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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-06-05
(National News Association

National News Association)
NEW YORK, June 5.--A new order
which bears the somewhat mystifying
name of the Excellent Order of the
Knights and Ladies of Ehud, was foun-
ded in Orange. n J., the other day,
through the efforts OF the Rev. DIR.
William A. Frye, pastor of the Orange
Methodist church. 1t is safe TO say that
before the Rev. Frye had delivered his
opening sermon at the meeting at
which the order was founded, but few,
If any, of those present had even the
remotest idea who Ehud was. DR.. Frye
himself a left-handed man, had called
together a meeting of left-handed men
and women, for the purpose of form
ing an order of the Left-Handed. He
explained in his opening sermon that,
according to the Bible, Ehud was the
first Ieft-handed man of note on record
Ehud, who was Benjamite, was sent
by the Jews to bear tribute to King
EgIon, the oppressor. Ehud, being left
handed, cleverly made use of his pc
culiarity to become the deliverer of
his people. While extending his right
hand to the king. he drew his sword
with the left hand and plunged it into
the kings breast, killing him instantly
DIR. Frye delivered his left-handed
sermon with such enthusiasm that he
convinced his left-handed audience
that the 1eft-handed were really the
chosen people of the Lord and repre-
scented the element of progress, origi
nality, inventiveness and daring in so
ciety, government and religion. He ex
planned that it was no disgrace to he
left-handed and that left-handed people
had a perfect right to be proud OF
their popularity which enabled them
to depart from ruts and commonplace
things. After the prospective knights
and Ladies had sung a left-handed
hymn composed by DR.. Frye, the latter
distributed to them certificates oil
membership in the Excellent Order Of
the knights and Ladies of Ehud.
The capture, the other day, of E
"Humpback Whale on the sandy
beach at Arverne, L. l., ought to fur
nish valuable advertising material tt
the real estate boomers of that sec
ton. Sailing, bathing and fishing
have been the chief attractions so fal
offered to the prospective buyers O
bungalow lots along the Long Island
shores. If whaling can be included il
the list it would undoubtedly make the
offers a great deal more attractive
The whale in question had evidently
been little too eager and greed.
when hunting for food and had giver
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-06-05
What She Overlooked.

That's queer" said the landlord.
What's the matter?' .....sf
I've just collected the rent for that
house"
whats queer about it? Didn't the
lady ask you to paper the parlorw
"Oh. yes, and the dining room and
the bedrooms. and she also asked me
to paint the front and back porches
and build another outdoor sleeping
apartment on the rear"
And she threatened to move. OF
course, If you refused?
Yes"
We'll, I don't see anything queer
about that"
You don't? Well. she didn't impress
upon my mind what good tenants they
have always been and advise me that
! couldn't afford to lose them. l can't
see how she overlooked that speech
Detroit Free Press.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-06-05
An Qntimist.

The late w. Bayard Cutting. said
\ member OF the Century club of New
York, was an optimist himself and a
firm believer In optimism.
Once during disastrous strike he
rebuked my pessimism with a story.
"A Mississippi farmer he said.
'was Inundated by the spring foods.
and one day while hts farm was under
water friend found him laughing and
Joking In barber shop.
George. said the friend. the
foods hit you terrible, hasn't ity
oh. yes answered the farmer. the
foods hit me. there's no denying
that Then he smiled and added:
But out In my wheatfeld this morn.
Ing landed eight Of the finest catfish
Mississippi ever turned out We had
'em fried for breakfast. with watfies.
Friends. can you beat catfish and waf-
fes to begin cheerful. optimistic day
ony "-Washington Star.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-06-05
A VERY UNLUCkY LAD
R. Drifmeyer First Loses a
Leg, Then an Arm.

Russell Drifmeyer, aged Is. of SSS
South Eleventh street. this city, was
badly injured Monday at Cincinnati,
where he was employed in a printing
establishment. He suffered the loss OF
an arm which became caught in the
press, tearing it OF. The accident is
more deplorable because the lad suf
fered the loss of leg several years
ago when a big fountain in the south
end of the city fell on his leg crush
ing il so that il had TO be amputated
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-06-05
RURAL RECREATION
tNa,ional New. Association,

CLEVELAND. O.. June 5.-Recrea.
ton in rural communities is the i'm
portant topic to be discussed by the
several hundred experts who assem-
oled here from all parts of the coIin,
try today for a three days conference
under the auspices OF the Playground
and Recreation Association of Ameri-
ca The rural travelling library. con-
tests in gardening. corn clubs. athlet-
les, Boy Scout activities and Camp
Fire Girls will be considered and var
ious forms of musical and dramatic
play activities that have been devei-
oped in rural districts. will be present.
ID
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-06-05
A Dread ordeal.

Ihe Rev. Mr. Inch OF Dnmbarton
told how on one occasion in his old
church In Dundee brother minister
had preached a rather long sermon.
and he (Air Inch, had occasion later
on to enter the pulpit to make an inti-
nation. whereupon .wee Macgregor,"
who was in the gallery with his moth
er and the rest OF the family. took
fright and exclaimed very loudly.
Come ava. NAV. There's anither
man guam tae beginw-Glasgow Times.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-06-05
CHICAGO GRAIN
Not Quite.


a rancher returned from a years
trip through the east to find that one
time neighbor Of his. man noted for
his perfect patience. had been having
4 siege of bad luck. Upon hearing the
news he Immediately sought out the
neighbor to condole with him.
well. john" he said after greetings
had been exchanged. II hear you lost
all Of your timber through the forest
nres."
The other man nodded.
"And they say that the river cut or
your best bottom land. that your hogs
all died Of cholera. that your wife and
children have been sick and that they
have now foreclosed the mortgage on
your other place."
John nodded again. Eyes. it's all
true" he said. looking about him at
what had once been his prosperous
farm. "all true. Why. sometimes get
almost Observation-Disclosures Home
Journal
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-06-05
WILSON IN MINI.

DULUTH. Mimi. June 5.-Deie-
gates are pouring into the city to at
tend the Democratic State convention
which is to meet here tomorrow TO
elect the Minnesota delegates to the
national convention ut Baltimore. The
Woodrow Wilson managers predict an
instructed delegation for the New
Jersey governor. basing their cslcula-
tions on the results of the recent
county conventions.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-06-05

DR." Frank Selbey was arrested
this morning by officer Westenberg
on the charge of petit larceny, it be-
ing charged by Fred Mag, e South
stole from his barn, a garden fork
which the doctor" sold to a, second
hand store of this city. Selbey is an
itinerant animal doctor we'll known in
this section of the country.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-06-05
RETURNS TO PRISON

David f. Bodiker was returned 10
Jeffersonville penitsntiary yesterday
by Sheriff Steen. Bodiker, who has
been incarcerated in the county jail
for the past week or ten days, was ar
rested on the charge of stealing a
shotgun. He was paroled from the
Jeffersonyille prison recently.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-06-05
BLIND GET DEGREES
National News Association

NEW YORK, June 5.-Among the
graduates who received degrees at the
Columbia University commencement
today were three young men who are
totally blind. The three not only sue
ceeded in completing the college
course with as high standing as their
more fortunate classmates, but each
of the three was obliged during his
college career to exc out a slender in
come by doing private tutoring and
other work.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-06-05
LATE MARKET NEWS

Furnished by A. w. Thomson Co.,
Second National Bank Bldg Phone
2709. Correspondents, Logan and
Bryan.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-09-20
The Height of the Ridiculous
Worh-tIhat Is x?

At Il dinner in Jacksonville senator
Duncan |. Fletcher wa, condemnin-
an range grower who had failed.
The man failed" he said. Through
Ignorance. He lays the h amc on other
things, hat Ills ignorance alone i "
fault. lie y ~ ignorant Of orHil-"
farming rs ,hr tramp WAS of Industry.
"lou'Ne he,rtl Of that tramp per
h3p,E He wore Oh his face n snecr of
dcri~inn aanl ~norn.
"'N ork: ne said Work Whlt il
il 4 lirFp% Los Au@C.c, Times.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-09-20
COLLECTING THE MILK

After the cuppin@ expedition in tho
evening and daring certain seasons Of
the year ut noon as we'll Il tour is
made with Il large pan or jug or iar.
into which the milk collected in the
cups is poured. 1t is . IN easy job.
like tapping 4 sugar maple. where one
incision will supply sap for several
days. Owing to the tropical growth
the cut heals rapidly and is sealed
over in three or four hours in the
height of the season and in Il day in
the most sluggish part of the season.
This means that new cuts and cnpping
have 10 he done each day.
After the milk is collected it is ear
ried back TO the caMi, and then ooa-
ulated Oh Wooden paddles held over
The smoke made by burning the mer
cfr,y palm nut. \. matured tree in the
swamp will give IN average Of five
gallons OF milk during the season.
which will eoagulate into live pounds
Of raw rubber. valued 1T 500 II potAd
III gold.
II the tree is carefully tapped il Will
give this yield for forty years without
ii. Iury or cost or cultivation other than
the collecting OF the milk. lf. how
ever. the macltrtc in The hands of a
careless native or Indian penelratrS
the bark. eNpu,in. the wood Of The
tree. ii speedily dies. \ wrevil called
The pumbula enters the wound made
Ivy the maohetc and eats right into The
heart Of tire tree.
The extent Of the rubber business is
surprising. Rubber Is second only 10
coffee md sugar ms y tropical product
United States consumes ne.half
Of the total output: the annual impor
iatlni.s from HFazll are worth SIu.nre.
Otb and from Peru $1,000 900.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-09-20
THE POISON

In fairness to lite oNerseels. however,
ii must be stated that II more proyok
Ing set of operatives than the low caste
native could hard, he imagined. They
will work ouEN when driven 10 il 10y
starvation or coefciNc measures. they
are careless in The MAY they do their
work: they spill The precious Miik
which will subsequently he eoagulaici
into the rubber Of commerce.. they cash
the trees instead OF making The proper
cut which gets Tie hest results. and
they frequently will cnt down Il whole
tree rather than take the trouble to
cut II properly.
Indeed, II was not until the poison
penalty WAS imposed that this telling
of trees could h" stopped Even the
dull brain of ilie native could make
connection between tie sudden.
ngonized death OF some operator and
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-09-20
NATIVES ARE LAZY

The immediate causes Of the cruelt!
exercised by the bnSs collectors on the
natives are plain enough. The natives
are lazy. There is Il great amount Of
the sleeping sickness prevalent in these
regions. There IS Il certain amount Of
danger involved in 4 trip through the
rubber trees For all these reasons if
a native has enough food OF hand To
last him through the day he is natural
~ verse to going cupping after the
rubber.
On the other hand, the boss collector
has to supply his contracted amount to
the mercantile company. for the ships
a make the extreme headWaters only
while the overflow season is on. and
that is during a very few months of the
year. and every day counts i'll the col
lection. Coercive measures. therefore,
are resorted to to keep the native On
his rounds. Machetes are very much
in evidence, as they are used for slash
ing the outer bark to make missions
for the milk to escape. The boss col
lector finds a machete handler than Il
walking stick ia coercing 4 native.
If a native is delinquent the boss
collector may strike him with a ma
chete as with a stick. In such a case
the loss Of an ear or a limb may be
the result. In not a few instances per-
sistent refusal on the part of Il native
to work has caused him to be killed
outright. The man is simply shot
down.
Gun and machete furnish two means
Of melting industry on the part of the
natives. but these DO not comprise the
entire arsenal of energy producers. An
instrument similar 10 the Russian
knout and known as Il scourge. is the
badge of authority among oyerseers.
Few natives whose regular pursuit is
rubber gathering escape the scourge
and many of them can show backs
scanned and ridged. the result of blows
that have broken the skin and eaten
into the flesh. These are the prac-
tees which the British and the Ameri-
can governments are demanding that
Peru shall order ahated even if troops
have to be sent 10 the region where
they are common
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-09-20
KN

KE I'm Ahp llag nith their heads
bW& AIS we'll as ,hrjr hands have
lVE proved that il Is possible to
stay "a Ions tihur iu profession
aI ba~rt"lI. There are several men
~,il very much ian the game WHO may
yet break ar ~ lra>t equal ty Nouug'>
rc. ord. They az, not. however. pitch.
err. laulc~ ridden ~hcgkard i our IF
the veterans III whom The baseball pub
liz is yets much Interested. jimmy
broke into 'hc game as far back rs
1899. wheH ne play ed With the Mariet-
Ia and Lancaster semi-profesSional
team. Thence he moved to Ports
mouth. Va, going in the following year
to Brockton in New England.
HrooElIn corralled him next. and aft
or one year with Baltimore he went
back acloSS the bridge again. With
the rest OF his baseball career every
mall boy is familiar, especially the
small boy of Brooklyn. where James
was popular Toward the close OF his
term With the brooklyn team Sheck
ards work fell off. and there were
those who said that he WAS Sinking.
He Spruced up promptly when he went
to Chicago. S~ilpcharti was never very
happy in HroohlSn and was glad to
Get WAY,
There is Il great deal of good baseball
left in Sheckard. and ii would not be
surprising if he We're 10 stay in the lists
~ long ~ Young ana Willie hep!er.
Sleckard knows ''in~ide baseball" aS
we'll - the next man and should he
credited with some Of the thica.oiSmS
that have heretofore been attributed
to more famous members Of the cubs
Johnny Evpy~ has had most OF the
l~in.eli@ht. and il has been the custom
to attribute most of the clever moves
To him
Fred Trnney has Shr"kard beaten NY
one year. ana Tommy Leach. the man
whose hHr>hp>t words are "Dh. cricky"'
is II year behind Willie kcoler dates
back to 1SH1, hat there are still plenty
Of Rrook!Anitc~ Who can readily re
member when he played with til"
Flushing. Arlington and Acme teams.
Kcclcr is Il man OF whom every child
has heard.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-09-20
1-Herrngbone method Of tapping. Rubber trees. 3-Cooking -uooer.
4-Makinu rubber biscuits. Shuts Of rubber qatherers.

the fact that he had persiStcntly vic
lated the rule against Telling Il rubh"@
tree.
There are Suhtollc"torS who rank ~
section bosses and who follow the m"u
about on their round> and are armed
with Sconr.e and mae hetc. On one OK
caSion i'll the absolute knowledge ~
Il spectators. \, >~ubcoilcrtor found u
man cutting more deeply than h.
should INTO the rubber tree. He Stiueh
him on the side of the face With H.
tiat Of the machete and broke ;h2
mans jaw. leaving him with the re-
mark:
"l)ont cut SO deep ext time.
The days tour of the natives VIII"
cup the trees is nos y pleasant one,
They start ont in the morning with
fcrty or fifty tin cups Siun- over their
shoulders and are Obliged to waui,
sometimes waist or breast deep IL
mud and oOZ and slime. They must
be constantly alert for cohras AMI
venomous snakes. which infest the MA
terS, to say nothing of several species
OF saurians whose sharp teeth can per
form instantaneous a~mputati0n Of legs
or arms.
On reaching the rubber trees the}
make a Y shaped cut in the rough
outer bark. At the inverted apex ur
the angle thus made the tin cup is flS.
tened with Il piece OF gum. ANA the
oIprotion * ,.1tnataI from tom =. f,,.t,
times on the same tree. \ days work
consists in the are OF Il hundred Slra
trees for each man.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-09-20
ANTS AS REMEDIES.
insects and Their Eaqg Still Used as
Cures IN Europe.

Cures IN Europe.
Among the last ~ the remedies pro
vocativc of nausea or The Imagination
io disappear from the lists az ollirjli
remedies have teen preparations mu,lr
from ANTS. Srieh Preparations. h"N
ever. have NOT Obtained much r%rcu-ni-
tiou jn This country even among the
wise odd wouaen in domestic practice,
though IN parts 1T Europe thry are
yet IN use, says tile Milwaukee, Sen.
tiuel.
Ant baths, made Ivy boiling ants in
water, are Vet in use 10y Eayariau
peasants for rheumatism and -out aud
also in HeSsen and iii Hungary. In
bohemia, it is said. for paralysis of
The lower limbs patients are placed IN
an ant hill and allowed 20 remain un-
til the whole body is covered with the
insects. which are then shaken of
when the cure Is effected. In Bran
denburg an aching tooth is rubbed
With blood by means of Il crust of
bread. and the crust is then placed in
an ant hill. lmpoyerishment OF blood
T. cuftu ny means OF an t1S blIltN Ill
the hill of the large red ants.
The egg must have been laid 10y Il
pure white or pure black hen and
must have been found when still
warm. In Dhtrwulz the crushed eggs
aud larvae Of ants stirred up With
cream are used as a remedy for colic.
4. Salye made from wood ants. dog lat
and coal dust Is said 10 he used ny
Ni.pearian @Spsies against -"ltef.
There is also in use in Montenegro the
ant sulure" i'll domestic surgery.
Those who have been bitten ~ ants
noticed that the heads remained cling
ing 10 the skin when the body was
torn away. being held in place by the
powerful manGible$. The idea was
thus suggested that the ants jaws
could he used to close the edges Of
/ wounds The edges OF the cut are
pressed together. an ant * held so
that its Jaws. will grasp both sides ana
its body cut off. Several are applied
\ along the wound and serve instead Of
I the usual catcUt stitches.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-09-20
a Mystery.

Your little boy seems To he getting
along finely in school"
"Nes: can't understand IL. either,
Everybody thinks he takes after his
father. Chicago Record Herald.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-09-20
The Demand OF Fashion.

"Wox, There went SniithkinS in his
nnw six. When | know him Il few
gelrs 400 Ilc had i iunk shop.
lie still has. only ne moved II to :
fashionable street. Kept the sam stock
and labeled it Antiques. JUDGE.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-09-20
ALWAYS Wronq.

Mrs. Bacon My husband is always
an the wrong side Of the question.
Mrs. f.siert How do you know that
because he never agrees with me
Nonkcfs Statesman
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-09-20
A Rush Order.

Hungry Girl zone Of Il party Of tour
lists who have arrived late ut a country
inD No fresh eggs But you've got
hens. haven't YOU
lnnkeeper'S Wife Yes. but they're
all asleep.
Hungry Girl Well. hut can't YOU
wake them: ~llic2ende Batter.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-09-20

Larry noyl". captain Of The Giants,
is between two fires. Ills friends in
Hrcr>r. III. want him /" run tor
MAYOR Of that growing city, and Of
course his friends hcro insist that lie
must play second base for New York.
1t may be Mayor Doyle somc day. but
for the present it viii continue To he
-i.au@hin@ Larry" DOYLE, aptain Of
the Chants.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-09-20

hanty from Detroit cu,icd he major
league connections Of u Of base
balls greatest families. For eighteen
wears the D"lahantys have been prom
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-09-20
An Innovation.

Mrs. Yeast lust hove ~ shut my
eyes aud think,
Mr.. Yeast Why don't you Try that
" III your mouth some time, dear
ST. Louis i'nsl Dispatch
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-09-20
Had plenty.

Servant Please. sir. there's n man
M the door With II bill.
Air. owens Tell him We are we'll
supplied, boston Transcripts
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-09-20
Hard 20 Settle.

Life is full Of prohlcms.'
Yes. and il | could settle Il certain
of them | wouldn't bother about
the rest"
What problem is that:
whether or not to drint wAter WITH
ane's meals. Fer Years I've Eecn r"af
tuy medical opinions On both sides.
and I'm no nearer Il solution t!Eln |
WAS twenty yeagS ego. Kansas City
journ3i.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-09-20
a PAYING Fiuht.

He is always lighting other mems
battles"
There's no money in that"
"Thef" i for him He i q lawyer
Houston Post.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-09-20
A Union of Haluas

Bisgs Ny half brother Is engaged /,
my wife's half sister
Digs When Will the. he made one
= Boston Tganscript.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-09-20
WORSE THAN THE koNGo

Sir Roger reported that worse con
d1tdous exist in South America than
those which caused horror throughout
the civilized world in the kongo. 9th
er statements bear out the Easement
report in it's tale OF cruelty, manning
and actual murder OF natives that the
rubber yield may bring in golden re-
turns to the commercial companies OPP
Grating as concessiOnaires.
TO get a fair estimate Of the condi-
lions under which rubber is produced
only OF the region where the milk Of
the rubber trees is collected. but also
az the climate. OF the natives and of
the freedom from restraint. legal or
moral, which living In SC remote Il re-
g1On e~ngenders.
Peru's situation in the matter Is Pc
cullar. The Putnmayo district can he
reached from Lima only by weeks Of
travcl around by Panama and up the
Amazon. while the district itself is nm
1er The slightest al government, author.
1fy. There is practically no restraint
from the law. and u m:iil may be Hog
Hed. MANNED. poisoned or shot with ab
soiute iinpunIty rs regards government
l6lllcinls.
II lNA been estimated that Il ton Of
~ rlilailer represents the life OF u
~ann. Thlx Ii pOt entirely due Ia ts,e
xnr.,s.lfy Or the iMSs collector. MS he i
lnllexl. Tl,ussnndS of deaths "ceiIr an
&..~Il., sfrly6f disease. snake bite. crush
49, AZ flln Immense reptiles ilnt infest
wntpr and xwAnil,s Ut The upper
Sa1xopl, some Of these sonstrirtors tr.
nors tilnn ufty feet long, and not u
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-09-20

few from the i@noratce of the natives.
who neglect the CommOneSt hyg,"3l"
regulations Of civilization.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-09-20

intending Passenger tan ~ 4.
ScollaA Squire without change ON tli.
ear
trfNh 'ohillct"r NJ, man Nal
need Z nickel. Boston Transcript
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-09-20
Sympathetic Eyes.

nat was 4 queer -looklu. char il
the frollt ROW He had such i class.
stare"
Yes He had been gazing nj YOU
diamonds all the evening"