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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-30
Charity Measured by the Yardstick

Charity cannot be reduced to an exact
science; neither can you measure out relief by
the pound, yard, or quart. It is foolish to as
sert that paid agent at public philanthropy, y
after frightening the wits out of poor applicant,
delving into his family record, probing into his
history and writing the data on card, can
categorically decide that the unfortunate man
deserves three quarts Of charity, or two yards Of
charity, or ten pounds Of charity.
Neither should the man who administers
charity deceive himself into believing that he is
Gar, q King an Emperor, or Mikado, while the
applicant is beggarly suppliant who must fall
on his knees and with fear and terror sue for the
good graces and the benevolence of the Powerful
Potentate who doles out scientific" charity by
the yardstick, dry measure, or scales
The word charity" itself bellies the construc-
ton enormously put on it by some supporters of
scientific charity" Let us examine the history
of the word and see what it means. Charity is
derived from the Latin word "caritas." Here's
what Webster's dictionary has to say about the
word:
DEAFNESS, high regard. love. from carus, dear.
costly loved i. Christ love; rendering Greek agape
of the New Testament: spec: GAY The divine love to
God and ones neighbor Matt. 20. 1899; archaic.
Christian benevolence: in the Revised Version love
has been substituted. Good will to the poor and the
suffering, lberaly to the poor to benevolent insti
tutions." ETC. ETC.
Charity, then, in its very essence means love,
kindness, sympathy, liberality. The meaning of
the word is not circumscribed by the limitations
of man-imposed ideas of rules of administra-
tion," scientific investigation" probing of fam
lily affairs" etc. From a religious standpoint
you cannot get away from the idea that Christ
believed and taught that every man who is in
trouble is your neighbor and your brother and is
worthy of your help.
This does not deny the necessity of investiga-
ton before charity is applied, for God is God of
order, and so if we decide for the sake of argu-
ment to limit the discussion to religious view
point for the present, we concur heartily in the
principle which holds that an investigation
must accompany the distribution of charity. But
we positively affirm and believe that this investi-
cation must be done in Christian, Christ-like
manner, if it is to merit consideration in dis
cussion that looks at charity from the standpoint
of religion. If the investigation smacks of
cruelty, of disregard for the finer feelings, of
contempt for the lowly state Of the applicant, of
unwarranted intrusion into the "holy of holes"
of mans soul, then the procedure is not an in
vestigation but is an abhorrent inquisition. If
the investigation is done brother to brother" as
friend to friend, as father to an unfortunate
son, then the method is Christ-like, godly and
worthy of appreciation. ....-
The secretary of the Social Service Bureau
must combine intellectual ability with sympa-
thetic procedure. He must have the ability to go
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-30

mas been completed recently for Mr..
and Mrs. George Keagy on South Mar
ket street and they will begin house
keeping there next week Frank
Teetor returned home Friday He had
visited Cincinnati and Toledo, O.,
where he transacted business.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-30
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in a good vault for rent reason
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BILE and prompt service.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-12-17

WASHINGTON, Dec. IT. - The new draft regulations will not apply to men now in the cantonments. The regulations apply only to candidates for the second selective service army soon to be raised.
 "The men who have been selected are selected" said Colonel Gullion of the provost marchal generals office. "Thev are members of the first seIec- tive service army. These new regu- lations have nothing to do with them, It makes no difference if some of them would have escaped under the new regulations. These matters can not be itirated forever Therefore the new regulations will not be applied to olJ cases"
 'I predict" said Colonel Gullion, "thu there will be a good many mar lied mn in the second army. 1t has been gg,stad that the first classi- fcation will number two million men, and that the army will be mostly re- cruited from class one. Even if this were true, there are married men in
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-12-17

Passengers arriving on the Alaska for Seward were pr. Heating, s. A. Baker, r. T. Mumma, Mrs. w. T. Ku bach, k. o. Archabold and one steer age.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-12-17

Owing to weather conditions the dredge at Anchorage Is unable to operate until the summer of l9lo-
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-12-17

Jack Donlcy aTlyed here Saturday night from Nenana coming in over the trail. With more travel and many places fixed up, the trail will prove an excellent highway during the win ter.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-12-17
SECOND ARMY TO
 HAVE THOSE WHO
 ARE MARRIED MEN

class one. The married man who does not actually support his family is subject to draft. A married man de- pendent on his wife is among those to be first called on. Married men not usefully engaged, but living on in- comes acquired independently of la bor, also are in class one.
 Glass two begins to take in mar ried men very quickly. It includes cases in which the wife or children are not mainly dependent on the mans labor for support, because of other sources outside of the wife's earning power; also the man whose wife earns nearly as much as he, by special work she would have have a prospect of continuing if the husband left her. In other words, the husband of a business woman earning a good income, is in class two and likely to be called.
 "Only when a man has a wife or children mainly dependent on his la bor for support does he get into cless four, from conscription."
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-12-17

The train from the north end of the division reached here at midnight Saturday with 37 passengers, many from the interior who caught the Alaska south
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-12-17
SEWARD SNAPSHOTS

ISEWARD SNAPShUISI Dr. o. J. Kcating returned on the Alaska from a professional visit to LaTouche and Valdez.
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 The weather for yesterday follows; maximum l2, minimum T. current s; clear and north.
 J. M. Leonhardt, who operates the road house at Mile 54, came in Sat- urday night and is registered at the Seward. Mir. Leonhardt reports busi- ness good so far and the weather out. the line exceptionally fine.
 R. II. Lcvnick reached Seward yes terday over the trail from Ruby and left on the Alaska for the states. MT. Leynick reported the trail in splendid shape,
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 From 2 until o'clock this morning the Sexton hotel thermometer regis tered zero. At 2 o'clock the weather moderated and at 9 o'clock four above zero was registered.
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 J. Fl. Scott, J. c. Wilson and Vic Pearson registered at the Seward on Saturday night and left on the Alaska yesterday for the states. The three came m from the Iditarod and report plenty of snow on the trail for fast Tayo|ng.
 Jack Donlcy amyed here Saturday night from Nenana coming in over the trail. With more travel and many places fixed up, the trail will prove an excellent highway during the win ter.
 The train from the north end of the division reached here at midnight Saturday with 97 passengers, many from the interior who caught the Alaska south.
 Albert Johnson and J. E. Wadh.ms are registered at the Seward. They arrived on the Alaska and will be . passengers westward on the Dora.
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 Fl. M. Onyett, operator of the Idit- arod district, reached here Saturday night and joined his wife at the Sex ton. Mrs. Onyett left for the interior two weeks ago but received word that her husband was coming in over the trail The couple left for California on the Alaska
 Mayor Ryus, of Nenana, left for. Valdez on the Alaska and will return via the trail to the interior.
 Several Austrians, who left Seward without their permits, going out on the Alaska, will be arrested at Val dez.
 The city council will meet tonight at eight o'clock in the city hall build ing.
 Many sacks of Christmas gifts and many express packages of the same kind arrived on the Alaska. The Evans and Victoria will also have considerable Christmas mail and eX- press.
 E. O. Archabold arrived on the Alaska and joined his wife here, stop ping at the Seward hotel. Mir. Arch abold has been at the Mayo Brothers, Rochester, Minn,, for treatment. MT. and Mrs. Archabold will return to their home at Anchorage tomorrow,
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 The examinations of the First Aid class will take place tonight at the Red Cross headquarters in the Rail- road Building. The class has been
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-12-17

divided into squads and each squad will have special work
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 United States Marshal L. T. Erwin came north on the Alaska as far as Cordova and hit the trail there for Fairbanks.
 R. l.. Smallwood, who has been op- erating the Branch Grill closed shop Saturday and left for Seattle on the Alaska, where it is understood he will open clothing shop.
 The new schedule for trains on the Seward division will go into effect tomorrow, the train leaving at A.. NJ. Other trains will be operated on Thursdays and Saturdays, at the same hour.
 Mrs. w. T. Kubach arrived on the Alaska and met her husband here. To- gether they will return to their home at Anchorage, leaving tomorrow. While in the city they are guests at the Seward hotel.
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 Blown eighty miles out to sea, en- countemng all kinds of weather in- cluding fog, and requiring two days to make Seward from Resurrection Head on account of the north wind. w. A. c. Nelson arrived late Satur- day in his gasboat with passengers from Seldovia, six days out. Mr. Nelson is registered at the Sexton.
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 Passengers arriving on the Alaska for Seward were Dr. Keating, s. A. Baker, r. T. Mumma, Mrs. w. T. Ku- bach, E. o. Archabold and one steer age.
 Mrs. J. P. Hall, who arrived in Seward on a gasboat, left for the states on the Alaska. While in the city she was a guest at the Sexton.
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 Thomas Knabel, registered at the Sexton, left on the Alaska for the states having arrived from Seldovia on a gasboat.
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 The Alaska took out 87 steerage passengers for Seattle, one for Cor dova, one for Juneau and two for La Touche.
 Southbound the Alaska is to call at Nellie Juan with freight and two passengers. Coming north a stolm prevented the steamer from landing there.
 J. L. Graef and John Noon joined the Seward Fire Department at the meeting yesterday. There was a large attendance of the boys and citizens at the special spread yester- day afternoon. A committee was ap- pointed to secure new members and report upon better arrangements at headquarters. Chief Strejc was we'll pleased with the attendance and the meeting.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-12-17

Our observations is that when a girl is wearing a one-piece dress she doesn't have to feel of her back so often.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-12-17

Change of hot dishes at the Delica- tessen each day. Phone Madison 109.
The Monticellonian., 1917-09-06
Illustrated.

Mamma" exclaimed the little girl
next door as she ran into the kitchen
of her home, mamma, Mrs. Jones
has an illustrated tooth :"
Her mother laughed.
"A WHAT" she asked
IAN illustrated tooth; one that
makes your face swell up real big"
Her mother laughed again and hard
err You mean an liberated TOOTH"
she corrected.
Her father heard of the incident and
thought he would question Der, too.
Did you say Mrs. Jones' had the
mumps?" he queried.
mo" began the little girl again.
"She has an illustrated tooth"
Her father laughed, and corrected
her.
Daddy" she demonstrated solemnly,
81 don't see why you laugh when Mrs.
Jones has an uleer-I mean-ilustrat-
ed tooth indianapolis News.
The Monticellonian., 1917-09-06

what the party frock for young girls
will be made of, but manufacturers
so far have given the preference to
nets and chiffons. The girl who must
be outfitted early for fall can make a
safe choice between these two always
beautiful mediums for translating the
designers ideas into evening clothes.
Filet net as well as the fine round
mesh nets, has been introduced along
with new laees to help out the seasons
modes, while satin and taffeta, we
know, will be depended on for petit
coats and underslips.
Nets embroidered in metallic effect
The Monticellonian., 1917-09-06
Red River of Canada.

The Red river. one of the most i'm
portant flowing in Manitoba, has its
source in the central part of the state
of Minnesota. Before it crosses the
international boundary ii is for dis
lance the boundary between the states
of Minnesota and North Dakota. After
entering Manitoba the general direc-
ton of the river is north to Lake VIM
nipeg, into which it empties. So wind
ing is it's course that from the boun-
dairy to Lake Winnipeg. the length
Of the river is about twice the dis.
lance in a straight line between these
two points. The drainage basin of the
river has an area of 116347 square
miles, of which $4,000 are in the prov
ince of Saskatchewan and 23,30O ir
Manitoba.
The Monticellonian., 1917-09-06
BUILDING Houses His Hobby.

That great departmental store man.
ager, the late Sir Richard Burbidge.
had as hobby that of erecting
houses, mansions. and greeneries. In
peacetime he maintained small army
of decrepit builders on his estate in
Surrey England. to whom he gave in
structions every morning before re
left for the city. He usually went to
bed before nine o'clock. and was afoot
in the morning at five. His practice
as builder was to buy up job lots at
sales of building materials, and then
to work his purchases into the fabric
of his mansion. For example, he would
buy a staircase, which had formed
portion of some well-knOwn house, and
then build story in order to make use
of it. Or he would buy series of
windows, and then build room in
order to utilize them. The result was
interesting, if inartistic and nothing
pleased Sir Richard better than for a
visitor to recognize some of his own
particular features In the building.
The Monticellonian., 1917-09-06
Master of Proportions.

An eager young teacher was review
ing the Sunday school lesson in mis-
sion church in Brooklyn. The subject
was Moses and the Bush That
Burned Without Being Consumed
The boys of ten and twelve had been
greatly interested in the story and
We're now eager to expose their
knowledge. Answers followed her
questions with the rapidity of ma
chine gun.
Nov, Harry, it's your turn"
'Yessum," was the confident an
swer.
Tell me what there was about this
burning bush that was different from
any bushes that have burned since"
The boy knew-you could tell from
the swapping of his eyes-but he
paused to formulate his words. why,
ma'am, you see this here bush it
burned up-but it didn't burn down !"
The teacher herself could not have ex-
planned it better.-Youtlss Compan-
ion
The Monticellonian., 1917-09-06

we'll as white. and made up with little
frills, hemstitching and picot edging,
with sometimes lines of chainstitching
in white silk introduced Tan appears
to grow In the good graces of discrim-
mating women. to be used In the place
of white, where livelier colers are not
desired.
But nothing can exceed fine, white
organdie, daintily embroidered, and 1t
appears in many sets. One of them is
shown in the illustration made of Swiss
organdie. Many small dots, exquisite
~ done scallops and fine flower and
leaf design contribute to the success
IF this rich bit of finery.
The Monticellonian., 1917-09-06

That in us which more distinctly
than anything else we can call Ameri-
faith in humanity, our
love "A equality. One cannot claim
that Americans of English origin are
alone the repositories of this belief.
this passion. :. The ideal Amer
lea. which is the only real America,
is not in the keeping of any one race !;
her destinies are too large for that
custom the English race is only one
of many races with which her future
rests.-William Dean Howells.
The Monticellonian., 1917-09-06
SOAP FROM ASHES
Arabs Get Cleansing Substance
From Desert Plants.
Dalook, Which Is Burned to Produce
"Hottom," Sprouts From
the Barren Rocks.

Although the consumption of soap
has largely increased in the district
around Alden, there is still an import
ant local trade in hottom, which is
used as substitute for soap. HOttom
is the Arabic names for the ashcakes
which result from the burning of Il
desert plant that grows plentifully in
/ this part of Arabia.
The plant from which hottom is
made is glasswort or saltwort; both
! Salicornia herbacea and Salsola kali
are said to be found in this region
and used for the purpose. The Arabs
call this plant dalook, and say that 1t
is a natural one, because it sprouts
from the ground where it would not
| seem possible that there could have
been seeds or any other means of re-
production.
As a reason for their belief they
point to the parehed and barren rocks
of Alden from which, when there is
one of the rare rainfalls, these plants
sprout in great numbers. but usually
never to mature. The Arabs of the
desert gather these plants and pile
them in pits dug In the sand. They
are then burned to ashes. the ashes
forming a hard cake in the bottom of
the pit.
The product comes into Alden by
camel caravan from the mainland, one
camel carrying from two to three
cakes. 1t is estimated that $500 to
1000 maunds of % pounds each of
hottom are sold each year in the Alden
market. Much greater quantities are
produced and used in the Alden hinter-
land and in the Arabian Red Sea prov
report from Alden. The local govern
ment levies tax of | cent per maund
on all the hottom sold in Alden.
The principal purchasers of this
product are the native laundrymen and
dyers. From the former it derives an
other local name much used by Euro
peans. The hettom has the appear
anee of dried cakes of dark mud. Ma
tive laundrymen are known us
"dhobies" and hottom Is frequently re-
ferred to as 'dhobie mud"
1t Is quite effective in washing very
dirty or stained clothing, but is said
TO be sufficiently strong in alkali to
have an injurious effect upon the
wearing quality of the clothing If used
regularly. Hottom Is claimed to be
an excellent mordant and the native
dyers use it in their work. A large
quantity is used in this way
The plant has other important uses.
The Arab women gather the branches
and leaves and dry them thoroughly.
They then crush the dried material
into a powder. This powder is sold in
the native bAzars and is also hawked
about the streets. This form of dalOok
is used for cleansing the body, particu-
larry by the Arab and the Somali wom
en-. 1t is invariably used when the
hair receives one of its infrequent
washings. The dalook powder is also
used to make tough meat tender.
While hottom and dalook are still
extensively used. they are slowly Civ
ing way to imported soap. The use of
soap in this district is increasing and
that it will continue to increase is
certainty.
The Monticellonian., 1917-09-06

net. Sometimes two materials are
combined in them, and very often two
eolors are used together. as in the
white organdie collars and cuffs with
little ruffies of organdie and dots en-
broidered in blue silk, in one of the
sets shown in the picture. White and
pink, white and rose, white and tan
are all favorites made up in this way.
The little ruffles have picot edges and
hemstitchlng contributes its share to
the dainty finish of these new aspir-
ants for favor.
White is not always part of the
play in organdie neckwear. Pale
shades of pink, blue, yellow, rose and
tan are used for collars and cuffs, as
The Monticellonian., 1917-09-06

duced on the new models for grown
people and dyed filet or colored Rus
sian laees are to be reekoned with for
them. Gold and yellow tones in eve
ming gowns and in dress hats indicate
that gold color has made more than
q temporary success. 1t is recon-
mended for the silk slip to be worn
under a net frock. These slips, by the
way, are not always of silk, but of ma
terials that have an equally good eff
feet seen through the net.
In the white net dress shown in
the picture deep tucks and narrow ruff
fles take the place of lace or en-
broidery. Clever designing gives the
frock the most valuable of all inter
ests, its creator depending on net
alone to turn out an attractive party
frock for the young girl, deep tucks
and narrow ruffles alternate on the
plain skirt. The three-quarter length
sleeves are finished with three little
ruffies and a panel at the front of the
bodice makes place for the same sort
of youthful decoration. The bodice
is extended into a peplum at the sides,
edged with ruffles and at each side
of the panel Is finished with a border
of narrow ribbon. Hanging loops of
ribbon at the waist line provide a
setting for little silk roses posed at
the top of the loops. The ribbon is
chosen to match the underSlip in color,
but the roses are usually in rose
colorS.
The day of the dainty and becom-
ing jabot is not over. but it has
passed its meridian. For there are
other things in neckwear that claim
more and more attention as the sum-
mer wanes; they emphasize our reluc-
The Monticellonian., 1917-09-06

relief and SIX bottles have entirely
cured me. All women who have female
trouble of any kind should try Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. -
Mrs. ETA DoRIoN, Ogdensburg, Wis.
Physicians undoubtedly did their best,
battled with this case steadily and could
do no more, but often the most scientific
treatment is surpassed by the medicinal
properties of the good old fashioned
roots and herbs contained in Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
ts any e 'Gm u5 Pe eksss M Psgs to
Co.. Lynn, Mass. for special free advice.
The Monticellonian., 1917-09-06
ENTIRE BLOUSES OF LACE
In Some of the Most Attractive the
Patterns Are Worked In
Lustrous Silk Thread.

Blouses made of real laces-filet,
Irish and the fine Bohemian lace are
being shown. The filet blouses are
particularly attractive, being made of
soft, coarse lace in which the patterns
are worked in lustrous silk thread.
One blouse which is made entirely
of this lace, is cut with a square collar
which is embroidered in heavy white
silk 1t is finished by row of cro-
cheted buttons set very closely togeth-
err down the front.
In another blouse the same sort Of
lace is combined with white net which
forms a deep shoulder yoke and the
The Monticellonian., 1917-09-06
Mole Color and Blue Georsette.

Printing georgette by the hand block
method has produced some novel and
interesting color combinations in
blouse. Among these is blouse OF
mole taupe georgette. printed in a
strange conventional pattern in dull
French blue. The blouse is made over
a tightly fitting under-bodice of some
sort of shimmery material of the same
color. and there is tiny collar of lus-
trous blue satin.
The printing is applied to a broad
draped panel at the front of the blouse,
The Monticellonian., 1917-09-06
P0sTScRlPTs

Kansas produced and marketed s.
13s.o7I barrels of oil last year. nearly
double the production of any previous
year.
Burned but few years ago as USE
less rubbish, there now is wide de-
mand for the waste from SPANS cork
factories.
An electric egg GAMBLER has been in
vented for use In public places where
the freshness Of an egg can be DEM
onsfrnted.
The Monticellonian., 1917-09-06
TESTING Transformer Oils.

Under the direction of the Bureau
for Testing Materials, experimental
Investigations have been begun by GER
tain electrical manufacturers and oil
producers upon the methods of test
ing transformer oils for dielectric
strength. The object of the expert
ments is to secure uniformity through
out the MISUNDERSTANDING American.