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The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-12-02


Money 10 . question Of industry, and
~ long - We have health, there is
money stored up in our brains and in
our sinews, of which We are the law.
full bankers, and which is subject to
our draft; but, when we contemplate
the economy Of something that once
lost is lost forever, the question as
sumes new importance. For in
stance, our vitality is part Of our stock
in trade. We start out in life, usually.
With portion sufficient to our needs.
To illustrate, We will suppose. when
upon the eve of q journey, a man was
given q sum of money sufficient to
carry him to his destination in COM
fort and safety, but assured that this
would be the extent of the supply, and
that if he grew careless or wasteful.
he would be set upon by robbers or
perish by the wayside. would We feel
called upon to pity him if he should
Mant0nly waste this precious capital?
Yet this 10 but . true picture of our
extravagance in the matter of vitality;
We hing 1t away upon our amuseme, /,
our appetites, and our avarice: AZ :.
before the shadows of middle life fall
athwart our paths, We are set upon by
robbers in the shape of disease or
sink down upon the threshold Of use
fulness, utterly drained of strength
and vigor.
Nature intended that we should live
temperately, and her penalties are
severe and certain in the end. We
are always ready enough with promi.
ses Of reform, but somehow that art.
full william. Self-indulgence, always has
. key that will ct the locks Of our
resolutions, and he just glides in and
takes US by surprise, and, once face tc
face with him, We are covards in ON,
own cause.-Phrenological Journal.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-12-02

Nail Tane Table.
GOING NORTH-Including all places sup
Wayne r. R., closes at $50 Q. m.
GOING SOUTH. including Cincinnati
and all points beyond, closes at $40 a. m.
Cincinnati Railroad, 500 p. m.
GOING EAsT-Including all places sup
piled Ifom the Columbus r. R., and
Dayton and Xenia Railroad, and all
Eastern and Central States, closes at
GOING WEsT-l. Including Indianapolis
and all points beyond, closes 500 q. NJ;
2. same - above, closes 1000 m; 8. in.
Guiding all points supplied by the Indi.
annapolis Railroad; also, Chicago and all
points west and northwest, closes 800
p.m
70 Webster, williamsburg and Bloomings.
port, ON Tuesday, Thursday and Satur.
day, at 200 p. m.
To Cox's Mills, White Water, Bethel and Ar.
b., % on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
day and Friday, at 100 .. m. -
To Boston, Beechymire, Goodwin's Corner.
and College Corner, on Tuesday and
Friday, at 1880 m.
MAILS ARE OPEN
At 100 q. m: from indianapolis and Cincin-
natl and beyond.
At 1000 q. m. from East via Dayton and
Aenia Railroad.
At ilo0.: r: nom West and South, way and
At 800 p. M. from East via Columbus Rail. l..
AZ 10 2. N, fom North. via Chicago Rail-
AZ SO ?. M n. nom % Indianapoiis mi % and beyond.
Once open nom 700 a. m. to 7:sO D: m.-
Gn sandsx, nom 300 70 1900 2. a;
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-12-02

The railroad casualties for October
in the United States, that have been
reported, amount to eighty-one in all,
making an average of about three ac-
cidents per Gay during the month.
There has been also during the same
time about one person killed in every
two days. and two injured every day.
During the year ending November I,
there were about l 900 accidents. over
200 killed and over 700 wounded. 1t
is fact, well-known to railroad men
that not nearly all the causualties on
the lines are reported to the general
public or the statisticians. IF they
were, the averages in the table of ac-
cidents, deaths and injuries on rail-
roads would he materially increased.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-12-02

Several instances fquick telegraph
ing have been brought under our
notice of late, but the following shows
the perfection to which the cable tele-
graph service has been brought. A
message was sent from New York to
London, and in thirty minutes, actual
time, the answer was received in New
York. Another dispatch was sent to
London, to which reply was received
in thirty y-fve minutes actual time. In
neither Of these instances was any
special effort made to hurry the ans
wers, but the party addressed sent the
reply to the London Office by the mes
senger delivering the original mes
sage.
To fully appreciate this wonderful
achievement, We must consider that
distance from New York to the cable
station at Hearts Content, N. F., is
about 1900 miles, that of the cable
about 1900 miles. and the land lines
and cable from Valentia to London
about 800 more. Each message, there.
fore, was transmitted about 1900
miles, and passed through the hands
of eighteen persons, all told; conse-
quently, the message and reply, in
each case, passed through the hands
Of thirty SIX persons and travelled over
1900 miles in from thirty to thirty
i've minutes.-[N. Y. Proof Sheet.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-12-02

The Vermont Legislature is discuss
ing the abolition Of hanging and the
removal of the power to pardon from
the Governor.
One hundred Norwich liquor deal
ers have resolved to spend the amount
Of their unpaid license fees in legal
contest.
The windows ofa residence at Ok
ford, Conn, face . wood, the trees of
which are reflected in the panes.
Birds are deceived by the shadows.
and are killed at the rate of four or
I'VE a week by flying against the glass.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-12-02

During the recent building of
bridge in Holland, one of the traverses
four hundred and sixty-five feet long,
was misplaced on the supports. It was
an inch out of line, and the problem
was how to replace it. Experiments
proved that the iron work expanded .
fraction Of an inch for every degree Of
heat received. It was noticed chat the
night and day temperatures differed
by about twenty-five degrees, and it
was thought this might be made to
move the bridge.
In the morning one end of the pieces
was bolted down securely and the
other end left free. In the heat Of the
sun the iron expanded, and toward
night the fast end was loosened. The
contraction then dragged the waoie
mass the other way.
For two days this experiment was
repeated. and the desired place
reached. We find no record that the
heat Of the sun has ever been en-
ployed in this way before; the contrac-
ton and expansion of iron bars by
FIRE heat has frequently been used to
move heavy weights over short dis
tances. Broken walls and strained
roofs and arches have been brought
into place by simply heating iron rods
till they expanded, then taking the
slack by screws and nuts, and allow.
ing contraction by cold to pull the
wall or roof into place.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-12-02

Two farmers living on adjoining
farms in Girard township, Erie coun-
ty Pa, have for years been unfriendly,
on account of the disagreement about
the line fences which separated their
lande, both claiming the ten feet
which was formerly the lane running
between the two places. Their child
rem have grown up inheriting their
parents animosity, and their eldest
sons have several times been subpH-
naed as witnesses in lawsuits which
have grown out of the difficulty. The
cash has been sort of suit in chan
Gerry, having run on from year to year,
both men spending their money in
lawyers fees without any legal conclu-
sion.
About a year ago the two farmers
awoke on Monday morning to find
that each had lost child, one his
youngest son and the other his only
daughter. Like the houses of Mon.
tague and Capulet, in Romeo and Ju-
liet," scions of the two rival houses
secretely cherished fondness for one
| another. and knowing the feud be.
tween the two families, without di-
vulging their passions or intention
they met clandestinely and carried In
to effect the elopement.
"A week passed, at the end of which
the father OF the runaway daughter
was called to 60 to Erie and attend
again to the everlasting lawsuit. HI
went in early to the Office Of the law
yer. and taking up one of the weekly
papers, read the marriage notice o.
Emma It was terrible blow, and
he went out into the yard to try and
walk off his excitement. All tha
passed through the old gentleman
mind is not known, but there seemed
to be terrible struggle within, which
resulted in his returning to the office
and postponing the business. TheI
he drove directly to his farm and hae
Ia long, private interview with his
wife; then he did what he had no
done for twenty years-went over ane
called on his enemy. He was fount
sick, having been confined to his room
since the abandonment of his favOrit.
son. Roth the two farmers met, ant
both for few minutes stood face t.
face in profound silence.
| At length the father of Emma
spoke: Il have come to settle the dis
pute; let the children have the lot OF
either side Of the lane, and l viii
build them a new house.
"And will furnish it.
So the recreant children were sen
for and forgiven, and came home t.
receive their parents blessing. An
now there are no more lawyers for tn
two farmers, but each has faithfull
fulfilled his contract in regard to hi
honse and furniture.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-12-02
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Dr. VIM. B. Carpenter, the most
eminent OF English Psychologists,
has recently published . pamphlet
on the effects Of alcoholic stimu-
lants when taken into the human
body. He considers them . slow
poison, and gives . detailed do
scription of the various diseases
caused BY them. They are -
follows:
l. Delirium ebriosum, or drunk
en- madness.
2. Delirum tremens.
8. insanity.
4. OinomAnia, or tho irresistible
propensity 70 swallow etimulsnts
Fwhenever or wherevef they can Be
procured
5. Mental debility IN offspring.
6. InAamlnatory diseases Of the
brain, or cerebritis and meningitis.
z. Apoplexy, paralysis, and cpl
lepsy.
8. Criminal conduct (which 10
treated - . diseased.
8. Disease Of tho alimsntary
canal.
10. Disease Of the liver, kidneys,
and stomach
IL. Gout and rheumatism.
IL. Diseases of the heart and
arteries.
In addition to this terrible cata.
logue of msladies directly resulting
from the use of alcohol, DR.. G.
claims that habitual drinkers have
diminished power OF sustaining
injuries by disease or accident;
they are more liable to epidemic
diseases, especially to cholera; and
that life is invariably shortened by
It.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-12-02

Mr.. E. Woodruff, Of Grand Rapids,
Michigan, has received information
from the lunar sphere that during
twenty one days, commencing Jan. rs
1889, new planet will be formed from
belt OF matter thrown off from the
sun, and new moon from q belt now
constituting part Of the earth, and
that the present moon will be pushed
further off. Due notice of these inn
portant changes will be given, so that
persons residing on the part which is
to drop off may remove there furni-
ture!
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-12-02

A near-sighted citizen stepped into
butcher-shop yesterday with the in
tention Of ordering six pounds of
meat sent to his house; but, after sit
ting down on the butchers rat-terrier,
which was lying curled up in a chair,
the citizen changed his mind, and
went to another shop. It is curious
how the purpose Of the human mind
is sometimes changed by the merest
trife.-Detroit Free Press.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-12-02

Everything goes wrong" said an
Illinois farmer, wiping his eyes. "The
grasshoppers cum, the hired man
broke his leg, wife died, the barn
burned. and I've rid for three days
and can't find woman who wants to
marry"
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-12-02

A Lafayette man, just As he was ap-
preaching the shining shore, took his
wife's hand and said: Susan, you We
been a good wife! We've lived togeth-
er thirty two years, and I never found
button of my shirt! I'll speak 4
good word for you as soon as l get
thar"
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-12-02

There are in France 40, 600, 600 hens,
valued at s2O,OOO,O 900. Given tho
number Of hens, the student of arith-
metic will please calculate the num-
ber OF Gallo roosters which are re-
quired to supply an ordinary Demo
cratic newspaper during a campaign.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-12-02

The peculiar style of reasoning by
which the Democratic party figure up
their members in Congress-, in the
Legislature and in the various local
Offices throughout the country, recalls
the practice of a certain shrewd Maine
lumbermaK It is found that he in
variably seized all unmarked logs
iustifying himself on the ground that
he never marked his logs, and that
hence all not marked must be his.
There 10 . good deal of political tim
Der claimed in like manner by the
Democrats, which will be found to be-
long to the Republican party.-Indi.
anian.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-12-02

your Office. am so glad to see you!'
Mary was right. He was as pale a.
death, and the brave girls lip quiver-
ed as she noted the look of pain
around the fine mouth, and the in
tense effort he made to appear az
usual.
"Coming to see me, Hattie?" and
his voice took on a tone of wonder
which slightly disconnected his com
panion.'
."Unmaidenly! indelicate! presum-
ing!" chased each other through the
excited girls brain; but she deter:
mined to 20 through the task she had
undertaken without faltering.
John, l have just heard OF your
trouble. and started to see you imme-
diately."
THAT was kind of you, dear; but
the car. "Yes, dear. it was very kind
of you" he continued, as they reached
the sidewalk. you have been al
ways my friend, Hattie, and 1 am glad
you haven't deserted me now"
Deserted you, John!" and the blue
eyes filled, and then, as if suddenly
recollecting the part she was to play,
said, Talk sense, if you please, John:
l have come to you on a matter OF
business. Pshaw! how shall | tell
you what l want to, John. If l was
in trouble, and you could be of any
assistance to me, wouldn't you gladly
do all in your power to aid mey'
Certainly, little CIR" replied John.
well, that's how I feel about you,
some way And the lump in her
throat grew larger and more unswal-
lowable as she undertook to explain.
my dear child, what would you do
for me if you could?'
This, John-I would relieve you
from your embarrassment immediate
". am able to do it, am of age, and
it is nobody's business but my own.
Please don't look sad any more, and
please let me help you" And the
little hand, utterly unconscious Of
what it was doing, strayed to John q
coat sleeve, and fingered there car
ressingly.
Hattie, it seems to me that unless
you loved me"-and Johns voice
grew deep and melodious-'syou would
ucNcE lccA oO uCCply oUouO SnA' nASiOA
tune of mine as you evidently do
From the depths Of my soul do l love
you, and have loved you since the
first time we met. Tell me child, and
tell me quickly, if my love is return
ed?"
There was moments pause. Just
then Hattie could not have told
whether she was in Park Row OF
Fifth avenue.
"Yes. John" she whispered, more
than all else in this beautiful worle
do love you"
Thank God, then, for this trouble
But Hattie, darling, [ have just set
tied everything satisfactorily. M,
house is mine still"
And the books?" quericd Hattie
"Are.a ALI right, dear. And you arr
mine also!"
Mary Meredith was surprised at re
ceiving an invitation to her friend
wedding very shortly after, and j ohm
mother and Johns wife co-operat.
amiably in the mysterious details O
housekeeping.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-12-02
CoDplinents - Americas Englneer.
Ing.

h18s
We notice that Mr.. Jordan has
made q communication to the
French, Society of Civil Engineers
respecting the application Of the
Bessemer process in the United
States. This paper 10 q free trans
lation of articles in American pa.
pers, but it contains high praise of
the skill of American engineers and
metallurgists.
Among other things the Fritz
blooming mill is spoken of with
high appreciation. We understand
that Fred Krupp has bought the
right to use Mr.. Fritz's plans for
rolling heavy iron and steel beams
and shapes He expects to do with
three men, work in handling the
bars ct the rolls] which now re-
quirss "a men.
The energy and perseverance ex-
bibitsd by the American iron trade
in overcoming its disadvantages is
much admired, and it is stated that
it has given ample proof that the
dearness of it's labor il tho sole
cause Of its inability to. compete
with foreign products.
We hope, if the present admira.
ble policy of protection is not in,
terfered with, to be soon able to
show that We can compete with for
eign products. II our people main
tain . wise foresight and practical
appreciation of improvements in
processes and cheapening cost Of
constructing metallurgical plant,
We think it win not require many
years before our products find their
way out Of the country in open
competition. Railroad Gazette.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-12-02

The ithaca Journal Is not the best
authority on sporting matters. 1t
states that the original home stretch"
is the stretch across the maternal
! knee.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-12-02
The New YORK WORLD claims th,

The New York World claims the
recent Democratic victory ~ tri-
umph for free trade. English jour.
malls interpreted the October elec.
lions to have the same significance,
and are full of tho idea that our
tariff is to be swept away, and that
British goods viii enter in and pos
eess the land.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-12-02

The debt of the city of New
York on the LIST of September last
is stated at $126, sos, ,1S9, being an
increase within the last three years
! of 332. .584, ,3O7.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-12-02

In tho case of the Western Union
Telegraph Company, the Indiana
Supreme Court has affirmed the
decision Of the court below, decid-
ing that the Legislature has no
power to pass laws taxing the stock
Of foreign corporations held in the
State.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-12-02

A bill has passed the Oregon Sen
ate which provides that husbands and
wives without children may be con-
sidered divorced by simply ceasing to
live together.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-12-02

Virginia will yield this year $50, 600.
Tennessee 10000. and North Caro-
lima $50, 900 bushels of peanuts-a to-
tai Of 75O, 600 bushels.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-12-02
A Change.


The change that is needed, and
which must come in some way or
other, before a great while, is reduc-
ton IN the cost of living. An aver
age reduction Of wages of from thirty
to fifty per cent in manufacturing
districts, has, as yet, had no effect
upon the prices Of the necessaries and
common comforts of life. Food is
high as ever. Butter, eggs. beef, pork,
potatoes, etc, are still at war prices,
but we doubt il they can be much
longer maintained. The farmer makes
a great mistake if he supposes that he
will continue to flourish and get great
profits, while wages are falling daily,
and mechanics have little or no money
to spend. He is about the last man
to be affected by the panic, but it will
strike him after while.
If we are to get back to the statu
quo ante bellum, the wages in manu-
| factures must fall still lower, but
farm products will have the farthest
to drop. 1t is possible for pig iron TO
60 as low as fifteen dollars q ton, but
wages would then be from fifty to
sixty cents a day, and eggs should fall
to six cents dozen, butter to twelve
and and-a half cents a pound, pota-
toes to twenty-five cents a bushel, and
other things proportionally, which
would be decline from present prices
of about seventy FIVE per cent. We
can't have Free Trade and anti-war
prices in manufacturing industry, and
monopoly and war prices in agricul-
tural products. The effort to main.
tain the latter, under the change in
the tariff which is now threatened,
would send large numbers of men
from workshops to the land. They
would become producers, instead Of
being consumers of food, and would
be the farmers rivals instead of his
customers.
| In whatever way the change is eff.
fected there will be suffering and loss
Reduction in the price of food by en-.
forced and painful abstinence is cost
which no theorist of the Free Trade
school would willingly subject himself
| to. though he may think it 4 whole
some discipline for those who mus
endure it. Change of occupation in
wolves many risks, and will be the las
resort of the masses, though some
thoughtful workmen are now looking
forward to it and providing for it
Should the present undue disparit!
between wages and the cost of foot
continue, or be increased under th'
Free Trade and hard money rule, nov
promised to the country, there will b.
such q migration westward as charac
terized the Free Trade period of tn,
Compromise Tariff, when the sales o
Government lands rose from thre'
millions of dollars in 1893 to twenty
FIVE millions in 1896. If our good
are hereafter to be made in Englisl
workshops, there must be glut Of la
Dor in the Eastern States, which cal
only be relieved by emigration to tn
far West, and the West is very ia
now compared to what it used to be
This, in the phraseology current il
Democratic platforms and newspapers
will be allowing labor to return t
its natural channels.