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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-07-24
This is My 48th Birthday
SIR THOMAS TAFT.

Sir Thomas TAFT, one of the fore
most authorities on railroads in the
British Empire, was born in Mel
bourne, Quebec, July "a, 1864, and is
the son of Sir Melbourne NJ TAFT, who
recently resigned as chief justice of
the superior court of Quebec. The
son was educated in the Montreal
schools and at McGill University. In
1880 he commenced his career with the
Grand Trunk Railway, but in 1882 en-
tered the service of the Canadian Pa
cif1c, as private secretary to Sir Will
liam Van Horne. His promotion was
rapid and by 1898 he was assistant
general manager of the company, be-
coming in 1901 manager of transporta-
ton of the Canadian Pacific lines. In
1902 the Australian colony of Victoria
was in need of an able and experience
ed railway man to act as chairman Of
its railway commission, and the choice
fell on Mr.. TAFT. During the several
years he was in Victoria Mr.. TAFT
succeeded in wiping out old liabilities
on the railways there amounting to
several million dollars and at the same
time brought about a considerable re-
duction in freight rates. In recogni-
ton Of his splendid services in Aus
tralia and other portions of the empire
the honor of knighthood was bestowed
upon his last year.
Congratulations to:
William Gillette, noted actor and
playwright, 81 years old today.
Frederick Law Olmstead, Jr., land
scape architect, d. years old today.
John Claflin, famous New York dry
goods merchant, 81 years old today.
Norman e. Mack, Buffalo newspaper
publisher and late chairman of the
National Democratic Committee, 81
years old today.
Finly Fl. Gray, representative in Con-
gress of the Sixth Indiana district, 48
years old today.
George H. Utter, former governor of
Rhode Island and now a representative
in Congress from that State, So years
old today.
Alphonse A. c. Lariviere, member Of
the Senate of Canada from Manitoba,
20 years old today
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-07-24
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CURIOUS PERUVIAN TREE.
II Produces q cepious and Continuous
Supply of Rain.

It Produces . cepious and Continuous
Supply of Rain.
The rain tree of Peru grows very
large. is rich in leaves and is called
by the Indians tamaicaspi. 1t has the
power OF collecting the dampness of
the atmosphere and condensing II into
a continuous and copious supply of
rain.
In the dry season, when the rivers
are low and the heat great, the trees
power of conGensing seems at the
highest, and water falls in abundance
from the leaves and ooZeS from the
trunk. The water spreads around in
veritable rivers, part of which filters
into the soil and fertilizes it. These
rivers are canalized so as to regulate
the course of the water.
1t is estimated that one of the Peru
Wan rain trees will on the average
yield nine gallons OF water per diem.
In a field of an area of one kilometer
square-that is, $3.50 feet each way
can be grown 10000 trees separated
from each other by twenty five meters.
This plantation produces daily 3S5,Oo0
liters of water. If we allow for evap-
grafton and infiltration we have $780,
COO liters or 29,531 gallons of rain for
distribution daily. The rain tree can
be cultivated with very little trouble,
for it seems Indifferent as to the soil
in which it grows. The tree increases
rapidly and resists both extremes OF
elinate.-Espana Moderna.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-07-24
THEY DIDN'T FIGHT.
It Was Only q Little Friendly Discus
sion That Excited Them

It Was Only a Little Friendly Discus
sion That Excited Them.
Two Spaniards were conversing ear
nestly. then excitedly, at last angrily.
The young American woman who pass
ed them looked with frightened eyes
| toward her Spanish guide.
What are they talking about. Senior
JOSEF" she asked timidly. DO you
,, think they will Fighter maybe kill?"
All. no. Seporita Marie" replied
Jose. smiling and showing his pretty
teeth. One man-that one, you see.
| senorita. with the long mustachios-he
is saying. Me. prefer much the col
laire button which is STEEL and the
other one-look, senorita-he is running
| his fingers through his hair now and
his sombrero has a gold coId-he is
saying. 'Ah. no. senior, the button which
is of gold-si. senior. that is the button
for me-
But as for myself. senorita. the bone
collaire button-that l prefer above all
the others.
DO l not speak with good sense,
| senorita? Listen. If the button Is Of
steel it will cut, If 1t is of gold one can
| not afford to lose 1t, but If 1t is of bone
it does not cut. and if it goes what mat
| ter? l have a dozen at home in my
| little top drawer"
You speak with great good sense.
Don Jose but tell me-were the men
really angry"
"Oh. not at all. senorita. 1t is only
| our southern way of being interested
| in what we discuss. If it had been
| two Germans. senorita. or maybe two
Englishman, you would never have no.
ticed them."-Philadelph Ledger.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-07-24
Heart toHeart
Talks.
TO MOTHERS.
BY EDWIN A. NYE.

Tell the mothers not to scold their boys.
Never in my life did say You shall not"
to my children. They were ruled by love
and never disappointed me.
Did not know the woman who said
that-and her children-i should be-
lieve her given to exaggeration. She
is a rare woman.
Why scold the boy?
To be sure, he is noisy and very much
in the way sometimes. He comes into
the house like a whirlwind. sprawls
at tables. leases the cat. makes faces
at his sister and is everlastingly in
evidence-save when he is asleep.
But
The boy is built for noise.
He is bursting with vitality and
must have an escape valve. He Is
making himself fit physically. He is
in process of man making.
Do not scold him for what he cannot
help.
A noisy. mischievous. forgetful lad is
not necessarily bad boy. Indeed. he
is like to be a better boy than your
quiet. self centered youth.
But when you scoid the noisy. vital
kind of kid you stir up in him what
ever bad may be in him. 1t Is easy
to nag good natured, hearty boy.into
sharp retort and rebellion.
There's better way.
You know him so well, his strong
and weak points. know that inside he
has a heart as tender as his manner
may be boisterous on the outside. He
is not callous.
He and his father may easily clash
because they are much alike. But
you may be sure that under his vest
is big love for his mother.
Now, you have greatly the advantage.
And you should be just as careful in
handling him as you were careful in
handling his father in the old counting
days. He is your sweetheart. Treat
him as you would a lover.
The mother forgets.
She is tired or has a headache. The
boy jangles her nerves. She flares
up at him. That rumples him. and his
srilk temper flares In self defense. 1t
IS soon over. and the boy still loves his
mother. But the whole episode Is a
miserable failure.
Punish the lad, of course, when he
really needs it-which is seldom.
Never whip him If it can be avoided.
and usually it can be. And. above all.
do not scoid or nag him.
Remember. he will not be your boy
very long,. Soon he will be a bearded
man. And you will hold out mothers
empty arms.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-07-24
A Plain Statement.

half hearted fashion
of the Kansas City Sta
its readers the conditions in that
railway telephone. electric hghtng-wha pub
utility owned, controlled for
peoples service by a contract?
n he
relations with public utilities
o. unhappy of
Kansas Cftys utilities. Ignorance has been
Franchises granted by city representatives
resenaives the And, in
representatives of the did not know much
IS nobody looked dis
"feathered
capitalized liabilities
probably public
utility than have made
1t safe is a in Kansas
which would be there
informed when the
informed
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-07-24
THIS DATE nv HISTORY
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-07-24
A BRAVE TOREADOR.
One of the Most Thrilling Incidents of
the Bull Ring.

One of the Most Thrilling Incidents of
the Bull Ring.
The famous Spanish toreador Reverte
figured In one OF the most thrilling
incidents ever witnessed in the arena.
1t was at Bayonne. After disposing Of
two bulls Reverte had twice plunged
his sword into a third of great strength
and ferocity, and as the beast contin-
ued careering wildly the spectators be-
gan to hiss Reverte for bungling
Wounded to the very quick of his
pride, the Spaniard shouted, The bull
is slain.' and, throwing aside his
sword, sank on one knee with folded
arms in the middle of the ring. He
was right, but he had not allowed for
the margin of accident. The wounded
beast charged full upon him, but the
matador, splendid to the last, knelt
motionless as a statue, while the spec
tators held their breath in Mortified
suspense. Reaching his victim, the
bull literally bounded at him, and as
he sprang he sank in death. with his
last effort giving one fearful lunge of
the head that drove a horn into the
thigh of the kneeling man and laid
bare the bone from the knee to the
joint. Still Reverte never fiinched, but
remained kneeling, exultant in victory.
but calmly contemptuous of applause,
till he was carried away to heal him Of
his grievous wound.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-07-24
The Business of Life.

Life is business we are all apt to
mismanage, either living recklessly
from day to day or suffering ourselves
to be guiled out of our moments by the
inanities of custom. We should de-
spise man who gave as little activity
and forethought to the conduct of any
other business. But In this, which is
the one thing of all others, since it
contains them all, we cannot see the
forest for the trees. One brief i'm
preston obliterates another There is
something stupefying In the recurrence
Of unimportant things, and it is only
on rare provocations that we can rise
to take an outlook beyond daily con.
Germs and comprehend the narrow linn.
Its and great possibilities of our exist
ente.-Robert Louis Stevenson
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-07-24
DID NOT SCALE PEAK
Two Men Failed to Climb Mt.
Mckinley.
National News Association

(National News Association
FAIRBANKS, Alaska, July 24.-The
latest attempt to scale Mount McKin.
ley has failed. Prof. Herschel c. Par.
ker, of Columbia University, and Bel
more Brown of Tacoma, have arrived
here with a report that their efforts
to scale the highest peak on the con.
tinent has been unsuccessful They
made two attempts, one on the south
peak and the other on the north peak
1t had been earlier reported that
Prof. Parker and Mr.. Brown had sue
ceeded in scaling the peak.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-07-24
WILL EXPLAIN FACTS|
Lorimer to Tell How 1t All
Happened.
tNationai News Association

CHICAGO, July 24.-Ex-Senator
Lorimer has announced that he will
canvass the state of Illinois from end
to end and explain to the people the
facts in the case of his election TO
and expulsion from the senate. The
announcement was made before a
gathering of $500 of his friends at a
meeting at Orchestra hall.
Il will take the stump and l will tell
the people of Illinois from Cairo to
Galena the truth about the Lorimer
case" the deposed senator asserted.
There will be no mincing of facts. l
am going to speak the plain truth
about those who have talked about
me- owe it to myself, my family and
my friends"
Lorimer said he would willingly
meet any of his enemies in debate.
Plans for the state tour were under
way today.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-07-24
FIGHTING NATURE.
What One Mans Patient Effort Wrung
From a Desert In France.

From a Desert In France.
In the southwest of France, between
the rivers Adour and Garonne, are
long stretches of pine woods, green
and cool.
Where these pines now stand was a
barren waste in the middle of the last
century. Sun and wind We'd with each
other in making the land drier and
dustier. Over the stormy bay of Bis
cay came winds that set up great
sandstorms and sometimes buried
one of hopelessness and despair. Fate
was against 1t.
But finally there came a man who
acknowledged fate only as something
to be overcome. This man, one Bre-
monitor. was an inspector of roads.
He began fencing in the desert He
built a fence and behind it planted
broom seeds. Behind the broom seeds
he put seeds of the pine. The fence
protected the broom seeds. and the
broom grew. Then the broom in its
turn afforded shelter to the delicate
pine shoots.
Soon the pines spread, and their
tough roots bound the sandy soil to-
gether. The first step was accomplish
ed. Then canals were made to drain
the wet parts and carry water to the
dry.
Thus did one man by patient effort
turn a dreary desert into home for
an industrious and healthy population.
1t was an instance of triumph over
fate.-New York Tribune.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-07-24
HOME OF FALCONRY.
The kirshiz Hunt Wolves and Foxes
With Great Golden EAGLES

The kirshix Hunt Wolves and Foxes
With Great Golden Eagles.
All wanderers are lovers of the
chase. but for sheer love of sport and
daring exploits the kirghiz take the
palm. Central Asia Is the home of
falconry. which was not introduced
into Europe until the crusaders
brought back falcons with them from
their eastern wanderings. But imagine
the ambition of the men who fly their
birds at wolves and foxes instead of
at quails and partridges. Not content
with hunting game birds with small
falcons. the Kirghiz capture and train
the great golden eagles. with which
they hunt such game as gazelles, foxes
and even wolves.
A well mounted Kirghiz falconer,
carrying on his wrist one of these
magnificent birds. is a fine sight The
weight OF the eagle is such that the
owner requires support for his wrist.
and the hunters are usually to be seen
with little wooden bracket that sup
ports the arm against the hip. The
eagles are hooded. as all falcons are.
but can be used only In winter. when
they are hungry and keen. In summer
they are fed on marmots and live q
restful life, sitting in the sun in front
of the tent doors.
When gazelles or wolves are the OBJ
jects of the chase the eagles are aided
by long. sleek greyhounds Of small
breed. the dogs running In and pulling
down the quarry when the eagles have
sufficiently bewildered it.-Wide World
NeeaxinA
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-07-24
Then They Talked In Enqlish.

Then They aikeo IN English.
A couple Of Cleveland business men
visited Mexico. In Mexico City their
train was switched from one station
to another. One Of the Clevelanders
went to the first station to make in
quiries. Approaching a pair of dark
visaged employees. he cudgeled his
memory for the proper words from the
phrase book.
'Donde estaT' he hesitatingly asked
and paused.
The two dark visaged persons listen
ed attentively.
"Gracias." stammered the Cleveland
man. "Donde estan?'
Then one Of the men looked at the
other.
Say. Bill" he growled. what in
merry blue blazes is this fellow talkin'
about?'
And after that it was easy.-Cleve'
land Plain Dealer.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-07-24
No Time for Pussyt0Otng.

Anything Republicans
publican ticket while he supporting the third candidate
not theses days.
is fol or
on
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-07-24
The
Masonic
Calendar

Wednesday, July 24.-Webb lodge,
No. "a. f. & A. NJ. called meeting
work in Entered Apprentice degree.
Friday, July 26.-king Solomon s
Chapter No. 4, r. A. NJ. Called Convo,
cation, work in Most Excellent Master
and Royal Arch Degrees, work com.
mencing promptly at p. m.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-07-24
The -MarseiIIaise-

There Is a certain irony In the fact
that the town which produced th,
"Marselllaise" Is now German terri
tory. The song dates from April "a
1872. when Rouget de Isle, then quar-
tered at Strassburg as captain OF engi-
neers. composed 1t in response to the
mayor OF Strassburg's request for q
patriotic song. At Strassburg the sons
was printed under the title "Chani
de Guerre Pour rArmee du Rim" II
owes its present title to the volunteers
from Marseilles, who sang IL as they
marched on Paris.-Iondon Chronicle.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-07-24
BISHOP WARREN DEAD
(National News Association

DENVER, July 24.-Bishop Henry
d. Warren of the Methodist Episcopal
church died here today. following an
shortly before midnight. Bishop War.
rem had been sick only few days.
Bishop Warren was re tired at the
recent quadrennial conference at Min
neapolis He was 81 years old.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-07-24

Tungsten, which only in recent
years has come into general use, was
discussed exhaustively by a Spanish
treatise written in 1881.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-07-24

Small panes of glass are set into the
side of new fountain pen SO the
quantity of ink it holds can readily be
seen.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-07-24

Queensland is estimated to have
forty million acres of forests as yet
uninspected and unreserved.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-07-24


the ring was m he feared?
beaborng
without partianshp?
the Chicago convention Mr. Taft did his
not
want ecause of it's of Theodor
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-07-24
DESTINY

Concrete water barrels used for fire
protection on railroad in the south
show no loss of water except by evap-
grafton.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-07-24

The ordinary brown kitchen soap is
a strong disinfectant.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-06-19
TEDDY DIRECTS FIGHT.
Has Private Wire to His Room at the
Hotel.

Chicago, June 1S-'Tm a better
warrior than a prophet" said Colonel
Roosevelt when he was asked his
opinion of the outcome of the con-
vention That was all he would say
tonight.
MIR. Roosevelt directed his own bat
tie in the convention hall over a tele-
phone wire. Hidden away in room
in his hotel. he spent most OF the time
with d receiver at his ear, listening to
reports of his lieutenants and issuing
orders in person.
THE wire over which Colonel Roose-
welt gave his directions was so ar
ranged that no other person other
than the colonel and the man at the
Coliseum end Of the wire could by any
chance overhear the conversation.
When the convention had adjourned,
the Roosevelt leaders fastened back
and began q series Of conferences with
their chief which extended late into
the night. Colonel Roosevelt'g as
soclates predicted confidently that the
fight would be won although they
guarded carefully the plans for to-
morrow which were framed at to-
nights conferences. They had with
them tables of figures based on to-
days developments which showed to
their satisfaction that they could not
oe beaten; Colonel Roosevelt they said
after they had seen him, was pleased
with the showing made on the first
day.
After the dinner hour q throng
descended on the Roosevelt headquar-
ters. BY nine o'clock the corridors and
lobby of the hotel were filled with a
solid, struggling mass of men and wo-
chs Cd
the place, but they could do little to
move the crowds.
The rear stairways, servants eleva-
tors and even the fire escapes were
thrown open but it was almost inpos-
sible for one who was caught in the
crowd TO move about.
In the hall OF the Roosevelt commit
tee the crowd was kept in lively spirits
with a band concert, lmpromptu ora
tors who prophesied victory without
doubt, and a quartette which sang
song entitled Steam Roller Bill"
amid great cheers. When the crush
became so great as to be perilous tbs
hail was cleared and then began Sc
cret caucus of the Roosevelt delegates
and alternates,
Colonel Roosevelt passed through the
corridor from his rooms to his effiee
with the aid of his squad of strong
| men, He fought his way through the
| struggling cheering thFeHg as though
he enjoyed the tussie, and finally es-
eapted through doorway into tht
| council chamber in which Senator
| Dixon, Governor Hadley, Governor
| Stubbs, Senator BeFah and others O
his leaders were awaiting hin.
! 1t was explained by AN old friend o
| the colonp! that the secret of his abili
| ty to endure hard work is that h
! does not worry. During a few spar,
/ minutes which he was able to have h,
told with delight a story to the eff
| feet that when he went to Africa. Wal
street was hoping that every liel
| would do its duty
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-06-19
REALTY AND BUSINESS.
Slight Increase in Sales Shown Here
for Last Week.

A slight fain in real estate sales
was made last week when there were
eight sales against five for the same
week last year. The mortgage loans
were s23, 400 and $2s,s00 respectively
for the same weeks.
Real estate sales in the leading
towns of the state, as reported in the
Commercial Record for the current
week total somewhat lass than for the
like week of 1911. the figures for the
week being SIS. against 1872 last year
The amount of money loaned on real
estate security for the week, however
is greater than the previous year, the
figures being $1,0S6,619 and s917, 1898
for 1912 and 1911, respectively.
But five new interpretations are re-
ported for the week, with aggregate
capital of 100000 These figures are
smaller than those for the third week
of June last year and 1909, but greater
than in 1910.
The record of bankrupts in this state
makes a poorer showing than for any
like week for several years past. The
four petitions show average assets Of
$2,439 and liabilities Of S5,60e.
During the week building permits
were granted in the cities of New
Haven, Bridgeport, Hartford and Wa
terbury, to the number Of So, for
buildings the estimated cost of which
is $1,200,935. Of this amount S1,019,S $50
was for buildings in Hartford, where
one permit was granted for a struc-
ture costing 100000 The figures for
the same week Of last year were 80
permits for buildings costing $340, 497,
and for 1910, SO permits for buildings
costing S256,930.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-06-19

vessels were built, purchased and fitted
out. The first Hudson built ship was
launched in 1885, and a year later
twenty-five big Whalers were afioat. In
1897 a Hudson whaler, the American
Hero, brought home the biggest cargo
Of sperm oil ever landed in this coun-
try and in 1900 Hudson ranked third
in the state in commerce and was
known in every seaport in the world.
In 1915, however, she ceased to be
port of entry. and her maritime inter
ests dwindled and ceased altogether
in 1916 when her last ship, the Mar
tina, was sold and the odor of whale
oil was waited away forever from her
Wharves.