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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-03-01

intake with all due allowances. IS
cubic feet per pupil; kindergarten
AN cubic feet per pupil; room in the
new section 40 cubic feet per pupil;
No. /. SO cubic feet per pupil: No. 2.
80 cubic feet per pupil. The lime wat
or test In one of the rooms showed
the air slightly foul.
At the Whitewater building a high
temperature In all of the rooms was
found and IL was shown that II was
necessary TO open the doors and win
dows to cool the rooms OFF. The trou-
BILE was said to be due to non
manipulation of the thcrmostats. A
sufficient quantity of fresh air was
found to be entering each room. The
light space in the kindergarten was
found deficient.
but one room was found at the
Vale school which was receiving the
minimum requirement Of fresh air.
The rooms below the standard were
No. ,. Is cubic feet per pupil: No. 8.
81 cubic feet: No. ). % cubic feet; and
the building as "a whole. 90 cubic feet.
The toilets were In good condition.
The foul air In the Whitewater and
Vaile buildings Is emptied into the at
tics where gravity ventilators afford
the only avenue for escape. However
mt the Vale building part of the foul
air empties into an outside duct DR..
King said that personally he was not
In favor Of having the air disposed of
in this manner and that he did not be-
Iievc the ventilators were sufficient
for It's escape. lie will probably re-
commend more ventilators or an OK.
,haust fan at each building.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-03-01
FIND NO USE FOR
A SAFET YBOARU

Gary, Ind, Mar. 1.-Memeers Of the
Gary Commercial club. bankers. bust
ness men and citizens In general.
awoke to realization that the action
of five members of the city council
in passing an ordinance abohshing the
board of public safety was not a mere
incident or one of the fool pieces OF
legislation that sometimes come up in
the council and then are lost sight
of the next day. This was learned
when it was announced that Mayor
Knots would sign the ordinance.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-03-01
PETITION OF BANKRUPT FOR
HER DISCHARGE.

HER DISCHARGE.
| In the matter of Josephine T. Good
rich, bankrupt.
| No. 1860 in Bankruptcy.
District of Indiana, SIS:
On this 25th day of February, A. d.
1911, on reading the petition of the
bankrupt for her discharge. it is or
dered by the court, That Il hearing be
had upon the same on the 18th day OF
April, A. ID. 1911, before said court, at
Indianapolis, in said District, at nine
o'clock in the forenoon, and that no.
tice thereof be published twice in the
Richmond Palladium and Sun-Tele-
gram, a newspaper printed in said dis
trict and that all known creditors and
other persons in interest may appear
at the said time and place and show
cause. if any they have, why the pray
err of the said petitioner should not be
granted.
And it is further ordered by the
court, that the clerk shall send by
mail to all known creditors copies of
said petition and this order, address
ed to them at their places of residence
as stated.
| Witness, the Honorable Albert B.
Anderson, Judge of said court, and
the seal thereof at Indianapolis, in
said district on the 25th day of Feb
ruary, A. d. 1911.
| Noble c. Butler, Clerk.
inch Is
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-03-01
AN ARMY DESERTER
ARRESTED AT ALTAR
american News Service)

Memphis. Tenn, March 1.--Just as
he was about to be married. Robert
p. Twiford. who admits he deserted
the United States army post at Sar
Antonio two years ago after Shaping {
sergeant, was placed under arrest here
and will be taken to TT. Logan Root
in Little Rock for safe keeping. Twi
ford says he played baseball last year
in the Southwestern Texas league un
der an assumed name without deteC
ton. He signed with Corpus Christi
he says, and came here to play in the
Southern league this season.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-03-01

indianapolis, March 1.-The local
option elections held in many counties
of the state yesterday, according to
the returns, furnishing many surpris-
es, with the vets victorious in many
cities that were dry" for two years,
while in nearly every instance the
townships outside of the cities voted
dry"
In all the cities the voting was close,
the largest majority. on the face of the
early and unofficial returns, being that
of Decatur. which the ''wets' carried
by 1877 votes. The voting was spirit
ed and in almost every instance shows
the total strength of the two factions.
Scenes incident to the elections held
under the Hanly county option law
were not repeated in yesterdays cleo
ton. In Huntington and Wabash only
did the ..drys" enlist the aid of wo-
men and ,childrens brigades to assist
their cause.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-03-01
SIGHT OF DOLLARS
RESULTS IN FIGHT

When dollar was thrown on a pool
table at Charles Skillins's place on
TT. Wayne avenue. last Friday. there
was general scramble for the money,
and in the brawl which followed,
Lacy Mcconnell. negro. pulled a re-
voiver on Carlos Ryle, according to
evidence introduced when the case
was tried this morning. After half a
dozen witnesses had been introduced
the case was continued until tomorrow
morning.
The negro pool room has been the
scene of several similar episodes.
Some time ago Skillins's brother had
a fight with Ryle and cut him across
the face with razor. According to
Skillins. Ryle has been ordered from
his pool room on several occasions.
Mcconnell was in charge OF the place
when the trouble occurred.
+. Jowette one Of Queensland's
best known squatters, has about ten
sheep stations in Queensland and
shears over one million sheep. On
one of the stations, Kynuna, he shears
100000, and he has just bought two
other sheep stations.-London Stan
dard.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-03-01
CITIES VOTING "DRY.
OUT OF TOWN DISTRICTS.

Counties which voted dry" in town
tons were heid--Adams, Carroll, Fay
cite. Grant Hamilton, Howard. Hunt
ington. Noble, Pike, Putnam, Rush,
Switzerland, Upton and Wabash.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-03-01
w. A. JESSUP TO
ADDRESS TEACHERS

W. A. Jessup. of Indiana University
will address the Wayne county teach
crs' institute at the High school build
ing on Saturday.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-03-01

a new York school teacher. whose
salary is sl,42o year, testifies that
he owes $l29,SS2.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-16

music, and the dance is regarded as a
new one.
mo description Of the Boston trot. as
made by teacher of dancing has reached
St. Louis. / imagine the Boston trot is the
same active, jumping movement which has
been popular among the younger set here
Tor some time. Many people enjoy a
Boston dance. which probably is the same
as the dance being mentioned in the tele-
graph news"
: The Boston, as described locally is
more Of jumping skipping movement,
where one hops from one foot TO the other.
and there must be more movements TO the
measure OF music than in the ordinary
waltz or two-step. That seems to be about
what this much-heralded Boston trot' is.
What is not considered very nice under
one name may be all the fashion under
another The Boston trot' itself seems
20 be first cousin OF the barn dance q"
50 popular two years ago that dancing
masters despite their protests, found
themselves forced TO teach IL,
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-16
Of Interest to Women

AS the best china is usually brought into
use during the holiday season, a few hints
In regard to its care may be useful
Fine china is apt 20 absorb stains. and
when good soap and hot water viii not re-
move stain wood ashes should he tried.
This is safe remedy and stains usually
respond to such applications
Salt is also excellent supposing the wood
ashes fail.
When neither remedy works the stain
can be lightly touched with pure muriatic
acid, put on with a cameIs hair brush n
the china has been properly fired the acid
will do no harm. Rinse the pieces so
treated in warm water
Hair and corsage ornaments Of ribbon
flowers are dainty this season and one
seen recently, lovely bandeau for the
hair, was nllet with satin ribbon the
ends trimmed with sprays Of rosebuds.
caught in with bows Of satin ribbon. The
price is si.7b
fun half wreath Of maldenba r fern
spangled with rhinestones, was the same
price.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-16

reminiscent Of that resort for which Mr..
Dante wrote an advertising booklet.
And since then matches have eyoluted
rapidly through the various stages OF
fumigating material and long distance
jumping to the present match which has
to be scratched on a safety scratcher.
Not saying that II will light then, par
ticulary il the safety scratcher has been
dampened And the nice little papers OF
matches so handy for the wsistcoat pocket,
that are so safe that you sometimes break
a couple OF dozen before one flares up to
go out, but not before burning the fingers.
Thank heavens the other kind Of parlor
match hasn't changed any since parlors
were first invented for the old folks 10 keep
out OF when daughters young man called.
There is no light about such parlor matches
they even affect the gas or the kerosene
lamps so that the latter burn very low. I
always pitylA girl who lives in an electric
lighted apartment. at least when her beau
comes calling Next to the silvery moon
of June, which song writer's Groom with
spoon. a parlor match sheds the most love
light"
There's no sulphur about them, is
there?" sighed Friend Wife
mo, that flares up after marriage" re-
torted the Tired Business Man.
Copyright 1911, by the n. Y. Herald Coz
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-16
Daughters of Well Known Men

Kept in the trenches before Yorktown
during the closing days OF the Revolution,
John Gusts, stepson Of General George
Washington. who had been acting as an
aide to his stepfather, was attacked by
camp fever. Realizing that his Illness was
fatal he had but one wish to be graft
fled, that he might witness the surrender
OF the sword OF CORVALLIS.
The wish was granted. and the brilliant
soldier was supported to the place, wit
messed the final triumph, and was then
conveyed to Ethan, a distance OF thirty
miles from camp. His wife Mrs. Custis
and his mother. Mrs. Washington, reached
his bedside in time to soothe his last hours
He died on November 8. OF his four chill
dren the two younger. boy and a girl
were adopted by General Washington. and
ever afterward were like his own children
Eleanor PaTks Gusts was at that time be-
tween 2 and years old. Her brother. the
Generals namesake, was baby OF G
months.
During the time between the close OF the
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-16
Some Famous Children Of History

which he comprised with so much diff
ficulty in maturer years. Tho probability
is that little James was - idle - he
seemed" ...,- .-
Be that as it may, In the eyes Of the
general public James Watt Is e. famous
seated before the kettle as - George
Washington under the traditional apple
tree. Watt has Juster frame in tins eyes
Of scientific and practical men a. = true
inventor. as
The part which he played" Gays ~
Bataille. lin the practical Application Of
the force of steam can only be compared
to that Of Newton In astronomy and Of
Shakespeare in poetry. II is only when
we compare Watt with other meohSnicians
that we are struck by his immense gu
periority-when we compare him with
smeaton, who was, perhaps, after him
the man who had advanced the farthsst
in industrial mechanism. SmeatOn began
about the same time as Watt his Inquiries
as to the best means OF improving the
steam engine" rr.
Copyright, 1911, by the N. T. Herald Coz
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-16

Doubtless the hour in James Watts life
by which he is best known to the world
was that evening in his fathers house at
Greenock when boy of IA the future de-
veloper Of the sharp, but unmerited reouke
of his aunt, Mrs. Muirhead, who reproved
him for what she considered idleness
James Watt" said the worthy, but UNI
woman, 81 never saw such an
idle boy as you are. Take book and EN-
ploy yourself usefully. For the last hour
YOU have not spoken a word, but taken
off the lid of that kettle and put 1t on
again, holding now cup and now silver
spoon over the steam, catching and count
ing the drops il falls into" To many
minds. In the light of subsequent events
the little James Watt before the kettle was
preparing the discoveries which were soon
TO immortalize him Samuel Smiles does
not think SO. says he: The judgment OF
the boys aunt was the truest There is no
reason TO suppose that the mind OF the
boy was occupied with philosophical
theories on the condensation of steam
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-16

age stamps, or butterflies, or arrowheads a.?
l told Johnnie the other day was alb
surd of him to criticlse her just because
she didn't have the same taste in things
that he did. I told him he hadn't the
slightest right TO find fault with her any
way, as she could afford to indulge her
hobby, and he couldn't, and II she had the
price to get Mrs. Renwick, for instance, l
didn't see why she shouldn't. He got
dreadfully irritated, and said / didn't un-
derstand the difference. said, no, !
didn't, but although l didn't care for ar
rowheads or Renwicks, at least l couhl
sympathize with both him and Mrs. Hol-
lens when they required new specimen.
When Mrs. Hollens comes into a place
that is crowded with people, she gets a
| feverish sort of glitter in her eye. And II
she is saying How do you do to one
person and. sees somebodX Ialse. that she
wants to greet. she goes Oh talking to the
first one but never takes her eyes off the
second. She ought to have scouts with
her OF some kind. Ec-
She was talking to me the other day.
and looking all around usual, when she
saw Mrs Splasterbelt come into the room.
sort of CULVER passed over her and
her eyes became absolutely CLASSY and
fixed I felt awfully nervous for a mo-
ment and then l remembered her craze,
and knew that in Mrs splasterbelt she
had seen a specimen that she wanted to
procure. Just at that moment Mrs. Rem
wick came in and a funny looking little
woman who had a French name dashed
up to us and began to talk to me.
managed 10 Introduce her to Mrs. Hol-
lens. who gave her one practised glance.
that knew instantly she wasn't worth her
while. and Immediately turned her back on
us and floated off in the direction OF real
game. After ALL It must be a rather ex-
citing chase.
Mrs. Renwick is the kind Of person who
wears the most awful clothes and has
moth-eaten looking fur and IL you were
nesrsighted YOU would think she might be
applying to Mrs Hollens for the position
of companion. when you see them talking
together. But II you had ordinarily clear
sight. you would see that Mrs. Hollens
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-16
9 The Bee3 H0me Magazine page x
The Tired Business Man
ny WALTER A. SINCLAIR.

See that Representative Mann has intro
duced a bill TO suppress psrior matches.
said Friend wife. Can you match THAR
In turf language that parior matches
must be scratched" replied the Tired Bust
ness Man. promptly "Ah. wel-a-day!
that's a fine topic for little light discus
sion In congress. Matches ought to shed
some glow. maybe phosporescent one on
the subject. even n they don't set the
house OF representatives on fire with en-
thusiasm. Mann proposes and Uncle Joe
dlsposes for time at least Probably the
republicans can start a little back fire at
the onrushing democratic majority OF again
maybe they are using matches to light a
fire under the patient animal representing
the democratic party. the only known way
6f- starting him.
You rather startled me first by bursting
out With the news that parlor matches
were 10 be prohibited. I thought you
meant the kind that are reputed to be made
in heaven. although they are usually made
I'm the pariore whereas you referred to the
kind that are made in--1vell. the sulphurous,
phosphorescent kind. Anybody who has
attempted 10 strike common or parlor
match. using a iaunty, full arm stroke,
and has had the head Of said match all
ablaEe and spuuery, ty up ana perCh On
the bosom Of ones only dress shirt can
sympathize fully with any effort to reform
aforesaid. cannot speak for the men who
have had such experience without any shirt
front to protect them but they probably
concur.
Once we we're hardy people who
thought nothing of carrying around a large
metallic box, a flint. steel and young
dry goods store Of inflammable, poor In
surance risk lighting material But we
have changed since the first Pilgrim hop
ped ashore; We have gone from finder to
tender The fire-making apparatus of our
forefathers WAS "A riot with the simple
Indians. who smoked up by rubbing sticks
brislly together for few hours. but 1t was
not many centuries before we were looking
on ouch methods az antique and scratching
fearful sticks Of explosives which some
times burned and sometimes merely buEzed.
When they did burn they usually were pre-
coded by an overture Of several minutes.
during which the new-fangled match
writhed green fumes, which raised an odor
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-16
Old Dance Under New Name

The Boston trot" which is the reign
ing sensation Just now in ball rooms OF
the east has long been familiar in the
west.
4 caFnauon by any name would smell
as spicy and the "'Boston trot," in all It's
rush and, yivaclty. has enthused western
-ssneers for several seasons under other
titles. ~
These sudden fads which spring up
among the dancing set in any place usually
are purely local in name" declared f. l..
Clendenen. ST Louis dancing master
Usually the step is one in use many
times before. hat some social set will re-
christen II. perhaps change the time OF the
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-16

Johnnie says Mrs. Holens is a climber
He and Piggy and Agnes make fun Of
her though l notice they all went to her
dance and grabbed about a hundred dol
lars worth OF favors. I said I thought
they oughtn't to say things about her and
then accept her hospitality
Agnes said Don't get superior little
one. 1t was very good of us to go. and not
charge her anything for our presence
there" I didn't say anything more, but
although think myself that Mrs Hollens
isn't bit good actress when she is
acting like a society woman, I didn't see
why she shouldn't go in for IT, II she has
the money to. II she can get any enjoy
ment from hearing people like Mrs Van
Buyster, whom / think deporably stupid
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-16

A girl who picks up her feet instead Of
dragging them as she walks will be more
attractive figure when wearing the present
tight skirts than she who moves clumsily'
In point OF fact, girls are not as particular
as they might be TO walk we'll When
skirts are FUN this defect does not matter
so much for draperies slightly conceal
avkwardness. but the present mode has
not that advantage.
As TO the actual act Of walking, it is not
through keeping her knees stiff as she
moves along a sidewalk that girl VIII
give herself a good carriage, though, judg-
ing from the frequency that | have seen
this gait recently, / think some such idea
prevails. But the Knees must bend, and at
the same time there should be ankle &C
ton. SO that when the foot is lifted from
the pavement II goes up lightly for few
inches. with toes pointed outward, and is
brought down. toes first, a little further
along the pavement This is a gait which
will make a girl appear exceedingly grace
ful.
A person doubling this statement can
have no better example than 10 notice
some OF the high bred horses pulling the
carriages Of fashionable women.
Those horses have free knee action; at
the same time the joint. just above the
hoof. bends. Theirs is not gait which
covers much ground in short space Of time,
but it makes a good effort, and is not
stiff
Few girls walk with sufficient ankle
action. and stiffness in these joints ac-
counts many times for awkwardness when
dancing. II a girl thinks that her ankles
are not timber when In motion she should
spend at least five minutes morning and
night doing exercises that viii improve
them and help her walk.
She should sit and rest one knee over
the other to bring out foot out, we'll raised
from the floor. No shoe or slipper Is TO be
worn al this time.
The toes are to be pointed straight out
from the ankle joint, and from this same
joint there must be a screwing movement,
bringing the foot around, first one side
and then the other, as far as II viii go
without disturbing the position Of the
knee. Following this action the foot must
be pointed down as far as IL will bend, al!
work coming from the ankle. The latter
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-16
A Word of Warning

women out OF every ten are trying their
eyes by porting over some paper or novel
cite, which is jerked aside every other mo-
ment by the jar or vibration of the car.
Apart from the constant movement and
consequent change Of focus for the eyes,
the light is often very bad, and the head
aches Of which so many girls complain
are frequently due to eye strain from this
cause and to nothing else.
It is not while they are still in the
twenties that they are most likely to suf-
fer for their indiscretion, but walt while
and nature with be revenged.
For every hour they have misused their
yes those faithful servants OF theirs that
did their bidding for years so uncomplain-
ngly, they will pay heavy toll, and the
failing sight that is so often the trouble
Of middle life will hamper their usefulness
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-16
Grape Fruit Dishes

burning. Roll in granulated sugar while
still hot and dry on parafine paper.
Grape Fruit Marmalade and Csndied
Grape Fruit-After removing every particle
Of brown from the rlnd OF grape fruit run
the skins with all the white pith through a
meat grinder. Put into cold water, using
more than enough to cover and add little
salt
Let the water come slowly to a boil then
pour off through sieve so all the bitter
can be removed. IL exceedingly bitter, re-
peat. Now, to each cupful Of the grape
fruit rinds allow one cuptul OF graduated
sugar and q little water. Boil until the
mixture is clear and tender.
Put in glasses. If the mixture is allowed
TO boil stiff It may be eandied and is fine
to add to mincemeat. fruit cake, pound
cake. etc.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-16
An Admonfshment I.nat.

Rev. Hudson Robert Jones had preached
what he thought was a great Christmas
sermon. On the way home from church he
come upon youth sitting doubled up on
the stoop OF domicile. Wishing to ad-
monish this young person for what. ne
took TO be laziness. he stepped up to him
and said:
Don't sit there like that my boy; this
is Christmas. Get up and stir yourself;
you certainly must have something An
your'
NIve got big Christmas dinner ia me,
was the forced reply. and I can't move
Judge.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-16

The, tine-honored saying that we sell
aoun hold our possessions at their full
value until we are in danger of losing them
is never more true than when we refer to
the blessing Of good eyesight. 1t is through
the avenue Of sight that most impressions
reach our brain, and when we lose It we
are shut in the dark cut off from our
fellows by a deprivation of which only the
totally blind can understand the magnitude.
our eyes are all important to us and
should be guarded. more carefully than tho
most precious Jewels that ever came into
mortal possession, ,
yet how. often. We see girls doing theii
best 10 ruin their eyes. 'oThey have oftel
heard. that reading in trains and omni'
buses is one of the worst things that the
can do, but one cannot take the shortes
Journey without noticing that about fou.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-16

was really applying to Mrs. Renwiche for
the position Of companion-and when they
are conversing together 1t is as II they
were speaking quite a different language,
and you know that although Mrs. Hollens
might learn to speak Mrs. Renwick's Ian
guage, she would never get the same ac-
cent And when they are talking about
their servants, and Mrs. Hollens speaks of
hers, you know her footmen and her maids
are nothing more to her than automa tons,
because she is not very used to them. and