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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-29
Turkey and Oyster Dress
Ing Saturday evening at Ed
ROser's.
MEASURING THE EARTH.

'8rastesthsnss Made the First Attempt
and Did Fairly WeiI.
Tho earliest attempt to measure the
circumference Of the earth was made
BY q Greek, Erastosthenes. who was
born 276 b. G. He found that at
6yene the gnomon. or upright pillar.
used by the Greeks to measure the
height Of the sun In the sky, showed
the sun to be exactly overhead at
midday at the time Of the summer
solstice, while at Alexandria the gno-
mon cast shadow upon the same
date. showing that the latter point
was one-hftieth Of the earth's circutn-
ference north Of Syene.
Erastosthenes reasoned correctly
that the length of the shadow at Alex
andria bore the same relation to the
circumference of the small circle de-
scribed from the top Of the gnomOn as
q center that the distance between the
two cities bore to the circumference Of
the globe. This latter was 5000 stadiA.
or about 025 miles. which when null
tiplied by ffty gives 31.250 miles as
the circumference Of the earth. This
result Is not quite correct, but as
nearly 50 as could be expected from
the tirst rough attempt to estimate It.
New York Mail.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-29
SlNGSONG GIRLS.
They Are to China What the 0eishaa
Are to Japan.

They Are to China What the 0otshaa
Are to Japan.
'Singsong' girls Of China are nrst
cousins to the geishas OF Japan.
These young ladies vary in ago from
sixteen to thirty and are chosen for
their physical and their artistic attrac-
tiveness. The singsong girls are hab-
tied In coat and trousers Of the finest
silk. satin or brocade. The former Is
cut very much in the style Of a French
cylindrical. falling to the ankles and
disclosing the finest silk hosiery and
the daintiest embroidered shoes.
At an understood interval one Of tho
singsons girls comes forward to play
an instrumental solo. 1t Is more or
less a fantasia on two notes. the pitch
lying at about e in the treble clef.
with sQueaky high excursions. No
sheet OF music is unfolded. the Chi
nese professional singer being expect
ed to know the words as we'll as the
music Of at least 500 ballads. There
are sure to be solos. duets and trios.
and here the male orchestra comes in
with fine enthusiasm in accompanying
the singers.
Sometimes there is a tremendous
racket in the midst Of a most pathetic
episode. which prevents you entirely
from gathering the meaning Of tho
song. But custom has sanctioned
these outbreaks. which are understood
OF the Celestials. though it is certain
no western star singer would put up
with them at any price.-Chicago News.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-29
Open House at Y. NJ. C.. A.
Monday, January first. go.
MECCA THE SACRED.
A Shrine That Draws One. seventh Of
the Human Race.

the Human Race.
Although one Of the most inaccessible
cities on earth. Mecca each year has
visitors in such numbers that it must
be ranked in this particular with Lon
don and New York. Even the worlds
metropolis on the Thames can boast
no such cosmopolitan character as Is
impaired to this mysterious city in the
wilderness Of Arabia by the myriads
Of pilgrims who. ut the cost Of in
credible pains, annually crowd into its
confines.
This city is the oldest place Of re-
sort in existence. yet Of all the mil
lions who have visited it not score
Of Christians are known to have come
out alive. No flag OF citizenship would
save a mans life were he known to
be a Christian within the sacred pre-
cincts Of the city where the prophet
should set foot.
OF the 225.OOOOOO Moslems in the
world only 15,5OO.OOO live under the
Turkish flag. yet most of them ac-
knowledge the sultan Of Turkey as
their caliph. the successor of the proph-
ct. As Mohammed shrewdly foresaw.
the Mecca pilgrimage binds together
his disciples into a unity which could
be effected in no other way.
Mecca" says DR.. Samuel NJ. 1--WE
mer Of Arabia. has become the re-
ligious capital and the center of uni
versal pilgrimage for one-seventh OF
the human race"-Harper's Magazine.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-29
by the building of big battleships to

by the building of big battleships to
the neglect of the auxiliaries such as
scouts, Golfers, destroyers. subma-
rines. repair. ammunition and hospital
ships. There are now in commission
SO battleships, which, in order to be
effective, require a certain number of
secondary vessels. On the basis OF 50
battleships Secretary Meyer shows
that the deficiency in other ships is IL
GOLFERS, 81 destroyers, - submarines.
5 hospital ships and in like proper
ton various other supply repair. am
munition and miscellaneous vessels.
Like painted ship upon a painted
ocean" is what Senator Hale. for many
mittee on naval affairs. characterized
a battleship without GOLFERS. and in
like manner, it is maintained. these
great hattleships are ineffective un-
less they have the picket ships such
as destroyers and submarines which
are calculated to guard and protect
them from the enemy's torpedO's.
Cost Of Upkeep.
The House members have also gone
and made comparisons between battle
ships in this respect and the smaller
craft which come under the Classifi-
cations of auXiliaries and accessories.
They have found that the upkeep or
a tattleship annually with its scores
of officers and then to twelve hun
dred enlisted men is one million dol
lars year. The destroyer which
costs originally only $750.ooo is mann
ed by four officers and eighty men.
costs for maintenance only about $685.
600 "A year. and the submarine which
costs originally only $500, 900 is mann
cd by one officer and about twelve
men, costs about SIS 900 for mainten-
ance.
Notwithstanding the recommends
ton of the secretary of the navy for
two Dreadnaughts, there never was a
time since the Democrats came into
power that they were willing to au-
thorize more than one of these big
ships a year, and many Republicans
have joined with them and taken the
same position. In view of the fact
that the navy is always popular with
the people. it has been thought that
one battleship might be provided for,
but now in view of the heavy drain
upon the Treasury incident to the pen
sion bill, it is said that there may be
no provision for battleships at all. In
stead those in charge of the matter
are talking of making the navy more
effective and providing what they be-
lieve to be better defense by building
smaller boats which effect economy in
construction and also in maintenance
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-29
WALTER BROWN AND
La TOILETTE Hello
A SECRET MEETING
Reported the Ohio Republi-
can Chairman Sought the
Meeting to Make Peace
with Progressives.
Continued from Page One.)

withstanding the growth Of monopoly
while the later recognize the need OF
radical changes in tariff revision due
to vast revolution in economic condi
TONS
In his research of the trusts Mr.. La
Toilette declared he found SO men on
all the directorates of all the trusts.
"oepew Only a Dummy"
"Chauncey M. Depew,' he said, was
ION ~, and l found that he had no mo-
'ney invested-he was only dummy,
and then l wondered how many other
dummies there were. and then ! found
that only ii men controlled and were
back of all these So names.
And back of all this l found Stand
lard OIL and Morgan, and | put all this
information in the Congressional Re-
Icord. DO you think l could stand here
and say this if there wasn't bedrock
fact for it.?
And these people have not over
Booked the newspaper. Their organs
are poisoning the public mind-they
ARE not serving your interests when
they declare me to be a menace to
business"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-29
Msxloo's Way With Women,

Woman's place in Mexican life is the
Inevitable mingling of the Moorish
ideas OF the Spanish conquerors and
the savage ideas Of the natives, the
Milwaukee Sentinel says The Castil-
ian hides bis wife and daughters be-
hind stone walls and the picturesque
lattices Of romance. and he Is their
lord and master. On the other hand,
tho Indian tribes are. Of course. still
bound BY tho spirit Of the ancient saw
age customs. Historians tell Of one of
the baptismal ceremonies Of the Mesh
Re tribes. who fought their way to su-
premacy long before the Spanish ar.
rived On the scene. To each boy baby
the priests chanted this command:
Thy profession and faculty is war,
thy Obligation to give the sun to drink
blood Of the enemies and the earth
corpsss Of the foes" To the girl baby
Hhey said with far less ceremonial:
s'You are to stay within the house. as
ths heart does within the body. Our
lord enshrines you In that place. and
your once 10 to fetch and to grind
Nmai1s IN the metate"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-29
Poultry Shows Are Interesting
And Valuable To The Farmers

I'm not joking. What do you think
about it,"
Il would like to take them In if |
thought they were any where near the
standard; but I'm sure We couldn't
win anything
What if we don't win ANYTHING?
We can find out whole lot about our
poultry and learn what the standard
is"
Frank then, no doubt, repeated his
talk with the Booster, and he and his
wife spent about an hour at feeding
time looking over their flock and ad-
miring first one bird and then another
Even the short talk about poultry with
the Booster, we imagine, did Frank {.
lot of good, and just think what az
immense amount OF good accordingly
can be obtained at gathering OF fan
ciers who think and talk only the
chicken language.
A classy cockerel or pullet is GER
tainly thing of beauty, and when one
goes to place where he can see a
large collection of the finest speci-
mems of the various breeds-see the
kind Of poultry others are producing
it cannot help but excite interest and
enthusiasm
The poultry show is undoubtedly the
best place to go to get in touch with
those who are breeding and raising
: the same class and color of poultry
that we are.
1t is at a place of this kind that we
can meet breeders with whom we may
be able to arrange to exchange male
birds. Many find the poultry show
a very good place to dispose of their
quality birds at fancy price They al
so find it an exceptionally good place
to select birds for mating with their
stock; because at the show one can
see exactly what the various breeders
have to offer
One poultry raiser said that when he
has a cockerel which he wishes to dis
pose of or exchange because of it's re-
lation to his stock, he enters it at the
exhibition. After obtaining the bird S
score, if he does not sell the bird at
the show, he looks through the ad-
vertisements in his poultry journa! to
get the address Of other poultry breed
ers who have the same kind of poultry
that he has, and then writes to them,
telling them of his birds score, and
asks them if they have bird of SINH
lar score which they would exchange
for his.
After seeing the feathered beauties
on display, the keeper of mongrel stock
goes home and makes both conscious
and unconscious comparisons which
of raising the pure blooded variety
We remember that lasI winter after
following the instructions through the
stock Judging work at the Corn School
We would come home and look to see
how near the farm animals here came
to the standard of perfection or how
far they fell short. One takes con-
siderable pride. too. in high grade
stock, grain or anything for that mat
ter and it is just as essential to have
classy poultry as it is to possess we'll
bred hogs. cattle. horses or sheep.
The poultry show is not only the
center of interest and education for the
experienced poultry raiser. but it is
the place for the beginner to go to get
pointers.
Undoubtedly the value of the poul-
try show. as we'll as the value of all
other exhibits of the highest attain
ments in any line of endeavor, is in
calculahlo
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-29
Plants Without Roo<a

The "dower Of the air. IS a curious
plant found in China and Japan. 1t 10
% called because it appears to have no
root and Is never fixed to the earth. II
twines around a dry tree or sterile
rock. Each shoot produces two or
three lowers like a n'y-white, trans
parent and odoriferous. 1t is capa bic
Of being transported 600 or 700 miles.
and It grows a. 1t travels. suspended
on a twiC.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-29
CLAIM ON ESTATE

Vernon Reid has filed claim for
S1,67O62 in the circuit court against
the estate of Jane NJ. Reid. The
and materials furnished in connection
with the improvement OF property be-
fore the decedent's death.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-29
A Eidootv Ace,

Rcpose Of manner was considered at
one time essential to the well bred
woman. but this Is an ideal long con-
signed to the past Every one ndgets
IN these restless days. no one has time
60 ait still nor to listen for more than
Q minute Mt time without being bored
and showing it-London Queen.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-29
OUR MOTHER TONGUE

An Expressive Ssoteoeo IN WhtG
Was Badly Twisted.
The professor Of English. who 80
taking a vacation trip on horseleek
through the hills. had occasion to u6no
notes Of a good many quaint and -
teresung expressions employed by -
sturdy mountaineers. The one TIT
pleased him most was q striking use11
the little word but"
The party had ridden for hours All
had not found single inn. They wen
hungry. and one Of the guides SUCCESS
ed that it might be possible to get
bite to eat ut ono Of the mountaineers'
huts.
Il know you can get corn bread
there" he said
The professor volunteered to 70 with
the guide to a hut high upon the noun.
tain side in quest OF the corn bread. A
dilapidated garden fence surrounded
the hut. and when the gate squeaked
OH its hinges a dog began barking. ST.
multaneously a fat woman edged her
way through the door and approached
the men at the gate.
What d yo-an want:" she called.
Madam" said the professor. would
you be So kind as to tell US whether We
can get any corn bread here?"
Corn bread"'
"Yes. corn bread" he repeated "we'd
like to buy some OF you II you have
any"
Corn bread? Corn bread. did yo'
say" Then she chuckled to herself.
and her manner grew more amiable.
why. il corn breads all yo' want.
come right in. for that's just what I
hain't got nothing else on hand but
Boston Herald.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-29
PITTSBURG LIVESTOCK

PITTSBURG, Dec. %
Cattle-Receipts light; steers 81 SOC
100; butchers $6.1OMGeO.
Sheep-Receipts fair; prime $3S51
Hogs-Receipts 80 cars; workers. sG.25
$40: pigs s6.15@ 6.25; heavies $40
Calves-Receipts light; choice $4,000
$50
Lambs-$660
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-29

At Q banquet held In his honor in Tor.
IA. Maurus Jokai was called upon to
propose the toast Of The Ladies'" He
made an excellent speech. during
(which he continually toyed with the
thrown curls upon his forehead. Final
" he said: II raise my glass in honor
Of the Eracious ladies Of Torda. May
they al live until my hair grows
cray" His audience drank to the
toast. but It was easy to see by the
faces Of the ladies present that they
did not think much Of the compliment
Jokai rose again from bis seat and
took from his head Z magnificent
brown Wig. showing an entirely bald
head beneath II. MY hair" he added.
"will never grow gray" And the la.
dies. who had not known Of his bald
ness, were moro than paci6ed.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-29
EAST BUFFALO LIVE
STOCK

EAST BUFFALO, Dec. %
Cattle-Receipts $50; steers $7.251
500; butchers $3OOG 1915.
Sheep-Receipts 9,400; prime s4.25.
Calves-Receipts 500; choice $4,000
HOO.
Hogs-Receipts $500; heavies $500
$40; pigs, $3.50; workers. S. 500
$50.
Lambs-$675M7.O
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-29
CINCINNATI LIVESTOCK

CINCINNATI, Dec %
Cattle-Receipts 700; shippers $5750
SIS.
Hogs-Receipts $500; good to choice
63566.4
Sheep-Receipts 200; extras $685..
Lambs-s5.5O.
Calves-$4.O0.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-29
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK

CHICAGO, Dec. %
Cattle-Receipts 1900; beeves $3.50.
Sheep-Receipts $4,000: prime s4.25.
Hogs-Receipts $4,000; heavies $685..
$40; pigs S410M5. $40; light S5.10G
6.25.
Lambs-S64O.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-29
CAFE IL

Chile Con Carne, bowl 10 cents.
Oysters, any style, fried oyster
sandwiches, blue points on half shell.
fried oyster lunch Saturday afternoon
and evening free. CAFE IL, Sig Main
street. thur&fri-tf
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-29
INDIANAPOLIS LIVE
STOCK

INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 90
Cattle-Receipts 1900 steers 1925.
Hogs-Receipts 1900; range $6.05@
$685..
Sheep-Receipts 500; prime $3.50.
1.ambs-$5.15.
Calves-SS.25.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-29
Generally.

fig (sentenuously,-To him that
hath shah b given. you know. Fogg
Yes. the man who has a head gets
ahead I've noticed.-Booton Transcript.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-29

An inventor has placed a small
horseshoe magnet on the side OF
thimble to help tailors pick up needles
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-29

Let's have a Record At
tendance!! Prof. Russell's
Class tonight.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-29
CHICAGO GRAIN
NEW YORK Doc

LIVERPOOL, Dec %
Wheat futures Il q Esd lower thar
Thursday; Corn lad lower.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-09-08
SALE Of SEATS
FOR SOUSA'S BANJO

In one of his fluent congratulations
John Ruskin tells us that "all good
art has the capacity of pleasing.
There is no law against its pleasing.
On the contrary, there is something
wrong either in the spectator or in
the art when, it ceases to please" The
secret of the great success of John
Philip Sousa is that his famous band
plays music for the million. Sousa as
conductor is merry and bright. His
mission in life as a bandmaster is to
please the public. With this end in
view "The March King" is careful
never to have more than two or three
serious numbers on his program.
Sousa believes that music was in
tended to make us cheerful, and lie
has the courage to act up to his be-
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-09-08
TO DREDeE HARBoR
AND FILL IN LANDS

The work of dredging the harbor by
the American Standard Dredging Com
pany between the channel and the Ala
kea wharves, will be begun immedi-
ately. The material brought up will
be forced through a 16-inch pipe to the
marshy lands near Fort Armstrong,
and this will do away with notorious
breeding place for mosquitoes.
The pipe arrived on the Wilhelmina
on Tuesday morning, and the work of
making the trench is already in hand.
The dredging of the harbor will, there
fore, have farther reaching effects
than usual, for the sand, etc, drawn
up will be utilized in a way that will
get fine results, and increase the value
of the land, as we'll as doing away wlLn
spots that must be eyesores to many,
especially the military officials who
are located in that district.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-09-08
STANDARD OIL COMPANY IS PAU

organization of
me n many { al record at that time
,,n 90 al, s..s..s on the
o
socN 'Ou"' III e 'e" i'
mad any ea what this sock
waswo worth befor b.
Oil
with dealings bid
decision a Oil
An subsidiaries"
attaching the distribution
whereby seller
this basis
1T accepted.
existence its acting the holding
holdings. The
today this famous corporation has made
public
the head been afforded the
activities it's business its tangible
the world An official of the said
obedience the that the only doubt
the Supreme ren to the general effect of reorganization
stockholders
today the set ability of the constituent companies
operating independently
sble the
AS whether this
subsidiary he said the future will
will be distributed the stock close.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-09-08
NEELEA'S RECITAL

Charles Keller gave his first recital
! of the season in the concert hall OF
THE Alexander Young Hotel last night
Owing to the unfavorable weather con
ditions, however, the attendance was
not as large as was expected. Among
those present were Governor and Mrs
Frear and party.
The program submitted was a long
one, and served to show the wonder.
full versatility of the composer. The
first part comprised ten songs, all OF
varied character. The second part
was divided up into poems of a light
nature The first portion was entitled
Ring Around of Playtime," and in
cluded Dedication Soap Bubbles, 50
THE Baker Man. my Auntie,' The
Bear Hunter" and the Brass Band.
The second portion was entitled
"Quips and Cranks," dealing with
dolls, a baby and animals. The third
section was Brown Baby Ballads in
Guiding six Little Eskimo" "The
Mexican Babies" THE Little Piute,"
and THE Honolulu Boy" The sec
ond part was concluded by the rem
dering of "An Ocean Lullaby"
Part three was devoted to a wan
.derers songs of the sea, including
sailors chanties and an invocation to
the sea. The fourth part appealed to
all those who have sailed through
these southern seas. Australia was
favored with three poems; New Zea-
land was recalled with one; Tahiti
had "A Song for Little Mata." Homo
lulu was mentioned with a vivid de-
scription of a departing ones regrets
and the scene at leaving. This part
was completed with "The Voyage of
Kupe,' a Maori adventurer who dis
covered New Zealand.
The final part was composed Of
''The Master" in memory of the mas.
ter musician, Henry Holmes; "To
Leonard" on his first birthday and
The Chant of the Soul Triumphant.
Notwithstanding the somewhat
scattered audience, the poet did thor
0ugh justice to his works, and each
was received with ap.
olause. The entertainment was an
artistic success.
The next reading will take place
IN Monday evening. Keller leaves on
his globe encircling tour by the Ten
70 Maru on Tuesday next. He goes
via the Orient.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-09-08

lief. He amuses his audience while
he is winning their admiration, and
he sends the patrons of his concerts
home not only in good humor, but
with feeling of satisfaction. His
programs are most electic and his
band is so well trained that the must
clans finds no difficulty in making the
transition from Litszt's "Preludes" or
Strauss's Till Eulenspiegel" to one
of Sousas inspiriting marches. The
engagement of Sousa and his band is
announced for Tuesday, September
IL, at the Bijou theater. Seats go
on sale for the matinee concert at
Bergstroms Music Company tomor-
row morning at nine o'clock.
If arrangements can be made for
an evening concert, tickets will go on
sale for same Monday morning, Sep
TENDER IL, at nine o'clock.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-09-08
BYAUTBORITY
REsoLurIoN Mo. $50.


RESOLVED, by the Board of Super
visors of the City and County of Homo
lulu that the sum of Four Thousand
($4,OOO.OO) Dollars be and the same
is hereby appropriated from the Gen.
eral Fund for the following purposes;
For the installation of storm
drain through property of
NJ p. Robinson, makai of
Mausoleum .....,....S 10000
For construction of road at
Nuuanu avenue ...,....... 100000
introduced by
H. E. MURRAY,
Supervisor.
Dated this 9Th day of September,
1911.
The foregoing Resolution was, at a
regular meeting of the Board of SuLer-
visors of the City and County of Homo
lulu, held on Tuesday, September s,
1911, ordered pass to print on the fol
lowing vote of the said BOaru:
Ayes; Amana, Kruger, Mcclellan,
Murray. Total, 4.
Noes; Arnold, Dwight, Low. TO
tai, 3.
D. KALAUOKALANI,
City and County Clerk