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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-08
How Much Coal Your Lights Consume

What effect VIII one little electric light have
in coal shortage like this 7" is question which
many housewives and business men may have
asked since Superintendent Dillon issued his
plea for the most rigorous conservation possible.
Some Of US may believe that there is very
little connection between the bulb that furnishes
light and the fast vanishing supply of coal in the
United States, but the relation is direct one, in
deed q vital one
Every electric bulb that is lighted means the
consumption of definite amount of coal. The
Kansas City Star has submitted the following
explanation Of the amount of coal used to pro-
duce the light that is burned in bulb:
For convenience" says the Star, 'lets say
you are using 50-watt lamp. To consume a
kilowatt hour of electric current Il 900 watts
running for one hour) this 50-watt lamp will
burn twenty hours. This means that during
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-08
Mrs. Solomon Says-
Being The Confessions Of The
Seven-Hundreth Wife.
~ HELEN ROWLAND
Copyright. 1919. by the Wheele,
SyndicAtA. Incl

Copyright, 1919. by the Wheeler
Syndicate. Incl
Verify. verify" sigheth the Senti-
mental Youth. there be three things
which cannot understand:
THE way Of a woman in telephone
booth.
The way Of a damsel with her
hair.
and the way of a maid with her
For all the ways Of a woman are
funny-but her pet names" are be-
yond my comprehension.
"Alas, alas! Where is there rom
ance. where is there sentiment, where
Is there feminine mystery In Baby
Ion? Yes, where are the damsels Of
yesteryear?
Where are the Doras. and Dollys,
and Mollys and Pollys?
where are the Pearls, and Rubies,
and Pansies and Violets?
Where are the jewels and flowers
and virtues-all the sweet, romantic
names. which stirred the heart of man
to dreams and visions? For 10, when
I call Theodore upon the telephone.
she answereth:
Yeah. this is Teddyv
when I murmur sweet nothings
unto Barbara, she saith:
ooh. call me Bobby
when I say. rs Jaqueline at home?',
her mother replyeth:
Yes. Jackie will be down in a
moment"
when I indite a sonnet to Frances,
she inquireth If know not that those
who love her call her "F'rankie': and
sweet Wilhelmina insisteth that she
will answer to no name save Billie
10, Of fair 'Buddies', I know up
ward of seven times seven and of
fluffy 'Berties,' an hundred and ten.
meth riding coat and breeches and be-
cometh 'Georeie,' while Geraldine
spor+eth overalls and is Jerry
"Yet. in my heart, yearn for one
damsel unto whom, can murmur
'Gladys!'-for one sweet young thing.
whom 7 may call 'Clariss' or 'Aline,' or
BABY doll!
"Then, turn from your wild ways, oh
ye Damsels Of Babylon. and consider
the tender susceptibilities Of a sweet,
o1d-fashioned young man.
"For what would YE feel, II men
recalled themselves. 'Bob-ita,' and
"Jim-artha.' and 'Sam-aramis,' and
'Wir-e+ta' for short?
would We find them more fascinat-
ing?
Go to! How can man sing love
songs. and dream roseate dreams, Of
his "1itt1e brother?
Glow can youth play Prince
Cha-ning to Princess in smocks.
and boomers and short hair, who call
eth herself 'Freddie'?
"Verily, verify I confess that thou
art cute and chumy.' my Beloved but
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-08

every hour which this light is turned on one
twentieth Of dlowatt hour Of energy is being
consumed. I
"A kilowatt hour is measure of heat or en-
ergy and is equivalent to the heat given off by
the perfect combustion of about one-fourth Of a
pound of anthracite coal. It takes much more
than fourth Of q pound Of coal to produce this
electrical energy, however, because no steam en-
CINE is perfectly efficient and much Of the cur
rent is lost along the transmission lines, in trans
formers, etc. Figuring on an efficiency of Is per
cent for the power plant it is evident that it
takes about one and one-third pounds of coal to
produce a hlowatt hour of electrical energy.
After. accounting for what is lost in the trans
mission lines the figure will amount to about two
pounds of coal for each kilowatt hour that
reaches the consumer.
Then, 50-watt light, using one-twentieth Of
a kilowatt, win use one-twentieth of two pounds
of coal, or one tenth of pound every hour
It burns. In other words, ten 5O-watt lights con-
sumo pound Of coal an hour.
1.-THE amounts can easily be figured for lamps
of other sizes. 25-watt lamp will burn twenty
hours on pound Of coal and 1OO-watt light only
five hours"
If hitherto you have believed that an un-
necessary lighted bulb did not mean much in the
aggregate, it is time to change your opinion. The
millions of unnecessary lights that are left burn
ing without purpose are rapidly consuming the
coal which should be conserved.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-08
Richmond Man Shot by
Louisville Highluayman

LOUISVILLE, KY, Dec. 8.-W. NJ.
Wolf, "a years old, Of Richmond. Ind.
was shot in the right hip by a high
wayman who accosted him on Main
street, between Fourth and Fifth
streets, Saturday night. The high
wayman beceme angered when Wolf
refused to pay OFF, at his demand,
and opened fire.
Wolf held to his money, and is 60
ing to Danville, Kentucky. where
he has been promised employment, &C
cording to the statement he made to
the police who removed him to the
City hospital.
The city directory does not list the
name of w. M. Wolf.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-08
Good Evening
~ ROY K. MoUIToN

There are a whole lot Of famous
diplomats in this world who can't
frame up a reasonable excuse for get
ting home late at night.
WHAT DID WHISPERING FUTILE
.a.- WHIsPER7
(F'rom the Wyoming Appeal.)
Whispering Tuttle from Fosters
Mills was fined $500 and costs on q
charge of slandering Hogel Brothers of
Sheridan last winter.
NOT KNOCKING SAEGERvILLE.
(From the >Mercyville. Iowa Appeal.)
Miss Bertha Abbott Is convalescing
after spending week in Saegerville.
AND SOMETIMES THE LINOTYPE
SHUTTERS, TOO.
(From the St. Louis Globe.)
Mr.. and Mrs. Richmond of Clark
avenue, have returned from their long
ssssssojourn at SSSSSSandy Lake.
80 CONSOLATION.
love to sit upon my cottage porch
And watch the folk ride by in fine ma
love to see the handsome touring
The cute coupes and ponderous limou-
sines: -" " L. .' > -.
I love the odor that they leave for
me
To breathe long after they have hur-
ried by;
I love to sit until suffocate
In clouds of dust that they have
caused to fly;
love to sit and listen to the honks
And squeals and squawks and shrieks
they hurl at me. 49,
They make me deaf to- pessimists and
Forget my other troubles all. you see
So let them snort and honk and hit
the breeze
And burst their tires and suffer other
ills;
Let them enjoy what peace OF mind
they may.
am content. do not get the bills.
s. r. tells us that she has noticed
during the past few days a remarkable
spirit of politeness and consideration
on the part OF belIhops, elevator oper-
ators, porters, janitors and walters. AT
first she was puzzled. but since then a
great light has dawned upon her. 1t
is only a few days until certain great
holiday.
It is always a pleasure to hear any
person boast Of the fact that he Is
self.made man, for then We know no
body else is to blame.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-08
Dinner Stories

why does this convicted stock
swindler. shed tears over the prospect
of spending five years in the peniten-
tiary? That isn't long term"
"It SENS long to him. He's afraid
by the time he gets out all the boobs
will be separated from their Liberty
bonds"
'Iudendorn." said Representative
Shouse, 'is telling the world the rea-
son why he lost the war. Luden-
dorff's excuse reminds me OF the
lrfshman.
An Irishman and Yankee rowed a
race one day. The Yankee was so
easily the Irishman's superior that
every little while he'd stop rowing and
wait for Mike to catch up.
''Well, Mike was beaten, Of course,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-08

LEAVES MUCH TO CHARITY
NEW YORK, Dec. S-Henry Clay
Frick, multimillionaire, iron master
and collector of art, left all but $685.
100000 of his vast estate to public.
charitable and educational institutions.
according to the terms Of his will,
made public here.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-08
RICHMOND MAN oTARTg0 FloA
AND GAME PAo0IgM ~ STATE

RICHMOND MAN 0TAUT9O FION
AND GAME PAo0IEM ~ STATE
william Hsrscholl. writing in the
Indianapolis News. recalls the. creation
Of the ofkice Of commissioners Of fish
cries ~ the Indiana state legjola-
turs In 1881. and the service Of W. +.
Dennis. OF Richmond. - third com
missioner. following Calvin Fisher
and Enos B. Reed. Dennis. - had
Reed. met with little financial o1r
couragement. although the legislature
Of 1881 had appropriated 5000 for
operating expenses. including $500 tor
the salary Of tho commissioner. How
ever. Dennis organized the Indiana
State Fish and Game Protective A.
ISOLATION that set out to do work the
Indiana assembly did not encourage
with money. Mr.. Dennis caught ana
punished about 100 offenders against
the fish and game laws during his two
years In Office. He stopped the ruth
less destruction Of fish BY the thouo
ands when he nabbcd men who made
. business Of using dynamite In the
streams"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-08

thou resemblest not by romantic
ideal.
And. much as 1 admire and revere
mine own sex, behold it tsketh TWO
SEXES to make a mountaineering.
Yet, alas! Boys will be boys-and
so will girls. If they keep on trying"
SELAH.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-08

TO THE DEFEATED

, . thing. wins Even
immediate him who
wins sweetness: Of :asfaetion that compensates full we'll
greatest friend the defeated For all defeat u but
working poportion-hAt
which ability values.
defeats well victories, just
string of beads IL
To the
him completely
the conquerer
is defeated, n
from al defeat
IL .
he 3 the desert.
in
him
come!
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-08
but he said afterward:
Faith, Ord have bested the bhoy
aisy II ORD shtopped an took the long
rests he did"

IT thought you said this bathing
suit was in fast colors," said Binks in
dignantly to the hosier Of whom he
had bought his suit that morning.
YES. sir, that's what I said," re-
turned the hosier.
"Well, every wretched stripe on the
thing has come OF on my back" re-
torted Binks.
"Ah. but wait> until you try to get
'em of your back" smiled the hosier
suavely. Then you'll see."
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-08

Police and rescue dogs left from The
war are being educated for other seyw
ices in Switzerland.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-08
Memories of Old DAYS
In This Paper Ten Years
Ago Today

Levi T. Pennington won the Earl
ham college oratorical contest, with
bis Grafton on 1.-THE Evolution of
World Peace" and earned the right to
represent the school at the next state
contest.
Plans were completed for the organ
1zation Of Township Corn clubs in
every township in the county.
Herbert Crawford, who was taken to
Reid Memorial hospital with both legs
and hands frozen, died, the first vic
tim of the cold wave.
Norwegian fishermen are using a
species of submarine telephone to aid
them in their work. The fisherman
listens at the instrument and when
the fish hold a meeting the listening
device records the disturbance.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1919-04-16
MAN AND CHILD
BURNED TO DEATH

One Of the most tragic accidents
that has occurred in the county,
took place at Askins, near Fords-
vile, Sunday morning about two
o'clock. The house Of Mr.. Ivan
Mccarty caught fire. and his family.
being asleep, did not ascertain the
fact until escape was almost i'm
possible. However. ali made good
the escape except 1Ir. McCarty and
his little girl, Pauline. They were
caught in the flames and burned al
most 10 q crisp before help could
arrive. They died Immediately.
None Of the furniture or household
goods were saved. The funeral OF
the father and child took place
Monday.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1919-04-16

The inability Of the European to
see things from an American stand
point, and visa versa. has caused
many a Misunderstanding since we
bad our birth as a nation. Separat
ed by an ocean three thousand
miles in width, these continents
have been separated by ideals even
more diverse. Your American
fights for the glory Of the cause, be
cause he expects to reap moral
gains from his expenditure Of blood
and treasure; your European lights
for the material and territorial
benefits he expects to obtain. Such
is the ideal Of practically every ma
ton in the world except England
and America. And for this rea-
son. understanding in the peace
is hard to obtain.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1919-04-16

plea is ridiculous. and a bid for
sympathy.
1t is no pleasure 10 us to engage
in controversy with a neighbor and
more especially brother minister.
But when the brother grows so
militant as TO anront our truthful
ness we can not remain silent
when Rev. Litchfield comes down
from his self-erected pedestal and
sees things as they were. he will
find we told the truth. the whole
truth, and nothing but the truth.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1919-04-16

II is probable that the Kaiser
will be tried in Belgium. We trust
his penalty will be to dwell amidst
the dismantled ruins for the bal
ance Of his days, where he can
feast his royal eyes on the scenes
of devastation his Huns have
wrought, and hear the moan Of or
phans who became so by the bar
barity of his hordes, till his wretch
ed years shall cease.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1919-04-16

a destructive storm recently Wis
tied Texas which cost over an hun
Lred lives. Kentucky has been for
tuuate il the last few years in re-
gard 10 natures angry visits. With
the exception OF a few local storms,
no destructive tornados have visit
ed the state.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1919-04-16

After spending months on the
dreary Siberian coasts combating
the Bolsheviki, the Americans are
TO be withdrawn. With their
withdrawal we are brought face to
face with the futility of insurrec-
tiOnary warfare with a people who
do not recognize themselves as
nation. much less being recognized
By other nations. If the Ameri-
cans guarded supplies while there
The supplies are il a. much dan
ger now as before. And yet they
are being withdrawn. leaving hun
= - g r ' i'z-'7- f-liiIs e1-5yeS- In ~ the
cold wastes Of Siberian SHOWS.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1919-04-16

The members Of the Fiscal Court
deserve commentator for their en-
rerpr.== in granting the require
$4,000 for the building Of a road
wy through the northern part Of
the county. This road VIII be Of
lc--l.e benefit 90 the farmers
%. this section. linking them with
the o--a.i= world and af,ordiuE
them better markets and better
facilities .-r l.sposilz q their
produce.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1919-04-16

We regret 10 see our old friend,
". W. Browder, leave the county,
he having won his way into the
hearts Of the Ohio County people
by his eongenial nature and strict
attention to HIS duties. We wish
him great success in his new field
Of endeavors.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1919-04-16
CARRIES Hun SKULL, But
WAS NOT AWARE OF II

Johust0wn, pa-Sergt. Frank Z.
Rogers. relating his war expert
ences, tells Of picking up a German
helmet on a battlefield and carry
ing il around for two days before
being aware that piece of a Ger
man kull was sticking in il.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1919-04-16

IL commenting On an iron bulge
that cost $1,000 last week We did
not state that this bridge was not
in Ohio County, and for fear 1t
will be misunderstood, We will
state that it is in the southern part
of the state-in Christian county.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1919-04-16

The chief point of discussion at
the Peace conference seems to be
whether the dove of peace shall
take her Accommodations on the
European or American plan.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1919-04-16

The American boys in Europe
are longing to be home. You took
them over with Liberty bonds,
now bring them back with Victory
bonds.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1919-04-16

Local Advertising, 10c per line for
the first insertion and &c per line
for each insertion thereafter
Rates for Display Advertising made
known on application
Cards Of thanks, resolutions OF re-
spect, obituaries, etc, sc per line
straight. Obituary poetry, 1c per
word. This rule invariable.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1919-04-16

were by far the best on the market for our customers
Give us an opportunity to demonstrate to you on
your farm. If we are wrong, we want to know
it, We may teach you something you may be glad
to know. You may learn us something that will ben
eft Lets get together and try these things out to
entire satisfaction If you can't make money out
of Tractor we don't want you to buy one, and if
you cant make money out of ours, you can't make
money out of any.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-01-31

elaborate toilet, but Bayard hailed her
out before she was ready. This was
the final test Of Leila's patience and
of Daphne's.
1t was tribute to both that they
hated the collision more than each
other. Their greetings were appropri-
ately emotional and noisy, and they
both talked at once in manner that
showed a certain cOngeniality.
When at length Daphne went to her
room she observed her mothers extra
territorial holdings. She stretched
herself along the narrow coastline in
despair of rest. But she was too tired
to worry or lie awake and she slept
thoroughly.
The next morning the three women,
about to meet one another by daylight,
made their preparations with the
scrupulous anxiety of candidates for
presentation at court. In consequence,
breakfast was late and the only man
there, except the evanescent waiter
from the restaurant below, was Bay
ard.
A troop of business worries like a
swarm of gnats had wakened him
early. He had escaped some of them
in Europe, for the honeymoon had
been a prolonged and beatific interlude
in his office hours; but marriage was
not his career. His career was his
work, and that was recalling him, re-
buking him, as with far-off bugle
alarms.
He was so restless that he merely
glanced at the headlines of the paper.
He was preoccupied when he kissed
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-01-31

melon is seventy-five cents a portion.
You've charged me three dollars for
two portions"
A look of plying contempt twisted
the walters smile.
''The melon you ordered. sair, was
all out. served you a French melon
instead"
'Why didn't you tell mel"
II deed not theenk 1t mettered to the
gentlaman."
Clay shifted. He was not to be
quieted by such sop. He whipped
out his pocketbook and laid down
every bill in it. He stretched his legs
and ransacked his trousers pockets
and dropped on the plate every coin he
had. He withdrew dime and waved
the heap at the waiter.
1t was evident, from the way the
waiter snatched the plate from the
table, that Clay had not tipped him. In
fact, Clay said, "This will be a lesson
to you"
They slumped down the steps. The
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-01-31

1--WE were there tonight" said Daph-
ne. "She's gloriousr'
"Come on over and play in our yard,
then"
Daphne had never met famous
actress. She was wild to join the
group and to know Tom Duane better.
But Clay spoke with an icy finality.
'Thanks, old man. We've already
ordered" He still stood, and he had
not invited Duane to sit down.
Tom Duane looked at Daphne and
smiled like boy rebuked. "All right,
I'll go quietly. know when I'm
kicked out. But next time won't go
so easily. Good night"
He put his warm, friendly hand out
again to Daphne and to Clay, who
nodded him away with an appalling in
formality, considering how great he
was.
Other people came in, some Of them
plainly sightseers, some of them per-
sonages Of quality. Everybody seemed
happy, clandestine, romantic. This
was life as Daphne wanted to live it.
But at length she yawned. Her little
hand could not conceal the contortion
Of her features.
'I'm gloriously tired, honey" she
confessed, with a lovable intimacy.
sits the most beautiful supper ever
had, but I'm sleepy"
He smiled with indulgent tenderness
and said to the waiter, "Check!'
Daphne turned her eyes away de-
Gently as the slip of paper on plate
was set at Clay's elbow. But she
noted that he started violently as he
turned the bill over and met it face to
face. He studied it with the grim
heroism of one reading a death-war-
rant. The amount staggered him. He
turned pale. He recovered enough to
say to the waiter, 'sYou've given me
the wrong check"
The waiter shook his head. "Oh,
nossair! -
Clay studied it again. He called for
the bill of. fare, and studied that.
Daphne felt so ashamed that she want
ed to leap into the river. Abroad, it is
believed that the man who does not
audit his restaurant bill is either an
American tourist or some other kind
Of fool. But in Daphne's set it was
considered the act of a miser. Clay
worked over his check as if it were a
trial balance.
"Ah, thought so,' he growled. sThe
bill Of fare says that this Montreal
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-01-31

his mother and Daphne good morning,
and he paced up and down the dining
room like a Gagged leopard till Leila
arrived.
Her trousseau had included boudoir
gowns of the most ravishing descrip-
ton and she wore her best one to
breakfast. Daphne and Mrs. Kip made
all the desirable EXPLANATIONS at the
cost and the cut of it. Even Bayard
paid her a tribute.
"Isn't she a dream, mother? Aren't
you proud of her, DaphY"
They agreed that she was and they
were, and Bayard drew his chair up to
the table with pride.
It was the brides last breakfast and
the housewives first. That is, Leila,
was not really housewife; only an
apartment wife, with nearly every
thing done for her except the spending
of her time. She had to spend her own
time.
This breakfast was the funeral of
the honeymoon, and Leila hung with
graceful detection over the coffee cup.
1t might have been cup of hemlock,
judging from the posture of her woe.
But the he-brute, attracted by por-
ton of headline, had his newspaper
and was gulping it down with his cof-
fee.
He was SO absorbed in the mere
clash of two Mexican generals and the
danger of American Intervention that
he forgot the all-important demands
of love, and ignored the appalling fact
that he had only a few minutes left
before he must take his departure.
1t was pitiful awakening to the
new Mrs. Kip. She was being taught
that she was not important enough to
keep her husbands mind or his body
close at home. He had said that she
was all the world to him, and, behold
she was only part of it. He had said
that he could think of nothing else and
desired nothing else but her. Now he
had her and he was thinking of every
thing else. He had to have a news
paper to tell him all about everything
in the world.
The sight of Leila's anguish over the
obsequies of the honeymoon
chilled Daphne's hope of marriage
bliss like frost ravening among peach
blossoms.