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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1915-04-19
Foreign Trade Boom

Figures submitted by Secretary of Com
merce Redfield to President Wilson show an ex-
cess of exports over imports in the amount Of
$600,000,o00, the greater part of which covers
only the last four months. It is believed that
the balance of trade in favor of the United States
at the end of the fiscal year, June 80, will be
$1,000,O0O,000.
This is the most remarkable showing ever
made in the history of the American nation. In
1918, the sum of $7OO,OOO,OOO marked the high
water mark Of trade balance favoring the
United States.
America now commands the commercial and
financial markets of the world. BY supplying
the warning nations with munitions and by loan
ing money to the belligerents golt edge ma
tional securities.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1915-04-19
WENT WITH r. r.
ON AFRICAN HUNT

Emory J. Pond, one of the hunters
who accompanied Theodore Roosevelt
on his African hunt is one Of the lion
tanners employed with Robinson's s
Famous Shows. Mr.. Pond Joined Mr..
Roosevelt's party in Rhodesia and re-
manned until the expedition moved up
towards Khartoum, when he Joined
the Robinson expedition, sent to equa-
torial Africa to replenish the menag-
erie. They obtained many fine speci-
mems, and Mr.. Pond came to America
with them to break the wild and saw
age beasts He now has them under
perfect control. He tells many inter-
esting experiences while with the
Roosevelt expedition, and says the Col
onel was not only absolutely fearless.
but often reckless in exposing himself
to attacks Of wild denizens Of the At
rican jungle.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1915-04-19

Former Senator Albert J. eeveridae,
who was on both the German and
French battlefront in Europe, in a
speech asserted the war is not a con.
flict brought on by rulers and against
tho will Of the people. at is a war Of
peoples" he said. 81 tried everywhere
to find Socialist who was averse to
carrying on the war but they were all
for II, emphaticaIIy. They are making
wonderful strides in democracy in the
war ridden countries Of Europe, and as
a result it seems as though they must
outstrip the United States" The pho.
to shows the senator and Or. Sudekum
Of TetIow, Germany.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1915-04-19
GIRLS Do BETTER
WORK IN SCHOOLS

Girl students in the high school
show a greater percentage of effic-
iency in their studies than the boys
according to Principal Pickell who is
completing the compiling of data rela-
tive to the status of proficiency obtain
ed in the local schools.
Principal Pickell is unable now to
give the exact figures or the cause of
the boys second rating. He expects
to complete the chart within the near
future.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1915-04-19
Masonic Calendar

Monday, April 19-Richmond Com.
mandary, No. s, X. T. Special con-
clave. Work in X. T. degree.
Tuesday, April 20-Richmond lodge,
No. 1876, F. and A. NJ. Called meeting
Work in Master Mason degree.
Wednesday, April 21-Webb lodge,
No. "a. F. and A. NJ. Stated meeting
Friday, April 23-King Solomon's
chapter, No. 4, r. A. NJ. Called convo-
cation. Work in Royal Arch degree.
Refreshments.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1915-04-19
!" A Man and His Wife,
Isabel Makes Call and Her Friend Hears of Rift in
the Marital Sea-

But Isabel did not smile. "Well," :"
she remarked with dignity, "if John
could. And II, In spite of her efforts,
he still went out without her to the
club or other masculine resorts-then
she must try to enjoy her own friends
In her own way.
She Does Z Little Decided Thinking.
Yet II she neglected her friends un.
til she actually needed them, how
could she expect that they would
could not have her husbands COM
pany? This thought made her appre-
ciate that since her marriage she had
seen nothing Of Ida Ferris, an intimate
friend Of her girlhood, who had mar
ried three years ago. Ida had invited
her and John to her pretty apartment
on West One Hundred and Eighty
first street, but John had said it was
too far uptown for him to accept the
invitation, and that his own home and
wife we're all that he wanted. But
that was no reason why Isabel should
not call on Ida.
When Isabel thought out a mode of
procedure, she usually acted on it
promptly. So at o'clock that after
AVN SAAS Aoh6 SAO OCAA VI SAO 0P0A
ment occupied by Mr.. and Mrs. Will
Ferris. A daintily dressed maid re-
ceiv her card and moment later
Ida Ferris ran into the drawing-room
and embraced her friend enthusias-
tically.
"You dear creature!" she exclaimed.
''IH am SO glad to see you at last! I
was sure you would come sometime.
know how it Is with people when
they are first married. have been
there myself. But after a while they
remember their old friends"
"Oh. Ida!" Isabel protested. embar-
rassed by her friends frankness.
You ought to know that l never for
got you"
Ida laughed. mo, she acknowl-
edged. mot exactly forgot me, I
suppose. But young married people
are all alike. l always think Of what
l once heard a man say about them.
He said that they were like two swim
mers who dive off a bridge together" :"
II don't see how" Isabel demurred.
Her companion explained, her eyes
dancing with amusement.
This wise man said that the pair
take the plunge into the matrimonial
uOOu SlO0 ny blUC anu ulSdppcdI W
gether from public view, remaining
hidden for come time. But at last If
and come to the surface 1t will not
be very far apart, I assure you"
She Promises to See More
OF Her Friend.
perhaps not" her companion
soothed. AT any rate, don't look
SO sober about it. Tell me all about
yourself and your new life. Now that
have gotten hold Of you again
mean to see you real often"
Il hope you WILL" Isabel said heart
lily. Il have come to the conclusion
that / have been staying at home
more than is good for John and my
self 1t is only right that I should see
my friends and that he should see his.
If we don't we shall grow narrow" "
She was surprised to hear herself
rattle OF this platitude with such ease.
Surely, she was learning her part.
When Isabel left the Ferris apart
ment it was after six o'clock. AS
her hostess returned to her drawing
room after escorting her guest to the
elevator she shook her head and
smiled.
Il think" she whispered to herself.
that see the bubbles rising to the
surface already"
Ito Be Continued.)
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1915-04-19
MOTHER! The CH|LO
IS C0STJVE, BILIOUS
Look, Mother! If tongue is coated
give "California Syrup
Of Fiqs.'

No matter what ails your child, a
gentle, thorough laxative should al
ways be the first treatment given.
If your little one is out-of-sorts, half.
sick, isn't resting, eating and acting
naturally-look. Mother! see if tongue
is coated. This is sure sign that it's
little stomach, liver and bowels are
clogged with waste. When cross, irri-
table, feverish, stomach sour, breath
bad or has stomach-ache, diarrhoea,
sore throat, full of cold, give a tea
spoonful Of California Syrup of Figs"
and in few hours all the constipated
poison, undigested food and sour bile
gently moves out of its little bowels
without gripping. and you have a we'll.
plyaful child again.
Mothers can rest easy after giving
this harmless fruit laxative" because
1t never fails to cleanse the little on 'es
liver and bowels and sweeten the
stomach and they dearly love its pleas
ant taste. Full directions for babies,
children of all ages and for grown-ups
printed on each bottle.
Beware of counterfeit fig syrups.
Ask your druggist for 5O-cent bottle
Of California Syrup Of Figs" then see
that 1t is made by the California Fig
Syrup Company."-Adv. .s..
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1915-04-19
REV. URNER RETURNS.

MILTON, Ind. April 19.-The Rev
e. e. Urner. former pastor of Milton
NJ E. church, has closed his work as
pastor of the Walnut Grove M. E
church, Topeka, Kansas, on account
of iii health and will 60 to California
locating at Los Angeles and will en-
gage later in evangelistic work, pay
ing attention to the financial cam
paiHns.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1915-04-19
Electric Vacuum Cleaners
for rent. Hornaday's Hard.
ware. Phone 1881. 618 Main.
BOLT FRIES EGGS.

HIGHLAND PARK, Conn, April 19.
B. F.. Moore found three fried eggs
in nest in his chicken house. A bolt
of lightning struck the house.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1915-04-19

EENERAA Gee CHNS>
Major General William c. Goroas
surgeon general Of the United States
army has been invited by the Roeke-
Teller Foundation to became a perma.
nent member Of It's staff and to take
charge Of the work Of putting down
the typhus epidemic In Serbia. He has
taken the offar under consideration.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1915-04-19

PALLADIUM WANT ADS. PAY.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-24
BUNKOED BY A GREEK

r". r... .. ". HId h"ru in hrheus turce
EuY- U4,-. Nn.1 "a rarrr "l Eu-Ii-h
,>..r. Iolu~r-. Vino Wore making "a tour.
.l.l..i Nmuuu tn"rn WIS "u anti
.a.. VIII" WAS looked uu 10 and r"-
...., r,.I i"I. his know 4, d-, of ancient his
r..., .r,.I ruins auG each .Ncuiug thcI"
Mis- e vnrurrn- rn rh~ IarI"r Of IN"
uur,.l to hear him give a sort Of lecture
ON what ne had seen that day.
l'roC Hrm-t~ad a. b, Wa named. had
l,.u charged To- pick ur all the old
G.,cl manuscripts To h,. had for money.
.uI II was his inquiries for such d"ru-
Wis THAI GoubtI"s- led To- "ur uudninE
On,. d..l Il man uim,d TaIuu,i. who had
sunlcv hat the mann. rs and dress Of a
e,uII. man. hr"u-hr TIA" professor two
.u.I.uf mauu~,rris a. "A present. and
rr snow h.~ further good will h" an
u,.'rrr" q Nall:IhI, discovery which had
,I~r l..cn mnr, "m tho island uf Ecina.
rl",st forty m.Ic~ distant He was the
,wu-r of IN" island. and Will" lis work
u,u wsrr getting ,ut some stone they
had come ACROSS som, rare treasures In
.Irg. hut had G,,clUurd only q small por-
tu,r "r them They had partly unrov-
,rI 70 stone uox which ne believed held
.nl, COINS. lGt h" had Il, ,I1ycd the open
u. Of II thsI som" ct his friends might
.. ur,~=nr. Three OF Iuur Of them were
going To I- island num" tomorrow. and
r. v"uId hr u.Id 10 have as many "f us
tnr.Er"rs go a,"n- as .ouid max" it
.ou. ruuut. T.r N",asr would Lee made
. his ~,.h""n.r. and Ihcr, would be no
rrv"hl about feeding and lodging all
,.," hos. To- GO
N~"l" from rn" EnsIsh party there
w.l" Americans. 'i"rmaus. and French
... %. iu tho number Of twenty. in Athens
..,li Whcu the list WAS mad. uJ, Nc num-
%, ,rd over r,riN. of whom ten were
.a.lc~. WL'n We came ON board there
Ms r"nSldvrIbl" ~UrIrIS,. AT finding her
the. craft She VAS. she was nothing
Inur. than q trader. and her accommo-
Gatluu~ were Of primitive character.
Mr TalHutIs trends. who were supposed
lu h, eminent professors. turned out to
h" common looking lot and not in
clju,d TO h,' soCiablC. but we were out
for a jauut and might expect a few draw
backs We had a favorable wind for
the voyage. and the professor and others
thought II would he the event of their
lives. As the weather was pleasant and
We had brought lunch from the hotel our
nOOn-day meal was sort Of a picnic
For an hour or two Prof. Hmstead en-
t-rtained us with a historical lecture.
and time passed pleasantly for all hands
Nv friend could speak Greek but when
n. entered into conversation with Mr.
Talanti'S friends he found them sulkv
enough This excited our surprise as
they were supposed to be gentlemen.
When We came to look them over We
began to get little suspicious. Their
language and manners did not corre-
The Washington herald., 1915-01-24
BOWSER'S LITTLE MISTAKE
And Mrs. Bowser Triumphs Over Him

! In one week. Mrs. Bowscr. YOU
drove me into parting with her; You
We're ObStinat" and determined: you
used to go ont and annoy and torment
her for 500 to Sav" her life. poor brute.
Look At that goat chewing an oyster
can. or all the fool things in creation
goat takes tho Cakc. ! can get a car
load Of goats for s. apiece. but sup
pose YOU paid $50 for this one"
And after The cow cam" a pig,
regret. You paid $l2 for a 50 pig.
went to an expense of s. for a pen.
and in four days you sold tn" pig for
$50 and smashed the pen into kind
ling wood. You thought it would be
out a profit OF $40 in three months,
bUt-
But what" shouted Mr.. Rowsor at
the top Of his voice. You were down
on that pig from the hour that 7 got
HIM You ~" %Sed Ito to ,%I 20 %nt and and pound
boiling water on him, | found marks
on him where you knocked him down
with q CrOwbar! | sold him out OF a
feeling of mercy. and you know il.
Whatever put it into your head TO pay
so or So for Il EOOd-fOr-nOthinE
sQuint-cyed. sap-hrad"d hruj" Of II
goat
Then came chickens. Mr. Rowser-
So for chickens and $40 or $l2 for a
coop. to say nothing OF poultry books
and patent food. You wanted to hear
your own rOOSterS crow in the morn
ing. You wanted fresh eggs from your
own coop. You were going to make
enough profit on eggs in three months
to pay for everything. In ten days
VUII---
Yes. in ten days I had to sell what
few hens remained alive for a quarter
apiece, but why was it, ne almost
yelled who went out to that coop
with a basel ball bat and pounded those
poor fowls into the earth: Who sneak
ed out and mixed paris green with
= fs.l /. l..
Cn"d to haV" her arrested" lost
money. but why? And whats that
IniS"Ta bic Critter Of yours trying to do
The Washington herald., 1915-01-24

don't suppose young POmp was patted on
! the ST., ulder and told to go ahead, but
| tho fast remains that he perSe ver"d- tie
not CE'y taught himself to read. nut
| he wrote poetry for the papers. and II
waS me of his poems which brought
him the friendship of old Socrates. Inr
old man took PUmpcy under his wing ana
introduced him to Euclid. lHonNSluS,
ArChytas and the rest Of the crowd,
and in time he became tn" creates
philosopher Of the age. He brought out
new and startling idraS-had fresh
theory for every day in the week. ana
he boosted the Greek nation to the ton
of the ladder in literary matters. II
was Plato who invented the theory Of
TIatOniC friendships. and thereby aided
thousands Of lawyers to make a living by
taking divorce cases.
My friends. Plato is dead. He was q
tallow candle man MI he knew he
learned by the light of its wick while
the grease was stealing gently down over
the empty beer bottle. The kerosene
lamp and the electric light have ban
ished the candle and covered it with
the mold of ObsCurity, but has it been
for the henefit Of progress and Civiliza-
ton Where T. our modern PlatO2 DO
YOU hear Of any Young man sitting under
the glare Of the electric light and fit
ting himself for the high and lofty place
occupied 10y that historic man? Alas.
YOU do not! Ask yourselves as ! asked
you, II the apex has not been reached
and II another fifty years will not bring
us back to the first signs of Savagery.
on the down grade. Danish the pumpkin
pie with the candle. and YOU have il.
The candle has gone to return no more.
but hang to the pie a. YOU would hang
to life. II came as civilization burst in
to flame. and il has been with us as
We progressed and asCended. Snuff IL
cut with the candle. and who shall dare
answer for the consequences? NV
friends. ! will now take up 4 collection
for the beECfit Of mankind. which Is
principally myself. and as soon as the
proceeds have been counted and an
nOunCCG the door will he unlocked. and
YOU can scatter to YOUR homes to nom
der over the seeds that have been sown
nv the hand Of your humble and obcdient
fellow creature
The Washington herald., 1915-01-24
COON 7 ALKS


y" speaker could HAY" asked for a
nl"r, enthusiastic audience. thsn thai
1H mI,h packed ParadiS" Hall to greet the
lluu Hurd0ck Johnson. Of Georgia, who
nad B., on announced on tn" bills as The
Na1'ImiIINuu Orator uf tn" South. His
l"l~nuH' ~ pea .tnrc made him friends At
" &c., lie appeared to 10 a man Of about
'nutN. ~"hd aS "A Young saving. and his
tn-h color and flaming red n"rkti" w"r
-r,. t"d with ,.h""r~ and nfrrrI'atiun. His
N"l,,. rau ny and down ih.. sal" rom a
n--h squeak tn "a lo=-h"ru I;rowI. and hc
worked his arms and legs a. if they be-
."nGcd TO corn Smelling machine.
"IilaCk man of America. began tn
orator as hc bowel right and .c't with
his hand on his heart. Il am yere to-
might to r. mark n f,w remarks to yO' on
d,. present crisis. OF co'Sc yo' all know
what a crisis am. Its jest de same as
~ men yo' 20 out 10 i" stable on a dark
night an feel around fur de ole mewl
N"'~ Cwin" to find him. and he's gwine
go Kick. Shouts and laUChtrr.r De only
NaN lu' Kin avoid dat crisis am to he
som, " bar lis" Wh'u his heels n. out. Ne
r"rsl counsel together to see what ]
..aoN man ~hall do in a.. crisis u,t EaS
fallen upon dis land like a ratch Of mid
mEhl- 'SiehS.r W, am f"eln' FUR d"
newt :,u dc nevis Ewinr e." kick. an
:s~. m" -WIu. To- ,Iod1" or be. hit" dodge.
.I,nl.s. '''r
The Washington herald., 1915-01-24

One morning as the Cadi took his place
on the bench to deal out Justice to all d
farmer arO~" and said:
''Oh. most wor' ny Cad. ! an hero {"
ask Justice. Of tho
This is thv shop whcr. You VIII get it.
pTnc",,'.
II nave an orchard on my farm and I
max" cider To sell.
sweet eide, is Il refreshing drink. e."
II was in tn" village. and the Groc"r
asked Inr to exchange d barrel Of cider
for one OF mUlassrS.'
1t looks like a fair thing.
"BUt hear tho rest, Oh. tsdl. took
him i'm the cider and brought away the
mOlaSses. When | came to tap the bar
rel found that he had thinn'd IN" con-
tents down with water. and therefore
be brought befOr" YOU and punished
1t shall hc done replied the Cadl.
and ten minutes later the grocer was
being asked.
"GOT are charged with having SwlndI""
this honest man 10y diIutinE the mola SSes
you exchanged with him for cider. What
have YOU 10 say"
oh. Cadi. h,g to say that ! am also
m honest man. Fearing that he had
diluted his cider with ten pals Of water
| felt il my duty too do lik"wis" toward
my mOlasSrs;
is it Jruo that You watsrrd your
CIDER was asked Of the farmer.
'I-think did, but | knew with whom
| was d@alinE.''
SO did L. added the GrOrer.
And 50 dO I. said the Cadi. Il have
ordered that both barrels be 5, lied and
.tOred in my cellar for my own use. One
may not always reap the benefits Of an
honest act, but some on" else will
MORAL:
The world hasn't changed much since
then.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-24
He Says That A Deadhead Audience
Is Always Serene

. My dear fellow citizens: | behold be
. fore me this ,v"niug a large and Culti-
/ waited audience "i both sexes, with every
| cuuHtcEdHCe wearing 4 look Of COmplaC-
"nrN and good nature. At first thought
| on" might conclude that this serenity
arises from the fact that admission Is
FIRE" t" all and it always puts one
| at prdG" with tn" world to Set something
for nuthing. hu' ! will not thus mis-
judge yOU. ! believe you will smile just
, as pleasantly when | have passed the
hat for contributions. and that should
any Of YOU drop in a dime by mistake
for - cent. nothing will follow to dis
tuTb the general harmony Of the occasion.
| You are satisfied with yourselves. You
are satisfied with your town Of SQUan
Creek. with your knowledge Of the world,
with your social standing and with the
clothes on Your back. Not only are YOU
satisfied with the present. hut you are
looking ahead with anticipation.
.. Hope Jones l. not a man to cast
shadow over the happiness of nation,
hut duty COmpelS me 20 utter word
Of warning. Are We pushing forward
up the inc.in" Of civilization and autiCi-
I"tiUu "a more glorious end when W"
reach tn" top. or WAS the apex reached
twenty years ago, when the tallOw Can-
die was banishrd from our daily life and
its I'laCc taken 10y the electric light? In
other words. has tho apex been reached,
and are W. now sliding down the hill on
the other side into the abyss of ignOr-
anCc. vice and harbariSm" I see the fat
and drumpy man in the third row Smil-
l.
Tor" | am through his smile may fade
an his mind be filled with thoughts for
serious reflection.
| press the button and extinguish the
electric lights and throw upon the can
vas the picture of Halabi Mohammed,
the founder Of religion which still has
a hundred million believers. I don't claim
that this Is from 4 kodak taken on the
spot. because he was born in the year
so and died sixty years later, but you
can bet two to one that it's the old
man himself in his everyday clothes
and that 40 damaged stock has been
wrunE in on you. He was a tallOw-
candle man. He was hardly six years
old when he began to read by the light
OF Cne. His days were spent in sleep or
thOTrht ana his nights in reading and
writing He became a poet an orator
and n warrior. He moved the minds of
millions He changed the religious be-
lefG of nations. There were no electric
lights, no street cars, no telephones. You
couldn't md a saloon on every corner
and an iC" cream parlor in the middle
of every block, as il Is the case now
The man who rose above his fellow
candle. Can the world of today with its
electric lights match Mohammed? Has
the big white arc light made a poet, a
statesman or warrior?
Take the case of Pompey the Great.
He believed, fiourished and died 1890
years ago, and the picture you now see
before you may be a little weak in the
however. and it's marked i'm such a way
that you can't mistake IL for Nero or
Caesar. Pompey was towhead boy
who dndrt seem TO know enough to
come in when Il rained. and up to the
age OF ten he was looked upon as
The Washington herald., 1915-01-24

You kin"
Thanks. Hin further allow that you
hey critter among yc named Samuel
Robinson. Esq
Exactly. Want to see him"
Il dew. viii You have the Condc-
sc"ndn' Kindness TO inform him that a
gentleman wishes TO see him on a matter
Of hiZneSs-straiGht bizness? Be sure to
say that it's a gentleman, and that it's a
matter Of biznCss.'
Sam would be notified. and he would get
his two guns and his bowie knife and
walk forth to meet Jim. As they cam
together he would inquire:
"R" this the gentleman who wanted TO
see me-"
she he
"On bizness?''
ON oizness. sab. hev cum as a gem
ueman. sah-a perfeck gentleman. Do I
address Samuel Robinson, Esq
You dew"
And ar he a gentleman"
He ar. Yes, sab. hr was brung up q
gentleman and can't be nUthin' else. Do
! hey tn. honor Of srcakin' to Mr. james
You dew. hev no keerds with me.
hut that's my CoEnOmeu Mr. Robinson
hone yc won't take uffensc when ! say
that 7 kin lick We outer Yer buteS in i've
Certainly not. Also. permit me TO in
dulge In the hope that ye won't take Of
f"nse when ! remark that yer fuSt-Class
duffer.'
to a gentleman. Mr.. Robinson. no tru"
gentleman will wear gun on his hip for
Ornyment. nor pick his teeth with bowls
knife. Kin / allow that you know tn
use of them ere deadly wCepins7''
"Ge kin. Mr.. StcbbinS-ye kin. Would
We prefer to he shot or sliced It's nv
busy day. but yc shall hev il as We wish"
Thanks. That's powerful kind o We.
l can't express my pleasure nj meetin' a
real gentleman out yeTe Ye might try
shoOtin' at fUst and IL that don't work
We might slice away with yer knife. Bv
the way. Mr.. Robinson. hev We selected
tn spot whar We might want yer carcass
to rcpOse?''
NO. Mr.. Stebbins. 7 heven't. DO We
want to he planted on hin or down in a
holler? Don't be afeard to put mo to a
leetle trouble. One gentleman always
stands ready to do favOrs for another"
That was the wav they would blow
around for an hour or so, each having o
gun ready to shoot. but no shooting ever
taking place. We looked upon them rs
terrible fellows. held back only necarsa
one refused to take advantage Of the
other. hut one day their guns went off
by accident. and each turned tail and ran
for a mile in opposite directions.
Boys" explained our hiG. bad man.
I'm ready to own up. and I reckon it's
the same with Jim. We both run We
couldn't help IL. We ar two gentlemen.
and no true gentleman stops to be shot!''