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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-10-15
NATURES LAUNDRY.
H. Is Liable to Play Franks With the
Wash In Yellowstone Park


Natures gifts are widely and va.
riously distributed. In one place the
elements of things are given, to be
made available by labor: elsewhere
she provides things ready for mans
use. To gain our bread the seed must
be first sown and months afterward
the grain harvested. thrashed and
ground But the native of the Pacific
isles plucks his bread from the bread
fruit tree. Perhaps nature foresaw
the overworked and not overstrong
housewife to whom washing day" is
a dread and burden when she estab-
Iished here and there natural wash
tubs and washing machines and in
some places even provided ready made
soap.
In the Yellowstone National park
the family washing is easily disposed
of. The soiled bedding and clothing
are put into a stout bag, which is
hung in one Of the boiling springs and
left there while the party wanders
about sightseeing. When taken out
the clothes are so clean and white
that no rinsing is necessary.
On one occasion a party hung their
bag of clothes in the basin Of the gey-
ser called "Old Giant and, wandering
Off. were absent longer than they in
tended to be. While they were away
the Giant" spouted. and the garments
were thrown high in the air. torn into
shreds and cattered.-Exchange.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-10-15
NOTICE TO CONTRACT.
ORS AND BUILDERS

The Foster Construction Co. have
opened . factory for the manufact7rs
of Cement Blocks. Copings. Porch Col.
umns. Caps Stills. etc. 1t TIE Old Min
Works
They have q complete outfit Of mod.
ern machinery and are using nothing
but washed and graded materials ID
all their work. II you are . contrAe-
tor 1t WIN pay you To use the best ms
terfals obtsinable- II you are going
to build IT win pay you TO insist that
your contractor use the Foster Con
struction Co.'S productA Would 30
pleased to have call ct Faetory anl
inspect their Products or eau phones:
nss- 361o - Tnctogy 3loA
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Some Definitions.

preparatory school magazine
vouches for the following. which are
certainly up to date: "Gargoyle-a verb
meaning to make a noise inside. The
sound is like the word. 1t is caused by
the displacement of food. Tripoli-a
small town on the coast between Tur-
key and Italy. Salome-a girl who
dressed in beads and danced before
Harrods. Adjectives from nouns: Cler-
gy celestial Milan milanthropist
Earwigs are good fer the soil Of the
garden"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-10-15
CITY ADVERTISEMENT
CITY ADVERTISEMENT.
Department Of Public Works.
Office Of the Board.

Richmond. Ind. October 10th. 1919.
To Whom II May Concern:
Notice is hereby given by the Board
OF Public Works of the City of Rich
mond, Indiana, that en- the 10th day
of October. 1912. they approved an as
sessment roll showing the prima facie
assessments for the following describ-
ed public improvement, as authorized
by the Improvement Resolution
named:
Improvement Resolution No. 2e1-fetf.
Providing for the improvement of the
National Road. by constructing &C.
ment sidewalks feet wide on both
sides of street as follows:
On North side from South West srd
Street to South West 18th street and
on the south side from South West
End Street TO Earlham college Camp
us.
Persons interested in or affected by
said described public improvement
are hereby notified that the Board OF
Public Works of said city has fixed
Monday, Oct. %. 1919. 9 o'clock a. m.
as a date upon which circumstances
will be received, or heard. against the
amount assessed against each piece OF
property described In said roll and
will determine the question a. to
whether such lots or tracts Of land
have been or will be benefited In the
amounts named on said roll. or In q
greater or less sum than that named
on said roll.
Said assessment roll showing said
prima facie assessments, with the
names of owners and descriptions OF
property subject to be assessed. 10 on
file and may be seen at the office of
the Board of Public works of said
city.
B. A. Kennepohl,
Fred r. Charles,
w. w. Zimmerman,
Board of Public Works.
lott
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ChiIdrer's Prastte

At times IL cannot be denied the ques-
tons Of children become irksome. but
who would wish q child to ask no ques-
lions: julius Strrm tells In one OF his
pretty fairy tales how grandfather.
driven into impatience BY the constant
questionings OF his grandchiid. er-
claimed. Il wish your tongue were out
Of jointr' But when Unexpectedly his
wish was fulfilled and the child became
dumb how be Joyfully exchanged one
Of the two years which an angel had
prophesied be was yet TO live for the
privilege Of hearing the little ores
prattie again-Exchange.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-10-15
A PoIiceman,s Duty.

Some of the answers given by can
didates for the Chicago police force al
a recent examination were:
THE duties of a policeman are tc
guard the peace and limb Of the city
'1f found a man on my beat suf
fering with a broken leg would ask
him his name, address, age. occupa
ton, married or single. aud would then
see if he would rather so home or to
q hospital"
burglary is a crime where you
crawl in a mans house with the inten.
ton Of intimidating to steal."-Chica
go Tribune.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-10-15
B. A. Kennepohl,
Fred r. Charles. -s
w. w. Zimmerman.
Board of Public Works.
THE STRAPoNTIN.

Found In Parisian ThsAtsrs, u 10 Q
Dslusion and q enars.
In every Paris theater there are two
or three score "strapontins." You won
der what a strapontin is? Well. IT II .
folding or strap seat on the aisle at
tached to the side of the aisle chair OF
the orchestra or balcony rows. II has
neither sides nor back and is without
visible means of support except
through afiliation and attachment
The unsuspecting American tourist
whose stay in Paris is but matter OF
days approaches the Partisan box Of
fee and is shown the diagram by
the middle aged lady with the blond
curls. GujIelessly the visitor indicates
what he believes TO be an aisle seat
and congratulates himself on his luck
at SO late an hour in capturing It
A few minutes later he has paid bis
10 cents for n program and tipped the
woman attendant who shows him 10
his strapontin. Il is as devoid of legs
or feet. this strapontin. as OF arms
and vertebrae. q device to he Stunned
and tabooed. You squirm to make
yourself comfortable. TO secure some
attitude whereby the hnrdships OF the
strapontin may lie annihilatcd. but In
vain. IL drives from your mind the
most seductive music. the most dra-
matte episode fails TO AFFECT you. and
your thoughts ore forced back on the
Instrument of torture which has cost
you the fnli 10 francs. the price of an
orchestra chair New York Press.
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His system,

'eDo you count your chickens before
they are hatched?" asked the visitor
You bet l dol" says the dealer In
mining stocks and promoter of town
sites 81 not only count 'em before
they are Matched, but sell 'em before
the eggs are laid."-Judge's Library.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-10-15

The organ around which ali the other orxsrs
revolve. and upon which thsy are largely e.
PENDENT for their velfa<s, 10 the stomacn
When the functions Of tie stomach become I'M
paired the bowels and liver also become de
ranged. To cure disease of the stomach liver
Or bowels get g cent or 81 bottle OF d.. Cad
weu's 6yruo F0pein at your dxuGxists- u II
Tie pronpeDot Ssk$sf 1sg oeaseoadaa Cd g.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-10-15

A want of sympathy leads to the
greatest ignorance In the intellect as
well as in the heart.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-10-15
FOR SALE REAL ES
TATE

FOR SALE-Good business corner, S.
10th and c streets. room brick
house, South 18th street, l small
blick house, 1 frame cottage on s.
10th street. room cottage South
Sth street, acres with room cot
tage and other vacant lots in BeaIl-
view Addition For particulars call
1922 South c street 1k-7t
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FOR SALE-Brick dwelling, six
rooms. 420 South 10th street. 24-tf
FOR SALE OR TRADE for East End
property. House at GOA Sheridan
street lost
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-10-15

WANTED

WANTED-White girl for general
Homework. Good wages. Call POOL
Main street. HIT
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-10-15

WANTED-Stoves to black and set
up, furnaces to clean and take care
Of. Wall paper cleaned and carpets
to beat Phone 1858. 15-7t
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WANTED-Bids on frescoing and w1r-
ing for electricity the Friends
church at Lynn, Indiana. Address A.
O. Frazier, Lynn, Ind. 14-3t
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FOR RENT

FOR RCNT-Furnished rooms with
bath. for gents only. at the Grand.
16-tr
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An abstract of title will be furnished
purchaser oct 2s-29
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WANTED-Women at the Collar Pad
factory, South sth ind N SITS. Steady
29-tf
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-17

,, the original appropriation for the cur rent year. only $12.0o0 had been spent.
 It is a matter of public record that the three largest insurance companies in New York when under legislative investigation spent more than S50O- GOO for expert services to assist the administration to put the business on a modern basis. but the economies the first year were more than tenfoId the cost. I am informed that New York, Chicago. Boston. St. Louis. Cincinnati, Milwaukee and other. cities are prose- cutting inquiries the cost of which is largely disproportionate to the cost in- cured by the federal government Furthermore. these inquiries have the vigorous support and direct co-opera- tion of citizen agencies which alone are spending not less than $200,O00 per annum.
 sincerely hope that congress will not in its anxiety to reduce expendi- lures economize by cutting of an ap- propriation which is likely to offer greater opportunity for real economy in the future than any other estimated for.
 As has been said. the changes which have already been made are resulting in economies greater than the cost of the inquiry. Reports in my hands. with recon mendations. estimate ap- proximately $2.oOO.OOO of possible an- nual economies. Other subjects under investigation indicate much larger re suits. These represent only few of the many services which should be sub Jected to like pninstaking inquiry. If this Is done 1t is beyond question that many millions of savings may be real ized. Over and above the economy and increased efficiency which may be said to result from the work of the commIs- sion as such Is an indirect result that cannot well be measured I refer to the influence which a vigorous. thor oughgoing executive inquiry has on each of the administrative units.
 In this relation it may be said that the expenditure for the inquiry during the present fiscal year is at the rate of $130yO0 The mass of information which must be collected. digested and summarized pertaining to each sub ject of inquiry iS enormous. From the results obtained 1t is evident that ev- cry dollar which is spent in the prose cution of the inquiry in the future will result in manifold savings. Every economy which has been or will be ef- fected through changes in organization or method will fnure to the benefit of the government and of the people in increasing measure through the years which follow. It is clearly the part of wisdom to provide for the coming year means at least equal to those available during the current year. and in my opinion the appropriation should be in- creased to $2Oo.OOo. and an additional amount of $50.o00 should be provided for the publication of those reSultA. which will be of continuing value to officers of the government and to the people WILLIAM E. TAFT.
 The White House. Jan. 1T. 1912
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-17
SAVINGS c LOAN Asso.

At the annual meeting of the Bridgeport Savings & Loan associa- ton in St Paurs parish house last evening, 11S subscribers took out 500 shares of a new series and the an nuaI election of officers was held. The old officers were reelected. aa follows: President J. N. Standish3 vice president, William M ThomaE5 treasurer H. c. RyiandSs secretary. W. IT. Skinner; attorney, Paul & Chapman; board of management. George H. Zink, Jr., A. " Hartley, c. T. Durgin, George B. Cowell. MD, R. Fftzgibbon, A. c. Baumach. T. H. Rylands, George H. Peck and Thomas Stewart.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-17
BRIDGEPORT MAN BEFORE
 SECRETARY ROGERS

Joseph Leipertz. an empIoye of the American Graphophone Company, be- lieved to have operated a motor vehI- cIe in this State when his license had been suspended by the office of the State Secretary, appeared before State Secretary Matthew H. Rogers, yegter- day afternoon, for a hearing. Ed ward OsConnor and State Policeman Rowe Wheeler testified against the man. MT O'Connor told the score tary that he had seen MT. LetpertB driving a. car Monday morning. EI- mer H Lounsbgry examined for the office. The secretary reserved his
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-17
2oa. 556. .O4s M7. bod. ooo

POS. 556. .04s 217. .oo0. GOO
 The most striking feature of the year in the patroleum industry was the the developmsnt i.s IoSsar of the Electra oil
 The total production for the United States is between 215. COG. 900 and 2D.- Qoo. 900 barrels. The gain in a single ate-California-Was greater than the net gain shown for the country as a. whole the usual decline In the older 6stricts offsetting the increase in the Middle West and South. Once more the refining interests and marketers of fuel oils, etc, have by strenuous efforts almost compensated the in creased production by bringing about an increase in consumption. There is no longer much doubt that a plentiful oil supply will be afforded for many years; rather. the general fee ing ex- pressed by the question Where will element.
 Improved Foreign Market Conditions.
 A valued feature in the work of hnd- ing use for the great output is the restoration of a better market con- ditions abroad. The exports have in creased very satisfactorily. Another outlet is due to the general reco gnition of the fact that asphaltic oils, which have been a drug on the market, make the best surfacing material for mac adam roads.
 The petroleum trade as a whole has suffered of late from two antagoniSt1c conditions First, there has been an oversupply due to the sudden develop ment of great fields first in one part of the country and then in another un- til oonfid ence became shaken as to the possibility of maintaining a SatiSfac- tory price. This condition has had an unfavorable effect on production in the older settled districts which have passed the gusher stage and yet are capable with fair prices of maintain ing a reasonable output for many years Second, the trade has been constantly handicapped by the fear lest the big producing districts should wane as rapidly as they have Waxed, and leave a supply far below the capacity of the huge industrial plants designed to utilize such veritable floods of oil as have characterized late years.
 For two years. however. discoveries of oil de' ds of great size have follow ed one another so closely that doubt has become conviction that the supply denied that the quality of geologic de- ductioA has so changed for the better, thanks to more exact and intelligent field investigations, that the geolo- are now more than generally accepted by the oil producers and users. The common expression ''On Is every where is a daily exaggeration of the idea that the oil supply may be de- pended upon.
 Growing Substitution Of Oil for Coal.
 For just about year the oil trade has been developing under this new conviction of a sufficient oil supply, which has especially affected the con sumer. The tendency to substitute oil for coal in many industrial estab- further encouraged by the possibilities of still greater economies by burning oil in internal com bustion engines Its advantages long known in the manu-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-17
THURSDAY NIGHT SUPPER

Complete success was the result ce making last Thursday night rally it was the largest in two or three years But the men are planning to make tomorrow night a, record brea k CT and surpass last Thursday night Supper will be served at 6:So and all men are cordially invited, whether members of she association or not
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-17

for 1 5 minutes in a downtown store. an unknown man asked Mrs. Mary Angel to hold her baby for a. mo ment- She never came back for tho
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-17
INCREASE N OIL PRODUCTION. Total Output of Nearly s2O Million Barrels Reports for 1911 by United
 States Geological Survey.

increased slightly over the record breaking figures of 1910; moreover the industry assumed a. steadier condition, owing to the absence of the very dis turbing incidents of 1910, such as the bringing in of the Lakevtew Gusher and, other great wells in California The trade had also accustomed itself to the unusual wells in the Caddo oil field of Louisiana The following ta= bIe gives a comparison of the final fig ures of the United States Geological Survey for 1910 and the estimated out put for 1911.
 Production of Petroleum in 19Io-1s11
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-17
Personnel.

In my recent message to the con gress l urged consideration of the ne- cessity of placing In the classified serv- Ice all of the local officers under tho
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-17

solved at one time. It Is continuous ly present one.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-17
MESSAGE ON ECONOMY AND
 EFFICIENCY
President Taft Reviews the Re- port of Special Commission, Comments Findings and
 Urges Continuance.

ehews a Prospective Saving In Gov ernment Expenditures of Upward of $5.oeo, 900, With investigation Only Besun-Waste In Single Item of Dis trihutins Public Documents Amounts 4o s25o.ooo Annually - Saving In Order to Spend More Wisely.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-17


 establishment and the discontinunnce ministFative discretion. Tn other in- stances they are esta blished by pernna- nent law in such a manner that their discohtinuance is beyond the power of the president or that of any executive officer. Tn \ number of services these laws were passed nearly a century ago. Changes in economic conditions have taken place which have had the effect of rendering certain offices not only useless. but even worse than useless in that their very existence needlessly swells expenditures and complicates the administrative system.
 The responsibility for the mainte- nance of these conditions must nat uraIly be divided between the con gresS and the executive. But that the executive has performed his duty when he has called the attention of congress to the matter must also be admitted. Realizing my responsibility in the premises. l have directed the commission to prepare a report setting forth the positions in the local services of the government which may be dis continued with advantage the saving which would result from such action and the changes in law which are nee essary to carry into effect changes in organiza ton found to be desirable. On the coming in of the report such ofhces as may be found useless and can be abolished will be so treated by executive order.
The Marshall republican., 1912-02-23
ARROW ROCK

Arthur Dickson has sod his
farm known as the d. j. Dickson
place to O. c. Brown and father.
Price paid, we understand, was
$500 per acre. Uncle Dan
Watts is housed up this week suf-
fering from sciatic rheumatism. He
was down at the barn we under
stand, a few days ago and went to
pump some water for the COW wheD
in some way he wrenched his back
which started his trouble. -
Mrs. j. r. Pummell aai her little
daughter, OF Centertown, Mo-, are
visiting the formers parents and
her grandmother, Mrs Indii Park,
who Is quite I'LL. w. Moore,
OF Clay township, was here on bust
ness the first of the week. He has
sold his farm of so acres whers he
lives and has purchased another
OF 200 acres near Gilliam.-States-
man.
The Marshall republican., 1912-02-23
HOUsTONIA

Z. II. Berry has purchased from
bis father, T. c. Berry, tn, o,d
homestead, halfway between Hous
tonia and Sweet Springs. Thc
place comprises $40 acres, an
joins a tract OF 800 a,res which
r. II. Berry formerly owned. This
tract OF $40 In addition to ths
other holdings makes Mr.. Berry
the owner OF a little oser 81.
acres of rich Pettis and Saline
county land.---Ralph and Mary
Bess, the little children OF W. G.
Eckles, were made seriously II
several days the first OF the wess
by eating canned hominy which
contained p~tomaines. Mr.. Eokle,
ate some OF the honiny, bat SUI.
fered no bad results
The Marshall republican., 1912-02-23

/. oanf svsr ss6 my lover any more
SO the fairy touched her head with
her wand and told her 20 hang her
hair vut I the window, and she did
and It reached the ground, and her
lover, holding q ropo ladder In one
hand and playing the guitar and sing
ing with the other, climbed up by her
hair and took her down on the ladder
and his big black horse was standing
near, all booted and spurred. and they
rode away and lived happy ever
after"
How he goin' to clam up, Lima"
asked Billy, with a rope ladder in one
hand and his guitar in the other7"
II don't know" was the dignined
answer. THAT IL the way II 10 told
In my faiu0rtale book"
The Marshall republican., 1912-02-23

she come back an turnt to a oman
an try to git back In her skin an
she can't cause the salt an pepper
an vinegar mos burn her up, an she
keep on a.tryin' an she can't never
snuggle inter her skin cause II keep
on a burnin' worser n ever. an there
she 10 q oman 'thout no skin on. So
she try to turn back to q cat an she
can't cause it's pas twelve erclock.
an she Jest swiyyle an swivvle tell
finely she Jest swivvle all up. An
that was the las Of the ole witch an
her husban' live happy Q after.
Amen"
"oncs upon q time" said Lima.
"thers was . beautiful maiden and she
was In love, but her wicked old pa.
rent wants her to marry q rich old
man threescore and ten years old.
which ID most all the old you can
get unless you are going to die: and
the lovely princess. said. mo. father.
you may cut me In the twain but I
will never marry any but my true
love- 10 the wicked parent shut up
u lovely maidsr In Z high tower
many miles from the ground and
made her 1.-Two turnips and she had
nothing else C. eat; 10 one day when
abe was crying ! iittle' fairy dew IN
rt the window and asked. Why do you.
weep, fair onsr And shs said, "a
Wicked Parent huh ahst Ne W ~
The Marshall republican., 1912-02-23
GILLIAN

The city council OF Slater met
with the County Court here Fri
day to consider the resignation OF
the special road overseers OF the
Slater District, They are r. L
Hams, w. II. Steele, and Joseph
A. Lineberry. The resignation of
the gentlemen was accepted anG
Later others will be appointed
Frank Brockway, who was one
OF the three appointed for the Ar
row Rock District has also re-
signed.---W. B. Richardson Is h
Kansas City this week taking in
the Auto Show The county
fair held at the High School Fri
day and Saturday nights was en-
ioyed by all that attended, the
teachers and pupils are to be con-
graduated on their success, they
realized about $i75 for the two
nights. The entertainment was
given for the benefit of the new
library.---Martha Ann Woody,
colored, died Monday after an ILL
ness OF two yearss-Giobe.