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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-09-27
NJ. Rumely Unit Here
Has Unusual History

! Always and forever when humanity
needs a thing badly enough, we reach
up in the air or dig down in the earth
and fin dit
| The most economical fuel now in
use is kerosene. Beyond this. when
/ kerosene is gone, we will have alcohol,
| because science has shown us how al
cOhOl can be produced as long as the
sun shines and vegetation grows.
But let us not cross the bridge I'M
! til we get to it. There is kerosene en-
Ough now in sight to last hundred
| years, and more. The success of the
| Rumelys is in the fact that they are
coming in with the tide. They are rid
ing on the crest of the wave. 1t is the
| psychologist moment.
High prices demand Mechanical
| Power for the farmer instead of the
| power of animals. That is to say, we
are going to use the incarnate power
! instead of the carnate.
! In America we do not eat horses,
and they do not give milk. Instead of
] horses, we will raise cattle Just now
it takes three COWS to buy one horse
This ratio will eventually be reversed
by the Oil Pull, and thus will we keep
famine at bay. Replace horse with
Oil-Pull and you give back to the
! world five acres of land. The value of
horse is uncertain; there is always
market
Changes Hands.
Since Ebert Hubbard wrote the
above, there has been considerable
change in the organization of the NJ.
Rumely company. E. A. Rumely has
given over the reins of management
to Clarence S. Funk, formerly with
the International Harvester company
Prior to this change, the old Gaar,
Scott plant had been closed down by
the company because of over produc-
! ton, and for time it seemed to be
the intention Of the company to per-
manently abandon it as a manufac-
! turing branch.
! The Gaar Scott company, the prede-
! cessor of the local NJ. Rumely division
had its beginning in 1886. when the E.
|. Jones company established a fac
tory for the manufacture of stoves.
! Plant Sold In 1e4o.s
/ The plant was sold in 1910 to Jonas
/ Gaar and E. Hully who later sold it to
J. NJ and J. H. Hutton who started
the manufacture of engines and agri-
! cultural implements. During their own
ership of the factory they began the
! building of the ground hog" thresher
! 1t was given this name because it was
! roped down to the ground and did
nothing but knock the grain out of the
heads.
! Builds Separators.
The first separator was built by the
! company in 1915 but was not a sue
! cess until four years later.
The beginning of the future great.
/ ness of the company was in 1916 when
Abraham and J. NJ. Gaar asked for
an increase in wages from 81 to $1.25
day and we were taken into part
nership in the company instead of be
| ing allowed the increase.
In 1873 the company was rated at q
half million dollars and covered 212
acres of ground. 1t was incorporated
with Abraham Gaar as president, J
M. Gaar vice president; and William
G. Scott, secretary and treasurer. Be.
fore it was taken over by the Rumely
people the factory had a pay roll OF
over half million dollars per year.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-09-27
ARLINGTON MODERN
IN EVERY RESPECT
Zach Room Equipped With
Observation-Disclosures
Management.

The Arlington hotel, opposite the
Union Station, one of the most modern
hosteIries in Eastern Indiana, is opera
ted on the European plan and is equip
ped for the comfort and convenience
OF - patrons.
NEW furniture has been placed in
one hundred bed rooms. Each room
has bath, hot and cold water, and is
equipped with d long distance tele-
phone.
A beautiful dining room and lunch
room with an up-to-date la carte
service has been installed for patrons.
Arrangements can be made on short
notice for special service to automo-
bile parties.
The management has made every eff
fort to mGdernize the Arlington. Miss
Woods, htanager, has had metropoli-
tan experience in the management Of
hotels and her untring efforts have
been a powerful factor in popularizing
the Arlington.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-09-27
NUSBAUM COMPANY
SHOWS BIG GROWTH
President Active i'm Business
Interested in Schools
and Music.

Lee B. Nusbaum company has gain
ed an enviable reputation in the dry
goods business in this city. It's sue
cess has been great and its prosperity
is assured. The store has been re-
modelled completely and its appoint
ments are up-to-date. This company
has always supported every worthy en-
.erprise in the city, and Richmond well
may be proud of this enterprsing
store.
Lee B. Nusbaum, the president, of
the concern has not only advanced the
growth of the Nusbaum store, but also
nas been active in the interests of
the schools and No.: of the city. He
has been promoting the musical sue
cess attending the Symphony orches-
ira and May Festival concerts.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-09-27

There is one branch of agriculture
where the RumeIy oiI-pull will give to
the world millions of acres, otherwise
unavailable, says Ebert Hubbard in
the June Philistine. This is in the dis
tricts where dry farming" only is pos
sibc. Much of this land is ten, twenty
or fifty miles from the nearest rail
road. The land must be plowcd extra
deep; and besides, in the campbell
method" each pillow must carry an at
tachment that makes a little blind
ditch beneath the furrow. Here spec
killing work on horses; and besides,
the heat is often intolerable for the
poor beasts, says the Fra.
There are three processes in civil
cation, continues Hubbard. One is to
dig, the next is to carry, and the third
is to manufacture.
We have discarded horsepower in
the matter of transportation. The
steamboat. the locomotive and the au-
tomobile do our Juggling. Things are
brought from the farthest corners of
the world and laid down in our big
cities, all by Mechanical Power.
Helps On Farm.
The first move in the direction of
using mechanical power on the farm
was when we ceased to use horses for
threshing grain. The horsepower,
where a dozen horses were driven
round and round on a sweep, and the
power was impaired with a tumbling-
rod, is something that all of the gray
boards born in the country remember
well.
The steam traction-engine which
threshed for a score or more of far
mers, was a great move in the direc-
ton of economy and cooperation. 1t
did the work at one-half the expense
that horses could do it.
What Is Best Fuel.
Wood, as fuel, is now practically out
of the question. Coal is heavy, cum
bersome and often scarce. Gas can not
be transported, and has other limita-
tiOns. Gasoline is volatile, is affected
by temperature, can not be transport
ed in wooden barrels, has to be stor-
ed underground, and increases fire
risk. Besides, it's cost is more than
double that of kerosene. KerOsene-Oil
seems the best, cheapest, most easily
obtained, most condensed and most
valuable fuel known.
A pint of kerosene has more poten-
lldl power III 1t lldu the same Qudu-
tity of dynamite.
The demand for gasoline has now
make kerosene the by-product. The
people who run the buZz-wagons are
the people who make the profits for
the Standard Oil Company. The Stand
ard Oil company has more kerosene
than it really knows what to do with
Hence, the low price of the product
An Infant Industry.
The application of the kerosene in.
ternal-combustion engine is just in its
infancy. The Rumely Company will
soon be manufacturing little portable
engines that will serve the farmers
for a vast number of purposes. The
Oil-Pull now being made not only
plows, disks, seeds, harrows, and
draws binders, but it pulls out stumps
it goes to town and draws behind it a
dozen wagons loaded with grain. II
runs a silo-filler. 1t can supply you
electricity by attaching belt from a
dynamo to the flywheel.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-09-27
ART STORE HOLDS
WINNING MOTTO

The business of the Richmond Art
Store has flourished under the motto:
IF you don't see what you want we
will paint it for YOU" and the public
has responded to this motto
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith under whose
management the business has prosper
ed are both artists and their work has
received the hearty endorsement of
Richmond. Their stock includes both
white and painted china, postal cards.
letters, holiday and feature announce
ments in cO1ors and tints, are novel
ties of all descriptions
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-09-27
RATLIFF FEATURES
DIAMOND TRADE

Joseph F. Ratliff, jeweler. although
not a pioneer in the jewelry business
in Richmond has made an enviable
reputation. Mr. Ratlif has had three
business locations in this city each in
its turn being vacated for more COM
modious rooms. His trade has increas-
ed steadily. \ large stock of jewelry.
cut glass, copper. brass and silver
ware, watches, clocks. optical goods
and umbrellas, is carried. Mr.. Ratlin
makes a specially of diamonds and
features low priced stones.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-09-27
LOEHR AND KLUTE
MEMS FURNISHERS

Loehr and klute is one Of the most
aggressive mems furnishers in the
city and is up-to-date in all its business
methods. This firm has always handled
mems and boys furnishings OF the
best quality and has substantially in
creased its sales until the current
year has exceeded that of any previous
year.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-09-27
HOMRIGHOUS STRONG
ON WATCH REPAIRS

George Homrighous. has establish
ed a prosperous iewelry store on Main
street With fifteen years of eXperI-
ence in watch repairing and manage
ment of jewelry stores the standard of
his store has been brought up to the
best.
Mr.. Homrighous makes a speciality
of high grade watch repairing, special
attention and care being given to rail
road watches, job repairing and all
kinds of rims and spectacle work.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-09-27
SAM FRED ADOPTS
UNUSUAL POLICY

Sam Fred, who has had many years
of practical experience in clothing the
public has adopted an unusual policy.
No pressing and repair bills to clothes
are incurred by. the customers for one
year after purchase is made, This
policy has to q large extent been re-
sponsible for the prosperity of his
store.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-09-27
FELTMAN CONDUCTS
TOBACCO STORE

The Ed A Feltman Tobacco store,
500 Main street, carries a line of to-
baCcO for both the Wholesale and re-
tail trades. The store is owned by Ed
A. Feltman, who conducted a tobacco
store for the Driftmeyer Tobacco
company for twenty years. He enter
ed business for himself four years
ago. He carries a complete line of
pipes, cigarets and all the better
known brands of cigars and smoking
tOhaCcOs.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-09-27
Western Australia.

Western Australia produces more
gold than any American state, sends
more pearls TO Europe than any other
country except Ceylon and is said 10
have The richest belt OF hardwood tim
Der in the world.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-26

We'll. my little bundle of possi-
bilities. how are you?" was the greet
ing of gentleman to his niece. The
child looked up with tear-stained
cheeks and wondering eyes. bundle
of possibilities ~
The idea was a new one to her.
Again and again 1t REQUIRED to her
mind. In time ii colored her whole
existence, She came to realize that
In herself, far more than in her en-
vironment, lay the qualities and ener~
giles which would make or mar her
life.
Bundles of possibilities--that is
what we all are. And our duty and
pleasure Ii should be to develop our
powers to the utmost, never putting
limits in our mind to what we can do
or be. So shall we come into our
kingdom. So shall We extend to their
limits the boundaries which We our
selves may set, and which should
evermore be placed further on.--Ex.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-26
Commencing Nov. 9TH

The American Line Steamers n.
Louis, ST. Paul. New York and Phila.g
delphia win Carry Only
ONE CABIN CLASS I'D Passengers
Rate New York to Plymouth and
Southampton. S32.30 up; to Cher
bourg. S60.G0 up. CAV
Make reservations now.
ASK MIR. Bowman Manager For.
eign and Travel Department, RiCn-4
mond Trust and Savings Co, Corner
Main and Seventh SITS. Richmond, yax3
Capital Ono Million Dollars. s
NATIONAL CONSERVATION EXF0S5
SITION. KNOXVILLE, TENN,
September 1 To November 4, f112s "
For this occasion Southern halfway
offers extremely low round trip fare
to Knoxville and return. sSs
Convenient train service. Sleeping
Cars, Dining Cars ssS
For fares. reservations and 0th%&
Information. consult nearest xpufhex
Railway Ticket Agent. on write
s. E. BURGESS. p, r: A..
Richmond. VI I'M
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-26


Gertrude Alice ana francis Ken
ards lived on a big farm where there
WAS ALWAYS lots of work with which
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-26
How to Give Mother Goose Pantomine'

should be asked to keep quiet after the
figures appear until they have com
pletely disappeared. The minute the
figures are of the stage the members
of the audience form in line and pass
around the room before some older per :
son. who ts seated at a table. This
older person knows who all the char,
acters are. and each one of those tax :
ing part in the guessing whispers his
or her guess and is given star to put
on hts card, the star being colored ac-
cording to whether the guess is cor
rect or not
When the children are too small for
this there are no prizes and the audi
ence is permitted TO cry out its guesses
as soon as the characters come on the
stage.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-26
The Rod of Gold.

Once upon time an old woman
who had been walking through a
wood. came at last to the open coun-
try beyond. Just before her flowed a
stream which she must cross on her
way She seemed feeble. and, when
ths bank of the river was reached. she
stopped IN dread; for the current was
swift and the stones were slippery and
unsafe. She glanced about her at the
trees, for she must have help. A great
oak stood near with Its beautiful
leaves and many acorns. kind oak"
said the old woman. may | have
part OF one of your branches to make
a rod to help me over the stream %
r Indeed, no." cried the oak. Il
cannot spare a single branch. My
acorns are far too beautiful TO give
away"
Then the old woman went to a red
maple standing near the. oak. and
ET1rr TIE II branch from w.frrfr + ms. :
make staff to carry me over the
river"
'Of course not" said the maple.
Gould you imagine ! would spare any
of my beautiful red leaves7"
The old woman turned sadly away.
A chestnut-tree stood near, and she
appealed to Il. Good chestnut. may
! have one OF year branches" she
asked. But the ehestnut-tree could
not spare a single nut, aud so re-
fused.
The sycamore though. her balls too
pretty to part with, and the poplar
stood tall and dlsagreeable and would
not help her.
The elm dropped languidly, and
told her she might ask the walnut
And SO 1t went; hickory, ash. horse
chestnut, and birch tree all said.
No" tin the poor woman. quite dis
couraged and tired out. sank on a
great stone to rest and decide what
was best TO be done.
At her feet lay a stick. old and
discoiored, but straight and strong. 1t
spoke to the old woman, and said.
Pm sorry the beautiful trees have
been so unkind to you. and ! will help
you gladly II I may, You see / have
no beauty. | do not even know to
what tree I belong; I have no acorns
nor nuts nor leaves and even my bark
is gone: but / am strong. and will
gladly take you over the stream"
The old woman picked up the poor
rod at her feet and. leaning heavily
upon ii. started on her Journey across
the river. The water roared about
them, but the rod bore her In safety
to the other side. When the farther
bank was reached, wonderful thing
happened The long cloak worn by
the old woman fell away, and there
she stood. not really an old woman at
all. but a beautiful fairy. II am the
fairy of the woods. kind rod" she
said. II came to see il my trees were
kind as well as beautiful. You have
done all in your power for feeble
old woman. Now what can / do for
your"
The rod replied. II should like TO
be beautiful. but most Of all I want
to be loved. especially by the chill
dren,"
You shall have youS WISH" said
the fairy. You are worth your weight
In gold, but the rod of gold would
not be loved by the little ones. l will
give to you fairy gold instead
She planted the rod In the earth,
and 1t at once became green. From IL
grew beautiful leaves and many
stems, and over all the fairy scattered
OF tiny stars of fairy gold till
the top OF the plant looked like sun
shine Thereafter You shall be called
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-26

and coaxed ana tried every plan they
could think of to get Rover to follow.
But no. indeed He had been too well
trained. lie would go few steps. then
with raonrnful bark as If he wanted
TO say. IL wish | could go with you. =
would stand still in the road for few
minutes and watch the wagons move
slowly away. then turn and tret back
to the empty house.
Again and again the children tried
to coax him along. but with the same
result each time until they were al
most in despair.
II think We will have to fasten him
to one az the wagons" said Father
Richards AT last, for they could lose
no more time. So strap was fasten-
ed around Rover's neck, and. much
against his will at first. he started on
his journey, but soon was trotting
along quietly enough.
After the new home was reached,
he was petted a great deal so he
would not get homesick and maybe
would be more contented yet all the
time he acted as IL he had been
caught doing something he had been
told not TO do. For just one unhappy
week he stayed, then one morning
the children discovered ne had dis
appeared. They worried and won
shed few tears. but not a trace of
Rover could they find.
In a few days Father Richards went
back to the old home to get some
things that had not been moved yet
and imagine his surprise when he
heard Royer's bark as he came in
sight Of the house. The dog was glad
to see him, yet refused to follow the
wagon when Mr. Richards was ready
to leave In fact. he ran away and
hid until the wagon was down the
road safe distance. And he stayed
around that empty house, for the
neighbors could hear him barking,
until another family moved into 1t,
with whom he soon made friends.
The Richards children mourned for
their pet. feeling that no other dog
could ever take Rover's place. but
wisely concluded to make the best of
1t and leav him where he would be
contented. But they wondered and
wondered. and never did understand
how he found his way back over the
long, crooked road he had travelled
but the once, from the new home TO
the old.--Demares Glentworth
Rnbins, in Herald and Presbyter.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-26
The Little Captain
BY LUCILLE MARsToN.

His mother and father had gone
to the city, and John was left at
home to take care of the horses and
things about the farm
John sat down on the steps and
tried to think of something to do,
All at once he thought of bright
idea. He had always wished he could
go TO war and be captain of a large
army. Now he had the whole day
to himself, and he could go up into
the attic and dress up like a real
captain.
SO off he ran to the attic. He
found an old trunk up in one corner,
and on the trunk was a large sword.
Then he found in the trunk a large
hat with a feather stuck up in the
front and a large red handkerchief,
which he tied about his neck. He
took the sword IN MS nand, and had
large. rusty gun in the other, and
started out on his march.
AS he was going down the lane with
his head in the air. his sword hang
ing from his belt. and his gun over
his shoulder, a great big cow ran
around the fence. Down went his
to the house as fast as he could GO
When his parents returned he told
them of his adventures. But" he
added, Il had rather he a real cap
tain than just a play one" And one
day. when he was a man, he was
a real captain, and he did not run
that time. but to be sure, he made
his enemies run.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-26

My Dear Neces Nephew wondering all what
of to
al
her didn't forget Aunt Nancy this week II could rot hnd
about Halloween and drawings
but understand that interesting drawings
Halloween" it, may
in
to
a o
be
a ZEN OF
AUNT NANCY
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-26
The Picture That Made Child Sing

One day a little girl climbed tht
steps of the Art institute in Chicago
and made her way through the dool
and up to the big uniformed guart
who stood near it.
Please" she said. I'D like to Sc,
the very pettiest picture there i.
here"
The guard looked down at the lit.
tie girl with a friendly smile. The
very prettiest picture'?' he said. 81
am not quite sure which Is the pref.
test one. there are so many pretty
ones"
The little girl still looked up at him
wistfully. Please" she begged, "the
very prettiest picture!"
"All right, missy" answered the
guard, "we'll try"
The little girl slipped a confiding
hard into the guards big warm palm
and off they went toward the rooms
where hung the pictures which a lit
tie girl might like.
They went slowly through room
after room. carefully scanning the
walls for the very prettiest picture -
Suddenly the little girl drew her hand
from the guards and sped away to-
ward picture in which another lit
tie girl stood with lifted head listen
ing.
The child stood silent a moment be-
fore tho picture, and then she broke
into a little ripping song. Straight to
the little girl in the picture she sang
verse after verse of melody so sweet
and so full of cheer that all the. peo-
pie in the room stopped to listen.
The words were in German. so the
guard could not understand what the
song was about, and the little girl
~ n ~ all I4iy Iryss NIB In Toe
verse was ended, she once more slip
ped her hand in his.
That's the very prettiest picture"
she said.
"Is IL? why, ?" asked the guard.
80, / can't tell you" said the little
girl. Il only know that it made me
very happy. so happy that I just had
to sing"
If the great French painter, Jules
Breton, who made the picture. could
have peeped into the Art institute that
day. he probably would have been
made very happy by the little girls
happiness. for it would have shown
him that the picture said TO her~the
same thing IL said TO him when he
painted it. This painter loved the out
of doors and the fields and the early
m morning, and he must have listened
many times In the harvest field Just
as this peasant girl Is listening. To the
lark soaring skyward and pouring out
its early good morning song Of Joy.
When he was a little boy. this Jules
Breton lived in, the country. IN a place
called Courrieres where he played
with his brothers and sister in his
garden, running down the
broad paths, climbing the rear trees.
making friends with the birds and
frogs and ladybugs and era shoppers
ard sometimes stretching out on his
back In the sun among the towers. H.
was in this garden that little. Jules
discovered that he Wanted 10 he a
-
y.