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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-01-03
SEEING A PURPLE COW.
Perfectly Natural Under Certain Con

Perfectly Natural Under Certain Con.
ditions. Says an Artist.
81. Anthony Dyer. paiBter OF water
colors. was explaining the matter to
some possible buyers of his wares.
"Suppose while you are In the corn-
try In summer" said be. you chance
upon Holsrein COW grazing on hill
side Ho,steins. Of course you know.
are black and white. The pasture is
green. or at one side Is a gray IN
painted barn. DO you stagger with
surprise when you notice that that COW
Is purple? Not bit OF it. II it were
not purple you might reasonably con-
suit an oculist. That would be a sign
that your eyes needed attention.
But you may never have tried to
figure ont why the COW is purple. Here
Ia the answer: The complementary
color Of the green pasture IL red. The
sight OF green always suggests red, al
though we don't realize It. Flooding
the scene Is the yellow sunshine. The
yellow. the red and the green combine
to tint the grazing neutral coiored
COW purple. and purple it undeniably
is. as you must admit when next you
encounter one under such circum-
stances. Nevermore. therefore. may
you sing with Gelett Burgess:
never saw q purple COW.
never hope to sec oneA
New York PresA
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-01-03
NODDED HIS DEATH TOLL.

Legend Of "ths Poor Sinners Bell"
That Was Cast In erssiau.
The poor sinners bell Is a bell In
the city OF bresiau. In the province Of
SiIesta. Prussia. and hangs In the
tower Of one Of the city churches. 1t
was cast July IL. 1885, according to
historic records. 1t Is said that a
great bell founder Of the place had
undertaken to make the finest church
bell he had ever made.
When the metal was melted the
founder Withdrew for a few moments.
leaving boy to watch the furnace
and enjoining him not to NEEDLE with
the catch that held the molten metal.
but the boy disobeyed the caution. and
when be saw the metal flowing into
the mold he called the founder.
The latter rushed in and. seeing, as
he thought. his work OF weeks undone
and bis masterpiece ruined. struck the
boy a blow that caused his immediate
death. When the metal cooled and
the mold was opened the bell was
found to be not only perfect. but OF
marvellous sweetness of tone.
The founder gave himself up to the
authorities. was tried and condemned
to death. On the day OF bis execution
the bell was rung to call people to at
tend church and offer a prayer for the
unhappy mans soul. and from that it
Obtained the name of 1.-The poor sin
ner's BELL
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-01-03
N0RWAY'S INCOME TAX.
Il Reaehes Al Incomes In Excess .
$S3.o0 Per Year.


&S3.o9 Per Year.
How should you like to pay an in.
come tax ON next to nothing? Ii you
were Norwegian living at home and
earning &134 a year you would be
taxed on one-tenth OF it IL you were
unmarried; on about one-twentieth OF
1t IL you were married and had no
children. Ii you had children you still
would be taxed on one-tiftieth OF it.
With an income OF 1886 year you
would b. taxed IL unmarried on more
than half of your income. II married
and having no children on about ~
per cent OF your income. having one
child on about 81 per cent, two chill
dren on about 81 per cent.
Unmarried and having an income of
$c.6sO a year in Norway your income
tax payment would be $421.22: mar
ried. with one child. $4,000: married,
with six children. $355.l7. All that
you would get of your income tax
(marriedI for having six children would
be $66: all that you would get OF by
having i've more children would be $44
and six bits!
Married or unmarried In Norway.
you could escape paying an income tax
only by having an income less than
$S3.0s year. Think Of paying an in
come tax out OF earnings of 81 a
month!-New York Press.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-01-03
Burn Your Waste PaDer

Notice is hereby given that 1t 10 4
violation of the City Ordinance to
throw paper or other rubbish on the
Streets or alleys of the City of Rich
mond, Indiana.
Paper thrown upon the streets and
alleys is scattered by the winds and
cannot be gathered up by the rubbish
haulers. With very little trouble each
person can burn their waste paper in
stoves, furnaces or otherwise.
Every person throwing paper or 9TH
er rubbish on the streets or alleys is
liable to be fined in any sum not ex-
ceeding $3.50.
By little care on the part Of each
one OF us we can do away with the
nuisance OF paper scattered over our
streets and alleys. There has been
great deal of complaint lately in re-
gard to this matter and we take this
method of calling the attention of the
public to the provisions OF the ordi-
nance regulating the disposal OF rub
bish.
BY order of the Board OF Public
Works of the City of Richmond, Ind
lana.
Attest: Baltz A. Bescher, City Clerk.
jan 1850
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-01-03
YOUNG MEN PERFECT
A NEW MOTORCYCLE

Earl Wright and Ned Cook. two
Richmond young men, are working on
a three.wheeled motorcycle which they
believe will prove a success and make
motorcycle riding more popular and
less dangerous. The new invention
has been tried out during the past
week and with one exception it has
come up to the expectations of the
young inventors. The third wheel
which is to the left of the others, is
mounted upon rigid frame and con-
seQuently the machine cannot be
turned safely at corner unless it is
being operated slowly. They are now
working on flexible frame and they
believe that this will remove the only
apparent obstacle which stands in the
way OF making their machine success
full.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-01-03
NO HEAVEN, BELIEF
| OF GREAT SINGER
Nine. Maeterlinck Says Love
and Loyalty Are ESSEN
tial in Marriage.
National News Association

BOSTON. Mass. Jan. 3.-Mme
Maeterlinck expressed some more de-
cided views following her declaration
in favor Of wide latitude in marriage
and divorce.
Il don't believe in heaven" she con-
fided. II don't believe in future life
at ALL l don't fear broken mirrors or
any such superstition And l can't
say that l believe happy married life
is the nearest thing to heaven the
earth can give
"Why. III just say that don't think
married life. even when happy. is quite
sufficient for heaven on earth. 1t
takes more than that
The woman who has work, a
goalEshe is the happiest on earth.
"A future existence-no, no.
II believe in equal rights for wo-
men but women in po9itics-no.
Real individual education is not
known yet, am trying to find it. No.
we don't know how to educate our
children in the right way today.
Love, that's the first necessity in
marriage: loyalty on both sides is the
AcAt, JASt DIS
Let a woman live her life with JOY
while she is still young. Let her seek
happiness. Don't tell her to be good
'@o"ha"c chn won't he H~~rv - 49,
does. Just let woman be herself.
" zen siiS oluer, then lel Ter De ulk-
nified. do good works, and all the rest.
It's simple-n'est-ce pas?"
Maurice Maeterlinck is in Boston
to attend the performance of Nine.
Maeterlinck in "Pelieas and Melis-
ande," an operate version of one of
his works.
Maeterlinck made a $40O wager in
Paris last summer with Mr.. Russell. d.
rector of the Boston opera house. that
he could get into America unphoto-
| graphed and uninterviewed.
| Maeterlinck would have been per-
mitted to be exclusive had it not been
| that he chose to stroll across the foyer
of the Westminster hotel soon after
his arrival last Friday. A guest who
had seen the poet abroad recognized
him.
| Monsieur Maeterlinck, I believe"
| ventured the guest.
! NJ. Maeterlinck smiled. shrugged
! his shoulders and hurriedly withdrew.
The questioner walked to the register
and seeing that Maurice Maeterlinck
and secretary" were registered there,
in revenge tipped off the newspapers.
| NJ. Maeterlinck got angry as re-
quests for interviews began to pour in.
A newspaper man sent a bell boy to
go to the Maeterlinck suite with a
message. The bell boy came back,
frightened.
"Gee," said he, never again for me. :"
Red Rabbits, 1912 sensation. 2-3-4
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-01-03
HOME TALENTONLY
IN WAYNE SCHOOLS

Persons expecting to adopt peda.
gogy as profession, but not living in
Wayne county and not expecting to
teach here, need not apply to take the
regular teachers examination under
superintendent C. o. Williams, accord
ing to a New Year announcement
which he has made. Only those who
are residents of the county and who
expect to teach in Wayne county
schools will be accommodated hereaf-
ter
The superintendent was compelled to
adopt the new resolution because of
several cases during the past year in
which applicants took undue advan-
tage of him.
1t has been customary, heretofore,
for applicants who have repeatedly
failed in examinations given by other
county superintendent in the state
to come to Wayne county and try un-
der the examinations given here. This
custom in itself was not displeasino
toethe superintendent until he found
that in a few instances an effort has
been made to make him the scape-
goat. Inasmuch as other counties in
the state have adopted the reform just
instituted here, he felt it best to cease
giving examinations only to those ex-
pecting to teach in the county.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-01-03
A BLOW AIMED At
STEAMSHIP TRUST
Resolution Entered for Gov
eminent to Create South
American Line.
National News Association

WASHINGTON. Jan. s.--When
both houses of congress got down to
business at noon today after the holi-
day recess it was predicted that the
amount of work on hand and outlined
would drag the session into the mid
die OF the summer. Senator Kern and
Shiveley. and Representatives korbly
and Moss arrived too late to partici-
pate in the days session. Senator
Bristow introduced \ bill instructing
the Secretary OF Navy to purchase or
construct fifteen steamships to es-
tablish commercial line between the
United States and South America to
offset the steamship trust control. also
making it unlawful for q railroad COM
pany to control u competitive water
route.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-01-03
Abointh.

Ao0f0th.
Dr.. r. Hercod Of Lansa me In q spe-
cial contribution to the Alliance TEN
perance Almanac points out that the
absinth liquor. which Ii now prohib
tied In three European countries-Rei-
GUM. Holland and Switzerland-owes
its peculiar nervousness to the fact
that 1t Is prepared with several e.
sences. among them NORWOOD. which
have marked toxic properties. Added
to the action Of the alcohol IA strong
absinth contains 6 per cent? these
essences have a most deleterious ef-
feet on the organisms. especially on
the nervous system. Even small doses
provoke a great liability. which
may easily lead heavy drinkers to
crime Epilepsy In more quickly de-
veloped among absinth drinkers than
among the drinkers Of the commoner
kinds OF alcoholic liquors. - Dundee
Advertiser.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-01-03
Our S1oop,

A q race We sleep too little. An
infants life Ia nearly all sleep. Grad
ualiy as the child grows older the
hours OF sleep are shortened to half
the day or about eight hours. Youth
until the age OF twenty IL reached re-
luires fully ten hours sleep. Although
nature demands fewer hours sleep In
summer than in winter. 1t has been
proved that eight hours OF sleep are re-
Qulred for the average adult In good
health. By this. explains the Pitts
burg Dispatch. il meant not simply
eight hours in bed. but that amount OF
good. sound. restful slcep night after
night. Our power to work In intimate
" related to our ability to sleep. and
there II no more reliable indication OF
sound health than the capacity to sleep
naturally. and the more active and en-
erEetic the waking life the deeper the
aleen.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-01-03
ScarfuI.

The family at the supper table had
been discussing a horse frightened by
an automobile into running away.
After silently listening for awhile, lit
tie Mary finally looked up from her
plate.
Il don't blame horses" she said. "for
being afraid of automobiles. You
would be. too. If you were a horse"
"Why. Nary" asked her father.
-Wel." said Mary. wouldn't you be
scared II you saw a pair Of pants
coming along without man In themf.
-Everybody's.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-01-03
Terre Haute, Indianapolis
& Eastern Traction Co.
EAGrEnA FgHe&aNna

Trains leave Richmond for Indian
apolis and intermediate stations at
GOO a. m; *7:40: 500. -: 40: 1000:
>11:40: 1900: >1:4O p. m; 200;
$40; 400: $40: 500: s7:4o;
900 (last. car to Indianapolis) 1900.
(Greenfield) 11:10 Cambridge CITY,.
Limited Trains.
Trains connect at Indianapolis for
Lafayette, Frankfort, CrawfordsvilIe,
Terre Haute, Clinton, Sullivan, Mar
tinsville. Lebanon and Paris, Ill
Tickets sold through. .
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-01-03
The 6uo Bible.

The hing Bible was printed IN 1b40
by. the authority Of Edward VI. and
its curiosity lies IN the rendering OF
the NTH verse OF the Ninety first
Psalm. which. al we know. runs.
Thou shalt not b afraid for the ter.
ror by night nor for the arrow which
flieth by day" but In the above YER
sion 1t ran. $50 thou shalt not nede to
be afraid ct any buGges By night"
Ludicrous al this sounds. It IL not
etymoiogically without Justification
Bug Ia derived from the Welsh word
"bws." which meant a hobeoblin or
terrifying specter. a sigui6cat ion trace
able In the word commonly In use to-
day-"bugbear"-and Shakespeare once
or twice uses the word in this primary
sense. notably when be make@ Hamlet
say. 'such bugs and goblins in nv
life"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-01-03

though composed OF bones, is elastic
much more SO than one would think
The average male adult skull, in fact
is 30 elastic that it may he compress.
ed literally in diameter by a blow OF
pressure applied at the center area at
right angles to the surface ut that
point by IN centimeters or abou,
six-tenths of an inch. recovering ite
original diameter and form without
breakQGe.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-01-03
NO POSTAL DEFICIT.
IN 1871 IS REPORT
Department Self Sustaining
for the First Time Since
l883-Small Surplus.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 3.--The enact.
ment OF law to compensate all postal
employees, including the letter car.
riers, for injuries sustained in the line
OF duty, but not attributable to their
own negligence, is urged in the annual
report of G. p. Grandfield, First AS
sistant Postmaster-General, submitted
to Postmaster-General Hitchcock.
There were in operation June 80 last
6S,237 post offices of all classes in
the United States.
The postal city delivery service Is
now In operation in 1871 cities, serv-
ing more than 100000 people. and
on the $4,000 rural routes 10000. 900
people receive mail This leaves a
considerable portion of the American
people. most of whom reside in towns
and villages. the report declares,
without any form Of free delivery ser.
vice. and under the present law there
is no way by which the department
can relieve this inequality"
The cost of free delivery in cities,
including collection expenses, was
nearly $33.OOO,0OO. or more than IS
per cent OF the gross revenue of the
!city delivery offices.
MIR. Grandfield calls special atten-
ttion to the fact that during the last
fiscal year "the gross revenue of the
department more than equaled the ex-
penditures, and the postal service is
~lv>{, P<~~
since 1883. I'm two years" he adds,
1.-THE enormous deficit Of $l7.5OO,OO0
has been turned into surplus"
The gross revenues for the year
amounted to 1921. 879.284. the expendi-
lures to $237 .64S,927, leaving a surplus
of $219.118. after deducting $11.779 on
account of loss Of postal funds by fire
and burglary.
The classification by executive or
der OF the position Of Assist Postmas-
ter at first and second class offices.
and all clerical positions ut these Of
fees, increased the number of CLASH
fled competitive positions by about A.
Oo0
The operation Of the law which pro-
vides for the promotion automatically
Of clerks In post offices has brought
about condition. Mr.. Grandfield says.
that ought to be remedied immediate
ly. since there are now 236 offices
where the salary of the Assistant Post
master IL actually less than that Of
the clerks under him.
The amount Of Sunday work has
been reduced fully so per cent. About
10000 clerks and $4,000 carriers who
formerly reported for duty every Sun
day are now given a day Of rest. MIR.
0randfield believes that the post Of
flee clerks and city letter carriers
should be allowed 30 days leave with
pay.
The report recommends an appro-
priati0n Of $4,000 to be used lin re-
warding postal employees who offer to
the department devices or processes
that prove of value" 1t urges also,
pensions for the superannuated EN-.
ployes.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-01-03
Queer Nest Of tho Tontob.ne.

The oldest OF all birds nests is the
one built by the tontobane, a South
African sonExter. It is built Of cot
ton and always upon the tree produc-
ing the material. In constructing the
the male outside. where he builds a
sentinel box for his own special use.
He sits in the box and keeps watch OF
sings nearly NIL the time. and when
danger comes in the form OF a hawk
or snake he warns the family, but
never enters the main nest
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-01-03
Sporting Gossip

Allentown, Pa, will be represented
in the New York State league or the
Tri-State league next season.
If Miner" Brown carries out his
threat to retire from the game the
Cubs pitching staff viii be pretty
much to the bad.
No chance for Mike Donlin to get
away from the Boston Nationals
President Ward believes that Mike
will come back strong next season.
Manager Arndt, of the South Bend
Central league team, has signed Tom.
as Romance and Romino Seigle, two
Cuban ball players.
Liefield, Campbell and Byrne, of the
Pittsburg Pirates, are members of Ed
Konetchy's indoor baseball team in
st. Louis.
Playing with Denver last season
Buck" O'Brien, now with the Boston
Americans, led the Western league
pitchers with rs games won and seven
lost.
Harry Steinfeldt has had several at
tractive offers from minor league
clubs but the former Cub wishes to
remain a free agent and has turned
down the offers.
Bill Armour, former owner of the
Toledo team, and Dick Kinsella, the
Three-I league magnate, will act as
scouts for the st. Louis Cardinals next
season.
Outfielder Graney, of the Maps, is
on the market. Buddy" Ryan, the
Pacific Coast star, Jackson and Bir-
mingham will be the regular outfield
next season.
Catcher George Schlei, the former
Giant, who was out of the game all
last year on account of illness, has
entirely recovered and will report to
the indianapolis club next spring
John NJ. Ward, the new president of
the Boston Nationals. suggests Dos
ton Braves" as name for his team.
Braves" is in honor of Owner James
many hall in New York.
The Oakland Pacific coast league
paid only $3.50 to Buffalo for the re-
lease of Bud Sharpe. Staliings says
that he let Bud go cheap in order that
the first sacker could become a man
ager.
Cy Moreing, the Stockton magnate,
says he will form a new California
league and place teams in Oakland,
San Jose, Stockton. Fresno, San Fran
cisco and Sacramento. The circuit
that Cy has mapped out would cause
war with the Pacific coast league.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-01-03
His eioht Diet.


The actors sense OF humor Ia al
ways uppermost He will Jest about
his hard luck. his Ill luck or almost
anything that offers an opportunity for
a joke. Generally, too. he has cour-
age-the courage to smile when his
heart Is heavy. A comedian. who was
known to be in desperate straits. vas
invited to a social gathering one even
Ing. When the poor actor arrived he
was seen to he thiniy clad. although
the weather was bitter cold. he look
ed also as II he had not had any too
much nourishment for some time Tie
hostess greeted him cordially
Il am 20 glad to see you" she said
How well you are looking!"
Yea" replied the comedian: 18th.
wind has been very nutritious Of late ~
saturday Evening Post
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-01-03
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK

CHICAGO. Jan s.
Cattle-Receipts $4,000: steers $3.50.
Sheep-Receipts $4,000; prime $3.50.
Hogs-Receipts $4,000: heavies $3.50
6.25; pigs $4.00@5.30; light $500
go.
Lambs-$6.40.
Calves-$6.5O@S.5O
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-01-03

Sir George Reid, high commissioner
for Australia, is brusque and burly.
and there Is story that ON one occa-
sion an opponent In debate with true
colonial candor told him that he might
"go to 49," The situation was saved
by another legislator retorting. "Then
the fat will be In the nre." remark
at which all parties roared with laugh
ter.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-01-03
Impudone.

4 Pullman porter was dissatisfied
with the tip that an actor and his
wife gave him.
The actor said to the porter when be
got OF the train at New York:
Have you seen my baggage"
"Yes," the porter answered. Jerking
his thumb over his shoulder. "She's
M her face"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-01-03

"Bfbbles Il great man to try to
dodge responsibility on technicali-
ties"
Yea He once signed a pledge
Then he forgot about 1t and called in
handwriting expert to prove that the
signature was a forgery."-Washing-
ton Star.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-01-03
Ajs Objection.

HE Objection.
Mrs. RichQ"ick John. ! want you
to buy new paNor suit. Mr. Rich.
Quick-Mnria. I've been agreea bic
enough 40 fnr to get different clothes
fur morning. noon. afternoon and
night. but I'm cousarned " I'll change
EN- every time | go into different
roOm.-R Brooklyn life
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hae Cauetie Pun.

Booth Harrington was talking In In.
dianapolis about the stage. "Thers
were two actresses In an early play
of mine," he said, both very beauti.
full, but the leading actress was thin.
She quarreled one day at rehearsal
with the other lady. and she ended
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-01-03

Aunt Clam Ito her young nephew
Nh0 has just brought . bucket into
the parl0r where she II sitting, flood
gracious. Tommy. What are you do
Ing with that bucket: Take Il down
70 the kitchen At once. TOMMY
want you to kick It. Aunt Clara. cause
] heard papa saying when you Kick
the bucket we'd get nj rhe very least
20AG(ll
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-01-03
INDIANAPOLIS LIVE
STOCK

INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. g.
Cattle-Receipts 22O: steers $735.
Sheep-Receipts 700; prime 1856.
Lambs-$6.OO.
Hogs-Receipts 1000; top $500.
Calves-$8.25.
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PITTSBURG LIVESTOCK

PITTSBURG, Jan. s.
Cattle-Receipts light; steers $1,000
100
4.4O.
Hogs Receipts 25 cars; Workers
$3.50; pigs $6.1006.95; heavies
Calves-Choice $9.O0@1O0A
Lambs-$6.S5.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-01-03
Her Gain.

MIRA Jones-Does your husband re-
member your wedding anniversary?
Mn. Smith-No: SO / remind him OF
it 10 January and June and get two
asnss.-Haper's Raxar.