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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-03
ABOUT December.

December, like the three preceding
months, derives it's name from the
place which it held in the old Roman
calendar where the year was divided
tnominally into ten months with the
insertion of supplementary days to
complete the period for a revolution
tof the earth around the sun. The So
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-03
MEETS WEDNESDAY,.

A meeting of the Domestic Science
association will be held Wednesday
afternoon with Miss Bertha Larsh at
her home in South Thirteenth street.
The members are invited to attend. An
excellent program will be presented.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-03

Smith and Mrs. Phurlow Titus, of Cold
Water, Michigan, with Mrs. II. H.
Huntington. After the program a social
hour followed. Refreshments We're
served. Mrs. ]. H. Mills will entertain
the club next Monday afternoon at
her home in South Tenth street.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-03
MRS. KRAMER TO BE HOSTESS.

Mrs. Clarence Kramer will be host
ess Wednesday afternoon for a meet
ing of the Woman's Foreign Mission
airy society Of the Grace M. E. church
at her home, 1902 East Main street.
This is the regular time for meeting
and an interesting program has been
prepared for the occasion. The
members are all invited to be pres
ent.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-03
LUNCH DAY,

Lunch Day" will be observed We'd
nesday afternoon when the Penny club
meets with Mrs. Walter Richie at her
home, 307 Randolph street. All mem
bers are invited to be present.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-03
APRON SALE.

An apron sale will be held Friday
afternoon at two O'Clock at the First
Presbyterian church under the aus
pieces of the Aid Society. The ladies
may bring needleWork and spend the
afternoon.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-03
VISITING HERE.

Mrs. Phulow Titus. of Cold Water,
Michigan, is a guest at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. r.. H. Huntington in
East Main street, for a few days.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-03

ciety of Friends, not accepting the Ro-
man and heather names for the
months, gave these periods of time the
designations of first month" for Janu-
airy, second month";" for February,
etc, but outside of religious and So
cial events have been obliged to &C
cept the usual terms.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-03
TO ENTERTAIN.

Miss Eva King will entertain The
Kings Daughters at her home in
North Sixteenth street Wednesday ev-
ening. All members are cordially invit-
ed to be present
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-03
VISITING HERE.

Miss Clorine Amos, of Rushville, In
diana, is visiting with Miss Ruth Fried
gen at her home in the Wayne Apart
ments.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-03

on China. The talk will no doubt be
well worth hearing. All are welcomed
to come and enjoy the pleasure of the
evening.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-03

Ladies of Reid Memorial church will
have a bazaar at Miss Porter's Millin-
err Store in Hotel building. Friday of
this week, and market on Saturday.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-03
MEETS THURSDAY.

A meeting of the Woman's Relief
Corps will be held Thursday afternoon
in the Post Rooms at the Court House.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-03

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-28

the sthmus, but 1t took Morgan ten days to reach the rich city of Panama, which one month later the adventurers left be- hind them a waste of charred timbers and scorched stone and adobe. Then back again over the old trail went the army with the loot of Panama
 Two or three years later a Frenchman named La Sound tried the journey to Panama with pirate force. He went by another road, a little to the south. and was driven back by Spanish soldiers. In 1888, though you might have seen the most picturesque passage to tlfe Caribbean.
 The pirate fleet led by Edward Davis in the Pacific was through for while with pirating. The Englishmen sailed off around the Horn, but the French members of the band went overland, across what is now Nicaragua. There were 2S0 men un- der the leadership of Captains LePieard and Hout. divided Into four companies and laden with an immense treasure of silver, gold and jewels. Some of the men had more than they and their horses could carry and their less fortunate com panions helped them-for cons.eeration. The latter part of the journey was on tho Cocos river, in which much of the treas ure was lost Finally the party reached the coast, 10 find that the British govern ment had agreed not to punish English pirates who had reformed The French pirates. however, were taken to Jamaica, deprived of their booty and imprisoned for ii year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-28

There will be no reduction in the price of 1 shilling charged to members of par liament for their dinners. Colonel Lock wood, the chairman of the kitchen com mittee, says that as 1t stands, the honor able gentlemen are eating daily about shilling 6 pence worth of food. According to the menu the shilling diner has his choice of three joints nnlimited helpings) with vegetables cheese. butter. bread and choice of two sweets That the par liamentarians appreciate good thing when they see,-it is shown by the fact that 2090 of these dinners were served last week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-28
Pirates in Panama

From the St Louis hepDoils
 Away down in the jungle of the canal zone in Panama there Is road that is
 ply tne oluest paved road in the new world In the past century 1t was not often used except in recent years, while the canal has been building, but there was a time when it was as important as any one of the great, transeontmental rail roads. It was the connection between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Now. after being neglected for years. II IS 10 be cov- cred with d boulevard pavement of mac adam and cared for with due respect It is venerable way of S50 years and more. and that measures only it's life as a paved way. From before tho time of Bal boa a trail led across the Isthmus of Pan- anna at this point.
 From Panama, the city on the Pacific coast, the trail led up inro the mountains, through valleys and along the sides of cliffs where there was not space for the driver to walk abreast of the pack horse. The trail ended al point on the Chagres river, where the stream became deep enough for canoes and ratts, and Gown this river to the Carribean sea and the harbors of Colon and Aneon, where tho new canal ends, were carried loads of jew els and of gold to be taken across the sca by stately Spanish galleons or to be cap- tnred on the way by French or English pirates.
 This old road, the ancient trail paved with stone where 1t crossed soft land, knew the tread of pirates. Pirates were privileged persons in the old Gays. France and England were usually at war with each other except when they were lighting the Spaniards, and each government vas glad to have vessels fitted out and com missioned as privateers, which should prey on the commerce of the enemy in the Caribbean. Whenever a treaty was ar ranged these privateers were out of work, and they became pirates until war broke out again. Sometimes they re- mained pirates. Such huceancor was Henry Morgan who ls,, the first piratiral expedition across the Isthmus of Panama. In the six years that hc had been d pi- rate captain Morgan had become the most famous man in tho West Indies, and in 1870 he found liraseir a; the head of 37 vessels and more than 20OO men. With 1200 men he set out the third week in January. 1871. up the river Chagrea and over the old trail. You can sec on the map what a short distance it Is across
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-28
SCHOOLS USING "MoyIEso
Motion Pictures Have Place in Edu-
 cati0nal Institutions

From Photography.
 The introductio of motion pictures in the public schools has proved so satisfactory that in New York, where the experiment was tried with complete success. there have been vigorous protests on account of the temporary elimination of this fea- ture of educational work because of the danger of fire. Teachers and parents are testfying to the value of this new aeen- cy in imparting instruction in a vivid and effective manner. Historic events have been reviewed in pictures. and the impressions made upon the minds of the children are believed to be more lasting than the impressions they get from text books Scenery buildings and views of foreign countries impart taste for travel and give the young people bet ter idea than they get by reading of famous objects and places.
 In California the kinetoscope and the phonograph have been firmly established as agencies of public education. In other states experiments are being made. Iey- anywhere the verdict is the same. This leads to the conclusion that motion pie lures will figure prominently in ednea- tional work In the future.
 Moving picture shows accompanied by lectures. are being tried in the public schools of Fitchbuig. Mass, to teach moral conduct. The pictures show fights between boys the quarrels of girls and the way In which genes should be pltNed fairly. Explanatory remarks are made by the teacher or by someone vf9 ac- companies the moving picture outfit from room to room and arc intended to int press upon the pupils the right and wrong of everyday conduct.
 This seems an excellent innovation and one tha, may help to solve the problem of how morals may be efficiently taught in the schools. The pictures furnish en- tertainInent and concentrate attention while they teach It has been predicted by Thomas 4 Edison that geography will be lcarnsd by children in the future from moving pictures and mote de- liehtful way of learning t can hardly be imagined. Probably many other studies can thus be made Interesting and highly ns.rictiye. The moving picture outfit seems destined to become part of tho cquipmcnt of every progressively managed | school
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-28
The Night Clerks Job
rom the New York Times.

From the New ork Times.
 Sometimes the night clerks job has its drawbacks' remarked the tall, thin man behind the desk at the hotel. These wierd tales that guests will tell in the still night he went on, they're one thing that makes a fellow wish there were more people around
 "One night about o'clock a guest came up to the desk and spent an hour telling me earnestly about the black cat That had been sitting on the foot of his bed. As he talked I noticed the fellow had a queer look in his eye.
 "A black cats nothing but a black cat, but somehow a fellow doesn't want to hear much about 'em in the middle of the night from a nervous man with a queer look in his eye. This man said that the cat came in when the waiter brought his dinner up to the room. Then the cat took chair at the table opposite him, he said. and tucked a napkin under it's chin.
 1T asked it if it didn't want something didn't-politest cat I ever saw
 Great line of talk, wasn't it?
 Then he started in to direct lot of men building a skyscraper there in the lobby. I couldn't see the skyscraper, but he did. He had a force of about 400 men hosting stone and steel and he bossed the job.
 By and by he went back to his room and tried to sleep. But inside of half an hour he came down again to tell me about the man out in the back yard who was changing hens into horses and rub
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-28
Another Prodigy

From the Owensboro tKy) Inquirer.
 Horace Bates, the 7-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Bates of Sacra- mento, Mclean county, is an infant prodigy. The boy can spell any word in the spoilers used in the Sacramento schools, and hundreds of them not in the spoilers. He spells difficult geographical names with greater ease than most boys Of the age spell words of three letters. He has attended school only two months. His memory is just as wonderful In reading and mental arithmetic as it is in spelling. He can read a chapter of ordinary length in the New Testament, lay the book aside. and recite the chap ter without emitting word. He knows the multiplication table as well as he knows the alphabet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-28
There Are Jokes and Jokes

Hardec Kirkland, who plays Van Dyke, the corporation. counsel in 'rho Woman" at the Olympic is much addicted to prac- tical Joking. A few days ago. passing a hardware store near the theater, he saw rather vacant-loolSing young man be- hind tho counter. He entered and sad:
 ''HaVo you copy of Loves AnsHer 7 NO. sir: this is a hardware store
 'oh. never mind about the fly-leaf; that does not natter
 ''Yes, but we don't sell books here, sir.
 "Oh, wrap it up in anything.
 q tell you. we don't sell books And here he bawIed into l<irkland's ear; NO booksi Hardware"
 Thanks, very much; I'll wait and with q bland smile Kirkland sat down
 The clerk could stand it no longer, but rushed into the inner office and reap peared with his employer.
 What do you want?" the employer, sternly.
 T want a flle-about so long" said Kirkland quietly
 certainly. sir" said the boss. giving his assistant bounce-for-you-my-o boy kind of look.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-28

and similar dlSorders. In all tnefe h. stances there is need of laxative, and no better laxative can be taken than DR. CALDWELL'S SYRUP PEPSlN. It has everything to recommend it as a laxative for all the family, from the baby to the grandparents. It is mild. 1t acts gently and does not gripe. it is
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-28
Sunken Forest Uncovered
} London Standard.

From the London Standard.
 A prehistoric forest has been brought to light by the recent stormy weather and heavy seas at Freshwater West, on the south Pembrokeshre coast. The ac- tion of the waves has resulted in the washing away of great quantities of sand and there is now exposed to view a sunken forest of about a quarter of an acre in extent.
 Where there was a stretch of unbroken yellow sand there is now a mass of black rocks and huge, black gnarled trees. with their roots embedded in the rocks and earth The trunks of these trees in many cases are in splendid preservation. In some cases the wood has simply changed color, while in others it is of the nature of coal Most of the trunks are enerusted with sandstone, and it is prob ably due to this that they are so well preserved
 It is evident that at some far distant
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-28
Mothers Keep Their Chil- dren Healthy Using DR. CALDWELL'S
 SYRUP PEPSIN

pr. Caldwell:
 I received. the sample bottle of Syrup Pepsin you sent me. Have taken 1t and sent to the druggist and got Doc bottle. Have taken all of that and am now commencing on second BOG bot tle It has helpedsme wonderfully and I expectsto continue taking 1t for aome time. as think 1t is an excsllent med icine. J. B. Martin.
 Summit. Miss.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-28

remedy family
 of does not stomach assue
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-28

ping black cats in his hands until they turned into pink goats
 Four days after that I heard that my visitor had been taken over to the hos pital with a bad case of D. ITS, and had passed on. He was calm enough when he was telling me about the things he was seeing, but it wasn't cherry line of talk to listen to.
 "Of course. those things don't happen so often around a hotel but when any body does see things-robin eggs, blue buffaloes, purple giraffes, or anythings the night clerks the man that has to hear all about 'em.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-28

served and the procession proceeded mer- rily along, marking the boundaries of the ancient college town when a learned doctor of Eton college was pushed into the Willow Brook.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-28

period the land at this place was cov- cred with a dense forest, and that there was either a subsistence or that there was a huge landslide which led to large tract being engulfed in the sea. This was again covered with layer of sand, only to be laid bare once more.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-28

Harry Brunty Dr. Caldwell:
 After using the sample bottle of your wonderful Syrup Pepsin bought a large bottle so that I would have 1t at hand. I gave 1t to my little boy Harry, who has always been constipeted. It regulated his bowels immediately and he Is no longer troubled. I will always keep Syrup Pepsin in the house for him as well as for myself. Mrs. J. E. Brunty,
 1908 Ninth Ave. Nashville. Tenn. pr. Caldwell:
 1 received your sample bottle of Syrup Pepsin and find 1t all 0. K, so I am now on s1.00 bottle. l have decided to use 1t and no other feel like a new man. John M. Glover,
 2521 1st Ave, Birmingham, Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-28
What Did If Mean?

Your speech sounded good" said the constituent. but l can't help thinking that some of it didn't mean anything in particular"
 You all cheered it, though" said the orator.
 Yes
 .'Then we're even. don't think any of you know exactly what the word hooray' means"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-12
Musing By the Fire

Night fell and Cinderella sat musing by the kitchen fire. Her naughty sisters had gone with their father to the grand ball al the royal palace.
 She thought much of the ball-but most she thought of the wonderful being-the man who had appeared that day at her fathers castle as the squire of the mock prince.
 His face came ever across her fancy and her dreams. Faithful old Pedro came in and asked her why she looked so melancholy-and yet at the same time so harpy.
 Ut Is none of your business,' replied Cinderella.
 Just then the door opened and in came the same old woman to whom Cinderella had given succor that day.
 Why" cried Pedro, how did you get here again? What do you want?'
 That is nice way to treat the god mother of your favorite." replied the old woman. But, my godchild. thine eyes look red as if thou hadst been weeping, Come. what is thy sorrow? o. l know, you wish to go to the prince's ball?'
 "Y-e-e-ess," stammered Cinderella.
 Well you shall go. l am somewhat of a fairy Come, let us make haste, for time passes. Pedro. run into the garden and fetch me a pumpkin
 Hey, what?" said the astonished Pe- dro Well I am gone'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-12
Driven to the Kitchen

The naughty sisters declared that An gelina's name should no longer be that with which she was christened, but Gin derella-as she was always where her place was-among the cinders.
 Cinderella had been remarkably ugly baby, and neither the sisters nor the fa- ther had noticed that. as she grew up, she grew to be a most beautiful young woman
 Why should they concern themselves with their household drudge? She had no spirit-coud not by any possibility be esutiful-while they had their own opin- ion as to their own good looks.
 The prince had sent on ahead mes senger to say to the baron and his daugh- ters that his majesty was to give that night grand ball at his palace in the city. bidding them to be present. and stating that, in the meantime, he, with his suite. would pay visit to the castle.
 The baron and his two naughty daugh- ters were all excitement when the courier had delivered his message. and there was much hustle and preparation to afford a worthy reception for the prince.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-12

The story of cinderella ls' Tn Us essentials. so old that its origin Is lost |n the dim twilishts of history. It Is supnosed to be of Eastern origin.
 In Egypt it was known under the title of "Fhodopis and Pasammettchus,' and in the 18th century was we'll known in Germany In fact, in one form or another, the story is world wide in its spread. Grimm made it one of his
 Househo1d Tales" and many an Eng lish version of 1t has been written.
 In some continental versions the lost slipper is of fur and not of glass, and particular people have averred that the "glass." always used in the English ver- sions. is but a mistranslation of the French word 'vair'' (fur); tthat being taken as .'verre" (glass).
 But the point does not seem. to be well taken in spite of the learned crit lies A fur" slipper might have stretched enough to have allowed of one Of the naughty sisters to have got 1t on--a glass" one could not stretch.
 One of Rossini's most beautiful operas was Cinderella" and from the "book" of that opera and Grimm's tale this condensation is mostly drawn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-12
The Enchanted Glen

So matters stood when one day. out hunting. he outstripped his comrades in |the chase. and. losing them, wandered
 into romantic glen. deeply embowered lin Towering shrubs and odoriferous trees
 Roses were growing there wild in |proiusion. many birds of sweet song
 land splendid plumage were flying about
 land in little pool in the center of the
 |glade gold and silver fishes were sport |ing in the water
 The prince was on foot, clad in suit
 |of hunting green. and bore in his hand Ia geld embossed hunting spear. His steed he had been obliged to Ilcave just outside the glen. For the
 |steed had absolutely refused to enter
 the place.
 Felix paused, looking in rapture at
 |the beautiful scene before him. Never throughout my wandering in |fo eign parts" said he to himself, have h beheld spot so beautiful. And yet |my steed refused to enter it. Witt lear erect and eyes of fire he started back as if some fearful vision had |crossed his sight. Il seems to me as Tiff some more than mortal power com |pelled me to come here"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-12
All Their Own Fault

She shrank back from the prince and fell upon seat in dismay. As the last sound Of the gong came there was great sensation in the great company gathered within the princely halls.
 The visiting princess became at once poor little Cinderella agan-clothed in rags, and the Baron Pedro serving man in rough garb.
 Pedro and Cinderella fled before the eyes of the astonlshed company. Outside in the courtyard they found only pump kin awaiting them and saw a rat, mice and lizards scamperiug away.
 They ran as fast as they could toward the castle, and caught their breath when they were once more seated by the kitcrs. en fire.
 Well, here we are again." said Pc "and a pretty mess we have made os
 70, Pedro" sobbed Cinderella, happiness made me forget my duty- fairy kept her word--she warned | was our fault"
 Sc they sat and talked over the adv lures of the night--Cinderella having the while at the back of her mind th face and voice of the young prince
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-12
Stealing His Credit

Now the baron had prepared a few slight reflections for his august visitor. And in the doing of it he had depopu- lated his poultry yard and stretched to Ire limit of his credit with the vendors of bread and meat in the village below the castle.
 It must he admitted that for princely visitor to drop in, uninvited, to the castle of a poor, proud. pompous and foolish baron is a disturbing thing.
 Think. Mir. Smith or Mir. Jones. how you would feel if, after having spent half the night trying to figure out how you could make the butcher believe that he had cheated you in meat on bill that had not been paid for months and months, you should suddenly receive no- tice that the governor. or the vice pres- ident, or the president of the senate would visit you in an hour and a half.
 Low rpnch more awful would it be fl the grand pandjarum himself were 10 sigaily his intention of gracing by his presence your humble doors.
 But the baron had put his hest foot for ward he had done very well-very well indeed. under the trying circumstances and there were refreshments-such as they were