand jury of the Beef Trust U. s.
marshalls are busy serving subpoenas
on witnesses to be used in the trial Of
ten millionaire Chicago packers After
years of investigation into the Beef
Trust the packers will be placed on
trial next Monday before Judge Car.
penter in the L. S. circuit court on
criminal charges of rersuing a scheme
to monopoilze and restrain interstate
trade. in violation of the Sherman an
thrust law The penalty which may be-
inflicted in event of conviction is
$4,000, year in the county Jail. or
both.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-13
Thew MIGHT Do Worse.

The German proprietor Of Brook
Ign delicatessen store has got far
enough along to pun In English. A
writer in the New York Sun reports
the fact.
Hanging in the window Of the little
shop is this advertisement:
1.-The best you can do Is to buy our
wurSt"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-13
A Sp!urue ANYHOW,

80 you employed the most ex-
pensive soloists you could find for your
musicai"'
YES" replied Mr.. Cumrox. Mother
and the girls insisted on it. don't
know whether their idea was to show
that we do care for art or that we
don't care for money."-Washingto
Star
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-13
Tickied With q Feather.

Tiekied With q Feather.
II never knew any one who could be
30 tickled with a feather as my wife. "
sTicklish. ia sheT'
mot usually. but this was an ostrich
feather she bought at bargain salt"
PHILADELPHIA Ted""r
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-13
Lost In Practic,

Lost In Practice.
"She is woman with a very strong
mind"
Not as strong as 1t was.''
How do you know?'
lust heard her giving her husband
a piece Of t."-Philadelphia Bulletin.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-13
D,ssor6inted.

Mr.. X.-Oh. I've been doing quite
round OF calls. and I've been so I'M
fortunate: Mrs. X.-What. everybody
out: Mr.. X.-No; everyb body in-Lon-
don Opinion.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-13

"a6hIh9 IIn9ef8e "aEStS.
Wash as usual. but do not starch
When dry dip in borax water. using
one tablespoonful Of borax to one quart
OF warm water. Wiring out and fold IL
u towel for few hours. Then iron
dry. The waists will not get unused
nearly as soon as when starched. and
they are much easier to iron.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-13
A Child Wonder,

"What a wonderful memory your
child has for names and faces
Eyes" replied the proud mother.
''She never fails to recognize any of
her former epfathers."-Judge.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-13
A Borrower,

A Borrower.
"Ias Dinguss any occupation?" In
quired Ruggles.
"Yes." said Shadbolt Hes So
Ncitor."
"Solicitor? For what?'
"Small and unsecured loans. Chi
cago Tribune.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-13
.puxxlino.

FUxxtInQ.
Millions-Do you think you win
learn to like your titled son-in-law?
Billions-I don't know. I can't tell
where to place him in my expense &C.
count. He is neither recreation nor
an investment,
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But Ho Probably Did.

"Father." said the youth. according
to writer in the Boston Transcript,
Il have decided to become an artist.
Have you any objection?"
NO. provided you don't draW q
me-"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-13

Men who are so afraid Of doing fool
ish things that they lack the courage
to attempt wise ones win never do
much.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-13

A Surprised Poet.
Wife-What is the matter. dear?
Haven't they published your poem?
Potion. yes. that's all right. but
they're actually selling the paper at a
penny. as though there was nothing
unusual in it.-London Tt-Bits.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-13
CHICKEN SlIPPER

St. Paul's Episcopal Parish House,
Friday evening, Nov. II, six to eight
o'clock. 13-3t
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-13

True glory consists in so living As
to make the world happier and better
tor our livmg.-Pliny.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-13

Palladium Want Ads Pay.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-09
Our Foreign Relations

Still another presidential message, and yet there is no word on the sub feet of the downward revision of the tariff. Until the President presents his recommendation concerning the tariff his messages will not create deep impressions on the public mind.
 Message No. relates to our rela- tions with foreign nations. The heads of all of the departments send in annual reports except the Secre- tary of State. This is why presiden- tial messages are, as a rule, over burdened with matters relating to other governments. Custom has led to the public presentation of such matters by the President rather than by the Secretary of State.
 The only two foreign subjects of general interest are but briefly dis cussed in the age-the Russian passport trouble, and the peace or ar bitration treaties. Special messages covering each will, no doubt, be sent endeavoring to find way to secure passports in Russia for American Jews. The arbitration treaties are pending in the Senate. They have not been ratified.
 The message is really compact review of our foreign relations and whoever desires to be well informed
 will devote an hour or two to a peru sal of it,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-09

sands of tons of Alabama and Tennessee
 iron have been sold. The buying move
 ment began with wholesale slashing or
 prices by several of the large Birmlng- ham producers. They sold several very large lots to the heaviest consumers, ana after that there was a wild rush on the part of the smaller consumers to get un- der cover. So much southern iron has been sold that it is impossible to make now any accurate total, and the whole of the market has been changed. From weakness and uncertainty there is now strength and firmness and really confident outlook upon the future. As we write, the buying is in full prog ress and there is every reason to believe that sales will continue to be at phe- nomenal rate for some time to come.
 Several southern furnace companies have sold so much that they have with drawn from the market and others have already advanced their prices. Whether there will be a general advance in price remains to be seen, but things are surely moving rapidly towards a higher level.
 "Inauiry for basic iron is heavy. North ern iron, while it has not had the same call as southern iron, has had a gem srous share of orders. There is no ques- ton but that the situation is visibly i'm
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-09
EuLALIA AND WOMAN's RIGHTS

King Alfonso's attempt to suppress d book by the Infanta Eulalia containing advanced views on divorce and wom- ans rights has had the natural effect of provoking her to defy the royal man. tate It was not to be expected that a daughter of Isabella II would submit to
 ictation by nephew. Kings of Spain ir the halcyon times of the divine right
 were never very successful in regulat-
 Ing the conduct of the women of their
 households, and that, besides, was be-
 fore the day of feminine emancipation.
 Alfonso may punish Eulalia for her ob-
 stinacy by banishing her from court, but what is exile from Madrid while there Is Paris?
 The net result of the attempt at royal censorship will be to give Eulalia' S Look the benefit of the kings condelr- nation and to increase its sale. Incl jdentally, her defiance of royalty's ef- forts to restrict feminine free speech ought to endear the unconventional princess to the leaders of feminlsnl everywhere. It was worthy of tie 'martyrs' of Halloway jail and as good cs suffragette demonstration against prime minister.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-09

timore and Ohio railroad was the re.
 suit. It kept the trade of the west
 coming to Baltimore, and it is not
 too much to say that it placed Balti-
 more among the large cities of the land. It was a splendid effor of courage and hard sense, although at the time it seemed to many .ehimeri- cal and fanciful.
 No better example can be found of what men can do in a city than the effort in Baltimore in 1925. The trade from the west, then in its in- fancy, was about to be taken away from that city, and it's merchants rose up, cash in hand, to overcome their troubles. And they did it. The work of 1925 lasted well down to to- day, although Baltimore is now oppressed by great rivals. Possibly a second effort will let 1t hold its own. It begins to think that the ore fields of Cuba can be utilized to give it new strength and a new boom.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-09

Although such cheap John publicity work as advertising positively farewell appearance' was not used in connection with George M. Cohan's participation in The Little Millionaire,' 1 should not be in the least surprised if this proved to be his good-by to the boards" says Mat thew White, Jr., in his stage commment in The Munsey for December.
 ''The title of his latest-and possibly last-musical farce is really autobiogra ph- ical, for this clever young man from Providence, who writes, composes, pro- duces and acts his own plays, besides helping his partner, Sam Harris, to run three successful Manhattan theatres, is financially eligible to the millionaire class. This being the case, it is not surprising that he should object to giving all his evenings 10 the stage, especially when his audiences would rather see him dance than anything else and the danc- ing that Cohan does-as you must real ize if you have ever seen it-is hard work.
 "Cohan's admirers, however need no additional inducement to make a seasons run out of his new piece, which has all the alluring features of his old ones, with the novelty of a middle act without any music at all, and a dancing wedding in the last one which maKes one wonder why no one ever thought of doing it be- fore'