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Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1889-12-09

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Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1889-12-09

ho'1S. ns ah..o svsa Fl hs s
this city occurred in tho East Ead
shortly after last midnight. The victim
Vas Bridget Byrnes. an old lady. seventy
years OF age, living alone in . frame
shanty ct 40 Butler street.
The victim was horribly hacked. by
two Of her fingers being entirely severed
from her right hand. Her throat was
cut ON each side and halt dozen other
outs dis6gured her face. :.
The murderer is J ohm alias "Brocky"
Smith, who 10 we'll known in police cir
oles. The evident object OF the mur-
derer. was robbery, - the articles OF
around aud drawers pulled out and
their contents strewed around the
room.
About half past IL O'Clock this morn
ing the family OF Nellie Mcclure,
residing ct 1O2 Butler street, WAS
aroused by some one bursting in the
kitchen door. Oae OF the daughters
ran out and . horrible sight met her
view. Mrs. Byrnes was lying on the
kitchen floor bleeding from . dozen
outs and writhing in agony. She sasped
several times: John Smith done ii
John Smith done it! He tried to rob
mel"
Az soon - possible call Was sent in
for Patrol 2. aud ON its arrival the
woman was placed in the wagon and
hurried to the hospital. On the way
the victim told Officer Pat Manly that
Joha Smith had cut her.
He asked. WAS it 'Brocky' Smith p
and she responded Yes"
The unfortunate woman WAS dead
when she WAS lifted from the patrol
wagon and carried into the hospital
The physicians made an examination oi
her wounds. and il was found thai
either Of the two wounds that were in.
hicted on the neck would have proved
fatal. Smith was arrested and locked
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1889-12-09

WASHINGTON. Dec 9.-The Senate
committee on public lands. ct its meet
ing this morning. ordered . favora-
BILE report on the nominations of
Louis Croft - Commissioner of the
General Land OFF, ex Governor
stone for Assistant Com missioner and
J. M. Townsend for Recorder of the
General Land Office.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1889-12-09

INDIANAPOLIS. IND, Dec. 9.-Some
time ago John Arnold and his wife sep
erated, and Mrs. Arnold applied for .
divorce Wm. Poe began paying some at-
tention to Mrs. Arnold, and last night
visited her At her home. About 10
O'Clock Arnold entered the house and
shot Poe. in the presence OF his wife,
and fred three shots into his wife's body.
Placing the pistol against his own
breast he fred and fell to the floor.
Outsiders rushed in and prevented him
from firing again. Poe is dangerously
hurt. and Mrs. Arnold is in . dying CON
dition. Arnold's wound is not serious.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1889-12-09

public policy of the State. bat Is in con-
travention of the spirit, il not the let
ter. of the Constitution. That the ex-
ercise of power attempted to be con-
ferred upon such trust must result in
the creation of . monopoly results from
the very nature of the power itself"
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1889-12-09

Senate to interfere in . 1estion which
related to the seats of members of the
latter body. 1t il stated that the same
sort of proposition for an investigation
was made by the Democratic House to
the Republican House. This latter
proposition was kept secret yesterday.
The dead lock stands ~ on the first day
of the session"
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1889-12-09

Thirty four members of Osceola
Tribe, l. o. r. NJ, went to Winchester
this afternoon ON . fraternal visit to
their brethren of that town. and assist
and in the adoption of seven members
into the tribe Of that place.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1889-12-09
Killed by AN italian.

TONE. ~: e, Dss: s:----..sstwenty-
three. was shot and killed by an Italian
named Michael Cheeba. ellison, who
was somewhat intoxicated. made . dis
turbance near Cheeba's house. He was
ordered away, but refused to 60.
Oheeba then raised . window and fired.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1889-12-09
There's a Charm About It.

The last counterfeit half dollar put
out had thirty-seven cents of the real
quill about il. or nearly as much as
the government puts in, and the
gang would have had to float tens of
Thousands of dollars to make day
wages. 1t was harder work than Dig
ging potatoes, but there is charm
about beating Uncle Sam which never
grows stale.-Detroit Free Press.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1889-12-09
Appointments by the Clerk OF shs
House,

WASHINGTON. Dec 9-The Clerk oi
the House OF Representatives has ap-
pointed Henry NTH, of Michigan,
iurnal clerk of the House, in place
OF j. s. Robinson. of Indiana, and Rich
ard Theaphilus, of Pennsy ylvani., assist
ant disbursing clerk, vice Gum
BILE. Mr.. Smith was formerly
journal clerk. The clerk has
promoted William Fl. Smith, of the
District OF Colun bis. to be Librarian of
the House. vice Butler. Mr.. Smith is
. oolored man and has been Assistant
Librarian for some years
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1889-12-09

CHICAGO. Dec. "a Tribune special
from Helena. Mont. says: The Re-
publican Senators have definitely de-
cidsd to refute the proposition OF the
Democratic Senators TO investigate the
Tunnel precinct election case. giving ~
! reason that it would be discourteous
10 the House Of Representatives for the
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1889-12-09

CHICAGO. Dec. 9.-The President
and party arrived in this city at 9
o CLOCK this morning from Indianapolis.
They were met 1T the depot by the re-
ception committee and escorted to the
residence OF Ferd. w. Peck. Esq
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1889-12-09

ZANZIBAR, Dec. 9.-Contirmation OF
the massacre Of DR.. Peters and his party
has been received. The camp was sur.
rounded by 1900 Samslis and attacked
at midnight. None escaped.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1889-12-09

An infant child of James and Mary
Steward, South Sixth street, died yes
teriay and Was buried this morning at
Earlham.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1889-12-09

Mrs. Mary Pritchell, Of Centreville.
and Mrs E, S Ormsbee. of Beatrice,
Nebraska. are calling on Richmond
friedns to. day.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1889-12-09

In this city, December Z. by Rev. l.
M. Hughes, William 7. Walker. Of
Preble county. o.. and Loretta j. Els.
OF this city.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1889-12-09
Dead

NEW YORK Dec 9.-Harry Kennedy,
. prominent member of the stock ex
change died at the Union League club
at o'clock this morning.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1889-12-09
WOMAN BUTCHERED.

Horrible OFlme CO0mislea BY . Burg.
Lar as Clnolnnatf.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1889-12-09

A Maine town which sees the coming
reform has lust built new town house
and has fitted it with rooms for the
Australian balloting system.
Ooevedo-I see that Stanley has AZ
rived safely at-er-er. Curtis-Speli
it-Philsdelphia Ledeer.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-09-20
THE HUMAN APPETITE.
Why 1t Can Not Be Regulated AccOrdin
to Popular Medical Rules.

Why 1t Can Not Be Regulated According
to Popular Medical Rules.
Doctors disagree, and always have
disagreed, as to the quantity of food
day required by nature for the support
of the human system. A French
psychologist says six pounds of solid
and liquid food is the golden mean be-
tween excess and improper abstinence;
and another, who agrees with him,
the proportion of solids should be
about two pounds. An eminent Amer
lean auth GRITTY puts the total at five
and half pounds, of which two and a
half pounds should be solids. They
all state the kind and qualities of
food which they consider most nutri-
tiOus.
1t should be borne in mind. however,
that these learned professors expert
mented upon themselves. and. there
fore, if it be true that ''what is one
mans meat is another mans poison, {"
neither their quantitative nor their
qualitative directions are of universal
application. It is our own opinion that
every stomach, like every heart, best
"knOws it's own burden" land that the
burden it can carry without incon-
venience is the true gage of it's healthy
requirements
There can be little doubt that a mo-
notonous diet, whatever the kind of
nutriment used may be, is injurious.
1t is only necessary to look into the
mouth Of a human being to see that he
is by nature both carnivorous and
herbivorous-hi teeth show it-and If,
in spite of his teeth, he confines him
self either to bran bread and squashes,
or beefsteak, he outrages the laws of
health, and will assuredly suffer for it
in some way or other.
The quantity of food that may be
beneficially taken into the stomach
can not be regulated by fixed rules. 1t
depends upon the size and vigor of the
organ. the occupation and habits of
the Individual, and other conditions,
and can only be ascertained by indi-
vidual experiment. IN. Y. Ledger.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-09-20
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL

In Germany the public schools are
all taught by men.
Young America will have to bestir
itself. Out of class of 438 graduating
at Michigan University, the highest
honors were taken by Yeijero Ono. a
Japanese.
The young ladies of the Wisconsin
University are studying carpentry. and
it is said that they are as successful at
this as they have been in their intel
lectual studies. ~
There appears to be growing
evangelical spirit in the Protestant
churches of France. In the recent
elections for directors in the Reformed
and Lutheran churches, evangelical
men have generally been chosen.
The city of Cleveland pays $50, 900
year additional for the special in
struction in German in the public
schools, and movement for the re-
moval of this burden has been begun.
The American" language is good
enough for American citizens Of what
ever origin. Boston journal
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-09-20
A Blue Beard and His Wives.

A Boston paper tells of an old
burying ground in a southern New
Hampshire town where there is an in
teresting group OF seven tombstones.
Each of six of them marks a little
strip of earth where rest the remains
of one of the wives of one man, and
the seventh is the grave of the Blue
Beard himself. The epitaphs of the
wives are short and simple enough,
but the fifth begins underneath the
name and record of the woman's birth
and death, these. words: ''The Peace
maker" One can only speculate as to
what the circumstances were under
which she exercised her benevolent
art; but no doubt she had to be a
peacemaker to enable her husband to
get along in any sort of comfort with
all his deceased wives relations. But
the epitaph on the husbands tomb
stone is a gem. threads thus: REST
Weary Pilgrim"
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-09-20

which modern science has become an
ally Of society III the struggle OF Inc
lo,ter to defend itself against crime.
On Bunker Hill Day in Charleston Sc
lect company of Brooklyn pickpockets
were gathered into the focus OF de-
tective camera. Chemical science has
become so exact that when a hui
man being has met his death oy
poison, the deadly drug can be traced
even in a single drop of blood. The
microscope has increased manlfoldiy
the difficulty of committing forgery
that shall escape discovery. The
electric light flashes its intense bright
ness into unfrequented streets, into
narrow alleys, and into regions OF
GREAT cities where dangerous classes
swarm, so that deeds of darkness can
no longer be committed with the i'm
nunitv of former times. While the
absconding criminal is travelling by
steam. the message asking for his APP
prehension is flying literally with
lightning speed.
. Great as are the services now con-
stantly rendered by science in the pre-
vention, detection and punishment OF
crime. those which seem likely to be
rendered in the future will, if realized,
be greater still. 1t may not be long
ere the photograph is brought into
court as an unimpeachable witness. to
repeat the exact tones of conspirators
guilty of planning bribery or burglary.
The French savant did not utter any
absurdity who predicted that eventual
ly instruments would be devised of such
exquisite perfection that they could
transfer from the retina of murdered
persons eye picture of the awful OBJ
ject on which the victims last agon-
lied gaze was fixed. 1t does not need
a flight of fancy to foretell great results
in aid of the police that are possible
from further developments of such
marvellous powers as were possessed
by the late "mind-reader. Mr.. w. L
Bishop.
The theme is an absorbing one, and
might be much further expanded.
Perhaps it has not heretofore been
sufficiently dwelt upon. There is
danger lest we look too exclusively on
the utilitarian side of science. 1t will
be we'll if we bear in mind that in
many ways, including such as have
been limited at above, the astonishing
progress made in this century toward
unlocking the secrets of matter and
mind is tending not only to make men
better acquainted with natural laws
but also to make them more Obedient
to civil laws. Boston Advertiser
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-09-20
WRITER'S OF lNFLUENCE-
The Newspaper Man the Unrivaled
Molder of Public Opinion.

The Newspaper Man as the Unrivaled
Molder of Public Opinion.
The famous writer's of our time are
not those who have made speeches in
Congress-; or supplied squared and
compassed'' articles for the great
monthlies. The potent writer of to-
day, and he who governs and directs
the thinking and thus the law-making
of the country as nodded by popular
opinion, is the newspaper man. No
magazine writer or editor has ever
welded the power of Greeley, of
Dana, William Gull Bryant, or Wat
terson, or Curtis, or Halstead. The
restraint put upon fecund newspaper
writer by rules of essayists and of the
magazines constrains invention, sup
presses vital force. A writer who
thinks rapidly and earnestly finds the
fires of genius burning low when he
begins the tedious task of filing ten
or twenty pages of magazine
Thirty years ago the admirable liter
allure of the country was only in the
magazines. For the tasteful and
beautiful and ornate. cultured taste
then sought books and periodicals,
like the Orion and he Southern Liter
AIRY Messenger. Today one may find
as admirable specimens of faultless
rhetoric in daily papers, and especial
ly in their special editions, as in
choicest books and most ornate
monthly publications.
In fact the purely literary and philo-
sophical monthlies are giving way be-
lore the pressure and power of the
great newspapers, whose best editions
are veritable magazines of choicest lit
erature. The restraint put upon arti-
ces of genius, full of force and inspira-
ton, and ready at moments notice to
discuss aEy conceivable subject wisely
and tastefully. by the straight-laced
editors of magazines. warps intellect,
restraints its forces and stills fancy to
tremulous repose. No wonder that the
fierce, earnest logic and vigorous sem
fences OF Horace Greeley refused to air
themselves in the covered vehicle of
thought and eloquence in which the
neat and tidy and scholarly ''litera-
tours of Boston aired the delicate
children of their genius. The writer
of the soft, sweet history of the Dutch
Republic could never have figured in
that partisan prize-ring in which Dana
is a ''slugger" and Watterson a most
graceful and dangerous acrobat. But
the men governing the thinking of
mankind to-day are the great journal
lists, and not the magazinists of the
age and century.
There is no American Macaulay or
Jetfries or Christopher North. and
there will never be. The newspaper
has supplanted the magazine. L. T..
Dupre, in Birmingham (Ala.) News.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-09-20
A DRAYMAN'S LUCK.
How Stephen Girard Helped Poor Man
to Make Fortune.


to Make q Fortune.
Seeing story about old Stephen
Girard the other day reminded me OF
an incident that shows one of his Pc
culiarities. Girard had a drayman who
was decidedly poor man. One day
the drayman, who was an industrious,
bright tellow, with good many
mouths to fill at home, was heard to
remark that he wished he was rich.
Whats that?" sharply said Girard.
who heard the grumble. oh" said
the man. 81 was only wishing / was
rich" We'll, why don't you get rich?"
said the millionaire. harshly. Il don't
know how without money!" returned
the drayman. You don't need money"
said Girard. well. if you will tell mo
how to get rich without money won't
let the grass grow before trying 1t.
returned the other There is going
to be ship load of confscated tea
sold at auction tomorrow at the
wharf; go down there and buy it in
and then come to me-" The man
laughed. Il have no money to buy a
ship load of tea with" he said, 'YOu
don't need any money. | tell you"
snapped the old man. go down and
bid on the whole cargo and then come
to me-" The next day the drayman
went down to the sale. A large crowd
of retailers were present, and the auc-
tiOneer said that those bidding would
have the privilege of taking one case
or the whole ship load. and that the
bidding would be on the pound.
He then began the sale. A re-
tail grocer started the bid
ding and the drayman raised
him. On seeing this the crowd gazed
with no small amount of surprise.
When the case was knocked down to
the drayman the auctioneer said he
supposed the buyer only desired the
one case. ''T'll take the whole ship
load" coolly returned the successful
bidder. The alctiOneer was astonish-
ed, but on some one whispering to him
that it was Girard's man who was the
speaker, his manner changed, and he
said he supposed it was all right. The
news soon spread that Girard was buy
ing tea in large quantities, and the
next day the price rose several cents.
''Go and sell your tea," said Girard to
the drayman the next day. The dray-
man was shrewd, and he went out and
made contracts with several brokers
to take the stock at a shade below the
market price, thereby making a quick
sale. 1t a few hours he was worth
500, 0O0-St Louis Globe-DemOcrat.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-09-20
THE SAHARA DESERT.
Why 1t Is by No Means SO Black "a IL
Painted.

Why 1t Is by No Means SO Black "a 1t Is
Painted.
The Sahara as a whole is not below
sea level; it is not the dry bed of a
recent ocean, and it is not as fat as the
proverbial pancake all over Part of
it, indeed. is very mountainous, and all
OF it is more or less varied in level
The Upper Sahara consists of rocky
plateau, rising at times into consider
able peaks; the lower, to which it de-
seconds by steep slope, is ga vast de-
preston of clay and sand," but still for
the most part standing high above sea
level. No portion of the Upper Sahara
is less than 1900 feet high-a good deal
higher than Dartmoor or Derbyshire.
Most of the Lower reaches from 200 to
800 feet-quite as elevated as Essex or
Leicester. The two spots below sea
level consist of the beds of ancient
lakes, now much shrunk by evapora-
ton, owing to the present rainless con-
dition OF the country; the soil around
these is deep in gypsum. and the water
itself is considerably saltier than the
sea.
That, however. is always the case
with fresh-water lakes in their last
dotage, as American biologists have
amply proved in the great Salt Lake of
Utah. Moving sand undoubtedly covers
large space in both divisions of the
desert, but, according to Sir Lambert
Playfair, our best modern authority on
the subject, it occupies not more than
one third part of the entire Algerian
Sahara. Elsewhere rock, clay and
muddy lake are the prevailing features.
lnterspersed with not infrequent date
groves and villages. the product of
arteslan wells or excavated spaces or
river GASES. Even Sahara, in short. to
give it its due, is not by any means SO
black as it's painted. -Cornhill Maya
zine.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-09-20
/. Z :
A KlEPTOMANiAC'S RuSE.
How She Got Valuable Ring at the
Price Set by Herself

How She Got Valuable Ring at the
Price Set by Herself.
.'See that old lady at the other end
of the store? Well. she is one of the
most confirmed kleptomaniacs in New
York. 1t is hardly possible that you
would believe me if were to tell you
her anne. She belongs to one of the
best families in Brooklyn and is well
known in this city. Every one con-
nected with this store is cognizant
of her failing and acts accordingly.
Notwithstanding our precautions. how
ever, few months ago she managed to
deceive us in a very ingenious way.
She had been here several times and
appeared to take a great fancy to a
valuable diamond and ruby ring. One
day she asked my employer what its
price was and he told her that it was
the best he had in the store and was
worth $500. She laughed and offered
to give $3.50 for it, and on this being
refused said: We'll. will you let me
have it at that price if / can steal itP'
Certainly he replied. and nothing
more was thought about the matter.
Use veral times after that she came
here and had the proprietor take out
the tray and exhibit the ring, on each
occasion renewing her previous offer.
''About two months ago the old lady
showed a ring to my employer and
asked what he thought it was worth.
After examining the article critically
be said that it was worth about $3.50.
i have several, he continued, much
better than that which will sell for
that price
''At this the old lady gave cunning
little laugh, and proceeded to count
out $3.50 from her pocketbook. Some
thing in the kleptomaniac S manner
aroused his suspicious and fastening
to the case he discovered that the $500
ring was missing. During one of her
visits the old lady had managed to alb.
stract it from the tray and insert in it's
place one of very small value. To say
that my employer was angry when he
discovered how he had been duped but
feebly expresses his emotions. He was
furious, and when he was reminded OF
his promise to sell the ornament for
$3.50 if the lady managed to steal it. he
kept his word, but begged that the
story should not be told to any of his
friends. "-Jewelers' Weekly. ~ ~