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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1912-05-29
LOOPED THE LEAP.
His Act Delighted the Audience, but
Enraaed the Star.

Gnrd90o tno Star.
my father in his YOUTH" said E. Fl.
Sothern, was once playing in a roman.
tic drama wherein he made a tremen-
dlous leap-a leap from his lady loves
tower to q mattress behind wooden
rock on the stage far below. 1t was a
thrilling leap, and my father no doubt
enjoyed the applause it won him. But
one night he sprained his ankle and
vowed he would leap no more.
$50 the manager hired professional
acrobat to do the leap made up as my
fathers counterpart. while my father
would slip back under cover of the
tower wall and descend to his dressing
room by means of a hidden ladder.
''The afternoon the acrobat came to
the theater to rehearse he made the
leap. and then he set up a loud COM
plaint
whats the matter?' asked young
member Of the company who happened
to be in the theater
why said the acrobat in a dis
gusted voice. this here leap is too
tame. It's too easy. A man with glass
eyes and cork legs could do it. Now,
if they'd let me throw two fip-faps in
the air as I came down
".Splendidr. cried the young actor.
The very thingr
".You don't think the boss would
mind? said the acrobat doubtfully.
"'Mind2 Why, man, he'll be tickled
to death. Ten to one he'll raise your
salary
THAT evening when the great leap
scene began my father was gratified to
see the acrobat. a perfect picture Of
himself. crouching in the shadow of
the window.
Love. good night, good nightr my
father cried.
stay moaned the heroine. and she
threw herself on his neck. Stay! That
leap is DEATH
may, nay. my own; tbs honor.
leap. it's true. but there is that within
my heart will bear me up-thine image.
love. And so good night, good night
He kissed her madly on the brow,
tore himself from her clinging arms
and rushed across the open space into
the shadow.
Jump! he Kissed to the acrobat be-
tween his teeth.
And out. straight out into the air.
shot the acrobat. Twice his 1.-the shape
whirled round like a great fywheel.
Then he lit lightly and easily on the
topmost point of the wooden rock.
"Roars Of laughter and thunders Of
applause shook the theater. The aero
bat bowed stif1y and strutted off into
the wings with his arms folded. But
the remarks Of my poor father on his
ladder have not come down to u.s.
st. Louis Globe Democrat.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1912-05-29
Nerva Rewarded.

"Now. Billy" said the young mans
father, .I've found a tine job for you
job which will, II you attend strictly
to business. give you a,spIendid chance
to rise"
"What Is the nature OF the jobT'
you've seen some OF the big build.
ings In course or construction, haven't
your"
"Yes."
"Have You ever noticed how the
great iron beams are lifted In their
placesY"
''Sure."
"Well. q friend Of mine. who IL a
contractor, has agreed to use you to
stand on the beams and balance them
Ns they are hoisted. 1 told him about
the splendid nerve you mad exhibited
in sitting around and permitting me
to support you. and he agreed that you
would lm Just the man tor the job
Chicago E.roru. Herald. .~-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1912-05-29
His Secret Sorrow.

Some brothers are an embarrass-
ment. Take the case of Miss Smith of
Ogontz. who has a brother who works
in the same Office with young Burling
ton. Miss Smith was very much i'm
pressed with her brothers friends, and
the two fell to discussing the young
man.
Hes such a charming fellow" said
the girl, "and l like his melancholy
ways. He's SO solemn he must have
had some great trial that he's trying
to conceal"
"Yes. indeed" said the brother. "He
asked for a raise Ia salary a month
ago. and the boss told i'm he wasn't
worth it; that he was being overpaid
now Philadelphia Times.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1912-05-29

ingly shelled out
the two drumme-s became very much
excited. One Of them tried to stuff
his money in his shoe. robber saw
him and harshly commanded him to
stop 1T. Just before the robbers reach
ed the drummers one of them dug into
bis pocket. pulled out roll of bills.
peeled off three or four and. reaching
over quickly. thrust them into the
hand of his friend across the aisle,
saying hoarsely, Here, old man: here's
the fifty 1 owe you."-Saturday Even
ing Post.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1912-05-29
Out In tho Fields With God.

The little cares that fretted me.
lost them yesterday
Among the fields. above the sea,
Among the winds at play.
Among the lowing of the herds,
The rustling Of the trees.
Among the singing of the birds.
The humming of the bees.
The foolish fears of what may happen,
/ cast them all away
Among the clover scented grass,
Among the new mown hay.
Among the husking of the corn.
Where drowsy poppies nod.
Where i'll thoughts die and good are born
Out in the fields with God.
-Elizab beth Barrett Browning.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1912-05-29
Followed Cory.

Mr.. Bloundelle-B Burton. the author,
has told of unsuccessful endeavors to
persuade the compositor to distinguish
between the us and the Ms in his
manuscript. In despair he hit on an
ingenious scheme. Opposite every
doubtful N" he wrote This is a hen"
and neatly sketched plump fowl. Op-
posite every doubtful ''u'' he wrote
This is a eve" and added a nice
little drawing Of a fat eve to make
quite certain. He looked forward hap
PLY to the next proof. 1t began, ''The
scoewehendrel siewehenk away"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1912-05-29

the taps. After a
t e W re m q r K 8
about the weather
be received his
n l 6 b tly dram.
After he had gone
the landlord dis
covered, to his
horror. that he
had supplied Don
aid with a half
gill out of the
bottle of sulphuric
acid which he had
b 9 g n using for
cleaning the taps
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1912-05-29

Every moment he @>-' A
expected to hear Of old Donald's death,
and his relief was great when the old
worthy arrived next evening. Don
aid, what did you think O. the whusky
ye got last night?" 1t was a fine
dram, a good, warming dram," said
Donald. tenderly caressing his strag-
Cling beard, but it had wan fault.
Every time 1 coughed it set fire to ma
whuskers."
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1912-05-29
A Practical Query.

My little boy stood. open mouthed.
while a friend elaborated the details Of
a sudden death. The patient had not
been considered very seriously III. and
hls nurse entered. bringing a baked
potato for which the sick man had ex-
pressed q wish. But" said my friend.
before he had tasted 1t he died"
deprecated the sadness of such recital
before the child. but l need not have
feared His baby voice piped out,
And what became of the potatoT'-
Harper's Magazine.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1912-05-29

DerS came IN the
front end Of the
ar. W earl n g
masks and COM
m anding every
body to shell out.
/ motto e d two
drummers, W b o
sat at the far end
of the car. They
b a d op o s | ( e
seats. AS the rob-
bers came down
the center of the
car ana all the
passengers oblig
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1912-05-29
Ais Profession

MIR. Justice Lawrence was once pass
ing sentence on a man. and in the
course OF his preliminary remarks he
referred to him as "a professional
burglar"
The prisoner raised loud protests
from the dock.
Here" ne exclaimed. II dunno wot
you mean by calm me a professional
burglar. I've only done 1t once before.
az i've bin nabbed both times"
MIR. Justice Lawrence beamed upon
him.
"Oh, / did not mean to say" he re-
marked In his most -suave manner.
that you had been vesy successful in
your profession" Answers.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1912-05-29
Missed a Trick.

Colonel Fred Hale Of Portland. Me-.
son of former Senator Eugene Hale of
that state. came to Washington and
called on his old friend H. G.. Emery
Of the tariff board. also from Maine.
Emery's Office is in the treasury
building. and Emery showed Hale, not
without pride. the long row of granite
monoliths on the Fifteenth street side
of that building. explaining that there
were thirty-six In the lot. recently put
up to replace the old limestone col
umns. and that they cost $4,000
apiece.
Ten thousand dollars eachv repeat
ed Hale.
Yes"
And they came from the Maine
quarries. l SUPPOSE"
No" replied Emery. they came
from the New Hampshire quarries."
From New Hampshire?'
yes"
You don't mean itr' said Hale.
where the deuce was father ?"--Sat.
urday Evening Post.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1912-05-29
Meekness.

Meekness is imperfect if it be not
both active and passive. leading US to
subdue our own passions and resent
ments as well as to bear patiently the
passions and resentments of other
Foster.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1912-05-29
Could Be Trusted.

The late Lord Young Of the Scottish
bench was responsible for enlivening
many a dull case. One of the best re-
marks that ever fell from his lips was
the reply to a counsel who urged on
behalf of plaintiff Of somewhat bib
ulous appearance:
MY client, my lord, is a most re-
markable man and holds a very re-
sponsible position. He is manager Of
some waterworks."
After a long look the judge answered: ::
Yes, he looks like a man who could
be trusted with any amount of water"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1912-05-29
Carta Blanche.

II think" said Mrs Cumrox. who
was arranging a musical program.
that we will have a meezo soprano"
""All right. replied her indulgent
husband. "Don't bother me about it
,io ahead and see an architect
Washington Star.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1912-05-29
Wrcno DIAGNOSIS.

Bings-Did you see where some critic
says that women have not got the OBJ
jective faculty. Banes-Huh! I'd like
that critic TO start any question with
my wafa-Baltimore American.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1912-05-29
Only Omcers.

Corporal to soldier reporting sick,-
what's the matter with your Tom
my-Pain In my abdomen. Corporal
Abdomen! Abdomen, indeed! You
don't ave no abdomen: you ave a
stomick. It's only the officers what
as abdomens.-London Punch.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1912-05-29
It Went Unpunished.


This story is told of the late Dr.
Holland. better known as Timothy
Titcomb. During the service of one
of the large churches in Springfield.
Mass. a heavy electric storm came up.
and one of the gentlemen Of the choir
set out to secure an omnibus to take
the ladies home. Among the fair sing
ers was a certain Miss Eta s.. and as
DR.. Holland was gallantly helping her
into the vehicle a terrific clap of thun-
der startled them. upon which he re-
marked. Eft in terror packs home
in a bus" Get in terra pax hominious).
To close this strange tale 1t may be
well to add that the doctor was not
Immediately struck by lightning. but
died years afterward peacefully In his
bed
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1912-05-29
Fine. but SultrY.

FTne, pUt oUItTy'
An old Scotty who was in the habit
of calling each evening at the village
inn for "drap O. the best" found the
landlord one night putting a shine on
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1912-05-29
~ The ~
Scrap Book
SAVING Fifty.

Joseph E. &. Ryan. the Chicago story
teller. was on a train going across
the continent that was held up near
Reno. New. He says: When the rob-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1912-05-29
Choice Farms for Sale.

100 acres, miles northeast, good
buildings. all tillahle. beautiful place.
so acres. miles northeast, splen-
did buildings. one OF the choicest
farms in the county, elegantly located.
1871 acres. the very best large build
ings. close TO market and church and
school This is one OF the best big
farms We know of. II is beautiful for
situation.
90 acres. just outside OF the city,
modern house, fine land. all tlllaole.
The place for a city man to have a
home in the country.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1912-05-29

Terre Haute, indianapolis
& Eastern Traction Co.
EASTERN DIVISION

Trains leave Richmond for Indian
apolis and intermediate stations at
G. 90 a m: s7:40: 500; 's:4o: 10: 90;
'11:4o: 1900; '1:44 y. m: 200;
40: 400: $40; 900; '7:4o.
900 Oast car to IndiaDapolis). 1000,
(Greenfieid) 11:10 Cambridge City,.
Limited Trains
Trains connect at Indianapolis for
Lafayette. Frankfort, Charlottesville.
Terre Haute, Clinton. Sullivan. Mar
tinsvflle. Lebanon and Paris. III
Tickets sold through
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1912-05-29
ALWAYS SEE US FOR
FARMS.

Real Estate Loans. Insuranc- We
can sell your property. no difference
where located. Our motto. "A Square
Deal to Both Buyer and Seller"
D. r. FUNK & J. II. MILLER
Second National Bank Building.
Phone 2766.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1912-05-29
WAN TED-Continued
FOR RENT

FOR RENT-Modern house; 10 S.
14th street Call los S. l4th ST 2S-St
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1912-05-29
FOR SALE-Continued
FUNK & MILLER
FOR SALE

8 room house with hot water heat,
bath. and all modern conveniences-
Built in 1911. sS.50o.o0.
. room house with hot water heat,
on North 18th street Our former
price on this was SS.40o. Now priced
at 100000
5 room house on North 18th street,
Furnace and bath; only $4,000
in fine condition. 100000.
One OF the best houses in Benton
Heights. sl.6o0.oO, $500 down, balance
$500 a month.
II you want a farm this would be q
good time 10 see them. We have
them from $4,000 acre up.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-11-14
Tacoma News Notes.

Wheat-The position of the wheat
market is a trif1e stronger, with rather
more activity extant in the movement
and selling of the Pacific Northwest
crop. While there have been no recent
reports of cargo sales for European de-
livery, there is a fair demand for ex-
port, in the filing of contracts already
entered into. Japan has contaminated
no new purchases of consequence,
though still continuing a factor in the
situation and taking considerable de-
liveries on outgoing liners, while Cali
fornia is buying in limited way, with
moderate coastwise shipments going out
from week to week.
The Balkan troubles continue to ex-
ercse an influence in affecting specula-
tive operations, though there is firmer
foundation for the basis of current quo
tations in prospective European de-
mands for making up the deficiency in
production, as compared with consump-
ton than in any element which upsets
the normal trend of distributive opera
tions, and the advance of 1 cent, which
places bluestem at SO cents and club at
so cents, is regarded as the outgrowth
of a healthful expansion in require
ments, with more definite appreciation
of the extent of available supplies.
There is always presented the factor of
the harvest in Brazil and Australia as
an influence bearing upon the prospects
of the market at this season, but it is
not probable that depression will inter
vene to any pronounced extent in pres
ent quotations.
Deliveries have been rather more
active during the week, though hardly
up to the levels that should be attend
ant upon bumper crop. Total receipts
locally were 433 cars wheat, with a
tendency to increase as transportation
facilities show improvement.
Flour-The flour market is upon a
steady basis. While not much is doing
in the way of placing orders on export
account, the mills are still well booked
up for deliveries to the turn of the
year, and the prospects are regarded as
fair for another season of satisfactory
activity. The price is unchanged at
$500 base. Patents are moving fairly
and the undertone of the situation is
steady, with the enhancement in wheat
prices.
Feed-Carload receipts by rail for the
week were: Oats, /; barley, 81; corn
3; hay, 121; rye, 1. Market easy fol
oats at $26@27, and barley $26@27. so
There is an advance in wheat hay tc
$15M16, while millstuffs are 81 higher
bran jobbing at 1923, shorts $25 and
middlings, $50.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-11-14
CURRENT EVENTS IN EDUCATION.

Football is forbidden in the schools
of Bavaria by recent decree.
Berlin is to have compulsory indus
trial and commercial continuation
school for girls.
The average monthly salary of Amer
lean school teachers in 1870 was $2S.54.
1t is now $617O.
The use of moving pictures in edu-
cation has had a real impetus in Ger
man official circles.
Even in the elementary school the
plan has made some Roadway, particu-
larly in the large cities.
Moving picture films are now avail
able in Germany for anatomical, bio
logical, and meteorological courses.
A few years ago the idea of school
or college all the year round would
have been holly decried; today it is an
established fact in a number of educa-
tional institutions, public and private.
Children in the public schools of
Stavanger, Norway, are treated with
the aid of American dental apparatus
by dentist who received his post
graduate dental education in the
United States.
A well-known philanthropist has re-
Gently donated two fully equipped NOV
ing picture machines to the schools of
Berlin One is to be used in the Con.
tinuation Institute for Higher Teach
ers and the other in the high schools
of greater Berlin.
In the case of the higher institu
tions, particularly the technical
schools, the new movement for all-yeal
work is undoubtedly part of the nation
wide demand for scientific efficiency
that is making itself felt in every
phase of American life.
The Harvard Engineering School is
a recent instance among higher insti
tutions. The course for the master!
degree in engineering at Harvard now
takes two years, and there is no sum
mer vacation. The course is divided
into first summer, first year, seconC
summer, and second year. The stu
dents work from to 10 hours a day
and the total vacations in a yea
amount to about four weeks, the tim,
being chiefly at Christmas and in tn,
spring. The summer term begin
June % and closes September %.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-11-14
SPOKANE WEEKLY REPORT.
Provisions.

Butter-Local quotations continue I'M
changed on both creamery and ranch
butter, with the market steady to firm
under seasonahle conditions. AT New
York, trading is quiet since the recent
advances. At Chicago, receipts are
holding up well, with trade dull and a
light out-of-storage movement.
Cheese-There have been no changes
during the last week. The market ap-
pears firm under good demand and de-
creasing supplies.
Eggs - Quotations rule about the
same as last week, with fresh eggs prac
tcally nil and market being supplied
with eastern and local storage stocks
At New York there is a good demand
for strictly fresh eggs, but inferior
grades are accumulating; storage eggs
inactive; market steady. At Chicago
fresh eggs are in good demand and
higher, with storage inactive
Poultry-Chickens are steady and un
changed. With the approach of Thanks
giving there is more activity in ducks
geese and turkeys, with the latter
higher.
Fresh Meats-Dressed meats are un
changed and in the livestock list the
only change is an advance of so cents
on hogs. Quite run of hogs is ex
pected soon and then prices will decline
Other meats and livestock steady t.
firm under seasonable enlargement IL
consumptive requirements.
Lard and Cured Meats-Both loca
and eastern lard is unchanged and thu
only change in cured meats is a 12-cen
advance on eastern bacon. Markets ar
very strong under light stocks ant
prices will stay up until packers ge
to working new pack of hog products
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-11-14
JAIL KlDNAPER OF AMERICANS
Ramon Nunez to Serve Four Years for
Delivering Two to Army.

Ell Paso, Texas.-Charged with kid
naping two Americans on American
soal and delivering them to a foreign
army is the act of which Ramon Nunez
stands convicted. The jury of a dis
trict court here recommended a SEN
tence of four years. The conviction
may tend to bear out the claim for
$4,000 each of Lawrence Converse, a
Spokane boy, and Edwin Blatt against
the Mexican government for their de-
tention by Mexican federal troops in
the Junarez Jail just prior to the cap
ture of the town by Maderos revolu-
tionists last y. ar. Nunez was charged
with kidnapping the young Americans
near Tornillo, Texas, and delivering
them to General Navarro.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-11-14
Labor Leaders Trial in January.

MISUNDERSTANDING of the appeal
in the contempt case of Samuel Com
pers, John Mitchell and Frank Morri-
son, leaders of the American Fedora
ton of Labor, probably will be set for
January, 1913. The labor leaders were
sentenced to terms in Jail for alleged
refusal to obey the orders of the dis
trict supreme court in the anti-boycott
cases brought against them by the
Buck Stove and Range company of st.
Louis.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-11-14
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.

Location and natural advantages and
facilities have much to do with the
making of good town or city, but we
are inclined to believe that the energy
and spirit of its citizens have as much
if not. more, to do with it.
Hundreds of towns have passed to
the commercial "boneyard' just be-
cause the people of the place were pc
NITROUS, easily discouraged or dis
gruntled, pessimistic and lacking in en-
thusiasm, public spirit and confidence
in themselves, their neighbors and their
town. Lots of people are too willing
to sit down, give up and say, "Oh,
HI, this town has no resources, no
support, never will amount to anything
anyway, and is sure going to the dem
milton bow-wows. - And such men
help to send it there. They make this
unworthy belief of their an excuse, to
themselves at least, for declining to
participate in any public enterprise or
movement for the lettering of condi-
tions.
Enthusiasm and enterprise were never
wasted; they are contagious. Hundreds
and thousands of towns have been
made and built up into trade and indus
trial centers of Importance largely by
the enthusiasm, public spirit and enter
prise of their citizens. Enthusiasm
bubbling over, and enterprise I'M
unquenchable, are what is wanted, and
the more any community has of these
cardinal virtues the better off that
community will be, the greater its pros
perity, the more certain and rapid its
growth and the less keenly its periods
of depression will be felt.
wanted is not the booming" or en-
couraging of validating, but the
boosting" that helps along every le'
gitimate and practical enterprise; the
steady and consistent optimism that car
be depended upon the same in times
of adversely as in times of prosperity
1t is the people that make a town
or build a city. Every one knows of in
stances of towns and cities which
seemed to have excellent natural ad
vantages and opportunities, but which
for some reason or other, failed tt
move forward as they should have done
and we all know of many towns with
out any particular natural advantage
which have created advantages anC
grown into thriving cities. Fortunate
indeed is that town which has a larg,
body of public-spirited, enterprisins
and optimistic citizens.
So stand up for your town. Mer
chants, business men, farmers, get to
gether, pull together and work for thu
advancement of your home town an(
community. Tell the world of the ad
vantages it offers, for every town ha
something behind it, some advantages
although they may be few. Start enter
prises that will employ people. Develop
such surrounding resources as there ma,
be. Farmers, patronize your home mer
chants. They will do as well by yol
as any outsider can and the chances ar
> they will do better by you than sucl
outsiders will And merchants, pat
ronize your local newspapers. Man.
business men do not seem to realiz
what their local newspapers are dom,
for them and the town and how mucl
more they could and would do if the.
were given proper support.
The way to keep trade and popula
ton at home is to make the home tow
and community a more desirable plac
lin which to trade and in which to live