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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-03-26

Liver Sluggish? Co 70 Your Doctor
How are your bowels?" This IS generally the first question the
doctor asks. He knows what a sluggish liver means. He knows /
t9at headache nzans9s bilious bilious attacks, ina1leesdoo, impure blood, are
proves OF Ayers Pills: Then follow his advice. EG1NT&&
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-11-29
CHINESE ARE POOR SOLDIERS
Aversion to Being Ordered 10 One Of =
the Most Prominent Traits Of an
Oriental.

Tho Chinese IL a poor soldier. Not
that he Is lacking In courage, for on
occasions he cheerfully sells himself
MS substitute and goes willingly to
the executioner's AK In order to pro.
vide his parents with the small sum
necessary 10 support them through life,
writes IA. VI. Windsor In Popular Me.
chanics. The strength OF an army is
in teamwork, and here is where he
fails on account Of his aversion TO be.
Ing ordered. This Is found In his do.
nestle and industrial work. A eencr.
al line of policy or desired results can
be laid down and he will faithfully
work in accordance Herewith. but he
dislikes TO be followed up through tho
details of the work with frequent or
ders. He will produce excellent re-
sults-but they must be accomplished
In his own way. Hence the essence
of good mili,arlsm--prom and un-
questioned obcdience-comes In d.
rect conflict with his nature. and
makes him poor soldier. However.
this trait Is not entirely wanting In
other nationallties, as every business
man knows to his sorrow. and the df.
flculty of getting employees to do
thing In the prescribed way Is one OF
the constant anxieties.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-11-29
WHO WANTS TO OCCUPY IT.?
English Hotels Seem to Have Queer
Idea as to the Popularity Of
q Hearse.

Some OF the hotelkeepers ION the
other side" have peculiar ways OF ad-
vertising their houses. and one OF the
most singular OF these methods IL the
statement In their advertisements
that the hotel is equipped with a
hearsel lnasmuch "a the American
hotelkeeper is only looking for live
ones" II is not OF record that hearscs
have been used as attractions In this
country as yet. One OF the English
catering journals in speaking of this
custom. recently said: I'VE have on
several occasions commented upon
the uncanny mixing up OF the funeral
traffic business with hotel keeping
an unnoly combination 10 be met with
in some northern parts OF Ireland.
Apropos. here is an enticlng adver-
tisement from a Sligo paper calculat'
ed to bring quite rush OF guests anx-
ious to test the accommodation: Mrs.
=, proprietress OF the - hotel.
begs to announce that she has added
10 her establishment a glass hearse.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-11-29
Force Of Habit.

An attache at the statehouse has a
nose which slightly turns to the left.
and when asked why. replies 1t turns
that way from force OF habit.
"Habit?" some one asked one day.
how can nose have a habit?"
The nose didn't" was the reply.
but did. When was boy my nose
naturally turned to the right It en-
barrassed me and was guyed about 1t
SO much that ! decided would pull It
straight. So ! began to draw my left
hand across 1t In the hope I could
straighten 1t. The motion became q
habit. l did 1t when in school, In
church. and my mother said | did il
when asleep. Before l could stop the
habit had the end of my nose pulled
over to the other side. and decided to
let 1t stay that way."-Indianapolis
News.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-11-29
Supplying Relic Hunters.

The relic hunter is still abroad In
the land and his desire for the unique
is fully met by several factories In
this and other countries whose busi-
ness is to supply the demand Of those
who will not be satisfied until they
get it," Tomahawks by the thousands
are turned out in Kansas City and are
sent to the Indian reservations in the
west, where they are sold to tourists.
especially to foreign tourists. The
manufactured article is said to look
more archaic than the tomahawk
made by hand. There is a relic fac
tory at Valley Forge that runs night
and day at this season turning out In
a continuous stream broken swords
and rusty gunstocks. pepperbox pis-
tolls. corroded bullets. blOod-stained
knee breeches. shot-riddled haver-
sacks and other relics dear to the
tourists heart.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-11-29
Has Unique Spider Web,

The largest spider web in the
world was spun not by a spider. but
by human hands. 1t stands on the
lawn Of a Chicago mans country
home. and is of such tremendous size
as to startle the passer-by when he
first sees It.
The creator of this interesting odd.
ity conceived the idea of attempting
to see how closely an actual spiders
web could be reproduced with rope.
Selecting two immense trees on the
lawn of his home. he spun between
them this spiders web, 40 by so feet.
which Is SO strong that a boy may
easily climb to the center or top OF
1t.
The web faces the main thorough.
fare which passes the house, and is
one of the most fascinating country
ground decorations ever seen. The
spinner could not attain the minute
ness of the actual spiders work, but
came so near to 1t that the ilhsion Is
almost perfect. The uniqueness of
the undertaking catches and fascin.
ates every eye.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-11-29
Lam D MARK TO GO.

Plans for the erection of a bust
ness block at the corner Of TWELFTH
street and New York avenue will re
move one of the most memorable
landmarks in Washington. The land
mark is toy store where Presiden
Lincoln was wont to take his little
son Tad.
The same little jumping Jacks. the
same little arks with Noah and his
wooden family. and the same little
horses and monkeys occupy the win
dows of the toy shop at 1908 that
avenue. as when, half a century ago
it was the favorite resting place Of
President Lincoln.
1t is the Stuntz toy shop. the goal
of little Tad Lincoln's desires. Here
when the burdens of the greatest wal
the world ever saw seemed too great
even for his broad shoulders to bear
the president would go. taking little
Tad by the hand and stealing forth
from the White House by the back
way. and here he would forget his
cares of state. watching Tad and the
genial proprietor exploiting the vari
GUS toys. oftentimes taking a hand in
the play himself.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-11-29
Steam for the Soil.

For year or two past certain grow
ers of tomatoes. cucumbers and simi-
lar vegetables for the London market
have been injecting steam into the soil
with view to destroying insects and
slugs. 1t is reported that the plan
works very well for that purpose. but
the operation brought to light an I'M
expected fact-nasnely. that the soil
thus treated Increased greatly in fer
tility; so greatly. indeed. that the ordi-
nary amount of manure cannot be
used afterward.
This effect has been explained ms be-
Ing due to the sterilization produced
by the steam. which kills the phago-
cytes or protocol which In ordinary
circumstances keep down the number
OF bacteria In the soil whose opera
tons are beneficent In turning organic
nitrogen into plant food.-Harper's
Weekly.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-11-29
TO STOP CONTEMPLATING.

Robert o. Bailey, assistant secretary
Of the treasury. Is trying to compile
list Of the ten greatest men in Amer.
lean history, to carry out new idea
In the manufacture of paper money.
Under his plan the face Of some IA
nous American would appear on GER
tain denomination of bill. His face
and none other would always be there.
II has been the experience Of the
treasury department that bill raisers
and counterfeiters always have the
most trouble with the faces Of men on
the bills. The new plan would make
the raising of bank note above its
denomination an impossibility. No
one could put a beard on the picture
of Abraham Lincoln and make 1t look
like that of Grant.
As there are ten denominations OF
United States paper currency, Mr.. Bal
ley needs ten famous Americans. He
made out tentative list, and then
came another rub. Should the great.
est Of the great be placed on the
bills Of larger OF smaller denomina.
ton? Mr.. Bailey decided that since
the smaller bills. although not the
more popular, were more frequently
handled and were infinitely greater in
number. they should contain the en-
cravings of the best-known men.
Here is the list as 1t stands now:
George Washington goes on the 81
bill. The next most handled bill is the
one Of the IS denomination, and Abra-
ham Lincoln Is down for 1t. Jefferson
is slated for the 81 bill. Coming down
to more modern men, Cleveland gets
the place on the tenth-of-a-century
note; Hamilton, the father Of our
financial system. goes on the $50:
Jackson, on the $50; Franklin. on the
500; Marshall-not Governor Mar
shall of Indiana-on the $500; Clay.
on the $1,000. and Grant. on the $10,-
900 bill. the largest in denomination
This list. Of course, Is only tentative
and is subject to change.
Under the new plan. we can expec'
to see the words "a one." "a fiver.'
"a fifty" and the like, to become obso
let. Instead we will be paying e
Washington and a Jefferson for s.
pair of shoes, or will be asking fo'
change for "a Lincoln" Five o,
ten Grants" would put us in Eas.
street.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-11-29

Down with Russia! Clear out OF
Persia! Down with Russia!" The
demonstration was promptly removed
from the platform. On the following
day. M. Sazonoff. with the Russian
ambassador In London, visited Sir Ed.
ward Grey at the foreign ofice. On
the same evening the British foreign
minister left for Scotland. NJ. SazonofY.
Baron Won Schilling. and Count Beck.
endorh started for Balmoral on the
following Sunday evening: arrived at
Ballater on the Monday evening. and
drove to Balmoral castle In motors
sent for them by the king Sir Ed
ward Grey. who had broken his jour.
ney. arrived at the same time. II 10
generally assumed that the "conver.
sations" are concerned chiefly with
the interests of Great Britain and
Russia In Persia. and also with the
near east problems.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-11-29
SEAUTIFUL LANTERN SLIDES.

a very beautiful work is being done
-.rxt the agricultural department which
10 bound to be of benefit in public
schools and ought to be copied abroad.
Interesting teaching in nature study
and botany Is taught by Miss Susan
essipe in the public schools and demon
strated in a lecture with colored Ian
Sern slides. They are the most ex-
osuisite things the writer ever saw.
The slides contain pictures of tulips.
rnarcissus. several species of iris and
Also orchids. other lantern slides
give you hOllyhocks. stocks. cherries.
,Sistaria, asters, chrysanthemums and
rnany others of the same class. The
'first complete exhibition Of these flow.
s-rs was held in lecture at the agri-
cultural department. with Jack Hill
Hers at the lantern and Mr.. r. l..
,Crandall. photographer of the bureau
Df plant industry, who took the photo
graphs and made the slides. These
slides were photographed from the
growing plants and many of them
,roiored from the same models. The
colorist is Mrs. Catherine Mayo Rich
ardson. II is impossible to describe
me infinite care with which the work
has been done nor how exquisite
these blossoms are as presented on
the slides. Usually it would be a
wonderful help to the schools of the
country If they could be supplied with
similar collections. At the exhibition
which was given some 30 or 40 depart
rnent experts and specialists were
present, and they were united in de-
claring these lantern slides a splendid
studs Cor young children especially.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-11-29
TO ASK FOR $4,000, 900.

Appropriation Of $13.000,00O will be
asked Of congress this year to cover
the Districts expenses. Last year
$12.429.935 was asked. but congress
cut the estimates to $10.675,833.50
About $4,000 will have to be pruned
from various estimates by the commits
sioners during the next few days. The
budget was in the hands of the secre-
tary of the treasury by October Is.
The largest item Is the amount ask
ed for public schools. The board Of
education and the commissioners
agreed that 100000 would be the
smallest amount to be demanded for
the educational system. This includes
an item of $250.0O0 for beginning the
construction OF the new Central High
school at Eleventh and w streets
northwest. the total cost of which is
estimated at s1.250,00O. About ST.
100000 will be asked for the board Of
charities.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-11-29
Our jail, In CHM.

In the annual appropriation bill for
the diplomatic and consular service Of
the United States there is included an
item Tor the actual expense OF renting
prison at Shanghai, China. for Amer
leans convicted in the United States
court for China. In the statutes the
place OF confinement In Shanghai Ii
designated prison." and as there il
out one place provided it serves both
as a penitentiary and Jail. This
prison consists Of one small back room
IN private building. in the wall OF
winch there is hole through which
the prisoner is supplied with food, the
1ailer being clerk in the United
states consulate at Shanghai.-Har-
per's Weekly -
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-11-29
Why He Refused q Ralse.

Congressman Lamb OF Virginia has
an old "befo' de wah" darky working
on his place. whom he pays a dollar a
day. The old man is not very fond of
work. and loses a day very often be-
cause Of his alleged infirmities.
The other day the congressman told
him he was gong to raise his wages
from Sc a week to 81. The old darky
emphatically refused the raise. and
when his boss asked him why he an.
swered:
Its lax dis. Mister John. When !
loses a day from work now. kin
count nah money; but IL you glib me
a raise an ] loses a day. won know
how much Use got comm tub me-
Judge.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-11-29
How He Saved the Dav.

Three blight young men were
spending their vacation in camp. and
they had agreed to draw lots to de-
termine which one should do the cook.
ing. 1t was also agreed that If any
one should complain about the food.
he should be required to take the
cooks place. In the drawing. Slash
er. the young doctor, lost, and cheer
fully set about his culinary du-
ties.
When the toast was placed on the
table McAfee. the law student. gave 1t
a look and yelled:
"Ye gods and little fishes! This
toast is burned to a charcoal on one
side" Then. recollecting the penalty
in store for complainers. he hurried
on to say: But that's the very way
like it. though--fine. fine!"-The Path
finder.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-11-29
Filipino Matrimonial AGENCY,

We observed that at night all the
Igorrote unmarried women occupied a
large hut near the center Of the vii.
lage. They call this institution an
olag. 1t Is sort Of social hall. where
the young people of the tribe meet at
night to do their counting. When an
Igorrote girl takes fancy to a par.
ticular man. she will steal his spear.
or shield-in fact. any portable chat.
leland hide 1t in the olag. To re.
cover his property the young man. of
course, must go in person to identify
it. So all Igorrotes look on the olag
as the natural matrimonial bureau of
the tribe. And once the Igorrote man
and woman are thus mated. they OBJ
serve the marriage bonds as faithfully
as they are kept in countries where
the ceremony is not SO simple.-Chris-
tian Herald
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-11-29
HOW SHE MADE A HIT
Really Simple When You Get
the Combination.
Young Woman stocked Up" When
She Realized She Had to Face q
Party Of the Literary High.
broWs.

Her fluffy golden hair and q pair
of dimples didn't look the least bit
literary, nevertheless the highbrows
one by one dropped out of the con.
test with her, ceased to spout poetry
and only could sit humbly around
gazing in wonder at the wealth of her
knowledge of bellies lettres. Even her
most intimate friend, when the studio
party was over and they were home.
ward bound, said: Il had no idea you
knew 30 much about books and writ
ers."
Il DON'T" responded Miss Fluff
promptly and shamelessly.
'But-why-you know more than
all those people put together. They
all had to quit trying to talk about
literature for fear you would see how
little they know"
Want to know how I did it," Miss
Fluff was of an obliging disposition,
as dimples usually are. IT'S quite
simple when you understand. I went
to public library station. found a
nice girl who didn't look too tired
and told her I'd give her dollar to
make me up as long a list as she
could afford for the money Of the
least known authors in the world.
sprinkling in few quotations. Then
I went to q man l know who writes
book notices for a publishing house
and got list from him of books that
are hardly of the press yet. That
was to make me seem terribly up-to-
date. studied real hard one night
on those two lists when | knew | was
to do this studio party, for l didn't
want those highbrows to have any
thing on me. When they spoke Of
Maurice Hewlett | said. you may re-
member. that he had taken many Of
his ideas from lngomar Devrelli Of
the 18th century.
Il don't know a thing in the world
about Hewlett nor if there really
was such person as Ingomar Dew
rclli. but neither do these highbrows.
When they mentioned Mrs. Humphry
Ward l languidly referred to that re-
markable woman of the Alexandrian
library, Flavella Somolla. OF course
there never was such a person. In
fact, the wilder l became In my state
ments the safer | was, for nobody
present knew enough to trip me up.
| soon become quite independent Of
my list. except the new books. Even
those. however. were too new for the
highbrows, SO think | gave them all
the run for their money they will
want for some time, don't you think?
It's very easy to do literary talk II
you don't get scared. Same with art
and music. Just get the lingo and
the names Of few pictures and ar
lists that nobody knows anything
about and you can make the biggest
kind of a hit."-New York Press.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-11-29

after 1t had been voted him by the
senate. And II there Is anything In a
name. the Italian monarch will push
farther into the center of history's
spotlight than Tiberius and Clamlius.
VINO, politicians of acumen. refused to
prefix Emperor" to their names.
Were pre-Caesarian Rome alive and
should Emmanuel take the field per.
sonally and administer a thorough
whipping to the Turk, he title un.
doubleday would come to him in due
course by the hand If the comitia
curiata.
In the earliest usage the title first
was awarded magistrates. In strict.
ness 1t was more an epithet than a
title. Toward the end of the Roman
republic. however. it had become
rather special title Of honor be-
slowed by the reclamation of a victor
lous army on their general. or BY
vote OF the senate for distinguished
services.
The last man to wear the imperial
crown Of Rome with any degree OF
legitimacy was Romulus Augustulus
who assumed 1t A. d. AIS. and bese,
by the barbarian invader. was glad
to cast 1t aside in the same year.
Thereafter many adventurous per
sons, by various rough and uncouth
means. managed to establish them
selves for brief periods in the Eternal
CITY and dub themselves emperors
out most Of them shared thcir power
with representatives of the people,
as denoting their personal followers
such was Louis the Bavar;an. who
IN 1928. after whipping Henry VII.
managed to have himself proclaimed
emperor. but whose turbulent ircum
oency was matter only Of months
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-11-29
t<iNoLiRD ExoNERATEp.

Uscle Sam has grated a certificate
Of tood character to The kingb'rd,
sometimes known as :Se bee martin.
n species Of Hycatcher which inhaDits
pretty nearly every part of the United
states. The kingbird has been under
Indictment In many sections as a de.
'gtroyer of bees and foe to apiarists
Department of agriculture experts
fully exonerate the bird OF the charge
'of being a destroyer. They say that
f't Kills only the drones and the use.
Niess bees, and is therefore a boon to
bee raisers.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-11-29
When the Punster Announces

The story was told of the late Jus.
tin McCarthy-Mr. Punch's "Jestin
MacHearty"-of the English officer
who. at a reception in Dublin castle.
announced the man who claimed to
have made his riding breeches as
Major Rideing Bridges"
But this was nothing to the cruel
case of Count Paravicini. who, at an
assembly In Paris. was ushered in by
the Aunkey as Monsieur lie Comte de
Paul ct Virginie!"
In a London drawing room. too.
Count Beust, the Austrian ambassa.
dor, was once announced to his host
ess as Count Beast" and he was fol.
lowed by his German colleague,
Count Munster. as Count Monster. -
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-11-29
NEW TARGET FIRING
Warships to Fire at Actual Boats
& Instead Of Canvas
Orders Issued to Prepare Three OF the
Old Torpedo Craft Of the Reserve
Division for Service a. Tar
oct Vessels.

washington.-The Atlantic heet IN
Target practice this fall and next
~rr,pg will make several important
departures. These include:
Firing at actual torpedo boats In
.sfead of canvas targets In night prac'
woo.
Firing actual torpedoes, minus ex'
-plosives, at real ships.
Firing on the old San Marcos wreck
mt short instead of long range.
Heretofore the feet in practice nred
at targets made by hosting screens
of canvas on masts erected on rafts
.rf heavy timbers. which we're ancnor-
rrS on the range at various points'
gsesr exact location being unknown 70
-yss firing vessel. These screens were
painted dark gray. with a white
strv.ak at the foot, supposed to repre-
sent the bow wave Of an oncoming
trorpedo boat.
There were usually four targets
ssnd the firing ship was directed TO
ssteam along a certain prescribed
course. At certain point. marked by
-anrhorine another vessel, brightly III
,,p, on the range, the firing ship was
7Yrrmitted to turn on her searchlights
and begin hunting for the targets. OF
which there were usually two on each
side. When she found them the snip
rad a certain number Of minutes al
bowed her in which to hit all four tar
Tsets.
The targets this year will be gen.
nine torpedo boats. Orders have been
issued to prepare three Of the old and
ouv-of-date torpedo craft of the reserve
division for service as target vessels.
They will be built up amidship to give
Them the high free board and as near
By AS possible the general appearance
.pf a modern destroyer, and will be
SlIled with cork to keep them afioat
As long as possible. even though rid
siiIed with rapid-fre shells.
One ship from each class of vessels,
sYsaf is, one dreadnaught, one battle
ship of the Connecticut class. one or
the Georgia class, and so on, will DO
the actual firing The entire feet will
form in column to come on the range.
As shown in the diagram (No. y
s-sse point for commencing fire is mark
I'd by a station ship. But, to assist In
reproducing as nearly as possible the
exact scenario OF night engagement,
"A fivtiIla of destroyers will be sent out
sllrrsad OF the fleet to act as screen,
precisely as would be done in time Of
war, and these destroyers are expected
TO discover the enemy" and report
aheir presence just as they would I'M
der real battle conditions. The only
{ Fnsrence will be that the destroyers
themselves will not open fire.
The guns Of the broadside battery
win be allowed five rounds Of ammuni-
ZION apiece for this practice. and in
.zddirion few rounds of the new r.
inch shrapnel will be distributed for
rrre IN the turret guns.
Shrapnel consists Of thin steel
asheM filled with great number of
steel balls. which are arranged around
n small charge of powder called the
'Dnrsting charge" A fuse is attached.
s1med SO that just before the shell
reaches the target it bursts and scat
-ts.rs the steel bullets.