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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-09-08
HAZARDOUS MAIL ROUTES.
Postmen In Some Countries Are Never
Sure of Their Lives.

The camel postman in the Sahara
hasn't any cinch-that is, if he has
family he's anxious to live for or hap
pens to be leading a care free bachelor
existence. for he needs all the nerve
that he can possibly summon on every
trip that he makes. for the wild tribes
regard him as their particular prey.
and he never does know when he starts
out whether or not he is going to reach
his destination
Neither has the postman in some
parts of Switzerland the safest job in
the world. In fact. in several places in
that country 1t is considered just about
the most dangerous profession that
man can enter.
You see some of the postoffjces are
situated at height of I 1000 feet. There
is even a letter box at the summit OF
Vanguard, which is nearly 10000 feet
above the sea level. Here all sorts OF
disastrous things have happened to IN
fortunate carriers of mail Three have
been crushed to death by avalanches
and large number swooped down
upon and killed by fierce eagles
Then in India the postman always
has TO be on the LOOKOUT for snakes It
is claimed that within the last year
$50 were killed by snake bites and
twenty-seven eaten by tigers
Queer isn't it. when in this country
the business OF being postnan seems
about the most harmless and least dan
gerous of any man could pick out?
In parts of Siberia they have only
two mail deliveries year. while in the
interior of China they have no regular
delivery or regular postman.-Chicag &C
Tribune.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-09-08
A SUIT CASE MAY
SOLVE MURDER CASE
(National News Association

CHICAGO, Sept. S.-The finding OF
a suit case in the home of Charles
Sing, the murdered Chinese merchant,
known to belong to man acquainted
with Sings white wife and one who
had a personal grudge against the
murdered man, today promised to
clear up the mystery Mrs Sing.
whose condition continues serious,
furnished the police the tip by direct
ing them to a back room closet in the
Sing home.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-09-08
BANK BUYS BONDS
palladium Specially

HAGERSTOWN, Ind. Sept. s.-The
First National bank of this place has
purchased $4,000 Az per cent stone
road bonds at par and accrued inter
est, These bonds were to have been
sold at Winchester last week.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-09-08
MONEY CIRCULATION

According to the monthly statement
of the treasury department, the
amount of money in circulation on
Sept was 1885. 355.755. against s3.-
$50, s91 ,123 on August Lars -, $780,
493, $50 on Sept. 3. ISL
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-09-08
PRESIDENT IS UPHELD
n. Y, n. III. & III. Railroad to
Issue Big Debenture
Bond.
(Na tional News Association

BOSTON, Mass, Sept. S-The New
York, New Haven e Hartford Railway
Protective committee today indorsed
Pr Elliott's program and voted
Il approval of the New Haven
ro EST to issue $70,000,000 de-
hcntul bond
President Elliott denied the report
that the New Haven road was on the
verge of going into the hands of a re-
ceiVer.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-09-08
MEETING TO FIX
SALARIES TONIGHT

A special city council meeting will
be held tonight for the purpose Of fix
ing the salaries of the city officials
who assume Office in 1914. Appropria-
tons for increases in the salaries of
the officials were made last month.
but without CITY ordinance the in
creases would be invalid.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-09-08

Many men owe the grandeur of their
lives to their tremendous difficulties -
Spurgeoa.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-09-08

An institution is the heightened sha
CIV of one man.-EmerSon.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-09-08

Geniue.
as he cleverT

rs he clever. tF9T 49,
well. he can hang bis own wall
paper and paint his own kitchen door.
Detroit Free Press.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-25
THE APRIL CENTURY.

The April Century contains a care
full analysis Of the Balkan situation by
Andre Tardieu, editor OF the Revue
des Deux MondeB, and Of the 'Bulle-
tin Of Foreign News" IN the Paris
Temps. This diplomatic expert here
explains the international chess game
that is going on, and tells just what
moves the powers are making. The
shrewdness of his conjectures is estab-
lished by the fact that the latest re-
ports from the Balkans tally with his
predictions. Other articles of special
interest are Annie Payson Calls The
Spelling Of Servants" in which she Of
fers some helpful suggestions toward
solving the housekeeper' most trying
problem; Realism and Reality in Flo.
ton" by William Lyon Phelps. show
ing that the sum total of true details
may be a false picture OF life; IN and
Near Athens" a brightly colored trav
Ell article by Robert Kitchens; and two
significant chapters of southern his
tory, The Aftermath of Reconstruc
ton by Clark Howell. editor of the
Atlanta Constitution, and How We
Redeemed Alabama" by Hilary A
Herbert, secretary of the navy IL
CIeveland's second administration
The fiction of the number consists
of "A Monte Flat Pastoral" by Bre
Harte (another of The Century re
prints Of classics OF a generation ago.
stories by Amanda Mathews, John Ire
vena and Edith Barnard Delano, anC
/ further chapters of Mrs. Frances Hodg
son Buraett's novel, IT. Tembarom.
The list of poems includes a sonnet
series by Alfred Moves called "Th,
Temple of Aphrodite"
From the point of view of art tn
number is particularly interesting, a
il contains a discussion of The Post
.Impressionist Illusion" by Royal Coz
tissoz, profusely illustrated with exam
pies of the work Of Cubists, Futurists
etc, recently shown in New York;
wood engraving by Timothy Cole O
Vermeer's Young Woman with a Gu
tar" pictures in color by Jules Guel
IN, TO accompany the Hichens article
and reproductions of the work Of Pau
Manship, the young sculptor, who wo
the scholarship OF the American acS
deny in Rome four years ago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-25

Mas a graduate of college and she's read
most everything;
She can talk in French and German, she
can swim and she can sing
Beautiful? She's like 3 picture! When
she talks she makes you think
OF the sweetest kind OF music, and she
doesn't smoke or drink;
Oh. can't begin 10 tell you all the poems
she can quote:
She's wise any lawyer is-but ma
can't vote.
When pa is writing letters ma must al
ways finger near
To assist him in his spelling and TO make
his meaning clear.
II he needs advice her Judgment, he Ad-
mits, is always best
Every day she gives him pointers. mostly
at his own request:
She keeps track OF legislation, and IL
taxed on bonds and stocks.
But she never gets look-in at the sacred
ballot box.
Ma is wiser than our coachman, for he's
not graduate,
And doubt IL he could tell you who II
governing the state;
He has never studied grammar, and I'll
bet he doesn't know
Whether Caesar lived thousand or two
thousand years ago;
He could never tell US how TO keep the
ship Of state afioat,
| For he doesn't know there's such a thing
but ma can't vote.
! Once when Mr.. Jones was calling they
got UP a short debate
| That was on the tariff question; he sup
posed he had 1t straight
! But before they'd finished talking he
threw up his hands and said
/ That he'd not read much about II nor re-
/ membered what he'd read;
/ He's too badly rushed to study how Il
| better human lives
! Still he looms up like a Eiant when cleo
ton times arrives.
Mrs. Gookins does our washing, for she
has TO help along,
! Taking care Of her six children. though
her husbands big and strong;
When he gets a Job he only holds II til
he draws his pay.
Then he spends his cash for whisky o.
else CANDLES II away;
[ ] suppose his brains no bigger than tn
brain of any goat
And he'd trade his ballot for drink-bu
ma can't vote!
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-25
SCRIBNER'S.

The number of a magazine which
has contributions from John Walls
worthy, Edith Wharton, Price Collier
and Charles Eliot Norton is sure to be
interesting and distinguished. The
April number of Scribner's Magazine
reveals these eminent writer's at their
best. Galsworthys serial-"The Dark
Flower (The Love Life of NAM -
leads the number with one Of the most
idyllie English love stories since Mere
dith's early chapters of Richard Few
erel." Not only is he the master of a
style of peculiar clarity, but there is
sympathetic quality in his interpreta-
ton Of emotion which gives to all his
characters a vivid reality. This novel
is remarkable in plan. There are three
phases in the love life of the hero
spring, summer, autumn. The late
Charles Eliot Norton of Harvard knew
the most distinguished men of his
time and was their intimate CORE
spondent and literary confidant. From
"A . ACNAOA . anu Jul ldAG IlCA OC6AAb III
this number a presentation of his Eng
lish Friends" There are letters de,
scribing the home life of Dickens,
George Eliot, Carlyle, and Burne
Jones. The succeeding instAllments
will complete his picture of Victorian
literary life.S Price Collier in Ger
many and the Germans from an Amer.
lean Point of View" discusses the i'm
perative necessity of an army for Ger
man national life and growth. The
text is Bismsrck's saying, Without
an army, no Germany" In Edith Whar
toms serial, The Custom OF the Coun
! try" there comes 10 the front Van De
gen, the modern millionaire, who be
lieyes that There is nothing casL
won't do" Ernest PeiXottO, the artist
recently made a trip down the ives
coast OF South America, and has writ
ten and illustrated a series of articles
describing 1t. The trip TO Lima ant
the city itself are described by him
This is the first time that an artist o
Mr.. Peixotto's ability has pictured thi
part of South America Eliot Gregor,
gives his amusing recollectiOns of {
famous Paris restaurant, "ClaTisse's
where artists and writer's used to gath
er, and Andre Castaigne illustrates il
There are giimpses Of Manet. Daudei
Gouaod, "a blue apron tied round hi
waist, Bernhardt, and Robert Brown
ing. There are short stories by Georgi
Wood Pangborn and L. Allen Harkel
A remarkable poem, The Shadow
City Looms by Lloyd Mifflin, is
Illustrated with q frontispiece in colo
by Hofbauer. In The Field OF Art
Frank Jewett Mather, Jr,, writes c
University Study of Art in America,
apropos Of the recent issue OF Profel
scr Marquand's Della Robbias i
America" by the Princeton Universit
J PresA
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-25

for admission 10 the bar, and after a
brief period Of practice was elected at
torney general Of the state, then Judge
Of the supreme court, then TO congress.
and three times 70 the senate Of the
United States. In 1860 he was one OF
two democratic candidates for presi-
dent against Abraham Lincoln.
He was an orator Of great power as
well as q statesman and lurist Of great
ability. No man ever served this state
more faithfully-there is no man to
whom Illinois is 50 deeply indebted as
a commonwealth.
1t Is 70 Stephen A. Douglas the state
is indebted for the original Illinois
Central railroad, and TO his wisdom and
forethought that the state enjoys the
/ princely income II receives from that
road which now amounts TO approx
mately $1,000, 900 per annun. and which
/ Is increasing with every year, and will
/ increase as the business Of the railway
grows from year TO year hereafter.
Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A.
I Douglas were rivals In politics, but
were personal friends. When Mr.. Lin
coin was inaugurated president, and
was abandoned by the southern inter
ests and representatives OF the south
in congress Of all parties, Douglas
stood by his side and pledged him his
support, and he was then q United
States senator serving his third term
He then returned to Springfield and
delivered his celebrated patriotic ad
dress to the democrats Of the United
States, appealing TO them to stand firm
ly by President lincoln in support OF
the union and the constitution. It was
in reply to this appeal that John A
Logan. then a southern Illinois demo
crat, declared that Douglas has solo
the democratic party, but could not de
liver it"
He did deliver it. The able, eIo
quent appeal of Senator Douglas raj
lied the rank and file Of the democratic
party OF the north to the support o
Lincoln, and insured the triumph OF th'
union and the constitution by tn
overthrow Of the southern confederacy
The centennial birthday anniversar,
OF Abraham Lincoln has been properl
celebrated In this state, as II certainl.
deserved 20 be. Republicans and demo
Gratis alike, following the example O
the patriots Of 1861 who, with Senate
Douglas, stood by President Lincol
and honored his memory, should, 1
the same public way, honor the men
DRY Of Illinois great statesman an
Lncoln's most useful friend-Stephe
A. Douglas.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-25
HISTORIAN 5ANcROFT's RETRO
SPECTION.

It is a good thing in our hustling ma
donal life, says the Chicago Tribune,
when the election of a president and
the lassoing OF the galloping cost Of
living seem about the only things
worth considering. to stop and look
around a bit and realize that We are
no mushroom, but that We have back
ground and have been shaped by con-
ditions and driven on by forces ire
sistible. "Retrospection," by Hubert
Howe Bancroft, happens along as a
most efficient guide to just such media
tons. For, himself a veteran OF so
years, he has seen much of the actual
making OF the nation and he does a
deal OF personal retrospection. Then
be has been 90 long a student Of his
tory that the facts Of existence, before
his own existence began, have been so
thoroughly assimilated that they are
almost like personal recoliections. He
handles them with the same sureness
Of touch and throws about them the
same shrewdly humorous comments.
His is a mind Of mAgnihcently broad
scope, and for the benent Of our little
one-sided mental faculties, he has
brought into focus all the scattered and
manifold facts Of our national develop
ment from the long ago converting OF
the heather BY the Spanish padres
through the growth Of our great west
down 70 the gate of our future pros
perity, the Panama canal, in so crisI
and effective q fashion that he who
runs 20 catch q train may read pleas
anty and proftably this msrshaling o.
independent and disiointed facts intc
an harmonious historical whole Each
subject treated is begun by paragraph
supplying the facts; these facts ar,
then merged, their development trace,
and their final influence shown on thu
national life. In this way much is &C
complished historical memory is re
fTeshed, historical facts are interpret
ed. We are apt entirely TO forget tina
We are making history day by day, an
il takes book OF this sort 10 diges
It and translate it for " and show u
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-25
Field of Literature

really the kind of history we have been
making and seem on the high road to
continue.
Not for q long time has there been
a more effective assembling of facts
with shrewder comments thereon. For
Mr.. Bancroft has a clever pen, as we'll
as far seeing eye; his attitude is not
one of pious resignation to things as
they are, and he is skilled in fnging
of fiery shafts of satire that might do
damage to many a gas filled balloon.
Yet he is not a ranting radical he
analyses justly and gives to evil things
their scant need of good as to good
! things their NEED of evil. II isn't at
| all both sides of the fence book, but
it is one which may rouse resentment
! II IL happens to step on any readers
political toes-as it doubtless will on
many, being an honest exposition Of
it's subject and heartily opposed TO
graft. But ii is too big book to be
measured by political bias. To honest
citizens It will appeal unquestionably,
with awakening force, II is to be hoped.
For it is such lamp shining back over
the way we have come showing up the
shadows in the corners as we'll as the
big bright spots, and pointing path
forward whittier we are journeying, as
has never been lit for US before. We
American citizens can only be thank,
full that Mr.. Bancroft has been spared
to round out his life's work in this big
fashion to have made for US a real
mirror of ourselves.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-25
THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

There are 17,s45 Roman Catholic
priests, three cardinals, II active arch
bishops, three titular archbishops, 104
bishops, two arch-abbots and 10 abbots
in the United States.
There are, according to the same
authority, 2Ss Roman Catholic orphan
asylums in which 47,415 orphans are
being cared for.
Thirty-one states in the union have
each over $4,000 Catholic population
Illinois has 1,460,ss7, Iowa 266,735 ant
Missouri 100000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-25

On figures supplied by bishops and
chapcellors Of dioceses the 1918 edi-
ton of the Ofhcial Catholic Directory
places the number of Roman Catholics
in the United States proper at 1874
1853 and under the protection Of the
United States flag at q grand total of
23.32s,O47. There are 7,1S1,s ss in the
Philippines, S9s,S4O in Porto Rico, H.
$40 in Alaska, 42,10s in the Hawaiian
islands and 900 on the canal zone.
There are 1892 churches in cont.
mental United States
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-25
THE OPPORTUNITY FOR A
CHANGE.

April 1 the people Of Rock Island
county will have opportunity to make
some changes in the membership of
the board Of supervisors. It is a
chance that should not be overlooked.
Few outside Of the members Of the
board are satisfied with the manner in
Which county affairs have been con-
Quoted for a number of years. Prob
atty few Of the supervisors themselves
are really pleased. for the great major
ity has very little to say about how
things shall be run.
For a considerable period the board
has been dominated by a group of men
WHO IN modern political parlance might
ue termed a ring. This has been, and
now is. essentially republican. II is a
situation that has naturally developed
through the absolute domination OF thE
board for years by republicans There
are but five democratic members now
and there have been even less at vari.
Gus times.
To show that partisan lines are
. elA9l bAg VI a " Al " AhOhb " hD ibu6Nllule
the inner circle OF the board, It is only
necessary TO state that no democrat
has been permitted TO participate in
the investigation of county affairs that
was conducted last fall. There was NO
democrat on the jail and jail accounts
committee and no democrat was added
to II when the chairman increased il
70 81 ma harg ~
making the investigation.
The partisan nature of the commit
tee was pointed out to the chairman
who is reported to have said: This is
a republican matter and We want il &C
be handled by republicans" In Other
words, no partisan capital must be per
mitted TO grow cut Of 1t.
II this quotation Of the chairman IL
even approximately correct il furnishes
the keynote TO the whole situation. 1
is especially clarifying in respect tC
the controversy between the board anC
tue newly elected states attorney. Mr.
Thompson is a democrat, and therefore
the committee refused to turn over Il
him the evidence obtained by Il IN thu
Investigation of the sheRiff's ONCE.
The evidence was given 20 the fore
man OF the grand jury, it is true. bu
with the strict injunction that tn.
states attorney should net be allowed
TO use IL or make a copy Of II. Ate
the grand jury had finished its worl
, and made its report it returned 10 IL
, room and then, and not I'll then, did
hear the reading of this evidence.
Having virtually covered up its find
, ings till such time as the grand iur,
, could have no use for them the CON
rittee proceeded 10 bring in a repor
b ceEsuring the grand jury for failure L
. md more indictments and for NOR
serious Offenses. Then, on top of al
p the board, dominated by the same infT
enoes as directed the work Of the CON
riittee,, refused 20 give the states a
l. tc5ney an assistant, thereby seriousl
-, Eandicapping him in the prosecution G
such charges as had been preferred.
II this isn't politics il is somethin
at least equally pernicious and prejl
dicisl 10 the welfare OF the county
Rock Island county needs a hons
cleaning and April is a good time I
begin work in that line.
Let II be not merely q "republica
r.atter," but something in which a
g the people may participate
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-25
The SPECIAL SESSION.

President Wilson has summoned con
gress 70 meet in-extra session April T..
The purpose of this special gathering
Of congress is 20 take up the tarifi
question and revise it downward as the
policy OF the democratic party de-
mands. A tariff bill will be introduced
Immediately upon the assembling OF
the national legislature TO enact law
that in many instances will remove all
tarin from the several necessities OF
!ife. aud reduce tarif downward gen.
orally, thus making the expense OF liy'
ing much cheaper.
Il is safe TO assume that the tariff
measures which will be introduced WI
largely represent the views OF the
chief executive. and be is sound aud
conservative on this subject
Notwithstanding tarin will be the
chief issue at This extra session, there
viii probably be other matters consid
cred IN the way Of passing reform
measures such as demanded by tn,
people. as congress is not restricted e
the consideration Of the subjects con
tanned in the presidents call for a spe
cial session. and such matters as th'
annual appropriation bills, which fail
Cd during the last session, or any othel
subject that the leaders may elect u
call up may arise.
This special session will be ripe viii
wholesome measures for the genera
good. and viii put special privileges
and trusts on the sick list preparation,
20 their anal demise. and so end tn
right Of one class 20 Cypress and rol
. the other class az their pleasure.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-25

They hanged a negro thug in Lin
coin. Neb, the other day by due pro
cess OF law. lie had wantony killed
% guard in the state penitentiary where
ne was confined on charge OF muir
derous assault Strenuous efforts were
made by senumentahsts at the last
minute 20 save the murderers life, but
the governor sensibly permitted the
law 10 take its course.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-25
CENTENNIAL OF sTEPHEN A.
DOEEIAs

Illinois a. q state has never paid the
honor Il should 70 the msmoT yof Ste
phen A Douglas. He was born IN
Vermont IN ths year 1913 and the Tooth
anniversary Of his birth viii be April
rs OF the present year
n We sIospt Abraham Lincoln.
Stephen A. Douglas was the greatest
statesman Illinois ever produced. He
came 20 this state when 20 years old,
located in Jacksonville and taught
school az Winchester when preparing
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-25

Little Rock, Ark-The Arkansas
supreme court has ruled that Senator
F. 81. FuIell, president of the state
senate. is the legal acting governor OF
Arkansas Senator W. II. Holdham.
who vacated the post OF presiding on
Ger OF the senate to take that. OF act
ing governor after the election OF Gov
ernor Joe l. Robinson to the United
States senate. Is thus deposed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-25
Worth the Price,

81 can't understand how you have
the nerve to charge me $50 for the
treatment you gave me. saw you only
three times, and you told me yourself
that the disease l had was not at all
serious"
That is all very true" the doctor
replied, but I invented a long Latin
name for IL"