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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-06-25
WANTED HIS PAY.

The Husky jamaican Didn't Care to
Work For Nothing.
An English naval ofiicer tells Of be-
ing on a war vessel which took pro,
visions to st. Kits. one Of the Brit.
fish West India islands. A hurricane
had left many Of the inhabitants in a
destitute or even starving condition
Hungry crowds gathered at the wharf
but refused to help unload the food
that was to be given to them unless
paid for their work.
A similar story sheds light on the
Jamaican negro. Some years ago a
hurricane devastated the island. and a
large relief sum was raised. much of
It In England and the United States.
The committee having charge Of this
fund sent a wagon load Of lumber to
q husky black man whose house had
been scattered over the parish. He
and his family were living in a rude
shack. made out of odds and ends.
"What's that fury' he asked Of the
men who were unloading the material
in front Of his patch Of ground.
That's for your new house." was
the reply. Its from the relief fund
and won't cost you anything"
who's goin' to build nah houseT'
"You are. If anybody does"
"Who's goin' to pay me fur nah
work neutrality-suspicious. Record.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-06-25
Heart to Heart
Talks.

By EDWIN A. NYE
Copyright, 1908, by Edwin A. Nw

1hE <Is.Ls-. o. -.ERCY.
Blessed are the merciful. for they shall
obtain mercy.
Let Us put the other side Of that
heautude-
Cursed are the merciless, for they
shall not obtain mercy.
Biessed-cursed
They are the two sides Of the same
shield II the one Is true the other
must be true.
Blessed is he who stands at the doors
Of life to dispense to those who need
kindness and mercy. To him come the
sorrowing. the weak. the heavy laden.
the misunderstood. the down and out.
He may sometimes be tricked or cheat
ed in his clemency. sometimes he may
be overcredulous.
But
He Is blessed. And when he In his
turn needs mercy the world will be
very tender and solicitOus.
On the other hand. the merciless Is
sure to be punished for his lack of
mercy. And when he IS dashed for his
sin the world will look on and laugh at
his discontinue and feel that retribu-
ton has found its certain victim.
Take the business world.
The business man who il hard and
unrelenting. who demands his pound
Of fesh. who kicks his rival when he
Ia down. some day-so changeabie are
economic conditions-some day no will
be in need Of the mercy he has refused
another.
And then
Revenge steps in-the revenge Of the
refused
Men are quick to pay in resentment;
but. you say. are they always grateful
for mercy shown them1 Nearly al
ways. About the last thing a real
man forgets is the hour Of his need
and mercy. But grateful or no
The quality Of mercy IL not strain.
ed"
It blesses him who gives as it curses
him who withholds. Tho quality OF
mercy ennobles a man. It makes him
big In soul. strong in honesty and tai
enough to stoop in service. 1t II only
the chivalric In spirit who are merci
full
Therefore be merciful. It pays. and
1t is the sign of greatness-the great
ness Of goodness.
When you are tempted to strike
stay your hand. And scorn not youi
rival when he Is in the dust. Be mer
ciful
Else some evil day you shall be de
livered over to the retribution that
awaits its chance.
Be merciful and obtain. mercy.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-06-25
SIGHTED AN ELK.

One Party Lost the Game, While tiss
Other Side Won the Match.
Sometimes the autumn 10 very hot
In the Rockies-hot. still. glittering
weather. with the Thermometer at 80
or more.
Three hunters on such a blazing au-
tumn day sat on the hotel porch OF
small mountain town. Their shirts
were open At the throat. and they
were tanning themselves with their
big felt hats. But suddenly one Of
them exclaimed:
Look, boys. lookv'
They looked where the man pointed.
and a wonderful sight met their eyes.
On a peak at the summit Of the high
TRAN. 5000 feet above their heads.
stood a superb elk. There he stood
like a statue, his antlers beautifully
outlined against the bright blue sky.
Bucks are scarce enough. but an
elkv' gasped the three hunters. and in
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-06-25
THE YELLED PROPHET,
Ne Was the Most Noted lmpostor Of
the Middle Ages.

He Was the Most Noted lmpostor Of
the Middle Ages.
The celebrated yelled Prophet" of
history was q Moslem fanatic whose
real name was Haken lbn Hashem.
He was born about the middle of the
eighth century and became the most
noted impostor Of the middle ages.
He pretended that he was an embodi-
ment Of the spirit Of the ''living God"
and. being very proficient in juggiery
(which the ignorant mistook for the
power to work miracles), soon drew
an immense number Of followers
around him. He always wore a gold
mask. claiming that he did SO to pro-
tect tho mortnls Of this earth. who. he
said. could not look upon his face and
live.
At last, after thousands had quilted
tho city and even left the employ of
the Caliph al Mohdi to Join tho fanat-
ical movement. an army was sent
against the "vciled Prophet" forcing
him to Zee for safety to the castle at
KEN, north Of the Oxus. Finally.
when ultimate defeat was certain. the
prophet killed and burned his whole
family and then threw himself into
the flames. being entirely consumed,
except his hair. which was kept in a
museum at Bagdad until the time Of
ful followers that he would reappear
to them In the future dressed In white
and riding a white horse.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-06-25
R. SULLIVAN GAVE
TO ELECT LORIMEB
kohlsaat Slid National Dem
ocratic Chairman Helped
Collect Slush Fund.

Washington, June 24.-Puhlisher
Kohlsaat. of the Chicago Record-Her-
aid told the senate committee that he
had been told that Roger Sullivan.
Democratic national chairman from II
linois was one who helped to collect
the alleged hundred thousand dollar
slush fund to elect Lorimer. His state
ment created quite 4 sensation.
kohlsaat said he had been resi-
dent of Chicago for 46 years and had
been to some extent interested in poll
tics for long time although his paper
was independent.
Nationally he was a Republican. To-
cally he said he supported the best
man. That brought him into contro-
versy with local leaders.
For 20 years he had opposed Lori
mer, he said.
why have you opposed Lorimer?"
asked Attorney Marble.
1T is because of his dual iife." re-
piled the witness. Il greatly admire
his private life and his domestic yir-
tues continued kohlsaat .but what
am opposed to. Is Lorimerism."
Kolhsaat went on to say that after
Lorimer was elected U. S. senator.
he decided to wipe out his past-He
never had any personal feeling against
/ Lorimer. it was all political and he
wanted to give Lorimer another
chance. Then there came charges in
connection with his election.
He told the committee he had met
c. S. Funk, general manager OF the
International Harvester company on
the street one day. They stepped In
to doorway and in some way the cleo.
| ton of Lorimer came up. Funk re-
marked that he knew money had been
used In the election. Kohisaat asked
HON how he knew and getting the
pledge OF the witness not to connect
his name with it, Funk told him he had
met Edward Hines. who said that az
we decided during the closing days OF
the state senate to put Lorimer over,
that 1t took 100000 to do It; that they
did not have to 60 around and raise
the money; that few of them under
wrote it, and that now they were see
ing a few people to ask them to partly
reimburse them for the money they
had spent to elect Lorimer. Funk
said that Hines had told him that Ed
ward Tilden was interested In q con-
tribution to the fund.
What other MINES were mention
ed?" asked Marble. Korlsaat caused
a murmur OF surprise when he de-
c1nrad anOthor mama WAS fhnt nf R0uor
Sullivan. the national committeeman
for Illinois and very influential poll
tician.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-06-25
TAUGHT HER BOXING
Henry Millions Had Best of
Bout with Wife.

Until Officer Bundy appeared on
the scene last evening. Henry Mil
lions Cat the time of his arrest having
seventy-two cents in his pockets), pre-
sumably was giving his wife boxing
lessons at their home in the North
End. At the nd Of the round when
Officer Bundy appeared for the sake
Of the dignity of the law. Millions was
hitting Mrs. Millions foul. the officer
alleges. Her clothes were torn and
the officer says she showed other evil
dence Of an unmistakibly brutal beat
ing. Millions made a rush for the Of
ficer. with his hand on his gun pocket,
but Bundy was too quick and disarm-
ed Millions almost as quickly as he
subdued him. The alleged wife beat,
er win probably answer assault and
battery and public intoxication charges
on Monday in police court.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-06-25
CLOSED ONEIDA CLUB
Police Raid Negroes Club
Gambling Charged.

The Oneida Club which was recently
organized by several we'll known col
ored men of the city and filed articles
of incorporation, which stated the pur-
pose to include social, literary and
moral attachments, was closed up at
about II o'clock Saturday night, by the
police. Following a disturbance in
the club rooms between Fourth and
Fifth on Main street, which the police
understood was a fight. officers Weir
hake, Menke and Yingling raided the
place, enmeshing ten, stating one for
running gambling house and nine for
visiting n gambling resort. Craps Is
said to have been the game played.
Those held include Robert Devinney,
charged with running a gambling
house and s. E. Miller. Jas. Craft, John
Reynolds, Alex. Patton. Sam Lewis.
Allen Clay, eX constable, Joe Lamb,
ALI Moore, Sam Gudger and Fred
Huntsinger. all charged with visiting
q gambling house.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-06-25
LADY FACETS TWINS
WILL Be AMERICAN
Surrender Their Places in
English Society to Be-
come Ranch Owners.

New York, June 24.-Raving surren-
dered their places in English society
to become owners Of California ranc
Arthur Henry Paget. X. c. B., COM
mander of the eastern divisions of the
army of Great Britain. and Lady Paget,
have left New York for Butler, Cal.
where they will make their home. At
the Waldorf-Astoria Reginald Paget in
formed a reporter that he and his
brother intended to marry American
girls and become full nedged Ameri-
can citizens.
Three years ago the Paget boys, who
are now % years old, came to the
United States In quest of a fortune.
They invested in Wyoming oil we'll
which failed to pan out. In October,
1908, they visited Colorado Springs,
Colo. looking for Jobs. After failing
to find employment at Cripple Creek
or on a ranch, they accepted places in
the freight department Of the North
ern Pacific railroad at st. Paul. where
they earned $50 a month each. Their
father owns a large block of stock in
the Northern Pacific railroad. which
the two sons will some day inherit.
Mother fully approves our plan to
marry American girls and become cit
liens of the United States" said Ar
thur Paget, land we have purchased a
ranch of 1850 acres near Los Angeles.
and will raise apples. Darcy Van
Bocken, of Los Angeles, Is associated
with us. We have travelled through
America several times, and we decid-
ed there was nothing which would
please us better than farming"
Sir Arthur Henry Paget was de-
sirous that the twin brothers, who
were graduated from Oxford, should
become officers in the British army,
as their elder brother, BERTHE Paget
who is captain in an Indian regiment
Members of the fighting family of the
Pagets, whose ancestors, the first mar.
quis of Angeesey, won his marquisate
on the field Of Waterloo, have held
high place in British society. King Ed
ward VII who as prince OF Wales, at
tended the wedding of Sir Arthur and
Lady Paget in London, in 1878, always
was most gracious to them. Sir Ar
thur won his baronetcy in the Soudar
war.
Mother is in the best Vt health
now" Reginald Paget said, when ques
toned as to Lady Paget's health. "She
has promised to visit us in our new
home in the autumn
Both the brothers were enthusiastic
over the idea of becoming real ranch
men and they wanted to make it clear
they intended to work as hard as an,
of the men whom they will employ
Further than to say they intended te
marry American girls, the two broth
ers would not discuss their future
plans in this direction. While in New
York with Lady Paget last year tn.
young men were entertained grea
| DEAL
Lady Paget, who owns considerable,
property in New York, was Miss Min
ME Stevens, daughter of the late Pa
ran Stevens of New York.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-06-25
"Tf7LS DATE IN HISTORY
JUNE 2sTH.

179s-Unon college founded Schenectady, n. Y.
1S3-The launched at Erie Pa
ls5-Prince Albert
1SS2-The days battles Richmond
ls7O-sabene II, adbicated the throne Of Spain
1S72-Earl Of
1S-The telephone
Philadelphia l
1Sse-Sir Samuel Leonard Tie
s, ISIS.
honorary degree Of IL D. from
university -
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-06-25
CROSSING THE RUBIc0N.


SuppOsing you had y wife and baby
dependent upon you. would you vol.
unfairly give up sure salary OF $40
and take one at half that ngure7
B. r. Sneed of Chicago did.
And he did 1t after mature thought
and consultation with bis wife-and
the baby. And Mrs. Sneed urged him
to do 1t.
A foolish woman?
But stay. Hear the story. Sneed
was a sort OF human adding machine
In an insurance office, Saturday after
Moons OF, two weeks vacation with
pay. But there was no chance Of pro-
motion. Men grew gray at the same
desk they took as youngsters.
Like thousands Of Office hacks
workers ut billing machines. mimeo-
graphs, iedgers. envelope addressers,
invoice checkers-he saw nothing
ahead but the pay envelope.
Sneed saw an "ad.'
A young man was wanted in the
agricultural implement business who
would begin at the bottom and make
good. Sneed applied and after several
s. q week to begin.
Could he do It?
Was 1t wise to give up a sure thing
for an experiment? Could the little
family live on So until the nrst in
crease in salary2 The wife said yes.
There's q lot Of heroism In the world
besides the bravo" sort.
Sneed accepted, and the family
moved into q ten dollar house In the
rear Of the old number. Telephone and
electric lights were cut out. Cheap
cuts Of meat and old clothes helped
some.
In sixty days came a two dollar In
crease. another at six months. at nine
months. at the end Of the year.
Inside the second year Sneed was
drawing $50 per month. Besides
He had learned a business and knew
the mechanism OF every machine han
died by the firm. Now he IL assistant
credit man. with but one promotion
between him and q big salary.
Fine! Fine!
Do not disguise the fact that It took
rare courage to let go q fixed income
and take up an untried business.
Sneed was In q rut and it jolted things
to get out.
But
Having made his decision. having
burned his bridges behind him. hav-
ing plunged into the Rubicon. be had
won half the battle before the light
ing.
And also. be II remembered, besides
Sneed there was
The woman behind the man.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-06-25


Worlds Work Magazine sets forth
some OF the absurdities that people for
the most part intelligent will commit
when they have money to invest II
. man 10 sick be goes to q doctor: II
In . row with bis neighbors he goes
to q lawyer; II in spiritual trouble be
consults . minister or priest: II In bust
ness straits he calls upon the banker
II. however. 10 has q problem OF in
vestment on bis hands be calls upon
merchants. lawyers. bankers. ministers
and miscellaneous people quite indis-
criminately and With about the same
practical results that he would get II
he followed the same method in sick.
ness. In legal trouble. in business trou.
bio or In spiritual woe.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-06-25
RICHMOND, INDIANA
"PANIC PROOF CITY"

Has a population Of 22.ssA'and
10 growing. II 10 the county
seat OF Wayne County. and the
trading center OF = rich agri-
ested due east from Indianapolis
% miles and Z miles from tho
Richmond Is a city of homes
and Of industry. Primarily .
%ssSSSSSs:e' S:n,sr city y Eassrn n0 Inc
diana ana enjoys the retail trade
Of the populous community for
miles around.
Richmond II proud OF its splen.
did streets. well kept yards. IT.
s ss%:" srs.a s.. IN. sSree nSson
q banks. one trust. company and
four building associations with q
combined resource Of over es,-
s Capital fum INFESTED q , sssSots
with an annual output OF 3:7.-
100000. and pay roll Of So
100000. The total pay roll for
Smatsdly $500. 900 annual.
p. ns:'; r. afs y' In r: ssSs dfssa
snt directions from the city. In
coming freight handled daily, l..
Sso.ecS ib:;: ooHtxxctnE freight
handled daily. 10000 lbs. Iar0
Sss,i,s.ss; Per .. day . 100 S EAR;
o.. Number Of freight trains
receipts amount to $4,000. Total
s::esssd valuation OF the city.
Richmond has two interurban
8 combined circulation Of $4,000.
Richmond 10 the greatest hard
Wsre jobbing center in the state
and only second In general job.
bins interests. II has piano
s Ssno .vssS Minutes! sn rs 70:
leader In the manufacture Of
more thrcshinE machines. lawn
s any other sse ssr n the S:' world than
The city's area II 3.sAo acres;
has . court house costing $780,
600; 10 public schools and has the
finest and most complete high
school in the middle west: three
.ss ana sHS indiana a.'n nns,n s%.:
COLLEGE; five splendid fire com.
panics In fine hose houses: Glen
miller UArk, the largest and
the homs OF Richmond.s annual
= cipal electric light plant. under
euccesHful operation and pri.
vate electric light plant. insur.
Sng competition: the oldest pub.
Tic library In tho state. except
enc and the second largest. 10000
volumes: pure refreshing water,
unsurpassed; sb miles OF improv.
"a streets: 20 miles OF sewers: Is
miles of cement curb and gutter
combined: 20 miles of cement
walks, and many miles Of brick
walks. Thirty churches. includ-
cost OF $4,000: Reid Memorial
Hospital. one OF the most modern
IN the state: Y. NJ. G. A. building,
erected NJ . cost OF 100000. one
OF the finest In tho state. The
amusement center Of Eastern In.
diana and Western Ohio.
No city OF the size OF Richmond
holds a. fine an annual art ex.
hibit. The Richmond Fall Fes-
Sival held each October II unique.
no other city holds . eimilar at
fair. II II given In the interest
OF the city and financed by the
business men.
Success awaiting anyone with
snterprise In tho Panic Proof
City.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-06-25
A Carnival Of Owarfe.

Car Peter of Russia celebrated q
marriage Of dwarfs with great parade
In ITO. Dwarfs Of both sexes within
200 miles were commanded to repair
to the capital. He supplied carriages
for them and SO arranged the affair
that one horse should be seen gallop,
ing into st. Petersburg with twelve
or more Of these small folk. The en-.
tire company OF dwarfs who took part
In the festivities numbered seventy.
and all the furniture and other things
prepared for them were On a minia-
ture scale
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-06-25


Charley Ulrich. one OF the worlds
greatest counterfeiters. was tried and
sent to the penitentiary In Columbus.
O., for fifteen years. He was model
prisoner. and he was allowed to have
q little shop in the prison yard. One
day he picked up an old circular saw
blade In the yard and engraved on 1t
q portrait Of william Allen, who was
at that time the Democratic candidate
for governor. 1t was one Of the most
perfect portraits ever engraved When
Ulrich had been In prison for seven
years President Hayes pardoned him
through the intercession Of the warden.
Colonel Innis. who thought 1t q shame
that such q clever artist should b shut
up. Innis then set him mp In an en-
craving shop In Columbus.-McClure's.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-06-25
Fatal Finger Rings.


Count Zborowski when killed In 4
fearful moter accident at Nice In
1903 was wearing q fatal ring which
had belonged to his family for four
generations. In each Of these genera
tons the head Of the family had worn
the ring and each had met with q VIC
lent death.
Still more anna King Is . story told By
the late head of the Paris morgue
Five times within his experience dead
bodies brought to the morgue were
found to BE- wearing 4 certain ring
easily distinsuishabie BY its strange
design It bore In eastern Character
this legend: MAY whosOever wears
this ring die q miserable death" n.
Aaca. late chief Of the Parisian police.
vouches fn- ,ha s-r,'h ~ thi3
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-06-25
injurious to Sight.

Looking into the Dire. particularly .
coal IRE. Is very injurious to the eyes.
Looking at molten iron will soon de-
stroy the sight Reading In the twi-
light Is Injurious to the eyes. AZ they
Reading OK sewing with . side light
Injuries both eyes Both eyes should be
exposed to m equal degree Of hight
The reason il that the sympathy be-
tween the eyes Is % great that II the
pupil Of one II diiated By being Kept
partially In the shade the one that Il
exposed cannot contract itself sum
GENTLY. for prstection-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-06-25

In the extension of Japanese electric
light and electric railway plants Am
erican companies have been getting
big orders. German concerns cut
prices. but in most instances the Am,
orleans won.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-06-25
MASONIC CALENDAR

Nonday. June 2s.-Richmond Com
nsndsry. No. 9. X. t. Special Con-
clsves Work In the Knight Templar
degree.
wednesday. June 2S-webb Lodge.
No. -. =. Z a. N. Called meeting.
WORK n Fpl,owcraft degree.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-06-25

Shipments Of packing house pro-
ducts from Chicago for the year 1910.
2,450. S06.232 pounds show decline az
compared with both the 1906 and 1905
figures of 2,s0s. 754.QS4 and 2.705. $780,
SIT pounds, respectively.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-06-25

q jiffy, forgetting the heat, they were
tearing in the redhot sun up the steep
trail with their rides on their shout
ders.
Up and up they climbed. The Their
mometer in the sun was about 12O.
Finally as their red, dripping and
breathless leader peered on hands and
knees across log at the top Of the
trail he saw man calmly chewing
the stem of an unlighted cigar.
did you-did you see-the elkT'
painted the leader.
The other. with laugh. pointed
with his cigar to where a little group
of campers were unstrapping pair of
old antlers from the head Of q mule.
Pardon me. old man." he said. but
we've just run out Of matches. and.
the day being too hot for a trip down
below, we thought we might perhaps
decoy few of you fellows up here to
help us out"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-06-25
Youthful Panas Of Hunger.

Youthful Panss Of Hunger.
There's youngster in Boston whose
appetite Is a constant source Of amaze
ment to his family and relatives.
On one occasion this lad was taken
to spend the day with an uncle in the
suburbs. At dinner he ate 80 much
that finally 1t became actually neces-
sary to forbid him to eat any more.
Later, when the family were taking
their ease on the porch. the irrepres-
sible William pulled something from
his pocket and began gnawing it.
+ "What have you there?" demanded
his father.
"Only a dog biscuit" came in apollo
getic tone from Willie.
Where did you get it?'
II knew I'd be hungry before got
home" explained the lad. $50 l took
1t away from Fldo."-Lippincott's.