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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-23
SICKROOM PLANTS.
Why They Should Be Put Out Of Doors
During the Night.

Why They Should Be Put Out Of Doors
During the Night.
In his random suggestions to his
students. printed in the Medical Rec
ord, Robert FL. NJ. Dawbarn. NJ. D.,
tells why it is considered best not to
keep flowers or growing plants in a
sickroom at night Flowers give of
moisture taken up from the soil; hence
air becomes somewhat humid If many
particularly growing plants-are kept
in the room. Flowers having a meth
cd of breathing, they use up the oxy-
gen as human beings do and in ex-
change give of carbonic dioxide as
waste matter.
1.-The action Of sunlight upon the
stems, leaves and all green parts Of
flowers is to store carbonic dioxide
within the plants and release oxygen.
Thus in daylight there Is. fair bal
ance between the carbonic dioxide and
the oxygen given and taken, leaving
neither good nor i'll results. But dur
ing the entire night the plant contin-
ues to breathe. and until the return Of
daylight the oxygen Is used just like
an additional person breathing in the
room, thus leaving less oxygen for the
use of the invalid. Therefore the
standing order to remove all plants
and flowers at night is based upon the
facts of plant physiology and Is right
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-23
Sore Throat.

You owe it to your family to have 9
bottle of TONSlLINE ready for instant use
at the first appearance Of Sore Throat
TONSIllNE viii cure it, and by curing il
you avoid the danger of Tonsilitis, Quinsy,
Group, Diphtheria and other dread diseases
No wonder TONSILINE is so popular a
Sore Throat Cure. 1t is made to cure
Sore Throat. When you have Sore Throat
the gateway to the body is sick. ~
Then you need q remedy you can be TX
sure of-one made especially for
curing Sore Throat. Don't delay III
TONSILINE is the stitch in time.
rs cents and 80 cents. Hospital
Size s1.00. All Druggists. "a
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-23
Thu BOY Tortoise.

Though the tortoise is slow Of foot.
1t is quick to make the best of all its
available modes of defense. The box
tortoise possesses n singular defensive
apparatus. The plastron or shell COW
ering the under part of the body is so
formed that its front segment can be
drawn upward to protect the animal
head. the head meanwhile being dra wn
back under the carapace or shell on the
back of the tortoise. The upper and I'M
der shells then meet in front. forming
kind of box in which the creature is
unassailable. When the danger is pass
ed the reptile relaxes muscle and
the raised part of the plastron falls. al
lowing the head and fore feet to come
forth. This movable plate is fastened
to the piastron by q strong hinge of
elastic hganeaA
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-23

cannot praise your Vegetable Compound
too highly. Everywoman should take it at
that time. / recommend it to both old
land young for female troubles. Mrs.
EMILY SUMMERsGILL, Swarthmore, Pa.
Baltimore, Md.-"My troubles began
with the loss of child, and had hem
iorrhages for four months. The doctors
Esaid an operation was necessary. but l
threaded it and decided to try Lydia E.
tPinkham's Vegetable Compound The
medicine has made me a well woman and
II feel strong and do my own work. -
Mrs. ]. R. PICKING, 1860 Sergeant st. 4,
Baltimore, Md.
Since we guarantee that all testimo-
.nials which we publish are genuine, is it
mot fair to suppose that if Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound has the viz
tue to help these women it will help any
Iother woman who is suffering in like
manner?
III you want special advice write to
Lydia e. Pinkham Medicine Co. (confi.
IdentiaD Lynn, Mass. Your letter will
be opened, read and answered by q
MsaAn and held il stEdct confidence.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-23
Cciu Stcraoe Cats,

Cciu Storage Cats.
Uncle Sam has thousands Of cats,
which he employs at a cost of about
SIS year each. The government
maintains in the Philippine Islands a
small army of ''coId storage cats. At
the immense cold storage depot at
Manila. where great quantities of pro-
visions are Kept. cats are most neces-
sary, and at the esta blishment Of the
post there we're sent there some of the
famous cold storage breed. This breed
originated in the great warehouses Of
a cold storage company and has devel-
oped special qualifications for endur-
ing extreme cold. These cold storage
cats are short tailed and chubby. with
long and heavy fur.-Argonaut.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-23
Strict School Rules,

John Wesley held that school chill.
dren should do without holidays alto
gether. When he opened Kingswood
school in 174S he announced that "the
children of tender parents. so called,
have no business here. for the rules
will not be broken in favor Of any
person whatsoever. Nor is any child
received unless his parents agree that
he shall observe all the rules Of the
house and that they will not take him
from school. no, not for a day, till
they take him for good and ALL" Fur
Their, no play days were permitted, and
no time was ever allowed for play on
the ground that he who plays when
he Is child will play when he be-
comes a man. Every Friday the chill
dren had to work till in the after
noon without breaking their fast
London Chronicle.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-23
A Faith Cure.

DR.. Josiah Oldfield relates story of
his student days at St Bartholomew
hospital. A man came to him with an
injury to his hand. The doctor did not
know what the ailment was, but he
prescribed an ointment which was
practically lard. The man returned to
the hospital the following week.
"Ah. sir" he said, II begin to recog.
nize why it is that St Bartholomew S
hospital has such great reputation!
come from Leicester and have been to
all the doctors in Leicester. Your oint-
ment has done me more good in one
week than all the ointment Of the doc.
tors Of Leicester in many months"
That result. added the doctor. was
owing to the fact that the man came
to st. Bartholomew believing that he
could be cured there.-London Graphic
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-23

An electric light company in New
York city was recently kept very busy
in thawing out frozen water pipes by
electricity. using as many as ave
trucks equipped with the special ap-
paratus required for the thawing work.
The average time for the current TO do
its work was about thirty minutes
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-23

worlds record in postage ex.
penses on single letter has been
established by the cost of sending a
packet of valuable securities from
Russia to Austria, amounting TO S94O
The envelope measured more than two
feet long by foot wide. and one side
was entirely covered by 1S2 stamps
representing the cost of postage and
insurance.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-23
Two Records.

81 have crossed the Atlantic twenty
times" boosted the man from New
York.
Have your replied the man from
Chicago. MY record beats that"
"Oh. really: How many times have
you been over?"
I've never been over at all. but I've
set foot in every state Of the Union"
quite remarkable. By the way. old
chap. how many states are there now p
Chicago Record Herald.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-23
Why He Was Late.

what made you so late?"
| 81 met Smithson."
well, that is no reason why you
should be an hour late getting home
to supper"
| 81 know, but asked him how he was
feeling, and he insisted on telling me
about his stomach trouble"
Did you tell him to take Chamber
Nain's Tablets?"
Sure, that is what he needs" Sold
Ny all dealers.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-23

In one respect, at least, the Philip
pines are well Americanized. At a
thousand Filipinos crowded into the
big stadium. 1t beats cock fighting.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-23
Good Scheme.

Hicks-You keep duplicates Of all
your old love letters? What an idea!
Wicks-Yes: when l have done some
thing particularly foolish Just read
over one Of those letters. 1t Is quite
encouraging to know that I'm not near
ly so much of a fool as l used to be-
EXCHANGE
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-23

During the year 1911 forty warships
Wer elaunched in the British navy.
These include eight superdread.
thoughts, carrying 1876 inch guns; two
protected cruisers, two unarmored
.cruisers. twenty-three torpedo boat
destroyers and five submarines. These
,ships aggregated 221, 900 tons and will
scost when completed over $4,000, 600
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-23

one periOu Oh nearly
two years / had hem
orrhages and tn e
doctors told me /
would have to un-
dergo an operation,
but / began taking
Lydia E. Pinkham's
v ege ia bic Com
pound and am in
good health now. I
am all over tn e
Change of Life and
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-23
Not EasiIy CAUGHT.

Wife, see you're putting on your
new coat. 1t makes my old hat look
awfully shabby. Husband-Is that so .?
Well. that's soon mended. I'u put on
my old coat.-Fliegende Batter.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-23

A railway in England has box of
toys on all it's trains, so that children
may have something to play with
while travelling
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-23
notice.!

Fairview service has been extended
TO IL p. m. instead of 1880. as here
tofore. east
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-23

Worry poisons the mind just as much
as deadly drug poisons the body and
Just as surely.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-23
DOCTORS ADVISE
OPERATIONS
Saved by Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.

Swarthmore, Penn. - For fifteen
years I suffered untold agony, and for
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-23

The Coliseum.
May 23rd and 24th-Richmond May
Music Festival.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-23

Lindley Hall, EarIham.
May 19th-Day Student play.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-23

At The Murray
Vaudeville afternoon and night.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-23

At the Palace.
Latest Motion Pictures.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-23
AmuSeme1tS
THEATRICAL CALENDAR.

Gennett Theater.
April 25-"The Bohemian Girl"
May 4th-Mrs. Guy McCabe.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-23
MORE TRAVELLING MEN NEXT YEAR.

Having recently entertained the United
Commercial Travellers, Richmond went after
and got" the national convention of the
Travellers -frotecttve Association for the year
1913
In competition with Birmingham, Denver
and Buffalo, the Virginia delegation not only
won the convention for Richmond but elected
Walton Saunders, OF this city.
Both Richmond and the r. P A. are to be
congratulated No doubt the latter had heard
from the II. G, r. recently IN convention here.
Certainly Richmond's success. after its recent
experience with the travelling men in one of
their great organized bodies will make strong
appeal to every citizen
The entertainment within one year of the
national organizations representing practically
the whole body of commercial representa-
tives in the country means a great deal more
than that Richmond's business men are on the
alert to keep the city on the map of the coun-
try and In the faiHds of the men who make mr.
country. For any community to come In touch
with the practical. working forces OF general
trade and industry la quick asset of large
tangible value. We want all the conventions
that can be brought here that represent any
thing OF worth or purpose. The usefulness
OF no convention ia more readily appreciable
than OF that which will serve to complete
Richmonds Acquaintance with the travelling
men OF America
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-23
COMMENT
Baseball to the Rescue.

There has been q perceptible diminution of
political bitterness Of recent weeks-except of
course. in Chicago. Two months ago every
body was talking politics and going to political
meetings. Now We observe with relief those
not Immersed in the crops are at the baseball
game If the country lives through these
troublous times. 1t will have baseball, among
other things, to thank
The wise Dooley long time ago advised peo-
pie not to worry too much over the state OF
the country, and to give themselves instead to
consideration of the score card, batting aver
ages and the cussednes Of the umpire. The
advice was not needed, More eyes are on the
sporting page today than the political page.
More breath goes to boosting the home team
than to backing the home candidate.
1t Is dreadful to think what might happen
were there baseball games to take minds
off the political revolution now ripe about US.
The problem OF over-seriousness is a great one
In high-strung America. We get too serious at
baseball games, in fact. But II that seriousness
were added to the seriousness already focused
on politics. 1t would go bad with us. When
all other efforts to restore peace and bring
about Il happy ending to the Chicago unpieas-
antness have failed there viii be yet the best
recourse Just before the convention bursts
into million fragments underits own over
pressing steam, let 1t adjourn for the afternoon
and watch the White Sox or the Cubs steam
roll or be steam rolled by whatsoever aggrega-
ton happens that day to be in the way. After
that, H. the convention settle down to
sweet reasonableness, there is no virtue in safe
ty valves.-Nebraska State Journal
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-23
PUBLIC SAFETY AND Merry yuRIEs.

What avals ii to clamor against wrong
ard make public lamentation If court
override another and jury sustain magis-
trate, and then keep the promise to the ear
and break it to the hope by reducing the PEN
atty by half and letting the guilty man so
with the belief that he may always success
fully appeal from the sterner justice of a mag
ieirate 10 the clemency of a trial by his peers
There has been public outcry against auto
mobile speeders. The Richmond Automobile
Club Is interested. The newspapers have
voiced the opinion OF all. The Board of Po-
lice Commissioners has proposed to the City
Council an ordinance designed to further and
more thoroughly regulate the operation OF au-
tomobties and 10 act cure for the mania
of speeders. Justice Crutchheld has come in
for much criticism because he has not i'm
posed severer penalty on the speed maniacs
brought before him. He answers by saying
that in many instances the hnes he imposes
are reduced by Hastings Court jury. OF
course. that does not lessen his burden: but
on the other hand, It does furnish him plausi-
Bile excuse for not inficting the maximum
penalty, when he Is practically assured that
he will be reversed on appeal.
On Friday a negro chauffeur who had been
fined $50 by Justice Crutchaeld for speeding
went before jury and, though found guilty
OF the crime OF which he had already been
convicted. was Aned only s25. Nor is this
By any means frat instance. In some cases
the fines have been reduced from 500 to SO,
and yet the people wonder why speeding con-
tinues. why daily and nightly they and their
children are fmperiled. and why the law Is
Knocked
The jury is supposed 10 represent the peo-
pie. Does It always? Does 1t even in the
majority OF instances! Why criticize Crutch-
neld aone7 II the veteran police justice
should impose fail sentence for speeding as
under the State law he has the power to do
does anyone suppose that the convicted one
would not appeal that, Appealing he would
not be saved from Imprisonment? Accord
ing to jury logic. the defendant would be- "A
pretty good sort OF fellow" or one who
didn't mean no harm mellow" or the son of
father who is pretty big man around
here" Result: small fine. tempting to a
repetition OF the orense. instead OF the impo-
sikion OF sentence that would stop III Yet
people wonder that speeding continues. Some
0f them have nothing else TO do. so long as
eAey and theirs escape the danger that threat
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-23
Barton Heights

The beautiful lawn of Mr.. and Mrs.
Julian c. Anderson. ITO Miller avenue.
on Friday afternoon, was the scene
OF delight and Faerr.nent to. ~ gecalg
number Of little folk. The occasion
was the sixth birthday anniversary
Of little Miss Hazel Anderson. Inter
esting games and delightful refresh
ments were greatly enjoyed by Der
numerous little friends present.
Her guest were as follows: Helen
Anderson. Alma Broaddus, AiIoen Pen
son, Evelyn Bowden, John Powell
Bowden, Elizabeth Crenshaw, Stuart
Crenshaw, Margaret Cars Bernardtne
Duggan. Lawrence Duggan. Margaret
Freeman. Arthur Collins, Stanley Col
Inns, Margaret Jones, Florence Louise
Jones, -WnodYtlla Page William Pull
liam. Virginia PeaseIey. Lavinia Rob-
ms. Gladys Reams, Bette Shackclt,rd.
Percy Isabel, Gertrude and Anna
Smith, Margaret Winsfeld. Hazel
Wood, Angus Wood. Ellen Tucker.
Percy Yost. Thelma Schisler and Dor
ris Schisler.
Mrs. John r. Broadnax. of Atlanta,
after spending two weeks visiting her
daughter. Mrs. John Garrett. left
Thursday for her summer home on the
coast OF Maine, where she will remain
4ill October 18th, when she will re-
turn to Atlanta.
Mrs. Webster. Of Richmond. who has
beer critically I'll at the home af ner
sister. Mr.. j. G. Jeter. 703 North
avenue, Ii improving. AS soon A. she
Is we'll enough to travel she expects
to 20 to West Virginia with her
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-23
ems you and me, as we'll as them.

ems you and me, as we'll as them.
The jury is either safeguard or menace As
Its action Is reasoned or arbitrary, 1t Is guar
anty of law enforcement or Indictment to law
breaking. Answersble to nothing except
public opinion, 1t is important in the light OF
growing abuse that the Jurors who seem
ingiy stand In such awe of motorists as to
grant them special immunites should be given
that moral bracing OF the backbone which
only aroused public can induce.
AS a starter, Justice Crutchfeld might first
impose a Jail sentence and thus definitely
raise the issue.
To the same end, the authorities RESPONSE
BILE for the selection of the panels from which
juries are picked might take some definite step
toward improving the quality of the mass from
which the talesmen are drawn.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-23
A GOOD LITTLE MAN GONE WRONG.

Judge Ben Lindsay IL an intense little per-
conceals within his narrow breast a con-
science that gives evidences OF being too big for
the brain with which 1t Is allied
Judge Lindsay's career. up to a certain
point was OF national value. as anything is of
general interest and benefit which goes to show
that the public ia right at heart and sound at
the core. So long as he confined himself to
the big task OF insisting that justice In the
case OF children had it's root in reformation
instead of vengeance, Judge Lindsay found
that he had the people at his back. So long as
he contented himself with carrying the Gold
len Rule" into the dealings of society with
crime and ignorance. he held popular SYM
patty that won way for him, So long as
he pitched his various campaigns on the the
Tory that viciousness is never necessary and
that 1t never excuses either graft or cruelty,
politicians OF the practical sort continued to
discover that there was something, after all,
in what the +htgh-brows called Ideal.
AS trenchant, sef-sacrifcng force working
out the application Of higher hopes and purer
"a
Lindsay was a blessing. 1t Is all the more
pity that, having found his field and demon
strated his worth within 1t, such a man should
now commence TO fritter away concrete USE
fulness upon q halfdigested nation.
I. WIS a sad day for Judge Lindsay when
he met Theodore Roosevelt The physically
| tiny man gasped at the Drawn of the rugged
Ifct5 IN
tangible reform came under the glamor of the
genius of millennial promises The man with
conscience too simple to see that force
Of protest does not spell morality, or that pic
turesque braggadocio can never mean any set
purpose beyond that OF selfish deception.
Flattered and fustered, given the freedom OF
the White House, -patronlzed- millionaire
maiden ladies and club Presidents, 1t may be
that Judge Lindsay felt the swell OF his con-
science and concluded that 1t was the only
one---or the biggest one-in the world. In
such company, 1t was the most natural thing
in the world that conceit should run into syc-
ophancy.
During all the paving of the Bull Moose,
Judge Ben Lindsay has been running around
3,
swelled UP, very offcious and oracular.
| Now it is announced that he is to be cccou-
cheur to the impending birth in August OF the
Progressive Party!
| 1t is sad, but 1t looks true. An exceedingly
good little man has gone hopelessly mad with
the idea of his greatness
Judge Lindsay is--or was--a success as
Judge OF the Juvenile Court.
But he will find himself Juvenile indeed
when he leaves the thing he can do we'll to
carry his conscience into contact with things
hh knows nothing about.
| Some localities are referred to as not being
the proper loahng grounds for ministers
sons" Judge Lindsay will sooner or later
discover that the trail of the Bull Moose is not
| pathway to which a man with a conscience
can safely trust himself
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-23

the hope Of aiding Democracy, It is willing to
forego and discourage the ambition of its
own statesmen for the highest ONCE. 1t be-
ileves in Its own men, but not in their polit-
ical fortunes. 1t sacrifices natural sectional
prejudice to the good OF the cause. But 1t
happens that the South is alone among the Sec
lions to deny the availability OF Southern
man rs a Presidential possibility
All in all. we are rather sorry than other
wise that the credit for this interview should
go to an obscure newspaper man. rather than
to the well-known Virginian to whom he so
generously attributed it.