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Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1901-11-25

and swelling in my knees and feet 50
that / could not walk. ! spent about
twenty dollars paving doctors bills but
received no benefit. A year or two ago
! was reading one of your Memorandum
Books and l decided to try DIR. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery and Favorite
Prescription and am entirely cured"
Sometimes a dealer tempted by the
little more profit paid on the sale of less
meritorious medicines will offer the Gus
toner substitute as being "Just as good"
as the Discovery 1t is better TOR him
because it pays better, but it is not as
good for you, if you want the medicine
that has cured others.
DR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cleanse the
bowels and stimulate the sluggish liver.
Men or women suffering from chronic
forms of disease are invited TO consult
DIR. Pierce by letter free. All cores
pondence held as strictly private and
sacredly confidential Address DIR. R.V.
Pierce, Buffalo, \. Y.
This offer of free consultation nv letter
is not to be COMPOUNDED with offers of
vfree medical advice" which IN some
cases are made by those who have neither
medical knowledge or experience, and
are professionally and legally incoripe-
tent to practise medicine. DIR. Pierce's
offer not only places freely at the dis
posal of the sick his own valuable advice
as a specialist, our also tIc ADVICE III Tic
medical staff associated with him, num-
bering nearly score of skilled phvsl-
FOR MAN OR WOMAN,
there is no better medical work than
Doctor Pierce's Common Sense Med
ical Adviser 1t contains more than
thousand large pages and over 700 illus
trations, is sent free on receipt of stamps
to pay expense of mailing only. Send
81 one-cent stamps for the clotil-bound
volume, or only III stamps for the book
in paper covers. Address DR.. Z. "
Pierce, Buffalo. n. Y.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1901-11-25
Skir,leta. or Old style PantaIets.

Something approaching the old fash
Toned pantalets has just made its APP
pearance in the shops. says the New
York Sun. Elaborately filed and t1ouuc-
ed miniature petticoats these innova-
tons are. one for each leg. Sometimes
they are attached to silk or satin knick
erbockers. Then. again. they fasten
with elastic just above the knee. The
effect is unspeakably iudicrous. but the
skirtlets will undoubtedly contribute
much to the swish and nars Of the up
10 dAee skirt
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1901-11-25

When France and Germany were at
war, an Englishman was arrested by
the French and accused of being &
German spy. A letter dated Berlin"
and signed by his mother was found
upon him. He was tried by drumhead
court martial and condemned to be
shot.
On the way to the place of execution
he said that he had left something be
hind and insisted on going back for it.
You can't go back" was the reply.
'You are about to be shot
Il can't help that" said he. Il have
left something and l must get it,
What have you left?'
my umbrella
That settled it. He was relea sed. No
enc but an Englishman, said his cap
tors. could be such thoroughgoing
imbecile as that.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1901-11-25

Among the useful results OF aeriSl
excursions are the satisfactory expert
ments In the way of echoes and re-
verberations. John Mackenzie Bacos
has many opportunities of testing the
carrying OF sounds TO and from bal
loon at a great height. and Mr.. Wise.
the American aeronaut. relates case
in point.
He was ballooning one day above a
dense cloud stream when he heard a
cow bell and the sounds OF wood
choppers ak, whereupon. TO attract the
attention of the laborer. he shouted
Hello He was Immediately al
swered by another Hello FROM TIE
ground.
He then asked the question. Low
far is this from Lancaster and was
annoyed by being Knocked by his own
words.
Being in the Clouds he says, and
not able to see things a6oy. or below, |
felt somewhat nettled at this clownish
display of wit. and in a very audible
tone of voice, while the foregoing was
still reverberating in my ear, | sang
out. You're a fooi.' which in very
few seconds was answered by an
equally distinct and measured tone OF
voice. You're fool,
Then it suddenly flashed upon my
mind that it was the echo of my own
voice, which opinion was ratified by
the dying reverberations of my words.
which had now become as numerous as
though n whole regiment had caught
the watchword and were passing ii in
quick succession through the whole
line
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1901-11-25

Not long ago a ship FROM one Of the
tropical countries was followed by
flock OF butterflies. which persstently
circled around the rigging of the vessel
until the shore had faded in the dis
lance Then the insects lighted on the
masts and decks A few disappeared
in the night and We're destroyed in the
water or reached the shore in safety.
Some of the others era wled away into
the cabins and hold of the ship After
trip of thirty days the vessel reached
New York. and from their hiding
places In the ship a few OF these but
terfiies emerged and few ashore. Thus
an entirely new species Of BUTTERFLY
was introduced into this country.-New
York Times
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1901-11-25

Horses and mules are. or al one time
were. made TO play a curious part in
the fishing operations of South Amer
lean Indians who eat the symnotus Oh
electric eel Humboldt was told that it
was their custom TO force horses to en-
Ter the ponds in whicl these cells lived,
and when the fish had exhausted on the
ANIMALS their ability for the time being
10 infiict a shock the fishermen caught
them with nets and harpoons. secure
from risk themselves. The more excited
and angry the electric eel. the more
violent is the shock ii infiicts.
Humboldt saw this curious fishing on
one aston: a troop of horses and
mules was driven into the water and
prevented from coming out 10y the In
dams. who crowded round the pool.
The GELS. stunned and confused by the
noise of the horses, defended them
selves by the repeated discharge Of
their batteries. For long time they
seemed likely to gain the victory over
rhe animals. which were to be seen in
every direction, stunned by tie fire.
quency and force of the electric shocks
To disappear under the water. Some Of
the horses rose again and in spite of
the vigilance of the Indians gained the
shore. exhausted with fatigue. nd their
limbs being benumbed by the electric
connections they stretched themselves
at full length upon the ground In less
than five minutes two horses were a..
ready drowned.
StiD Alive.
What. YOU here again" exclaimed
the woman at the back door when
Weary Willie presented himself. Il
thought you We're dead
"Oh, no." replied Weary. touching his
hat Il didn't eat that piece of pie
you gave me last time was here. =
IonkerS Statesman.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1901-11-25
StiII Alive.
Cures Rheumatism or Catdrrh Through
the Blood Nothing
tn TRY

Would you like to get rid of that
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bad breath, impaired hearing. etc
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down. tired body. B B B makes
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Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1901-11-25

Don't worry about your health. More
people make themselves i'll by doing
that than is generally supposed. II
you are constantly imagining that
there is something the matter with
you, you viii do yourself harm. Live
as far as you are able a healthy life
and for the rest take your chance like
4 man. There are plenty of people wEo
suffer living death by allowing them
selves to imagine that they are going
TO have every Illness they read about
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1901-11-25

"Wasps were the first paper makers"
said an entomologist 1T is very inter
esting TO study the ways of these fierce
little insects. For the sake of a grab
at the honey store a single individual
Will sometimes face q whole hive OF
bees. being in fair combat match for
any three inhabitants of the apiary.
Most of us have had experience OF the
fearlessness with which they will at
tack human beings"
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1901-11-25
SILK PATCHWORK.

A Pretty Pattern For an Art That
Never Goes Quite Out of Fashion.
While patchwork has for some years
past been to a certain extent lost
art" il has never quite gone out of use,
as many pretty coverlets and sofa cush-
ions could testify. Now silks and vel
vets are again to be more than ever
worn, and this satisfactory way of dis
posing Of the many pieces that are too
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1901-11-25
Fire Fighting In Engl d.

In the smaller places in England
horses have to be borrowed for the fire
engines. Often thirty to fifty minutes
are wasted in getting horses. which.
when an alarm of fire was given. wert
at work at their daily duty. A consid
cradle amount of time is also lost iii
finding proper harness for them. Tbe
horsing of steam engines in counti..
districts is very difficult problem.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1901-11-25
CcrSiJerafe.

BaEgs-Jubkins is the homel;est ma
ever saw
Slangs-Why don't you say 1t to hi.
face?
BangS-I don't want to.
Slan-s-Tou're afraid to- amt you?
Bangs-Oh. no. Put his face ha.
enough TO .ear already.-Detroit Free
Press.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1901-11-25

When young Savoyard goes awoo
ing. he pays considerably more atten
ton to the admired ones fire than L
her face. If she leaves the billets Of
wood undisturbed on the hearth. il is
q sign that he is welcome. but ShoUi
she place one of tie blazing fagots il
an upright position against the other
Il IS hint for him TO take his de
parture.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1901-11-25
Sure He knew Best.

Mamma-Dora. your father says that
that young man of yours, Mr. Hartt, is
deceiving you
Dora-But he isn't, mamma. for
asked him. and he said be wasn't OF
course he knows better than papa
Boston Transcript.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1901-11-25

his condition and candidly admitted that
the Golden Medical Discovery was do
ing more for him than he had been able
to do In less than two weeks my father
was up with his clothes on He con-
tinued taking the medicine and IN
shor, time was WELL and ever afterward
loud in his praise of DIR. pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery as he told OF the
wonderful cure il performed IN his case.
vYou NAV publish this II Won desire 10
do So have no doubt but that many
will read it who Will remember TIE cir
cums,ances perfectly WELL
DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
has an unsurpassed record as a blood
purifying medicine. Not only does II
cure rheumatism but diseases in general
which have their cause in an impure
condition of the blood, such as eczema,
scrofula, ervsipelas. boils, pimples, Ill
GERS. sores, etc The cures effected by
Golden Medical Discovery are perfect
and pt rrnanent- Some medicines drive
the surface symptoms of disease in, IN
stead of out; they cover disease but do
not cure it ~Golden Medical Discovery"
dives out of the blood the corrupting
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1901-11-25

Mrs. Trotabout-I shall be off the
greater part IF tie day. as | have join
Ell the Society For the Suppression OF
Needless and Nerve Racking Noises.
Mr.. Good idea. my dear. Take
the baby along with you.-New York
Weekly.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1901-11-25
FIfes Are Touch.

A fly is almost invincible. 1t Will
survive long immersion in water. will
sustain the odors of sulphur and other
disinfectants without apparent injury.
Only turpentine, chloroform and ammo
mia and washing can get the better OF
q fy.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1901-11-25

luck?
Belle-No. What is it?
Now that they are married they
have TO retrench awfully to make up
the money be wasted while counting
her.-Life.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1901-11-25

Il am afraid Bliggins has met with
reverSes."
What makes you think So
He goes about with a gloomy look
saying there is no such thing as dis
interested friendship. That is almost
& sure sign that a man has been try
ing 10 borrow money."-Exchange
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1901-11-25

poisons and impurities
whies cause disease. and
it establishes the body in
sound health.
A SPRING MEDICINE.
Because of its blood put
rifying power and tonic
qualities, e Golden Medical
Discovery is an id e al
spring medicine. There
is no alcohol in the Dis
covery and it is entirely
free from opiates and mar
cotics. 1t does no, stiriu-
late, but inparts real
strength and permanent
vigor.
~It gives IN e nj II c h
pleasure to testify to the
m erits of DIR. pierce's
Golden Medical Discov-
ery,n writes Miss Annie
Wells, of Ferguss sons
Wharf. Isle of Wight Co.,
Va. vI can say honestly
and candidly that i, is the
grandest medicine ever
compounded for purifying
the blood. i suffered ter
ribly with rheumatism,
and pirnples on the skin
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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-11-21

captain signaled for us TO come back
We retreated and fell under the stern
of the Merrmac We afterwards made
arun for the Congress- and when board
ing her Captain Parker, who had come
to our assistance asked; MILO is cap
taiu OF this ship < large Yankee
stepped forward with a salute and az
swere6 I'm captain Captain Parke,
then SAID his orders We're to.take your
SWORD belt take down your colurs and
burn the ship W
After removing all the woiipded to
the shore We We're ordered tn get g.
barrel 81 oil and cover the entire deck
with its contents All the cartridges
We're brought up from the magazine aud
the powder spread over the entire deck
After eleyatug All the guns fuse was
placed through a hollow piece of wood
attached 70 the side OF the b1at by
spike We We're then ordered to res
treat 10 tueboat Captain Parker then
lighted the fuse and at I O'Clock that
afternoon the Congress blow up. OF the
4Si men OF the Congress crew over half
OF them were KILLED during the engage
ment
TO release the MeTimac from the
sandbar we threw out ballast nnta II
o'clock at night The pilo, who was
then crossing the deck was told w4lap
We were doing Tie then iold US thar
nothing wodld prevent MS from faliug
lh,o the hands of the enemy Captain
Jones madea0 short speech and ordered
the hoatswaN 10 pipe all hands to splice
the brace. flhen every man went up
and took his groe
ION SUNDAY morning n fuse was at
tached to the powder in the nlaga2He,
and our crewSVulled away for Norfolk
At I go the Mprrimac blew up, We beiog
only half mile of when the terrific
explosion occurred
nrring all these engagement NJ
Mcclellan performed his duty as
loader. aud in the engagement with tho
Cumberland he was cOmplimcnted by
Captain Buchanan for his hard work at
the guns
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-11-21

stealing sheep. | guess he wuz waitin'
ter hear her sing She's quit singin'
Cum Back Ter Me. Sweetheart an
sings Turn Yu'r Cruel Face Away In
stead NV it. an John got so he'd back
inter the house when she'd sing that
song
Well. | must say he is softer than
| thought him to be-"
Soft. Why. gosh durn it, he hain't
Crmounted ter az much AZ a fried egg
at threshin tournament sense that
girl cum ter work. but I'm satisfied.
It's bin az good az q circus ter watch
him But last Sunday night brought
things ter focus.
How was that. Uncle Bill?'
Wall. yer see the girls Teller cum
ter see her las: sunday night an gosh
dura my hide. hc was dandy Toxin
fel'p" He didn't look much like a iel-
Ter az would chase round very fur after
hIred girls. but we went ter bed early
sos TO ter give en- chance ter spark
icetlc. an when 10 o clock cum Helen
began ter git Uneasy an ! told her ter
80 ter sleep. but She said she WIZ goin
ter Show that huzzy- that's what a
woman always callr another when she
can't think NV enything else ter say
she said she'd show that huzay that the
rules bout soitin up late wuZ goin'
ter Dc adhered 10. Wall gee whiz.
what do per think uy that2
She was evidently going to have hrr
start right.
Yes Wall, she called and sea Era
my that's her name Emmy ITS aflcr
10 O'Clock an Emmy sen Thank yon.
you are vrry Kind WIN YOU please call
an tea me when ia TO say / near
fell out w bed & laugiin An then yer
could hear en- KISS an il sounded Ike
strikin parlor mat H. an every time
they'd kiss Helen would jump purity
near OCT NV bed An then We could
hear en- smoker an great guns. { yer
evsr see a mad woman Helen wuz
Yes sometimes woman gets into
srenzy over a little thing like that -
Yes: an the way II would up, IL
almost III good ter tell.
What Mas the windup Uncle Bili?'
Walt next mornin Helen sen
Young IaGy 81 kin take yer things an
90
Did she go?"
Wall I Guess not she said. ] knew
hat before / cum here an know II
nov. thoaf yer tcllln' me Z take a
notion ter go
she would not lot her discharge her
thene"
no. Stree. Helen sez Z don't want
yer eny more an the girl seq Yer
Eo-t knox what yer DO want. Yer
harf very bright. anyway An thuu-
aeration. / yer could nv seen Helen
taen. She an that girl made things
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-11-21

Some particular people do not
like to have the leaves newly-fallen
blowing and drifting about the lawn in
the fall days. and so they rake them
in and burn them. This is mistake.
.et them lie where the wind drifts them
or rake them on to and around the
shrubs in the border The leaves have
a beautiful mission while living and a
most useful one after they are dead.
They are Natures best protection for
tender things, aside from making the
best OF mulching, and as they decay are
a most valuable fertilizer. Don't burn
the leaves
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-11-21

an that girl jest talked Helen right up
ter fun stop an never faxed her wind
a hit
She must have been c9rker then,
Yes She said ter Helen Nuve bin
runnin things here bout long ernpf
but I'll have yer understand that yer
can't run me. Not fur a mint An
III be burned I she didn't talk sandy
Why. | wouldn't NV said ~ much ter
Helen fur a thousand dollars, cause
she d Nv freed me quicker'n B3rklow $
dog would a coon"
Well, you will have more sand in
the future when YOU and your wife
have differences, won't you2
Not by durn site That girl haz
turned out ter be nelen's niece, an the
teller what she had courtin ny her
WIZ her husband They got married
an cum ont ter surprise rs on their
weddin tour an see our advertisement
in yer paper an thought they'd have
sum fun.
II guess they had it all right didn't
they
Yes; an that's what puts the joke
on Helen. Yer see this niece lives IN
Ohio an we never see her before, but
Helen sed she thought II strange girl
could du the work lest az she wanted
IL done without eny tellin An it's
in the family ter scold a lcetle mi'c,
| cause she never could nv headed Hell
en- OFF il il hadn't BIN born In her.
Wall, by dumb, must he going. Helen
sent me up after pound NV pepper,
an T | don't git back purity soon
she'll be hottern the pepper IL.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-11-21
The Poor Mans Credit

Keep your credit good No matter
whether YOU are poor or whether you
have good rating in Bradstreets. The
limited credit which poor man may
enjoy, if he Will is very often inval-
liable to him, and il sacredly maintain
ed by him enables him to preserve his
self-respect and avoid asking for ia
vors as a charity If everybody would
promptly pay his small obligations, the
business Of the world would be done
with far less friction When you have
read this if YOU owe any man 30 cents
or less, go and pay it, for herein lies
the moral.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-11-21
RI 7 ALL, we've had il. said Uncle
'AI Bill to the Editor as he wiped
IN the Precipitation from his brow.
Had What, Uncle BIZ :

Had what, Uncle Bill ." Why
the cyclone out at our house. over the
hired girl p
What brought il about?"
oh, II had bin getherin' fur several
days an finally it broke lose. and gee
whl2Z, you'd oughter seen Helen storm
round fnr bout an hour. Gosh all
fish hooks. Wall, the hair started ter
cum on NV the eat an the dog run of
an hid an il jest left me n the hired
girl an the hired man ter stand there
an take it, an shades nv Mrs. Caudle.
how that womans tongue did run fur
a while
What brought it all about, Uncle
Bill?"
Yer kin never tell what brings things
erbout with a woman, they'll fly of
NV the handle over nothin an then
blame some one else fur it, But the
joke is on Helen this time. cause that
are hired girl jest fetched her right
down the pole in canter, an now
ielcn's sorry that she spoke
Il don't quite understand what you
mean, Uncle Bill Did your wife and
the hired girl have clash?
No. not '2actly a clash, but they
would NY had one { the hired girl
hadn't nv sort nv headed Helen off .
You have got me curious now, to
know what has happened"
Wall there ant much az happened,
only Helen started in ter read the riot
act ter the hired girl an got the worst
NV It.
Cost the worst OF It? Did they have
a fuss
Wall, yer see, Helen had bin simmer
in like tea kittle fur quite "A while.
jest cause the hired girl had sum life
erbout her. She don't berlieye in Twin
funeral every day an ! guess she had
a little ter much life fur Helen. cause
she sot the hired man crazy He got
sost he didn't know twice in the same
suit NV clothes. Col durn my buttons,
but he wuz daffy. Why he took a half
day off ter cum an found him out
back NV the barn n ! said, Why, John,
] thought yer wuz a goin ter town.
Wall gee whiZ, he looked az bewildered
like an started up az though he'd been
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-11-21

In the city of Vienna, last year
there were $3.50 horses and oonkeys
slaughtered for food. the meat being sold
in 1876 meat shops specially licensed by
the municipal authorities for that pur-
pose. All this meat was carefully in
spected by government officials before
being sold The fore quarters of these
animals sell for from TO s certs per
pound and the hind quarters at 6 to >
cents choice cuts retailing at 10 cents,
or less than one-half the price OF sim
liar cuts of beef
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-11-21

We have a friend who owns a good
farm, and he rents this farm right
along for 81 cents an acl , less than he
could get for the reason that he has a
tenant who takes good care of the
place. This tenant keeps the fences up,
the barn doors in place. the manure
hauled out the tree trimmed the weeds
on the highway moved, and our friend
thinks all these things are worth about
10 cents an acre to him when he goes
out 10 see the place.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-11-21

The man with a productive apple or
chard located in the Northwest, while
he has plen-y of encouragement, al
ways has this advantage over his
brother orchardist in the more ia
yored regions of the far East or the
far West-he is always close TO good
market in a territory where the prod
uction of apples will be far below the
normal demand And this question Of
a good market for fruit is one Of the
main elements of attaining success in
the business.