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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-11-06

No" thar the election is over and
SO know who rs the man az the nation
We want 20 do a little Growing our
s.l'g- ana 10 lef mo theatregoiug pub
lic 20 this city know That rho fnInare.
m"nt of he popular Orphcum tbDnfra
las secured the art 81 Conrpv and
ls"mairr Tor the balance % This wcer
md This Ercgt team will b. seen In a
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-11-06

ing locale in which its activities arc
developed
Mr. Crane viii bring his ORIGINAL
production and company here aud pre-.
sent the piece exactly us 30 was given
curing its four months run ~ Ncx
1ork CITY last year. where 10 scored
e solid hit 100 an exceptionally bril-
Liant season
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-11-06

~ 20 them! oe OF II STYLES Just such that homekeererS
S nr TOT nSeIy nvng room dining room hall he'd Twoon
neSdayS selling ~
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-11-06

more h"ior" ne. Seats will have 10
b" secured well IN advance
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-23
The PATRONAGE Evil.


it,
of iers
in the Congressman
patronage
follower office, dis
member completely relieved from the solicitation of avors
public bust
The trade their
district
villages
probably Republican
he
third
hoped that Mr. has had with job
hunter will win friendship or
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-23
This Dale IN History
DECEM Der %.

1732-Sir Richard Arkwright, in
ventor of the spinning frame, born in
Preston, England. Died August 3,
1892.
17S3-Gen Washington delivered up
his commission in the army to con-
gress, in session at Annapolis.
1795--Sir Henry Clinton, who COM
manded the British forces in the Amer
lean Revolution, died. Born in 1888.
1805-Joseph Smith, the founder of
Mormonism, born. Died June 27, 1914.
1814-Date of the charter Incorporate
ing the village of Cleveland, Ohio.
1S23-Thomas w. Evans, the fam
Gus dentist who affected the escape Of
Empress Eugene from Paris, born in
Philadelphia. Died in Paris, Nov 10,
1897.
1861-British government sent
troops to Canada as precaution
against aggression by the United
States.
1SS9--Henry Grady, famous orator
and statesman, died in Atlanta, Ga
Born in Athens, Ga, May "a, 1850
1S99-Lord Roberts sailed from Eng
land to take command of the British
forces in South Africa.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-23
RichmOnd's Letter to Santa.
Dear Santa Claus:


council chamber in the building
will be satisfied stocking
promssory
ion
of
A $4,000 re to
latte
md
which
a a ms
A like the
Some none to to a good Keel Cure
to
A in o
finally approved ands
n
possible
Respectfully hopefully
he
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-23
The Phys;otype,

This is an English invention for max
ing pictures by impression of leaves,
ferns. lace, feathers and various other
objects. 1t depends upon the chemical
action of a fine powder. The object of
which representation is to be made
Is placed upon white paper and pressed.
either by the hand or by other means.
When the object is removed no impress
sion is visible on the paper. but upon
sprinkling the powder over the paper
the picture at once appears, sharply de
fined. and remains permanent Sec
tons of wood and designs of coins and
medals can thus be represented. and
the prints can be transferred to litho-
graphic stone, zinc or aluminium. thus
producing records from which any
number OF copies can be taken.-Chi-
cago Record Herald.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-23
TINY ELECTRIC IONS.
Science Says They Are the Smallest
Units In the World.

Units In the World.
We used to think that about the
smallest thing in the world was an
atom of hydrogen. In fact, it was
taken as the unit by which the atomic
weight of all metals was expressed.
For instance. the smallest possible d.
vision of the metal lead was found to
be 2O6 times that of hydrogen. gold
1876 times, etc.
Hand in hand. however. with the
modern conception of the nature Of
the electric current. has come a new
conception of infinitude in small things.
Now. they say. the smallest thing in
the world divisable by the hand of
man is the electric ion. This is the
individual unit of electricity, the NOV
ing part Of a current when it passes
through a wire. 1t is so small that it
can run through copper bar at a
speed of 10000 miles a second with
out turning corners. Electric ions
trickle through copper wire in much
the same way as grains of sand
through a sieve
Scientists, armed with instruments
considerably finer than grocery store
scales. have isolated and measured
that lightest of all gases. hydrogen. is
as one to the seventeenth power of
ten. or in other words. the fraction
representing their relation to an atom
Of hydrogen is expressed by a million
million millionth. Chicago Record
Herald.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-23
Heart toHeart
Talks.
HINGES OF HISTORY.

Have you ever seen a true portrait
of Napoleon Bonaparte:
II so you may have noted a slight
malformation of the neck. The IN
natural growth, which remained dur
ing his natural life. was caused by an
enlargement of the thyroid gland when
he was a small boy.
That thyroid gland changed the MAP
Of the world.
One day early in the eighteenth cen.
fury an obscure physician living in ii
small town in Corsica had brought to
him a little boy named Nabulione
Buonaparte. He was stunted, back
ward and at times subject to ungoy-
ernable fits of temper.
The physician. who was learned be-
yond his time knew if he did not cure
the boy the latter would soon develop
into an imbecile.
How he made the cure Is not known.
but he was successful, and the boy
grew up and changed his name to Ma
poleon Bonaparte.
What a career was his!
had tanned all Europe with the crack
of his whip lash. He deposed kings
and queens and handed their thrones
over to his brothers and sisters as one
might give toys to his children.
Striding the world like colossus.
Bonaparte at the zenith of his power
had one foot on Europe and the other
In America.
By strategy he had acquired what
we know as the Louisiana purchase.
practically the territory west of the
Mississippi. He said. whatever ma
ton controls the valley of the Missis-
sippi will be the most powerful nation
In the world"
Did he intend to conquer England
and Russia and Their the new cont
nent?
President jefferson sent Livingston
to France to buy the island of New
Orleans. Talleyrand, in Napoleon 3
name. refused to sell an acre of the
holdings.
And then
Suddenly the entire Louisiana pur-
chase was offered at small sum. AL
though he did not have the authority
to buy so much. Livingston happily
took the risk and closed the deal.
Napoleon's prophecy came true.
The United States controlled the val
ley Of the Mississippi and. it is trite to
say, is the great test nation in the world.
Small things?
Small things are the hinges on which
the gates of history turn.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-23
GRIT OF A SHARPSHOOTER.
Sergeant Halliwelps Feat at the Siege
of Lucknow

Sergeant HaIIiwePs Feat at the Siege
of Lucknow.
During the siege of Lucknow in the
was probably the most notable instance
of the record in war of a crack shot.
The rebels We're endeavoring to
mount two contemporaries, which
they had hauled up to the fiat roof of
one of the palaces surrounding the res
idency, and it was necessary to pre-
vent this being done, or they would
have been able to pour down a heavy
fire on the defenders. Sergeant Halli-
well was chosen for this duty. He was
a crack shot Of the Thirty-second foot.
Being given the best rifle that could
be found, his orders were to prevent
the guns being mounted. He took up
his position behind some battered down
masonry where there was only cover
for him to lie at full length. He re-
manned in that position, 1t Is said, for
several days, not being able to stand,
inasmuch as that would have resulted
in instant death. His only change was
to roll over from his back to his stom-
ach. Ills eyes were ever kept Oh TIE
dismounted guns, and whenever the
Sepoys attempted to mount them his
unerring rifle played havoc among
them and prevented their object being
accomplished. Food was brought to
him at night by men who crawled to
his position.
After some time a sortie was made.
and the Sepoys were defeated. For
this brave work Sergeant Halliwell re-
ceived the Victoria cross. - Harper's
Weekly
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-23
A Glass Neddie Stiletto.

AS diabolical specimen of murder
Gus ingenuity as ever was discovered
by the police was found one day in the
possession of a Chinaman who had
been working in laundry in New Or,
leans and who was believed to have
intended using it upon his employer.
1t was a tiny stletto. with handle
about as thick as carpenters pencil
and blade four inches long of glass
pointed as keenly as needle. A tiny
groove had been filed around the blade
close to the hilt Suppose it was driv.
en- into a mans body 1t would be GER
tain to bre>k off at the groove aud
leave three inches of glass deep in his
flesh. What is more. the puncture
would be SO tiny that it would prob
ably close at once and show no mark.
not even a single drop Of blood
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-23
MAKING WATCHES.
Wonderful Feats That Are Performed
bv Modern Machinery

by Modern Machinery.
The rapidity with which watches are
nowadays manufactured has been
made possible by the ingenious ma
chinery designed within recent years
for the making Of all parts Of watch.
The speed with which these various
parts are turned out Is little short of
marvellous. Great sheets Of brass and
steel are cut and rolled into ribbons
and punched out into wheels at the
rate of 10000 a day from each punch
ing machine. Workers drill the thirty
one holes in the roof of the watch as
fast as they can count.
Brass wire glides into a machine
that measures off the length of part,
turns it. puts screw thread on each
end and actually screws it in at the
rate of 1000 a day.
The screws are of such tiny size
that fifty gross of them may be put
in a woman's thimble. while of others
there are a thousand gross to the
pound.
Balances are cut from the solid steel
ground down, worked up and drilled
with their twenty-five screw holes
apiece at the rate of 100 wheels day
from each machine.
Wheels have their teeth cut, couple
of dozen at time. some with from
sixty to eighty teeth, at the rate o:
1900 wheels a day from each machine.
-Harper's Weekly.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-23
Generous Soul.
Herald.

NOW. Jim" said the old lady to her
son. who was about to leave the coun-
tryside to try his luck in London.
there's plenty of money in that big
city, for the streets are said to be even
paved with gold
Jim had mis- doots." but these were
quickly removed. for he had barely got
out OF Euston station when, 70 his sur
prise. he espied slyly reposing on the
kerb Il bright, glittering sovereign. Ea-
gerly he picked il up and walked a lit
tie farther on. when he came across n
blind man who WIS beggiaG.
Al once his sympathetic heart went
out to the unfortunate mau. and As he
pnt the sovereign into his hand he said:
Take this, my friend. | can see EN-,
tha' can'tr-London Globe.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-23
2
Seven In the Bible.

The number seven plays a prominent
part in events in the Bible. The crea-
ton took six days, and on the seventh
there was rest. On the seventh day of
the seventh month a holy observance
was ordained, and the Israelites feast
cd seven days and rested seven days
Noah had seven days warning of the
food. and the seven years of plenty
were foreto!d in Pharaoh's dream by
seven fat beasts. as We're the seven lean
years by seven lean beasts. We speak
or tie seen heavens. and the seventh
son was supposed TO be endowed with
re-eminent wisdom. In short, there is
no other number which enters into the
Bible SO often as seven. No doubt the
wide popularity Of the number and the
superstitions which are connected with
1t came from its wide use in the Bible
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-23
his IS Ny 6Oth BN7hdd)
CHARLES sEDewlck MINoT.

DR.. Charles Sedgwick Minot, one of
the best-known scientific men in
America and who has just been ap-
pointed director of the laboratory of
anatomy at the Harvard Medical
school, was born in Boston, Dec. %,
1852 His education was received at
the Massachusetts Institute Of Techno-
logy and Harvard college. In 1880 DR..
Minot became a lecturer and instruc-
tor in the Harvard Medical school and
in 1892 he was appointed professor of
histology and human embryology at
the same institution. II 1905 he was
appointed James Stillman professor of
comparative anatomy at the Harvard
Medical school and Harvard univers
ity. He still holds that chair. DR..
Minot holds honorary degrees from
Yale, Toronto, Oxford and ST. An
drew's universities. The past two
years he has been exchange professor
with Germany and is at present con-
Quoting a course of lectures there.
Congratulations to:
William H. Moody, former associate
justice of the Supreme Court of the
United States, SO years old today.
John H. Stephens, representative in
congress of the Thirteenth district of
Texas, IS years old today
Oscar S. Straus, former Secretary
of Commerce and Labor and late Pro-
gressive party candidate for governor
of New York, 50 years old today
DR.. John H. Worst, president of
North Dakota Agricultural college,
and former head of the National Dry
Farming Congress, 81 years old today.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-23
GENIUS AND VANITY.
Schopenhauer Was Not Bit Afraid to
Praise Himself Out Loud.

Praise Himself Out Loud.
Schopenhauer, the great German phi
losopher, afforded one Of the most re-
markable examples of self complacency
that has ever been known. His naive
eulogisms ON his own productions are
almost beyond belief In writing to
his publishers of his work he says:
Its worth and Importance are SO
great that 1 do not venture to express
it even toward you because you could
not believe me-" and he proceeds to
quote a review (which speaks Of me
with the highest praise as the greatest
philosopher Of the age, which is really
saying much less than the good man
thinks
Sir" he said to an unoffending
stranger who watched him across
table d'hote where he acted the part of
the local Zion" habitually-"sir, you
are evidently astonished at my appe-
tite. True, eat three times as much
as you, but then have three times as
much mind
Auerbach, the German novelist, also
had great appreciation Of his own
powers and work, and many stories
are told of the obtrusive way in which
he displayed his vanity. A German
writer says Of him: Every year Auer-
bach visits three or four fashiona BILE
watering places, at each of which the
following episode occurs at least thirty
times The novelist INDUCES in small
talk with the little children of the ma
tives and invariably ends the CONVEX.
sation thus: 'Knowest thou who has
been talking with thee? Behold Auer
bach! Tell that at homer"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-23
CATCHING A HYENA.
Cunning Trap That Made the Ssvass
Brute HELPLESS.


Traps for wild animals are not neces
sarily of steel. The author of The
Journal of a Sporting Nomad" de
scribes a hyera trap that is simple and
effective:
Close to the station at this place
found a novel form OF hyena trap-a
round piece Of dried OK hide as hard as
a board, three feet or so in diameter. In
which a very small hole, no larger than
an apple, had been cut. Radiating from
this hole were cut series of V-shaped
pieces. The trap was set as follows: 4
hole was dug in the ground about one
foot deep and six inches in diameter
Into this hole piece OF meat was
placed. Then the OK hide plate was laid
over the place containing the meat. the
two holes being one over the other
The OK hide was then pegged down
with wooden pegs in three or four
places.
The hyena, on finding the bait. fore
ed his head through the small hole In
the OK hide to obtain 1t. the cuts In the
hide giving way sufficiently for that
purpose. The beast seized the meat. but
on trying to withdraw his head had to
use considerable force, which ma turally
drew the pegs that held the OK hide to
the ground, the result being that the
poor brute had a collar securely fas-
tened around his neck which he was
quite unable to get rid of.
He could not run or walk, and even
had he been able TO go any distance en-
numbered by such an obstacle would
have been brought up short in the first
patch of bush or grass he encountered.
He was now at the mercy Of the indi-
vidual who had set the trap. and could
be put out of the way quite easily"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-23
M. KRAHL IS DEAD
Aged German Pioneer Died
at Cambridge City,
Sunday.
palladium SpeCiAD

CAMBRIDGE CITY. Ind. Dec, s.
Following an illness of several months
Michael Krahl. ST. one OF the oldest
residents OF the community. died sun
day afternoon The funeral will he
held at the home at ten o'clock Tues
day morning. The Rev. ] +. Cofjn
will have charge of the services
Burial will be in Riverside cemetery
MIR, krahl was born in Germany.
December IS. 1888 He came 10 Amer
lea in 1852 and settled at Corners
Vile shortly afterwards he moved
TO BrookviIle and then to Cambridge
City.
The widow and five children. Mrs
Clara Williams. Nj Il krahi, OF this
place. Mrs William Gueram and Mrs.
Jacob Ertel. of Connedsvine. and Mrs
William Ware. of Indianapolis. survive
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-23
Economy and Consolation,

Her discovery in its way was not
less than epochal.
1T is so easy to save when you
know how she exclaimed oh. SO
easy. Do | wish to save S25: Very
well. l go down town and find some
thing / would like that costs S25. and
then / don't buy it Nothing could be
simpler
She did not deny. however. that her
method involved a sacrifice
But if the sacrifice is too painful.
she went on to explain. L go and find
something my husband would like that
costs $50 and don't buy that"-Puck.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-23
Wouldn't Have Missed.

AS a battalion was returning from
rife practice at the ranges a shot was
discharged from the leading company,
apparently by accident, but the bullet
passed intentionally close to the colo
mel Look here" he reared to the cap
tain of the company. who fred that
shot?" Sir" replied the officer proud
~, lit can't be man of my company
for they are all first class shots. Lon
don Globe
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-23
COMP ROM|SE CASE
Harry Rowe Gets Damages
for Loss Of Finger.

By settlement out of court Harry
Rowe, minor son OF James Rowe. a
negro, was given damages against
Frank Muir. The complaint filed by
the father. as the next friend of the
plaintiff, asked for damages TO the
amount of $3.50, The sum that fig
ured in the settlement is not known,
Young Rove was playing near a
railroad track some months ago when
he found a dynamite cap He picked
up rock and hit the cap The ex-
plosion tore off one of his fingers,
Muir, who was doing some eNcavating
nearby had left the cap where the boy
found it,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-23
DISTRICT SCHOOLS
HAVE LONG VACATION

4 longer Christmas vacation than is
usually given the Wayne county dis
trict schools was granted this season
The schools closed Friday and will not
reopen until January 8, giving vaca-
ton OF TWO weeks. As rule ten days
is the longest vacation period. but as
Christmas comes in the middle of the
week this year. teachers requested the
county superintendent to extend the
vacation, as they did not wish 10 re-
turr and close schools on New Years
day.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-23
a KING Exclaimed

What do people mean When they
talk about tacking?" asked Bobby. who
had listened to detailed account OF
his sisters first experience in Il sail
boat. but III considerab! confusion Of
iaind
''Oh. you'll know when you're lietla
bit Older" said mis- sister. but the sns4Il
round face wore an expression of in
jury, and She had to explain further
why, it's just turning halfway
round" she said. with slight hesitation.
land then-and then you sail on the
bias"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-23
ENDED THE COMEDY.
A TeiegraPhic Dialogue That Closed
With the "Wires" Down.

A Teiesraphic Dialogue That Closed
With the "Wires" Down.
Two telegraph operators were seated
In a downtown cafe recently when an
athletic young man and an exceeding
ly pretty girl entered. They were plac-
ed at a table opposite the key men.
who were sitting side by side in a
position facing the girl. AS is the
custom of the craft when wishing to
discuss some one in a public place.
they telegraphed to each other, using
their knives on the plate.
"Peacherino. isn't she?' one licked
to the other.
"a tree full" came back the tapping
reply wonder who the sack is with
her?'
Search me-looks like a boob tied
up with wren like her"
Bet they aren't married If they
are. all she needs to do to get divorce
is to exhibit that map of his in court"
While the two men were enjoying
a laugh over their silent joking they
were surprised and somewhat alarmed
to hear some more table knife teleg-
raphy" The ''peacherino' was doing
it. and she did not look at all pleased.
either.
You two had better look out while
you are all together" carelessly licked
her knife blade while she listened to
something her companion was saying.
This sack and boob, as you called
him. with the divorce map. is my hus-
band-safe mover by trade. He eats
fresh little boys
Something happened to the wires"
about that time. and all communion
ton ceased Kansas City journal.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-23
The
Masonic
Calendar

Monday. Dec, -. 1912. Richmond
Commandery. No. s, X. T. Special con
clave Work in the X r degree,
Thursday. Dec 70. 1912. Richmond
Lodge No. 1s6. f. 4 a. NJ. Called meet
ing Work in NJ NJ Degree. Refresh
mentS.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-23
PREACHING and Practice.

isn't ii horrid," remarked Miss
SWIFTLY to her friend-"isn't ii horrld
that men will put these nasty old pipes
into their mouths?"
Yes" said her friend emphaticallt
as she stopped and tenderly kissed the
black face of her pet pug-"yes. indeed
It is."-Pearson's.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-23
Venison Lunch, Christmas
Eve at Roser's. est
Like the Mythical DRAGON.

In the Malay ar hipelaSo is a reptile
much like the mythical dragon. 1t has
false ribs thar extend the loose skin
and form its wings There is also Il
frog with spreading feet that makes n
parachute which enables IL 10 fit from
tree 10 tree, and dying iemur that can
spread ont its whole body like an UNI
brella and leap and fly q hundred feet
al time. from the top of one tree TO
another
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-23
Knew Her Hubby.

Ncther-Is your letter to your bus
band ready TO mail:
Married Daughter-It's al done ex
ceptinE the postscript telling hin 10
send me some more money. I'm Iook
ing for another sheet of paper.
Write it across the lines"
No. indeed. He'll pretend he couldn't
read it"-New York Weekly.