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The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-26
A QUEER MANIA.
oiciIian Prince who Ruined Himseli
Buying Absurd Statuafy.

oiciIian Prince Who Ruined Himself
Buying Absurd Statuary.
The Sicilian Prince Of Valguanera at
the beginning of the last century was
a monomaniac Of a rare description.
He succeeded to one of the largest for
tunes in Europe, his habits were studi-
Gus and economical, he had no chill
dren, but in spite of these advantages
for saving money he contrived to ruin
himself. The prince had fancy for
grotesque statues, with which he adorn-
ed the stately mansion Of his forefa-
theirs. Many descriptions Of the place
are extant, for it was renowned
throughout Europe in its day. Bry-
done visited it, and he has left us
pleasant picture. Approaching by a
noble avenue, one found the palace
1.-THE absurdity Of the wretched Inn
agitation which created them is not
less astonishing than it's wonderful
fertility" says Brydone. Some were
a compound Of five or six animals
which have no resemblance in nature.
In one instance the head Of a lion was
set upon the neck Of goose, with the
body Of lizard, the eyes of goat
and the tail Of fox. Upon the back
of this object stood another with five
or six heads and a grove of horns.
There is no kind of horn in the world
that he has not collected. and his pleas
ure is to see them all fiourishing on the
same skull"
OF such horrors there were 600 in
the avenue and courtyard alone when
Brydone saw the collection, and the
prince maintained regiment of sculp-
tors who were rewarded proportion
ately to their success in designing new
and unparalleled combinations. The
effect upon superstitious peasantry
may be imagined. So serious was the
agitation that the government of Sicily
threatened to demOlish the wonderful
array several times, but a prince Of
Valguanera was not to be offended in
those days without the gravest cause.
Matrons of Palermo would not take
their drives in that direction, fearing
dire results The inside Of the house
was eccentric in another fashion.
Here the mailman diverted himself
with columns and arches and pyramids
of cups and saucers, teapots and the
like cemented together. One column,
for instance, started from great por-
celain vase of shape familiar in bed
rooms, but not elsewhere. The shaft
was teapots, with the spouts protrud-
ing, graduated in size up to a capital
of fowerpots. The openings of win
dows were incrusted in this manner,
the chimney pieces were loaded up to
the ceiling, and the magnificent rooms
Of the palace were divided by fantas-
tic arches Of the same construction.
China was rare and fine in Sicily at
that day, and most of the pieces thus
treated had great value. The princes
bedroom was a chamber of supreme
horrors. Reptiles awful beyond con-
ception had their home there, inter-
mixed with pleasing busts and statues
which, if turned, showed a skeleton or
hideous representation of decrepi-
tude. We have never observed an al
fusion to these things in a modern
work Of travel. Perhaps the govern
ment destroyed them at the princes
death, beggared by his mania.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-26
4 coNTRABAND OF WAR
Interparliamentary Union Asks H-sue
Conference to Define What
the Term Implies.

London, July 25.-The conference OF
the interparliamentary union. after a
prolonged debate. adopted the follow
ing resolution: The interparliamen-
tary union now assembled in London
expresses the view that the second
Hague conference should: First, by
treaty. define contraband of war as be-
ing restricted to arms, munitions OF
war and explosives. Second, 1reassert
and confirm the principle that neither
ship carrying contraband of war nor
other goods aboard such ship, not be-
ing contraband Of war may be de-
stroyed. Third. affirm That's even be-
tween belligerents private property
should be as immune at sea as 1t is on
land" The conference also adopted
a resolution in favor Of the decision
by The Hague conference Of means to
cut down the 'intolerable expenditure
on ornaments"
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-26
lis LICKED UP BY FIRE.
IA BAD BLAZE AT KIRLIN
Business District Laid Low by the
Flames and a Number Of Houses De.
stroyed to Stop Their Spread-The
Loss 10 $4,000.

Kirklin. Ind. July 25.-Fire almost
entirely destroyed the business Sec
ton Of this town. After 20 buildings
and Is business houses had been
burned several frame buildings in the
path OF the flames were blown up to
end the destruction by fire. The loss
Is $75 200. The business houses burn
ed out were McCoy's grocery and fur
Wishing store; S. L. Kutz, drugs;
Wicker & Butler. restaurant: Bur-
CESS drug store; r. c. Gorham.
groceries and hardware; Goar & Glib.
son, clothing: J. w. Wills, hardware
and farm implements; J. w. wills.
livery: McCool & Kepner, restaurant:
J. F. Campbell. groceries; L. Mat
thews, livery. The Wills opera house
was burned and also buildings owned
by Bert Wills, r. w. Thompson and
Noah McComas Seven of the build.
ings burned were of brick
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-26
SHORT STORIES.

During 1905 no fewer than 294 YES
sells of 500 tons gross register and up
ward were totally lost.
Manhattan, Nevada's latest gold min
ing camp, which is eighty-two miles
from Tonopah, now has a newspaper.
the Mail. w. F. Bond paid $40 for the
first copy off the press.
George Bowers. United States fish
commissioner, who has inspected Wa
ter Babble, the summer home Of the
late General Lew Wallace, will recon-
mend that the government accept it as
a place for fish cultures.
A silver quarter of a dollar, bare of
all wrapping, arrived safely at the post
Office at New Decatur, Ala, the other
day and was delivered according to the
address written on piece Of paper
which was pasted on one side Of the
coin.
DR.. e. W. Scripture, who has been
making researches in phonetics under
a Smithsonian institution grant, has
secured a gramaphone record Of the
voice of Emperor William of Germany.
1t will be preserved by the National
museum at Washington.
The total Indian population Of the
United States. exclusive Of Alaska, num-
bered 274,7O6 in 1904. OF these 49,
333 wore citizens dress and 1902
wore a mixture of Indian and civilized
clothing. Those who could read num-
bered 63, 14T and 69.2o9 could carry on
an ordinary conversation in English.
The new sleeves will be somewhat
smaller than those Of the past year.
There will not be so much fullness at
the elbow, and the gathers at the top
will be more sparinGly used.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-26
Sharks Tail For Luck.

Attached to the extreme end of the
bowsprit of q sailing vessel there may
sometimes be seen piece Of some ma
terial that looks remarkably like leath-
er. This seeming piece of leather is
really sharks tail. 1t is placed there
because the sailors think that it augurs
good luck, believing that pleasant voy-
ages will be their lot while 1t remains
there. Instead Of the bowsprit the tail
is at times nailed to the top Of one of
TIE masts.-London King.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-26
Would Delay Strike.

Moscow, July 25.-The immediate
declaration of a general strike is meet
ing with opposition in the Workmens
council here. One faction wishes to
wait until there shall come a spon-
taneous development from the south
ern movement and in the meantime
continue a propaganda in the army
and in the villages. A bomb factory
in which was a quantity of loaded
bombs was discovered here. The
owner of the house and the bomb
makers were arrested.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-26
Jealous Man and His Gun.

New York, July 25.-Prompted by
jealous rage, Salvatore Deve, rs. fired
four shots at Theresa Lodito in West
One Hundredth street. Miss Lodito
escaped uninjured. but three pedes-
TRANS were struck by flying bullets,
two of them being seriously wounded.
The wounded persons are: Abraham
Neffsky,i2 1 years old. shot in the left
side; Cologro Farace, 40, shot in the
right side. and elizabeth Deegan. %.
shot in the left leg. The shooting &C.
Cured On the sidewalk at an hour
when the street was crowded with peo-
pie. Deve was arrested
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-26
ENGLISH ETCHlNGS.

Attentive is the name Of Britain's
latest twenty-five knot scout ship.
In Reddington, England, hot oatmeal
mush is delivered with the milk each
morning to those who desire it.
So many of London's motor buses
break down that a service of tugs
has been organized for the towing
home Of derelicts.
Members of the new house Of COM
mons have started a prayer meeting.
1t Is held on Tuesday afternoons in
one Of the committee rooms.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-26

George Eliot's first arrangement with
the publisher Of "Romola" was for no
less a sum than 10000 guineas. "As
that Is so very large a figure" he said,
4 must run it through fifteen numbers
Of the Cornhill." NO" she answered;
'it must finish in twelve numbers or
the artistic effect Of the story will be
lost. I quite understand the necessity
for its prolongation from a commercial
point of view, SO We'll say 1000
guineas instead of the 10000" And
1000 guineas was accordingly paid for
the copyright. Three thousand guineas
seem a large sum to give up for an
artistic scruple. but she did it.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-26

MAKE yourselves nests Of pleasant
thoughts" counsels Ruskin. Bright
fancies, satisfied memories, noble his
tories, faithful sayings. treasure houses
of restful and precious thoughts which
care cannot disturb or pain make
gloomy or poverty take away from us
houses built without hands for our
souls to live in-these things are not
for earth alone; they are part of the
treasure that may be sent over.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-26
Will Be Tried In Ohio.

Boston. July 25.-Frank H. Bridge.
Of Cleveland. who was arrested at
Arlington by special officers several
days ago on the charge of fraudulent
use Of the mails in several cities OF
the country, was arraigned before
United States Commissioner Hayes
and held for the federal grand Jury Of
the northern district OF Ohio. Bridges
case will probably come before the
Ohio grand jury in September. He
was held without bail.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-26
Massinq of Troops In Moscow.

Moscow, July 25.-The massing of
troops in this city continues The
radiating railroad lines are carefully
guarded and tho whole city is under
semi-martial law. In addition to the
regular troops guarding Nicholas sta.
ton, the terminus of the line connect
ing Moscow and st. Petersburg, ma
chine gun and detachment IL on duty
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-26
Buffalo Calves,

Buffalo calves, as a rule, are born
in April and May. They are active,
vigorous little creatures, mild eyed as
domestic calves, but possessing much
greater strength and endurance. In a
few seconds after birth they can get
on their feet, and In twenty minutes
they are fit to fight for their lives.
Usually it Is unnecessary for them to
defend themselves at this tender age,
as a buffalo cow is quite capable of at
tending to any business which may
arise in connection with the defense of
her precious baby.-Washington Star.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-26
Ancient Castle DESTROYED,

Mitau, Russia, July 25.-Rempten
castle, situated near Tukum, one Of
the finest and most ancient in Cour-
land, is in flames. Armed revolution
lists are again in possession of the sur.
rounding country. Two columns Of
troops are advancing respectively
from the east and west.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-26
Brakeman Killed,

Columbus, O., July 25.-In trying to
step from the top of one freight car
to another while switching in the
yards near Delaware, Irwin Carey, a
Pennsylvania railroad brakeman of
this city, fell between the cars and
the wheels passed over his head, kill.
ing him instantly. He was % years
of age. =
What some people lack In courtesy
they make up in stupidity
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-26
Aftful.

Young Mr.. Fitts-What are you smil-
ing at, dear? Mrs. Fitts-I was just
thinking how you used to sit and hold
my hand for an hour at time before
we were married. How silly you
were! Mr.. Fitts-I wasn't silly at all.
I held your hand to keep you away
from the piano
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-26
Peculiar Horse Disease.

Silver Point, July IS. (Spl)-There
is very peculiar horse disease prev
alent here, which some have diagnos-
ed as catarrhal fever The neck of
the sick animals swells to about twice
its normal size.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-26
TRAIN AND TRACK.

Germany now has 1884 miles o.
broad gauge railway lines.
A bill has been introduced by seven
members of the British parliament to
abolish time limits on railway passen
ger tickets
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-26

Suffered DAY and night the tor
ment of itching piles. Nothing helped
me until l used Doan's Ointment. 1t
cured me STANDARDIZATION. John
r. Garrett. Mayor. Girard. Ala.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-26

The heart of a man who has lived
to be seventy has beaten 100000, 600
times-not counting the times when he
got scared and it worked overtime
Somerviiie Journal.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-26
Loneworths at Carlsbad.

Carlsbad, July 25.-Mr. and Mrs.
Nicholas Longworth werNwelcomed at
the Hotel Savoy by all & members OF
the American colony. Lord westbury
gave a dinner in thy r honor at the
present
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-26
Mill Liked up.

Circleville. O. July 25.-Fire de-
stroyed HeffneI mill here. together
with the conSe Is consisting OF 5000
bushels of VIII It and 1000 bushels of
corn. The hiding was valued at
$4,000, with partial insurance.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-26
Social and Personal Mention

MISS LEoRAH ELLABARGER GAVE A CONCERT PARTY
YEsTERDAY-Mss FLORENCE ATKINSON Is TO
MARRIED TO MR.. HARRY RAINEs 6AsoRE OF DAYTON.
DoRcAs SOCIETY TO PICNIC AT JACKSON PARK.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1906-10-13
J. Max Barber a Martyr.

j. Max Barber. editor Of the
Voice of the Negro, in refusing
to subsidize the truth at the wish
of the leading bsnkers of Atlanta
and emmigrating to Chicago
whore he can tell the real facts
and ever hold aloof the true
principles Of American citizen
ship, has immortalized his name
and we, the people of Illinois, in
convention assembled do here
by crown him the "noblest Ro
man of them ALL Truth, the
invlncible and invulnerable, in
separable attribute of God and
right, can not be purchashed at
Tie hands of the mob.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1906-10-13

Why is it that the United
States government has authority
to interfere with the insurgents
IN Cuba, but has no such authori.
ty TO interfere with insurgents
within her own confines for
instance, Atlanta? We ask some
constitutional lawyer for an an
swer. Ii the government does
not Interfere, there will be some
trouble in this land and the re
suit will reflect on the character
Of our government.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1906-10-13

A statement sworn to by no
tary public. shows the resources
OF the American Savings bank Ca
Negro institution to be S41, 600.
This bank is located at Jackson,
Mississippi, right under the nose
of James K. Vardaman. his ex-
cellence(?) the governor. Var
daman, tho, will, no doubt, not
believe one tho he is risen from
the dead. There are 10 banks
III Mississippi-what in the duce
IS the matter with Illinois?
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1906-10-13
Atlanta's Race Riot.

Some interesting TESTIMONY
concerning the effect produced
on other Southern towns by til,
outbreak in Atlanta was collected
on Sunday, September %, by
correspondent Of the St. Loui.
Republic. He could vouch
ae said, for the fact that the in
habitants of fifty Southern towns
go to sleep every night IN the
fear of being confronted with the
sort Of race riot that has occur
red in Atlanta; and he is eonvinc-
ed that to most of those towns
the riot will come soon or late.
He does not hesitate to say that
The South is sitting on a powder.
magazine, the ignition of which
may come tomorrow or next
year. or perhaps may be delayed
for decade. So far as he can
see, the provocstion does not
come from the white race The
negro has mistaken liberty for
license. On Thursday, Septem-
Der 20, two days before the riot,
he had heard a man of impor-
lance in Atlanta say that he ex
pected every day to be the last
day of peace between the two
races. Gong on the morrow to
Alabama, he read in one of that
State S influential papers decla-
ration that the South would
know no peace until the last ne
gro should have been deported.
We often hear it said in the
North that the wholesale depor-
tation of the black race from the
Southern States would be totally
impractible, and that the South
would not permit such a thing,
We're it possible, because they
need the Negroes labor. AS a
matter of fact, the Southern
States are striving to secure a
substitute for negro labor, and if
they succeed in finding one, they
are likely to give d great deal of
attention to the problem Of dep.
ortation. The obstacles to dep
ortation are two: first, the cost,
and. secondly the difficulty of
procuring the negroes consent.
Perhaps neither is really insur-
mountable. "-Harper's Weekly
No one speaks such but fools
and bias fanatics Neither may
be insarmopntable, yet there
can be no wholesale deportation
Iof the Negro -deport where
what authority has one man &c
deport another? Who fought for
the retention of the Union and
who fought to destroy it? The
Negroes should be the ones who
fear the eruption of the volcano
IF he is crazed after white womer
is not he but retaliating or recip
rocating. which ever you desire
to call it.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1906-10-13
EDITORIAL
Saturday Octobe 10 1906,

Stop gaming, stop loating.
stop the operation of dives, stop
Ill clad women from coming out
on Tia streets, stop allowing old
men to abduct girls, close the
houses of ill-fame, and you will
stop, or greatly check crime
Who allows this to go Ga over The.
land?
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1906-10-13

Our esteemed contemporary,
the Natchez, Miss, Herald, is a
humbug. He never read the
Atlanta riot It's all right not to
say TOO much when you are in the
hands of the enemy, but such a
paper should not say anything if
1t cannot speak the truth. Here
is what it says:
Let every negro stay ia his
place avoiding all dens and other
places Of vice and the officers
will have no cause to interfere
With you"
mo Negro who attends his
own business will De troubled.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1906-10-13

WANTED, Agents for Peerless
Ideal Portrait Co. in all towns
big commission big money made
Write or call on Peerless Ideal
portrait Co Room 45 Myers
Building, Springfield Ill.
When you want copy of the
Forum, The Freeman or the Ne
gro magazines, drop in at The
Keystone, 12l So. 4th St.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1906-10-13

Go after every man who com
mlts or attempts to commit as
sault on women and apply the
law.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1906-10-13

If the officers allow the cause
of crime to go on, dre they not
guilty Of aiding and abetting for
The criminal?
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-02-28
Deafness can not be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion OF the ear.
There is only one way to cure deafness,
and that is by constitutional remedies
Deafness is caused by an infiamed con-
dtion OF the mucous lining of the
Eustachian Tube. When this tube is
intiamed you have ! rumbling sound
or imperfect hearing, and when il is
entirely closed, deafness Is the result,
and unless the Inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to its
normal condition, hearing will be de-
stroyed forever; nine cases out OF ten
are caused by cattarrh, which is moth
ing out an inhamed condition Of the
mucous surfaces.
We will give one hundred dollars for
any case of deafness Caused by
catarrh) that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure Send for circu
ars free.
Il. j. Cheney & Co. Toledo. o.
Sold by druggists, 75c. Take Halls
Family Pills for constipation.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-02-28
Shy On Table Etiquette.

Table etiquette in country hotels
Is study in ITSELF remarked the
travelling man. Every town seems to
have it's own code of ethics and it's a
difficult matter to keep up with the
various forms and observances. | had
to stop over in a little Connecticut
town on my last trip and put up at the
only hotel in the place.
There vas no fault TO find with the
dinner. There was an abundance Of
well-cooked food and | reveled in
dishes so dear &c my infantile days,
reserving gap for a slice of the real,
oldfashioned pumpkin pie, which was
made a feature of the bill of fare.
The waitress passed and repassed
me, but made no motion to remove
my plate and trot out the luscious pie
My patience gave out at last, and
almost grabbed her as she few by and
haughtily demanded my portion.
"'Y'al through she snapped
Yes.
Then why didn't ye stack up yer
dishes sod know"
And as a rebuke for my lack OF
table manners she brought me stingy
slice"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-02-28
Wellsville.

WELLsvILLE, Feb. %, l006-On the
end, the Washington birthday ami
versary was celebrated by the teachers
and pupils Of the district schools. At
10 o'clock a. m. procession was formed
at the Central school, with the Wells
vile brass band in lead. Next came
Master Earl Vaughan representing
George Washington with an army OF
boys in uniform and on horseback,
while another army OF little boys on
horseback, dressed like Indians, parad-
ed the principal streets Of our city.
At O'Clock p. m. the school child
rem met in the pavilion and enjoyed
themselves in the dance for about
three hours. In the evening party
was given in the pavilion, the pro-
ceeds going to the school library
Two hundred and ten tickets were
sold
The principal, Mr.. ID. NJ. Bickmore.
and the teachers worked hard TO make
the day success, and they were not
disappointed, as everything went Of
tirstrate.
A grand concert and ball was given
in the Wellsville hall where some Of
the leading singers of Logan City took
part, which was very much appreciat-
ed. A very pleasant evening was
spent.
Elder John b. Woodward, of our
city who recently returned home from
n two years mission to the Southern
States, occupied most Of the time in
the sacrament meeting this afternoon
giving an account of his labors Most
Of his time was spent In the city of
Nashville, Tennessee. He testified
that it was tire happiest two years Of
his life.
Mr., George Parker, of Hooper,
Weber county, is visiting among his
friends and relatives and enjoying the
hospitality of the family OF the late
Timothy Parkinson.
The Wellsvile Sunday school is go
ing to give grand concert in the
Wellsville hall next Saturday evening,
the proceeds to 20 for the benefit of
the Sunday school.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-02-28
Sheriff's Sale.

In District Court, Cache County,
Utah.
James C. Walters, plaintiff, Lars
Peter Larsen defendant.
To be sold at sheriff's sale on the
14th day Of March, at Logan city, AT
front door of County Court House, at
two p. m. 1906 in Cache County. Utah
The east half Of the southwes,
quarter of section twenty-one III
township twelve ny north range one
west Salt Lake Meridian, in Cache
county, Utah.
First date of publication February
18th, 1906. Last date of publication
March 10th, 1906.
THOs. ii. SMITH,
Sheriff Cache County, Utah.