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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-12-16

ing as against the party dictators. Much more
interest would doubtless be taken in selecting
nominees if the people could but feel that their
voice actually needed.
Again it is said that voters would be bewilder-
ed by cloud of candidates for nomination. The
same objection would hold good of conventions
if the thing were according to this theory but
it is not; before primary election day the fight
would be narrowed down to few is the
case.
Finally it is declared that the masses have
not the time, intelligence or knowledge intei-
gently to select presidential nominees. If this
were true democracy would be in bad way, for
people that cannot select their own executives
cannot govern themselves.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-12-16
A BACHELORS CHRISTMAS GIFTS

Ash trays Of metal and lacquer and paste.
Belts that would circle elephants waist.
Collar box, lilac silk, hand painted one,
Desk clock, that's warranted never to run
Eyeglass case, heavy and ornate.
Fountain pen, of the earliest date
Gloves of unwearable sizes and shades.
Handkerchiefs, dubious patterns and grades
lnkstand, of hideous, freakish design
Jack knife, not meant to be used, I opine
Knitted ties, setting edge all your teeth.
Library shears, in clumsy brass sheath
Match safe, for pocket use, made of bright zinc
Nail file, with celluloid handle pale pink.
Opera glasses of mother OF pearl
Paper weight, glass covered picture Of girl
Quilted house jacket of flamboyant hues
Razor, the sort that nobody could use.
Smoking set by a crafts maniac built
Tobacco bag made of burnt leather and gilt
Umbrella, nigh silk, with handle bedecked
Vest Buttons, art mouyeau, flashy effect.
Watch fob, antique, ugly as sin.
Xpenstve boxes TO keep rubbish in
Year book and diary and calendar pad.
Zephyr knit muffler, something as bad,
Carolyn Wells in Life
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-12-16
Mrs. Rebecca Edwards Gath
ers Children Around Her.

ECONOMY, Ind, Dec. 16.-Mrs. Re
fifth birthday anniversary Sunday
Mrs. r, W. Routh of Richmond, Mrs
Matilda Martin and Mrs. l. V. Fenni-
more Of Economy, her daughters. and
L. T. and Nathan Edwards. her sons,
were with her. Her other son. Annual
Edwards. was unable TO be present
Other guests were ". L. Fennimore
and son. Harold, Edna Garrison, n.
". and Mrs. ]. Seward Beard. Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Pine and others. Many
persons who were unable TO be pres
ent, sent beautiful presents
Marry Parker of Richmond spent
Sunday here with relatives.
Charley Atkinson was in Muncie
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Lon Cain and daugh-
ter, Rev. G.. ". Martin and Mrs Mar
tin and daughter were entertained at
dinner Sunday by Mr.. and Mrs, Thos.
Cain.
Members of the Friends church
held services at the home of Mrs.
Emma Clark Sunday afternoon. Mrs
Clarke is afflicted with heart trouble
and rheumatism
MI anu MI AloO ana
children of Webster were guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Hiatt Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Cheesman of
West River attended Friends church
here Sunday.
Between twenty and thirty Perry
township citizens shopped in Rich
mond Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hindman and
Mrs. Logan Fleming and son Vernon
were in Hagerstown Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Beard and chill
dren of Alberta, Canada, were guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Manning Sun
day.
Will Conarroe was at Greensboro
Monday.
Miss Daisy Osborn returned to
Richmond Monday
Mrs. Roberts of Williamsburg is
visiting Mrs. Addie Parker.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-12-16
BATTING AVERAGE OF .ee7.

Nashville Tennesseean.
Music will be dispensed by a quartet consisting {
three very good voices and one tenor
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-12-16
Between the Bumpers.

That being a member of a little European
community lying between two unfrendly nations
is wild and thrilling adventure has again strik-
ingly been illustrated in the recent of Alsace-
Lorraine. These two small but populous districts
formerly belonged to France but were annexed
by Germany after her victorious conclusion of
the Franco German war. But flying the Ger
flag at the top of Alsatian mastheads didn't
change the breed and disposition of the people
nor destroy their almost religious love and long
ing for France. Ever since 1871, the date of
that tragic reversal of fortune this little terri
tory has been bone of contention between Paris
and Berlin, and many are the wordy wars that
have been fought about it. Owing to this preju-
dice and high tension of feeling the district has
been a highly inflammable finder box always in
danger of setting off the powder magazine of
European
A few weeks ago brutal German military
officer dropped spark on the finder. At some
sort of a little harmless local celebration he
made insulting remarks about the French flag,
about France and about French things in gen.
eral. This excited the fury of the town popu-
lace of Zabern where the scene took place that a
swift move made to the public square which
could only be dispersed by the bayonets of Ger
regiment.
But the dspersement of the mob didn't set
tie the question nor appease the wrath of an in
suited people. During November the affair
ranked in their minds The breech between
them and the German garrison so widened that
at last the same German officer Baron Won
Forstner, remarked that he would give ten marks
to any soldier who would run a bayonet through
one of the Alsatian Wackes!"
On December he set an example. While lead
ing his troops to the country for drill he was
hooted by crowd. Infatuated he ordered his
men to give chase and capture the hooters They
succeeded only in getting hold of one lame cobb
Ter. This was brought to the Baron who
struck him over the head with the sharp edgs
of his sword.
This brave and chivalrous act received the
immediate attention of the whole Empire The
representative from Zabern brought the matter
up before the Reichstag. The Chancellor made
an Intellectual reply. The minister of war made
very jingoistic speech which turned bedlam
loose in the hall. After much wrangling the
Reichstag passed vote of lack of confidence in
the ministry, 293 to 81.
Won Bethmann-Hollweg would not resign but
the Kaiser tried to smooth things over by trans
ferring the Zabern regiment to another post
twenty miles away.
But that doesn't heal the wound on that cobb
ler's head.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-12-16
CLEARS STUFFY HEAD AND
nose AT ONCE-END CATARRH

grant balm dissolves by the heat 81
the nostrilS. penetrates and heals the
intlamed. swollen membrane which
lines the nose. head and throat: clears
the air passages; stops nasty dis
charges and a feeling OF cleansing,
soothing relief comes immediately.
Don't lay awake tonight struggling
for breath. with head stuffed: nosIrils
closed. hawking and blowing Ca
tarrh or cold. with its running nose.
foul mucous dropping into the throat.
and raw dryness is distressing but
truly needless.
Put your faith-just once-in "Ely's
Cream Balm" and your cold or catarrh
will surely disappear.
(AdV ertis ementl
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-12-16
is 95 YEARS OLDCHARGES DISCRETION

Anna G. Coombs of Cambridge City
today filed a suit for divorce from
John Coombs, now resident OF
Greenville, O. Mrs Coombs charges
that her husband deserted her in No
vember. 1911. and has since failed TO
provide Tor her In her petition she
saws she is So years old
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-12-16
Helping to Solve the Rural Problem. .

Purdue University for which Indiana has so
many reasons to be proud, has made one more
step to place the knowledge Of her experts at the
disposal of the farmers of the state. This time
she offers to send dairy specialist about each
district on monthly trips to test scientfical-
1y
Oftentimes dairyman will feed his cattle
rations that keep the animal in good physical
shape but yield poor supply Of milk. He IS then
in precisely the same position as the man who
feeds five dollar coal into a furnace that returns
three dollar heat. If the experts can give such
advice to the stockmen as to help save their COW
fuel he will have done something to shave off the
price of living.
But he will have done more than that be-
cause his efforts will inevitably have direct eff
feet on what is called the rural problem"
Young men and women leave the farm in great
numbers to seek better living in the city. This
causes disastrous results to the body polite and
complexities those problems which already are
more tangled than Chinese puzzle If way
could be discovered that would keep these young
people in the rural districts the tension of mod
ern living would be partially relieved.
But how to do it? is the question. And every
man who has devoted an ounce of thought to the
matter has dozen suggestions to make. The
varieties OF solutions 1OT Lno pTOUlcIn rival tIe
complexity of the problem itself. But it seems
to us that one of the certain causes of this for
saking of country life is the appeal which the
more highly developed and specialized profess
sions of the city makes on ambitious young
minds "Anybody can be a farmer, but it takes
a smart man to make his way in town." How
often have we not heard this expression!
Of course it is not true and never was Any
body cannot be farmer. 1t is calling in itself
and requires special knowledge and skill. But
merely saying convinces nobody. Young coun-
try people, like all others, must be shown. And
it is just this, we believe that gives the extern
sion work of Purdue University its great value
in helping solve the farm problem. 1t reveals
to the boys and girls in the country that
cessfully running farm requires the same ex-
pert knowledge and high order of skill that sue
cessfully running any other business requires.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-12-16

Try "EIy's Cream Balm"
Get a small bottle anyway, Just to
try it-Apply little in the nostriIs
and instantly your clogged nose and
stopped-up air passages OF the head
will open. you Will breathe freely;
dullues~ and headache disappear. BY
morning, the Catarrh. coldin-head or
catarrhal sore throat will be gone
End such misery NOW, Get the
small bottle OF "Ely's Cream Balm"
at any drug store This sweet, fra
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-12-16

Recent French statistics show forty
five families in that country having
eighteen or more children each, thirty
seven with seventeen children each,
and more than 100000 with no chill
dren.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-12-16

THE Best Medicine Ever Used"
"ChambeTlain's Tablets is the best
medicine ever used for constipation
binousness and headache" writes
Mrs A W. Milne, ST. George. Utah
These tablets are very efectual, easy
and pleasant TO take. For sale by all
dealers.
(AdvertisemenD
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-12-16
Objections to the Presidential Primaries.

The New York Sun telegraphed to all the ma
tional committeeman of the three parties to
certain their attitude to President Wilson's plan
for presidential primaries. The response was il
Illuminating. All told 46 heartily approved; of
these 10 were Democrats, four Republicans, and
% Progressives. Only three opposed all
Republicans, and only three on-committal,
also Republicans. If these committeeman repre-
sent the sentiment of their parties the complete
of the measure, once it is introduced, is
assured.
But there have been many objections raised
to the proposal as the Outlook's poll of the press
indicates. But none of these objections have
much weight once they carefully scrutinized.
The most common objection is that direct
primaries would be unconstitutional But this
cannot be decided by, Congress since it would be
up to the Supreme Court, hence Congress is free
to pass the measure anyhow. More than that if
the point of constitutonalism is raised the pre-
sent system itself would be placed on trial There
is nothing in the Constitution itself that gives
any more authority to nominate by conventions
than to nominate direct.
Others object that it would be to depart from
the methods worked out by the wise men who es-
tablished our government But these men were
obliged to abandon their own methods of nomi-
the convention system, hence the present method
is as different from theirs as the proposed would
be.
1t is also urged that direct primaries would
not do away with bosses. Of course not The
President doesn't expect that. It would merely
be step toward that contamination so de-
voutly to be wished But the first step has to be
made some time or other. Refusing to have anv
until the whole loaf is available never has won
anything in politics.
more genuine objection is that the doing
away with nominating conventions would de-
prve the people of the stimulus and awakened in
terest that comes with public conventions and
discussion. But this doesn't hold water because,
as the President intimates, conventions would
still be necessary for discussing and deciding
platforms.
Others declare that would not be suffi-
GENTLY interested in primaries to vote. They vote
in state and local primaries. If they aren't very
insanely interested in electng party delegates it
is because they believe their votes count for moth
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-12-16
OnIv One "aROM0 OIJININE,

Only One "6ROMO OUININE"
That is LAXATIVE BROMO QUI-
NINE. Look for the signature of E.
w. GROVE. Cures Cold in One
Day, Cures Grip in Two Days Csc.
(AdvertiSementl
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-12-16

Instantly Relieves Swollen, lnflared
Nose. Head, Throat-Tou Breathe
Freeiy-Duil Headache Goes-Nasty
Discharge Stops.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-12-16
OLD FAVoRITEs STILL PoPULA

OLD FAVORITES STILL POPULAR.
Baltimore Sun
The author who boasts Of writing a best seller will b
pleased and interested the sales of the Bib
in the year resched 2S.000000 copies People sti
like the old things.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-12-16
POINTED PARAGRAPHS

SYNTHETIC EGG NEEDED.
Norfolk LedgerDispatch
One trouble about the boycott is there are II
substitutes for eggs.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-04-23
PRIZES FOR BOYS AND GIRLS.
Logan Waller Page Offers Prize for
Essay on Earth Road Construction.

Washington, ID. c., April 1S.-A gold
medal to the school boy or girl be-
tween the ages of 10 to 10 who writes
the best composition, not to exceed
SUI words. on the repair and main
tenance of earth roads, is to be
awarded by Logan Waller Page, Direc-
tor, Otiice of Public Roads. United
States Department of Agriculture.
Washington. ID. C. All compositions
must be submitted to MIR. Page before
May 10, 1913, and the medal will be
awarded as soon thereafter as the
compositions can be graded The
composition may be based on knowl-
edge gained from books or other
sources, but no quotations should be
made
After many years experience i'm
dealing with public road situation of
the country, it is MIR. Pages belief
that ignorance on the subject of re-
pair and maintenance of roads is as
much the cause of their bad condi-
ton as any other one factor. IL is
expected that the competition will
bring about a better understanding of
the subject of repair and maintenance
in the rural districts.
Many children living in the rural
districts have experienced the disad-
vantagcs of roads made impossible
through lack of proper maintenance
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-04-23
FEEL RIGHT
AZ THE TIME
Don't Let Periodical Spells OF Lazy
Liver Ruin Your Temper and Spoil
lDJy WOrl,

Ii Your liver doesn't behave right
all the time if it sometimes stops
working and you become bilious and
"headachy' don't take calomcl. bu.
try Dodson's avcr Tone.
You are s8e in taking Dodson's
Liver Tone. It's harmless. pleas
AM vegetable remedy that starts the
liver without stirring zip your whole
system as caloAcp often does. 1t is
especially good 4 i children who need
a liver tonic oncB in a while but who
should not be do%d with strong drugs.
Dodson'a Liver Tone is sold by The
Laurens Drug Co. This store guar
antees it with a clean open and shut
guarantee-your money back with a
smile if it fails to satisfy you. Price.
80 cents bottle, and your money is
as safe as if you had it in your pocket.
IT you need the medicine you need il
badly-if it doesn't satisfy you-your
money back. Buy a bottle from The
Laurens Drug Co. Today under this
guarantee.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-04-23
Comghs and Cnnsumntinn-

Coughs and colds, when neglected,
always lead to serious trouble of the
lungs. The wisest thing to do when
you have cold that troubles YOU is
to get a bottle of DR.. Kings New Dis
coVery You will get relief from the
first dose, and finally the cough will
disappear. o. II. Brown, of Muscadinel
Ala. writes: "My wife was down in
bed with an obstinate cough. and
colds. Price soc and $IOO. Recon-
mcndcd by Laurcms Drug CO. and
Palmetto Drug 60.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-04-23
PINE RLIFF NEWS.

= T. . s. Il
Pine Bluff April -Mcssrs J. d.
and NJ. G. Boazmm spent SUNDAY
with MIR. Irwin McDaniors family
near EXON.
Miss Shuman took her school OPinc
BlufD to the great county school fair
The children enjoyed the day very
much indeed. Some were very dis
appointed though, in getting there
too late to enter the morning contests
nevertheless the fair was n eroot
event in their lives and will long, if
not always be remembered by them
Not only to the children, was the fair
noted day but to the entire coun-
ty. Mr.. Pitts and Miss GRAY are to
be congratulated in getting up this
wonderful fair, or by doing so much
for the entire county.
Misses Mary ana Eloise Brown.
EstiIle and Ncllcc Turncr and Miss
w. c. Hill and Mcssrs J. ID. and NJ.
G. Boa2man, J. f. Griffin and J. II.
Campbell attended the big fair i'm
laurens last Friday The Misses
Brown and Turner and Miss Shunan
and MIR. j. d. BoaZman remained for
the oratorical contest that night which
was the best feature of The entire fair
to them rs Cross Hin won the medal
llurrah for Cross Hin, She has won
twice out OF the four times the coun-
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-04-23
WHAlEY ELECTED
AS CONGRESSMAN
L. w. Hughes Defeated I'm Race in
FIRST District.

Charleston, April 16.-With only
one Dorchester poll to be reported and
two of Berkeley county, the vote as
compiled here today for the Demo
cratic nomination for congress show
ed K. S. Whaley to have got the nom
NATION on a vote of 6,249 to $3.50 for
H. w. Hughes. The vote i'm Charles
ton county complete is 3,1O6 to 1908
Tor Whaley, majority of 43, but in
the city of Charleston Hughes had u
majority of 1G7 votes.
Both candidates gave out state
ments today Mr.. Hughes thanked
his supporters and admitted his de-
feat. He said that he had brought
no bitterness into the contest and
would carry none out with it. Mr.
Whaley also thanks his friends and
promises to give an efficient and fifth
ful service to the district.
In the police court today a number
OF the men arrested yesterday were
hhed for lighting, drunkenness. etc.
and several We're sent up to NTagis-
Williams for illegal voting. AS usual
the charges were not sustained
through the failure of witnesses to
appear, and the cases were dismissed
me election was marked by the ex-
pendtturc of large amount of money.
There have been few. if any, elections.
barring the municipal primary eIec-
ton of two years ago. when there was
such flow of money, used in buying
and controlling votes The workers
showed tho rolls publicly. making no
secret OF the purpose to which it was
being put.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-03-25

Rube grabbed a pen before the agent
changed his mind and set his John
Henry to the bottom Of contract.
How much you gettin,' Rube?p
asked a youthful pencil-pusher. RUDE
looked at him minute and then an
swers:
HUH" -,
.'Gettin' more than you did on the
stage?" persisted the scribe.
.'Say, you've got your nerve with
you,' retorted RUDE. "a
How much were YOU gettin' on
the stage?" insisted the ink singer.
:. None of your d. business"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-03-25

San Francisco, CAL, March 25.-
Starving to death is the least of RUDE
Marquard's troubles. Rube's been
dragging several hundred, or maybe
it's several thousand dollars, week
from the Golfers of theatrical syn
dictate. Then along came Mr.. John
J. MeGraw, otherwise known as
'Muggsy," and on his Bonded knee
pleading with the elongated twirler to
please, PLEASE come back and pitch
for the New York Giants this season.
RUDE dropped his ear to the level
the mouth of Muggsy's agent, who
lspered something about dollars.
The Washington times., 1913-03-20
Fables Of Everyday Folks.
BY Sophie irene Loeb.
THE HUMAN HOUSE FLY.

ture. At every little meeting the talker
would whisper to some one:
oh. have something awfully good
to tell you
Then would follow a something new
she had seen or heard about the par
ticular young woman.
AS things go, il came to the Young
woman's ears. But she bravelv needed
II not and brushed the momentary re-
sentiment aside Yet the woman per-
sisted-and, finally to the point of
TELLING the young woman herself.
Then there was an ACCOUNTING.
The talker was made to PROVE her
assertion-and as usual she could not do
so, for II was ALL talk. Everybody
saw her as she was-a homan NV flit-
thing from one place TO another, and one
ONLY to be regarded in the light OF a
fly.
One neighbor after another found ex-
cuses for not being in when she
called. For they recognized at last only
busybody-a gossip. The womaf,
awoke For she wandered why she was
not received here, there and everywhere
soon she found she had no friends, She
was Stunned.
For once she saw herself as OTHERS
saw her She was compelled to take
counsel with herself. and this was what
she found:
MORAL:
:; .NirS ARE PIrT TIT-MAN HOUSE
FLIES, AGAINST WHICH SCREENS
OF EVASION MUST BE FIRMLY
flAAScOs
The Washington times., 1913-03-20

ing on self-respecting conditions, and will save its
administrative autonomy.
Both Orient and Occident will be the better of
for this cutting of the leading strings in which diplo
macy and finance proposed to hold the new republic
China has long hard fight ahead, but it is entitled
to chance to make the most of ITSELF and has start
ed on the whole, extremely we'll.
There is assurance that the Wilson declaration
toward China does not justify any differences as to
the new Administration attitude toward Latin-Amer
ica. That also, is fortunate. There is wide diff
ference between the conventions that have been ne
gotated with Honduras and Nicaragua, for the par
ing funding and security of their national oblga-
tons, and this Chinese affair. We believe that the
plans for giving American assistance to the troubled
Central American countries are wise, good, and de-
serving of ratification. Dollar diplomacy" has an
unfortunate name that rings strident echo to ap-
peals of ignorance and prejudice. The fact remains
that the conventions for adjustment of the financial
affairs of the little republics look to giving them
chance in the world to showing them the right way,
to teaching them lesson in sound administration
and stable government.