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The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-04-07
RICHMOND MEN
AT CONFERENCE
METHODIST PREACHERS AT
TEND THE CONFERENCE
AT MUNCIE.
REV. GEORGE n. HILL
Is Presiding Elder of This District
Three Ministers Asked to Come
Back.

The first session of the North In
diana conference of the Methodist
church convened yesterday at Mum
Gle, large number of ministers and
lay delegates being present. The
various Muncie committees had made
arrangements for 1000 visitors.
Forty young men yesterday took the
examination for admission to the con
ference.
Rev. G. III. Hill, of north twelfth
street, is the presiding elder of the
Richmond district, and Revs Neither
cut, Chamness, Marble and Pierce, of
this city, are attending the confer
ence. The time of the pastorates of
Revs. Nethercut, Marble and Cham
ness has expired, but petitions have
been presented to the conference from
the churches here asking that these
popular ministers may be allowed to
have charge of the local churches for
another term.
Wednesdays Session.
DR.. G. B. Colvin, of the northwest
conference, presented the proposition,
which was to change the boundary
line SO that it would be the ST. jose, |.
river south from the Michigan line to
South Bend, thence south along the
old Michigan road to mdianar Ills
Before the proposition was rejected
DR.. Colvin and Dr. Parr engaged in
a lively tilt, and Dr. Colvin promised
to fight the matter out in the general
at Los Angeles.
Bishop c. c. McCabe opened the
in the high street church
Yesterday morning, after he had al
the sacrament of the
Lords supper the secretary of the
former session, the Rev. L. J. Naftz-
,er, of Kokomo, called the roll. The
following officers were then elected:
leslie J. Naftzger, Kokomo, secre-
ary; L. A. Beeks, Bluffton, J. G..
White, Decatur, and D. V. Williams,
<okomo, assistant secretaries; T. C.
Neal, Marion. statistical secretary;
4ewis Reeves, RussiaviIle, assistant
tatistical secretary; w B. Freeland,
'ortville, treasurer; J. B. McNary,
eaton, d. S. Jones, Larwill, F. A.
'eichelderfer, Fremont, and Lincoln
'teere, Wolf Lake, assistant treasur-
rs; Chauncey King, New Castle,
egistrar.
The time for the election of dele
ates to the general conference at Los
Angeles in June was set for Friday :
lorning at 10 O'Clock.
The Rev. J. f. Young was an !.
ounced as transferred from the north
Iebraska conference. The Rev. E. w.
[alpenny was received from the :
lethodist Episcopal church in Cana T
a.
The reports of the Rev. w. H. :
aniel presiding elder of the Fort =
Jayne district, and the Rev. n. w.
ennet, presiding elder of the Goshen
strict, were then heard. The Rev.
aniel asked that the conference
ould give him a superannuate rela-
on on account of the illness of his
ife. He reported six new churches
his district during the year. There
ere 1857 conversions and $9,429 a
as donated for benevolence.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-04-07

Continued on 4th page.)
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-07
A BIT OF DIPL OMACY.

The modern man crossed his legs and
looked intently at his wife, who was
d modern woman. says the New York
Press.
Here we are on the threshold of
married life" he said at last. land, in
the language of the poet, we are up
against it the very first thing"
She shrugged her shoulders and sug-
gested that it really wasn't her fault
Il would be glad to help you, Fred, in
any way | can" she continued, but
you must remember that / have had a
college education. If there is any,
thing at your office that you don't ex-
sctly understand all you have to do is
to say so and l will come down and
help you straighten it out"
But what / don't understand is
here" he protested.
She shrugged her shoulders again. At
know no more about it than you do"
she said. However. I can keep books
for you or run a typewriter Or"
Just the thing" he broke in Joy
fully. That little typewriter down at
my office is the most womanly little
creature l ever saw, and I'll bet she
knows all about managing house.
Well just keep her up here to make
things look nice and homelike and you
can take her place at the office"
But there was something I'm his tone
that made her decide to look after the
home making business herself, even II
she had TO begin going to cooking
school to do it,
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-07

other, who had already sunk for the
second time. When she again came
to the surface she threw her arms
wildly around the young mans neck
and almost strangled him.
For a moment it seemed to him that
they would certainly drown together.
Her hands were tightly clutching his
throat and he could not get them
loose, but he determined to save her
life at any cost. So doubling up his
fist he struck the girl a heavy blow
in the face. Still she held on. He
struck her a second blow and she
lost consciousness. Then he seized her
and bore her to the shore motionless.
1t took half an hours hard work to
bring her back to life, but the doctor
who came to the rescue said there
was no danger of serious consequences.
All she needed was a few days rest.
Every morning the young man who
had rescued her sent a bouquet to her
room. Finally she appeared on the
hotel veranda, her head covered with
q veil. He went forward to speak to
her, but was stopped by her sister.
Can l not say just a half dozen
words to herr" pleaded the young
man.
mo; Alice can't forgive you" she
said. at may have been necessary
to tear her hands loose from your
throat and even to strike her, but
she thinks you might have been care
tful enough not to have blackened
both her eyes"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-07
HER PHILOSOPHY.

On July 80, Mrs. Sidney Love OBJ
tanned a divorce with $4,000 alimony.
Mrs. Love, after her divorce, spoke thus
on the philosophy Of marriage:
Don't marry a man to reform him.
1t can't be done unless he is under %.
The woman who permits her heart
to rule her head makes a sad mistake.
"If girl loves man, no matter
how dissipated or selfish he may be.
she plunges into matrimony with her
eyes closed.
mo woman should ever depend en-
tirely on her husband for happiness.
1t is folly, and leads always to heart
ache. A married woman should have
life apart from her husband.
Let her keep sweet and true and
lovable, but beyond a certain point
she should not venture. lest she lose
her individuality i'm her husbands, with
the result that he will impose upon
her.
Beware of the man with an ungov-
ernable temper, and almost all men are
endowed with this quality.
"Shun the man who drinks to excess.
for it is a habit that leads to wretch
edness.
Avoid also the man who is selfish,
the man who considers always his
own interests before those of his wife.
IAN men are tickle, and II depends on
the wife's power to hold them"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-07

pressure they feel in CALLING jerks and
unreasonable restrictions.
Under such circumstances a child,
instead of learning to love and trust its
parents, becomes frightened of them.
1t becomes nervous of doing anything
openly, for fear of irritating it's moth
er. of course, children do many wrong
things during the course of a week,
about which they have to be told. or
Tor which they have to be punished
But it is foolish to try and teach a
child the difference between right and
wrong by constantly reminding the lit
tie one Of its faults and calling it IAN
imp of mischief" or some other like
name on every possible occasion.
Perhaps one of the main reasons why
some mothers develop nagging habits
IL on account of their extreme love of
order and neatness AS every mother
Is aware. it is impossible to always
keep the house in condition of apple
pie order, when the family includes
three or four growing children. They
will upset the neatness of a room and
do those things which in the opinion
of the order-loving mother they should
not do.
But even this should not cause a
mother to lead her children to think.
owing to her remarks. that they are
perfect nuisances," to use an express
sion common in many homes. Neither
should she be led TO make harsh and
thoughtless remarks about those petty
faults from which most children suf-
fer. Instead. care should be taken to
show the difference between right and
wrong in as gentle a manner as posi-
BILE, and once the lesson is impressed
upon the mind of the child there is no
necessity to refer to that particular
fault again.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-07
MOTHER, BABY AND
PERAMBULAT0R.

A st. Louis woman's cleverness fair
ly took a Jefferson Guard off his feet
the other day, and gave a hearty
laugh to dozen witnesses of the COM
edy, says the Globe-Democrat of that
city.
She was picture-loving mother, and
had toiled up Art Hill with her cooling
babe in a small pushcart. She gave a
sigh of relief as she mounted the last
stairs leading to her goal, and as she
mopped the perspiration from her face
she explained to the baby what a glo-
rious time they were going to have
looking at the beautiful pictures. Twas
evident that the woman and the baby
were on the best of terms and out to
enjoy things together.
AS she was about to enter, a pleas
ant faced Jefferson Guard, with an ex-
preston that said plainly that he didn't
relish the task, said cOurteously, but
firmly, II am very sorry, madam, but
we have orders TO admit no perambula-
tors inside the building"
For a moment the tired mother was
dazed by her disappointment. She
looked hopelessly in at the door, up at
the sympathetic guard, and down at
the cooling babe. Suddenly her face
frightened, as by an inspiration. She
seized the handle with firm grip, slip
ped it over the arm, like the handle of
a basket. There was a click and, pres
to. change! Miss Baby was seated in
a wicker swing, suspended from the
mothers arm, kicking and cooling as
happily as ever. To the questioning
glance of the mother the courteous
guard said, as we'll as he could for
laughter. THAT mode of transporta-
ton is not mentioned in my orders.
madam" And in triumph mother and
baby entered amid the cheers of the
OY1lOOkerS
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-07
THE EMPRESS EUGENE.

Travellers in Italy. says the Philadel-
phia Ledger, who see the Empress Eu-
genie at her villa are remarking upon
her appearance of age. She has
grown feeble, it is said. This is not
strange.
There was so much romance and
tragedy in Eugenie's life that she has
always been an interesting figure. The
world has not forgotten her, as 1t
might a less notable woman, in the
many years that have passed since she
was at the hight of her beauty and
fame. The ex-Empress was born May
D, 1926 or. as some say, in 1925. That
makes her several years past the all
lotted threescore and ten. She is IS
or 70. and can rank with few other
celebrated and long-lived women of to-
day.
Americans have good reason to be in-
terested in the Empress, for. in ths
odd FRANKS played with her by fate,
she was at one time not far from TAX
ing the step which would have made
her an American matron. William G.
Rives, who years later became the
father of Amelie Rives, was madly IN
love with the beautiful young Spanish
woman, with her golden hair and many
talents, whom he met In Paris. His
family would not consent to the mar
riage unless 1t should be agreed that
any children born to the couple should
be brought up Professionals. Eugene.
who was always an ardent Roman
Catholic, would not consent to this,
and the American returned to his Vir-
ginia estates unmarried. The Oldest
title of Eugene before her marriage.
that of Countess of Teba, was bestow-
ed upon the head of the family by Fer
dinand and Isabella in the year that
Columbus discovered America. 1892.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-07
SHE DID NOT BUY.

Mother gets tired so easily. Now
that we have her safely seated, let's
look around a little bit," said Miss
Smart.
With pleasure" replied Mr.. Jen-
kins, who was in the department store,
but, says the New York Press, not
as happy as he looked.
Il suppose all men detest shopping
Il guess you never ask them to shop
with you
That's ingenious, Mr.. Jenkins. That
would be a good way to ascertain
whether they do or not, wouldn't itY
plausible argument, especially when
it's offered in that spirit"
Miss Smart, you are cynic. You
are making me ashamed of my real
sentiments"
DO tell me how"
You laugh at everything that's Sc
rious, and my sentiments are serious.
Now Mr.. Jenkins, you must stop.
This wouldn't be shopping at all II
we talked coherently. You are evil
IDENTIFY melancholy. They say that
dyspepsia gives people thoughts OF
that kind, but I think, you know
thoughts Of that kind give people dys-
pepsia. You should avoid them, Mr..
Jenkins. Try to be like me. I never
do anything that would be likely TO
give me dyspepsia. But let's get to
business. I've been trying for a long
time to discover something new In
food that papa would like. Here are
Continued on Page Twenty-fve)
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-07
GIRLS AT a BALL.

Few occasions offer girls more oppor-
tunity to bring unfavorable criticism
upon themselves, says the New York
American, than do dances and balls.
Most girls are alive to the fact that it
is not good form in very. very strict
circles for young women to 60 to
dances and balls alone with young
men. Maybe, however they are not
acquainted with a lady Older than
themselves, who can act as their chap
eron. and therefore come to the con-
clusion that the next best thing to do,
If they are to attend the dance or ball
at all. is to accept the escort of a pros
pective sutton.
As a matter OF fact. girls may be
taken to dances by mother. a broth
err, maid, or father, and may be TAX
en- home in the same way. An elder
brother makes an excellent chaperon,
also a married sister or sster-in-l law
while a bevy of girls may even be taxi
en- by one such escort. Consequently
there is really no excuse for the girl
who attends a dance in the sole COM
pany of male friend, and thus ignores
proper etiquette.
That does not mean to say. however
that a girl may not also accept the
escort of any young man i'm whom She
may be interested But the chaperon
must also be with her. There is nothing
to be said against woman of 80 or
thereabouts accepting the sole escort
of a male friend. for Il is considered
that she has reached the age of dis
erection. But a younger girl should
not be without her chaperon.
The right of introduction TO partners
In the ballroom rests with the host
and hostess i'm the case Of a private
dance. or with the master of ceremo-
MES If IL be a public affair. a chaperon
may, however present a gentleman TO
her charge. or a gentleman, If on in
innate terms with the young lady,
may ask her permission 10 introduce a
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-07
A JEALOUS HUSBAND.

Recently Jealous husband wrote TO
the New York Sun for advice. Among
other things he said: NV wife is
an exceedingly attractive woman, mem
tally and physically. rev months
ago she met a gentleman whom will
call Major White. because that is not
his name. He is l think. the hand
soonest man l ever saw. She and the
Major soon became great friends. and
he has been at my house frequently
since then. sometimes when / was
away for l am so involved i'm profess
sional affairs that l cannot attempt
TO participate In one-tenth OF the So
Cial events which largely occupy my
wife's time.
OF late ! have felt vaguely disturbed
by some things | have noticed, which
possibly should not annoy me at ali.
Permit me to rehearse them:
First. My wife dresses her hair in
a style which she knows / do not adj
mire, but which Major White called
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-07
DEATH BED WEDDING.

"One marriage that I performed
taught me more clearly than anything
/ ever knew what it means to a wor-
an to bear the name of the man she
loves" said. to the New York Herald.
a priest attached to st. Patrick's Ca
thedral. Among the parishioners was
a pair l was greatly attached to. The
young man was a handsome, dashing
boy and when the war with Spain was
over he went TO the Philippines to
serve in the army there. His sweet
heart was to have married him before
he left, but she fell desperately i'll and
the wedding was postponed until his
return. Neither l fancy, had any idea
of what that might mean. She grew
worse and her malady developed into
consumption. The disease became rap
id and wasting Time after time her
family and her physician thought she
could not survive another day.
81 shall not die before he comes
back she insisted. Il could not die
unless l were his wife.
That almost frenzfed decision was
the only spark of vitality left in her
frail body. ] tried to get her to think
of the hereafter, but she would put me
aside with the cry to have him come
home. He did come. but after a year
and half. She begged me to marry
them.
" I cannot die until we are married,
she pleaded. His name must be on
my tombstone. Please do it. l have
waited so long
Her lover was only too willing, and
he oVercame my objections. l mar
ried them. She was lying in bed with
the pallor of death already on her
emaciated face. AS l pronounced
them man and wife she sank back with
a faint gasp of joy. She whispered:
Thank God l have lived to see this
day and hear myself called his wife.
This was the end. and when l saw
the wonderful smile on her thin, vast
ed face I could hardly regret what
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-07
AFTER A BARGAIN.

1t was evident. says the New York
Press, that she was troubled.
Il think 1 prefer this, she said, in
dicating roll of cloth on the counter.
you say it has been marked down
from II to 10 cents yard?"
Yes, ma'am," replied the clerk.
IT'S really what 1 want" she con-
tinued, 'but this" and she indicated
another roll, has been marked down
from 1914 to 10 cents a yard, as 1 un-
derstand you?"
Yes. ma'am."
Then l. should think the other ought
to be down to 91a cents"
That would be cheaper than we can
afford to sell it, maam."
But you have taken 2b cents off
the price of the other and only cents
off this" she protested, taking up the
first roll again. THAT makes the 9TH
er the better bargain
IT'S very cheap at 10 cents a yard,
ma am"
II suppose it is. but it isn't as good
bargain as the other"
Il can't make it any less"
Then l suppose l will have to take
the 1914 cent goods, but it seems a
shame when 1 would rather have the
other. You may given me ten yards"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-07

friend. 1t is rather bad taste to refuse
the permission, but if a lady has an
insuperable objection to the person in
question, she may decline to dance al
together, or refer the applicant to her
chaQeron.
A young lady should be careful how
she refuses to dance with a gentleman,
unless she wishes to give offense. Per-
haps the incest and best plan, if she
has no plea of former engag cement to
offer for her refusal, is to beg to be
excused, as she does not wish to take
part in the particular dance asked for.
This, in the majority of cases, is quite
sufficient, for a man will rarely press
a lady to dance with him after one re
fusal. young lady who has refused
one gentleman for a certain dance,
however, should be exceedingly care
full not to accept another for that
dance no matter how favorably she
may be inclined to the second appli-
cant.
AT the conclusion of dance. it is
usual for a partner to Immediately
conduct the lady back to her chaperon
He may, however, ask if she will par
take of some refreshment If a girl
accepts a partners invitation to the
refreshment room. she should be care
full not to linger too long especially if
engaged to some one else for the next
dance. little chat or promenade is
perhaps the best manner of spending
the time between the dances until the
supper interval. OF course, if neither
be engaged for the next dance, and it is
mutually agreed that they should sit
it out, there is no necessity to hurry in
any way. In finding a place to sit.
however, see that it is not too seclud-
ed unless you wish to be accused of
flirting.
Loud talking, boisterous laughter and
merriment should be avoided by all
girls while in the dance-room, for such
acts show a deplorable lack of good
manners.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-07
A WAY TO SPOIL CHILDREN.

When one talks of a nagging wife,
says the New York World. it is gen.
orally to refer in plying terms to the
man whom she has married. Much
more to be pitied. however, are the
children of the marriage. A man can
endure much and find a remedy I'm re-
taliation. But sensitive children shrink
from the continual faulttinding and
suffer in silence.
What makes matters worse for the
little ones is that there are many wom-
en- who are regarded by their husbands
as model wives. but who, on account
Of their thoughtlessness toward their
children, are really very inferior
mothers II is no exaggeration to say
that there are thousands of children
who are subjected every day to that
nagging treatment which makes a man
repent having entered the bonds Of
matrimony far quicker than anything
else.
In fairness to many mothers II must
be said that they unwittingly fall into
the habit of nagging their children. The
tiresolne ways Of the latter seem more
than they can bear at times. and the
result Is that they are apt to forget
themselves.
Don't do this" and Don't do that"
why can't you let things alone?" II
never saw such a child" you are n
perfect torment; but what can one ex-
pect from such a child? You are ex-
actly like your father" etc, etc, ad
nauseum through all the nerve-rack-
ing catalogue OF mag"
And then these mothers honestly
wonder why their children are reduced
TO a state Of sulky irritability.
Such mothers never seem 10 take into
consideration the fact that children
are the most sensitive beings in the
world, and that their whole experience
Is made up OF small joys and small sor-
rows that mean happiness or misery
"a them. Children are such little peo-
pie in such big world An their 1T
tie privileges and pleasures depend so
much on the whims Of the grown-ups
and not on any basis ~ right or ius-
tice 20 the child. Unless the rights
Of the little people are kept carefully
I'm view by the big people. IL IL small
wonder that they sometimes rebel
openly against the authority whose
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-07
UNDER FALSE PRETENCE.

ooh, these people that want to get
married." exclaimed clergyman
whose church, says the New York Her
aid, is probably more famous than any
other in the world for its romantic
weddings. "One afternoon 1 was call
ed into my reception room and there
/ saw a couple whose mission was
plain, but hopeless. They looked the
part of young persons who are signing
for welded bliss, but they were young
sadly young. They stated their ages.
He was 10; she said she was Is. l dis
missed them with lecture.
"One night severa, onths after
ward, at that end of the evening serv-
ice, a young couple came up to me and
asked me to marry them. The bride
groom elect wore a mustache of suS-
piciously vigorous growth-but that
thought did not come to me with sufii-
cient force until afterward. The lady
In the case was youthful, but her hair
was done up in the latest style and her
gown trailed on the floor. l question
ed them infinitely. 1 even asked:
"'Have you not been here before p
But the negative was stout and reas-
surfing.
After the ceremony the newly made
wife turned to me and chirped
Now, doctor, see what a long skirt
does. You would not marry us three
months ago because l had on a short
skirt
Il was astounded, and it made me
gasp before I could reply. There was
another lecture on the end of my
tongue, but the bridegroom cut it
short with his bombshell.
And see what a mustache does,
DOCTOR he said with a brazen chuckle.
And it didn't cost much. either
with that he pulled off the cheap
est blond mustache you ever saw. He
must have bought it at a pawnshop.
He was the same youth of 10 again.
I don't know what l would have said.
but they nipped my impending out
burst by escaping as soon as they
could reach the door"